JOAN PATE-DAY (Cedar Creek Lake, TX) Morning to you. A favor please. I have somehow lost Frank Haley and Dick Mock email. Would you pass this to them? Sam is in McKinney hospital with pneumonia. They gave him five pints of blood and he is feeling somewhat better. seems each spell brings him closer to not making it. If you can, call and cheer him up. His room telephone is 1-972-547-8312.

DICK GLANCEY (San Antonio, TX) Joan...I talked to Sam a week or two ago and he didn't sound good and said so. Please keep me posted...thanks. Dick Glancey

FRANK HALEY (Albuquerque, NM) Thanks for the update, Frank (The Old Texan) Haley cjf Isa. 9:6 "When the sunshine of God's love meets the showers of our sorrow, the rainbow of promise appears."

BEN LAURIE (Dallas, TX) Just talked to Sam, Jim, and he sounds amazingly good. When he answered, I said, "What are you doing in the hospital?" He said, "Eating that good food!" I did tell him that many people were pulling for him and praying for him. Said he appreciated that. Says he's feeling much better now and on the uphill swing. Ben

MERV SAM (Ebina, Japan) Jim, Sorry for the late response. As for me, I no longer live in Beaumont, TX, but was born and raised there. I joined the US Navy in 1977, directly out of high school (Hebert High) and spent 27 years in, mostly overseas. I currently reside in Ebina, Japan a city about 20 miles southwest of Tokyo. I have a close friend (Hiro Ishikawa) who DJs late night on 84.7, FM Yokohama, and plays by request the sounds of 1970s Soul and R&B. I currently work for the US Department of Defense, that keeps me here for a few years. I was never in radio, but was a club DJ in a couple of backwoods juke joints in South Texas, early on in my Navy career, inspired by the music of my hometown radio station. My comments to your forum were mainly to reminisce on the cherish moments I experienced growing up in Beaumont, listening to KJET (the jet) with on air radio personalities like William "boy" Brown, Mr. Joyner and others. I found your link by chance looking for any type of info on Boy Brown. I was a very close friend of his daughter Regina. I was a bit disappointed when I could not find anything on this man who in my opinion was the voice of the black "Golden Triangle" during the 1960's. The tragic incident that placed him in a wheelchair for the remaining years of his life and removed the cool deep sound of his voice from radio, would once again expose the ugly side of the Southeast Texas, if put into film. Fortunately times have changed for the better and a film on this subject would educate our young men and women of Southeast Texas on what direction we must continue to go in the future. Thank you for responding to my comment and I hope to hear form you again the the near future. Best regards, Merv Sam

BOB HAMILTON (Carmel, CA) Good Morning, I have just finished writing and posting an extensive article regarding what I believe can be, at least, part of a successful plan for the future of radio. I have spent almost 50 years working in, and writing about radio, and over 25 years doing the same in the online world. And, while we still adhere to the adage "There ain't no geniuses here" I believe this will, at least, spur some thought and perhaps discussion, on what we can do to change those quarterly red numbers into black and make our wonderful industry a more joyous place in which to work. This also introduces our exciting new project...New Radio. When you have the time and inclination would you read Is It Time to Reinvent Radio?...and if you have some thoughts, add comments or your own post on New Radio? Or just email me back at sysop@newradiostar.com or bobhamilton@newradio.com. The article is at http://nrs.blogtronix.net/newradio/15352 Thank you very much. Bob Hamilton, President, New Radio Star/New Radio

CLINT WRIGHT (Houston-The Woodlands, TX) Hi Jim: Do you have Derrill Holly's e-mail address... or might I get you to get a note to him? I knew he was in Virginia but that was it and want to send him some pictures from the Radio Reunion. Thanks again! -Clint Wright

TRIVIA ANSWER: Wicked Lester is the name of Gene Simmons's and Paul Stanley's Rock band before they form KISS.

