I hope you had a marvelous Thanksgiving! Mine was typically quiet, spent hosting Thanksgivng programming at Radio City, then heading home to enjoy a Black Friday vaca day. PBS had a marvelous Christmas special on Thanksgiving night (I admire their restraint–CBS yet again aired “Rudolph” three full days before Turkey Day, the scoundrels). The special … Continue reading Ladies And Gentlemen…The Weekend (Blog Post)
It has been ages since i wrote a blog post. And since I’m paying good money for this domain name, I shouldn’t let that happen too often. But there have been many things competing for my attention with the blank white screen of my WordPress template. So I figured I’d tell you what I’m enjoying–what’s … Continue reading Things I Am Enjoying
Multiple topics in one blog post. Try not to get the bends. ______________ Let me tell you something about my job. I love it. I look forward to walking out my front door–even when it’s raining or snowing or otherwise bad weathering–and making my way to Radio City in Alliance, home of KCOW and beloved … Continue reading Saturday Ramblings
I’ve been involved in some filmmaking in 2021. My friend Dangerous Dave is working on four film projects–two animated films (I provide a voice characterization in one of them) and two live-action films (I have a small part in one of them). I have also been featured in certain of Dave’s music videos for our … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: “The Total FilmMaker”
Today marks Mike Glesinger’s 35th anniversary with KCOW and Eagle Radio. This is a major milestone and an incredible accomplishment in a business where job security is so lousy it’s memorialized in a TV theme song (“Town to town, up and down the dial…”) Gles, you see, has no truck for self-aggrandizement. (I, on the … Continue reading 10 Facts About Gles (Half of Which Are False)
It’s 1:00am. I am reminded of what Paul Harvey used to say after communicating a sad or upsetting news story: “Wash out your ears with this.” Right now I am washing out my ears by listening to my favorite old time radio theater stream after dis-joining a Facebook group called “I WAS A DISC JOCKEY … Continue reading Late Night Distemper: Old Time Radio Is Great. Old People Who Spent Time In Radio: It Varies.
I have a few things to chat about on this beautiful late summer Sunday, and just like those little boxes of cereal it comes in convenient single-serve helpings. First: my pal Dave Kuskie and I have produced an all-new episode of “The Dr. J And Dangerous Dave Dog And Pony Show”, our internet radio variety … Continue reading Blog a La “Kellogg’s Variety Pack”
So, in 1979 “The Rainbow Connection” was quite the popular tune. I remember hearing Kermit The Frog sing it on AM radio in-between The Spinners and The Doobie Brothers. Others recorded the song back then, including Barbra Streisand. But she didn’t release it. Now, as part of an album of unreleased material, Streisand is unleashing … Continue reading Barbra and FrankenFrog
In looking back at the last three or four months, they were an incredibly productive time for this little blog o’mine. I wrote lengthy, time-intensive pieces…two original radio theater scripts…a handful of vintage TV articles, a book review, a DVD review…busy, busy, busy! (Billy DeWolfe, we salute you.) But summer! Summer is the time for … Continue reading Checking In
I get this catalog from Collector’s Choice Music. It’s really the only good printed catalog left. Lots of really well-curated CDs and music DVDs. Sometimes I see something that piques my interest. This time, among other things, it was a double feature DVD: “The Beach Boys: An American Band” and “Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn’t … Continue reading Beach Boys Documentary Night!
