108.9 The Hawk with Jason Gore and Geoff Garlock

Moontan, The Wet Horn and Samantha MuleThis week on 108.9 The Hawk, Whisp Turlington and Geoff “The Angry Man” Garlock survive All Request Friday, Grand Funk Railroad, and the sudden realization that Golden Earring’s Moontan might be a secret prog-rock masterpiece hiding behind “Radar Love.” What starts as a normal Hawk broadcast quickly becomes a cursed classic rock investigation involving Meg White’s texting style, Rock Dolls, BASTRD AI, Samantha Fox, Samantha Mule, and the terrifying possibility that Extreme’s Pornograffitti deserves a second look.Plus, the Val Verde Community Calendar returns with Farrelly Fest, the Channel 8 Fall Preview Upfronts, Otter Pop Festival, Paul Hogan just being in town, and Sharney’s Tower testing its new shrimp siren. AlsoWhisp opens All Request Friday by declaring Grand Funk Railroad one of Michigan’s worst exports.Rock Dolls introduces BASTRD 3.3-powered recycled rocker dolls, including a suspicious overstock of Eddie Moneys.Geoff reveals he was kicked in the head by Samantha Mule, Keith Talon’s extremely unsafe Samantha Fox alternative.A Good Rock Fact about “Radar Love” leads Whisp and Geoff into a deep dive on Golden Earring’s Moontan.Extreme’s “More Than Words” is examined as a marital aid, with mixed results.Next week! The Season Six finale with BriTANick!Listen and watch 108.9 The Hawk on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more. Support Val Verde’s second favorite classic rock radio station at Patreon.com/1089thehawk. Visit the station website at 1089thehawk.com. If you hear a wet horn followed by a woman saying, “Leave the elevator,” don’t panic. That’s not an emergency. That’s dinner service.

Welcome to CLASSIC HAWK - a weekly look back at the greatest broadcasts in 108.9 The Hawk history.Originally released on April 8, 2024, this episode sent Whisp Turlington and Geoff “The Angry Man” Garlock live to the quad on the campus of Val Verde University for QUAD JAM 24, with DC Pierson appearing as Handsome “Gary” Tornado. Whisp and Geoff broadcast from the heart of Val Verde higher education as Quad Jam 24 brings music, campus pride, and whatever Val Verde University considers “student life” directly to the Hawk airwaves. They speak with Handsome “Gary” Tornado, take in the full Quad Jam lineup, and remind listeners that no college event in Val Verde can simply be an event. It has to become a municipal, musical, and possibly academic situation.Lemme Get A Pull On That HawkNew episodes every Monday!Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTubeWatch full episodes and clips: https://www.youtube.com/@1089thehawkSupport the station on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/1089thehawkJoin the Rock Battalion: https://www.1089thehawk.com

Whisp Turlington and Geoff “The Angry Man” Garlock kick off the 7 a.m. hour with The Cars, a debate over how to pronounce Ric Ocasek, and a full investigation into Val Verde’s most confusing regional candy, Candy-O’s. Some bites are chocolate. Some are gummy. Some might be Vegemite. None of them are labeled, and that is exactly how Candy Time Candies wants it. Whisp introduces a game called Real, Real, Real Classic Rock Rock Rock Lyric, Lyric, Lyric Or Something Kegstand Said and Geoff’s weekly radio paycheck is once again on the line in a game he plays against himself.This week’s broadcast also brings Val Verde News about Shetland Creamery’s pony getting lodged in a tractor tire, the Oddities and Curiosities Expo at the Val Verde Civic Center, 77 dogs removed from one RV behind Crafty Jack’s, Bruce Springsteen’s Land of Hope and Dreams tour, Bono’s 25 unfinished U2 songs, and Food Gulch’s eternal promise: all of the food that fell in the gulch.Also on this week’s broadcast:Geoff reveals a Good Rock Fact about The Cars’ Candy-O and the unknowable contents of Candy-O’s candy.Dave Navarro runs the “Don’t Ask About The Jaw” booth at the Val Verde Oddities and Curiosities Expo.Big Truck heads to Mike and the Mechanics while Greg Lemonsour broadcasts from the terrifyingly organized new record store, The Record Dump.Listen and watch 108.9 The Hawk on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more. Support Val Verde’s second favorite classic rock radio station at Patreon.com/1089thehawk. Keep your hands away from the jaw, your pants out of politics, and never stand under a vertical stack of Herb Alpert records.

