LOTS of buzz about the new Michael Jackson child molestation documentary “Leaving Neverland” currently playing at The Sundance Film Festival. (It’ll air on HBO this spring … to the best of my knowledge, no official air date has been announced yet.)
It sounds like this one is really something … and having a huge impact on the audience members once they’ve seen it.
Rolling Stone Magazine recounts the events that led up to the making of this controversial film … which pretty much takes down one of pop music’s greatest icons. (kk)
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/michael-jackson-child-sexual-abuse-allegations-timeline-785746/
kk:
The song “How Do You Keep The Music Playing” was written by Michel LeGrand and recorded by James Ingram with Patti Austin in 1982.
Both men died just days apart January 2019.
Frank B.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RshWauqUAAo
That’s really pretty remarkable if you think about it. “How Do You Keep The Music Playing” was the follow-up duet to their #1 smash “Baby, Come To Me.” (Ironically on the first hit, Patti Austin got top billing … on the second single, it was James Ingram’s name out front.)
It went to #45 in Billboard in 1983 … and was cowritten by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, a couple who had written countless soundtrack songs together. This song, in fact, was used as the theme to the Burt Reynolds / Goldie Hawn movie “Best Friends.” (kk)
Here's Scott Shannon (aka Super Shan) from 12/69 WMAK courtesy ARSA.
Clark Besch
>>>Hard to believe WMAK was just a 5000 watt station … yet was still able to rise to the top of the heap! (kk)
Actually, the power of a station IN their own city was not much of a problem for being at the top of the local ratings. 5000 watts is plenty of power for that city. KLMS in Lincoln was only 1000 watts. It still is. It can be heard fine throughout the city here, but if you turn a radio just right, it can be "nulled" out, too.
One of the best stories like this is what Larry Neal talks of some from Oklahoma City. KOMA there was known worldwide by its 50,000 watt signal and cool jocks in the 60's. Yet, 5000 watt WKY in the same city with a top 40 format, won the local ratings battle consistently there. They had great jocks, too, but not the national signal to rate elsewhere. They were on the same frequency as LA's Boss Radio KHJ (930) and would later have the calls of ... get this … WWLS!
Clark Besch
Chris Montez is at the Surf Ballroom and Museum ...
https://www.facebook.com/ChrisMontez1/photos/a.532808550131847/2074048852674468/?type=3&theater
And, from this year's event ... two old friends ... Chris with Brian Hyland ...
Actually, the power of a station IN their own city was not much of a problem for being at the top of the local ratings. 5000 watts is plenty of power for that city. KLMS in Lincoln was only 1000 watts. It still is. It can be heard fine throughout the city here, but if you turn a radio just right, it can be "nulled" out, too.
One of the best stories like this is what Larry Neal talks of some from Oklahoma City. KOMA there was known worldwide by its 50,000 watt signal and cool jocks in the 60's. Yet, 5000 watt WKY in the same city with a top 40 format, won the local ratings battle consistently there. They had great jocks, too, but not the national signal to rate elsewhere. They were on the same frequency as LA's Boss Radio KHJ (930) and would later have the calls of ... get this … WWLS!
Clark Besch
Chris Montez is at the Surf Ballroom and Museum ...
https://www.facebook.com/ChrisMontez1/photos/a.532808550131847/2074048852674468/?type=3&theater
And, from this year's event ... two old friends ... Chris with Brian Hyland ...
Ronnie Spector talks aging, the '60s and more before Clearwater concert
https://www.cltampa.com/music/interviews/article/21045283/ronnie-spector-talks-aging-the-60s-and-more-before-clearwater-concert?fbclid=IwAR2utqmPWO5mTyUVEPSAMhLUKGHHddl29Z5WAgYQdM0TrJcPn9g8IQYq4aI
kk:
When I used to go to Murray The K's live shows, the Ronettes were his dancing girls. This was before they had any hit recordings.
