The Old Fart was raised in the Midwest on commercial radio & classic rock before he discovered old time music thanks to R. Crumb.
Shortly after fleeing the big city of Chicago for the pastoral serenity of Portland, Maine, much like Mr. Douglas in "Green Acres", he was introduced to the miracle of Community Radio via WMPG by fellow used record buyer Lincoln (host of WMPG's South By Southwest).
At Lincoln's encouragement, The Old Fart trained & applied for his own niche show, featuring old timey music, around the turn of the most recent century.
Named for the barrelhouse piano classic by Frank Melrose, "Pass The Jug" ran until 2008 when The Old Fart took a month-long sabbatical to visit friends & family back in Illinois, and to cheer on the Cubs at Wrigley Field along the way to what surely was a pre-destined run towards their first World Series appearance since 1945, but it was not to be.
Emotionally devastated, The Old Fart's month-long absence continued for 14 years before he snapped out of it & joyously returned to the golden WMPG airwaves in June of 2022!
Shortly after fleeing the big city of Chicago for the pastoral serenity of Portland, Maine, much like Mr. Douglas in "Green Acres", he was introduced to the miracle of Community Radio via WMPG by fellow used record buyer Lincoln (host of WMPG's South By Southwest).
At Lincoln's encouragement, The Old Fart trained & applied for his own niche show, featuring old timey music, around the turn of the most recent century.
Named for the barrelhouse piano classic by Frank Melrose, "Pass The Jug" ran until 2008 when The Old Fart took a month-long sabbatical to visit friends & family back in Illinois, and to cheer on the Cubs at Wrigley Field along the way to what surely was a pre-destined run towards their first World Series appearance since 1945, but it was not to be.
Emotionally devastated, The Old Fart's month-long absence continued for 14 years before he snapped out of it & joyously returned to the golden WMPG airwaves in June of 2022!