Radio Yesterday from October 16, 2005

Barry Mac is back with another Radio Yesterday.  This show first aired on KAAY on October 16, 2005 and features:  some Bland stormy blues, a couple of lazy songs, Otis caught on for too long, Joni sitting in with JT, McCartney goes to the farm, the one-hit wonder of the week and more old KAAY audio recovered from the transmitter site.


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Greg

Pat Walsh

Reader & friend of the blog Doug Virden reminded me of this:

"Next Thursday Jan. 21st will mark the 10th anniversary of Pat Walsh's death.  Hard to believe its been 10 yrs. since he passed away.  Knew he died in Jan. sometime and went to the library to find the exact date.  Read in his obit. that he spent a majority of 2005 hospitalized due to an infection he received from surgery in 2004.  Thought you would want to mark the solemn anniversary."

For more info on Pat Walsh, you can check this link for MANY more entries:

 

http://mighty1090kaay.blogspot.com/search?q=Pat+Walsh

 

 

Thanks to Doug Virden!

 

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)

Don Marcus, overnight on June 2, 1974

Here is an aircheck of Don Marcus, reposted from an entry in 2010.  Whenever I’m up late at night, remembering how cool it was to receive KAAY on the skywave in the Midwest, I especially recall this aircheck.

This is from the overnight of June 2, 1974, 3:30-4:30am, as KAAY’s booming signal was heard in Evanston IL, in suburban Chicago.  A downright awesome signal at times, as you’ll hear.  Note the “greetings to the Great South” and “greetings to Cuba” promos, and the News IQ contest promo, voiced by what sounds like Lyle Dean from WLS.   Answer the News IQ questions and you win $10.90!  With inflation, I figure that’s about $52.50 in today’s dollars. 

As for the mysterious Don Marcus, here is more information on him. 

http://mighty1090kaay.blogspot.com/2015/03/beaker-street-with-don-marcus-february.html

We have been unable to find out anything about his whereabouts after leaving KAAY.

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Greg Barman

Radio Yesterday from October 9, 2005

It's time for another Radio Yesterday show from Barry Mac, where the 2005-era KAAY took an hour to interrupt its Christian music format, and remember its grand past and play old rock'n'roll and blues.   This show is from October 9, 2005 and features:  Some lonely times for Charlie, some troubled Temptations, a Monkey B-side, the woman before Lola,  a Nielsen hit by somebody else, the one-hit wonder of the week, and more fun with old KAAY audio.  

Barry always manages to come with stuff I haven't heard in years and this show is no exception!

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Greg

Former Senator Dale Bumpers Dead

As per Michael Hibblen on Facebook:

"Sad to learn longtime Senator and Governor Dale Bumpers has died at 90. He was a legend in Arkansas politics and was among the earliest politicians I interviewed when I became a reporter 23 years ago. He stopped by KUAR almost 14 years ago to talk with Ron Breeding about the release of his autobiography, with a C-SPAN camera crew following, which you can watch below. He was an incredibly intelligent person who I always appreciated talking with because he could localize any international conflict by offering his analysis. He had a deep understanding of world events and was never afraid to speak his mind. I also appreciated the fact that he never minded being called at 6 a.m. for an early morning interview.".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR5JSJrnSAg&feature=youtu.be

We had news bits featuring Senator Bumpers on the blog in the past.  Thank you Michael....

Bud S.(staceys4@hotmail.com)

Happy New Year!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5GkMdx4OlM

(Harry Morgan as Col. Potter in the M*A*S*H episode, "A War For All Seasons)  "Here's to the New Year; may it be a damned sight better than the old one...." "

We may not be in 1950's Korea, but the world HAS become a more dangerous place.  My wish for us is that it becomes a safer place for not only us, but our children and all children everywhere.

Bud S. (staceys4@hotmail.com)