BOB ALLEN [Robert Darrough] (Charlotte, NC) I am a new reader of your newsletter and am enjoying it very much. I was one of the original DJs at KBNO-FM in Houston, along with Johnny Goyen, Ted Maynard, and a handfull of other crazies when KBNO began broadcasting live in 1970. We eventually became KRLY-FM with the Danny O'Brien in the mornings, Ray Cooper in the mid-day slot, Ron Foster in the afternoons, and Bob Allen (that was me) rockin' at night. What a great time that was for Houston radio. You had the AM powerhouse (KILT, the Big 610) slowly dwindling in the ratings. KNUZ was still a little player on the AM dial, but had a weak signal. On the FM side you had KRLY and KRBE battling it out with the top 40 sounds. KILT-FM, KLOL, and KAUM going after the adult rock ratings. Great radio for the Houston audience! Whatever happened to the good old days of fun radio?? I am now in Charlotte, NC working in the paper industry. I hope you include me in your next radio reunion. I wouldn't miss it. Look forward to seeing some old friends. Thanks. Bob Darrough; Charlotte, NC

EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809-1849) It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.

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FLAG-DRAPED CASKETS
Early Friday morning, August 15, 2008 I run across an interesting story in a newspaper about a bill that introduces into the U.S. House of Representatives which requires The Department of Defense to give photojournalists access to ceremonies that honor America's fallen military heroes. If you remember not too long ago photos that capture groups of flag-draped caskets that return to America from the war overseas receive the stiff-arm treatment by American authorities. Actions like these hide the deaths of our young women and men who die on foreign soil. This new bill brings this extremely important subject to the forefront once more. To find out the thoughts of a select few of JRRR's readers and subscribers about this I forward a photo of flag-draped caskets along with the news story about the new bill. Here are comments from those who choose say anything.

DERRILL E. HOLLY (Arlington, VA) You are saying there shouldn't be a ban on photos right? I know it is truly sad, but people do need to get a real view of the ongoing high costs of not just freedom but U-S foreign policy. I've had occasion to be on the grounds of both Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the U-S Naval Medical Center at Bethesda when the ambulance buses pull up... Been in the wards at Walter Reed too, and Jim, it's enough to break your heart. Strong men and women in good spirits just trying to put their lives back together... It ain't about agreeing or disagreeing with the war, it's about feeling for these young people who make so many of us on your email list seem really, really old... The numbers are not what they were in the Viet Nam era to be sure and the good news is that military medicine is keeping so many more of them alive... but pictures like this and of the survivors could serve a very useful purpose... that's making sure that those who serve get a deal that truly makes sense for what they contribute. Still grimace about stories of folks being hit for the cost of their post combat medical care or scraping by to keep their families close during long recoveries, and the children of fallen service personnel having to worry about college costs. That's my take, hi to all y'all who know me. Lots of familiar names on this list. Thanks

CHUCK CASHMERE (San Diego, CA) I Greive for My Country. The Soldier.

RAY WHITWORTH (D/FW-Arlington, TX) I have to concur Jim with Holly. Photos were taken in every war (except 1991 and recent) since the Civil war. Its a grim reminder of sacrifice, its also part of the constitution in respect as well. It has not in the past nor will it now deter patriotism, and respect for those who fell in service to our country. Cemeteries are open to the public and every Federal holiday that salutes Veterans a flag is placed in their final resting place. It's not a disgrace, a protest or dishonoring them by having photos. It's history. I stood a few times on the tarmac at Kelly AFB when many came home for the last time from 1969-1971. God Bless them for what they have done. Ray

CONNELL MILLER (Bella Vista, AR) Hi Jim - My wife and I just moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas last week, and, unfortunately cannot get Cox cable (and their broadband internet) where we are. Therefore I've had to change my e-mail address. I really didn't want to miss any more J.R.R. than I already have, but before I could notify you, Ed shot me his first e-mail to my new address today, telling me you had asked him about my disappearance. Sorry 'bout that! The new address is: crmillerfam6@yahoo.com. Have a great weekend...! Connell

TRIVIA ANSWER: In the 1970s, Andrea True appears in several X-rated porn movies.

