Wow, whatta show today! 2 hours, yours truly running the board, working the phones, keeping things in order.
Apologies for allowing the conversation to get a little nasty. The views expressed were solely those of those who gave them and not necessarily, blah blah blah disclaimer.
But you guys made it so fun for me! My Ultimate White Album Track Listing is in the post below. Please let me know yours!
I wanted to do an additional TV Theme Trivia Game, but still managed to raise $105 for the Philipstown Food Pantry. You can make your own donation by contacting Rev. Leslie Mott at 845 265-3220.
Thanks to participants Judy from ?; Johnny Tremendous and winner Rich from Stone Ridge for playing the game.
Rich was the winner of the gas gift card and he can contact me at lostoldies@yahoo.com to claim his prize.
Y'all Email me too or post a public comment here on the blog. Thanks to Lyn The She Devil for her efforts in organizing the sparsely attended Ga-La Shindig, by the way.
Thanks SO much for listening and your support--Happiest of New Years to you ALL-let's hope it's a good one, without any fear.
Sammy
Friday, December 26, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
The Beatles White Album: 40 Years Later
On Friday 12/26's rescheduled WVKR Gala show, we're asking listeners to design the perfect SINGLE disc version of "The Beatles" aka "The White Album". What would you keep? What would you discard if you absolutely HAD to make it one LP instead of two--or approx. 15 tracks instead of 30?
Not as easy as it might first appear. Most people agree there's some dead weight on the recording. Filler, some might say. Pretention? Failed experimentation? Yeah, probably. Many of the tracks were evocative of what was to become the members' solo output in the 70s and beyond--which most will again agree is a mixed bag at best.
Yet there's another side that views "The Beatles" as the group's masterpiece. It certainly is one of--if not THE biggest--seller of their career.
But the challenge is to make "The White Album" a single disc--one that you would want to listen to from beginning to end with no horrors in between, which has been my reaction. I decided to make Side 1 a listenable pop album, choosing Track 8 as a warmup for a more headphone-oriented, psychedelic mind blowing Side 2. Track 5 says "this is where we've been, that part is over. Get ready for something completely different."
I was pretty sure going in which cuts I did not want on a single disc White Album, but others weren't so hard to leave off. Coming close to making the list were "Mother Nature's Son", "Happiness Is A Warm Gun", and Ringo's only contribution "Don't Pass Me By" but such is the lot of a record executive.
Here's my choices below in the order I'd program them on the album:
Side 1
1. Birthday
2. Everybodys' Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
3. I Will
4. Back In The USSR
5 . While My Guitar Gently Weeps
6. Blackbird
7. Ob La Di Ob La Da
8. Revolution 1
Side 2
1. Helter Skelter
2. Dear Prudence
3. Savoy Truffle
4. Julia
5. Glass Onion
6. Revolution 9
7. Good Night
Not as easy as it might first appear. Most people agree there's some dead weight on the recording. Filler, some might say. Pretention? Failed experimentation? Yeah, probably. Many of the tracks were evocative of what was to become the members' solo output in the 70s and beyond--which most will again agree is a mixed bag at best.
Yet there's another side that views "The Beatles" as the group's masterpiece. It certainly is one of--if not THE biggest--seller of their career.
But the challenge is to make "The White Album" a single disc--one that you would want to listen to from beginning to end with no horrors in between, which has been my reaction. I decided to make Side 1 a listenable pop album, choosing Track 8 as a warmup for a more headphone-oriented, psychedelic mind blowing Side 2. Track 5 says "this is where we've been, that part is over. Get ready for something completely different."
I was pretty sure going in which cuts I did not want on a single disc White Album, but others weren't so hard to leave off. Coming close to making the list were "Mother Nature's Son", "Happiness Is A Warm Gun", and Ringo's only contribution "Don't Pass Me By" but such is the lot of a record executive.
Here's my choices below in the order I'd program them on the album:
Side 1
1. Birthday
2. Everybodys' Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
3. I Will
4. Back In The USSR
5 . While My Guitar Gently Weeps
6. Blackbird
7. Ob La Di Ob La Da
8. Revolution 1
Side 2
1. Helter Skelter
2. Dear Prudence
3. Savoy Truffle
4. Julia
5. Glass Onion
6. Revolution 9
7. Good Night
Saturday, December 13, 2008
December 12 Playlist + Beatles White Album 40th Anniversary at WVKR GALA
http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=12-12-2008
WVKR was off the air all day Friday due to an ice storm in the area, but right after The Lost And Found Oldies Show began, transmission resumed! It's a Christmas miracle!
