Off The Hook With Gage

There is LESS THAN 3 WEEKS LEFT before the Next OFF THE HOOK! * It is, after all, a weekly program. * But, OFF THE HOOK will be on the scene Today monitoring the latest results, and CURRENT POLLING shows The Show That Shows showing a CONTINUED LEAD in districts with the good taste to tune in! * OFF THE HOOK is PRO-CHOICE and would never tell a woman or man what to do with their ears (if it could m...

DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? * Well, you won't believe your ears on Today's OFF THE HOOK! * It doesn't just pull a Musical Rabbit out of its hat, it pulls it out of a beret! * The deftness of its WIZARDRY is no mere slight-of-hand, it is a deep psychological PROBING that makes You the blank canvas in a Rorschach of kaleidoscopic FUNHOUSE mirrors! * You'll better know yourself, but you'll never be the...

DUST OFF YOUR SPURS and put 'em back on their hangin' pegs for the HARDLY BARELY BLUEGRASS edition of OFF THE HOOK, where Banjos are scant and the Prairies are populated by cities! * The Birthday Segment notwithstanding, you're as likely to find a HOEDOWN dance as you are a conscience in Vance! * So, SADDLE UP and feel the WILD FREEDOM of Country-free Programing on today's Not Remotely Bluegrass e...

Autumnally tumbling your way, you'll Fall for the first OFF THE HOOK of the Season and will want to never Leave! -and other Bad Dad Jokes he's already used! * Raking over his moldering past and seeing that decay brings new growth, he Sweeps away the competition, and, to those claiming to be his EQUAL, KNOCKS them into the compost bin! * Off The Hook on KXSF 102.5FM https://kxsf.fm/

The DJs at KXSF share a common ideology -FORWARD, NOT BACK! * There are some stations that deny you access to a CHOICE of programming options, instead controlling your emotions by bathing you in a warm, nostalgic feedback loop! * This has the effect of reducing you to a quivering, obedient blob without Critical Thinking abilities (this is not supposed to sound good, by the way)! * OFF THE HOOK off...

Woe betide the fool who roams the streets today! * The city is lousy with BLACK CATS AND LADDERS! * Best you hew to the Friday tried-and-true of OFF THE HOOK at 1:00 in the safety of your crib or cubicle! * (Cars're probably OK) * To break the chain today could bring UNFORTUNATE CONSEQUENCES! * Passing this warning on to friends will further ensure avoidance of CERTAIN DISASTER! * It's LUCKY for y...

Low Risk Radio for Non-Conformists! * Always wanted to be one, but were afraid you'd be "wrong" somehow? * Just remember, the other guy's the jerk! * But, it couldn't hurt to add some weight to your ODD VIEWPOINTS by becoming more informed! * That's where OFF THE HOOK comes in! * By arming yourself with the ARCANE KNOWLEDGE of the Willfully Obscure, you'll be able to scoff in the faces of the "I-D...

Like Donner's, the music on OFF THE HOOK can sometimes seem curated for a Party of One! * But, don't Pass it up! * Because even though its idiosyncratic programming reflects the UNIQUE TASTE of its host, you too may be someone who is STARVED for something more RARE! * Going off trail is OFF THE HOOK's m.o. but when it occasionally seems lost, it then recalibrates its course with Fare that is easy...

OFF THE HOOK means FREEDOM! * Freedom to do its own thing. * Freedom to range FREE AND WILD, should it want to. * Freedom to not take requests (I didn't say it's a democracy). * Freedom to give Free Tickets! * Freedom to stop and glare at the state of radio elsewhere. * Freedom to pack up tent should it not want to comply with FCC rules! * This freedom costs you not a dime! * It costs OFF THE HOOK...

Get ready for today's BIRTHDAY BONANZA on OFF THE HOOK! * A Tremendous Twenty will be celebrated, so, yes, that means -as much as it chagrins me to type this- We ARE Going Back! * Songs from the DAWN OF TIME that will have you searching out your high school flame! (don't do it) * So much PLEASURE and information will be PACKED in that one segment alone, you'll finish feeling like the happiest, mos...

OFF THE HOOK is your SPECIAL FRIEND who sits beside you in your workplace keeping you from killing yourself! * It is your road buddy as you tool around the mean streets of San Francisco, putting a GLISTENING GLOW on your grimy environs! * OFF THE HOOK is everywhere with you -at the park, in your shop and at OFF THE HOOK listening parties- everywhere you need NICE SOUNDS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL VERY GOO...

OFF THE HOOK tells it like it is! * OFF THE HOOK STANDS UP TO the divisive, lie-slinging RIVAL RADIO programs whose agenda is to control your choices and foist upon you inferior, self-serving musical programming! * OFF THE HOOK does not bow to these BAD TASTE BULLIES of reactionary radio! * It looks to an inclusionary future and is most definitely NOT GOING BACK! * OFF THE HOOK honors its agreemen...

