Emperor.....I attempted a comment on the Jeep picture and Richard Wiethan, and would not be surprised if it did not work. Now that I have a little more time to comment, I will. You may use any portion of this if you please.
I am not sure who the two ladies are in the picture, but you have all the others correct. My one guess on one of the ladies would be Bob Mullins wife. I cannot remember her name (only a horrible nickname that Bob used to call her.."Gourd"). I can possibly give you some incite on one thing about the picture though. Since both Bob Mullins and Richard Wiethan are in the picture, this tells me that this was the short period of time that Richard was working in the news department. Richard was working news at WMPS in Memphis when he moved back to KAAY to do news. His hope was to find an opening as a jock. The opening came quickly when Bob Mullins left and he took the Buddy Karr name and shift. He was the last Buddy Karr on KAAY. They retired the name after his death. August 7....1967
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Thanks so much for the explaination of Bob Mullins and the name on the air. Ever since I found this photo, it has bothered me that 2 Buddy Karrs were in that picture. Your explaination is right on. I had the part right about Bob Mullins working at KAAY twice but as I think about it, it was much later when he returned and used his own name. This picure was made while we were still in the Channel 11 building. Bob returned using his real name, when we were in the 7th street studios.
Thinking more about the two unidentified ladies, could one have been the bookeeper that stole a lot of money from the station?
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Beaker Street Answer
John Shultz has left a new comment on your post "More Beaker St. Question":
The music I have heard in the intros of the early seventies airchecks is from Jimi Hendrix's tune "If 6 Was 9" from his "Axis: Bold as Love" album from 1967. It was also used in the soundtrack for "Easy Rider". The intro excerpted from the middle of the piece, where Hendrix was using feedback from his amp to create a psuedo-melodic electronic warbling that is unmistakably psychedelic. A perfect choice
The music I have heard in the intros of the early seventies airchecks is from Jimi Hendrix's tune "If 6 Was 9" from his "Axis: Bold as Love" album from 1967. It was also used in the soundtrack for "Easy Rider". The intro excerpted from the middle of the piece, where Hendrix was using feedback from his amp to create a psuedo-melodic electronic warbling that is unmistakably psychedelic. A perfect choice
Comment
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Attempt to name names":
More pictures, please! This is cool!
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I think I have shared most of the pictures I have and need to call on all past KAAY employees to share what pictures you might have. If you have no way to scan them, just contact me by email ajlinds@yahoo.com and I will give you my address to send them to me. I will scan them and return them to you.
More pictures, please! This is cool!
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I think I have shared most of the pictures I have and need to call on all past KAAY employees to share what pictures you might have. If you have no way to scan them, just contact me by email ajlinds@yahoo.com and I will give you my address to send them to me. I will scan them and return them to you.
Answer
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Answer to post below":
Sorry, Bud. I'm afraid that I can't help you there, but I'll try to find out from Clyde Clifford. I'm finishing up a Ph.D. dissertation on Beaker Street, and I need to speak with him anyway. Stay tuned!
Richard Robinson
Sorry, Bud. I'm afraid that I can't help you there, but I'll try to find out from Clyde Clifford. I'm finishing up a Ph.D. dissertation on Beaker Street, and I need to speak with him anyway. Stay tuned!
Richard Robinson
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "More Beaker St. Question":
I believe this is the link to what I'm looking for:
http://kaay1090.blogspot.com/2008/01/another-beaker-street-aircheck.html
And A. J., you mentioned Tom L. Perryman in another area:
If this doesn't suffice, I can e-mail someone the attachment. I can be reached at:
melvin.stacey@cummins.com
Thanks! Bud, Mobile, AL
I believe this is the link to what I'm looking for:
http://kaay1090.blogspot.com/2008/01/another-beaker-street-aircheck.html
And A. J., you mentioned Tom L. Perryman in another area:
http://kaay1090.blogspot.com/2008/01/who-was-voice.html
If this doesn't suffice, I can e-mail someone the attachment. I can be reached at:
melvin.stacey@cummins.com
Thanks! Bud, Mobile, AL
We listened to other stations
At KAAY I spent a lot of time listening to other stations. Sometimes to find jocks to hire, often to see what I could steal that was good. I always thought the reverb on the stations in Memphis was the best. Ours at KAAY was good, but Memphis always sounded better to me. I never met an engineer who had an ear for reverb and could do what they were doing in Memphis. Most engineers I encountered didn't want to use reverb.
One of the stations I would try to get airchecks on was WABC in New York.
Here is a link to some WABC airchecks:
http://www.musicradio77.com/airchecks.html
One of the stations I would try to get airchecks on was WABC in New York.
Here is a link to some WABC airchecks:
http://www.musicradio77.com/airchecks.html
Monday, October 27, 2008
Attempt to name names
From the Top
Left to Right
Barbara Lewis (played Daphnie in The Emperor bit and on the basketball team)
Emperor Holiday (a/k/a A.J. Lindsey)
Len Carl (Voth General Manager and wearing Comandoes basketball uniform)
Jerry Sims (a/k/a Sonny Martin)
Burtha Sims
Howard Watson (a/k/a Ken Knight)
B. Bruce Jenkins (newsman)
2 unidentified ladies Help! Someone identify please
Bottom Row Left ot right
Bob Mullins (a/k/a was a Buddy Karr but left and came back and at this time I think he was using his real name
Richard Weithan (a/k/a Buddy Karr
Sammy Peters (I forgot what name he used)
Comment on Photo
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "More work on the KAAY Picture":
You look so YOUNG!!! (Heh)
Who are the ladies? Can you publish everyone's names? /DM/
You look so YOUNG!!! (Heh)
Who are the ladies? Can you publish everyone's names? /DM/
More work on the KAAY Picture
(see the message below to Jim Wiethan)
I went back to the original source which was a 4 X5 color transparancy. We apparently used a professional photographer for some shots there were going to be used for another oldies album. That project never materialized. I am so glad we have the photos.
I have no equipment to handle such a large transparency so I just placed it in the scanner and did a lot of cropping and work with the color. Hope this is useful . On the bottom row, Richard is second from the left.
More Beaker St. Question
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Answer to post below":
Well, thanks to Richard Robinson, but I already knew about the background music when the mic was "open", to mask the transmitter noise, DURING the show. I was REALLY asking about the OPENING music, at the beginning of Beaker Street, when the show began after the news. It was heavy guitar music, with the intro over, then it faded into the first selection. The date mentioned was a good example to listen to and I believe is in the music files here. Thanks, Bud, Mobile, AL
Well, thanks to Richard Robinson, but I already knew about the background music when the mic was "open", to mask the transmitter noise, DURING the show. I was REALLY asking about the OPENING music, at the beginning of Beaker Street, when the show began after the news. It was heavy guitar music, with the intro over, then it faded into the first selection. The date mentioned was a good example to listen to and I believe is in the music files here. Thanks, Bud, Mobile, AL
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Personal Message to Jim Wiethan
I have tried to email you from two different accounts and your email service rejects the messages as spam. Please add my yahoo email (ajlinds@yahoo.com) to your address book and send me another message.
For all of you reading this blog Jim is Richard Wiethan's brother who was a Buddy Karr at KAAY. He was killed in a jeep accident during a National Guard exercise.
To read more on Richard Weithan place his name in the window above and click on search THIS blog.
Here is the picture Jim had emailed me about:
http://kaay1090.blogspot.com/2006/08/i-need-your-help_19.html
For all of you reading this blog Jim is Richard Wiethan's brother who was a Buddy Karr at KAAY. He was killed in a jeep accident during a National Guard exercise.
To read more on Richard Weithan place his name in the window above and click on search THIS blog.
Here is the picture Jim had emailed me about:
http://kaay1090.blogspot.com/2006/08/i-need-your-help_19.html
Friday, October 24, 2008
Fireproof totals to date
FIREPROOF
Domestic Total as of Oct. 22, 2008: $21,237,931
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Release Date: September 26, 2008
Genre: Drama Running Time: 2 hrs. 2 min.
MPAA Rating: PG Production Budget: $500,000
Domestic Total as of Oct. 22, 2008: $21,237,931
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Release Date: September 26, 2008
Genre: Drama Running Time: 2 hrs. 2 min.
MPAA Rating: PG Production Budget: $500,000
Answer to post below
The original music (along with the sound effects) was from the dream sequence of the motion picture "Charade," by Henry Mancini. Later, the background music was changed to a selection by a group named "Head." The name of the song was "Cannabis Sativa." I'm not sure when the music was changed, but this is from an interview with Clyde Clifford, the original and still host of Beaker Street." The Head song was on the Buddhah record label, and it was distributed in 1970, so my guess would be around 1968-70, but that's only a guess. Hope this helps. Richard Robinson
8 tracks & More
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "More Turntables and Vinyl":
One of the hottest receivers I had was an underdash unit with an 8-track player from J.C. Penny! It was Quadraphonic on 8-track, standard stereo on FM. All I had to do was unplug the antenna lead from the AM radio, plug it into the FM/8-track unit, then plug a jumper from the unit to the AM radio. In there somewhere was the in-line bullet amplifier I'd mentioned in other posts (wish I would have kept it!)
I had four heavy-duty 5" speakers in each corner of the car and faded them properly, to hear them at the driver's position. Man, with Led Zepplin's "Whole Lotta Love" playing, the audio flew all over the inside of that ol' '66 Dodge!
Unfortunately, someone bashed in the passenger-side window when I was at work one night, kicked the unit out trying to get it (they didn't get much, as pieces of it were all over the floor) and stole about 300 8-track tapes. I never was able to get much of my favorite music back and the FM-8-track was obsoleted by J.C. Penny, so I didn't get back to what I had before. Needless to say, I had fun with that system, as well as the AM-and bullet-amp combo listening to KAAY!
One of the hottest receivers I had was an underdash unit with an 8-track player from J.C. Penny! It was Quadraphonic on 8-track, standard stereo on FM. All I had to do was unplug the antenna lead from the AM radio, plug it into the FM/8-track unit, then plug a jumper from the unit to the AM radio. In there somewhere was the in-line bullet amplifier I'd mentioned in other posts (wish I would have kept it!)
I had four heavy-duty 5" speakers in each corner of the car and faded them properly, to hear them at the driver's position. Man, with Led Zepplin's "Whole Lotta Love" playing, the audio flew all over the inside of that ol' '66 Dodge!
Unfortunately, someone bashed in the passenger-side window when I was at work one night, kicked the unit out trying to get it (they didn't get much, as pieces of it were all over the floor) and stole about 300 8-track tapes. I never was able to get much of my favorite music back and the FM-8-track was obsoleted by J.C. Penny, so I didn't get back to what I had before. Needless to say, I had fun with that system, as well as the AM-and bullet-amp combo listening to KAAY!
Anyone have an answer? Leave a comment!
I'd like to ask a question: what was the opening music to Beaker Street? June 1-2, 1972, et. al., is an example. An inquiring mind would like to know! Bud, Mobile, AL
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Comment on More Clyde Clifford aircheck
I worked the Mississippi River Festival @ SIU-E from 1969-71. general admission was $2.00 and if you wanted to sit under the tent it was a whoppin $5.00. Clyde Clifford, the Mighty 1090, the haunting dadnt dadnt, Hendrix If6 Was9, Dr. John They Call Me the Night Tripper, what music, what memories. Thank-you.
More Turntables and Vinyl
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "More USB Turntables":
A. J., just a couple of days ago, I was in our local Big Lot's store here in Saraland, AL...they had two art deco reproduction radio/turntable units (made in China, of course) for $45. They would play at 3 speeds. I'm temped, but I'd better watch them and hint-hint towards Christmas....!!! Bud, Mobile, AL
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It's amazing to me the rebirth of vinyl and turntables. Funny, there has never been a revival of 8-track.
Be sure and vote on the poll to the right>
A. J., just a couple of days ago, I was in our local Big Lot's store here in Saraland, AL...they had two art deco reproduction radio/turntable units (made in China, of course) for $45. They would play at 3 speeds. I'm temped, but I'd better watch them and hint-hint towards Christmas....!!! Bud, Mobile, AL
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It's amazing to me the rebirth of vinyl and turntables. Funny, there has never been a revival of 8-track.
Be sure and vote on the poll to the right>
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Another Razorback Comment
GVH has left a new comment on your post "Razorbacks":
NW ARKANSAS HAS ITS OWN GEOGRAPHICAL , POLITICAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC IDENTITY WHICH IS PERFECTLY FINE. I AM A NATIVE ARKANSAN (LITTLE ROCK) AND SEE NO PROBLEM IN THAT REGARD. I NOW LIVE OUTSIDE OF ARKANSAS BUT FOLLOW THE HOGS CLOSELY AND VISIT THE STATE FREQUENTLY. ARKANSAS WAS, IS, AND ALWAYS WILL BE 'RAZORBACK COUNTRY' FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE OZARKS. I AM ALWAYS IMPRESSED BY THE PASSIONATE INTEREST AND THEIR DEVOTED FANS STATEWIDE (THIS IS NOT THE CASE WITH MOST OTHER STATES OR SCHOOLS). THE FANS (AS EVERYWHERE) ARE MORE CRITICAL THAN 1960S 1970S DURING THE KAAY/COACH BROYLES ERA, AND ARE CONSTANTLY CRITIQUED BY THE SATURATED MEDIA (ESPN, BLOGS, ETC.) COVERAGE. I RECALL THE DAYS OF EVERYONE WEARING RED, AND GETTING THOSE 'BEAT TEXAS' OR 'BEAT SMU' BUTTONS FROM KAAY OR A LOCAL BANK. YOU LISTENED TO GAMES ON RADIO AS THEY WERE RARELY ON TV. EVERYONE WAS LISTENING TO FOOTBALL AND THE HOGS. FANS HAD LITTLE IF ANY INTEREST IN OTHER SCHOOLS NATIONALLY (NOTRE DAME MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME EXCEPTION) AND ARKANSAS STATE AND AIC FOOTBALL WERE 'SMALL COLLEGE TEAMS'. BUT OF COURSE ARKANSAS WAS AN ELITE SWC TEAM THEN(USUALLY 2ND TO TEXAS) AND IS NOW A RESPECTABLE BUT MEDIOCRE SEC TEAM SINCE MOVING TO THAT CONFERENCE. LOSING IS NOT SO FUN, BUT I THINK COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE UA ATHLETIC PROGRAMS ARE MOSTLY A REFLECTION OF OUR INTOLERANT, IMPATIENT, CRITICAL SOCIETY OF THE YEAR 2008. YES, I DO MISS THE OLD DAYS OF LISTENING TO RAZORBACKS ON KAAY (BUD CAMPBELL) - MAYBE I MISS THE OLD DAYS MORE THAN THE FOOTBALL GAMES.
