Surrounding Music for the Masses, DM had tons of airplay.  Mute kept us engaged by periodically dropping a remix or a single...and the Record PX started carrying used import material.

About this time, I began to invest my hard earned (retail men's clothing) money in stereo equipment.  First of course it was the Receiver and speakers and then a dual tape deck...

I'll never forget the announcement about 101 Live coming out!  Richard Blade played the first cuts on his afternoon show on KROQ...I had tears in my eyes as I heard Blasphemous Rumors...I taped it...I wonder if I could find it...101 came out in March 1989, it carried us to the release of Violator...the Wherehouse in store signing, to the next shows at the Universal Amphitheatre and tickets from Michael Jackson's body guard to Dodgers Stadium...