"WEIRD": the word Democrats are now using to disparage their opponents. * But, that's the kind of Weird that really means Evil and Insane, not the benign, CULTURALLY CURIOUS, making-the-world-better-by-encouraging-WILFULLY OBSCURE-artistic-statements-in the-name-of-broadening-minds-and-supporting-freedom-of-thought kind of Weird that OFF THE HOOK listeners identify as! * OFF THE HOOK, the Show Tha...

OFF THE HOOK asks not for ALLEGIANCE to its cause * because it isn't a Cause. * It's a causeway atop a FREE-FLOWING resource: the fresh-water stream from which you may SLAKE YOUR THIRST for the latest sounds! * OFF THE HOOK is a 12-year institution appearing through the auspices of that VENERABLE institution KXSF, itself a STALWART BULWARK against the mundanities of mediocrity! * OFF THE HOOK does...

Bombs bursting in your head after yesterday's SHAMEFUL INDULGENCES? * You need a Balm nursing you instead: the balm that is the OFF THE HOOK Post-Freedom(*) Afterparty! * While you may want to relish what could be your LAST HANGOVER celebrating your accustomed liberties, OFF THE HOOK aims to put you on the Road to Recovery (and positivity) with healingly INSPIRING SOUNDS to keep you the Fight-For-...

The transportive POWER OF MUSIC sees us through days of worry and dread, LIFTING US above a banal evil that would rip the very foundations of our shared reality out from under us and plunge us headlong into an abyss of unquestioning conformity! * Just as OFF THE HOOK fights against the scourge of commercial radio on a weekly basis, so too must we ALL rally to preserve our Rights in the face of Exi...

What's a Radio Program without some SUMMER SONGS on the 2nd day of Summer? * OFF THE HOOK, The Show That Snows on expectations! * While JUNE GLOOM is likely, the musical forecast on OFF THE HOOK is WILDLY UNPREDICTABLE! * Only things certain are:  CRAZY-NEW releases, the Birthday Segment, and of course the weather-proof personality of your host, Gage Kenady! * So, layer up!  We don't know what we'...

Take a trip to Offthehookland. * Park your car.  Lock it. * The WILD ABANDON starts here! * * Check your pulse at the door. * WILDMAN Gage Kenady sees to your needs.  "May I offer you a Free Ticket?" * IT COULDN'T GET ANY CRAZIER!! * * Oh, the MAYHEM  -Registered, on call. * OFF THE HOOK on KXSF 102.5FM    https://kxsf.fm/   Drop-ins welcome.  Dropouts encouraged.

"Tomorrow's another day" * Who in their right mind would say a thing like that? * Well, sorry, Tomorrow doesn't exist! * There is only Today! * and "Seizing The Day" means grasping the slippery eel that is OFF THE HOOK now! * If you think you can twist that squirming serpent into an infinite figure-eight, you'll find yourself empty-handed! * "Tomorrow": a word that means "nothing", and nothing wou...

A GREAT DAY FOR DEMOCRACY! * Business as usual for OFF THE HOOK! *  OFF THE HOOK HAS NEVER  1) attempted to falsify records -all LPs played on OFF THE HOOK are genuine and the property of OFF THE HOOK! *  2) attempted to defraud listeners -all programming and comments heard are those of its host alone! *  3) attempted to make false entries into Spinitron -all above-board accounting, y'all! * 4) at...

(Way) back in the day, DJs were Rock Stars, too -or at least your best friend that you could rely on to hip you to the LATEST GROOVY SOUNDS, helping you through your sodden, dreary day. * OFF THE HOOK's Gage Kenady brings back this SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP, free of the distractions of Ugly Politics, Social Media FOMO, and Taylor Swift! * When he gets it right (every show), he gets it RIGHT ON! * OFF T...

Nervous listeners crochet themselves to the wall with OFF THE HOOK's angsty rhythms! * The more sedate find their bottomless Barcalounger with OFF THE HOOK's lilting trills! * All come together for the Birthday Segment * and diehard junkies who make it to the end will be treated today to the Return of OFF THE HOOK's Legendary Record Race, where twin 45s hurtle towards the finish groove to see who...

A very special Mother's Day performance by Taos, New Mexico band ART OF FLYING! * Artistic, poetic, with a unique sensibility and aura all their own. * Kenady grills them for gritty particulars and artistic insights!

PITY & REVULSION are two emotions never expressed by my AI friends about me. * So, how do I explain the fact that they have ghosted me en masse? * I'm glad I never told them about OFF THE HOOK! * Not only would my heart break at their unspoken rejection, but I think we'd all have to agree that there is much more work to be done in programming their ARTISTIC SENSITIVITY! * They don't know how t...

GOOD SONG AFTER GOOD SONG -the secret formula behind OFF THE HOOK's "success"! * It's hardly rocket science, but does take a REFINED mind with SOPHISTICATED methods to pull off such SUPERIOR programming every week! * Each week I consult the tea leaves, throw dice, polish my amulets to summon some CHARMMAGICAL POWER, and INVISIBLE AGENTS do the rest! * Voila! -a big pile of whimsical rubble in your...