”Dave Rabbit”, The “Godfather Of Pirate Radio”, welcomes you to "The Rabbit Zone", so Fasten Your Seat Belts, bring your seats and tray tables to their Fully Upright Position, then bend over and Kiss Your Ass Goodbye, because the “Dave Rabbit” & “Radio First Termer” Pirate Radio Experience is an Extremely Dangerous & Bumpy Ride!
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Dave Rabbit, along with his crew from the Radio First Termer Iraq Show, have joined forces again to do a 40th Anniversary Show of the Radio First Termer Franchise which started in Saigon, Vietnam in 1971 and will continue on January 1, 2011 in Afghanistan. For more information about his historical 40th Anniversary Show:
”Dave Rabbit”, the “Godfather Of Pirate Radio”, welcomes you to "The Rabbit Zone". So Fasten Your Seat Belts, bring your seats and tray tables to their Fully Upright Position, then bend over and Kiss Your Ass Goodbye, because the “Dave Rabbit” & “Radio First Termer” Pirate Radio Experience is an Extremely Dangerous & Bumpy Ride! Everything Here Is FREE To Enjoy & Share!
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In 2006, Dave Rabbit founded the Military Entertainment Network as a vehicle for Podcasters from around the world to join his cause to bring FREE quality entertainment to the men and women around the world in combat zones for the United States and her Allies. To date, over 1,000 Podcasters from almost every country in the world have joined Dave Rabbit in this cause.
Radio First Termer was a Pirate Radio Station which broadcasted nightly from January 1, 1971 to January 21, 1971 in Saigon during the Vietnam War. Radio First Termer was hosted by on-air personality "Dave Rabbit", an anonymous United States Air Force sergeant. The two other members of the crew were known as "Pete Sadler" and "Nguyen".
Dave Rabbit - 1971
Dave Rabbit - Today
”Dave Rabbit”, who is greatly considered as the Godfather of Pirate Radio and the first true “Shock Jock”, began his radio career in Vietnam working as a studio engineer for Radio Phan Rang. After three tours in Vietnam, "Dave Rabbit" and his friends launched Radio First Termer from a secret studio in a backroom of a Saigon brothel. The make-shift studio walls were lined with mattresses to deaden the sounds emanating from the brothel. The station broadcasted for a total of 63 hours over 21 nights (between January 1, 1971 to January 21, 1971). “Dave Rabbit” later admitted in an interview, that he was forced to stop broadcasting because he was fearful that his friends, who were protecting him and the show, were in imminent danger of getting in trouble by his base commander, who hated his show and suspected that someone was protecting him.
The purpose of Radio First Termer, according to “Dave Rabbit”, was to "bring rock and roll to the troops on the front lines." The station played "hard acid rock" such as Steppenwolf, Bloodrock, Three Dog Night, Led Zeppelin, Sugarloaf, the James Gang, and Iron Butterfly, bands which were popular among the troops but largely ignored by the American Forces Vietnam Network (AFVN). The music was mixed with antiwar commentary as well as skits poking fun at the U.S. Military, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, the Base Commander, just to name a few. Raunchy sex and drug oriented jokes were always a tremendous part of the nightly shows. “Dave Rabbit's” show also included a number of bits including “Tooth Picks In The Toilet”, the “Dave Rabbit Official Sweatshirt” and reading GI comments off the latrine walls across Vietnam.
Although the frequency was always announced as FM69, “Dave Rabbit” has said in several interviews, in reality the show was broadcast over numerous frequencies. In addition to 69 MHz FM as selected by “Dave Rabbit”, the Radio Relay troops across Vietnam also broadcasted Radio First Termer over other frequencies, including 690 AM.
In 1995 Will Snyder first posted sound clips from a Radio First Termer broadcast on the internet renewing interest in “Dave Rabbit” and Radio First Termer. In February 2006, after finding out that the surviving show was posted on the internet, "Dave Rabbit" came forward and told his story to several main stream media personalities including Corey Deitz with About Radio. Dave also did an interview with Director David Zeiger for a bonus feature on the DVD release of Sir! No Sir!, who had used some of his clips for the movie. Sir! No Sir!, was a Documentary Film dealing with G.I. counterculture and anti-war sentiment during the Vietnam era. On February 20, 2008, “Dave Rabbit” was interviewed on the Opie and Anthony Show from New York City. Opie and Anthony were long time Fans of “Dave Rabbit” and had come across their copy of the surviving 1971 show and tracked Dave down. Original clips from Dave's radio show were featured and continued the renewing interest in Radio First Termer and “Dave Rabbit”.
