This week we present a show from May 31, 1987 that we call "The Aircheck Show". A funny show is punctuated by a caller - "Fred from Queens" - that starts playing Hank and Jim airchecks that date back to the 1970s!

Fred has TONS of stuff that we don't have, and we're tried in vain to find this guy over the years..so Fred...if you are out there...E-MAIL ME! I'M SERIOUS!

(stereo, 1 hr 7 mins - Part Two posted below)

"The Aircheck Show" continues...the debate over merits of getting a new air conditioner for the studio as "Fred from Queens" continues to amaze and astound with his cache of old Hank and Jim airchecks (come on dude, e-mail me - I'm serious!!!).

Hank laments the fact they are missing Jimmy Swaggart and leaves. Meanwhile, Jim carries the show the rest of the way. Come on Fred - contact me!

(stereo, 1 hr 7 mins - Part One posted above)

Thirty years ago is really when the legend all began. Hank and Jim signed on WFAT-AM as Hal Hall and Larry McRae for the first time on New Year’s Eve 1977 and the rest (as they say) is history. WFAT went on to become one of the most well-known US land-based pirates in radio history, and this is how is all began!

To mark the 30th anniversary, we’re happy to present almost the entire show as it originally aired. Part One takes us from sign-on to halfway through the program with only the tape’s original edits missing.

To read more about the WFAT days, please visit Radio Free New York’s WFAT page.

Part Two posted below (64K mono - 1 hour, 50 minutes)

With the first night butterflies slowly departing, “Hal” and “Larry” continue to go wild on this aircheck of the very FIRST WFAT show. Sit back, relax, flip on the groovy blacklight and it’s almost like being there, thirty years ago!

This is the start of something big – and it’s all here right up until the tape ran out. At the end, we’ve tagged on several extra minutes from a tape supplied by a listener in Pennsylvania!

To read more about the WFAT days, please visit Radio Free New York’s WFAT page.

Part One posted above (64K mono - 1 hour, 50 minutes)

Well, it's Turkey Time once again - and what better a time for a classic WHOT Thanksgiving show? It's a "crazy, crazy party" at The Hot one as Hank and Jim celebrate not just Thanksgiving, but also their 7th year in show business!

Hank does some "interesting" drugs and keeps eating turkey while the party rages on in Studio B! See if you can guess what the mystery sound is.

Part Two posted below (64K mono - 1 hour, 32 minutes).

Hank and Jim continue celebrating Thanksgiving - and their 7th anniversary - by checking out the "other" stations that claim to be "HOT".The mystery sound is STILL a mystery, and who knews that the Rubbish Removal Team would be working on a holiday?

As a special bonus, we get a special insight into a day in the life of Hank and Jim in November of 1982. Not a lot has changed since then!

Part One posted above (64K mono - 1 hour, 33 minutes).

WHOT celebrates Memorial Day, 1987 in typical style. Jim and Pete hold down the fort until Hank and Tommy Edison arrive. Terry Walker calls in, and plans are made to meet up after the show at Downtown Beiruts. Lessons are given as to what Memorial Day is all about, and why MTV already stank in 1987. Part Two posted below (stereo - 1 hour, 7 minutes).

The 1987 Memorial Day Show continues with Hank, Jim, Pete and Tommy! Hank and Tom continue the show "Jimmy Swaggart"-style, and wonder what happened to "the $5 from the pig". Hank has one of his very first run-ins with Howard, and Hank, Pete and Tom make a hasty exit for Downtown Beiruts. Jim takes over with an extended "Jingles on Parade" as this tape ends. Good fun all around! Part One posted above (stereo - 1 hour, 6 minutes).