Shuffle Function Radio Roulette

Thursday, October 31, 2024
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
KMSU Radio (89.7fm/91.3fm/kmsu.org or via the KMSU app)

Shuffle Function will be playing Radio Roulette on Thursday, October 31st (HALLOWEEN!) @ 6:00 p.m.! Pledge during the show and you can pick a number to play! It's a fun way to support 89.7 the Maverick during our Fall Pledge Drive.

For the uninitiated, Shuffle Function Radio Roulette is a game Shyboy Tim & Shelley invented for Halloween. Why Halloween? Because they wanted to do something that was terrifying that went beyond the usual fare of Halloween music. For a couple of control freaks like them, there is nothing more horrifying than turning the playlist over to random chance, and that's when Radio Roulette was born.

But what exactly is Shuffle Function Radio Roulette? Here's how to play.

1) GATHER THE RECORDS! They drag in the crates of K-Tel records from the office. Each record has been assigned a number. The collection is now over 400! When they did our first round of roulette, we probably played with only 20 records!

2) WHICH RECORD DO THEY PLAY? Shyboy Tim & Shelley then use a magic hat. There are slips of paper inside it that have a number written on them. Each number corresponds to the K-Tel record with that assigned number. Shyboy Tim pulls out a number from the magic hat and that is how the Radio Gods pick the record to play.

3) DO YOU PLAY SIDE A or SIDE B? Shyboy Tim then uses a coin to determine which side to play. If it is an American release he uses a US quarter. If it is a Canadian release he uses a Canadian quarter. If it is an import he uses one of the other coins that we have at his disposal. Shyboy Tim then flips the coin. If it's HEADSthey play SIDE A. If it;s TAILS they play SIDE B. Players note: if it's a Double LP - we flip a coin to determine Record 1 or Record 2. Heads = Record 1 and Tails = Record 2.

4) HOW DO THEY PICK A SONG? The last step in this process is to determine which song gets played. Shyboy Tim and Shelley have two dice that they use for this step. If there are more than 6 tracks they use a normal die, but if there are more, they use a 10 sided die! (Shout Out to D & D players) So if Shyboy Tim rolls a 7 they play track number 7, or if he rolls a 2 they play track 2. Finally, Shelley cues up the record and hopes it doesn't hurt too much. You will have to tune in to see how things go.

Shuffle Function Radio Roulette is a lot of fun, but it can either be the best radio ever or the worst radio ever. Since they have no control over the outcome, it's anybody's guess how it will go. PLUS, it's Pledge Drive time, so KMSU could REALLY use a great round of it to entice listeners into giving generously to our wonderful little station.

Listen at 89.7fm/91.3fm/kmsu.org, or ask your smart speaker to play KMSU Radio. Better yet, listen AND DONATE via the KMSU streaming app available for Apple and Android devices!

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