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Archive for the ‘humour’ Category
Jerry Del Collianio — the end of radio
Posted in 11186803, a nail through the heart, aj benza, bankgkok, bass clef, Blogroll, bob woo, bob wood, boston, breathing water, buffalo, buffalo bills, Byron Hyde, CFS, CFS and ME, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, comedian, comedy, concert promotion, core entertainment, dave's world, david simmons, domain naming, downtown, dr drew pinsky, economics, ellyn daniels, finance, fourth watcher, fred allen, fred silverman, gary michaels, geoff fox, george grove, gossip, grubstreet.ca, hallinan, harold levin, harvey glatt, helen shelby, high stakes poker, history, hollywood, hollywood and vine, hollywood squares, hot copy, howard lapides, http://rpc.technocrati.com/rpc/ping, humor, humour, hypno-theray, hypnosis, inside music media, inside radio, Internet marketing, jamestown, jerry del colliano, John Rook, jr hafer, juno award, khj-am, kingston trio, kmet-fm, kroq-fm, lapides/lear, loose cannon, los angeles, lyrics, m alan roberts, Mary Lyon, Medicine, miami grey, money, movies, music, neal gumpel, new york, new york daily news, nfl, Nightingale Research Foundation, north dakota, old time radio, olivia lapides, Planet Dance, Poke Rafferty, poker, radio, rocky, rpm, rpm music weekly, satire, screenplay, screenwriter, shadoe stevens, simeon grist, song lyrics, stan klees, supermodel, television, thailand, the core, Tim Byrd, timothy hallinan, traxx, Uncategorized, walt grealis, wben, web site advertising, web site design, web site development, web site marketing, web site profits, websites, wisdom, wit, witticism, Writer, writing, wrko-am on 29 March 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tim Byrd, the Byrdman, feature interview
Posted in 11186803, a nail through the heart, aj benza, bankgkok, bass clef, Blogroll, bob woo, bob wood, boston, breathing water, buffalo, buffalo bills, Byron Hyde, CFS, CFS and ME, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, comedian, comedy, concert promotion, core entertainment, dave's world, david simmons, domain naming, downtown, dr drew pinsky, economics, ellyn daniels, finance, fourth watcher, fred allen, fred silverman, gary michaels, geoff fox, george grove, gossip, grubstreet.ca, hallinan, harold levin, harvey glatt, helen shelby, high stakes poker, history, hollywood, hollywood and vine, hollywood squares, hot copy, howard lapides, http://rpc.technocrati.com/rpc/ping, humor, humour, hypno-theray, hypnosis, Internet marketing, jamestown, John Rook, jr hafer, juno award, khj-am, kingston trio, kmet-fm, kroq-fm, lapides/lear, loose cannon, los angeles, lyrics, m alan roberts, Mary Lyon, Medicine, miami grey, money, movies, music, neal gumpel, new york, new york daily news, nfl, Nightingale Research Foundation, north dakota, old time radio, olivia lapides, Planet Dance, Poke Rafferty, poker, radio, rocky, rpm, rpm music weekly, satire, screenplay, screenwriter, shadoe stevens, simeon grist, song lyrics, stan klees, supermodel, television, thailand, the core, Tim Byrd, timothy hallinan, traxx, Uncategorized, walt grealis, wben, web site advertising, web site design, web site development, web site marketing, web site profits, websites, wisdom, wit, witticism, Writer, writing, wrko-am, tagged dance music, dance planet, radio, Tim Byrd on 18 March 2010 | 2 Comments »
“Byrd is the unknown A-list DJ,” says New York media maven, Leroy Jones. “No, he doesn’t work with a bag on his head, but he’s among the best DJs. He’s missing from top ten lists, too often.” “Tim Byrd went one-for-one with ‘Cousin Brucie,’ for years,” says Jones, “but when someone thinks of New York [...]
Rainy Nights in Bangkok: interview with Timothy Hallinan
Posted in a nail through the heart, aj benza, bankgkok, Blogroll, breathing water, comedian, comedy, downtown, fourth watcher, grubstreet.ca, hallinan, history, hollywood, http://rpc.technocrati.com/rpc/ping, humor, humour, khj-am, kroq-fm, los angeles, movies, new york, Poke Rafferty, radio, rpm, rpm music weekly, satire, screenplay, screenwriter, shadoe stevens, simeon grist, stan klees, television, thailand, timothy hallinan, Uncategorized, walt grealis, websites, wisdom, wit, witticism, Writer, writing, tagged a nail through the heart, bangkok, breathing water, fourth watcher, hallinan, hollywood, los angeles, Poke Rafferty, rafferty, simeon grist, writing on 12 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Introduction by Shadoe Stevens Timothy Hallinan is simply the smartest, most creative person I know and the most inspiring. When we met, we became instant friends. Tim has been one of my best friends, all my adult life. I met Tim, in 1970. I came to Los Angeles to work KHJ-AM and Tim was doing [...]
