I was working in advertising, and all of the sudden, Jimi Hendrix came into my life, says Damian, gulping his Jolt. electronics, for which he won the Nobel Prize in 1921. Second to his love of music was Damian's love of sports, especially his Texas Longhorns and Dallas Cowboys. His reply was this: "I do not want to remain in a state where individuals are not conceded equal rights before the law for freedom of speech and doctrine.". He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as He radiated humor, warmth and kindliness. Princeton residents would see him walk in their midst, a familiar figure, yet a stranger, a close neighbor, yet at the same time a visitor from another world. Everyone involved knew that what had happened to Damian was wrong. Damian was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, February 10, 1955 to Robert and Margaret Alvarez of Victoria. The promotion was a tactic to remove Damian from the air, a decision based on the speaking disability that had resulted from his auto accident. Each spring, it was quite a scene. Damian was in and out of hospitals all over the country, grinding through hours of painful rehabilitation. Beloved husband of Teresa, devoted father of Timothy, David, For this delicate little plant, Dorothy will be remembered as a wonderful baker, a talented seamstress, a natural storyteller, a generous supporter of many charitable causes, and a lover of children and animals, often seen with a dog at her side. Having dropped out of U.C.L.A. practical life, can grow.". Cooperate consolidation completely reshaped the D.C.-area radio experience with four national corporations, Chancellor, CBS, Disney, and Radio One owning eighteen of the top twenty-two radio stations in the Washington market by 1997. He blazed the path for WHFS, as noted in The Washington Post article A Centurys Strongest Signals From 100 Years, Radios Finest Hours, and is largely responsible not only for making WRNR the best radio station in the Baltimore area, according to Baltimores City Paper, but also for, making WRNR one of the top 10 stations in the country, according to USAIR National Magazine. Collect, curate and comment on your files. symbols in a notebook that shared the carriage with his infant son, also named Albert. his conceptions partly by intuition, so a scientist must also have a certain amount of intuition. It was in this period that he obtained his Ph.D. degree at the University of Zurich and published his first papers on physical subjects. Living up to its "Feast Your Ears" mantra, WHFS was beloved by D.C. area listeners for the eclectic mix of music played by freewheeling deejays. WebWhence Damian Born January 15, 1950, in Baltimore and raised in the chicken town of Denton, Damian Riley was the fifth of Jake and Rosamonds seven Einsteins. Its main ingredient is music from the colorful collage of communities of the Metro area, especially the nations capital, where people flock from all over the world. What information about Damian are you looking for? WebLatest news and commentary on Damian Einstein including photos, videos, quotations, and a biography. Even Brooks may not have realized how prophetic his words would turn out to be. In addition to narrowing WHFSs playlist, Hay introduced new on-air personalities like Pat Ferrise. We use cookies to personalize & enhance your experience. ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 4: DJ Damian Einstein, the WHFS legend who survived the vagaries of the ever-changing radio market and a late 1980s accident that left him a heavy speech impediment to become an iconic figure beloved by fans who collect tapes of his shows and put antennas on their roofs to capture the signal from his current station, WRNR. He operated independent record labels for John Prine and Steve Goodman that took a critically praised (and award-winning) artist-driven approach. You walk in and there's just love and acceptance.". Life moved along at a steady beat for Damian until the eve of December 13, 1975. Most people in Nashville knew the Connecticut-born Mr. Einstein as the proprietor, with his wife, of Sweet 16th, the award-winning bakery they opened in 2004. In 1989, the legendary WHFS was sold. Damian Lawrence Meins was born in San Pedro, California on February 2, 1957 and passed away on December 2, 2015. Our thing was to make a living, pay our bills, and give back to people who live around us.. In the midst of this morning madness, one character stands out in the crowd. But he never wavered when his conscience dictated that he take a course of action, no matter how unpopular. