Apple is about to set the technology industry on its ear with its new iPhone which drops June 29th at your friendly, neighborhood AT&T (formerly Cingular) mobile outlet (an exclusive deal between the two giants was signed in January). This baby will do everything except brush your teeth. Now, along comes a company in Seattle called Melodeo that will give you music on any cellphone without downloading. All you supply are your ears...
Melodeo is offering a new mobile music service, out this week that will allow you to access your own music library using your own cell phone. Here's how it works: you send Melodeo (I'm not sure where the emphasis goes on the syllables) a copy of your iTunes master playlist and they will match your list using their database. Kinda like an all-request weekend where you're 'playin' what they're sayin' as long as you have the song. There are some other limitations. This service, called NuTsie (an anagram of iTunes) won't work yet with all carriers like Verizon and Alltel, but will soon work on those in addition to BlackBerrys and Windows Mobile handsets. This, on the surface looks like a good deal providing: 1) Their database is large enough (and) 2) They provide total compatibility with all cell phones but I have a better idea...
The solution for a totally free mobile music service is in the hands of Dr. Jonathan Lippin, my dentist. Little does he know it, until he reads this, but I offer this challenge to the best dentist in New York: come up with a music service that can be transmitted through my fillings. I'm hard-wired for that and it's already paid for...
10 Timeline Memories:
- 1786] You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream: Commercial ice cream is manufactured for the 1st time in New York City...
- 1921] Bambino bust: Babe Ruth is arrested for speeding, is fined $100, held in jail...until game time. Police then provide him an escort to Yankee Stadium (and you thought Paris received preferential treatment eh?)...
- 1948] Uncle Miltie arrives: Milton Berle debuts as the host of "Texaco Star Theater" for a 8-year run in its 1st version. In that time, Berle becomes "Mr. Television"...
- 1955] Tommy Lagoneda: In a decision that took the Dodgers as long as it took to type this, Tommy Lasorda is replaced by Sandy Koufax on the Brooklyn roster...
- 1966] Wedding Bells: The 47-year old NFL and 7-year old AFL agree to merge in 1970. For those that thought the decision was made after the Jets won the SB - not so!!! 1991] Bruce Springsteen marries his 'Jersey Girl', Patti Scialfa (from Deal NJ) his backup singer. Despite all the nasty rumors, they are still married...
- 1968] Gotcha: James Earl Ray, suspected Martin Luther King Jr. assassin, is captured in London...
- 1976] Caught in a draft: The Red Sox draft future Hall of Famer, Wade Boggs...
- 1986] Celtic Pride: The Boston Celtics win their 16th NBA title led by Larry Bird's 29 pts., 11 boards and 12 assists against Houston in Game 6. This was the last title for the Celts who are due...any year now...
- 1998] At Linda's funeral: Surviving Beatles Sir Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr join Sting, Pete Townshend and Sir Elton John among the mourners for Linda McCartney in London. The crowd sings "Let It Be" and a quartet performs songs written by Linda...
- 2001] Another term and today he's gone: British Prime Minister Tony Blair is elected to a second term in a landslide...
Music Memories:
- 1942] Recorded on this date: "Silent Night" - Bing Crosby...
- 1963] Released on this date: "Easier Said Than Done" - Essex...1968] "Jumpin' Jack Flash" - Rolling Stones...1968] "Lady Willpower" - Gary Puckett & Union Gap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gcpb_O6YFw ...
- 1970] #1 on this date: "Long and Winding Road" - Beatles and here's the video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSSBl8ISQBs ...1986] "On My Own" - Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald...
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Commentary...
Harvey Mednick comments on yesterday's feature on Radio lagging behind TV in their use of the Internet: "You don't have to tell all of us who labored at OnRadio about how little radio understands about the synergistic/revenue opportunities between it and the Internet. It's a wall we spent 5 years beating our collective heads against. Radio is head in sand and not out yet 8 years later"...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Kanye West (30), Julianna Margulies (40), Bonnie Tyler (54), Boz Scaggs (62), Don (Robbie on "My Three Sons") Grady (63), Three Dog Night's Chuck Negron (65), Nancy Sinatra (67), Joan Rivers (74), Jerry Stiller (80) and Barbara Bush (82)...
Timeline Countdown: 1 day until the Belmont Stakes, 9 days until Father's Day, 13 days until Summer and 26 days until July 4th...
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Saturday, June 9, 2007...
Today is the biggest racing day in New York: The running of The Belmont Stakes...(my pick is in Timeline Countdown below)
10 Timeline Memories:
- 1822] Putting the bite on it: Charles Graham gets tired of gumming his food and patents false teeth...
