Missed the show?
http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=06-27-2008
There was no "Real Majority Project" at 5pm because of a scheduled fire alarm which would have been a distraction for a talk show.
Jonny Eatabone and I took your calls re: WVKR on the whole. NO one wanted to talk on the air, but boy did I hear a lot from you guys! Here's the gist:
Love the whole Friday line up from beginning to end, but the talk shows interrupt the flow.
Love The Bachelor Pad but ENOUGH with the Austin Powers!
Why can't WVKR get their act together re: the tech problems? No sound out of right channel, distorted mics, bad internet stream!
BEST station on the air. Don't need block programming. Love the variety.
I hate when there's no DJ at the station! Who programs this???
I'd love to hear YOUR thoughts too! Feel free to post a comment or Email me privately lostoldies@yahoo.com
As always, thanks for listening!
Sam
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
June 13, 1968
2 hours of forgotten 45s and classic hits from 40 years ago this week!
http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=06-13-2008
Your phone calls were much welcomed once again. Some highlights...
"Nice To Be With You"--The Monkees "Neither this nor DW Washburn was the Monkees shining moment, Sammy" Hey, "Nice" has it all over DW!--sammy
You Aint Goin' Nowhere"-- The Byrds "Byrds. Yuk."--primitive George. "What's the name of this song....Easy Chair, right?"
"Happy Song"--Otis Redding "GREAT Otis tune. Never heard it before!"
"Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache"--Bandwagon "Wow, this is a fantastic song!"
"Ready Willing And Able"--American Breed "loved the commercial. Didn't know this song."
"Master Jack"--Four Jacks and A Jill "Haven't heard this in years!" I just played it a couple months ago when it debuted 40 years ago. Ya gotta listen every week!--sammy
"Good Bad And Ugly"--Hugo Montenegro "Good line about the Friday line up. Good song, too."
"(I Love) Lucy"--Albert King "Tim Russert died? Really?"
"Jelly Jungle"--Lemon Pipers (played after "Cotton Candy") What's next, Sammy? Sugar Sugar? I wish--sammy
"I Will Always Think About You"--New Colony Six "You play a lot of their stuff, but this is my favorite.
"Unchain My Heart"--Herbie Mann "Too many instrumentals!"
"You Got Style"--Jon & Robin "This group is so underappreciated. Thanks for playing them."
Thank YOU For listening! Post a comment or email me privately at lostoldies@yahoo.com
sammy
http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=06-13-2008
Your phone calls were much welcomed once again. Some highlights...
"Nice To Be With You"--The Monkees "Neither this nor DW Washburn was the Monkees shining moment, Sammy" Hey, "Nice" has it all over DW!--sammy
You Aint Goin' Nowhere"-- The Byrds "Byrds. Yuk."--primitive George. "What's the name of this song....Easy Chair, right?"
"Happy Song"--Otis Redding "GREAT Otis tune. Never heard it before!"
"Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache"--Bandwagon "Wow, this is a fantastic song!"
"Ready Willing And Able"--American Breed "loved the commercial. Didn't know this song."
"Master Jack"--Four Jacks and A Jill "Haven't heard this in years!" I just played it a couple months ago when it debuted 40 years ago. Ya gotta listen every week!--sammy
"Good Bad And Ugly"--Hugo Montenegro "Good line about the Friday line up. Good song, too."
"(I Love) Lucy"--Albert King "Tim Russert died? Really?"
"Jelly Jungle"--Lemon Pipers (played after "Cotton Candy") What's next, Sammy? Sugar Sugar? I wish--sammy
"I Will Always Think About You"--New Colony Six "You play a lot of their stuff, but this is my favorite.
"Unchain My Heart"--Herbie Mann "Too many instrumentals!"
"You Got Style"--Jon & Robin "This group is so underappreciated. Thanks for playing them."
Thank YOU For listening! Post a comment or email me privately at lostoldies@yahoo.com
sammy
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Concert Review 6/10/08
Warning to anyone buying "Box Seats" at The Theater at Madison Square Garden:
It's another way of saying "Balcony". Yes, I was very high. In more ways than one, which shall be explained at the end...
Box Seats mean you will have to endure staring at a huge speaker resembling something out of the "Transformers" movie that will additionally obscure the portion of the stage that isn't already blocked by the fact that you're so far left. And did the woman two boxes in front of me HAVE to lean over the edge blocking my view? Her husband didn't like the fact that I asked her to stay still. Too bad.