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Thanks for the thoughtful and right on comment. I hadn't thought of Bud Campbell in years. Maybe you have touched on the reason there seemed to be more support in the "good old days". With the games only on radio, escept for an occasional bowl game, radio did more promotion than they do today, because the were the center of attention and you had multiple stations in a market carrying the same game. Therefore the stations tried to out promote each other.
NW ARKANSAS HAS ITS OWN GEOGRAPHICAL , POLITICAL, CULTURAL, AND ECONOMIC IDENTITY WHICH IS PERFECTLY FINE. I AM A NATIVE ARKANSAN (LITTLE ROCK) AND SEE NO PROBLEM IN THAT REGARD. I NOW LIVE OUTSIDE OF ARKANSAS BUT FOLLOW THE HOGS CLOSELY AND VISIT THE STATE FREQUENTLY. ARKANSAS WAS, IS, AND ALWAYS WILL BE 'RAZORBACK COUNTRY' FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE OZARKS. I AM ALWAYS IMPRESSED BY THE PASSIONATE INTEREST AND THEIR DEVOTED FANS STATEWIDE (THIS IS NOT THE CASE WITH MOST OTHER STATES OR SCHOOLS). THE FANS (AS EVERYWHERE) ARE MORE CRITICAL THAN 1960S 1970S DURING THE KAAY/COACH BROYLES ERA, AND ARE CONSTANTLY CRITIQUED BY THE SATURATED MEDIA (ESPN, BLOGS, ETC.) COVERAGE. I RECALL THE DAYS OF EVERYONE WEARING RED, AND GETTING THOSE 'BEAT TEXAS' OR 'BEAT SMU' BUTTONS FROM KAAY OR A LOCAL BANK. YOU LISTENED TO GAMES ON RADIO AS THEY WERE RARELY ON TV. EVERYONE WAS LISTENING TO FOOTBALL AND THE HOGS. FANS HAD LITTLE IF ANY INTEREST IN OTHER SCHOOLS NATIONALLY (NOTRE DAME MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME EXCEPTION) AND ARKANSAS STATE AND AIC FOOTBALL WERE 'SMALL COLLEGE TEAMS'. BUT OF COURSE ARKANSAS WAS AN ELITE SWC TEAM THEN(USUALLY 2ND TO TEXAS) AND IS NOW A RESPECTABLE BUT MEDIOCRE SEC TEAM SINCE MOVING TO THAT CONFERENCE. LOSING IS NOT SO FUN, BUT I THINK COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE UA ATHLETIC PROGRAMS ARE MOSTLY A REFLECTION OF OUR INTOLERANT, IMPATIENT, CRITICAL SOCIETY OF THE YEAR 2008. YES, I DO MISS THE OLD DAYS OF LISTENING TO RAZORBACKS ON KAAY (BUD CAMPBELL) - MAYBE I MISS THE OLD DAYS MORE THAN THE FOOTBALL GAMES.
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Thanks for the thoughtful and right on comment. I hadn't thought of Bud Campbell in years. Maybe you have touched on the reason there seemed to be more support in the "good old days". With the games only on radio, escept for an occasional bowl game, radio did more promotion than they do today, because the were the center of attention and you had multiple stations in a market carrying the same game. Therefore the stations tried to out promote each other.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Please Please Please..........
I have never been successful with polls on this blog. Only about 1% of the readers vote. Remember your vote is anonamious but you can only vote once. Just put a dot in front of the sentence that best describes you. It's over in the far right margin and it only takes a second. Humor me. Vote!
NW AR Comment
Speaking as someone who has lived in Southeast, Central, and (now) Northwest Arkansas, A.J. is right. Northwest Arkansas has always been a 'stand alone' area of the state. I've been here 10 years now and for a long time I thought the division was as a result of people here in NWA. But, now, I think it's as a result of jealousy and comes from the rest of the state. Most people that I know in NWA don't have a grudge to bear against Central Arkansas or any other part of the state.
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Amen...
I was born in Central, lived in Central then Southeast and now North West Arkansas.
It appears to me the bias is all one way. Central AR thinks they are all of Arkansas.
I think that feeling transfers to the state house.
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Amen...
I was born in Central, lived in Central then Southeast and now North West Arkansas.
It appears to me the bias is all one way. Central AR thinks they are all of Arkansas.
I think that feeling transfers to the state house.
Razorback Comment
vdog has left a new comment on your post "Razorbacks":
What has happened over the past several years is the NW part of the state has separated themselves from the rest of the state. This created the division between the fan base.
Currently there are two statewide call in shows, message boards, and blogs.
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Really NW Arkansas has always been seperated. The governor rarely comes to NW Arkansas. The TV market is seperated. Given a choice of Little Rock or Tulsa (about the same distance) most folks in N.W. AR will go to Tulsa.
What has happened over the past several years is the NW part of the state has separated themselves from the rest of the state. This created the division between the fan base.
Currently there are two statewide call in shows, message boards, and blogs.
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Really NW Arkansas has always been seperated. The governor rarely comes to NW Arkansas. The TV market is seperated. Given a choice of Little Rock or Tulsa (about the same distance) most folks in N.W. AR will go to Tulsa.
Razorbacks
At least it was good television. And the score was good through 3/4 of the game Arkansas fans are very frustrated. No longer is the entire state one big pep rally. The radio stations are just semi involved. It's been a long time since there was a Razorback record, er CD produced.
In 1975 Tommy Riggs a/k/a Rock Robbins had left KAAY for Pine Bluff. He was Program Director and later Manager of KCLA. Pat Walsh needed a Razorback Record for the Cotton Bowl so he called Tommy to come up with a song. At the time "Convoy" by C.W. McCall had been a big hit and served as the inspiration for this song. Tommy picked a new name for himself, "T. Tommy & The Gray Ghost Crew". Greg Fadick a/k/a Hot Scott Fisher of KLAZ fame did the engineering. Recorded off the air, and for educational purposes, here is "Cotton Bowl Ambush"http://www.freewebs.com/ajlinds/Cotten%20Bowl%20Ambush.wma
Sunday, October 19, 2008
More xm-Sirius
vdog has left a new comment on your post "We are about to see the colapse of XM-Sirius":
I agree, the biggest reason I subscribe to XM is to listen to the American Top 40 countdowns.
The 70's countdowns are on 11AM-2PM
central on Saturdays on XM 7. Replayed Wednesdays at 9PM-midnight.
The 80's countdowns are Sundays at the same time on XM 8. With replay on Thursdays from 9PM-midnight.
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I think XM misjudged who there audience was and I am sure Sirius will make that same mistake. Some time ago, I saw some age demographics on XM and it was skewing definitely to the +40 crowd. At the same time their advertising was to hip hop types.
If that is who is buying radios, then I would go for that market. Kids have already turned to an Ipod culture.
I agree, the biggest reason I subscribe to XM is to listen to the American Top 40 countdowns.
The 70's countdowns are on 11AM-2PM
central on Saturdays on XM 7. Replayed Wednesdays at 9PM-midnight.
The 80's countdowns are Sundays at the same time on XM 8. With replay on Thursdays from 9PM-midnight.
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I think XM misjudged who there audience was and I am sure Sirius will make that same mistake. Some time ago, I saw some age demographics on XM and it was skewing definitely to the +40 crowd. At the same time their advertising was to hip hop types.
If that is who is buying radios, then I would go for that market. Kids have already turned to an Ipod culture.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
We are about to see the colapse of XM-Sirius
I agree with Dave M.; the SiriusXM execs need to rethink before the company tanks for paying someone for not delivering in an extremely small audience.
This is yet another fine example of "big business" fiddling with money they don't have. Will they go down the tubes, then get a bailout to keep the satellites from falling from the sky, then go on a $440k weekend retreat, too?
Message to SiriusXM: fire Stern and stay with substantial programming!
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I haven't watched the XM decades channels website that closely but I believe some of the firings mentioned below have taken place in the decades channels. If they mess with it to much they can count me out. That is mostly what I listen to on XM.
A.J.
This is yet another fine example of "big business" fiddling with money they don't have. Will they go down the tubes, then get a bailout to keep the satellites from falling from the sky, then go on a $440k weekend retreat, too?
Message to SiriusXM: fire Stern and stay with substantial programming!
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I haven't watched the XM decades channels website that closely but I believe some of the firings mentioned below have taken place in the decades channels. If they mess with it to much they can count me out. That is mostly what I listen to on XM.
A.J.
Friday, October 17, 2008
More on Long Live Vinyl
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Long Live Vinyl":
Here's some info on the new USB turntables:
http://www.everythingusb.com/ion_ittusb_turntable.html
$79.99 at Sam Ash!:
http://www.samash.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_TTUSB%20Turntable%20B%20Stock_-1_10052_10002_-49957755?cm_mmc=Google-_-Brand+Names_Ion-_-ion+usb+turntable-_-Broad+Ad_1975343231%7C-%7C100000000000000032344&cm_guid=1-_-100000000000000032344-_-1975343231&gclid=CLmgluerrpYCFQsQagodVxWrKA
Here's some info on the new USB turntables:
http://www.everythingusb.com/ion_ittusb_turntable.html
$79.99 at Sam Ash!:
http://www.samash.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_TTUSB%20Turntable%20B%20Stock_-1_10052_10002_-49957755?cm_mmc=Google-_-Brand+Names_Ion-_-ion+usb+turntable-_-Broad+Ad_1975343231%7C-%7C100000000000000032344&cm_guid=1-_-100000000000000032344-_-1975343231&gclid=CLmgluerrpYCFQsQagodVxWrKA
XM-Sirius
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Howard Stern Comment from Dave M.":
I agree with Dave M.; the Sirius-XM execs need to rethink before the company tanks for paying someone for not delivering in an extremely small audience.
This is yet another fine example of "big business" fiddling with money they don't have. Will they go down the tubes, then get a bailout to keep the satellites from falling from the sky, then go on a $440k weekend retreat, too?
Message to SiriusXM: fire Stern and stay with substantial programming!
I agree with Dave M.; the Sirius-XM execs need to rethink before the company tanks for paying someone for not delivering in an extremely small audience.
This is yet another fine example of "big business" fiddling with money they don't have. Will they go down the tubes, then get a bailout to keep the satellites from falling from the sky, then go on a $440k weekend retreat, too?
Message to SiriusXM: fire Stern and stay with substantial programming!
Howard, Stern and the others
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Sirius XM Radio Lays Off 50 Including DJs":
Want to know how SiriusXM can save money? Fire Stern, Oprah and Martha Stewart...I'm sure, along with Stern's $500M deal, the other two are sucking up considerable cash that could possibly help keep the satellite radio provider better afloat.
These bloated, overstated celebs already have a following..why should they drag down this troubled service? Bud, Mobile, AL
Want to know how SiriusXM can save money? Fire Stern, Oprah and Martha Stewart...I'm sure, along with Stern's $500M deal, the other two are sucking up considerable cash that could possibly help keep the satellite radio provider better afloat.
These bloated, overstated celebs already have a following..why should they drag down this troubled service? Bud, Mobile, AL
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Howard Stern Comment from Dave M.
AJ, I never understood what Sirius execs could have possibly been thinking (smoking, drinking???) to offer Howard Stern $500MM. I know enough about business to know that if you pay someone $500MM, that person would have to generate a LOT of revenue just to pay their basic expenses. Looks like Howard has not delivered his listeners.
Stern had a small but loyal audience because he was always pushing the FCC’s buttons and dancing ever so closely to the FCC’s perception of obscenity. That was the little secret between Stern and his listeners. He knew that they knew that he was so close to the edge, and audiences wanted to see if he would step over it. It was like every time Howard went on the air, he was winking at his audience and telling them subliminally, “Let’s see how far we can go today without getting caught.”
Now that Stern’s on satellite, that danger has been removed. So there’s no more cheap thrill. Besides, you have to pay to listen to satellite radio, and who wants to pay for something you can hear for free at a construction site?
Wonder what the cancellation clause in his contract looks like?
In a broader sense, it strikes me that Sirius execs may have been enamored with the “big city naughty boy” culture and completely overlooked the overwhelmingly larger population of listeners who have a visceral distaste for Stern’s style of radio. Yes, there is an audience for shock jocks. But there is a much larger audience for more mainstream radio.
Stern, Bah! He’s now on XM, but I won’t be listening.