Friday December 19th will be a special LAFOS. It will be 40 years since "The Beatles" (White Album) debuted on the Billboard Album chart. To mark the occasion, I'll play cuts from the LP speculate about whether or not the album is a masterpiece or grossly overrated.
Other VKR djs will be along for the ride and we'll take YOUR calls as well. If YOU were the head of Apple Records and could ONLY release a single album, what tracks from "The White Album" would you keep? What would you discard? And WHY? Should be a lively discussion.
Of course, knowing Georgie, Vince, Eatabone, et al, I doubt we'll stay on topic for the full 2 hours. Tune in and see how they rip Yours Truly to SHREDS!
Thanks for listening. Post a comment or privately to lostoldies@yahoo.com
Sammy
WVKR was off the air all day Friday due to an ice storm in the area, but right after The Lost And Found Oldies Show began, transmission resumed! It's a Christmas miracle!
Friday December 19th will be a special LAFOS. It will be 40 years since "The Beatles" (White Album) debuted on the Billboard Album chart. To mark the occasion, I'll play cuts from the LP speculate about whether or not the album is a masterpiece or grossly overrated.
Other VKR djs will be along for the ride and we'll take YOUR calls as well. If YOU were the head of Apple Records and could ONLY release a single album, what tracks from "The White Album" would you keep? What would you discard? And WHY? Should be a lively discussion.
Of course, knowing Georgie, Vince, Eatabone, et al, I doubt we'll stay on topic for the full 2 hours. Tune in and see how they rip Yours Truly to SHREDS!
Thanks for listening. Post a comment or privately to lostoldies@yahoo.com
Sammy
Saturday, November 29, 2008
November 28 Playlist + Christmas Radio
http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=11-28-2008
You know what's really cool? Looking at the above playlist, I'm noticing that a full 2/3 of the records I played I've NEVER PLAYED BEFORE. Ever. I know I'm only on once a week for 2 hours, but I've been on for almost 5 years and I still haven't run out of material for ya. There ARE enough cool records that could be spun without getting stale even though they're "Oldies".
Not that the only FM Oldies station within listening range would ever do that--heck they're currently ALL Christmas ALL the time right now! That started BEFORE Thanksgiving. When there's a COMPETING station in the city doing the SAME THING! How annoying is THAT??
Who ARE these people that want to hear ALL Christmas ALL the time this early in the season? Don't they have CD players? Ipods? Oy. Wait, a colleague of mine at work just told me how she's LOVING waking up to Lite FM and hearing Christmas. It "fills her with glee". HEY I'M NOT ANTI CHRISTMAS SONGS BUT PLEASE WAIT AT LEAST UNTIL DECEMBER!
The problem, as I see it, is that the radio station programmers are programming for the remaining few that listen to radio. Most people gave up the medium long ago. Programming for sheep, if you will. To which I say BAAA!
Want an alternative? Give Brother Kevin his own radio program! Let he and Primitive George (with yours truly as permanent guest host) do a Funky Soul Show! Let Vince Vincent continue to bring in live musical acts like Uncle Monk!
Just got word that our Annual VKR Holiday Bash will be Friday December 19. Thanks, Lyn! Staff DJs are welcome to stop by between 12 and 5 for festive cheer and join ME on the air to dish on MY show. One listener called to say he was making note of the date. I hope it was so that he would remember to tune IN and not OUT.
Til next Friday at 3....
Sammy
lostoldies@yahoo.com
You know what's really cool? Looking at the above playlist, I'm noticing that a full 2/3 of the records I played I've NEVER PLAYED BEFORE. Ever. I know I'm only on once a week for 2 hours, but I've been on for almost 5 years and I still haven't run out of material for ya. There ARE enough cool records that could be spun without getting stale even though they're "Oldies".
Not that the only FM Oldies station within listening range would ever do that--heck they're currently ALL Christmas ALL the time right now! That started BEFORE Thanksgiving. When there's a COMPETING station in the city doing the SAME THING! How annoying is THAT??