September 30, 2006, “Dave Rabbit”, along with a new crew including “Charlie Cooper” and “Nadirah”, broadcasted a 35th Anniversary Show for the troops in Iraq. The complete show is available FREE on Pod-O-Matic on MP3's as well as the original 1971 Saigon, Vietnam Show.
In a recent interview with Corey Deitz, "Dave Rabbit" was asked what has been his driving force and motivation since 2006. His reply was: "One of the biggest accomplishments is successfully making more and more people aware that "You Don't Have To Support A War, To Support The Troops". It has become my battle cry. As thousands of my brothers and sisters of the Vietnam War can attest, we were collateral damage when we came home and I have vowed never again to have another military man or woman be welcomed home the way we were".
DAVE RABBIT
”QUOTES”
”You Don’t Have To Support A War, To Support The Troops”
”War Is Not A Video Game, You Don’t Get Extra Lives”
”Freedom Isn’t Free”
”If Assholes Could Fly, This Place Would Be An Airport”
”If You Love Freedom, Thank A Soldier”
”And The Hits Just Keep On Coming”
”Peace & Love Baby Puppies”
”Cooking, With The Big 69”
”I Absolutely Love It”
”Who Gives A Rat’s Ass”
”What Are They Gonna Do? Send Me To Vietnam?”
”From The Gigantic 69. Vietnam’s Only Psychedelic, FM, Stereo, Multi-Plex Station”
”They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha Ha, They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ho Ho, To The Funny Farm, Where Life Is Happy All The Time And Everyone Goes Sixty-Nine”
~ WARNING ~ Some Material Contains Military Language & Humor Listener Discretion Is Advised
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"One listening stayed with me, ingrained in my psyche forever. It was as close as I ever wanted to get to war. It thrilled and surprised me. It made me laugh, cry, and scared me shitless. It is cookin' 69, Dave Rabbit's Radio First Termer."
David Cline Radio First Termer Restoration Project
Radio First Termer Iraq It’s About The Flag & The Soldier
Radio First Termer Iraq Nadirah’s Green Eyes
Radio First Termer Iraq Dave Ponders Songs
Radio First Termer Iraq Nadirah & Charlie Cooper In Action
Radio First Termer Iraq Dave Laughs At Nadirah
Radio First Termer Iraq Dave Dedicates A Song To POW/MIA’s
Radio First Termer Iraq Charlie Cooper In Action
Radio First Termer Vietnam & Iraq Shows
~ WARNING ~ Some Material Contains Military Language & Humor Listener Discretion Is Advised
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IN MEMORIAN
JIM BROOKSHIRE
For Jim
This is 14 Minutes and 35 Seconds of something that would forever change my life and tug at my heart and mind to this day. Memorial Day 1970 is just as vivid in my mind as it was then. I have put off doing this tribute, in my own words, for a long time because of the intense emotions that it brings out in me when I say the words and relive that experience of that fateful day. Jim Brookshire was my friend, my roommate and my military brother. His tragic death and the strange twist of fate that would allow me to live, was the inspiration for the creation of Radio First Termer in Saigon, Vietnam of that same year. Beginning with January 1, 1971 and for the 20 nights that would follow, Radio First Termer was my way of dealing with the death of Jim Brookshire and to honor the eventual 58,215 other brothers and sisters who would perish in Vietnam at an average age of 19. This has been one of the hardest things I have ever tried to do and required numerous takes on certain parts. Mine is simply one story. There are thousands of others just like it.
This documentary is something that is very personal to me and thousands of us who served and died in Vietnam. It is an amazing 9 Episode audio documentary that was sent to me from a Vietnam Historian and co-creator of this project who is also a big fan of the Radio First Termer Saigon Show. It is a journey that takes the listener from the hopeful dreams of President John F. Kennedy, to the bitter end on a rooftop of the American Embassy in 1975. Why did we not take what we learned in Vietnam to prevent the mistakes that would follow after in other battles and conflicts? Listen to these emotional stories of the troops themselves … then make your own conclusions. Through knowledge do we hope to understand.
