A Merry Christmas Wish From Eric Lensing!

The King!

Merry Christmas, Bud, to you and all your friends and loved ones!  Let's hope 2016 is a good one!

Eric Lensing ("Eric Thomas", 1979-1986, KAAY & other Little Rock stations).

Eric, thank you for sending in your Christmas wishes!  I also celebrate the King of Kings, Jesus Christ, for this is his celebrated birthday!  I hope Elvis is celebrating life with him in Heaven!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

 

Wouldn't You Like To Find This Under Your Tree?

I'd like it full-size, please!!!  Thanks to Doug Virden for this picture of a replica 1965 Mustang Fastback!

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Jonnie King's Christmas Extravaganza!!!

Bud, I wanted to send you the Link to my yearly CHRISTMAS MOVIES LIST...before it was too late !
Here's the Link, I've added many to the "extras" section....and, as of  last year, I added your "Better Off Dead" film if you remember. (I watched it again...it is really cool !":

http://www.jonnieking.net/gpage24.html

ALSO, am attaching a pic of yours truly from the Spring of 1969, shortly after I got to  KAAY.  (Man !  That guy looks young !!!)...

...AND, a pic of me in the KAAY FUNMOBILE on Dec. 6th, 1970, at the 'TOYS FOR TOTS" yearly event:

 Bud, thank you for the George Barris Tribute add...you did a GREAT job !  (Jonnie, THANK YOU, you did all the work!  BS)

More later, my friends, God Bless you & yours with a warm, wonderful Christmas, and, a healthy, happy 2016 !

Jonnie King

Retro: Christmas & KAAY

I remember when I was a teenager, going to school during the day, working nights & weekends and listening to KAAY blasting into Mobile, AL.  I'd sent an e-mail to A. J. Lindsey about those days and he'd posted it:

"This comment from Bud:

Hello again, Doc! This time of year (Christmas) reminds me of KAAY even more....I always will remember the Toys For Tots going on in Little Rock. One of my plans was to take as much vacation as possible, drive up and stay in Little Rock during Christmas. Alas, due to my family (I was the oldest, holding things together, in a broken family) and my work ethic, I hardly ever took time off, so this dream never took place....

Nonetheless, just listening to KAAY during the Christmas season bolstered my spirits and fueled my imagination! Thanks for the memories!"

...followed by comments by Dave Montgomery about the blue "Funmobile"... here's the link:

http://kaay1090.blogspot.com/2007/12/christmas-kaay.html

One of my goals was to help with the Toys For Tots toy drive.  I thought it was cool how the Marines and bikers would team up and keep this thing going, all the while KAAY deejays did marathon stretches at the mic aboard the "Funmobile" remote.

Good memories...sorry I never acted upon it.  Merry Christmas, all!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Retro: Dave Montgomery's Christmas Recollections

I thought this was really cool!  Wished I'd been there!

http://kaay1090.blogspot.com/2007/12/kaay-fun-moblile.html

This is a picture of the blue Funmobile, thanks to engineer Dave Montgomery!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Radio Yesterday from June 12, 2005

Barry Mac brings us yet another KAAY Radio Yesterday show, from June 12 2005. 

On this program -- A non-charting classic from Buddy, Aretha sings with an Allman Brother, Sly takes a stand, a different kind of Woodstock, Gladys talks about Daddy, and our one-hit wonder of the week.  Plus, an Arkansas political flashback.

(or download here)
Greg Barman

Slightly Retro: December 1974 Aircheck

Let's get into December with an aircheck of Bill Jackson, a "Ken Knight", from December 1974!  It was first mentioned on A. J.'s blog back on December 21, 2006, but the link is broken, so the second link is from when we obtained it from Greg Barman and posted it:

"The second aircheck...." http://kaay1090.blogspot.com/2006/12/beaker-street-memories.html

and ours, complete with the link: http://mighty1090kaay.blogspot.com/2015/03/december-1974-beaker-street-with-ken.html

Thanks again to Greg Barman, who donated this aircheck in both instances!

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)