FB
>>>What about the bands we did not like, and never thought we would ever see again, as they weren't that good then and you never dreamed they would still be around? My wife and I are riding our bikes through a pedestrian mall in Old Downtown Scottsdale. We are heading down some type of alley passage way and are going by what appears to be the Scottsdale Civic Opera House, or something like that. There are posters on the on the wall for up-coming appearances. I damn near fell off my bike when I see the first poster. It for an upcoming appearance for a band called ... "The Soft Machine." I would assume most people have never heard of this band and I should never have heard of them either but for the fact that they opened for Jimi Hendrix on a number of his shows on his 1968 tour. The Soft Machine was a total mis-match for Jimi's show. It's the complete reversal of Jimi opening for The Monkees. I did not like this band, I did not like their music and I can't even began to describe it other that it wasn't rock and roll or the blues. It was so unappealing at the time that I couldn't even tell you if they were good musicians or not. And, of course, their set crawled at a snail's pace in anticipation of Jimi. Over the years, I would tell folks about the three Hendrix shows and typically I will mention the band that "you couldn't believe opened" for the first show. Of all the great bands and shows that I have seen over the years, and would love to see again, The Soft Machine is not one of them. And here they are playing in Scottsdale next week. They must be equivalent to the "Cockroach" of rock and roll, or whatever type of music they play. (Robert Campbell)
>>>So I guess the BIG bottom line question would have to be this …
Are you going to see them??? (kk)
No! Would be the direct answer to your yes or no question. Most likely for a number of reasons, but primarily because ...
A) We don't really go out at night anymore. I have a lot of daytime activities and this takes up most of my time. In addition I see better during the day. In the last two years we have only been out twice and that was for the Cornerstones of Rock shows in Rockford and Milwaukee. If that show comes to Scottsdale, I will go out again.
B) The Soft Machine poster sighting was not my only Jimi Hendrix "experience", so to speak, in Scottsdale. This is our second year here and on the first morning after I get here each year I am invited out to breakfast with a group of car collectors. The majority of the people out here each year seem to come from Chicago, Canada, or Seattle. By pure coincidence, each year that I attend this breakfast, I end up sitting next to an undertaker from Seattle. As it turns out he is the undertaker that buried Jimi Hendrix. I would much rather go to breakfast and talk cars with Jimi's undertaker than go see his 1968 opening band again.
Robert Campbell
kk:
I'm reading that little booklet that came along with my Paul Revere & The Raiders 3-CD Box Set, The Complete Columbia Singles. Most of their songs were written by Mark Lindsay & Paul Revere or Mark Lindsay & Terry Melcher (Doris Day's Son.)
"Hungry" was written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil. It was a #6 Pop Hit in 1966. These same writers wrote "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" for the Animals, my favorite British Group.
Barry & Cynthia wrote "Kicks" for the Animals. Terry Melcher talked them into giving the song to the Raiders. It became a #4 Pop Hit for them in 1966. In other words, when play "Kicks" on Larry's Pub Jukebox,I should be singing along with Eric Burdon & The Animals, instead of Paul Revere & The Raiders.
It really doesn't make any difference. I sound lousy no matter who I sing along with.
Frank B.
Reminder ...
That brand new Elvis Tribute Special we told you about a couple of weeks ago airs on Sunday, February 17th on NBC ... and next week's issue of TV Guide gives you a play-by-play of the whole event (as well as a look back at Elvis' original 1968 Singer Comeback Special.)
It's a BEAUTIFUL cover story (actually, TWO different collectors' covers were published for next week) filled with all sorts of Elvis tidbits. (kk)
How many times has Elvis been on the cover of TV Guide Magazine??
A whole bunch ...
http://www.elvis.net/tvguide/tvguideframe.html
And here's something else we'll be watching next week ...
Reminder ...
That brand new Elvis Tribute Special we told you about a couple of weeks ago airs on Sunday, February 17th on NBC ... and next week's issue of TV Guide gives you a play-by-play of the whole event (as well as a look back at Elvis' original 1968 Singer Comeback Special.)
It's a BEAUTIFUL cover story (actually, TWO different collectors' covers were published for next week) filled with all sorts of Elvis tidbits. (kk)
A whole bunch ...
http://www.elvis.net/tvguide/tvguideframe.html
And here's something else we'll be watching next week ...