Who ARE these people that want to hear ALL Christmas ALL the time this early in the season? Don't they have CD players? Ipods? Oy. Wait, a colleague of mine at work just told me how she's LOVING waking up to Lite FM and hearing Christmas. It "fills her with glee". HEY I'M NOT ANTI CHRISTMAS SONGS BUT PLEASE WAIT AT LEAST UNTIL DECEMBER!
The problem, as I see it, is that the radio station programmers are programming for the remaining few that listen to radio. Most people gave up the medium long ago. Programming for sheep, if you will. To which I say BAAA!
Want an alternative? Give Brother Kevin his own radio program! Let he and Primitive George (with yours truly as permanent guest host) do a Funky Soul Show! Let Vince Vincent continue to bring in live musical acts like Uncle Monk!
Just got word that our Annual VKR Holiday Bash will be Friday December 19. Thanks, Lyn! Staff DJs are welcome to stop by between 12 and 5 for festive cheer and join ME on the air to dish on MY show. One listener called to say he was making note of the date. I hope it was so that he would remember to tune IN and not OUT.
Til next Friday at 3....
Sammy
lostoldies@yahoo.com
Saturday, November 22, 2008
This Aint The Primitive Show Part TWO!
First here's the playlist for Friday November 21:
http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=11-21-2008
Umm....news flash. ....the name of the program is "The Lost And Found Oldies Show" . It's not "The Primitive Show Part Two".
I certainly don't mind and even welcome comments about the records I play, even if you don't like the songs. But to add a comment like "If you weren't on after George, I'd probably change the channel"......well..... You know what? Next time, don't waste your time or mine and do just that. Change the channel or put on a friggin' Ipod. The phones were ringing off the hook and I'm expected to listen to your whining? Please!
On another front, Tony O's "Dungeon Serenade" premiered last night on an alternating basis with "Jukebox Jamboree". Wow, this guy is gonna be a fantastic addition to the Friday lineup! His passion for the music was both passionate and inspirational (to me at least.) I'm not even a big Doo Wop fan but Tony O kept me listening! HVW's loss is VKR's gain.
Would love to know YOUR thoughts. Post publicly or Email privately to lostoldies@yahoo.com
As always, thanks for listening!
Sammy
http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=11-21-2008
Umm....news flash. ....the name of the program is "The Lost And Found Oldies Show" . It's not "The Primitive Show Part Two".
I certainly don't mind and even welcome comments about the records I play, even if you don't like the songs. But to add a comment like "If you weren't on after George, I'd probably change the channel"......well..... You know what? Next time, don't waste your time or mine and do just that. Change the channel or put on a friggin' Ipod. The phones were ringing off the hook and I'm expected to listen to your whining? Please!
On another front, Tony O's "Dungeon Serenade" premiered last night on an alternating basis with "Jukebox Jamboree". Wow, this guy is gonna be a fantastic addition to the Friday lineup! His passion for the music was both passionate and inspirational (to me at least.) I'm not even a big Doo Wop fan but Tony O kept me listening! HVW's loss is VKR's gain.
Would love to know YOUR thoughts. Post publicly or Email privately to lostoldies@yahoo.com
As always, thanks for listening!
Sammy
Friday, November 14, 2008
November 14 Playlist with SAM THE TATTOO MAN!
Sounded a tad different today, did it not? Courtesy of avid VKR listener Sam The Tattoo Man who so generously pledged the minimum amount of $250 (PLUS!) in order to get a guest spot on the show of his choice. I'm honored that he chose my show, unless of course, he figured I sucked so badly that he'd finally get to hear something GOOD for a change between 3 and 5! Hmmm...
Sam got a firsthand look at how crazy it gets, cuing up the records, filling out the online log, dealing with PSAs, handling the phones, all the while trying to figure out something relatively interesting to say once it's time to speak.
I'd like to put in my recommendation that based on what I heard today (Sam also guested on Primitive George's show), that station brass give him his own regular show pronto!
Speaking of Primitive George, he took the new photo of me that appears on the profile page as well as the one of the two Sams above. Thanks, Georgie, there's really no one else like you.
Would love to hear your feedback--post a public comment or privately lostoldies@yahoo.com
Next week it's 2 solid hours of November 21, 1968 memories to make up for what we didn't get to today. Tune in 3 ro 5pm immediately following the truly awesome Primitive Show.
Thanks for listening!
Sammy
Friday, November 7, 2008
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