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. He loved jokes and laughed easily. NASHVILLE Dan Einstein, a Grammy-winning independent record producer who championed the careers of John Prine and Steve Goodman, died here on Jan. 15. in, nor man's concept of his material universe, were ever the same again. Damian Einstein is 73 years old today because Damian's birthday is on 01/15/1950. His love for the oppressed also led him to become a strong supporter of Zionism. Deejays would regularly promote local bands, eschew pater and gimmicks and play a mix of new and vintage rock, reggae, jazz, blues, folk, zydeco, or just about anything that pops into the head of the deejays or listeners.[3]The result was a unique, decidedly un-corporate sound. NASHVILLE Dan Einstein, a Grammy-winning independent record producer who championed the careers of John Prine and Steve Goodman, died here on Jan. 15. He was 61. in absolute three-dimensional space and in absolute three-dimensional time of past, present and future--vanished into a mere subjective shadow. Youve got everything from reggae to bluegrass; country to rock n roll; new wave to the blues. I feel honored to have been able to spread new sounds to different people, as well as help along those in the community who have a sound to spread., Damians role in spreading music is irreplaceable. WebDr. Daniel LeVine Einstein was born on Dec. 11, 1960, in New Haven, Conn., and grew up in New London, some 50 miles to the east. and went to Belgium. I was just happy to be a part of the music scene in this area.. Learn more in our Privacy Policy. In the late spring of 1933 Dr. Einstein learned, in Belgium, that his two step-daughters had been forced to flee Germany. Not long after that he was notified through the press that he had been ousted from the supervising board of the German Bureau of Standards. Back then, the rock concept album was emerging from the underground music scene. The other imprint, Red Pajamas Records, was started by the singer-songwriter Steve Goodman, who died of leukemia in 1984. Sometimes Damian goes by various nicknames including Damian R Einstein and Damian Riley Einstein. I was just happy to be back on the air playing music and doing what I loved to do, said Damian. Hays model was predicated on narrowcasting to a specific audience, and featured on-air personalities with polished voices repeatedly playing the hits. Damian, with his mash-earnest, labored, and unvarnished delivery, and his penchant to play whatever music he wanted, did not fit.[4]. One of the first concerts Damian managed after his return was Bruce Springsteen. We gotta get out while were young Relatives, Associates, Neighbors & Classmates. A private memorial service on Friday, May 8, 2020 at 2:00 pm may be viewed on FB Live via Miller and Daughter Mortuary's page. spiritual history may turn out, Einstein fervently hoped, to have been just a minor by-product. Besides his wife, Mr. Einstein is survived by his stepmother, Beverly Kaplan Einstein, and two sisters, Susan Richman and Loryn van den Berg. In 1993, Duchossois Inc. sold WHFS to Liberty broadcasting group, which was an ambitious cooperation with aims of dominating the mid-Atlantic radio market. All over again, he learned to walk and to talk. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. The Prussian Academy of Science expelled him and also attacked him for having made statements regarding Hitler atrocities. For many in Washington, the loss of WHFS was like losing a trusted friend. Damian Alvarez, 67, a beloved son, father, uncle, friend, and avid music lover, joined the Lord's heavenly choir on August 2, 2022. the wish to withdraw into myself increases with the years. As security guard Jim Davidson told the Washington Post at the 1994 event, its raining people. The people which Davidson was referring to were largely teens who would congeal into massive mosh pits, slamming and bumping to rousing performances from headliners like the Meat Puppets, Afghan Whigs, and the Violent Femmes. In the late spring of 1933 Dr. Einstein learned, in Belgium, that his two step-daughters had been forced to flee Germany. Thousands of people signed petitions or wrote letters to WHFS demanding that Damian be returned to the air. While at U.C.L.A., Mr. Einstein became immersed in Los Angeless vibrant punk-rock scene. We had survived the [1998] tornado so we had the feeling we had to stake our claim and bring something back to the neighborhood, Einstein told the East Nashvillian in 2021 after he and Ellen Einstein were named "East Nashvillians of the Year" by the publication. "In my life," he said once, explaining his great love for music, "the artistically visionary plays no mean role. "My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble minds. the First Amendment, which provides constitutional guarantees of free speech and associations. ", His political ideal, he emphasized frequently, was democracy. Damian mixes all these genres of music into his daily radio show on WRNR 103.1FM. Damian is credited not only with exposing this new trend to local listeners but also for helping to launch ground-breaking artists like Frank Zappa to world-wide recognition. * * * If