Stern had a small but loyal audience because he was always pushing the FCC’s buttons and dancing ever so closely to the FCC’s perception of obscenity. That was the little secret between Stern and his listeners. He knew that they knew that he was so close to the edge, and audiences wanted to see if he would step over it. It was like every time Howard went on the air, he was winking at his audience and telling them subliminally, “Let’s see how far we can go today without getting caught.”
Now that Stern’s on satellite, that danger has been removed. So there’s no more cheap thrill. Besides, you have to pay to listen to satellite radio, and who wants to pay for something you can hear for free at a construction site?
Wonder what the cancellation clause in his contract looks like?
In a broader sense, it strikes me that Sirius execs may have been enamored with the “big city naughty boy” culture and completely overlooked the overwhelmingly larger population of listeners who have a visceral distaste for Stern’s style of radio. Yes, there is an audience for shock jocks. But there is a much larger audience for more mainstream radio.
Stern, Bah! He’s now on XM, but I won’t be listening.
Long Live Vinyl
Old-school audiophiles are turning up the volume on LP sales. LPs and extended-play vinyl records enjoyed a 36.6 percent sales increase in 2007 according to the RIAA. Some of the most popular vinyl has been in the classic rock, jazz. blues and classical genres, according to Bob Bantz, president of Elusive Disc Inc, an Anderson In., seller of records and turntables that have enjoyed a rise in sales.
Ebay remains a great source of vinyl and turntables in both new and vintage forms.
Ebay remains a great source of vinyl and turntables in both new and vintage forms.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
From the Man Who Brought Katie Couric to CBS
(small excerpt from an article on XM-Sirius)
Sirius XM is in a tight spot. The merger was long and costly, both companies have shelled out extraordinary amounts of money to secure personalities like Howard Stern (who cost $500 million alone), and the credit crunch has dealt a blow to the most lucrative base of new satellite radio subscribers--car buyers. Sirius XM also has to refinance about $1 billion in debt, something else that won't be easy considering the volatile market.
Karmazin, a veteran of Viacom and CBS (which publishes CNET News), joined Sirius pre-merger in 2004, and acknowledged that he was brought onboard to accomplish a very difficult task of making the company profitable.
Sirius XM is in a tight spot. The merger was long and costly, both companies have shelled out extraordinary amounts of money to secure personalities like Howard Stern (who cost $500 million alone), and the credit crunch has dealt a blow to the most lucrative base of new satellite radio subscribers--car buyers. Sirius XM also has to refinance about $1 billion in debt, something else that won't be easy considering the volatile market.
Karmazin, a veteran of Viacom and CBS (which publishes CNET News), joined Sirius pre-merger in 2004, and acknowledged that he was brought onboard to accomplish a very difficult task of making the company profitable.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Steve Barnes Article on Tony Alamo
(Double click on image to enlarge to read)Steve Barnes is an broadcaster turned print journalist but still appears on Arkansas Educational Television. In a recent column he made the same connection that I did on this blog sometime back, with the Fouke Monster and Tony Alamo. The big difference is that I have misspelled the town Fouke. I have consistently put an "l" in the name. I got a comment about that and stand corrected. I have made that error all my life so I am glad to be corrected.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Black Oak Arkansas To Appear Tonight
Black Oak is appearing tonight (Friday) in Van Buren AR, which is just a few miles from Alma. It is a free concert put on by the Van Buren Merchants association. They have a fall festival that attracts 15,000 to 20,000. Black Oak must not charge what they used to for a concert. javascript:void(0)
Jerry Van Dyke
vdog has left a new comment on your post "Howard Stern Comment":
Just wanted to let you know Jerry Van Dyke made a second appearance on Tommy Smith's show this morning. It was very entertaining and informative. He guest starred on the last Andy Griffith show that was in black & white. The show went color the next season.
Just wanted to let you know Jerry Van Dyke made a second appearance on Tommy Smith's show this morning. It was very entertaining and informative. He guest starred on the last Andy Griffith show that was in black & white. The show went color the next season.
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Link Didn't Work
I ask you to take a look at a friend's website with some valuable credit card information and the link didn't work so I';; try again. Go to:
www.morecreditcardinfo.com
www.morecreditcardinfo.com
Monday, October 06, 2008
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Blame it on the Razorbacks":
A. J., while I'm not employed in the radio industry, I am in in a situation where a distant entity tries to control what goes on locally. They don't seem to understand that a LOCAL market, no matter if it's in Mobile, AL or St. Louis, MO, drives our business..."it" can't be driven by their think-tank in "The Ivory Tower". I believe that's the problem, and mistake, of consolidation and distant entities: they are only concerned with the bottom line they think they create, NOT what it could be if the local market was tapped and run as it should be!
So what, if a couple of songs were liked in Washington State, it doesn't mean they'd be well-liked in the South or in the Northeast! The secret is, give the customer what they WANT, not what you THINK they may want
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I.m sure many of you work at a business where the thermostat is controlled hundreds of miles away. Talk about micro-managing.
A. J., while I'm not employed in the radio industry, I am in in a situation where a distant entity tries to control what goes on locally. They don't seem to understand that a LOCAL market, no matter if it's in Mobile, AL or St. Louis, MO, drives our business..."it" can't be driven by their think-tank in "The Ivory Tower". I believe that's the problem, and mistake, of consolidation and distant entities: they are only concerned with the bottom line they think they create, NOT what it could be if the local market was tapped and run as it should be!
So what, if a couple of songs were liked in Washington State, it doesn't mean they'd be well-liked in the South or in the Northeast! The secret is, give the customer what they WANT, not what you THINK they may want
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I.m sure many of you work at a business where the thermostat is controlled hundreds of miles away. Talk about micro-managing.
Need Some Memory Help
Hello, AJ,
I was wondering if you remember a fellow name Mac Young, who was from
Hot Springs but moved to Little Rock. He worked at KXLR for a short time,
then went to KMYO (Cameo, it was called), then to KARK AM, when it was
still KARK. I knew him when I was growing up in Hot Springs and he worked
at KBHS when it was on 590. He was terrific on the air, had a great voice,
could really do live reads well. I lost track of him, heard he died in an
accident between Little Rock and Conway, but I've never had a confirmation
on any of that. Also, there was a fellow who moved from what was KZNG AM
when it was on 1470 in Hot Springs, who moved to KAAY, did overnights for
awhile, then got a good offer to go to a station in Des Moines. Maybe you
might jog my memory on him.
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The name is very familiar but I have no first hand knowledge of either mentioned. However, I am sure some of our readers do. Please post a comment if you have knowledge of either of these guys.
I was wondering if you remember a fellow name Mac Young, who was from
Hot Springs but moved to Little Rock. He worked at KXLR for a short time,
then went to KMYO (Cameo, it was called), then to KARK AM, when it was
still KARK. I knew him when I was growing up in Hot Springs and he worked
at KBHS when it was on 590. He was terrific on the air, had a great voice,
could really do live reads well. I lost track of him, heard he died in an
accident between Little Rock and Conway, but I've never had a confirmation
on any of that. Also, there was a fellow who moved from what was KZNG AM
when it was on 1470 in Hot Springs, who moved to KAAY, did overnights for
awhile, then got a good offer to go to a station in Des Moines. Maybe you
might jog my memory on him.
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The name is very familiar but I have no first hand knowledge of either mentioned. However, I am sure some of our readers do. Please post a comment if you have knowledge of either of these guys.
Great Credit Card Web Site
A Friend of mine has a web site with some very useful credit card info. Take a look: www.morecreditcardinfo.com
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Blame it on the Razorbacks
Yesterday was an all time low as far as hits on this blog. Weekends are always slow but yesterday was the pits. I take full responsibility for not finding some provocative topics. There is just so much you can write about the KATV tower collapse and raccoons. Those two topics were responsible for more hits on this blog that anything else.
I think a topic well worth discussing again on this blog would be the playlist for KAAY. I guess KAAY covered 3 generations. The playlists and the programming reflected this. I find readers to this blog are from a wide age base. The Beaker Street influenced audience (which is right behind the KATV tower and raccoons)seem to have little interest in the top 40 side of KAAY. And the converse is probably true. Being involved with the programming side mostly, I find the differences in radio then and now are worth much study. I don't think I could live in a radio station environment where the playlist was determined by corporate or expensive music research. We had a music director who was responsible for determining the playlist. He used phone calls to the station, record sales and input from the jocks to determine the weekly playlist. Phone calls were a good guide for every jock.
The calls were mostly girls. If a guy called it was to request a song for a girl.
Anyone working the industry today? How is your music selected? Do you think it builds listners?
I think a topic well worth discussing again on this blog would be the playlist for KAAY. I guess KAAY covered 3 generations. The playlists and the programming reflected this. I find readers to this blog are from a wide age base. The Beaker Street influenced audience (which is right behind the KATV tower and raccoons)seem to have little interest in the top 40 side of KAAY. And the converse is probably true. Being involved with the programming side mostly, I find the differences in radio then and now are worth much study. I don't think I could live in a radio station environment where the playlist was determined by corporate or expensive music research. We had a music director who was responsible for determining the playlist. He used phone calls to the station, record sales and input from the jocks to determine the weekly playlist. Phone calls were a good guide for every jock.
The calls were mostly girls. If a guy called it was to request a song for a girl.
Anyone working the industry today? How is your music selected? Do you think it builds listners?
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Howard Stern Comment
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Big News: You Can Now Get Howard Stern on XM":
Howard Stern is another good reason NOT to subscribe to XM...I don't want my hard-earned $$$ to fund his paycheck....Bud, Mobile, AL
Howard Stern is another good reason NOT to subscribe to XM...I don't want my hard-earned $$$ to fund his paycheck....Bud, Mobile, AL
Friday, October 03, 2008
WRKO Saluted on XM Radio Today
Sonic Sound Salutes
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
WRKO Boston, MA NOW Radio 68 Featuring the late GREAT Jackson Armstrong. Hear NOW Radio 68 at Nantasket Beach, Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage and we'll count down the WRKO "NOW" 30 Survey
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
WRKO Boston, MA NOW Radio 68 Featuring the late GREAT Jackson Armstrong. Hear NOW Radio 68 at Nantasket Beach, Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage and we'll count down the WRKO "NOW" 30 Survey
Sherwood Pictures
As you know I have been promoting the movie "Fireproof". I have been impressed for a long time with Sherwood Baptist Church and their entry into the movie business. Take a look at numbers of DVDs they have sold on Facing the Giants which also did very well at the box office. (the Fireproof info is a little dated now)
(from their website)
SHERWOOD PICTURES
In 2003, Sherwood Pictures premiered its first full length motion picture, Flywheel, in three theaters in south Georgia. It aired on numerous Christian television networks around the world including TBN, Family Net, INSP, Faith TV, and Cornerstone TV, and has sold approximately 200,000 DVDs to date. The thousands of letters, e-mails, and phone calls from viewers has made this a powerful new avenue of ministry for the church. In 2006, Sherwood produced its second feature, Facing the Giants, which was picked up by Provident Films (a Sony company) and released September 29th 2006 in 441 theaters nationwide. The movie expanded to include 1,010 theaters by the end of it's 17 week run. Over 1.5 million DVDs were sold in 56 countries and 13 languages. To date, almost 7,000 decisions for Christ have been reported. Sherwood's third movie, Fireproof, is set to release nationwide in 800 theaters on September 26th. God has amazed and blessed us with results that only He could have orchestrated. May He get the glory! For more information on these movies, visit www.FlywheeltheMovie.com, www.FacingtheGiants.com, or www.fireproofthemovie.com.
MEDIA PRODUCTS
Media productions are available for purchase through The Source, Sherwood's in-house bookstore. Audio cassettes, CD's, and DVD’s of our movies and the pastor's messages are available, as well as books, music, and other films. To contact The Source, call (229) 431-9330 or visit The Source.
(from their website)
SHERWOOD PICTURES
In 2003, Sherwood Pictures premiered its first full length motion picture, Flywheel, in three theaters in south Georgia. It aired on numerous Christian television networks around the world including TBN, Family Net, INSP, Faith TV, and Cornerstone TV, and has sold approximately 200,000 DVDs to date. The thousands of letters, e-mails, and phone calls from viewers has made this a powerful new avenue of ministry for the church. In 2006, Sherwood produced its second feature, Facing the Giants, which was picked up by Provident Films (a Sony company) and released September 29th 2006 in 441 theaters nationwide. The movie expanded to include 1,010 theaters by the end of it's 17 week run. Over 1.5 million DVDs were sold in 56 countries and 13 languages. To date, almost 7,000 decisions for Christ have been reported. Sherwood's third movie, Fireproof, is set to release nationwide in 800 theaters on September 26th. God has amazed and blessed us with results that only He could have orchestrated. May He get the glory! For more information on these movies, visit www.FlywheeltheMovie.com, www.FacingtheGiants.com, or www.fireproofthemovie.com.
MEDIA PRODUCTS
Media productions are available for purchase through The Source, Sherwood's in-house bookstore. Audio cassettes, CD's, and DVD’s of our movies and the pastor's messages are available, as well as books, music, and other films. To contact The Source, call (229) 431-9330 or visit The Source.
KAAY Transmitter Pictures
Scroll down on this link for some shots of the KAAY old and new transmitter and Felix McDonald long time Chief Engineer.
http://www.comp-unltd.com/~jabender/mvi/citadel/ltlrock/index.htm
http://www.comp-unltd.com/~jabender/mvi/citadel/ltlrock/index.htm
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Big News: You Can Now Get Howard Stern on XM
Read my post below and you can see I am not a big Howard Stern fan, so the big news fell of deaf ears.