A brand new Netflix television special about the "mysterious death" of Sam Cooke. (Honestly, the whole conspiracy theory thing seems a bit much for me ... watch the trailer and see what you think):
https://www.netflix.com/title/80191045
As to that radio doctor cartoon from Chuck Buell, I was just splicing a cassette this past weekend. THAT SUCKS!!! It was even one that was "pressed together" without screws showing to remove. THUS, I had to break the cassette apart and then unscrew a worthless cassette and reinsert the tape into the new case. Now, THAT is much worse than the million times I have threaded a reel to reel tape and started it only to have the tape be so brittle that it broke again and again right away. Splicing tapes: ONLY old jocks remember that pain. Clark Besch
How COLD Is It in Chicago?
From Forgotten Hits’ Former Chicagoan and Temporary Self-Appointed Meteorologist, Chuck Buell ~~
Yes, we have no Pizza! OR Beer!
Wednesday’s HIGH in Chicago was 10 Below Zero after a Morning LOW of 23 Below! Previous day’s Lows had a Wind Chill of over Minus 50 Degrees!
All stores of a Chicago Pizzeria closed Wednesday because of the extreme cold here in the Arctic City!
A local taproom and brewhouse also closed Wednesday.
Beer Deliveries to stores were put on hold because beer freezes at around 32 degrees ... Above Zero.
In fact, some Beer in Kegs in trucks froze even before temperatures reached their coldest here.
So, No pizza! No Beer!
And “Hot” Rumors ran rampant.
For instance, local radio stations who banned, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” returned the song to their playlists. Even Little River’s Band’s “Cool Change” received additional airplay.
A local TV station aired the movie, “Dr. Zhivago” in a non-stop marathon while another broadcast “Frozen” over and over.
The Iconic Golden Jukebox at Forgotten Hits Headquarters froze up on Foreigner’s “Cold As Ice.”
Even Martha and the Vandellas’ “Heat Wave” couldn’t thaw it out!
{:~}
Fortunately, Pizza and Beer inventories and deliveries will be back to normal for Chicago Super Bowl Parties when local temperatures are expected to rise to the Upper 40s above zero, or a difference of a BIG 89 Degrees from last week to this week!
CB ( which stands for “Cold Boy!” )
It was cold … brutal, in fact. Chicago was under a Witches Tit Advisory for three solid days!!! (kk)
Yes, I am familiar with that phrase! {:~)
Once upon a time, a long once upon a time ago, when I was walking across the River from the Wrigley Side to the Stone Container side it was so cold AND windy, I was curious to know that if I leaned backwards into the wind at about the middle of the bridge, and relaxed as much as possible, if the Wind would hold me up.
You already know the answer to this! It did!
Chuck Buell
The wind on the Michigan Avenue bridge is relentless! (We’re not known as The Windy City for nothing!) Makes me wanna dig out my Lou Rawls record and listen to him “rap” about “The Hawk”!!! (Hey, maybe that was the first rap record???
Nah, we’ve still gotta give to Walter Brennan for “Old Rivers.” (kk)
Hey, maybe we’re on to something here …
Mr. Spaceman - The Byrds, Martian Boogie - Brownsville Station, Space Odditty - David Bowie, Rocket Man - Elton John, Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra, Little Space Girl - Jesse Lee Turner, It Came Out Of The Sky - CCR, Aquarius / Let The Sun Shine In - 5th Dimension, Satellite Touchdown - The Movies, Purple People Eater - Sheb Whooley.
Just a few space songs for your list. Perhaps a spacey theme for a program in the future?
Phil – WRCO
I like it … I’ll bet between all of us we could come up with at least a hundred … and probably more. We can call it the All Spaced Out Countdown!!! (stay tuned!) kk
More favorites that could potentially make this list: "Spaceman" - Nilsson (a GREAT track!), Deodato's "2001," "Space Age Love Song" (A Flock Of Seagulls) and, in addition to Billy Preston's "Outta Space," he also did "Space Race." And what about Planet P? Steve Miller's "The Space Cowboy"?
And, of course, if you want to cheat a little bit, you could include both versions of "Venus" I suppose. Which leads to Paul McCartney's "Venus And Mars." And how about "Saturn" by Stevie Wonder? (Of course with the new direction Rap Music has taken us, there is no shortage of songs available about Uranus these days!)
I'll betcha between our readers we could come up with a pretty good list of candidates.