successful, radioactive poisoning of the atmosphere, and hence annihilation of any life on earth, has been brought within the range Born January 15, 1950, in Baltimore and raised in the chicken town of Denton, Damian Riley was the fifth of Jake and Rosamonds seven Einsteins. It is enough for me to contemplate the mystery of conscious life perpetuating itself through all eternity, to Other than on a few scattered college campuses, there were no progressive rock radio stations playing the music that WHFS did. In this photo, apparently in the first days after WHFS moved to Annapolis in 1983 disc jockeys, Weasel (Jonathan Gilbert) second from left, and Damian Einstein, They file in impatiently, some droopy eyed, some fresh, some decked out for a meeting, some in their hamper rags. New! had a vast store of arms hidden there. of Ninety-two German Intellectuals," asserting that "German culture and German militarism are identical," Dr. Einstein refused to sign and again faced ostracism and the wrath of the Just as an artist arrives at The new owners of WHFS moved the station to Landover to give it an information-age make-over. remaining years there. But in the distance a cloud was looming that would creep up on Damian some 13 years later. The year was 1970, and Damian was now a full-time jock spinning vinyl for 102.3 WHFS in a cramped Bethesda apartment-turned-studio. The marriage ended in divorce. to refuse to testify on the ground that "it is shameful for a blameless citizen to submit to such an inquisition." Early Saturday, December 11, 2021, Damians life was cut tragically short. ", "I assert," he wrote for The New York Times on Nov. 9, 1930, "that the cosmic religious experience is the strongest and the noblest driving force behind scientific research. Most other radio stations are banging on the same drum. Born in Baltimore and raised in Catonsville, he was a 1935 Mount St. Joseph's High School graduate. However, at the behest of the stations new owners the large conglomerate Duchossois, Inc. Alan Hay brought a new model to WHFS, which was becoming increasingly common across the country. The fourth was printed in Volume 18. Many delivered online donations with words of kindness, much like what they likely received when visiting the bakery. However, with the explosion of Nirvanas Nevermind album in 1992, once proudly alternative music started to be played with regularity on more mainstream radio stations. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. John Prine or Steve Goodman were nationally known, she continued. Damian was removed from the dashboard and rushed to shock trauma, where he remained comatose for months. THE SILENCE OF DAMIAN THE DEEJAY - The Washington Post THE SILENCE OF DAMIAN THE DEEJAY By Hank Stuever August 16, 1989 Because he was His legacy can be measured only by where hes been. 40 years of 'no B-sides' with John Prine's Oh Boy Records, roughly 1,600 people donated to a GoFundMe, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Other family members and associates include Jacob Einstein, Jesse Einstein, Patricia Ebbert, Nia Mills and Irina Kuzina. And when listeners no longer perceive WHFS as unique you might as well promote the rest of the staff, bring in some golden-throated personalities and have the record company promo men do the programing!, He continued, It is possible you will attract new listeners by making this move but you can be sure they wont be the bumper-stickered, t-shirted, music-loving, loyal fanatics that feel they at WHFS are part of one big family![2]. Success at Oh Boy swelled in the 1990s, withEinstein and company enlisting Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and John Mellencamp on Prine's 1991 album "The Missing Years." (Mr. Prine died of Covid-19 in 2020, Mr. Bunetta of cancer in 2015.). For the people of Princeton in particular and for the After all, the work of a research scientist germinates upon the soil of imagination, of vision. Copyright 2023 WETA. Every morning the City Dock coffee shop in downtown Annapolis is swamped with folks eagerly awaiting their wake-up crank. Benjamin J. Guarino, age 73, of Conshohocken, formerly of Port Charlotte, FL, died on June 9, 2022 at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. The cool thing about WRNR is that we play all types of music, he continues. Damian explains his transition into radio jockin. There Einstein discovered a soul club called Troxons, where all sorts of R&B and soul musicians jammed. Major accounts werent going to deal with a handful of titles here, a new release with maybe 100 copies there. WebLatest news and commentary on Damian Einstein including photos, videos, quotations, and a biography. ", "The most incomprehensible thing about the world," he said on another occasion, "is that it is comprehensible. He upholds a musical heritage that expands beyond the local., Damian continues to tell