I have had no comment what-so-ever on the Clark Weber Book.(scroll down and read post on Clark Weber's book)
Has anyone seen it?
Is it out there?
If you have an interest in radio you should be following books on radio and picking them up when you can get a good buy. The go out of print quickly and increase in value.
I have had no comment what-so-ever on the Clark Weber Book.(scroll down and read post on Clark Weber's book)
Has anyone seen it?
Is it out there?
If you have an interest in radio you should be following books on radio and picking them up when you can get a good buy. The go out of print quickly and increase in value.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Jerry Sims Where are you?
Wednesday is a busy day for me. I have meetings morning, afternoon, and night. As much as I would like to post some audio, it is impossible today. Jerry teased me with some reel to reel tapes he had and sent me one digital conversion with the promise of more.
Jerry, I really needed one today.
I would like to write briefly about an alarming trend most of the networks are now using after being pioneered by MTV. That technique is the bleeping of profanity. The lip movement is still there. Even a very small child can guess very quickly what the bleeped word or words was. I'm sure the big thing with kids now is to guess the bleeped words. It is faster to just cut the offensive word out. The networks have discovered the bleep may be more effective than airing the word. I'm sure the F.C.C. is very pleased their rules are not being violated.
I saw a Jimmy Kimmel special that ran before the Emmy awards. It ran during the family hour and fortunately my kids are grown and gone. The show was filled with word bleeps but all the lip movement and gestures necessary to make sure you knew what each word was.
I've heard no complaints. We are not on a slippery slope, we are on a full down hill run in the moral fiber of our society.
I feel 30 years in the broadcast business attempting to comply with the F.C.C.
was a lost cause. I should have become a smut merchant like Howard Stern who for years paid F.C.C. fines that were paltry compared with the salary he made.
I guarantee the F.C.C. will continue to relax standards, and push paid services that they do not have to regulate but bring in tremendous income in the auctioning off of public airwaves to the highest bidder.
Jerry, I really needed one today.
I would like to write briefly about an alarming trend most of the networks are now using after being pioneered by MTV. That technique is the bleeping of profanity. The lip movement is still there. Even a very small child can guess very quickly what the bleeped word or words was. I'm sure the big thing with kids now is to guess the bleeped words. It is faster to just cut the offensive word out. The networks have discovered the bleep may be more effective than airing the word. I'm sure the F.C.C. is very pleased their rules are not being violated.
I saw a Jimmy Kimmel special that ran before the Emmy awards. It ran during the family hour and fortunately my kids are grown and gone. The show was filled with word bleeps but all the lip movement and gestures necessary to make sure you knew what each word was.
I've heard no complaints. We are not on a slippery slope, we are on a full down hill run in the moral fiber of our society.
I feel 30 years in the broadcast business attempting to comply with the F.C.C.
was a lost cause. I should have become a smut merchant like Howard Stern who for years paid F.C.C. fines that were paltry compared with the salary he made.
I guarantee the F.C.C. will continue to relax standards, and push paid services that they do not have to regulate but bring in tremendous income in the auctioning off of public airwaves to the highest bidder.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
More Tony Alamo
Understand that the newest post on this blog is always stacked on top of previous posts. To understand the Tony Alamo posts you need to scroll down to the first Alamo post and then read up.
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Comment from a Kool Aid drinker":
It is so sad that, when people are presented with solid evidence, they continue to deny, delude and divert...even sadder, they point the finger of blame at the truth-seekers and truth-unveilers, saying THEY'RE deluded. This happens all too often in all walks of life, in all forms of communication, etc.
To be sure, our rights are to be innocent until proven guilty, but when evidence is overwhelming and obvious, someone like the Kool-Aid Drinker ought to just stand by with mouth closed, eyes and ears open...it is better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool, rather than open it and remove all doubt! Bud, Mobile, AL
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On this blog I have posted current news reports about Tony Alamo because he had a compound here in Alma AR before his conviction and serving time in a Federal penitentiary.
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Comment from a Kool Aid drinker":
It is so sad that, when people are presented with solid evidence, they continue to deny, delude and divert...even sadder, they point the finger of blame at the truth-seekers and truth-unveilers, saying THEY'RE deluded. This happens all too often in all walks of life, in all forms of communication, etc.
To be sure, our rights are to be innocent until proven guilty, but when evidence is overwhelming and obvious, someone like the Kool-Aid Drinker ought to just stand by with mouth closed, eyes and ears open...it is better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool, rather than open it and remove all doubt! Bud, Mobile, AL
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On this blog I have posted current news reports about Tony Alamo because he had a compound here in Alma AR before his conviction and serving time in a Federal penitentiary.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Comment from a Kool Aid drinker
I know for a fact that Rev. Alamo has been feeding and housing the homeless and poor for many years in CA., AK., TN, and NY just to name a few states and also many foreign countries. Alamo is a spritual man of the lord. These charges are only allegations which will ultimately be determined to have no merit whatsoever.
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I know for a fact when Tony Alamo ran a "compound" in Alma, AR, the homeless and poor were given very stark housing and food and expected to work long slave type hours in several businesses he owned around town for no pay. The abuse of children and adults is widely documented by local television stations. It was very hard for the authorities to build a case as Tony was quick to hide behind religious freedom. Also, access to the "compound" was tightly controlled to the authorities, the public and the poor and homeless.
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I know for a fact when Tony Alamo ran a "compound" in Alma, AR, the homeless and poor were given very stark housing and food and expected to work long slave type hours in several businesses he owned around town for no pay. The abuse of children and adults is widely documented by local television stations. It was very hard for the authorities to build a case as Tony was quick to hide behind religious freedom. Also, access to the "compound" was tightly controlled to the authorities, the public and the poor and homeless.
More Fireproof Reaction
A.J., this movie was fantastic! Opening night, it's gross receipts put it at #3 for the weekend Saturday morning. When my wife and I went Saturday afternoon, the 4PM showing was sold out and we barely got a 7PM seating...the theater was packed out! They even started adding additional times because of demand!
Michael Catt called our paster (they're very good friends) and marvelled at how well the movie was doing. I/we believe EVERY married couple, and every couple considering marriage, should see this movie!!!
I have to admit, the scene where the main character was trapped in a burning home, resuing a child, got to me...I am a former firefighter/Paramedic, and had a burning roof cave in on me. Just by the grace of God, my partner and I got out with minor burns...but I KNOW what it's like to be in a burning hell...even with the turnout suits, you feel like your being cooked alive.
The book, "The Love Dare" will be out soon...everyone should buy and go through it, or give it to someone, as soon as it's available. Thanks to Michael Catt and Sherwood Baptist Church for another great movie! And thank YOU, A.J., for advertising it on the blog! Bud, Mobile, AL
Michael Catt called our paster (they're very good friends) and marvelled at how well the movie was doing. I/we believe EVERY married couple, and every couple considering marriage, should see this movie!!!
I have to admit, the scene where the main character was trapped in a burning home, resuing a child, got to me...I am a former firefighter/Paramedic, and had a burning roof cave in on me. Just by the grace of God, my partner and I got out with minor burns...but I KNOW what it's like to be in a burning hell...even with the turnout suits, you feel like your being cooked alive.
The book, "The Love Dare" will be out soon...everyone should buy and go through it, or give it to someone, as soon as it's available. Thanks to Michael Catt and Sherwood Baptist Church for another great movie! And thank YOU, A.J., for advertising it on the blog! Bud, Mobile, AL
Fireproof Reaction
AJ-
Thanks for drawing attention to "Fireproof". My wife works for Dayspring Cards and they actually underwrote showings in Siloam Springs and offered reduced price tickets. We saw the movie yesterday and it's a very compelling story, the acting is surprisingly good, and it's an incredible reminder of what's truly important in life. A few years ago my daughter recommended the book "The Wedding" and told me that it's a book men (and women) should read. I plan to return the favor and recommend the movie to her and my son-in-law.
Thanks for drawing attention to "Fireproof". My wife works for Dayspring Cards and they actually underwrote showings in Siloam Springs and offered reduced price tickets. We saw the movie yesterday and it's a very compelling story, the acting is surprisingly good, and it's an incredible reminder of what's truly important in life. A few years ago my daughter recommended the book "The Wedding" and told me that it's a book men (and women) should read. I plan to return the favor and recommend the movie to her and my son-in-law.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Contest
You regular readers will know that I have been running a contest to find an Emperor Holiday comedy bit. No one has come close. However, in a new book "Clark Weber's Rock and Roll Radio" with a subtitle "The Fun Years 1955-1975" the is an audio CD included where Clark talks about "The Fun Years' and part of that is a brief discussion of "Emperor Weber". The excerpt you will hear was produced by Mark Century and syndicated around the country. This is one of the very early episodes. There was one exactly like this except the name was changed to Emperor Holiday and the task was to invade Oklahoma to take over the oil wells. (a great idea even today). Casey Kasem was the voice of Lt. Cavindhish.
I strongly recommend this book. It is coffee table book size and is a great conversation piece. Their are plenty of great pictures and the type is very large.... (I'm sure for us old folks) I really suggest this book for anyone interested in rock and roll radio from the inside.
I got mine through Amazon but I'm sure you can get if from you favorite bookseller.
Play the clip in the player on top to the right.
I strongly recommend this book. It is coffee table book size and is a great conversation piece. Their are plenty of great pictures and the type is very large.... (I'm sure for us old folks) I really suggest this book for anyone interested in rock and roll radio from the inside.
I got mine through Amazon but I'm sure you can get if from you favorite bookseller.
Play the clip in the player on top to the right.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
I don't even want to talk about the Razorback Game
I have made an "Emperor" find. It's not what I was looking for but anything is better than nothing.
Tony ALamo Comment
Crime News has left a new comment on your post "Tony Alamo, Alma & Foulke AR":
Yesterday, FBI Special Agents arrested Bernie Hoffman, also known as Tony Alamo in Flagstaff, Arizona. A federal Arrest Warrant was issued for Alamo by United States Magistrate Barry A. Bryant in the Western District of Arkansas for violating United States Code Title 18, Section 2423. This statute is defined as knowingly transporting a minor (under 18) across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity. If convicted of the alleged crime, Alamo could be imprisoned for 5 to 30 years.
Yesterday, FBI Special Agents arrested Bernie Hoffman, also known as Tony Alamo in Flagstaff, Arizona. A federal Arrest Warrant was issued for Alamo by United States Magistrate Barry A. Bryant in the Western District of Arkansas for violating United States Code Title 18, Section 2423. This statute is defined as knowingly transporting a minor (under 18) across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity. If convicted of the alleged crime, Alamo could be imprisoned for 5 to 30 years.
Friday, September 26, 2008
XM Radio Salutes WTOD
Remember if you don't have an XRM radio it is available on the web.
Sonic Sound Salutes
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
WTOD Toledo, OH 15-60 AM From ?The City of Glass? salute the Bowsher HS Rebels, The Swanton Bull Dogs. Cruise the White Hut and hear local bands The Mods, The Sting Rays and the Rogues. Toledo?s HIT Music station, AM 15-60, WTOD
Sonic Sound Salutes
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
WTOD Toledo, OH 15-60 AM From ?The City of Glass? salute the Bowsher HS Rebels, The Swanton Bull Dogs. Cruise the White Hut and hear local bands The Mods, The Sting Rays and the Rogues. Toledo?s HIT Music station, AM 15-60, WTOD
New Beaker Street Aircheck
This is part 1 of Clyde Clifford Beaker Street 4-3-71 Pt.1. Top Player on right.
More Tony Alamo
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Tony Alamo arrested in Arizona":
Interesting article from KDKA: http://kdka.com/national/Tony.Alamo.arrested.2.825859.html
...and he'll be tried in Arkansas.
Interesting article from KDKA: http://kdka.com/national/Tony.Alamo.arrested.2.825859.html
...and he'll be tried in Arkansas.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
New Beaker Street, Clyde Clifford Aircheck
On the right is a new player with a new Beaker Street aircheck. Sorry the quality is so poor. It was obviously recorded off the air, probably with a mike stuck in front of a speaker. I may eventually replace all the podomatic airchecks with this system.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Tony Alamo
Vdog write: My comment about Tony Alamo that has to do with KAAY is he has bought airtime from 1-2AM weeknights in the overnight hours.
I also want to chime in on the country music. Its been stated in a previous blog that its not the country music that keeps KSSN #1, its Bob Robbins. Also stated before back in the day, the biggest competition for KAAY was Brother Hal at KLRA.
Currently in the ratings, KKPT (The Point 94.1) is nipping on KSSN's heels to be the #1 overall station. Also the current home of Beaker Street.
My point is this, its still the people that make or break a radio station.
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Many thanks for the comment. I did not know Tony Alamo had bought time on KAAY but I am not surprised. I am sure he used several 50,000 watt stations and probably TV.
He is a master at working the media. I question his claim to a million hits on his website, however, I am sure it is high traffic. It takes a cult leader like Alamo to turn the worst possible publicity and turn it into something that will benefit him.
You are also right on target with the country comments. Brother Hal played country music but it is the personality that gave us fits. I remember great celebration at KAAY when I beat him in one 15 minute segment in AM drive. It only happened in one book. You are right to about Bob Robbins. It doesn't matter what music he plays, he is the hoss.
I also want to chime in on the country music. Its been stated in a previous blog that its not the country music that keeps KSSN #1, its Bob Robbins. Also stated before back in the day, the biggest competition for KAAY was Brother Hal at KLRA.
