Channel Surfing by Laura Nachman Bucks County Courier Times August 14, 2003 The three spectacular Bruce Springsteen shows at Lincoln Financial Field last week were a culmination of a thrilling year of "The Boss" for WMGK 102.9-FM disc jockey Ed Sciaky, who began his "Sunday with Springsteen" show last spring.  "Bruce plays his best shows in Philly.  He always seems to have more energy and puts together amazing set lists here," gushed the longtime pal of Springsteen who made it to the stadium's Jumbotron as the band took the stage for the Saturday night show.  As many Springsteen fans know, Sciaky has backed "The Boss" since he started out in the early 70's when Sciaky was a disc jockey for WMMR 93.3-FM. "Greetings from Asbury Park" came out in January 1973 and "The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle" came out in December of that year.  I loved both albums and played them to death."  Sciaky and his wife Judy became Bruce fanatics after seeing him in concert at the old Main Point in Bryn Mawr, PA.  "He would play for 250 people until 4:30 in the morning."  Sciaky has gone on to see Springsteen play over 300 concerts. Though Sciaky and the other WMMR jocks at the time were sold on Bruce, "The Wild, The Innocent, and The E Street Shuffle" only sold 125,000 copies.  However, Columbia executives were shocked to learn that 50,000 of those copies were bought in the Philadelphia area - a direct result of the heavy airplay Springsteen received on the radio.  According to Sciaky, Columbia even discouraged him not to play Springsteen and told him to play Aerosmith.  "I said no way, Bruce is the real deal.  Aerosmith was a third rate Rolling Stones to me." Then in 1975, "Born to Run" was released and the rest is history. The 50,000-plus crowds last week were quite a change from the old days at The Main Point.  Though Sciaky admits he wasn't a fan of stadium shows, after this last round he's had a change of heart.  "Over 150,000 people got to see Bruce, instead of the same 20,000 who would have bought up the tickets if he played six nights at an arena.  Springsteen is the greatest performer I've ever seen." While Sciaky rattled off songs that Bruce played over the weekend, he recalled the old days in the early 70's when Springsteen called him on the listener lines to tell him that Roy Bittan and Max Weinberg were joining the band, when Bruce slept on his couch when he played with David Bowie during the historic Sigma Sound recordings, and one night in 1974, when he hung out at the old Eagle II Diner with Bruce, Billy Joel, and Barry Manilow after a Billy Joel concert at the Academy of Music.  "Manilow said he'd become the biggest star of them all," Sciaky recalled.  Sciaky's "Sunday with Springsteen" airs on WMGK 102.9-FM at 9 p.m. followed by "Little Steven's Underground," hosted by Steven Van Zandt of the E Street Band. LaSalle graduate Ralph Garman, who is on Los Angeles morning drive radio, will be hosting "The Joe Schmo Show" on Spike TV, beginning in September.  This twist on reality shows features a contestant, believing he's on a reality series to win $100,000, isn't aware the whole thing is rigged with actors.  CBS 3 Bucks County Reporter Valerie Levesque will be the guest speaker at the September 23rd meeting of the Doylestown Borough Association, 7 p.m. at the Warrington Motor Lodge.  Dom Giordano, talk show host for WPHT 1210-AM and correspondent for WCAU, has agreed to serve as Chairperson for the "Friends of Karyn Keegan Lockhead Memorial Golf Outing." The fundraiser will be held on Sunday September 28th at the Middletown Country Club in Langhorne, PA, with a 1:00PM shotgun start. The golf event was recently organized as a fundraiser for the family of Karyn Keegan Lockhead. Eighteen months ago, Karyn was diagnosed with cervical, stomach, and liver cancer. She died on June 22nd at the age of 34, leaving a husband, Sean, and two children, Sean Andrew. (age 3) and Alyxandra (age 6). A group of Sean's co-workers have organized the golf event as a way to raise money for Karyn's family and help with the enormous expenses that were incurred with her illness.