WRIU.org | February 26, 2026
By Mike Stevenson | WRIU
“Punxsutawney Phil” saw his shadow on February 2nd (aka, Groundhog Day) marking the prediction of six more weeks of winter.
The famed weather-predicting rodent emerged from his den at 7:25 am into a clear, cold morning at Gobbler’s Knob to announce his 2026 forecast, contradicting hopes for an early spring.
“I’m as restless as a willow in a windstorm
I’m as jumpy as a puppet on a string
I’d say that I had Spring fever
… But I know it isn’t Spring”
That said, our “series continues with WRIU ‘s Jim Morgan, host of Delirium (Fridays at 9 – 12 pm).
coffee time
JIM MORGAN
Host of Delirium
Q: What are your “Words to Live By”?
☞ Something involving coffee
Q: What are your favorite music venues (both indoor & outdoor)?
☞ Any small dingy club on the bad side of town will do.
Q: When did you start listening to WRIU?
☞ Sometime in the mid-late 1980s, primarily on a clock radio near my bed
Q: What are your 12 “Desert Island” albums?
☞ Most of the music I play on my show would only make a “trapped on a desert island” scenario worse. But here’s twelve of my favorite records:
-Eden Ahbez: Eden’s Island
-Black Sabbath: Black Sabbath
-Brian Eno: Neroli
-Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland
-Led Zeppelin: IV
-Marble Sheep and the Run Down Sun’s Children: Old from New Heads
-Charlie Parker: Broadcast Performances Vol. 2
-Linda Perhacs: Parallelograms
-Pink Floyd: Animals
-Skullflower: Last Shot at Heaven
-Slayer: Show No Mercy
-Teenage Filmstars: Buy Our Record, Support Our Sickness
Q: What is your favorite team?
☞ Red Sox
Q: What is your favorite movie scene?
☞ “Dave Deactivates Hal 9000” from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
“I Was There When it Happened …”
What are your 5 most memorable concerts?
- The Dwarves, Club Baby Head. A ten minute show: they threw bottles into the crowd, the guitarist was naked, the other guitarist started a fire, and it ended with a massive cloud from a fire extinguisher. Those were ten minutes of greatness, right there.
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Primal rumblings heard from at AS220
Sunn O))), AS220. Incredible primal rumblings and otherworldy guest vocals by the singer from Mayhem.
- Misfits, Capitol Ballroom. The singer was arrested mid-show and my friend Dave Daglieri (“Demon Dave,” also a WRIU DJ) was one of the guest singers from the crowd invited on the stage. He sang “Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?”
- Link Wray, Met Café: Incredible energetic performance, shortly before his death.
- Thee Headcoates, Met Café: Fantastic rock and roll performance from these lads.
Q: What is your favorite ephemera in the WRIU studio?
☞ Whichever record player is working that particular week.
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