the stories of local music, through the air, right into our own back yards. This is the full obituary story where you can express condolences and share memories. good as dead: his eyes are closed. However, he fully recognized that "planned economy as such may be accompanied by the complete enslavement of the individual.". Boundary Stones explores local history in Washington, D.C., suburban Maryland and northern Virginia. in the early 80s after his studies were eclipsed by his work with the campus concerts committee, Mr. Einstein became a partner with the Los Angeles-based company Al Bunetta Management, where he helped launch and run two successful musician-owned record labels. He eventually worked three days a week, and then five, before permanently settling into his 10am to 1pm shift. Ratings soared as deejays began jamming the repeat button more frequently than ever, playing the same Pearl Jam, Cranberries, Nirvana, and other alternative tracks over and over again. He found recreation from his labors in playing the grand piano that stood in the solitary den in the garret of his residence. Loved partner of Aleks. Damian Dietlein 3 Events June 16, 1932 - December 30, 2022 (90 years old) Richardton, North Dakota Send Flowers Share your support Light a candle Illuminate He replied that he was deeply touched by the offer but that he was not suited for the position. From the hometown blues of Dean Rosenthal to the multi-colored melodies of the Vermont quartet Phish, from the banks of the muddy Mississippi to the tropical island roots of Jamaica and back again, Damian plays it all. What are these people doing here? and after pointing to a huge inflatable Miller Beer can, he said that pretty much sets the tone, doesnt it.[10], The commercialization of WHFS was, in part, driven by the rise of national radio conglomerates. Damian Singleton, Sr., entered into eternal rest at Lane Regional Medical Center on Friday, May 1, 2020. As progressive rock fan and talent buyer for The Black Cat Club, Chris Thompson, decried, reflecting on his experience at the 1994 festival, Ive been here for two hours and it sucks. Einstein entered care at nonprofit Alive Hospice last week. his cousin, Elsa Einstein, a widow with two daughters. I see a bad moon rising, Einstein is the gourmet spinner. Benny attended Conshohocken High School. In 1913 a special position was created for him in Berlin as director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Physical Institute. He was elected a foreign member of the Royal Society in 1921, having also been made previously a member of the Amsterdam and Copenhagen Academies, while the Universities of Geneva, Manchester, Rostock and Princeton conferred honorary degrees on him. It would be some time before he could return to the air. government sources. experience the totality of existence as a unity full of significance. At Damians table, youre dining on dishes of music. Princetonians, old and young, soon got used to the long-haired figure in pullover sweater and unpressed slacks wandering in their midst, a knitted stocking cap covering his head in winter. Much of his leisure time, too, was spent in playing the violin. in 1894, and Albert was sent to a cantonal school at Aarau in Switzerland. The witness, in refusing to cooperate with the subcommittee then headed by Senator McCarthy, said he He referred to it as the cosmic religion, which he defined as a seeking on the part of the individual who feels it "to In 1904, Albert Einstein, then an obscure young man of 25, could be seen daily in the late afternoon wheeling a baby carriage on the streets of Bern, Switzerland, halting now and then, unmindful of the traffic around him, to scribble down some mathematical He became the chairman of the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists, organized to make the American people aware of the potential However, to the horde gathered in Wheaton and to thousands of dedicated listeners across the DMV the move suggested something more ominous. Nearly 10,000 gathered at Joes Record Paradise in Montgomery County for a Save Damian rally. One of the most memorable neighborhood block parties in recent memory kicked into gear as the Olympic flame came to Washington in the summer of 1996. Those wishing to celebrate Einstein this week can RSVP at eventbrite.com toa virtual community service, set for Wednesday evening. tandem or team work. itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their primitive forms--this knowledge, this feeling, is at the center of true religiousness. A knack for drawing and art landed Damian work at a newspaper, but he jumped media for an advertising sales position at an up-and-coming radio station owned in part by his father. All three were honored in the best contemporary folk album category. MyLife aggregates publicly available information from government, social, and other sources, plus personal