Rick Wakeman & Alan white
WMJK 102.9 - John DeBella
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

The correct date of the interview may be 08 August 2002 (YesDay 2002)

shn files shared by dave ;] in a folder named 'Yes - Rick Wakeman - 2002, 08-05 - Waffles With Wakeman

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01 Rick talking with John DeBella 1
02 Rick talking with John DeBella 2
03 Rick talking with John DeBella 3
04 Rick talking with John DeBella 4
05 Alan & Rick talking with John DeBella
06 Rick plays live 1
07 Rick plays live 2
08 Alan and Rick discuss Ed Sciaky with John DeBella

from http://www.yesfans.com/showthread.php?51609-Yes-Day-in-Philadelphia:

Philadelphia Declares August 8 Yes Day
The city of Philadelphia recently recognized one of its favorite rock bands when it issued a proclamation declaring August 8 as Yes Day.
The observance was announced at a ceremony on August 7 at Philadelphia City Hall. The ceremony in Conversational Hall drew 150 people, mostly fans, including some who arrived more than five hours before the event's scheduled 1 p.m. start. Some fans displayed banners, posters, and signs.
In announcing Yes Day, Mayor John Street cited "the great contribution that Yes has made to our city" and specifically mentioned Yes's record of having more sold-out concerts in Philadelphia than any other band. Three members of Yes, Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, and Rick Wakeman, were on hand to accept the proclamation on behalf of the band.
The short ceremony opened with a speech by Philadelphia talk radio personality Michael Smerconish. His prepared remarks seemed designed to use as many Yes song and album titles as he could fit in.
Smerconish introduced city council member Rick Mariano, who told a story of going to a Yes concert in Philadelphia in the late 1970s. After Mayor Street presented the proclamation, Jon Anderson spoke briefly to accept the honor. News crews recorded the event for television and radio.
On Yes Day itself, Yes played a concert in nearby Camden. During the concert, singer Jon Anderson recounted the Yes Day ceremony of the day before and remarked, "It's always a great feeling to come back to Philadelphia and play for you guys." The show, part of a summer tour, drew over 10,000 fans to the Tweeter Center at the Waterfront.
Yes formed in 1969 and has been recording and touring almost continuously ever since. Over the years, Philadelphia has been one of its most successful tour stops.

Mayor John Street of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has declared Thursday (8/8/2002) as "YES" Day" in the city. The Yes band members were on hand when the proclamation was read at City Hall on Wednesday (August 7), and each received a miniature replica of the Liberty Bell. Yes is being honored for having sold out more shows than any other act in Philadelphia history, and bassist Chris Squire told that there's one particular show that stands out in his mind. "I suppose the most memorable show we did there was in '76, when they had the 200-year Independence Day celebration, and we, we played on that day in the JFK Stadium, which has since been pulled down, actually, but I believe it was the largest-ever actually enclosed gig that there ever was. We had a little help from Peter Frampton, who was doing very well at the time, to fill it out. But yeah, There was 130,000 people there."