Olympia, WA (1992) - Having dinner with a girlfriend and her parents - first time I'd met the parents.  First impressions very important, I was told.  As we begin to order I want to look cool in front of the parents.  *I*, thought it would be cool to ask for my burger without cheese.  But, I didn't want to just say, "No cheese" - due to the lameness factor, of course.  See, I started a fast food job and had learned the lingo.  When it became my turn to order I asked for, "Bacon Cheeseburger, sixty-nine the cheese."  Uh oh...

Note:  Brought back to me by 'bubba z' and the 86'ing of IV.  :0)  Ron Jeremy ref was quite nice!

Hobo Radio is a weekly program on 106.5 KOWA low power radio in Olympia Washington hosted by Joshua Ratliff. It began in September 2006 as a show dedicated to alternative travel methods including hitchhiking, train-hopping, and alternative fuels.

After the Olympia City Council passed an ordinance banning the act of sitting on the sidewalks, Hobo Radio expanded its format to include homeless advocacy. The anti-sitting ordinance was created to target homeless people as an attempt to lower the number of homeless in Olympia. The homeless in Olympia responded to the ordinance by establishing a "tent city" in downtown Olympia. The tent city was called "Camp Quixote" and has since been moved it's location twice. Hobo Radio has been a supporter of Camp Quixote since its inception and strives to keep up to date on new developments and news.

Hobo Radio is also a music show with a variety of music genres that range from bluegrass and punk rock to hip-hop and reggae. The music all has a similar theme of freedom and resistance of oppression. Every so often, Hobo Radio also features live music by local and traveling street performers.

Hobo Radio is also about hobos and features hobo history, music, and guests.

About the Host of Hobo Radio

Joshua Ratliff is a homeless outreach worker that has over 10 years of experience living homeless by choice and has traveled the country as a modern hobo.

KOWA-lp 106.5 is a low power radio station in Olympia, Washington and is a project of Media Island International, a non-profit 501(c) corporation.

Hobo Radio is on every Thursday at 7:00pm to 9:00pm

6/10/07 (Sunday) 4:00pm - 5:00pm

The premiere of The Woody Guthrie Hour

A new weekly one-hour series Celebrating the life and times of Woody Guthrie. Music, Interviews, song covers, and stories. Be sure to tune in!

6/15/07 (Thursday) 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Hobo Radio: Today's special guest: Sam Doores. Sam is a Street performer (guitar, harmonica, vocals), and Woody Guthrie fan. He even share's a b-day with Guthrie!

Also: A segment about "couch surfers", and some good music. Maybe some train-hoppers will come on and share their stories. Call in to the show at (360)352-1646.

Email:ontheroad@riseup.net

Check out the new website:

www.hoboradio.cfsites.org

OLYMPIA - Olympia's 2007 Capital City Pride parade and festival will be the city's largest-ever, according to event organizers who said this week they expect 10,000 to come to Washington's capital city for Pride weekend.

This year's expanded festival is now a two-day event, featuring events around Olympia Saturday, June 16, and the Pride Parade and festival downtown at Sylvester Park Sunday, June 17. Olympia's Pride parade begins at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, leaving from the Capitol Building traveling north on Capital Way to the park. Olympia Mayor Mark Foutch will serve as Grand Marshall of the parade. Food, entertainment, family activities and more will fill downtown's Sylvester Park Sunday, while concerts and events take place around downtown Olympia on both Saturday and Sunday. Community groups representing a broad spectrum of organizations will also be on hand. The weekend's full schedule is available at www.capitalcitypride.net.

November 2006 @ the Capitol Theater Free Wall.