Donna Morabito
Presents The Grapevine
Your show's name:
The Grapevine
How did you first connect with Triple R?
I was one of
those cliched suburban wasteland kids who was saved by the strange sounds of
The Phantom coming out of my crappy TEAC all-in-one excuse for a hi-fi system. I
knew there were kindred spirits in that there machine. It took me about 15
years but eventually I got a job here, and then an on air gig.
What/when was your first show?
I did some fills for
morning shows around 2007/8, then filled in on the Long Grass Sessions for a
few months while Nic Findlay went off to have a baby and then she ended up not
coming back (yet). In March 09, Kulja and I started up The Grapevine where the grass once
grew.
What's your favourite Triple R story?
I’ve had a
number of highly professional and credibility building experiences on air.
Including the time my mic was still on on the breakfast show and I decided to
say fuck a lot in an absent minded fashion. Oh for joy.
I’m lucky enough to also work at Triple R for a day job though so I have a lot of special Triple R stories. Today we got a hand written letter in the mail from a 9 year old kid from Macleod addressed to Mr Zero Gravity himself, Rob Jan. Among other gems it read ‘I like to listen to you on the radio. I love Star Wars. Mum says you would know more about Star Wars than me. I have made some pictures for you.” Complete with drawings of Obiwan Kinobi and Darth Vader. I didn’t cry a little bit. Uh uh.
Your favourite other Triple R program and why?
Too
hard. Breaking and Entering excites me every week but so do so many shows. I love the concept and surprises of the Graveyard shift.
What does Triple R mean to you?
Oh, only
EVERYTHING THAT IS GOOD IN THIS WORLD. Ya know. I can take it or leave it.
Whatever.
The studio door has accidentally jammed
shut with you stuck inside. If there was only one CD in there with you what
would you want it to be and why?
Way. Too. Hard. That is such a 'favourite album' question thinly disguised as a wacky studio door super glue situation. How about
Uncle Bob’s Theme Time Radio Hour compilation? That's probably cheating. Ok ok.
I’ll do it. But I only base this on the hard core evidence before us…
Amount of Times Played x Pure Enjoyment Factor divided by the Passage of Time + it still doesn’t give me the shits = The Banana Album, Velvet Underground and Nico.
But I don’t have a favourite or anything. That’s just like, boring maths.
Do you really want to own the dorky pacman shoes pictured right?
Desperately.
