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December
2003 -
30
years after the Vietnam War ended, this freelance DJ still captures the
imagination of many GI's. Partly because he never got caught broadcasting
to the GI's in South Vietnam over his bootleg radio frequency. Mostly
because of his "in your face" broadcasting style that really
angered Officers, who Dave commonly referred to as Lifers and maggots. The
icing on the cake was his profanity and free-wheeling promotion of sex and
drugs.
Dave
Rabbit's true identity is certainly a better kept secret that anything
from the Nixonian White House. We now know too much about Nixon, but very
little about Rabbit and his 1971 radio sidekicks Pete Sadler and
Ngyuen. It appears DJ Dave had military links to the US Air Force, as many
of his on-air references are Air Force related. Some writers speculate
that he stayed in Vietnam following a regular tour of duty to produce
"Radio First Termer." Now that's Friggin dedication!
Dave's
anti-establishment rhetoric was bolstered by acid-rock music of the 60's
and intermingled with stunts, skits and fake radio announcements. Regular
features included; The Weather Report with Captain Ivan Pansy, Sayings
from the Latrine Walls, Swap Shop of the Air, and The Latest News. Most of
his broadcasts were considered 'raunchy' back then, but that was before
the internet connected to Main Street USA. Today he could easily be a late
night cable TV host with very little censorship... back then he was a Ballsy
radio pioneer.
Written
by the 15th
webmaster
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