Once I adjusted to these visual annoyances--compounded by the multitude of cameraphone flashes going off contstantly--I was able to settle in for a superb performance by two drastically different artists (I don't use that term loosely) who, on paper, should never have worked, but indeed, they do, in part thanks to producer T-Bone Burnett, who was also on stage and got to do 2 solo numbers of his own.
They covered 11 out of 13 tracks from "Raising Sand", and like that excellent CD, took turns duetting and then soloing and then duetting again. The third number was a cover of "Black Dog" arranged like the lead off track "Rich Woman" and it was clear this would be a night of sonic bliss! They did another Led Zeppelin track later that I didn't recognize, but the crowd certainly did.
I was surprised at how STRONG Krauss' voice could be; she naturally did not disappoint on the quieter numbers. No rock belting from her, though, and always on pitch. A joke about New Jersey drew boos, however.....
Plant seemed a bit subdued at times but his voice still had most of its Zep sheen, though there was not a lot of wailing in the show; nor should there have been. This was a show about SINGING and HARMONIES and the two delivered perfectly!
Sitting next to me was a 25 year old avid concert goer; upcoming shows for him included Tom Petty, Neil Diamond, and other "geezer" acts. What a nice young man! He even asked if I minded if he smoked. HUH? And then the theater filled with the aroma of marijuana. I politely declined his request to join him in a toke, but the contact high went nice with the high of the music by two excellent singers.
It's another way of saying "Balcony". Yes, I was very high. In more ways than one, which shall be explained at the end...
Box Seats mean you will have to endure staring at a huge speaker resembling something out of the "Transformers" movie that will additionally obscure the portion of the stage that isn't already blocked by the fact that you're so far left. And did the woman two boxes in front of me HAVE to lean over the edge blocking my view? Her husband didn't like the fact that I asked her to stay still. Too bad.
Once I adjusted to these visual annoyances--compounded by the multitude of cameraphone flashes going off contstantly--I was able to settle in for a superb performance by two drastically different artists (I don't use that term loosely) who, on paper, should never have worked, but indeed, they do, in part thanks to producer T-Bone Burnett, who was also on stage and got to do 2 solo numbers of his own.
They covered 11 out of 13 tracks from "Raising Sand", and like that excellent CD, took turns duetting and then soloing and then duetting again. The third number was a cover of "Black Dog" arranged like the lead off track "Rich Woman" and it was clear this would be a night of sonic bliss! They did another Led Zeppelin track later that I didn't recognize, but the crowd certainly did.
I was surprised at how STRONG Krauss' voice could be; she naturally did not disappoint on the quieter numbers. No rock belting from her, though, and always on pitch. A joke about New Jersey drew boos, however.....
Plant seemed a bit subdued at times but his voice still had most of its Zep sheen, though there was not a lot of wailing in the show; nor should there have been. This was a show about SINGING and HARMONIES and the two delivered perfectly!
Sitting next to me was a 25 year old avid concert goer; upcoming shows for him included Tom Petty, Neil Diamond, and other "geezer" acts. What a nice young man! He even asked if I minded if he smoked. HUH? And then the theater filled with the aroma of marijuana. I politely declined his request to join him in a toke, but the contact high went nice with the high of the music by two excellent singers.
Friday, June 6, 2008
June 6, 2008 Playlist plus Some Thoughts on the Songs, the Callers, WVKR....
Started the show on a downer with the RFK piece, but I couldn't very well look back 40 years ago today without mentioning the tragic loss our nation and the world suffered. How different things might have been if, ....that elusive "if"....The narration was from the Time Magazine 1968 Special Issue which might still be on the stands.
03:00pm
Abraham Martin & John
Dion
03:04pm
Dear Mr. Fantasy
Traffic
03:09pm
Paying The Cost To Be Boss
B B King Gil from Newburgh tells a mighty dirty story about Sinatra and BB. Very randy!
03:12pm
Shoo Be Doo Be Doo Da Day
Stevie Wonder
03:15pm
Uno Mundo
Buffalo Springfield
03:18pm
Chain Gang
Jackie Wilson & Count Basie "Never knew this version existed, Sammy"
03:21pm
Do You Know The Way To San Jose
Dionne Warwick
03:24pm
I Was Looking Back
Spencer Davis Group
03:27pm
She's Lookin' Good
Wilson Pickett
03:29pm
D. W. Washburn
The Monkees Oh boy, I mentioned this was not only my least favorite Monkees tune, but one of my least favorite songs period! If Sam The Tattoo Man could take only one Monkees track on a desert, THIS is the one he'd pick??? Many calls continued pro and con. One guy remembered the flip side which I'm playing next week and LOVE! But let's face it, DW Washburn was just a silly piece of fluff, more annoying than funny. Originally a Leiber-Stoller composition? Hey, Sam, sorry I didn't have your request "Come On Eileen".