Currently in the ratings, KKPT (The Point 94.1) is nipping on KSSN's heels to be the #1 overall station. Also the current home of Beaker Street.
My point is this, its still the people that make or break a radio station.
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Many thanks for the comment. I did not know Tony Alamo had bought time on KAAY but I am not surprised. I am sure he used several 50,000 watt stations and probably TV.
He is a master at working the media. I question his claim to a million hits on his website, however, I am sure it is high traffic. It takes a cult leader like Alamo to turn the worst possible publicity and turn it into something that will benefit him.
You are also right on target with the country comments. Brother Hal played country music but it is the personality that gave us fits. I remember great celebration at KAAY when I beat him in one 15 minute segment in AM drive. It only happened in one book. You are right to about Bob Robbins. It doesn't matter what music he plays, he is the hoss.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Tony Alamo, Alma & Foulke AR
Again not much to do with KAAY. However, Tony Alamo has made international news. Tony's first "compound" was in Alma AR. Actually Dyer, AR which is like a suburb or Alma. Tony was long gone by the time I moved to Alma. The state and feds shut down the Alma businesses and the Dyer compound and sent Tony to jail. I believe he served his time in a federal pen in Texarkana. This may account for the location of Foulke, AR being chosen for the his new headquarters. (It's near Texarkana). Read previous posts about "the Foulke Monster" on this blog. (use upper left search box and search this blog) There is the KAAY connection. Once again, the fine folks of Foulke make the news. Who knows maybe even ANOTHER movie. (there were two movies about the Foulke monster) (The camera techniques are similar to Blair Witch Project)(Foulke monster movies are available from Netflix)
Back to Tony Alamo. If you haven't heard the Foulke location was raided by state and federal officials and 6 children were taken into protective custody. Tony was in California at the time where he seems to spend a lot of time.
Back to Tony Alamo. If you haven't heard the Foulke location was raided by state and federal officials and 6 children were taken into protective custody. Tony was in California at the time where he seems to spend a lot of time.
Country and Western music comment
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Gazmik has left a new comment on your post "Music ...":
If you need a little more "western" in your country and have fun with it as well, catch the group "Riders In The Sky"...they've been around for 30+ years now and are a hoot to watch and listen to! I caught them on Crook and Chase this past weekend.
I grew up on rock & roll, but listen to a little country from time to time..."99 Lite" (another "slogan station") WMXC plays a lot of cross-over music.
I enjoy comedy, so I always enjoyed the likes of Ray Stevens and Justin Wilson.
Fom time to time, CMT airs the program, "Crossroads"; I happened to catch Allison Krause and Union Station one evening and really enjoyed that music.
Otherwise, I'm a talk radio type of person.
If you need a little more "western" in your country and have fun with it as well, catch the group "Riders In The Sky"...they've been around for 30+ years now and are a hoot to watch and listen to! I caught them on Crook and Chase this past weekend.
I grew up on rock & roll, but listen to a little country from time to time..."99 Lite" (another "slogan station") WMXC plays a lot of cross-over music.
I enjoy comedy, so I always enjoyed the likes of Ray Stevens and Justin Wilson.
Fom time to time, CMT airs the program, "Crossroads"; I happened to catch Allison Krause and Union Station one evening and really enjoyed that music.
Otherwise, I'm a talk radio type of person.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Gazmik has left a new comment on your post "Music I Grew Up With":
What do you think of the country music now compared to the country before the impact of people like Graham Parsons and Emmylou Harris and their country rock influence?
When I was a youngster, my parents listened to Johnny Cash, Hank Williams (not Junior), Pasty Cline, Skeeter Davis and the Davis Sisters, Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers, etc. But now, I feel like country is totally different, and maybe a little bit sappy and over-commercialized.
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Without a doubt country music today is yesterday's rock and roll. This is why the country market is so big. If the record companies would look at sales in country and gospel music they would find large increases while the rap hip hop or whatever it is, is down. True, country music has changed. It used to be called country and western. There was also blue grass.
I personally like a lot of today's country. And I like it because of the mass audience it is attracting. Even among the kids you will find country fans.
At KAAY we always played a lot of "cross-over" country songs. The strangest crossover song I remember was Tex Ritter's Hillbilly Heaven. Do a search in the upper left window and search tis blog for Hillbilly Heaven. There is an mp3 file of this song.
Something I didn't realize until lately: John Ritter was Tex Ritter's son.
What do you think of the country music now compared to the country before the impact of people like Graham Parsons and Emmylou Harris and their country rock influence?
When I was a youngster, my parents listened to Johnny Cash, Hank Williams (not Junior), Pasty Cline, Skeeter Davis and the Davis Sisters, Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers, etc. But now, I feel like country is totally different, and maybe a little bit sappy and over-commercialized.
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Without a doubt country music today is yesterday's rock and roll. This is why the country market is so big. If the record companies would look at sales in country and gospel music they would find large increases while the rap hip hop or whatever it is, is down. True, country music has changed. It used to be called country and western. There was also blue grass.
I personally like a lot of today's country. And I like it because of the mass audience it is attracting. Even among the kids you will find country fans.
At KAAY we always played a lot of "cross-over" country songs. The strangest crossover song I remember was Tex Ritter's Hillbilly Heaven. Do a search in the upper left window and search tis blog for Hillbilly Heaven. There is an mp3 file of this song.
Something I didn't realize until lately: John Ritter was Tex Ritter's son.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
iPod Cimment from reader
Which iPod is that? Is it the Touch, or is it the Nano with the 8 or 16 gig of memory?
The Touch, I'm not impressed with. My girlfriend has one, and everything is done using the touch screen. It's not very convenient for walking, biking or other activities. To do things like change the volume or skip to the next track you must look at the display. And if you don't hit the volume just right, you can have it suddenly jump to full volume!
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My biggest complaint against all Apple hand held devices is the battery. It is not consumer replaceable. When the rechargeable battery goes, you have to send it in to Apple. The send you another device that they have replaced the battery in already. That means all your songs are lost forever. Hope you have them backed up.
The Touch, I'm not impressed with. My girlfriend has one, and everything is done using the touch screen. It's not very convenient for walking, biking or other activities. To do things like change the volume or skip to the next track you must look at the display. And if you don't hit the volume just right, you can have it suddenly jump to full volume!
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My biggest complaint against all Apple hand held devices is the battery. It is not consumer replaceable. When the rechargeable battery goes, you have to send it in to Apple. The send you another device that they have replaced the battery in already. That means all your songs are lost forever. Hope you have them backed up.
AM Car Radios
Thanks Bud for this comment:
"It's been years since car radios that had a decent AM chip. Remember how good the old AM only car radios sounded."
Yes, I remember...in fact, if you have an older vehicle, there is someone who does resoration on those older classic radios! See here: http://www.bobsradio.com/
Bob will go completely through the radio, replacing old capacitors and out-of-tolerance resistors and other parts, plus all the essential things to make it like new again. The newer, later parts have higher ratings and tighter tolerances for better performance. He can even convert an AM radio to AM/FM without altering the appearance of the radio.
Also, there is a gospel station here in Mobile that is still operating AM stereo. Needless to say, I think the industry, in all their "infinite intelligence", tried to sanction the harder-to-use C-QUAM rather than the better Kahn AM stereo system. Bud, Mobile, AL
"It's been years since car radios that had a decent AM chip. Remember how good the old AM only car radios sounded."
Yes, I remember...in fact, if you have an older vehicle, there is someone who does resoration on those older classic radios! See here: http://www.bobsradio.com/
Bob will go completely through the radio, replacing old capacitors and out-of-tolerance resistors and other parts, plus all the essential things to make it like new again. The newer, later parts have higher ratings and tighter tolerances for better performance. He can even convert an AM radio to AM/FM without altering the appearance of the radio.
Also, there is a gospel station here in Mobile that is still operating AM stereo. Needless to say, I think the industry, in all their "infinite intelligence", tried to sanction the harder-to-use C-QUAM rather than the better Kahn AM stereo system. Bud, Mobile, AL
Music I Grew Up With
Gazmik has left a new comment on your post "No Winner Weekend":
Have you ever posted anything on the music that you listened to growing up that may have influenced your move into radio as a career?.............................................................................
No I haven't and thanks for giving me a new direction.
First, it seems like I was always in radio. As a kid, my uncle Dan Winn was chief engineer for KARK (AM in Little Rock) He would take me to the studios on Saturday morning. He would rummage through his desk and find all kinds of great trinkets. RCA pencils and stuff. He was also the sound engineer for Robinson Auditorium and had two seats front row balcony.(permanent complimentary) He would often take me to concerts that passed through. I remember going every year to The Four Freshman. While I was in high school I got a part time job at KBBA in Benton AR. THe station was day parted to play all kinds of music. The last hour of the day (in the winter that would be 4-5PM since it was a daytimer) the station played R & B. That was my early exposure to rock and roll. The early Coasters, I really remember. To work there, though you had to have a knowledge of country, since they played an hour of country. It was a great time to grow up. I learned to appreciate big band, jazz & folk. To this day, I still enjoy going back to mid 50s music. As rock and roll and Elvis came of age, I got a job in Little Rock at a single format top 40 station, still a daytimer. Finally, I made it to the big time KXLR which was 5000 watt full time. Until KAAY came to the market, no one thought of going 24 hours. I have programed or managed top 40, rock and roll, country, black and disco. And I still like it all even some of the disco. If I were in radio today, it would probably be talk or country.
Have you ever posted anything on the music that you listened to growing up that may have influenced your move into radio as a career?.............................................................................
No I haven't and thanks for giving me a new direction.
First, it seems like I was always in radio. As a kid, my uncle Dan Winn was chief engineer for KARK (AM in Little Rock) He would take me to the studios on Saturday morning. He would rummage through his desk and find all kinds of great trinkets. RCA pencils and stuff. He was also the sound engineer for Robinson Auditorium and had two seats front row balcony.(permanent complimentary) He would often take me to concerts that passed through. I remember going every year to The Four Freshman. While I was in high school I got a part time job at KBBA in Benton AR. THe station was day parted to play all kinds of music. The last hour of the day (in the winter that would be 4-5PM since it was a daytimer) the station played R & B. That was my early exposure to rock and roll. The early Coasters, I really remember. To work there, though you had to have a knowledge of country, since they played an hour of country. It was a great time to grow up. I learned to appreciate big band, jazz & folk. To this day, I still enjoy going back to mid 50s music. As rock and roll and Elvis came of age, I got a job in Little Rock at a single format top 40 station, still a daytimer. Finally, I made it to the big time KXLR which was 5000 watt full time. Until KAAY came to the market, no one thought of going 24 hours. I have programed or managed top 40, rock and roll, country, black and disco. And I still like it all even some of the disco. If I were in radio today, it would probably be talk or country.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
No Winner Weekend
All my teams lost this weekend. Starting with the Razorbacks. What can I say?
Alma, and Van Buren also lost. What can I day? If I sound depressed I am. I need someone to leave a comment and change the subject. Clark Webber of WLS has a book which I have ordered. Mainly because he has a chapter on the WLS -WCFL wars. Many hard back radio books have been out of print for a while and some sell for premium prices.
Alma, and Van Buren also lost. What can I day? If I sound depressed I am. I need someone to leave a comment and change the subject. Clark Webber of WLS has a book which I have ordered. Mainly because he has a chapter on the WLS -WCFL wars. Many hard back radio books have been out of print for a while and some sell for premium prices.
Joe Walsh
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Concert Ticket Prices":
Here is a link of Joe Walsh on the air with his vintage Collins 20V3 transmitter, AM mode:
http://amfone.net/index.php?ind=media&op=file_view&iden=150
make sure your speakers are turned on! Bud, Mobile, AL
Here is a link of Joe Walsh on the air with his vintage Collins 20V3 transmitter, AM mode:
http://amfone.net/index.php?ind=media&op=file_view&iden=150
make sure your speakers are turned on! Bud, Mobile, AL
Friday, September 19, 2008
XM Salutes WLS
WLS Chicago, IL The BIG 89 Hear DJ's Ron Riley, Clark Weber, Larry Lujak, Dick Biondi, and Art Roberts. Catch the Big 89 WLS Sock Hop this Friday night! And we countdown the Silver Dollar Survey (starts 3PM Central time and goes til 7)
F.C.C., Sirius, & X.M.
First a comment:
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Interesting XM-Sirius Article":
Interesting, that shares have dropped. I've been exposed to Sirius through sales when I was at a local heavy-duty truck dealership and sold quite a few units...never had any exposure to XM. However, with Dish Network, we have Sirius music, as well as Dish's regular music channels- a waste of space, in my opinion, since they play the same stuff. Nonetheless, Howard Stern, nor Oprah Winfrey, would NOT be the reason for me to buy into either service, nor invest my hard-earned dollars in either of their payrolls.
I have also been of the mind that, if it's in the airspace, we should be able to receive it. But, according to law, we cannot freely unscramble or otherwise decrypt a signal, so, other than satellite TV, I have not subscribed to anything digitized ...and all the time I'm on the road, I scan on AM radio or operate Ham radio. Bud, Mobile, AL
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When I was a kid, I bought the line from the FCC that the airwaves belonged to the public. As I got into radio, I bought the line, that stations were granted license to broadcast in the public interest. Stations owned their equipment but did not "own" the license. There stations had a very minimal filing fee.
