Friday, November 2, 2007

Friday-Sunday, November 2-4, 2007

What a Weekend...

To paraphrase Michelle Branch, this weekend will provide "a little bit of this, a little bit of that". It's a big weekend here in New York with another New York City Marathon which will roll through all five boroughs of the city Sunday morning with perfect weather conditions forecast. The ideal temperature for a marathon is 50 and it will be lower than that at race time with a high of only 53 - perfect. Now you can feel the way some 40,000 runners will feel on Sunday. Here in time lapse is the course : http://youtube.com/watch?v=MnxknAnBVk0 ...

We set clocks back to Standard time at 2 a.m. Sunday, the curse of all-night jocks who get to work an extra hour for the same pay. WABC made it official, Don Imus brings his morning show to 770 starting Monday, December 3rd from 6-to-10. Al Sharpton bought a new tape recorder in anticipation of the I-man's return as the worst kept radio secret of all-time turned out to be true. Don is bringing along lifetime partner Charles McCord - no word on Bernie McGuirk. Good luck Imus. Your former PD knows that you'll be bigger than ever!!!

The Celtics kick off a new season tonight with the playoffs in mind and finally the biggest game of the year in the NFL is a 4:15 Sunday start as the Patriots (8-0) travel to Indianapolis to take on the Colts (7-0). This is the first time since 1921 that undefeated teams with at least 7 wins, play each other. The good thing about this game is that it will be repeated in the playoffs. Good luck to both teams and may the best Patriots team win...

10 Timeline Memories:

  1. 1947] Loose as a Spruce Goose: Howard Hughes pilots his huge wooden (birch, not spruce despite the nickname) plane over Long Beach (CA) Harbor in a flight that only lasted a minute. Here's Hughes piloting the plane: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UIhhrOhDzxA ...
  2. 1948] The worst news fit to print: The front page of the Chicago Tribune: DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN...The truth? It was the other way around as Truman becomes our president...
  3. 1962] Premiered on this date: "Girls, Girls, Girls" starring Elvis Presley...
  4. 1959] The 'Tipping Point' for Payola: "Twenty-One" contestant Charles Van Doren tells a House Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight that he was given questions and answers in advance of his appearances. The committee starts their radio investigations as part of their probe. Payola is uncovered...
  5. 1964] Sold...to the highest bidder: CBS Inc. purchases 80% of the New York Yankees for $11 million. They buy the remaining 20% later. CBS actually lost money when they sold the team to the George Steinbrenner-led Cleveland group...
  6. 1974] Curtains: The Atlanta Braves trade Henry Aaron to the Milwaukee Brewers assuring that Aaron ends his career in Milwaukee...
  7. 1976] From peanut farmer to president: Former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter defeats Republican incumbent Gerald R. Ford, becoming the first president from the deep south since the Civil War (Texas is in the southwest so LBJ doesn't qualify)...
  8. 1976] Tumbling dice: New Jersey voters approve gambling in Atlantic City...
  9. 1979] "D-I-V-O-R-C-E": Mick Jagger and Bianca divorce after 8 years of marriage...
  10. 1995] New Manager: Joe Torre (who was named Dodgers mgr. yesterday) is named manager of the Yankees replacing Buck Showalter who Joe should be indebted to for the team he inherited. Torre leads the Yankees to 4 World Championships in his first 7 years...

Music Memories:

  • 1963] Released on this date: "Be True To Your School" - Beach Boys. Here's a great live version: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qNuIAXA_BOI ...
  • 1968] Number One on this date: "For Once In My Life" - Stevie Wonder. Notice the backdrop used in this live TV version: http://youtube.com/?v=FUAy2EYcG0I ...1971] "Gypsy's, Tramps & Thieves" - Cher...1981] "Private Eyes" - Hall & Oates...1985] "Part-Time Lover" - Stevie Wonder...

