So…it’s Friday night, 1:53am. I am awake. I fell asleep way too early and woke up in time to watch a “Seth Meyers” rerun from before Thanksgiving. Truth be told, this has been a rotten week health-wise. I actually wrote a blog post earlier this week about it, but it turned out so depressing I … Continue reading Late Night Commercials
This essay, which I originally wrote for my MySpace blog in 2006, has been slightly edited to update it, and to correct some lousy word choices and phrasing. At this moment I am listening to a one-hour internet audio stream of what people were hearing 56 years ago today, on station KLIF Dallas. This is … Continue reading The Big Day In The Big D
Kalin Krohe, a couple weeks back said to me, “You know what you should do with that blog of yours? Post all the Christmas shows you’ve done over the years.” I have to admit that’s a good use of this space. What I didn’t realize is how difficult it would be! For some reason, WordPress … Continue reading The Christmas Vault: The Specials
It’s getting to be that time of year when many clients want to promote the availability of flu shots. One such client, Alliance Community Pharmacy, let me try a humorous approach. We’ve done two spots for them, and each one uses humor to peel away the resistance one might have to getting their flu shot. … Continue reading Anatomy Of A Silly Commercial: Flu Shot Time!
Last year I decided to create a full-length radio thriller for our KCOW Halloween Special. Typically we just do little vignettes that air in-between vintage radio programs like “War Of The Worlds” and “Sorry Wrong Number.” That’s what we did this year. But in 2018 I decided to do something a little more elaborate. I … Continue reading “The Ghost And Mr. Bestos”
In the summer of 2010 Dave Kuskie and I did a special episode of our “Dog and Pony Show” using my real-life trip to a Nebraska Broadcasters Association convention as a springboard to our fantasy version. In our fictional trip, Dave comes with me and we end up stealing a man’s identity (and his hotel … Continue reading The Annotated “Road To The Broadcasters Convention”
Nine years ago, my friend David Kuskie and I started our second internet radio series, “The Dr. J And Dangerous Dave Dog and Pony Show.” It’s a sketch comedy show with hosting segments (and wildly uneven musical numbers) reminiscent of 70’s variety shows. Today I’m posting a “clip show” we did a few years back. … Continue reading Doc and Dave Take A Satellite Tour
Last night Kalin and I saw the new Quentin Tarantino film “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”, and I enjoyed the heck out of it. It’s an incredible recreation of 1969 Los Angeles, and I don’t know if I want to reveal any of the plot because you should see it with unspoiled eyes. Being … Continue reading Once Upon A Time in Boss Angeles
I know, I know. Just about anyone reading this blog has heard the story of my phone interview with Davy Jones of The Monkees. Anybody who wanted to hear it has heard it by now. But A) I wanted it to be on my new blog, B) it happened 10 years ago this summer, and … Continue reading Cheer Up Sleepy Jean: My Phone Call With Davy Jones
A couple of weeks ago I created a playlist of songs that evoke memories of my days at SUNY Brockport, jockeying discs on 89.1 WBSU (now The Point). But my very first tentative squeaks over the airwaves happened at Adirondack Community College on 92.1 WGFR (known for most of my time as Power 92). Here … Continue reading College Radio Hits: The WGFR Years