Today the FCC has discovered there is big money in the public airwaves. I guess we the public no longer own the airwaves. The FCC auctions off frequencies, charges for satellite spectrum and the latest money grab is the changing from analog to digital as mandated by the FCC. Commercial TV rolled over and invested billions in updating equipment. The FCC has already auctioned off the low channel analog frequencies for BILLIONS of dollars. There is no question HD is better. I bought into the hype. Why not let the market drive the evolution to HD. If it is so good the public will buy into it.
Thank God the FCC never mandidated AM stereo. Despite the FCC hopes that AM radio would go away, last time I checked AM stations in several major markets were close to the top in the rating heap. Will HD radio suceed?
I just bought a new car radio that plays SD cards, USB cards, has an ipod input jack, mp3 CD and regular CD, and it has AM & FM. The AM is rather poor.
It's been years since car radios that had a decent AM chip. Remember how good the old AM only car radios sounded.
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Interesting XM-Sirius Article":
Interesting, that shares have dropped. I've been exposed to Sirius through sales when I was at a local heavy-duty truck dealership and sold quite a few units...never had any exposure to XM. However, with Dish Network, we have Sirius music, as well as Dish's regular music channels- a waste of space, in my opinion, since they play the same stuff. Nonetheless, Howard Stern, nor Oprah Winfrey, would NOT be the reason for me to buy into either service, nor invest my hard-earned dollars in either of their payrolls.
I have also been of the mind that, if it's in the airspace, we should be able to receive it. But, according to law, we cannot freely unscramble or otherwise decrypt a signal, so, other than satellite TV, I have not subscribed to anything digitized ...and all the time I'm on the road, I scan on AM radio or operate Ham radio. Bud, Mobile, AL
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When I was a kid, I bought the line from the FCC that the airwaves belonged to the public. As I got into radio, I bought the line, that stations were granted license to broadcast in the public interest. Stations owned their equipment but did not "own" the license. There stations had a very minimal filing fee.
Today the FCC has discovered there is big money in the public airwaves. I guess we the public no longer own the airwaves. The FCC auctions off frequencies, charges for satellite spectrum and the latest money grab is the changing from analog to digital as mandated by the FCC. Commercial TV rolled over and invested billions in updating equipment. The FCC has already auctioned off the low channel analog frequencies for BILLIONS of dollars. There is no question HD is better. I bought into the hype. Why not let the market drive the evolution to HD. If it is so good the public will buy into it.
Thank God the FCC never mandidated AM stereo. Despite the FCC hopes that AM radio would go away, last time I checked AM stations in several major markets were close to the top in the rating heap. Will HD radio suceed?
I just bought a new car radio that plays SD cards, USB cards, has an ipod input jack, mp3 CD and regular CD, and it has AM & FM. The AM is rather poor.
It's been years since car radios that had a decent AM chip. Remember how good the old AM only car radios sounded.
New from Apple
I was looking at the new iPod from Apple only to discover that they have opened a retail store in China but when you "select your state" from their list, Arkansas is not even listed.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Nothing to do with KAAY
Nothing to do with KAAY, except I did a short voice track for the opening.
Blake has done a concert at my Chruch and is really great.
Blake has done a concert at my Chruch and is really great.
More Concerts
Aren't comp tickets great? I got to see Bonnie Raitt at Red Rocks in Colorado with tickets from JVC. Bruce Hornsby opened for her, and she brought her father John out to do a couple of songs with her.
I saw the Voodoo Lounge tour at Soldier Field in Chicago. We didn't have tickets so we went to the ticket office at the gate and didn't have any choice in the tickets that we bought.
I saw the Voodoo Lounge tour at Soldier Field in Chicago. We didn't have tickets so we went to the ticket office at the gate and didn't have any choice in the tickets that we bought.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Concerts
Well, TicketMaster was always the one that was used around here when the "Three Stooges", a.k.a. the prosecuted city commisioners were running things, before and after they were sent to prison. Bud, Mobile, AL
More Concert Memories
Gazmik has left a new comment on your post "This is your blog and your comments are necessary":
Wasn't JAM a concert promoter?
I don't remember too many ticket prices. But, on my wages back in the 70s, I didn't have too much of a problem buying them. I saw bands like the Grateful Dead, Styx, Angel, Heart, AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Nazareth, UFO, Rush, and Frank Zappa back then.
Then in the 80s, I always liked going to First Avenue to see bands. I don't think I paid more than $10 there. And I got to see Leon Redbone there.
I think that the highest price I paid for tickets was to see Paul McCartney or the Rolling Stones in the 90s. If I remember right, it cost me around $35 to see Van Morrison (John Lee Hooker opened for him). And it was fairly reasonable to see Boz Scaggs and Taj Mahal at the Minnesota Zoo.
The first concert I remember was when I was young when my parents took me to a George Jones/Tammy Wynette concert.
Wasn't JAM a concert promoter?
I don't remember too many ticket prices. But, on my wages back in the 70s, I didn't have too much of a problem buying them. I saw bands like the Grateful Dead, Styx, Angel, Heart, AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Nazareth, UFO, Rush, and Frank Zappa back then.
Then in the 80s, I always liked going to First Avenue to see bands. I don't think I paid more than $10 there. And I got to see Leon Redbone there.
I think that the highest price I paid for tickets was to see Paul McCartney or the Rolling Stones in the 90s. If I remember right, it cost me around $35 to see Van Morrison (John Lee Hooker opened for him). And it was fairly reasonable to see Boz Scaggs and Taj Mahal at the Minnesota Zoo.
The first concert I remember was when I was young when my parents took me to a George Jones/Tammy Wynette concert.
Concert Memories
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "This is your blog and your comments are necessary":
This is one area of my life where my memory doesn't serve me well. I guess it is because I didn't attend that many concerts, and when I did, it was usually with tickets from the radio station where I was working at the time. In Pine Bluff, I saw Steve Martin, Barbara Mandrell and the Statler Brothers, Willie Nelson and others. In Little Rock, it was the Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, and others. The price that sticks in my mind is in the $10-12 range, but even that is fuzzy. I do remember that a friend of mine (who I voiced commercials for in Arkadelphia on the radio) gave me and my wife two tickets to the Voodoo Lounge concert at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. That was the Rolling Stones (with Bryan Adams opening) in 1995. The tickets were $95 EACH. If we had not received those free tickets, I can assure you we would not have attended.
Richard Robinson
This is one area of my life where my memory doesn't serve me well. I guess it is because I didn't attend that many concerts, and when I did, it was usually with tickets from the radio station where I was working at the time. In Pine Bluff, I saw Steve Martin, Barbara Mandrell and the Statler Brothers, Willie Nelson and others. In Little Rock, it was the Rolling Stones, Joe Cocker, and others. The price that sticks in my mind is in the $10-12 range, but even that is fuzzy. I do remember that a friend of mine (who I voiced commercials for in Arkadelphia on the radio) gave me and my wife two tickets to the Voodoo Lounge concert at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. That was the Rolling Stones (with Bryan Adams opening) in 1995. The tickets were $95 EACH. If we had not received those free tickets, I can assure you we would not have attended.
Richard Robinson
This is your blog and your comments are necessary
What are some of the concerts and ticket prices you remember?
What are some of the show promoters you remember like Beaver Productions and Carousel Attractions?
What are some of the show promoters you remember like Beaver Productions and Carousel Attractions?
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Concert Ticket Prices
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "What are your memories of Ticket Prices?":
Emerson, Lake and Palmer and The Eagles with Joe Walsh (who is, incidentally, a Ham radio operator, WB6ACU) were two memorable concerts I really remember here in Mobile, AL...back in the mid- to late-'70's, ticket prices were $5 general admission, $7 "down front". There were other concerts as well and I went to a lot of them, BUT, the city commissioners who took turns running what was back then the Municipal Auditorium, were busted and sent to prison for "misappropriation of funds"...in other words, they were stealing from the coffers of the auditorium and shorting pay to the bands coming here!
Needless to say, many acts went to Pensacola, FL and Biloxi, MS for a long time. Even at that driving distance, one could take $20, buy a ticket, pay for gas both ways and buy a burger and shake.
Here is a link to Joe walsh and a small sampling of his antique Ham Gear: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wb6acu.png.
I spent a lot of money going to concerts...even still have a T-shirt or two...one memorable shirt is from Journey. It's a jersey with a tower, with lightening bolts emitting from it and "JRNY" in big letters on the tower, like a radio station. I have another Journey T-shirt in radio motif, and I have both (hopefully) safely stored away.
BTW, WABB here in Mobile is sponsoring Bayfest has gone retro in their announcing the event, sounding a LOT live Beaver Productions!
Bud, Mobile, AL
Emerson, Lake and Palmer and The Eagles with Joe Walsh (who is, incidentally, a Ham radio operator, WB6ACU) were two memorable concerts I really remember here in Mobile, AL...back in the mid- to late-'70's, ticket prices were $5 general admission, $7 "down front". There were other concerts as well and I went to a lot of them, BUT, the city commissioners who took turns running what was back then the Municipal Auditorium, were busted and sent to prison for "misappropriation of funds"...in other words, they were stealing from the coffers of the auditorium and shorting pay to the bands coming here!
Needless to say, many acts went to Pensacola, FL and Biloxi, MS for a long time. Even at that driving distance, one could take $20, buy a ticket, pay for gas both ways and buy a burger and shake.
Here is a link to Joe walsh and a small sampling of his antique Ham Gear: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wb6acu.png.
I spent a lot of money going to concerts...even still have a T-shirt or two...one memorable shirt is from Journey. It's a jersey with a tower, with lightening bolts emitting from it and "JRNY" in big letters on the tower, like a radio station. I have another Journey T-shirt in radio motif, and I have both (hopefully) safely stored away.
BTW, WABB here in Mobile is sponsoring Bayfest has gone retro in their announcing the event, sounding a LOT live Beaver Productions!
Bud, Mobile, AL
A Mike McCormick Heard From
I was at KAAY in 1964 as a newsman working for B. Bruce Jenkins. My air name was Michael J. McCormack.
I came to Little Rock radio from KSTT in the Quad Cities (Davenport, Iowa, Moline, IL etc.)
and stayed about 7 months before getting an offer to go with KILT in Houston, TX.
I have fond memories of my time there and knowing so many talented people. For awhile I shared an apartment with Rob Robbins (Don Hayes of Basrop, LA.) We used to fly over to Salisaw, OK to see his girlfriend, Vicki Sallee. They later married for better or worse.
Best wishes,
Jack R. Rader
I came to Little Rock radio from KSTT in the Quad Cities (Davenport, Iowa, Moline, IL etc.)
and stayed about 7 months before getting an offer to go with KILT in Houston, TX.
I have fond memories of my time there and knowing so many talented people. For awhile I shared an apartment with Rob Robbins (Don Hayes of Basrop, LA.) We used to fly over to Salisaw, OK to see his girlfriend, Vicki Sallee. They later married for better or worse.
Best wishes,
Jack R. Rader
Monday, September 15, 2008
What are your memories of Ticket Prices?
What acts and ticket prices do you remember?
What do you think of ticket prices today?
Click on the word "comments" in the line below this post and leave your comments.
What do you think of ticket prices today?
Click on the word "comments" in the line below this post and leave your comments.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
TIcket Prices
Scott Reed has left a new comment on your post "Yet another KAAY Clyde Clifford Beaker Street":
I lived in St. Louis in the early 70s and the price for concerts was generally $3, $4, and $5. Of course record albums were selling for about $3-4 then too.
I remember by the mid 70s tickets went to $4, 5, and 6.
Also in 1976, they held the first Superjam at the old Busch Stadium. I think tickets were something like $12 for a 5 group lineup.
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What do you think? Are concert ticket prices today out of line?
Leave a comment.
I lived in St. Louis in the early 70s and the price for concerts was generally $3, $4, and $5. Of course record albums were selling for about $3-4 then too.
I remember by the mid 70s tickets went to $4, 5, and 6.
Also in 1976, they held the first Superjam at the old Busch Stadium. I think tickets were something like $12 for a 5 group lineup.
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What do you think? Are concert ticket prices today out of line?
Leave a comment.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Yet another KAAY Clyde Clifford Beaker Street
This aircheck is much better than the previous Beaker Street aircheck. In this one you will actually hear Clyde talk. Something missing in the last one. It starts coming out of a newscast with the show open.
Also interesting in this aircheck is a spot for a Rare Earth concert at Barton Coliseum, Aug 19th, 1971. Tickets are $4 in advance $5 at the door. Can you believe it. How many of you were alive when concerts were this cheap?
Parts of this aircheck are scoped and at the end George Jennings apparently did a rare late night DJ segment. He introduces the days lineup starting with Doc Holiday. This would have been Ray Brown a/k/a Doc Holiday. My guess is George is the only one they could find to cover that shift for some reason.
Be sure the player shows 8-14-1971 in the window:
Also interesting in this aircheck is a spot for a Rare Earth concert at Barton Coliseum, Aug 19th, 1971. Tickets are $4 in advance $5 at the door. Can you believe it. How many of you were alive when concerts were this cheap?
Parts of this aircheck are scoped and at the end George Jennings apparently did a rare late night DJ segment. He introduces the days lineup starting with Doc Holiday. This would have been Ray Brown a/k/a Doc Holiday. My guess is George is the only one they could find to cover that shift for some reason.
Be sure the player shows 8-14-1971 in the window:
Friday, September 12, 2008
Xm Saultes WFUN
Sonic Sound Salutes WFUN in Miami, FL
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
60's on 6 "Sonic Sound Salutes" continue as we re-create great 60's radio stations across America. Terry " Motormouth" Young transforms the 60's on 6 into these great stations every Friday with their original jingles, DJs, and local happenings. This week, tune in for WFUN in Miami, FL. 60's on 6, The way it was, is the way it is.
