Visit To A Warehouse, New Orleans, LA

 Just look back at our Posts here for A Warehouse, which has been advertised on Beaker Street...here's a flashback for you:

https://www.facebook.com/60saroundsounds/videos/445609169177079

Found on Facebook.

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.,com)

Newspaper Article, From Doug Virden

From Doug Virden's posting on Facebook:

 

"Rex Nelson's article about the 50th anniversary celebration of The Mighty 1090."

 

Thanks, Doug!

 

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

 

Bobbie Walsh, Wife Of Pat Walsh, Passes On To Radio Heaven

Thanks to Richard Robinson, on Facebook...the entire message here:

 

"For those KAAY fans who knew or knew of J. Pat Walsh, who was a manager of KAAY and a broadcast media consultant for many years in Little Rock, I have some sad news to report. His widow, Bobbie Walsh, died on August 18, 2020. Her graveside service was held on Saturday. Bobbie loved the Arkansas Razorbacks, Pat Walsh and her family. When Pat was managing KAAY, Bobbie used to sit at home, listening to the competing stations and taking down the names of all of their advertisers for use by the sales staff at KAAY. I'm posting the link to her online obituary for your information. I had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Walsh when I interviewed Pat in their home and later Bobbie after Pat's death. It was a pleasure to know her and I am sorry to hear of her passing."

https://www.arkansasonline.com/obituaries/2020/aug/21/bobbie-walsh-2020-08-21

Thank you, Richard, for your info on this....

 

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

KAAY COMEX Newsmobile, 1960s Style!

Again, gleaned from Barry Mac's Facebook post, and all I can say is, "Va-va-va-VOOM!" 

Thanks, Barry!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

James Wells, KTHS/KAAY Engineer

Thanks to Tony Meyer, here is a picture of James Wells, d on Facebook, who was the engineer of KTHS and KAAY from 1954 to 1965.  Just reading the comments, he is one of the few remaining engineers alive form the KTHS/KAAY era.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3230368037042110&set=gm.10158637031339313&type=3&theater

Thanks, Tony!

 

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Lawnmower Contest Promotion

 

This was also posted by Barry McCorkindale on Facebook, he just found it after he found the other lawnmower photos...ah, well, we can't be picky!  But this works for the blog, because latest comes firstest and you can just scroll down to see "the rest of the story...."

 

Thanks again, Barry!

 

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

KAAY Lawnmower Promotion?

Barry McCorkindale posted this picture on Facebook regarding a lawnmower race, obviously tied to a previous photo and post here and on Facebook. How does one win a lawnmower race? Perhaps the cleanest cut in the lowest elapsed time, it looks like!

Thanks, Barry!

 

Bud S. (staceyts4@hotmail.com

Jerry Sims, the 2nd "Sonny Martin", Presentation

Thanks again to Barry McCorkindale and his photo vault, here is Jerry Sims presenting Herman's Hermits' drummer Barry Whitwam leader Peter Noone with a car tag.  Some comments were made about the gentleman in the background (drummer Barry Whitwam) copping some Zzzz's but I'll bet they had "camera-flash-itis" where they automatically blink when the photographer said, "one, two, THREE!"

Thanks again to Barry McCorkindale for posting this on Facebook!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Lawnmower Givaway

Barry McCorkindale posted this on Facebook a short while back:

Richard Robinson (son-in-law of Eddie Graham) identified all the gentlemen here but one...I recognized A.J. Lindsay and Jerry Sims right off the bat...

"Richard Robinson Barry, I asked my father-in-law, Eddie Graham and here is the information. You are correct, all of the men pictured were air talent at The Mighty 1090. From left, A.J. Lindsey (one of the "Doc Holidays"), Bob Mullins (air name unknown, but he worked a day shift), Howard Watson ("Ken Knight," worked nights, left for a day shift on KMYO - "Cameo" in LR), Richard Wietan (Eddie isn't sure about the spelling of his last name and didn't remember his air name. This came to KAAY from Moberly, Missouri. He only worked at KAAY for six months or so. He was in the National Guard and was tragically killed a short time later in a Jeep accident, during his summer training, according to Eddie. The last jock on the right Eddie remembers, but can't recall his name. Eddie did remember that he didn't work at the station very long. That's what I have, so far."

Great history, thanks to Barry McCorkindale!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Beaker Street Set Lists

One of our blog readers, Tyler Vincent, contacted us about a web site he and others are maintaining for the newest incarnation of Beaker Street --- go to Beaker Street Set Lists,   

https://beakerstreetsetlists.com

to see the set lists and listen to each of Clyde's shows.

Thanks, Tyler!

Beaker Street Returns: Article

Thanks to Doug Virden for sending the link...photograph credit to Arkansas Online:

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jun/21/underground-returns-to-the-air/#

"The show airs from 9 p.m.-midnight each Friday on the Arkansas Rocks network of classic rock stations. It can also be streamed at arkansasrocks.com. "  This, after a nine year absence from the radio waves.

Enjoy!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

KAAY Tower #1 Down....

Per Doug Virden's e-mail and Facebook post:

"A couple of photos taken by Pat McDonald Hardwick after the tower went down.

According to an all access media article one of the KAAY nighttime directional towers has fallen down.  Currently there are only two towers standing.According to the Chief Engineer it was caused by a rusty guy wire at the insulator.  Inspectors will be at the transmitter site this week to look over the two remaining towers.  An STA has been filed for 12.5KW ND at night, that’s seventy five percent less power.

