A Monday Morning Quickie!

Great news from Pam Pulice regarding the Dick Biondi Documentary ...

Exciting News from Team Biondi: 

A Distribution Deal Has Been Signed!

 

Dear Friends, As many of you know, it's been eleven incredible years since this journey began. Thanks to the dedication of so many amazing people and my own tenacity (Mom was right about that!), I'm thrilled to share a major milestone with you today! But first, take a look at our stunning new official Dick Biondi poster! Isn't it gorgeous? Check out the bottom for our Co-Producers: Stephanie M. Serna, Pat Wisniewski, and our dear friend and supporter, Ron Onesti! Ron's tireless efforts for the Dick Biondi legacy deserve special recognition. Thank you, Ron! Thank you to so many incredible people, including a special man who spent five years helping us in the role of Director of Communications & Marketing, actor, Joe Farina. Thank you, Joe! And now, the moment we've all been waiting for... 🥁 Drumroll, please... Ladies and Gentlemen, I am thrilled to announce: "WE JUST SIGNED A DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT for DICK'S MOVIE!" 🎉  If all goes as planned, "THE VOICE THAT ROCKED AMERICA" will be available on streaming platforms nationwide this December. WOO HOO!!! We're almost there! Can you believe it? My summer will be dedicated to fulfilling our comprehensive list of deliverables. So, if you don't see me around, that's where I'll be. While you're out enjoying the summer, I'll be hunkering down for the final stretch. Feeling guilty? Don't worry! You can support us by donating to our new GoFundMe campaign. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference and is greatly appreciated. Help us reach the finish line by sharing our GoFundMe page on social media and with your friends. Together, we can make this happen! I appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you for sticking with us through this incredible journey. Woo Hoo!!! 🥳 Enjoy the rest of your summer while I work like a madwoman over here. (That's your cue to donate.) 😆 Hugs, Pam and Team Biondi

Click Here to Make a Donation:  GoFundMe

Last Call: Be Part of Dick Biondi’s Legacy! 🌟 Do you cherish what Dick Biondi did for music and radio? Want to see his incredible legacy live on? Dream of honoring someone special with a dedication in the film credits? Looking to put your business or organization in front of a national audience? If you answered yes to any of these, don’t wait — email Pam today!   Pam@DickBiondiFilm.com  (PamatDickBiondiFilmdotcom)  We’re just weeks away from locking the final cut. Sponsorship and dedication opportunities are almost gone. 👉 Act now and become part of rock & roll history! Click to learn more:    Sponsor Opportunity

HEARTFELT THANKS TO OUR OFFICIAL SPONSORS! RON ONESTI of ONESTI ENTERTAINMENT;  MR. & MRS. DOUGLAS STEFFEN;  MAYOR EMERITUS ROGER C. CLAAR, BOLINGBROOK’S  “ROCK & ROLL MAYOR”;  VINCE CIRONE of VC PLUMBERS; PAUL SHAFFER; THE PALUMBO FAMILY; JIM & KALLY REYNOLDS TRUST, Gold Canyon, AZ; GREG ELLIS; GEORGE JUNAK of CALIFORNIA AIRCHECK; DENNIS & CAROLYN TERPIN; JIM & TRACY CAROLLO; ANOINTED HARVESTERS NP; TOM LOUNGES ENTERTAINMENT; LEMONT CLASSIC CAR CLUB;  TED GORDEN SMUCKER; VILLAGE OF BOLINGBROOK; JIM & KAREN PETERIK;  KATHERINE KONOPASEK; MICHAEL UNGERLEIDER; HAGERTY INSURANCE; JEFF MICHALAK;  JACK DREZNES of BEVERLY RECORDS;  GENO & PATTY WISNIEWSKI; STEPHANIE SERNA; THE MULVIHILL FAMILY; BOB & EILEEN PETITTO of JOMAR MFG.; VITO D’AMBROSIO & (IAET); ITALIAN AMERICAN EXECUTIVES OF TRANSPORTATION; DARWIN WALTON FAMILY; CAROL “CHUCKO” TENGE; MIKE WOLSTEIN; PAT MALOTT & THE CRYAN’ SHAMES; HOME PAGE STAFF; BRUCE & LINDA GRIDER; ADAM & CATHY KULAWIK FAMILY;  DONNA MURPHY of LAPORTE, INDIANA; AMERICAN ITALIAN CULTURAL SOCIETY; CREST HILL, ILLINOIS; PAULA SKIOTES, In Memory of her late husband, GEORGE; EVERETT MICHAEL & CYNTHIA BYRD; DEAN MILANO; THE MOONLIGHT THEATRE IN ST. CHARLES; LINDA ULREICH; ANONYMOUS DONOR; PATRICK SANTORO OF RESTORE DISASTER RESTORATION EXPERTS … YOUR NAME HERE   Copyright © 2025 Dick Biondi Film, All rights reserved. Thank you for signing up at dickbiondifilm.com.

