A Halloween Public Service Announcement from you old buddy Keith…. If you are passing out candy tonight, PLEASE AVOID THESE!!! In over 30 years of radio and doing the "what's the crappiest candy to get on Halloween" poll…..these 6 always made the list! Circus Peanuts. Bit Of Honey. Squirrel Nut Zippers. Mary Jane's. Necco Wafers. … Continue reading Halloween PSA
Phony Radio Commercial
My buddy Tim and I used to write phony radio commercials for each other and we used to play them on our shows. He would voice mine and I would voice his. One of the first ones we ever did was for the Keith (or Tim) Halloween Joke Book. It was basically an excuse to … Continue reading Phony Radio Commercial
Great American Songbook Saturday – All Of Me
Today, we feature one of my favorites from the Great American Songbook - All of Me. Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons wrote the "All of Me" words and music in 1931. One source said, "The melody [...] combines the contradictory possibilities of the song. The downward thrusts of the opening phrases hint at emotional despair … Continue reading Great American Songbook Saturday – All Of Me
The Power of Radio (Halloween Reblog)
88 years ago tonight: On the evening of 30th October 1938, Orson Welles broadcast his famous dramatised production of the H G Wells novel The War of The Worlds on CBS American radio. The play started conventionally enough with Welles reading the first part of the novel more or less verbatim. The play then reverted … Continue reading The Power of Radio (Halloween Reblog)
Devil’s Night Pranks
All my life the night before Halloween was referred to as Devil's Night. In some places it is called Mischief Night. Other places call it Goosey Night, Mat Night, or Cabbage Night. Whatever you called it, it was usually a night that kids/teens would go out and prank people. Usually those pranks were pretty harmless. … Continue reading Devil’s Night Pranks
Happy National Cat Day
Yep. That about sums them up. Here's our Bitsy ...
TV Theme Song Thursday – #44
Recently, I came across a Watch Mojo list of the the Top 30 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. While I agreed with some of them, many I did not. So I decided to make my own list. As hard as I tried, I just couldn't go with the Top 30. There were too many … Continue reading TV Theme Song Thursday – #44
Life’s Little Moments
It was a very busy weekend for me. I had Thursday off work because we had an out of town sleep conference to go to. It was held in Ann Arbor. Originally, Sam and I were both going to go, but her starting her new job fell in a way that she couldn't go. So … Continue reading Life’s Little Moments
Tune Tuesday – Last Date
Born today in 1933, the great Floyd Cramer. According to Wiki, "Cramer became famous for his use of melodic "whole-step" attacks. He was inducted into both the Country Music (and Rock and Roll) Hall of Fame. His signature playing style was a cornerstone of the pop-oriented "Nashville sound" of the 1950s and 1960s. Cramer's "slip-note" … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Last Date
The Monday Blues – She Caught The Katy
I'm feeling bluesy today. Let's go back to 1968 to Taj Mahal's second album for one of my favorites. I first heard She Caught The Katy when I watched the Blues Brothers. Their version opens the film as Jake (John Belushi) gets out of prison. I had no idea that it was a cover. It … Continue reading The Monday Blues – She Caught The Katy