Anybody else wanna play??? (kk)
Be sure to check out The Sunday Survey tomorrow in Forgotten Hits!
https://www.netflix.com/title/80191045
As to that radio doctor cartoon from Chuck Buell, I was just splicing a cassette this past weekend. THAT SUCKS!!! It was even one that was "pressed together" without screws showing to remove. THUS, I had to break the cassette apart and then unscrew a worthless cassette and reinsert the tape into the new case. Now, THAT is much worse than the million times I have threaded a reel to reel tape and started it only to have the tape be so brittle that it broke again and again right away. Splicing tapes: ONLY old jocks remember that pain. Clark Besch
How COLD Is It in Chicago?
From Forgotten Hits’ Former Chicagoan and Temporary Self-Appointed Meteorologist, Chuck Buell ~~
Yes, we have no Pizza! OR Beer!
Wednesday’s HIGH in Chicago was 10 Below Zero after a Morning LOW of 23 Below! Previous day’s Lows had a Wind Chill of over Minus 50 Degrees!
All stores of a Chicago Pizzeria closed Wednesday because of the extreme cold here in the Arctic City!
A local taproom and brewhouse also closed Wednesday.
Beer Deliveries to stores were put on hold because beer freezes at around 32 degrees ... Above Zero.
In fact, some Beer in Kegs in trucks froze even before temperatures reached their coldest here.
So, No pizza! No Beer!
And “Hot” Rumors ran rampant.
For instance, local radio stations who banned, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” returned the song to their playlists. Even Little River’s Band’s “Cool Change” received additional airplay.
A local TV station aired the movie, “Dr. Zhivago” in a non-stop marathon while another broadcast “Frozen” over and over.
The Iconic Golden Jukebox at Forgotten Hits Headquarters froze up on Foreigner’s “Cold As Ice.”
Even Martha and the Vandellas’ “Heat Wave” couldn’t thaw it out!
{:~}
Fortunately, Pizza and Beer inventories and deliveries will be back to normal for Chicago Super Bowl Parties when local temperatures are expected to rise to the Upper 40s above zero, or a difference of a BIG 89 Degrees from last week to this week!
CB ( which stands for “Cold Boy!” )
It was cold … brutal, in fact. Chicago was under a Witches Tit Advisory for three solid days!!! (kk)
Yes, I am familiar with that phrase! {:~)
Once upon a time, a long once upon a time ago, when I was walking across the River from the Wrigley Side to the Stone Container side it was so cold AND windy, I was curious to know that if I leaned backwards into the wind at about the middle of the bridge, and relaxed as much as possible, if the Wind would hold me up.
You already know the answer to this! It did!
Chuck Buell
The wind on the Michigan Avenue bridge is relentless! (We’re not known as The Windy City for nothing!) Makes me wanna dig out my Lou Rawls record and listen to him “rap” about “The Hawk”!!! (Hey, maybe that was the first rap record???
Nah, we’ve still gotta give to Walter Brennan for “Old Rivers.” (kk)
Hey, maybe we’re on to something here …
Mr. Spaceman - The Byrds, Martian Boogie - Brownsville Station, Space Odditty - David Bowie, Rocket Man - Elton John, Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra, Little Space Girl - Jesse Lee Turner, It Came Out Of The Sky - CCR, Aquarius / Let The Sun Shine In - 5th Dimension, Satellite Touchdown - The Movies, Purple People Eater - Sheb Whooley.
Just a few space songs for your list. Perhaps a spacey theme for a program in the future?
Phil – WRCO
I like it … I’ll bet between all of us we could come up with at least a hundred … and probably more. We can call it the All Spaced Out Countdown!!! (stay tuned!) kk
More favorites that could potentially make this list: "Spaceman" - Nilsson (a GREAT track!), Deodato's "2001," "Space Age Love Song" (A Flock Of Seagulls) and, in addition to Billy Preston's "Outta Space," he also did "Space Race." And what about Planet P? Steve Miller's "The Space Cowboy"?
And, of course, if you want to cheat a little bit, you could include both versions of "Venus" I suppose. Which leads to Paul McCartney's "Venus And Mars." And how about "Saturn" by Stevie Wonder? (Of course with the new direction Rap Music has taken us, there is no shortage of songs available about Uranus these days!)
I'll betcha between our readers we could come up with a pretty good list of candidates.
Anybody else wanna play??? (kk)
Be sure to check out The Sunday Survey tomorrow in Forgotten Hits!