RALPH GIESSNER (DFW-Grand Prairie, TX) Hi Jim and Tejas, Reared in Arlington, I'm a 1962 grad of Arlington High School. Attended Arlington State College and Texas College of mortuary science. Made enough $$ in '64 to leave Arlington and made it across the county line to Grand Prairie. I spent 26 years in the funeral business and I haven't made enough $$ since then to leave here. My wife, son and I own Giessner Insurance Agency in G.P. (2nd career) Ronnie and Norma Storm are long-time friends and clients. Because I restore old radios ( 2nd hobby), my friend Wendel Hulse put me on to your newsletter. (To echo your sentiment, KAAM, notwithstanding, radio is no longer a fun thing to hear.) I built a little computer fed, AM xmitter at home and keep the 40's, 50's and 60's on the air. I've known Hyman Childs for a lotta years and my son is on the GP Parks Board and is a friend of our Parks Dept head, Rick Herold. (formerly KNUS?, I think) Yea, I've been here a while. Give me a little time and I'll remember the name of the other defense plant you mentioned. Ralph Giessner ps I truly enjoy your newsletter and if I am not on your list, please add me.

RONNIE AND NORMA STORM that Ralph mentions are two of my Kimball high school classmates who graduate in 1962 in Dallas, TX. Ronnie, I and our friends enjoy motorcycles. He has a motorcycle business that engulfs other entities for decades on the long wide Grand Prairie military defense aircraft manufacturing strip. At least 40 years since I visit Ronnie's new business.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN (February 12, 1809-April 15, 1865) America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

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JOYCE WEBSTER [J.C.] (Mena, AR) Jim, I checked you out in Cashbox. How cool is that?!? I somehow met through the internet a guy who covers radio events in Houston and I meant to send his email to you. It just seems to me that the two of you would hit it off. I have misplaced his email while having ISP problems, but if I run across it...well, it keeps crossing my mind that the two of you just might hit if off and perhaps be of benefit to each other. He's an old radio guy from the Houston area. You may already know him. I never did tell you how I found your site. An old friend of mine from KLIF, Scott Hodges, who lives down in Louisiana sent it to me. We were in the process of his trying to locate some old Kliffers at the time. Keep up the good work. JC

DAN MCCURDY [Charlie & Harrington, Charlie Brown, Dan Patrick] (Sherman-Denison, TX) Jim, an "I wuz there" correction for your August 13 issue of JRRR...and so were a bunch of other jocks country-wide who found great, um, bathroom comfort in the fact that Marty Robbins recorded "El Paso" in 1959, long before "The Animals' " rendition of "House of the Rising Sun" in 1964. Marty's song, at 4:21, :45 version and 4:41 album version, long predated the Animal's great 4-minute plus hit. And boy were Ron Chapman and I (Charlie and Harrigan, KLIF in Dallas) and many others of that era glad for the "whew" unintended consequences of Marty's opus. Matter of fact, though the song is somewhat of a classic Zane Grey-like epic poem, I've long felt that the length of the song and the, uh, comfort it provided, added considerably to its airplay, and thus its ultimate national success. My very best to you and all true radioheads out yonder... Keep up the good work. Dan McCurdy - aka: Charlie Brown, Dan Patrick (KLIF; WMEX - Boston; KBOX) Sherman, TX. PS...Many of us suspect that Tejas is really your ghost writer...c'mon...'fess up...

TEJAS is my gorgeous and sweet great big Akita girl doggie who travels all the way from Donna and Mike Bennett's Liberty Akitas in Sand Springs, OK in December 2005 to her real home right here in Houston, TX just in time for Christmas. In August 2005, my precious Akita girl doggie KEI-KOU goes to puppy dog Heaven. She always has a home here in our hearts. Take a look at some magnificent Akitas at www.LibertyAkitas.com.

FRANK HALEY (Albuquerque, NM) Jim, thought you might like to see this story from new mexico this week: TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Former Beatle Paul McCartney and girlfriend Nancy Shevell made at least a couple of stops in New Mexico in a cross-country trip along old U.S. Route 66. McCartney and Shevell visited an antique shop and a restaurant in Tucumcari on Thursday, then stopped in Gallup on Saturday to take in dances at the 87th Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial. Dario Chioda was in the announcer's booth at ceremonial when he learned McCartney was in the audience. But he said McCartney motioned that he wanted to keep his visit quiet. McCartney and Shevell began their journey from his holiday home in The Hamptons, N.Y., on July 31. They picked up the old Route 66 in Illinois on their way to Santa Monica, Calif. The state AP wire carried the story... Take care my friend, Frank (The Old Texan) Haley cjf Isa. 9:6 "When the sunshine of God's love meets the showers of our sorrow, the rainbow of promise appears."