- 1902] Macaroni and cheese is the specialty: The 1st automat opens in Philadelphia (at 818 Chestnut)...
- 1934] Debuted on this date: Donald Duck makes his debut in the "Silly Symphonies" cartoon 'The Wise Little Hen'...1963] "Cleopatra" starring Liz Taylor opens in Manhattan...
- 1946] Splendid indeed: Ted Williams hits the longest home run ever at Fenway. The distance is measured at 502 feet and to this day there's a red seat in the bleachers to commemorate the spot in row 37, section 42...
- 1948] Boston gets a new TV station: WBZ-TV (channel 4) begins broadcasting...
- 1973] Triple Crown Winner: The greatest horse of our (or any) generation, Secretariat wins the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, the largest victory and fastest time in Belmont Stakes history: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CX9SIwYVcg ...
- 1977] "D-I-V-O-R-C-E": George and Patti Boyd Harrison call it quits. They were married in 1966...
- 1980] Well done: Richard Pryor suffers near-fatal burns at his home when a mixture of "free-base" cocaine explodes...
- 1992] Close call: Ben Vereen is nearly killed when struck by a car driven by record producer David Foster. This was an accident and Foster is not charged...
- 1998] The more things change: The Ronettes sue producer Phil Spector on charges that Spector and his label Philles breached the goup's contract by not paying royalties. Spector is back on trial for the big stuff (murder) now...
Music Memories:
- 1958] #1 on this date: "Johnny Mathis' Greatest Hits" LP. It will stay in the top 100 for 10 years...1958] "Purple People Eater" - Sheb Wooley...1990] "Hold On" - Wilson Phillips (Carnie and Wendy Wilson's trio). The daughters of Brian Wilson are #1, 25 years to the date that "Help Me Rhonda" topped the charts for Brian's Beach Boys. Here's a video clip of the girls: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naXCGpABh9I ...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Natalie Portman (26), Tedy Bruschi (34), Johnny Depp (44), Michael J. Fox (46), Dick Vitale (67), Robert S. McNamara (91) and the legendary Les Paul (92)...
Timeline Countdown: Today is the Belmont Stakes (I will once again back Hard Spun), 8 days until Father's Day, 12 days until Summer and 25 days until July 4th...
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Sunday, June 10, 2007...
10 Timeline Memories:
- 1935] How dry I am: Alcoholic Anonymous is founded by William G. Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith...
- 1944] Diamond diaper dandy: Cincinnatti pitcher Joe Nuxhall becomes the youngest major leaguer at 15...
- 1957] 4 Jacks: Cleveland slugger Rocky Colavito becomes just the 3rd American Leaguer to hit 4 home runs in one game, against Baltimore...
- 1978] Triple Crown winner: Affirmed with jockey phenom Steve Cauthen wraps up the Triple Crown with a win over rival Alydar in the Belmont Stakes. Affirmed is our last TC winner
- 1984] Celtic Pride: The Boston Celtics do it again, beating the Lakers to take another NBA title...
- 1991] A ticker tape storm: Desert Storm troups get a hero's welcome home with a ticker tape parade down the 'canyon of the hero's' - Broadway...
- 1991] David Ruffin laid to rest: Michael Jackson pays for the funeral while Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin sing at the burial of Temptations lead singer David Ruffin...
- 2002] The Godfather goes: John Gotti dies in prison at 61 from throat cancer...
- 2004] The Great Ray Charles: Ray Charles passes away from liver disease at home in Beverly Hills. Ray was 73...
- 2005] Sold for $996,000: Babe Ruth's original contract is auctioned off at Sotheby's in Manhattan for that price. Yankee fan Pete Siegel wins the contract. All proceeds go to America's Second Harvest, a hunger-relief organization...
Music Memories:
- 1966] Gold Standard: "Monday, Monday" - Mamas and Papas goes gold...
- 1966] Debuted on this date: Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco...
- 1967] Released on this date: "I Was Made To Love Her" - Stevie Wonder...1978] "Life's Been Good" - Joe Walsh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l0A7nMKTxE ...
- 1972] Elvis is in the building: Elvis Presley makes his first performance in New York, one of the biggest events I've ever witnessed. I also attended the press conference. Here's a clip of one of Elvises Madison Square Garden appearances: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGVDQcW8WkI&mode=related&search= ...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Tara Lipinski (25), Elizabeth Hurley (42), Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards (54), Jeff Greenfield (64), Shirley Owens (Shirelles) (66), F. Lee Bailey (74) and Prince Philip (86)...
Timeline Countdown: 7 days until Father's Day, 11 days until Summer and 24 days from July 4th...
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