Friday, January 21, 2011

101 heard from 15Q alum Amos Pigg~ and his real name is...no way, YEP~ Amos Pigg!!!

"Hey George! I was at 15Q for a short time but lots of things happened while I was there. Boo was doing nights when I came. We were good friends, and he got Ron Baptist to give me a chance on weekends. I really appreciate that he did. I loved being on the air at 15Q, especially working with so many great people! Mr. Blow and one of The Brothers (Gary Adkins I think) couldn't believe my name was real. They kept asking me why I never changed it! I used to do 2 weekend shifts with not much time in between them, and sometimes would sleep in an office between shifts. Once Birdman set off a fire extinguisher and sprayed its powder all over me as a joke. I actually thought I had died! It scared the cr*p outta me to wake up with yellow powder going up my nose. I think it scared Bird too, he didn't know it would be so much. I was living in Lincolnton, NC and driving up on Friday night, and back home on Sunday afternoon. My car broke down one time and Ron Baptist let me drive the 15Q AMC Pacer for a couple of weeks. Later on Tom Dooley came. On-air was strange, some days he'd be Brother Tom Dooley, and other days George Patrick Dooley. Air checking I think. Dooley was great. I used to crash in his basement between shifts. Allen Free took me to a little place that had "pig burgers." Greasy! Ground pork on white bread - in a brown paper bag - soaked through with the grease...Man it was good! I also pulled the shifter out of his Mercury Capri, but I don’t think he knew. I took it to the dealer and got it fixed. Speaking of food, Vol Market hot dogs and Krystal kept me going! I was there when 15Q died, and became "Someone to turn to WKVQ” complete with NBC news and soft AC. The microphone was taken out of the control room. What kind of board was that, anyway? It was the first slide-pot board I’d ever ran! I’m proud to have worked at such a station as 15Q. You guys that made it what it was were amazing! And that imaging!!! Wasn’t it the best? I used to have a copy of the 15Q chants from JAM productions, I’ll try to find them." (Amos Pigg)