Fontana’s rockin’ son Sammy Hagar is launching a new radio station–Cabo Wabo Radio, on the eve of his 60th birthday, which the Red Rocker has deemed “All Sammy Eve.”
You can get a sneak preview starting at noon today at this Web site. This weekend’s programming is “The Cabo Wabo 55: Fifty Five Hours Of Music You Can’t Drive Without.” It ends on Monday. The station will broadcast from Hagar’s Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
We here at the Audio File headquarters figured out how many times you could listen to Hagar’s solo anthem to traffic tickets, “I Can’t Drive 55,” in 55 hours. The answer is 776.5 times. That’s a lot of Hagar.
Here’s a little something from the press release on the playlist:
Cabo Wabo Radio will feature nothing but feel-good, party energy, cutting edge New Rock from across the globe, with a huge catalog of the greatest and most exciting rock from the past twenty five years.
“Cabo Wabo Live” will feature interviews with stars on vacation and interesting people from around the world, and live concerts from major stars and the hottest new artists in the world. It’s a world party of biblical proportions.
Will there be any Van Halen played, and if so, will the David Lee Roth years be included as well? (Because let’s face it, nobody wants to listen to Gary Cherone Van Halen. Nobody ever did.)
I’m not exactly sure how this radio station will reach “biblical proportions,” unless Sammy contacts Noah and Moses, but live concerts sound fun. It’s kicking off with a live performance from Sammy’s 60th birthday party on Saturday night live at the Cabo Wabo Cantina. Apparently Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith and Emeril Lagasse are all going to be there. (Is it just me or does Emeril seem to not fit with the country stars?)
Apparently if you visit the Cabo Wabo Radio site over the weekend you can sign up to be a VIP member and find out when the station is actually launching. It’s expected to be up by the end of the year.
But being a VIP, which looks like it costs nothing at the moment, will also get you messages from Sammy, ticket opportunities, behind the scenes videos and special prices on trips to Cabo. Wait, what?
Is Sammy Hagar trying to sell me a timeshare?