Welcome to CLASSIC HAWK - a weekly look back at the greatest broadcasts in 108.9 The Hawk history.Originally released on March 25, 2024, this episode welcomed Jordan Morris to 108.9 The Hawk as Chet Nighty, heir to the Nighty Night Mattress Store fortune and a man trying to determine what comes next for one of Val Verde’s most important sleep-based retail institutions. Whisp Turlington and Geoff “The Angry Man” Garlock welcome Chet Nighty into The Geoff and Whisp Show to talk about his father, his plans for the store, and the mysterious classic-rock bedding object known as the Steve Miller Mattress. Plus, squirrels are causing a traffic nightmare, Art Spart has the latest, and Val Verde once again proves that every local business has at least one cursed family legacy built into the showroom.Hawk It Up Brah!New episodes every Monday!Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTubeWatch full episodes and clips: https://www.youtube.com/@1089thehawkSupport the station on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/1089thehawkJoin the Rock Battalion: https://www.1089thehawk.com

Whisp Turlington and Geoff “The Angry Man” Garlock are back in the Rock & Roll RV, where Sammy Hagar still refuses to explain the one true way to rock, Mayor Lee Roth is cutting multiple ribbons on Hog Street, and Big Truck is preparing to hawkcast from the Val Verde Municipal Dump VIP Preview Night. Plus, the kids of Val Verde are being forced to learn Squeeze lyrics before multiplication, which is how you build a better future.This week, comedian and longtime Daily Show writer Matt Koff pulls into Val Verde to promote his special Cat Man, discuss his upcoming shows at Dingbats, and reveal that he grew up in Greg Lake inside a submarine where he was homeschooled under crushing water pressure. Naturally, this leads to duck boats, funnel cakes, dead therapists, Geoff Foxworthy confusion, Punisher cat theories, and the annual Greg Lake sacrifice to the Beast.Also on this week’s broadcast:Whisp attends Mayor Lee Roth’s second ribbon cutting on Hog Street and waits four hours to find the real ribbon.Val Verde News covers a storm drain duckling, a boardwalk curfew, a confidence-shaken funnel cake stand, and the growing menace of Big Duckling.Hawk Rock News checks in on Pet Sounds, the Eagles’ Long Goodbye Act 3, Mike Love’s hat, and the rising savings power of the Food Gulch loyalty card.Watch Cat Man here: https://veeps.com/mattkoff/c2a88ddf-64f8-4195-bb57-2c8b4e47cc27Subscribe to 108.9 The Hawk wherever you get podcasts. Watch full broadcasts and clips on YouTube at youtube.com/@1089thehawk. Join the Rock Battalion at 1089thehawk.com. Support the station and keep the Rock & Roll RV full of questionable wine at patreon.com/1089thehawk. And remember, if your child makes art in Greg Lake, stick it in the beast.

This week on 108.9 The Hawk, Whisp Turlington and Geoff “The Angry Man” Garlock welcome legendary background singer Shelly Claymore to the Rock & Roll RV. Shelly has sung on every classic rock song you’ve ever loved, every classic rock song you’ve pretended to love, and possibly several instruments you thought were flutes. Now she’s telling all in her new memoir, 37 Feet From Stardom, a 4,000-page journey through music history, cryogenic ambition, legal disputes, Doobie Brother rejection, and the truth behind the Claymore Signal.Shelly is played by comedian, actor, writer, and improviser Monique Moses from Astronomy Club. Monique talks about the Astronomy Club reunion, DCM, Chicago’s Improv and Sketch Fest, and why everyone should watch Astronomy Club on Netflix. Also, she brings Shelly Claymore into Val Verde with the confidence of a woman who has sung background on Boston, Hendrix, Pearl Jam, Peter Gabriel, The Who, Metallica, Foreigner, and songs no one can legally prove she was removed from.Also on this week’s broadcast:Shooter’s Bar and Buffet hosts its “Is This Your Tab?” Amnesty Event, where old Bush-era bar tabs can finally be settled and weapons are collected at the door for one day only.Producer Scotty Leaf receives a live HR review and learns that “do better” is both a note and a complete management philosophy.Art Spart Traffic reports that Val Verde is completely jammed by residents lining up for a new Crazy Taxi game that may not exist yet.Geoff’s Good Rock Facts reveals Geoff “Skunk” Baxter’s shocking role in the original pilot of Saved by the Bell.Books-A-Thousand prepares for Shelly Claymore’s two-minute signing, immediately followed by Blue Oyster Cult, which is poor planning by Scotty and everyone knows it.Subscribe to 108.9 The Hawk on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or whatever app you use to buy free podcasts. Join the Rock Battalion at 1089thehawk.com. Support the station and hear bonus madness at patreon.com/1089thehawk. And if you see a microphone with wings in the sky over Turlington Manor, do not panic. Shelly Claymore is simply needed on a session.

