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Turner the burner
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Posted: Sun Jan 6th, 2008 09:24 pm |
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| No, not a public service or station events announement on some "Q" station somewhere...rather, does anyone else miss cleaning heads on the old tape deck machines when every studio had a bottle of alcohol and a package of cotton swabs...plus my ears don't seem as clean these days however, I hate it tho' to follow some DJ and glance to the trash and see q-tips covered with ear wax.
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Posted: Sun Jan 27th, 2008 09:28 pm |
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I was hoping that others might chime in with other things from the 'good ole days" that you no longer find around radio studio's or pet peeves from the preceding jock that annoy you.
I always appreciated how Adam West would do a total wipe down and complete dusting of the studio prior to his shift. Adam always left the studio clean while most DJ's are slobs. I hate it when people use the studio trash can to throw away garbage (I always take my left overs to the kitchen can or dumpster outside). I followed General Wes Jefferies on the air on 101 The Fox the other day and the turkey had been trimming his fingernails during his shift and left a big gross thumbnail extract on the console ... pissed me off and grossed me out.
I also am annoyed at how many female morning show host show up to work in curlers with no makeup and precede to get beautiful while "on the air". Pam Whitting of the old Dan and Pam team was notorious for rolling out of bed getting to work in sweats and then look fairly decent by the time the office staff arrived. Dan Donovan used to bitch to me about her and how he hated watching her put on her eye makeup and lipstick. Atleast she left the studio to change out of her sweats.
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Posted: Sun Jan 27th, 2008 10:44 pm |
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Turner, you hark back to my OCD days...and you know a couple gals I did mornings with...ditto.
Interesting that you mention Wes...would that be the same who worked in Joplin at 96.9 (then KRKN)? If so, he was one of the first guys I worked under at that 100K-four-states-home-of-rock-and-roll in the late 80's. In those days, music played from carts, reel and LP's...multitrack Otari's were the norm and those q-tips came in handy for many things. Those guys at KRKN introduced me to radio in the most radical ways...Mark David, Bob Singer, Gwenn Freeman, Wes, Rotten and Rooster among others. The studios in Joplin were glass front to the street and that's when I learned quickly about groupies.
By the way, Wes grossed me out too. It seems that gender plays no factor in studio gross-out...it happens with both.
Thanks for the memory.
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Posted: Tue Jan 29th, 2008 11:45 am |
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"Ah, the good old days, the good old days..." (Name that tune)
Back when you had to go to Kansas City to test for your (then) required radio license. One had to be a determined kid to talk you parents into THAT trip. $1 per hour minimum wage. Gas @ 27 cents.
First job was 6 to midnight rock shift on a block format station. Signed off after burning all the left over newsprint from three teletypes, office trash etc. Cleaned all the tape heads with , yes, those wonderful long Q tips. I was allocated three per night to clean 12 sets of heads; 5 carts, two "Maggies," one fixed deck and four carousels. Changed music in the automation for the next day, inked the ribbons on the teletypes, vacuumed and washed windows. Only thing I didn;t have to do at night was scrub the toilets. Boss kept the secretary humble that way.
Then went to work at KTTS, then 24/6. All Springfield stations had Sunday midnight to 6AM Monday for preventative maintenance. Boy, THAT was good for the equipment.
I could go on, but you already know my now what an old toot I am.....
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Posted: Wed Jan 30th, 2008 02:53 pm |
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Can't name that tune just yet but give me another clue or two.
It is prudent that the company would allocate the q-tips, since I admit to cleaning the ears with the company property from time to time and it is sad how radio station stuff seemed to have legs and walk out of the building. It always disturbed me how things disappeared and still do but I guess that is the ways of the world in general. I have worked at stations where significant stuff disappeared and was probably grand theft auto (no wait that's my grandsons video game) (which in itself is questionable).
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Posted: Wed Jan 30th, 2008 03:14 pm |
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CLUE:
The words were spoken at the beginning of a live recording.
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Posted: Thu Jan 31st, 2008 02:33 pm |
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Turner the burner wrote:
"I always appreciated how Adam West would do a total wipe down and complete dusting of the studio prior to his shift. Adam always left the studio clean while most DJ's are slobs. I hate it when people use the studio trash can to throw away garbage (I always take my left overs to the kitchen can or dumpster outside). I followed General Wes Jefferies on the air on 101 The Fox the other day and the turkey had been trimming his fingernails during his shift and left a big gross thumbnail extract on the console ... pissed me off and grossed me out."
I do that also - whenever I come in for a shift, the studio furniture and console will be covered in a nice layer of spooge and god knows what else. I usually spend the first ten minutes of my shift wiping down and de-lousing just so I don't catch something.
Granted, I'm a germaphobe - but wouldn't it be nice if everyone else were, too?
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Posted: Fri Feb 1st, 2008 10:08 pm |
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AdamWest wrote: Wes...would that be the same who worked in Joplin at 96.9 (then KRKN)?
Adam
Batman,
I'll see Wes this weekend and I'll ask if he worked there.
I am still drawing a blank on the name that tune quiz.
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Posted: Sat Feb 2nd, 2008 08:29 pm |
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T'was spoken by a black female singer (whose looks haven't changed in 30 years) who regularly had a back up singing/danceing troupe.
How's that for a hint.....?
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 02:05 am |
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That has to be Tina Turner backed by the Ikettes and the Ike Turner Review, seems I can recall the recording from a live LP but I can't up with the song title unless it was oop oop a do.
and message to Adam: yes, Wes worked in Joplin/Pittsburg in the late 80's early 90's...he was at KKOW when they rocked.
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 03:34 am |
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| Try again, Sir Turner. This was a remake of a song made popular by another female singer, from a different genre, but both made Top 40. Think slooowwww, dude, and very soulful, at least in the live version.....
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Posted: Fri Feb 8th, 2008 02:12 pm |
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OK, one more clue, then the reveal.
The singer performed this song WITHOUT her ever present backup singers/dancers.
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Posted: Fri Feb 8th, 2008 08:52 pm |
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| To quote Tina Turner, "we never ever do anything nice and easy" or in other words slooowww song (of course they did). The only song I can come up with is "River Deep Moutain High" that was also recorded by Diana Ross...otherwise, another clue or I give up. Last edited on Fri Feb 8th, 2008 08:53 pm by Turner the burner
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Posted: Fri Feb 8th, 2008 09:00 pm |
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It was a remake of a Barbra Striesand (sp) movie theme song.
You need MORE coffee....
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Posted: Sat Feb 9th, 2008 03:23 am |
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Buddy Dornster wrote: It was a remake of a Barbra Striesand (sp) movie theme song.
You need MORE coffee....
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Or has time re-written every line?
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me, would we? could we?
You are thinking of Gladys Knight and the Pips version of the "The Way We Were/Try To Remember."
Mem’ries, may be beautiful and yet
What’s too painful to remember
We simply choose to forget
So it’s the laughter
We will remember
Whenever we remember...
The way we were...
I'm sorry...I've got myself all choked up. Does anyone have a hanky?
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