JIMMY RABBITT (Grand Junction, CO) 'The Rabbitt Report' is Saturday & Sunday 2-5 pm CDT on http://JJradio.com. The Rockin' Blues Lab' is Tuesday 2-5 pm CDT on http://KAFMradio.org.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Rock group Led Zeppelin begins life as the New Yardbirds because its guitarist Jimmy Page once is a member of the Yardbirds. Someone tells them that they go over like a lead balloon. So they play around with words to come up with Led Zeppelin and soar like eagles.

ED MILLER (Austin, TX) Jim, Enjoyed swapping Loretta (Lynn) stories with you, but so far as most of my own stories about encounters with the starbrights go, they aren't really very family-rated. Most of them involved sex, drugs, and hard country music. Probably a basic difference in the way we've each lived our lives, Jim. I've always been pretty much interested in The Edge of Reality, right there where it begins to veer off into Unreality. Staying up "roaring" as we used to call drinking whiskey with George and/or various members of the Jones Boys for 2 or 3 days at a time was more my kinda thing in the 60's. And then in the 70's, Willie and Waylon and all the stoned craziness that happened at those outdoor concerts that seemed to go on for weeks at a time. I've got stories, sure enough, but they may be kinda hardcore, and likely not very suitable for your website (or perhaps even you). We need to have some sort of a more X-rated forum, 'cause I know for a fact that I'm not the only ol' radio guy with such tales to tell. You're doin' great, Jim. Keep us talkin'. Ed

IN EARLY 1967 Ed Miller hires me away from the PD/MD/DJ spots at KHFI FM in Austin, TX for mid-days noon-3pm on KPCN-730 in my hometown Dallas. The KHFI FM operation also includes KHFI-970 and TV42. Cal Druxman is the KHFI radio manager and my vocabulary has not enough nice words to describe the greatness of Cal but he soon leaves the building. Mel Pennington is TV sports anchor and he adds on KHFI radio manager duties. Mel and I become quick friends, too. Both Cal and Mel are the finest radio managers who ever come my way in decades of radio all over Texas. Unfortunately neither one is with us today. Really great place to be with a wonderful staff but long to be back home in Dallas. KPCN is one of my fondest radio memories. Top flight radio personalities and a dynamite news department. Miller uses the airname Ed Milton. He is Operations Manager and News Director. We also are good friends. Bill Mack conducts the morning waker-upper show. Music Director Joe Poovey is 9am-noon. I'm noon-3pm and Randy Ryder is PM Drive DJ. Randy and I have fun with our female admirers who tell each of us that we are their favorite DJ. After I leave KPCN, one of those young women by the name of Mary follows me over to 50,000 watt clear channel WFAA-820 with listeners in most of the USA. Radio is fun and exciting. Seems like only yesterday. If I enter a time machine, 1966-67 is the place to land.

DEAN MARTIN (June 7, 1917-December 25, 1995) Memories are made of this.

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DEAN DANIELS (Dallas, TX) Hi Jim, Another legend in the shaping of Nashville's music history passed away last week. Elmer Alley was the creator of "Fanfair," "Opryland" and the person in charge of the launch and programming of TNN, The Nashville Network prior to the sale of that network to Gaylord Enterprises in late 1983. Here's the press release making the rounds on the internet: "Elmer Alley, creator of Fan Fair, Opryland, dies at 87 - Wednesday, June 11, 2008 – Elmer Alley, 87, a creator of Fan Fair and Opryland, died Monday. Alley also had a career in radio, television, the record industry and cable television. Accomplishments spanning over 40 years included recording audio engineer (Hank Williams, Beryl Ives and others), songwriter, comic on the Waking Crew on radio, program director for WSM TV, producer/director of syndicated country music shows, puppeteer, a voice on radio and television commercials, co-creator of Opryland, creator of Fan Fair, launched the Nashville Network and executive producer/writer for Hee Haw for two years. He served in the Army Air Corp during World War II as a communications specialist in India." According to Ralph Emery on his own website, Elmer was the person who recognized Ralph's radio talents and gave him a shot at television. Elmer Alley was a gifted visionary and by all accounts a very good person who will be missed. (www.cmtcountry.com)

