ANdrew 8-8000

[SteveOrdinetz]

On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 11:27 PM, Lou <lspin@comcast.net> wrote:
> In the early 80s, we had Mark Parenteau on WBCN apologizing with great
> humility for having to use a 931-number for a contest.  We all know that the
> real, ultra-cool phone number for WBCN was 536-8000.  I don't think the
> 931-number lasted for very long at WBCN.
>
>

I don't get it.  Why was a 931 # so uncool compared to the other one?
I mean it wasn't like 'BCN was the counterculture station anymore (or
did Parenteau somehow think it still was?).