From Jim Roup ...

Happy 82nd birthday 🎈🎂!!!! to Jim McCarty of The Yardbirds! 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did you make it thru all five hours of the new Billy Joel documentary?

It really is quite amazing ... a deep dive into Billy's career ... his dedication and determination to his music ... the successes, the failures, the damage he did to himself and his personal life and loved ones ...

This truly is a "warts and all" expose ... fascinating and magical.

The enormous talent of this man ... and how he essentially shared his life story thru his music ... it's truly captivating.

And now, you can download ALL of the music used throughout the documentary ...

155 songs in all, many never before available.

And it's not a bad price ... $79.98 if you order the entire kit and caboodle.  (Otherwise, the individual tracks will cost you $1.29 each ... and some of them are under a minute long ... including one that's only five seconds!!!) 

A lot to digest, for sure ... but for me, this is a documentary I know I'll watch again and again ... so I'm hopeful it will also become available on home video at some point in time.

In the meantime, you can stream it on Max.

DEFINITELY worth the five hour investment, even if you split it up to an hour a day and devote a Monday thru Friday to it.

What an incredible career this man has had.  (kk)

https://theseconddisc.com/2025/07/26/now-were-gonna-get-the-whole-story-a-deep-dive-into-billy-joels-documentary-soundtrack/ 

>>>And don’t forget that later tonight it’s the WLS Unwound Radio Party Reunion.  Hosted by Scott Childers, relive WLS memories with Chuck Buell, Tommy Edwards, Catherine Johns, Jim Kerr and Chuck Knapp.  (kk)

Now THIS is great radio! 

Clark Besch

It’s always great to hear from the folks that were there as they reminisce about the glory days of WLS and AM Radio.  I’m guessing Bill Shannon and Ted Gorden Smucker had to do some serious editing to this in order to get in all the clips that they did and still bring it in at the two hour mark.

I think everyone ever associated with the station has come to realize what a tremendous effect it had on all of us listening at the time.  (Why else would we still be talking about it some sixty years later!!!)  There is a very definite pride that comes with being associated with the station.  (I wish they could have gone on for a few more hours!  But hey, the WLS / WCFL Rewind is only a couple of months away now … Labor Day Weekend, 2025, version 3.0!)  kk

 

60 YEARS AGO TODAY:

7/28/65 – Country Guitarist Roy Clark performs with British Invasion band The Dave Clark Five during an episode of ABC-TV's Shindig!  Also on hand are Jay and The Americans, reprising Woody Guthrie's “This Land Is Your Land" as well as their stirring rendition of "Cara Mia" ... and Billy Preston, who does a fun version of the Chuck Berry tune “Too Much Monkey Business.”

You can watch the entire episode here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXgDmf1XPdU&list=PL4pZ7mcB1c-NwasoyRXtmIsM9ol0cZI6R&index=90