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
60's on 6 "Sonic Sound Salutes" continue as we re-create great 60's radio stations across America. Terry " Motormouth" Young transforms the 60's on 6 into these great stations every Friday with their original jingles, DJs, and local happenings. This week, tune in for WFUN in Miami, FL. 60's on 6, The way it was, is the way it is.
Pigs....how can I work lipstick into this
When Frank Broyles was building the Razorback program, they gave broadcast rights to any station that would pay the line charges and carry the games. . In Little Rock all but one or two stations would carry them.
As the Razorbacks became more and more successful broadcast rights became a revenue producer and Frank quickly forgot who brought him to the dance.
Now television is the big cash cow. Witness this from ESPN:
The Southeastern Conference has signed a 15-year deal with ESPN reportedly worth more than $2 billion to televise sporting events, including football and men's and women's basketball.
The agreement announced Monday is the longest ESPN has ever signed and matches the length of the powerhouse league's deal with CBS earlier in August.
"This agreement makes the SEC the most widely distributed conference in the country," said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. He declined to disclose financial terms.
"The bottom line here is that fans of SEC football will have more access to games and better distribution than they ever have in the past," Slive added.
The deal begins with the 2009-10 season and ends the league's look into starting a network to carry its sporting events.
ESPN will have rights to every SEC home football game not on the network package and all league matchups will be shown on some outlet, including at least 20 a year on ESPN or ESPN2. That includes two primetime Thursday night matchups and Saturday night games.
"We're thrilled with the historic nature of this deal," ESPN executive vice president John Skipper said, adding that college sports have been "part of our DNA" for nearly 30 years. "It's not hard to figure why we'd want to be involved with it, given the quality of SEC sports, for 15 more years."
Alabama coach Nick Saban said the league's exposure nationally helps in recruiting and image.
"One of the reasons that this league has developed into one of the top leagues in the country is because we have tremendous exposure," Saban said. "I think we had the best exposure from a TV standpoint in our last contract and this one is only going to enhance it more."
The new deal will also add a second and third night of SEC basketball coverage on ESPN and ESPN2 each week. ABC will add two nationally televised regular-season hoops games and broadcast the SEC tournament semifinals and championship game.
ESPN's various outlets will carry more than 5,500 SEC events over the 15-year period, including league championships in women's basketball, baseball, softball and gymnastics.
The deal will end the SEC's affiliation with Raycom Sports, which has aired basketball since 1986 and SEC football since 1992.
As the Razorbacks became more and more successful broadcast rights became a revenue producer and Frank quickly forgot who brought him to the dance.
Now television is the big cash cow. Witness this from ESPN:
The Southeastern Conference has signed a 15-year deal with ESPN reportedly worth more than $2 billion to televise sporting events, including football and men's and women's basketball.
The agreement announced Monday is the longest ESPN has ever signed and matches the length of the powerhouse league's deal with CBS earlier in August.
"This agreement makes the SEC the most widely distributed conference in the country," said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. He declined to disclose financial terms.
"The bottom line here is that fans of SEC football will have more access to games and better distribution than they ever have in the past," Slive added.
The deal begins with the 2009-10 season and ends the league's look into starting a network to carry its sporting events.
ESPN will have rights to every SEC home football game not on the network package and all league matchups will be shown on some outlet, including at least 20 a year on ESPN or ESPN2. That includes two primetime Thursday night matchups and Saturday night games.
"We're thrilled with the historic nature of this deal," ESPN executive vice president John Skipper said, adding that college sports have been "part of our DNA" for nearly 30 years. "It's not hard to figure why we'd want to be involved with it, given the quality of SEC sports, for 15 more years."
Alabama coach Nick Saban said the league's exposure nationally helps in recruiting and image.
"One of the reasons that this league has developed into one of the top leagues in the country is because we have tremendous exposure," Saban said. "I think we had the best exposure from a TV standpoint in our last contract and this one is only going to enhance it more."
The new deal will also add a second and third night of SEC basketball coverage on ESPN and ESPN2 each week. ABC will add two nationally televised regular-season hoops games and broadcast the SEC tournament semifinals and championship game.
ESPN's various outlets will carry more than 5,500 SEC events over the 15-year period, including league championships in women's basketball, baseball, softball and gymnastics.
The deal will end the SEC's affiliation with Raycom Sports, which has aired basketball since 1986 and SEC football since 1992.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
9-11
In looking for a 9-11 video to share on this blog, I was shaken to the core by the comments left on good videos by obvious un-americans. It makes you wonder what the world is coming to.
We can not let the press, or a presidential campaign, or the internet, change our love of this country, respect for the office of President, or our trust in God.
We can not let the press, or a presidential campaign, or the internet, change our love of this country, respect for the office of President, or our trust in God.
Sirius XM stock dives on wider loss forecast, debt issues
Shares of Sirius XM Radio Inc. fell sharply on Wednesday after the satellite radio company forecast a wider loss and slower subscriber growth for 2008 than analysts expected.
The New York-based company, which completed its acquisition of rival XM in July, told analysts at a media conference Tuesday that it expects to post a $350 million adjusted loss from earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in 2008.
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How many of you in the radio business could continue in business with a $350 Milllion loss?
The New York-based company, which completed its acquisition of rival XM in July, told analysts at a media conference Tuesday that it expects to post a $350 million adjusted loss from earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in 2008.
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How many of you in the radio business could continue in business with a $350 Milllion loss?
Arkansas - Texas Game
A comment from a reader:
The Arkansas-Texas game has been postponed to Sept.27th due to Hurricane Ike.
I remember listening to Razorback games on the radio around the late 70's-early 80's,and the game was on
four stations in Little Rock.
KAAY,KLRA,KXLR,& KARN. The radio stations used to put out posters every week with the Razorback saying GO HOGS beat Texas,SMU,etc..
Around '88 or '89 the UofA copyrighted the Razorback name and logo.
The two stations in Little Rock that currently carry the Razorbacks are KABZ (1037 The Buzz)
& KARN. Another thing that has changed this season is that ISP Sports from North Carolina is in charge of the broadcasts of the games and coaches shows. KATV is still the flagship station for the Razorbacks.
The Arkansas-Texas game has been postponed to Sept.27th due to Hurricane Ike.
I remember listening to Razorback games on the radio around the late 70's-early 80's,and the game was on
four stations in Little Rock.
KAAY,KLRA,KXLR,& KARN. The radio stations used to put out posters every week with the Razorback saying GO HOGS beat Texas,SMU,etc..
Around '88 or '89 the UofA copyrighted the Razorback name and logo.
The two stations in Little Rock that currently carry the Razorbacks are KABZ (1037 The Buzz)
& KARN. Another thing that has changed this season is that ISP Sports from North Carolina is in charge of the broadcasts of the games and coaches shows. KATV is still the flagship station for the Razorbacks.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Nancy Jennings passed on Sept 10 Last Year
I think the best tribute to Nancy I can give is to reprint a comment to this blog from Nancy about her husband, George Jennings.
George was my husband,and we were married for 45 years. I have been an observer of the radio biz during all that time. Did any of you ever realize how many newsperson I met and fed over the years. George always called us the last of the white collar migrantory workers. When we were engaged the year of 1960-1961, I was at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Tx, my sweet husband was broadcasting at WRR in Dallas and he would sign off with Sinatra version of "Nancy with the Smiling Face". I bet you never knew what a romantic person he was. I was always surprised at his inventiveness to keep me guessing. One cold day in Arkansas, I walked into the house and my piano was covered with daffodils, just what I needed after a hard day at work. I knew Spring was near.
We raised two fine boys together, and they turned out to be very nice people. I don't know how I would make it now without my Dean. Dean is my spacecadet who is a computer nerd. He lives in Boise, Id. after 10 years of creative nagging, he finally gave me a granddaughter called Genevieve. She called George "Grumps" and she calls me
"NanNan
Most of all, I remember our "children" that George trained and raised. I always told him I would never work for him, so I don't understand how any of you worked for or with him. He just about drove me crazy. He worked 14 hours a day, and he let me do my own thing. I was never burden with pushing him in his career, he did that himself. All I had to do was raise the boys, and keep house, and make him good food. He loved my cooking. I had a few fans outside the immediate family, AJ and Jim, didn't I make a mean dish of Spaghetti and meatballs.
George and I have had many adventures and were never afraid of the future. God always seem to take care of us. We've had money and we've been broke, such is life.
Someday, before I get too old, I would like to sit down with a bunch of you people, and you entain me with your "war" stories. You gave George great joy and headaches over the years, but he always bragged how good each and everyone became. He was sooooo proud of all of you. I think he taught you backbone and to never be afraid. Go for it kids, there still a lot of spark in all of you. Also know, George is f#%(&ing laughing his ass off at you all now that he's in heaven and you're not.
Love Nancy
12:18 PM
George was my husband,and we were married for 45 years. I have been an observer of the radio biz during all that time. Did any of you ever realize how many newsperson I met and fed over the years. George always called us the last of the white collar migrantory workers. When we were engaged the year of 1960-1961, I was at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Tx, my sweet husband was broadcasting at WRR in Dallas and he would sign off with Sinatra version of "Nancy with the Smiling Face". I bet you never knew what a romantic person he was. I was always surprised at his inventiveness to keep me guessing. One cold day in Arkansas, I walked into the house and my piano was covered with daffodils, just what I needed after a hard day at work. I knew Spring was near.
We raised two fine boys together, and they turned out to be very nice people. I don't know how I would make it now without my Dean. Dean is my spacecadet who is a computer nerd. He lives in Boise, Id. after 10 years of creative nagging, he finally gave me a granddaughter called Genevieve. She called George "Grumps" and she calls me
"NanNan
Most of all, I remember our "children" that George trained and raised. I always told him I would never work for him, so I don't understand how any of you worked for or with him. He just about drove me crazy. He worked 14 hours a day, and he let me do my own thing. I was never burden with pushing him in his career, he did that himself. All I had to do was raise the boys, and keep house, and make him good food. He loved my cooking. I had a few fans outside the immediate family, AJ and Jim, didn't I make a mean dish of Spaghetti and meatballs.
George and I have had many adventures and were never afraid of the future. God always seem to take care of us. We've had money and we've been broke, such is life.
Someday, before I get too old, I would like to sit down with a bunch of you people, and you entain me with your "war" stories. You gave George great joy and headaches over the years, but he always bragged how good each and everyone became. He was sooooo proud of all of you. I think he taught you backbone and to never be afraid. Go for it kids, there still a lot of spark in all of you. Also know, George is f#%(&ing laughing his ass off at you all now that he's in heaven and you're not.
Love Nancy
12:18 PM
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Monday, September 08, 2008
Wooooo Pig Soooooooooie
On Saturday Sept.13th, an old rivalry in football will take place. Arkansas will travel to Austin to take on Texas.
For the 1972 Arkansas-Texas game there was a bet between KAAY and WOAI in San Antonio.
If Arkansas wins,WOAI will have to give KAAY 100 pounds of steak. If Texas wins,KAAY will have to give WOAI 100 pounds of pork.
There was a side bet between Wayne Moss and a DJ at WOAI. The one who lost the bet would have to work the winners airshift and treat them to a night on the town.
At the end of the spot it said you can listen to the game anywhere in the country on either KAAY or WOAI.
Does anyone remember who won that game in 1972?
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Thanks for bringing this up.
