Back in the good ol' days (we're talking way, way back... in 2003) XM on-air hosts Phlash Phelps (from 60’s on 6) and Kurt Gilchrist (from 70’s on 7) set out on a grand and glorious roadtrip. The duo climbed aboard a customized Cadillac Escalade ESV equipped with an XM radio and a satellite phone. They drove to 48 states in 14 days - starting in New York City and ending 10,000 miles later in Detroit, Michigan - broadcasting on XM every day.
Each time Phlash and Kurt entered a new state, they planted an XM flag in the ground. All along the way, they met with townspeople and the local media, preaching the gospel of XM.
At the time, XM was just about to sign up its 1 millionth subscriber, it broadcast 101 channels and charged $9.99 a month.
And now:
A just-published college textbook uses Phlash and Kurt’s fabled roadtrip for an algebra problem. The author, as it turns out, is an XM subscriber and a member of the "Phan Clan," who are the devoted listeners of Phlash’s show.
Good times, good times.
Does Kurt Gilchrist still run the decades channels ?
Ryan, you should've asked me for this :P I saw this back in September of '07 in my textbook, mainly because I have a Radio class. It also specifies both XM & Sirius and how their satellites worked.
Ryan, you should've asked me for this :P I saw this back in September of '07 in [a seperate] textbook, mainly because I have a Radio class. It also specifies both XM & Sirius and how their satellites worked.
No math involved.
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFascinating.
I remember that stunt. They would call in to different channels on the road, all day long. There was a forum about the trip on XMFan.com, and I seem to remember a bunch of XMFans came out to meet them in Los Angeles or San Francisco.
Neat...
But, the textbook misspelled "Shixties on Shix".
;)