Welcome to CLASSIC HAWK - a weekly look back at the greatest broadcasts in 108.9 The Hawk history.Originally released on April 29, 2024, this episode welcomed Natasha Vaynblat to 108.9 The Hawk as Linda Labz, the proud owner of CorkPlugz and one of the brave entrepreneurs trying to make a living on Hog Street.Whisp Turlington and Geoff “The Angry Man” Garlock talk with Linda Labz about opening a new earplug business in Val Verde’s most powerful business corridor. Plus, Geoff delivers an eclipse prep PSA, the station attempts to give away Rolling Stones tickets for the Val Verde Enormodome, Art Spart files a traffic report for fans of The Firm and The Firm, and Big Truck Hawkcasts live from the Val Verde Motor Truck Speedway.Where to find more of Val Verde's Second Favorite Classic Rock Radio Station!Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTubeWatch full episodes and clips: https://www.youtube.com/@1089thehawkSupport the station on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/1089thehawkJoin the Rock Battalion: https://www.1089thehawk.com

It’s Whisp Plays Anything He Wants Wednesday on 108.9 The Hawk, which means Whisp Turlington has seized full control of the playlist, threatened Val Verde with multiple Tormado warnings, and dedicated emotionally devastating Mike + The Mechanics to anyone with a dead dad.This week, legendary rock journalist Guy Trinkler drops by the Rock & Roll RV to promote his new self-published memoir, Songs, a 655-page list of songs he either helped write, inspired, or assumes were probably about him. Along the way, Guy reveals his role in destroying The Eagles, Billy Joel’s sausage-finger era, Peter Gabriel’s jet ski lifestyle, Pete Townsend’s gibberish problem, and the real courtroom strategy behind Nirvana’s “Come As You Are.”Don Fanelli joins 108.9 The Hawk as Guy Trinkler, a rock journalist so committed to access that he disguises himself, follows musicians for years, and sees every side of every issue until there are no opinions left, only footnotes. He has been everywhere, seen everything, written almost none of it clearly, and somehow survived being pushed out of an ice hole by a narwhal.Also on this week’s broadcast:The Val Verde Fire Department Calendar Reveal Party. Whisp reports back from a heroic night of emergency services, novelty mugs, and the undeniable July power of Jerry July.Art Spart Traffic. Art is supposed to report on road conditions, but he is still trapped inside the Deku Tree after 1,800 hours of Ocarina of Time and somehow has 23,000 Twitch subscribers.Big Truck Hawkcasts from Hog Street. Big Truck checks in from lane three at the grand opening of the Hog Street Big Rig Wash and Prayer Tunnel, where local truckers can receive a wax, a blessing, a shower, and possibly a baby bird burrito.Check out Don’s fantastic improv podcast, Mutterfly: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/mutterfly/id1870746240Listen. Subscribe. Join the Rock Battalion at https://1089thehawk.com. Keep the Rock & Roll RV running at https://patreon.com/1089thehawk. And if a man in sunglasses tells you he wrote the song you are currently listening to, check his footnotes before you sign anything.

Welcome to CLASSIC HAWK - a weekly look back at the greatest broadcasts in 108.9 The Hawk history.Originally released on September 30, 2024, this episode brought legendary radio DJ Don Valley, played by James Adomian, into the Hawk universe for a rare and possibly medically inadvisable morning appearance.Due to a 5am misfire from sister station 8888 ValleyNewsRadio, Don Valley has to extend his overnight shift on 108.9 The Hawk and suddenly finds himself awake at 6am, which is not where an overnight radio legend is meant to live. Whisp Turlington and Geoff “The Angry Man” Garlock check in as Don Valley brings decades of radio gravity, sleep deprivation, and suspiciously deep broadcast wisdom into the Hawknest.Stairway To HawkSubscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTubeWatch full episodes and clips: https://www.youtube.com/@1089thehawkSupport the station on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/1089thehawkJoin the Rock Battalion: https://www.1089thehawk.com