Hot topic this week. The score for the game you asked about was:
1972 Texas 35, Arkansas 15 Austin
Now for all you history buffs here is the entire Arkansas-Texas series:
Arkansas-Texas series
Texas 55 wins, Arkansas 21
John C. Futrall
1894 Texas 54, Arkansas 0 Austin
Coach D.A. McDaniel
1903 Texas 15, Arkansas 0 Austin
Coach A.D. Brown
1905 Texas 4, Arkansas 0 Fayetteville
1906 Texas 11, Arkansas 0 Fayetteville
1907 Texas 26, Arkansas 6 Fayetteville
Coach Hugo Bezdek
1908 Texas 21, Arkansas 0 Austin
1911 Texas 12, Arkansas 0 Austin
1912 Texas 48, Arkansas 0 Austin
Coach T.T. McConnell
1916 Texas 52, Arkansas 0 Austin
Coach Norman Paine
1917 Texas 20, Arkansas 0 Austin
Coach J.B. Craig
1919 Texas 35, Arkansas 7 Austin
Coach Francis Schmidt
1928 Texas 20, Arkansas 7 Austin
Coach Fred Thomsen
1929 Texas 27, Arkansas 0 Fayetteville
1932 Texas 34, Arkansas 0 Fayetteville
1933 Arkansas 20, Texas 6 Austin
1934 Texas 19, Arkansas 12 Austin
1935 Arkansas 28, Texas 13 Austin
1936 Arkansas 6, Texas 0 Little Rock
1937 Arkansas 21, Texas 10 Austin
1938 Arkansas 42, Texas 6 Little Rock
1939 Texas 14, Arkansas 13 Austin 1940 Texas 21, Arkansas 0 Little Rock
1941 Texas 48, Arkansas14 Austin
Coach George Cole
1942 Texas 47, Arkansas 6 Little Rock
Coach John Tomlin
1943 Texas 34, Arkansas 0 Austin
Coach Glen Rose
1944 Texas 19, Arkansas 0 Little Rock
1945 Texas 34, Arkansas 7 Little Rock
Coach John Barnhill
1946 Texas 20, Arkansas 0 Austin
1947 Texas 21, Arkansas 6 Memphis
1948 Texas 14, Arkansas 6 Austin
1949 Texas 27, Arkansas 14 Little Rock
Coach Otis Douglas
1950 Texas 19, Arkansas 14 Austin
1951 Arkansas 16, Texas 14 Fayetteville
1952 Texas 44, Arkansas 7 Austin
Coach Bowden Wyatt
1953 Texas 16, Arkansas 7 Fayetteville
1954 Arkansas 20, Texas 7 Austin
Coach Jack Mitchell
1955 Arkansas 27, Texas 20 Little Rock 1956 Arkansas 32, Texas 14 Austin
1957 Texas 17, Arkansas 0 Fayetteville
Coach Frank Broyles
1958 Texas 24, Arkansas 6 Fayetteville
1959 Texas 13, Arkansas 12 Little Rock
1960 Arkansas 24, Texas 23 Austin
1961 Texas 33, Arkansas 7 Fayetteville
1962 Texas 7, Arkansas 3 Austin
1963 Texas 17, Arkansas 13 Little Rock
1964 Arkansas 14, Texas 13 Austin
1965 Arkansas 27, Texas 24 Fayetteville
1966 Arkansas 12, Texas 7 Austin
1967 Texas 21, Arkansas 12 Little Rock
1968 Texas 39, Arkansas 29 Austin
1969 Texas 15, Arkansas 14 Fayetteville
1970 Texas 42, Arkansas 7 Austin
1971 Arkansas 31, Texas 7 Little Rock
1972 Texas 35, Arkansas 15 Austin
1973 Texas 34, Arkansas 6 Fayetteville
1974 Texas 38, Arkansas 7 Austin
1975 Texas 24, Arkansas 18 Fayetteville
1976 Texas 29, Arkansas 12 Austin
Coach Lou Holtz
1977 Texas 13, Arkansas 9, Fayetteville
1978 Texas 28, Arkansas 21 Austin
1979 Arkansas 17, Texas 14 Little Rock
1980 Texas 23, Arkansas 17 Austin
1981 Arkansas 42, Texas 11 Fayetteville
1982 Texas 33, Arkansas 7 Austin
1983 Texas 31, Arkansas 3 Little Rock
Coach Ken Hatfield
1984 Texas 24, Arkansas 18 Austin
1985 Texas 15, Arkansas 13 Fayetteville
1986 Arkansas 21, Texas 14 Austin
1987 Texas 16, Arkansas 14 Little Rock
1988 Arkansas 27, Texas 23 Austin
1989 Texas 24, Arkansas 20 Fayetteville
Coach Jack Crowe
1990 Texas 49, Arkansas 17 Austin
1991 Arkansas 14, Texas 13 Little Rock
Coach Houston Nutt
2000 Arkansas 27, Texas 6 Dallas (Cotton Bowl 2003 Arkansas 38, Texas 28 Austin
2004 Texas 22, Arkansas 20 Fayetteville
For the 1972 Arkansas-Texas game there was a bet between KAAY and WOAI in San Antonio.
If Arkansas wins,WOAI will have to give KAAY 100 pounds of steak. If Texas wins,KAAY will have to give WOAI 100 pounds of pork.
There was a side bet between Wayne Moss and a DJ at WOAI. The one who lost the bet would have to work the winners airshift and treat them to a night on the town.
At the end of the spot it said you can listen to the game anywhere in the country on either KAAY or WOAI.
Does anyone remember who won that game in 1972?
................................................................................
Thanks for bringing this up.
Hot topic this week. The score for the game you asked about was:
1972 Texas 35, Arkansas 15 Austin
Now for all you history buffs here is the entire Arkansas-Texas series:
Arkansas-Texas series
Texas 55 wins, Arkansas 21
John C. Futrall
1894 Texas 54, Arkansas 0 Austin
Coach D.A. McDaniel
1903 Texas 15, Arkansas 0 Austin
Coach A.D. Brown
1905 Texas 4, Arkansas 0 Fayetteville
1906 Texas 11, Arkansas 0 Fayetteville
1907 Texas 26, Arkansas 6 Fayetteville
Coach Hugo Bezdek
1908 Texas 21, Arkansas 0 Austin
1911 Texas 12, Arkansas 0 Austin
1912 Texas 48, Arkansas 0 Austin
Coach T.T. McConnell
1916 Texas 52, Arkansas 0 Austin
Coach Norman Paine
1917 Texas 20, Arkansas 0 Austin
Coach J.B. Craig
1919 Texas 35, Arkansas 7 Austin
Coach Francis Schmidt
1928 Texas 20, Arkansas 7 Austin
Coach Fred Thomsen
1929 Texas 27, Arkansas 0 Fayetteville
1932 Texas 34, Arkansas 0 Fayetteville
1933 Arkansas 20, Texas 6 Austin
1934 Texas 19, Arkansas 12 Austin
1935 Arkansas 28, Texas 13 Austin
1936 Arkansas 6, Texas 0 Little Rock
1937 Arkansas 21, Texas 10 Austin
1938 Arkansas 42, Texas 6 Little Rock
1939 Texas 14, Arkansas 13 Austin 1940 Texas 21, Arkansas 0 Little Rock
1941 Texas 48, Arkansas14 Austin
Coach George Cole
1942 Texas 47, Arkansas 6 Little Rock
Coach John Tomlin
1943 Texas 34, Arkansas 0 Austin
Coach Glen Rose
1944 Texas 19, Arkansas 0 Little Rock
1945 Texas 34, Arkansas 7 Little Rock
Coach John Barnhill
1946 Texas 20, Arkansas 0 Austin
1947 Texas 21, Arkansas 6 Memphis
1948 Texas 14, Arkansas 6 Austin
1949 Texas 27, Arkansas 14 Little Rock
Coach Otis Douglas
1950 Texas 19, Arkansas 14 Austin
1951 Arkansas 16, Texas 14 Fayetteville
1952 Texas 44, Arkansas 7 Austin
Coach Bowden Wyatt
1953 Texas 16, Arkansas 7 Fayetteville
1954 Arkansas 20, Texas 7 Austin
Coach Jack Mitchell
1955 Arkansas 27, Texas 20 Little Rock 1956 Arkansas 32, Texas 14 Austin
1957 Texas 17, Arkansas 0 Fayetteville
Coach Frank Broyles
1958 Texas 24, Arkansas 6 Fayetteville
1959 Texas 13, Arkansas 12 Little Rock
1960 Arkansas 24, Texas 23 Austin
1961 Texas 33, Arkansas 7 Fayetteville
1962 Texas 7, Arkansas 3 Austin
1963 Texas 17, Arkansas 13 Little Rock
1964 Arkansas 14, Texas 13 Austin
1965 Arkansas 27, Texas 24 Fayetteville
1966 Arkansas 12, Texas 7 Austin
1967 Texas 21, Arkansas 12 Little Rock
1968 Texas 39, Arkansas 29 Austin
1969 Texas 15, Arkansas 14 Fayetteville
1970 Texas 42, Arkansas 7 Austin
1971 Arkansas 31, Texas 7 Little Rock
1972 Texas 35, Arkansas 15 Austin
1973 Texas 34, Arkansas 6 Fayetteville
1974 Texas 38, Arkansas 7 Austin
1975 Texas 24, Arkansas 18 Fayetteville
1976 Texas 29, Arkansas 12 Austin
Coach Lou Holtz
1977 Texas 13, Arkansas 9, Fayetteville
1978 Texas 28, Arkansas 21 Austin
1979 Arkansas 17, Texas 14 Little Rock
1980 Texas 23, Arkansas 17 Austin
1981 Arkansas 42, Texas 11 Fayetteville
1982 Texas 33, Arkansas 7 Austin
1983 Texas 31, Arkansas 3 Little Rock
Coach Ken Hatfield
1984 Texas 24, Arkansas 18 Austin
1985 Texas 15, Arkansas 13 Fayetteville
1986 Arkansas 21, Texas 14 Austin
1987 Texas 16, Arkansas 14 Little Rock
1988 Arkansas 27, Texas 23 Austin
1989 Texas 24, Arkansas 20 Fayetteville
Coach Jack Crowe
1990 Texas 49, Arkansas 17 Austin
1991 Arkansas 14, Texas 13 Little Rock
Coach Houston Nutt
2000 Arkansas 27, Texas 6 Dallas (Cotton Bowl 2003 Arkansas 38, Texas 28 Austin
2004 Texas 22, Arkansas 20 Fayetteville
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Ronnie Milsap was almost a Sell Out
Ronnie Milsap was almost a sell out in Alma last night even though the Razorbacks were playing in Little Rock and it was on pay for view.
It was a great show. I've seen him twice in this area. Both times he was LOUD. And I like it loud.
For those of you who missed the show here's a Ronnie Milsap song:
It was a great show. I've seen him twice in this area. Both times he was LOUD. And I like it loud.
For those of you who missed the show here's a Ronnie Milsap song:
Friday, September 05, 2008
Ronnie Milsap to Appear in Alma AR
I can remember taking a road trip with Tommy Riggs a/k/a Rock Robbins, to hear Ronnie in Memphis. At that time he was doing R & B and a great entertainer.
Ronnie appears in Alma Saturday night at the Alma Performing Arts Center.
The hurricane has pasted. We had some flooding in Fort Smith but it only lasted a couple of days. Lots of wind and rain.
The sun is out and refugees from New Orleans that were at Fort Chaffee are heading back to New Orleans.
Ronnie appears in Alma Saturday night at the Alma Performing Arts Center.
The hurricane has pasted. We had some flooding in Fort Smith but it only lasted a couple of days. Lots of wind and rain.
The sun is out and refugees from New Orleans that were at Fort Chaffee are heading back to New Orleans.
KHJ featured on XM Radio
Sonic Sound Salutes
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sonic Sound Salutes the great 60's radio stations from across America. KHJ Los Angeles, CA 93 KHJ, Boss Radio Home of the Reel Don Steele, Humble Harve, Robert W. Morgan, The Big Kahuna. The station that took LA by storm in 1965. Catch Humble Harv?s Boss 30 Countdown Wednesday nights, on 93 KHJ.
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sonic Sound Salutes the great 60's radio stations from across America. KHJ Los Angeles, CA 93 KHJ, Boss Radio Home of the Reel Don Steele, Humble Harve, Robert W. Morgan, The Big Kahuna. The station that took LA by storm in 1965. Catch Humble Harv?s Boss 30 Countdown Wednesday nights, on 93 KHJ.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAAY
We have to mention on the blog that Sept. 3rd is the 46th birthday of KAAY
I had planned to do a video for the occasion....and still will. We are getting what is left of hurricane Gustav or whatever it's name is. Consequently I have been very busy getting projects done that have a "have to" rating.
It's hard to believe that 46 years ago today, The Baby Elephant Walk was being played over and over along with the DJs taking turns reading the Little Rock phone book and announcing current songs but the Baby Elephant Walk is all that played.
To see the original jocks and what songs would have been announced go to:
http://kaay1090.blogspot.com/2006/09/another-kaay-silver-dollar-survey.htmlDouble click on the survey to read it clearly.
Notice the date on the survey is just a couple of weeks after the sign on broadcast.
Much is owed that original staff. They set the standard that KAAY was to live up to.
I had planned to do a video for the occasion....and still will. We are getting what is left of hurricane Gustav or whatever it's name is. Consequently I have been very busy getting projects done that have a "have to" rating.
It's hard to believe that 46 years ago today, The Baby Elephant Walk was being played over and over along with the DJs taking turns reading the Little Rock phone book and announcing current songs but the Baby Elephant Walk is all that played.
To see the original jocks and what songs would have been announced go to:
http://kaay1090.blogspot.com/2006/09/another-kaay-silver-dollar-survey.htmlDouble click on the survey to read it clearly.
Notice the date on the survey is just a couple of weeks after the sign on broadcast.
Much is owed that original staff. They set the standard that KAAY was to live up to.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Tommy Riggs a/k/a Rock Robbins
I've written extensively about Tommy on this blog. I try not to repeat myself. Understand that Tommy worked for me at three different stations, KXLR, KAAY, and KCLA. All those times Tommy alternated with his fascination for live performing and bands.
The longest he worked in radio I believe is when he came to Pine Bluff and worked for me as Program Director and when I went to Kansas City to manage a station Tommy was promoted to manager. It wasn't long to the lure of week long or even month long engagements at clubs lured him away from radio.
An interesting snip it from the Stax Records page. Scroll down about three quarters, and start reading with Charlie Oakle.:http://staxrecords.free.fr/news.htm
The longest he worked in radio I believe is when he came to Pine Bluff and worked for me as Program Director and when I went to Kansas City to manage a station Tommy was promoted to manager. It wasn't long to the lure of week long or even month long engagements at clubs lured him away from radio.
An interesting snip it from the Stax Records page. Scroll down about three quarters, and start reading with Charlie Oakle.:http://staxrecords.free.fr/news.htm
Monday, September 01, 2008
Comment on post below
Gazmik has left a new comment on your post "George J. Jennings Link":
I've always liked the old time radio shows! I still listen to some old X Minus 1, Dimension X, Lights Out and Box 13. I always tried to stay awake to listen to Beaker Theater.
Of course, I'm also a big fan of the old black and white sci-fi movies
I've always liked the old time radio shows! I still listen to some old X Minus 1, Dimension X, Lights Out and Box 13. I always tried to stay awake to listen to Beaker Theater.
Of course, I'm also a big fan of the old black and white sci-fi movies
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