CHARLES GEORGE (Dallas, TX) Hi, I always liked Isaac Hayes on the song Never Can say Goodbye. I also was looking at a Sam & Dave Lp where he had written songs. I see Bernie Mac has left us. I enjoyed his TV show. And to think he was only 50. I sneaked past on 8/8 and now am 55. Since I enjoy folk songs, I like listening to WKSU on the Internet. The host is very good with his comments. Makes me then want to play my recordings by Leadbelly and others who were here in Dallas. Because my birthday came at such a hot time, my parents would take me some place nice and with who ever was my best friend at the time. We use to go to the Smorgasborg, Little Bit Of Sweden. Other times we went to The Blue Front. On Saturdays, I would sometimes go to the library and read the magazines, my father then would take me to the Brass Rail, they had the best strawberry shortcake... The waiter always seemed to recognize us. Other times my dad would take me to Titches and we would have lunch in their basement. Also he would take me to Cokesbury and if I found a book I wanted he would buy it for me. My parents encouraged me to read, though I never got to where I read as much as either of them, they gobbled down novels, etc. Charles George

MARK CARRILLO (San Antonio, TX) Saw your trivia question (Issue #526) about Randy Bachman. Although most people say BACH-MAN it’s really BACK-MAN. I guess all the jocks playing the mounds of sounds had everyone saying it that way. Also, I stumbled onto a show that Randy Bachman does every Saturday afternoon on the CBC channel on Sirius. It’s good and he plays licks along with giving little tidbits about songs. Yesterday i heard Randy talk about a Ricken-BACK-er guitar and i'd always heard Rickenbacher. It's spelled RICKENBACKER, so, have i been saying it wrong? Yeah, imagine that, I’m listening to celestial radio instead of terrestrial radio. That’s because Satellite didn’t kill my radio career. BUT I’M NOT BITTER!!! give Tejas a kiss for me. Mark

BOB ALLEN [Darrough] (Charlotte, NC) Don't ask me how I stumbled onto this web page, but I did. (http://home.earthlink.net/~rosekkkj/id132.html) I am mentioned along with Johnny Goyen in one paragraph. I worked at KBNO and KRLY radio with Johnny Goyen, and Ron Foster, and Danny O'brien, and others back in the early 70s. I went by the name Bob Allen and worked 7pm-12 midnight on KRLY. We were the pioneers, along with KRBE, of Houston FM pop radio. Let me know if you are in touch with any of the other "oldie" DJs from back in the good old days of Houston Radio. Thanks. Bob Darrough

TRIVIA ANSWER: The song lyrics I can't get no consolation, I don't get no paid vacation I can't get no satisfaction and my tractor don't get no traction Just doin' the best I can are from Patty Loveless' tune On Down the Line which lands at #5 in summer 1990.

ED MILLER (Austin, TX) Good to hear from you, too, Jim. Yeah, we didn't really know what we had out there in the cotton patch at KPCN, enjoying ourselves, being happy, and living life. Nothing left like that now. I met Loretta (Lynn) at KPCN one day when I was still pulling 12-3 on the board. She was barefooted, driving from station to station in her blue-green '55 Ford, and she walked in the control room door while I had her record spinning on the air. Saw a former broadcast equipment salesman the other night that sold me some cart machines when I was Operations Manager of KPCN 45 years ago. He got further into radio, and ended up owning 30 small market stations. He had gotten rid of all but eight by the first of the year, and just sold four of the remaining ones for $58 million earlier this year. Things that might have been. Take good care of yourself. Ed

PETER DE VRIES (February 27, 1910-September 28, 1993) Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

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GEORGE LESTER (Palestine-Elkhart, TX) Jim, I never got an email from you. I'm sorry for the misconception it might have caused. Bruce Hathaway and even my own brother have told me that I didn't get their emails. I have no idea why this happens. I always answer emails promptly so if you don't hear from me it means only that I never received your email. I remember you from San Antonio but we never worked together there. You had just parted KBUC when I joined them in 1969 or 1970. I saw you briefly when I started working for KENR the second time in 1982 when they were still in Greenway Plaza. Is this about the way you remember it? Anyway, I would be happy to include you in my correspondence if you wish. Sorry about the misunderstanding. George

