JONNIE KING'S "HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR FOR 2014" !

IT'S TIME FOR HALLOWEEN ! It's that special time of the year when Ghosts, Goblins, Witches, Vampires, Werewolves, Mummies, Zombies, and, "Things That Go Bump In The Night", are everywhere !

In keeping with "The Spirit of Halloween", we don't have a "Trick" for you , BUT A REAL TREAT ! This is a "HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR" Production I've put together especially for viewers & visitors to our Websites. It took over 200 Hours to produce and it's available nowhere else !!

AS PART OF OUR "HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR PACKAGE" you'll get access to:


1. MY "HALLOWEEN FILM RARITIES LIST FOR 2014" so you can watch some cool & spooky flicks...some featuring Bela, Boris, and their fiends, er, friends ! http://www.jonnieking.net/gpage36.html



2. YOU'LL HAVE REAL FUN with TV's frightfully-funny "MUNSTERS" and hear what happened in the Classic "Hot Rod Herman" Episode...with an Introduction from Grandpa Munster ! PLUS, you'll hear the story from the Legendary "King of the Kustomizers" himself... the man who, with his crew, built the "Munster Koach" & the "Dragula" car and raced 'em at the Dragstrip: GEORGE BARRIS ! http://www.legends.thewwbc.net/gpage.html


3. "THE HAUNTED HOUSE" MEETS "THE MONSTER MASH" !
THE SPECIAL PAGE that I've created just for you to enjoy the TWO Most Famous HALLOWEEN Hit Records ever created : "THE MONSTER MASH" AND "THE HAUNTED HOUSE" ! AND, you'll learn about a Legendary Rock n' Roll Superstar who changed his name to honor his Idol !

4. IN ADDITION, from my syndicated Morning Feature program, "The Breakfast Serial", you can hear an actual Golden Age Radio Show Episode of the long-running "Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" Radio Series entitled "HALLOWEEN, 1948" featuring an early appearance by the future R&R Teen Idol: Ricky Nelson !! http://www.serial.thewwbc.net/gpage10.html


5. WAIT ! DON'T FORGET my Tribute to my dear old friend: "THE AMAZING CRISWELL" !
CRISWELL WAS ONE OF AMERICA'S most iconic entertainers...and he was a true friend that I'll never forget. So, I've paid homage to him with this Special Tribute Page to "The Amazing Criswell" !


YES ! YOU'VE GOT IT ALL RIGHT HERE: "The 2014 Jonnie King Halloween Spooktacular"...Movies, TV, Records, Radio, AND: "The Amazing Criswell" !!


MY SINCERE THANKS To You All For An Incredible 47 Years ! And, oh yes: HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!  IT ALL STARTS WHEN YOU GO TO: www.jonnieking.net

Jack Bruce, of Cream, R.I.P.

From various sources, the link below.  "Cream" was a very popular band, and still is....

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/26/jack-bruce

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

A Great KAAY Jingle!

What more can one say?


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I love the classy, orchestral background and the live singers!



Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Bob Moody's Letter From Wayne Moss!

I found this on KAAY AM, The Mighty 1090's Facebook page, contacted Bob Moody and got permission to use it here on our blog!  As per Bob's comments:

"Letter from KAAY Operations Manager Wayne Moss from 1971. I decided to transfer to Fayetteville rather than Little Rock but still regret that I never got to work for The Mighty 1090."

 ...and in a message to me via e-mail:

"Bud,

 

You are certainly welcome to use the Wayne Moss letter on your blog.  Here’s some background:

 

I grew up in Pine Bluff and started my radio career in 1967 working at KOTN for Buddy Deane.  When this letter was written I was attending the University of Missouri in Columbia, where I was a jock at KTGR, but was in the process of transferring to the University of Arkansas.  At some point I apparently considered UALR but instead ended up at the main campus in Fayetteville, working for KKEG-FM.

