BIO
The Go-Go Radio Magic Show began as a beacon in the night for Prince Palu upon moving to Montreal in 2004. An attempt to create a sort of clubhouse where all were welcome, as long as they adhered to the one simple rule, don't be an asshole. After two and a half years of sending out his signal as the Friday night overnight DJ (midnight to 5:00am) at Concordia University's CJLO, Ian Macpherson answered the call.
With a musical ally on board the next step was to move to a more reasonable hour, but not before creating some legendary nights secretly tucked away in the beautiful Notre-Dame-de-Grace section of Montreal.
There was the time that the CJLO Christmas party was taking place across the quad from the station and after dropping by for a few pre-show drinks, Palu and Ian invited the entire party back to do the show. With a motley crew of rotating DJ playing music from any genre they chose it made for quite the spectacular event. By 5:00 am there were people strown all about the station, as our two heroes rode off into the sunrise. Sadly the recording of this show has been lost and it will go down as one of those parties that you just had to be at.
Oh, and who could forget the night of the squirrel incident? On a warm early September evening, Palu and Ian arrived at the front doors of the AD building on the Loyola Campus, as they had many a Friday night before, just before midnight. Usually at this hour there was only the friendly night watchman to greet them, but on this particular night there was a middle-aged man and his two twin boys standing at the top of the stairs just inside the building. The boys looked about late teens and probably new students as the school year had just begun. Not usually one to stick his nose in other peoples busy, Palu didn't pay much attention to these three strangers. Nor did he notice that they were not engaged with the security at all and where in fact standing perpendicular to the security booth, entranced by something or someone. Well that is all well and good but Palu and Ian had a radio show to get to, so Palu hooked around the men and asked for the station key. What he would soon find out was that the three men had been looking a frightened squirrel that had gotten into the building and didn't appear to know how to get out, it also happened to be right where he was standing. As Palu waited for the key, the squirrel decided that his dark brown corduroy pants were close enough to a tree and made a run for it. Spiraling up the legs and landing on Palu's crotch, the squirrel realized his mistake, made eye contact with Palu and launched itself at his face. With the reflexes of a ninja, Palu swung his bag around and knocked the rodent in midair, sending it flying threw the security booth window, to the horror of the poor security guard. As the guard ran out screaming, he luckily had the key in his hand, which Palu relieved him of, and our two heroes made off for the station.
In 2007 The Go-Go Radio Magic Show began its current run in the Friday 6:00 to 8:00 pm time slot. They have both become fathers while simultaneously raging against the dying of the light. Two middle-aged men with appetites for destruction and a penchant for afternoon naps.