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History of The
Alternative Crew on Freedom 92 FM
March 1995
The Alternative Hour first started in March 1995. The first ever
show was broadcast on a Monday night from 10 until 11pm and the DJs were
AKA Chris Connolly, Captain Earmuff and Mike B.
April 1995
Following a dispute, AKA Chris Connolly becomes Nick Holmes and the
existing Alternative Crew are joined by a 4th member, Nicky Nitro.
May 1995
As the Monday night show grows in popularity, two more members are added
to the Alternative Crew, Joe 90 and DJ Ding-a-Ling join the show.
Summer 1995
Nick Holmes is abducted by aliens and while trying to escape a certain
gang probing, he is hit by an alien craft. The aliens nurse him back to
health (including numerous gang probes) and return him to earth as
Johnny Turbo. Now with 6 full time members, the show changes from a
traditional radio show to the current Alternative Hour format.
Christmas 1995
As the show continues to grow more popular, a second weekly show is
added on Wednesday nights from 10 until 11:30pm.
February 1996
A disputed charge launched by the British Government that the
Alternative Crew were involved in a goat interference party at
Buckingham Palace results in all members of the Alternative Crew losing
their worldwide zoo privileges.
Summer 1996
Following the successful completion of the Leaving Certificate by all
members of the Alternative Crew, Anvil Cider was replaced by wonderful
beer … and Mike B was sacked.
Christmas 1996
By Christmas of 1996, Captain Earmuff’s talent as a footballer had been
spotted and a Premiership club signed him. Years of self-abuse resulted
in a failed career. He now lives in a council flat in Nottingham with
his wife and 6 children
March 1997
Following various appearances in clubs around Dublin (Mostly at the
bar), the Alternative Crew hosted a Battle of the Bands competition.
Following an incident at the after show party, live appearances were not
as popular as they had been and the Alternative Crew made a spectacular
return to the radio waves and a certain incident involving Dublin Fire
Brigade which resulted in large fines for all concerned.
January 1998
The show, now into its 3rd year, continued to grow in listenership and
got even more popular when it launched the “Dublin City Inter-College
Drinking Championship” which was eventually won by DIT Bolton Street.
June 1998
Following the tragic death of DJ Ding-a-Ling on 4th June 1998, Johnny
Turbo, Nicky Nitro and Joe 90 were re-united with Captain Earmuff and
Mike B for a special tribute show to DJ Ding-a-Ling. The show received
hundreds of messages from fans of the show and fan of DJ Ding-a-Ling’s
DJing style and it was decided that the show would continue with Johnny
Turbo, Nicky Nitro and Joe 90.
August 1998
Early in August 1998, the Alternative Crew discover cocktails; some even
say they invented them. Following a short time in the United States…they
cannot remember much of 1999.
Christmas 1999
Following an incident involving 15 people, a special 3 hour Christmas
Show and 200 cans of cheap imported beer, a ten minute conversation is
accidentally broadcast to all of Dublin…resulting in a lengthy
suspension.
January 2001
As rumours of goat interference surface again, Joe 90 flees to Australia
leaving the Alternative Crew reduced to 2 members, Johnny Turbo and
Nicky Nitro.
February 2002
Joe 90 is cleared of all charges when the goat admits that it made up
the whole thing and returns to the Alternative Hour.
March 2002
Johnny Turbo is also forced to flee to Australia following an incident
that cannot be mentioned here because of legal reasons. He is currently
living in Australia trying to clear his name. He has been enlisted by
the Australian Government to train 17 kangaroos for the next Winter
Olympics.
Currently
The Alternative Hour continues every Monday night at 10pm, approaching
its 8th year as the most important program on Freedom FM. Some say that
it is the most important radio show of all time. In fact, the very idea
of radio has been attributed to the Alternative Crew.
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