Saturday, January 27, 2007

News and notes

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RAZZING THE RAZZIES As disappointed as I was with this year's Oscar nominations, the usually-dependable Razzies let me down too.  This ...

Radio Ga-Ga, Part II

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The saga continues... After the demise of the Mighty 1030, I interviewed at a few radio stations within shouting distance of home.  I actu...
Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Radio Ga-Ga, Part I

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Time for yours truly, Sir Rant-A-Lot, to go to work on the very business I once sought to have a long career in—radio!  Is it any small wond...
Tuesday, January 23, 2007

The Day The Music Got Shot?

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I read today that Jay Richardson, son of the late J.P. Richardson (aka The Big Bopper) has hired some forensics expert to exhume his father’...

Where bad ideas come from...

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What goes around comes around, even when it comes to bad fashion. Witness Exhibit A, circa 1967, from the Intergalactic Wal-Mart Collection:...

What's wrong with this picture?

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Saw a blurb in the paper today that says "Judge" Judy makes $100 million a year—more than all the Supreme Court justices combined!...

Oscar nominations

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The Oscar nominations were announced today.  Of all the award shows, I think the Academy Awards have the most integrity and the most relevan...
Monday, January 22, 2007

General meanderings...

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MAYBE LIKE PEYTON MANNING'S TEAM, MAYBE That's my pick in SB XLI in two weeks.  I was quite pleased to see Peyton and Tony Dungy fi...
Sunday, January 21, 2007

After further review...

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Gene Simmons' stock hath fallen even further with me today.  I watched a couple episodes of his lame reality TV show today (btw, ain...
Saturday, January 20, 2007

Great Moments In Radio, Volume II

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This story comes via the engineer I worked with at our little station in Blue Springs.  He was previously a DJ in the late ‘60s at KUDL-FM i...

So long, Mr. Harbor Master

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Was very saddened to learn today of the death of former Mamas & Papas singer Denny Doherty at age 66 from kidney failure.  John Phillips...
Thursday, January 18, 2007

World's Dumbest Song Lyrics of All-Time, Vol. II

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Again, in no particular order "Play Me"—NEIL DIAMOND (1972) "Songs she sang to me/Songs she brang to me."   Brang?!?!...

This and that...

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BEGONE, SUPERCILIOUS TWITS! Is there anyone else who’s as tired as I am of hearing about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt?  Does anyone really ...
Tuesday, January 16, 2007

The continued pussification of America...

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It's late here, but I have to rant after noting that they're closing the schools AGAIN tomorrow around most of the city here, in spi...

Fallen Idols

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My apologies for the length of this post, but please indulge me a bit here, if you will... "It’s not the pain that hurts—what hurts i...

Great Moments In Radio--Volume I

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My radio career might’ve been brief, but it yielded more than a fair amount of funny stories, which I’ll share from time to time here. Bac...
Sunday, January 14, 2007

I'm so damn thankful...

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...I don't have to wake up next to either of these creatures on a regular basis! In the words of Fred Sanford: "I'd rather kis...
Saturday, January 13, 2007

I gots my questions...

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A few thoughts to ponder... —Are clams really all that happy? —Is rain always right? —Is pie truly that easy? —Are dogs actually that s...

The Bottom Five WORST Guitar Solos of All-Time

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Dedicated to those who don't have a clue how to grind an axe! 1) "I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll"—JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS (198...

The Top 25 Greatest Rock & Roll Guitar Solos of All-Time

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Dedicated to those who have an axe to grind... 1) ACE FREHLEY/PAUL STANLEY, Kiss—“Detroit Rock City” (1976)   More Ace than Paul here, but...