Commentary:

Greater Media's Peter Smyth and Emmis's Jeff Smulyan have a bet on Sunday's Patriots-Colts game. The CEO whose team loses will personally write a $1,000 check to benefit the Broadcasters Foundation of America. Greater Media is based in Braintree (MA) while Emmis is in Indianapolis. I hope WRKO alum Peter wins, of course...

"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":

David Schwimmer (41), k.d. lang (46), Maxine Nightingale (55), Stephanie Powers (65), Pat Buchanan (69), David Blatt a.k.a. Jay Black (69) and Earl "Speedo" Carroll (70)...

Timeline Countdown: One day until Standard Time starts, 21 days until Thanksgiving, 33 days until Hanukah, 51 days until winter and 53 days until Christmas...

Saturday-Sunday, November 3-4, 2007...

Note: Be sure to turn clocks back one hour before you go to sleep Saturday night...

10 Timeline Memories:

  1. 1842] Wedding Bells: Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd say "I do"(11/4)...1972] James Taylor and Carly Simon tie the knot in Carly's Manhattan apartment. Sadly they separate in 1982 and then divorce (11/3)...
  2. 1955] "Happy Trails": Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young dies of natural causes at 88 (11/4)...
  3. 1961] Patriots magic: The Boston Patriots beat the Dallas Texans 28-21 at Braves Field when a fan sneaks on the field and bats away Dallas QB Cotton Davidson's pass into the end zone as time runs out. The play stands. The Patriots win. Remember when that work patrol convict cleared a spot of snow on the field and the Pats won on a field goal. How about the 'tuck' rule resulting in a big win over the Raiders (11/3)???
  4. 1964] Election Day results: President Lyndon B. Johnson defeats Rep. challenger Barry Goldwater to win a term in his own right (11/3)...1980] Ronald Reagan wins the White House, defeating Jimmy Carter soundly (11/4)...1992] Bill Clinton is elected our 42nd president, defeating President George H.W. Bush (11/3)...1992] Illinois Democrat Carol Moseley-Braun becomes the first black woman elected to the U.S. Senate (11/3)...
  5. 1971] Premiered on this date: "Play Misty For Me", every radio jock's worst nightmare, stars Clint Eastwood and Jessica Walters (11/3). Here's a clip: http://youtube.com/watch?v=XFLwJpW6cDw ...1978] "Different Strokes" which has a successful 8-year run (11/3)...1978] Boston plays Boston (11/4)...
  6. 1971] Curtains: NBA great Elgin Baylor of the Lakers announces his retirement because of knee problems (11/4)...
  7. 1979] Hostage Crisis: Militants storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran as the Iranian Hostage Crisis begins. Fifty-two hostages will be held for 14 months (11/4)...
  8. 1988] Geraldo gets decked: Geraldo Rivera suffers a broken nose in an on-camera brawl with skinheads. The skinheads win, the skinheads win...thhhhhhhe skinheads win (11/3) and here's a clip of a very ugly scene: http://youtube.com/watch?v=S1KT1QoSCT8 ...
  9. 1991] A rockin' tribute: More than 300,000 attend a free concert in San Francisco's Golden State Park in memory of rock promoter Bill Graham. Performers include: Grateful Dead, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Joan Baez, Santana and a reunited Journey (11/3)...
  10. 1994] Guilty as charged: Susan Smith is arrested for drowning her two young sons, 9 days after claiming they were kidnapped. She's still serving life without parole (11/3)...

Music Memories:

"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":

(11/3) Phil Simms (52), Adam Ant (53), Kate Capshaw (54), Dennis Miller (54), Roseanne Barr (55), Larry Holmes (58), Lulu (59), Shadoe Stevens (61), Michael S. Dukakis (74) and Bob Feller (89)...

(11/4) Matthew McConaughey (38), P. Diddy (38), Jeff Probst (45), Kathy Griffin (46), Markie Post (57), First Lady Laura Bush (61), Loretta Swit (70), Doris Roberts (77) and Uncle Walter Cronkite (91)...

Sunday, November 4th Timeline Countdown: 19 days until Thanksgiving, 31 days until Hanukah, 49 days until winter and 51 days until Christmas...




Posted by at