DAVE RABBIT HISTORY: Radio First Termer was a Pirate Radio Station which broadcasted nightly from January 1, 1971 to January 21, 1971 in Saigon during the Vietnam War. Radio First Termer was hosted by on-air personality "Dave Rabbit", an anonymous United States Air Force sergeant. The two other members of the crew were known as "Pete Sadler" and "Nguyen".
"Dave Rabbit", who is greatly considered as the Godfather of Pirate Radio according to Corey Deitz with About Radio, began his radio career in Vietnam working as a studio engineer for Radio Phan Rang. After three tours in Vietnam, "Dave Rabbit" and his friends launched Radio First Termer from a secret studio in a backroom of a Saigon brothel. The make-shift studio walls were lined with mattresses to deaden the sounds emanating from the brothel. The station broadcasted for a total of 63 hours over 21 nights between January 1, 1971 to January 21, 1971. "Dave Rabbit" later admitted in an interview, that he was forced to stop broadcasting because he was fearful that his friends, who were protecting him and the show, were in imminent danger of being arrested and imprisoned themselves by his base commander, who hated his show and suspected that someone was protecting him.
The purpose of Radio First Termer, according to "Dave Rabbit", was to "bring rock and roll to the troops on the front lines." The station played "hard acid rock" such as Steppenwolf, Bloodrock, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Sugarloaf, the James Gang and Iron Butterfly, bands which were popular among the troops but largely ignored by the American Forces Vietnam Network (AFVN). The music was mixed with antiwar commentary as well as skits poking fun at the U.S. Air Force, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, the Base Commander, just to name a few. Raunchy sex and drug oriented jokes were always a tremendous part of the nightly shows. "Dave Rabbit's" show also included a number of bits including "Tooth Picks In The Toilet", the "Dave Rabbit Official Sweatshirt" and reading GI comments off the latrine walls across Vietnam.
Although the frequency was always announced as FM69, "Dave Rabbit" has said in several interviews, in reality the show was broadcast over numerous frequencies. In addition to 69 MHz FM as selected by "Dave Rabbit", the Radio Relay troops across Vietnam also broadcasted Radio First Termer over other frequencies, including 690 AM.
In 1995, Will Snyder first posted sound clips from a Radio First Termer broadcast on the Internet, renewing interest in "Dave Rabbit" and Radio First Termer. In February 2006, after finding out that the surviving show was posted on the Internet, "Dave Rabbit" came forward and told his story to several main stream media personalities including Corey Deitz with About Radio. Dave also did an interview with Director David Zeiger for a bonus feature on the DVD release of Sir! No Sir!, who had used some of his clips for his movie. Sir! No Sir!, was a Documentary Film dealing with G.I. counterculture and anti-war sentiment during the Vietnam era. On February 20, 2008, "Dave Rabbit" was interviewed on the Opie and Anthony Show from New York City. Opie and Anthony were long time Fans of "Dave Rabbit" and had come across their copy of the surviving 1971 show and tracked Dave down. Original clips from Dave's radio show were featured and continued the renewing interest in Radio First Termer and "Dave Rabbit".
September 30, 2006, "Dave Rabbit", along with a new crew including "Charlie Cooper" and "Nadirah", broadcasted a 35th Anniversary Show for the troops in Iraq. The complete show is available FREE on Pod-O-Matic on MP3's as well as the original 1971 Saigon, Vietnam Show.
On February 20, 2008 "Dave Rabbit" was interviewed on the Opie and Anthony Show from New York City. Opie and Anthony were long time Fans of “Dave Rabbit” and had come across their copy of the surviving 1971 show and tracked Dave down. Original clips from Dave's radio show were featured and continued the renewing interest in Radio First Termer and “Dave Rabbit”.
On January 1, 2011, “Dave Rabbit”, “Charlie Cooper” and “Nadirah” will again join forces to broadcast the 40th Anniversary Show Radio First Termer Afghanistan.
In a recent interview with Corey Deitz, "Dave Rabbit" was asked what has been his driving force and motivation since 2006. His reply was: "One of the biggest accomplishments is successfully making more and more people aware that "You Don't Have To Support A War, To Support The Troops". It has become my battle cry. As thousands of my brothers and sisters of the Vietnam War can attest, we were collateral damage when we came home and I have vowed never again to have another military man or woman be welcomed home the way we were".
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