03:32pm
We're Rolling On
The Impressions A fave of Chuck from New Paltz'!
03:35pm
A Beautiful Morning
The Rascals
03:37pm
Soul Serenade
Willie Mitchell Appreciated by Don from Middletown!
03:40pm
I Got A Sure Thing
Ollie & The Nightengales
03:43pm
Classical Gas
Mason Williams Numerous thumbs ups for this one!
03:45pm
I Promise To Wait My Love
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
03:48pm
A Man Can Tell
The Innkeepers "Great tune, Sammy, who is this again?"
03:51pm
Saturday's Father
The 4 Seasons "Who is this? Really? Doesn't sound like 'em but good song."
03:54pm
The Unicorn
Irish Rovers Jonny Eatabone taken back to his youth for this one.
03:58pm
Mrs. Robinson
Simon & Garfunkel
04:02pm
The Ledge
The Replacements Shoots and scores for Chuck who recommends "All Shook Down" with Sparky on the cover???
Pleased To Meet Me
04:06pm
Free Yourself
The Untouchables
Just Can't Get Enough vol. 14
04:10pm
One Small Day
Ultravox
Lament
04:14pm
Rockin' Around In NYC
Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw
04:18pm
Fadeaway
Bo Deans
Love + Sex + Hope + Dreams
04:22pm
Picadilly
Squeeze "Can't go wrong with Squeeze, Sammy"
East Side Story
04:25pm
You Drive Me Crazy
Shakin' Stevens
04:28pm
Tired Of Toein' The Line
Rocky Burnette for Brian by request!
04:32pm
Hateful
The Clash
London Calling
04:35pm
Tonight
Rachel Sweet
Protect The Innocent Chris Cordani of www.revengeofthe80s.com knew this one! Stuck in traffic on 17K . ouch.
04:39pm
China
Red Rockers
04:43pm
Into The Night
Benny Mardones for Bill from Goshen by request. Thanks for listening, Bill! Somebody requested "Everything That I'm Not" by Translator. Didn't have it with me, but I played it not too long ago. See why ya gotta listen every week???
04:47pm
You'll Never Get Me Up In One Of Those Things
Dave Edmunds
Twangin'
04:51pm
Back Of My Hand
Jags "What a great song! Who IS this?" Obviously the caller doesn't listen to "The Orphanage Of Rock And Roll" on WVKR alternating Thursdays 6 to 8pm. Host Peter Clark called and accused me of committing an "OV." Sorry, Pete.
04:55pm
Eyes That See In The Dark
Kenny Rogers written by Barry and Maurice Gibb. For special listener Alice from Middletown.
To see my playlists from the past few months, click
http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=06-06-2008
Thanks also to Bob from Orange County, Jay from Poughkeepsie, Ken, Vic, Brother Kevin and all you other wonderful listeners. Love your support!
Well, I thought Joel Tyner wasn't going to show again, but turns out he was just running a little late. Had Sarah the new Program Director on the air for a few minutes. She announced a new show coming on WVKR soon with a mix of salsa, R & B and (oh no....) Hip Hop. Doesn't the station have enough Hip Hop? What do YOU think?
I implored Sarah to update the website to include at the very least correct contact information for the exec staff. It's just a two-person show for the summer, I understand that. But still our listeners are our most important part and we must give them their voice! For example, the station knew it would be down for 8 hours last Saturday. How frustrating that must have been for people tuning in and hearing nothing. I'm sure some people went to www.wvkr.org looking for answers ; woulda been nice if there was an explanation. Oh well, at least the sound was better this week. Mostly.
Post a comment or Email me privately at lostoldies@yahoo.com and THANKS for listening!
Sammy
03:00pm
Abraham Martin & John
Dion
03:04pm
Dear Mr. Fantasy
Traffic
03:09pm
Paying The Cost To Be Boss
B B King Gil from Newburgh tells a mighty dirty story about Sinatra and BB. Very randy!