Screenwriter Neal Gumpel: free falling and almost famous
Posted in 11186803, aj benza, Blogroll, comedian, comedy, fred allen, fred silverman, geoff fox, grubstreet.ca, harvey glatt, helen shelby, high stakes poker, hollywood, hollywood and vine, hot copy, http://rpc.technocrati.com/rpc/ping, humor, humour, lapides/lear, los angeles, Medicine, money, movies, music, neal gumpel, new york, new york daily news, old time radio, poker, radio, rpm, rpm music weekly, satire, screenplay, screenwriter, stan klees, supermodel, television, the core, Uncategorized, walt grealis, websites, wisdom, wit, witticism on 10 August 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Introduction by dr george pollard A hundred years ago, Albert Einstein didn’t know physicists believed E could not equal mc-squared. He wrote about the effects of E equaling mc-squared and changed the world. Einstein didn’t know he was supposedly wrong. Neal Gumpel, the screenwriter, is similar. He’s a usual person around whom unusual events occur. [...]
Howard Lapides: media maven
Posted in bass clef, Blogroll, bob woo, bob wood, boston, buffalo, buffalo bills, comedian, comedy, concert promotion, core entertainment, dr drew pinsky, ellyn daniels, fred allen, fred silverman, gary michaels, geoff fox, grubstreet.ca, harold levin, harvey glatt, history, hollywood squares, howard lapides, http://rpc.technocrati.com/rpc/ping, humor, humour, John Rook, juno award, khj-am, kroq-fm, lapides/lear, los angeles, money, music, new york, nfl, old time radio, olivia lapides, radio, rpm, rpm music weekly, satire, stan klees, the core, Uncategorized, walt grealis, wben, wisdom, wit, witticism, wrko-am on 11 February 2009 | 2 Comments »
Streeter Click Howard Lapides is a storyteller. “I helped him discover his missed calling,” says business partner, Bill Siddons. “He should have been a raconteur.” “I used to think he only talked,” e-mails Leroy Jones about Lapides. “Now, I see that he tells stories. His stories are lessons, with morals. He dispenses 21st century lore, [...]
It’s all in the name
Posted in 11186803, Blogroll, boston, comedy, dave's world, fred allen, fred silverman, grubstreet.ca, history, hollywood squares, howard lapides, http://rpc.technocrati.com/rpc/ping, humor, humour, hypnosis, jamestown, John Rook, juno award, khj-am, kmet-fm, kroq-fm, loose cannon, los angeles, lyrics, money, music, north dakota, old time radio, radio, rpm, rpm music weekly, satire, shadoe stevens, song lyrics, stan klees, traxx, walt grealis, websites, wisdom, wit, witticism, wrko-am on 16 October 2008 | Leave a Comment »
dr george pollard “From the moment I heard Shadoe Stevens, on WRKO-AM, in Boston,” says Howard Lapides, “I knew he was one of the few radio people I’d always idolize. That was 40 years ago and my opinion hasn’t changed. “I was student, at Emerson College,” says Lapides. Evenings, I produced Steve Fredericks, on WMEX-AM. [...]
The Compleat John Rook
Posted in Blogroll, comedy, fred allen, george grove, grubstreet.ca, history, http://rpc.technocrati.com/rpc/ping, humor, humour, John Rook, juno award, kingston trio, lyrics, money, music, old time radio, radio, rpm, rpm music weekly, song lyrics, stan klees, Uncategorized, walt grealis, websites, wisdom, wit, witticism on 17 September 2008 | 1 Comment »
by Streeter Click “He’s too tall, too skinny and jogs too much,” says Dick Summer, of John Rook. The similes are apt. Dick’s a great summer upper and slick home run hitter. Rook is a towering figure in radio. In his early 20s, John programmed number one stations in Top 10 markets, for ABC Radio. [...]
The Kingston Trio: 50 years on top
Posted in Blogroll, comedy, george grove, grubstreet.ca, history, http://rpc.technocrati.com/rpc/ping, humor, humour, jr hafer, kingston trio, lyrics, music, old time radio, radio, rpm, satire, song lyrics, stan klees, Uncategorized, walt grealis, wisdom, wit, witticism on 2 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »
by Christine Grail The Kingston Trio lives! A half-century after their first hit, “Tom Dooley,” the fan base remains massive, strong and growing. Although the players are different, now, the songs and the spirit remain the same. The Kingston Trio (above, 1958 and 2008) lifted obscure folk music to the top of the charts. Some [...]
Boston Blackie: the full story
Posted in Blogroll, comedy, history, http://rpc.technocrati.com/rpc/ping, humor, humour, old time radio, radio, rpm music weekly, satire, Uncategorized, witticism on 10 May 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Boston Blackie” is a modern Robin Hood. A successful crook who turns into a highly successful law enforcer. Not a police officer or private detective, Blackie’s “a little on the gangster side, wise to all the tricks. but always reversing to do a lot of good. Click here to read more about “Boston Blackie,” including [...]
Satire and Shrubs
Posted in comedy, history, http://rpc.technocrati.com/rpc/ping, humor, humour, satire, Uncategorized, wisdom, wit, witticism, tagged bill hicks, comedy, creativity, humor, humour, political satire, satire, social commentary on 17 May 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Be wary is the warning of Bill Hicks.
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