A boatload of money has been spent in recent years to get the signal back to full power.
 

As to what will happen with the station is still uncertain.  It will be very costly to put up a new tower and wonder if the company will spend the money to replace it?  Cuts have been made recently due to the pandemic." (re: the coronavirus, or "COVID-19" pandemic...google it for all the drama you can stand. bs)

It has been estimated that the tower went down right around Memorial Day (2020).

 

I walked amongst those towers with David B. Treadway and Jerry Sims, looking for Glaspie Dillard's grave; it took Daniel Appellof to take us; we rode on his truck tailgate out to the site near one of the towers to see his resting place.
 

Sad to say, this is what budget cuts cause; lack of maintenance and inspections lead to catastrophe.  Knowing what's been going on with KAAY in these latter years, some people's opinion is that this tower may never get replaced....

 

Thank you, Doug Virden, for alerting us to this tragedy.

 

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Beaker Street Back On The Air: Article

https://armoneyandpolitics.com/beaker-street-returns-on-arkansas-rocks-radio-network/?fbclid=IwAR1svTUqJki0TnbM2OUawnzXHCS1-2hHDQz6gjXGZ6EpQFRgGKY7MkLZf8g

Listen to it on Arkansas Rocks every Friday night at 9PM until Midnight, Central Time:

https://arkansasrocks.com/

See the article there, too!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Blog comments keep coming

It's been a while, so here goes:  Here are comments that were submitted to the blog over the past few months.  A lot of these comments were added to blog articles that are quite old, so there is no way that anyone can keep track of all new comments without a public listing like this one.

Each comment is documented with a date, the name of its sender, and a (partial) name of the post to where it was attached.    In the past, I was able to trick the Blogger interface into saving an enlarged copy of the comments so that you could read them easier, but no such luck this time --- sorry!

Since there is a significant backlog of comments, I'll do these in stages --- more to come!

Happy reading!

--Dave S.

Vivi Parker, David B. Treadway, Good Times

This is a picture of Vivi Parker and David B. Treadway, Here's her comments:

"This was in 2015- David B. Treadway and I (were) hanging with the Hippies in the Hippie Holler at the Fundraiser for The Make A Wish Foundation.  We had a grand Time.   There was food, auction, poker run and great music. David got on the stage and played (music) with a few guys. I believe around 15 thousand was raised that weekend.  It was awesome!"

Thank you, Vivi, for sharing a great memory!  I'd always said David had a heart bigger than Arkansas!  You were very fortunate to work with such a great man, "The Voice of Arkansas"!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

REO Speedwagon Goodie

Steve Payne posted this item (?) on the KAAY-AM, The Mighty 1090 Facebook page:

Said he was cleaning out his house and found it.  Thank you, Steve!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

"Steve Scott" on WROA, Gulfport, MS

"Steve Scott" also did a stint on WROA, I think, in late 1976, if I remember him telling me correctly....

As we have done in the past with other KAAY dee jays, here is an aircheck of him on another station, WROA, Gulfport, MS


(or download here)
Thanks again to Greg B. for his great skill in saving precious audio from old, old tape!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

KAAY QSL Cards

Posted by Mark Mauney (Radio Broadcasting History) on Facebook on April 1, 2020...dated "Tuesday, March 5, 1974 and signed by what looks like "Bill Vandusen" (sp?) and looks lie from 9:30-11:00PM.  Not sure who it was to.

Here is another one from 1969, for John Johnson, when he heard KAAY in Sheridan, Wyoming, signed for by Felix McDonald, with a much clearer written data!

"QSL" cards have long been a verification of reception, mostly traded between Ham Radio operators, but also has been practiced by CBers, shortwave stations, pirate radio stations, utility stations and other mediumwave broadcasters, such as KAAY.  They don't come free, however; one has to fill out a detailed reception report for the station (Ham and CBers usually log their own info with the other station and then swap cards by mail or e-mail).  The reception report usually has to have some detailed information, such as times and songs played, times of news reports and commercials, what the content of both were, etc.  In other words, the better details, the more likely the radio station will send out a QSL.  Prepaid envelopes help, too, or enclosed postage.  Not only that, the stations like to know where their signal is going.

My thanks to Mark Mauney and John, Johnson for these fine examples!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Third "Steve Scott" on KAAY

This is the last of the latest airchecks of "Steve Scott" on KAAY that he gave us to use.  Later, some other airchecks from other stations from which he worked!

From the Summer of 1975:


(or download here)
Thanks to Greg B. and Steve Morris/"Steve Scott" for these KAAY airchecks!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

KAAY/KEZQ Move Offices

Thanks to Michael Hibblen and his post on Facebook, he found some footage of KAAY/KEZQ move into new digs!

https://pryorcenter.uark.edu/videoplayer.php?c=2&dir=projects%2FKATV%2FMCR-2568&video=MCR-2568_x264&title=KAAY+MOVE+OFFICES&playhead=2863&fbclid=IwAR0IL9AvbSWinVWsGJJyrGKDFmtfdNie0TTjTErlq4qxhP-jiTXDI64KdoE

It's a rather long montage of different videos, but if you forward to about 47:50 or so, it's tight after a paving crew spraying tar for a new road project.

Thanks, Michael!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)