03:12pm
Shoo Be Doo Be Doo Da Day
Stevie Wonder
03:15pm
Uno Mundo
Buffalo Springfield
03:18pm
Chain Gang
Jackie Wilson & Count Basie "Never knew this version existed, Sammy"
03:21pm
Do You Know The Way To San Jose
Dionne Warwick
03:24pm
I Was Looking Back
Spencer Davis Group
03:27pm
She's Lookin' Good
Wilson Pickett
03:29pm
D. W. Washburn
The Monkees Oh boy, I mentioned this was not only my least favorite Monkees tune, but one of my least favorite songs period! If Sam The Tattoo Man could take only one Monkees track on a desert, THIS is the one he'd pick??? Many calls continued pro and con. One guy remembered the flip side which I'm playing next week and LOVE! But let's face it, DW Washburn was just a silly piece of fluff, more annoying than funny. Originally a Leiber-Stoller composition? Hey, Sam, sorry I didn't have your request "Come On Eileen".
03:32pm
We're Rolling On
The Impressions A fave of Chuck from New Paltz'!
03:35pm
A Beautiful Morning
The Rascals
03:37pm
Soul Serenade
Willie Mitchell Appreciated by Don from Middletown!
03:40pm
I Got A Sure Thing
Ollie & The Nightengales
03:43pm
Classical Gas
Mason Williams Numerous thumbs ups for this one!
03:45pm
I Promise To Wait My Love
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
03:48pm
A Man Can Tell
The Innkeepers "Great tune, Sammy, who is this again?"
03:51pm
Saturday's Father
The 4 Seasons "Who is this? Really? Doesn't sound like 'em but good song."
03:54pm
The Unicorn
Irish Rovers Jonny Eatabone taken back to his youth for this one.
03:58pm
Mrs. Robinson
Simon & Garfunkel
04:02pm
The Ledge
The Replacements Shoots and scores for Chuck who recommends "All Shook Down" with Sparky on the cover???
Pleased To Meet Me
04:06pm
Free Yourself
The Untouchables
Just Can't Get Enough vol. 14
04:10pm
One Small Day
Ultravox
Lament
04:14pm
Rockin' Around In NYC
Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw
04:18pm
Fadeaway
Bo Deans
Love + Sex + Hope + Dreams
04:22pm
Picadilly
Squeeze "Can't go wrong with Squeeze, Sammy"
East Side Story
04:25pm
You Drive Me Crazy
Shakin' Stevens
04:28pm
Tired Of Toein' The Line
Rocky Burnette for Brian by request!
04:32pm
Hateful
The Clash
London Calling
04:35pm
Tonight
Rachel Sweet
Protect The Innocent Chris Cordani of www.revengeofthe80s.com knew this one! Stuck in traffic on 17K . ouch.
04:39pm
China
Red Rockers
04:43pm
Into The Night
Benny Mardones for Bill from Goshen by request. Thanks for listening, Bill! Somebody requested "Everything That I'm Not" by Translator. Didn't have it with me, but I played it not too long ago. See why ya gotta listen every week???
04:47pm
You'll Never Get Me Up In One Of Those Things
Dave Edmunds
Twangin'
04:51pm
Back Of My Hand
Jags "What a great song! Who IS this?" Obviously the caller doesn't listen to "The Orphanage Of Rock And Roll" on WVKR alternating Thursdays 6 to 8pm. Host Peter Clark called and accused me of committing an "OV." Sorry, Pete.
04:55pm
Eyes That See In The Dark
Kenny Rogers written by Barry and Maurice Gibb. For special listener Alice from Middletown.
To see my playlists from the past few months, click
http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=06-06-2008
Thanks also to Bob from Orange County, Jay from Poughkeepsie, Ken, Vic, Brother Kevin and all you other wonderful listeners. Love your support!
Well, I thought Joel Tyner wasn't going to show again, but turns out he was just running a little late. Had Sarah the new Program Director on the air for a few minutes. She announced a new show coming on WVKR soon with a mix of salsa, R & B and (oh no....) Hip Hop. Doesn't the station have enough Hip Hop? What do YOU think?
I implored Sarah to update the website to include at the very least correct contact information for the exec staff. It's just a two-person show for the summer, I understand that. But still our listeners are our most important part and we must give them their voice! For example, the station knew it would be down for 8 hours last Saturday. How frustrating that must have been for people tuning in and hearing nothing. I'm sure some people went to www.wvkr.org looking for answers ; woulda been nice if there was an explanation. Oh well, at least the sound was better this week. Mostly.
Post a comment or Email me privately at lostoldies@yahoo.com and THANKS for listening!
Sammy
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