 

More information on my subsequent travels can be found on the Bio tab at my website: www.RealLocalRadio.com

 

Cheers,

 

Bob Moody

Mt. Juliet, TN"

 

KOTN and Buddy Dean- and Bob, I believe- have been mentioned on A.J. Lindey's blog.  Over time, we'll be bringing certain material over here to our blog for historical and nostalgic reasons....

 

Thank you, Bob Moody!

 

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

 

Unusual Sign-Off!

A. J. Lindsey originally posted this on his blog as a "rare sign-off"...

...remember the days when radio and television stations actually signed off for the evening, around midnight?  I remember the National Anthem being played, flags waving, fighter jets flying and other images on television and marveling at it all.

I am STILL proud of and love my country, the United States of America; although things have pushed us to a lackluster status and most of the world looks down at us, we are still great- why would people continue to flock here?

Nonetheless, Buddy Karr (Tom Bigby) is signing off for the evening and plays, "Song of The South"...unusual, but I'll bet it stood out!

http://kaay1090.blogspot.com/2007/07/rare-kaay-sign-off.html


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No wonder KAAY stood out!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

KAAY $1 Record Offer!

I'm thinking this is still in the early era of KAAY, possibly 1962-63 still...and, I'm not sure, but I think the deejay is Buddy Karr...can someone substantiate this for me, please?

The audio quality is muddy, but it seems to be an off-air recording...still, it reflects the enthusiasm KAAY jocks exuded when on the air!



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We certainly hope you are enjoying this look back at KAAY's early years, fifty-two years ago this year!

Thanks, Greg- thank you, A.J., for posting this on your blog- and thanks, Dave, for rescuing it so we can share all this audio again....


Bud S., (staceys4@hotmail.com)

(Based on the basketball score, I place the date as Dec 29, 1962 -  Greg)

The Newsmen Of KAAY

The deejays kept us entertained, but the newsmen kept us informed.  B. Bruce Jenkins, George J. Jennings (replaced "W" for "J" because it sounded better), John K. Anderson...these were the Giants of News "at :45"...they say this "scooped" the other stations, who gave the news at the top of the hour.

I believe B. Bruce Jenkins was there fairly early in KAAY history and was there quite a while...can anyone pin down his employment dates, please?


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News as facts is important, not like the dramatized stuff we're fed today....thanks guys....

(Note - based on the Flying Wallendas accident item, I place the date of this aircheck as Nov 5, 1963 -- Greg)


Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Focus On The Newsmakers 9/28/1969

"50,000 watts over Arkansas", this week is headed up by Bill Edwards. 

The commercial after the intro is about Hurricane Camille (I remember that one- I was a little boy in Semmes, AL when that one came through- it was a terrible storm) and donations to the Red Cross to help us Gulf Coast residents to get back on our feet.  Heck, we country folk never knew donations were being taken for us- we just did what it took to clear everything out and get on with our lives....

The opening interview is with Arkansas' Industrial Development's Harry McLemore, regarding a new Allis-Chalmers plant in Arkansas.  More good historical news & interview follows.


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Does anyone else who was in the path of Hurricane Camille remember those days?

Hey, Greg...thank you!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

The Robbins Program!

Here are a couple of recordings back to back of The Robbins Show; quality of the first one isn't so good, the second is better, but both are obviously taped off-the-air.  I absolutely love the orchestral and vocal music beds, they're so classy!

Sounds like he says "Bob Robbins", not "Rob Robbins".  Still from the early days, but it could have been a different "Robbins", there were so many!


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I hope you are enjoying the look back from fifty-two years ago, as I am!  This is material that Dave Schmidt, our computer guru, was able to save from A.J. Lindsey's blog before the players quit.  We'll be sharing more "retro" stuff as time goes by, to preserve the integrity of A.J.'s efforts and to fulfill our promise to do so.  To not do this would rob us all, new and old visitors and KAAY enthusiasts alike, of wonderful history....



Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)