It Might As Well Be Spring : Q&A with Jim Morgan
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.
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.
Coffee enthusiast Jim Mogan hosts Delirium Fridays 9 – 12 pm.
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