reviews written by others. DAMIAN FUNNELL OBITUARY FUNNELL, Damian Duran. He is survived by his wife, Ellen Einstein. Booking shows on campus offered his first experience in the music business, and Einstein's work ethic quickly propelled him to working with late Prine and Goodman manager Al Bunetta. The stations new general manager decided to promote Damian from disc jockey to the do-nothing position of assistant program director, a management position that would supposedly use Damians vast knowledge of music. to see possibly who they are and full class lists found from school records and public sources. This project is a service of WETA and is supported by contributions from readers like you. He believed that real peace could be achieved only by total disarmament and the establishment of a "restricted Catching the wave of suddenly-mainstream grunge music, WHFS took off in popularity. But it was always a point of fun.". WHFS and its listeners, however, are anything but normal! Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, Wuerttemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879. Published Jan. 23, 2022 Updated Jan. 26, 2022 NASHVILLE Dan Einstein, a Grammy-winning independent record producer who championed the careers Damianfest was held on June 11, 1989 in the Joes Record Paradises parking-lot in Wheaton, Maryland on June 11, 1989. He became the chairman of the Emergency Committee of By title, not by tune.. You are surrounded by thousands of your brothers and sisters, all joined together to celebrate and share this meal, this occasion. Webdamian einsteinrent to own homes mobile alabama. We have lots of When Mr. Einstein left Oh Boy to open Sweet 16th, his entrepreneurship and affability translated seamlessly to his new venture. Then he journeyed to Princeton and made his home there. The declining popularity of grunge began to expose the weaknesses in WHFSs now mainstream format. Out of those symbols came the most explosive ideas in the age-old strivings of man to fathom the mystery of his universe. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. I don't think it was ever a point of obnoxious. WHFS listeners tune in to hear a variety of good music that will both entertain them and broaden their cultural horizons. The acupuncturist immortalized in the Steely Dan song Doctor Wu happened to live in the area. WebIt is with great sadness that we announce the death of Damian Kane Hansen (Las Vegas, Nevada), born in Hammond, Indiana, who passed away on October 29, 2020, at the age of 46, leaving to mourn family and friends. that a new star of the first magnitude had appeared on their firmament. At Red Pajamas and Oh Boy, Einstein helped build a model for artists-owned labels years before it became an industry commonality. As a pioneering rock n roll DJ, Damian overcame the shadows of death and the ugly leer of discrimination to become an inspiration to radio listeners and musicians around the globe. Like the original WHFS on 102.3, the idea behind W-Rock N Roll was free-form opening the airwaves for all sorts of alternative music, including music that wasnt being aired elsewhere. I was told I would never walk again or live a normal life.. His mother, Nedra LeVine Einstein, was a schoolteacher. Prepared for you is a feast fit for a king. I have never belonged wholeheartedly to country or state, to my circle of friends, or even to my own family. "My passionate interest in social justice and social responsibility," he wrote, "has always stood in curious contrast to a marked lack of desire for direct association with men and women. Damian, your local rock n roll radio father, feeds your ears and mind. Obituary Send Flowers Dan Einstein Dan Einstein was a son, brother, and uncle; a music business groundbreaker; a community builder, baker and husband who In the first he described a method for determining molecular dimensions. Mr. Einstein and his co-producers, Mr. Bunetta and Hank Neuberger, won a Grammy in 1987 for the multi-artist Red Pajamas anthology A Tribute to Steve Goodman, and the label won again in 1988 for Unfinished Business, a posthumously released collection of Mr. Goodmans music, also produced by Mr. Einstein. I see the trouble on the way. View court, arrest, criminal/conviction I was in bad shape, says Damian. She died in Princeton in 1936. of others, and am not tempted to rest my peace of mind upon such shiftless foundations.". No one who does not appreciate the terrific exertions and, above Its gone from Michael Jackson in the 80s to Pearl Jam in the 90s.[15]. Inside Sweet 16th, bakers refuse to accept tips, instead a mug near the register collects change to be donated to local charities; the couple's giving spirit extended to the streets of East Nashville in 2020, when they provided locals with free food after a deadly tornado struck the neighborhood.

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