BUD BUSCHARDT (Dallas, TX) Jim, Enjoyed being with you too. You are right about all the stories from behind the scenes that radio people can tell. I had lunch with Bill Cherry who used to write for the Galveston newspaper and did some radio-TV stuff. I was telling him that a book of miscellaneous jock stories would really be great. I’m reading Chuck Dunaway’s book now. He tells some fascinating stories about stations we knew and loved. Hope it is not another decade before we get together again. Sorry for the delay in answering this note. This is my school computer that I can access only on campus. (I haven’t figured out how to do it otherwise.) Bud

JAY WEAVER (D/FW-Hurst, TX) Hi Jim - I just wanted to correct my friend Roy Wentworth - er, ah - Ray Whitworth on referring to me as Jim Weaver in his note to you about Mike Shannon's "Retro Radio" at the old KXOL 1360 spot here in D/FW, TX. It's actually me - Jay Weaver (D/FW - Hurst, TX). And, oh yes, Roy - er, Ray used to be my friend! Many kudos to Mike Shannon for his format innovations with "Retro Radio". It was a pretty darn nice format, we had allot of fun and the positive reviews just keep coming in! I think, as a group, including even Ray, we would all welcome a permanent home with the "Retro Radio Format". Jay Weaver (D/FW-Hurst, TX)

DEAN DANIELS (Dallas, TX) Hi Jim, You've got a lot to be proud of both in your radio career and for your work on JRRR. I think you've definitely made an impact with JRRR as there's not another site I know of that has brought together more old-time radio guys than yours and you can tell from the majority of responders that it's certainly appreciated. Heck, I've gotten more news from your site more often than from my own homepage, so I read every column religiously! You belong in the TX Radio Hall of Fame and we need to get some kind of grassroots effort going to get you in there. Let me know how I can help! (www.cmtcountry.com) (http://cmtcountry.com/)

TRIVIA ANSWER: Randy Bachman is singer and guitarist in in all four of these Rock groups: Ironhorse, Brave Belt, BTO and The Guess Who.

CHARLES GEORGE (Dallas, TX) Subject: Be Bop. Hi, As usual great column. T. S. Monk was great; however; I think one performer was also instrumental and that was Charlie Christian. I think every guitarist after hearing him knew they would need to practice, or put away their instrument for good. It is interesting to that he was in a group with T-Bone Walker. Unfortunately they were gone from the scene when I got interested in Jazz and Blues but not their influence. I still have a copy of Solo Flight with Charlie Christian and a lp recorded at Mintons with Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonoius Monk. I like the work of Thelonius Monk's son. I use to enjoy listening to Pat Patterson, Jazz Workshop, Sundays on KFAD. He talked about the music in an educated manner and not just played the recordings. I am getting use to my new hearing aides, I don't feel as bad seeing that my favorite weatherman in a newspaper ad mentions wearing hearing aides. My mother let me know I needed hearing aides but I thought no way... They tested me and I could not hear a signal word on the list, then when I went to a booth I was able to copy 90% with headphones. I hope everyone here takes care of their hearing and vision considering I have had problems with both. This morning on my Sangean ATS-818, I was hearing Voice of Indonesia on 9525, there is not much on shortwave like there use to be but there are still interesting stations to hear. I once got to meet Bob Stewart when he was with KSAX 970 in the Quadrangle, I visited with another friend in radio. Last night I heard a station on 1070 with a talk show, but it faded just as ID time approached... Being the child of a librarian takes it toll, I was thinking if we in Dallas had to pay for the use of Mockingbird then Highland Park could pay for use of streets in Dallas. I find it interesting how they identify with Dallas until Dallas has a need. 73, Charles

J. R. KENNEDY (Houston, TX) I heard that an Amber Alert had been issued for "little Edouard" he was missing for several hours

BARRY KILGORE (Houston-Conroe, TX) The world here was abuzz at the approach of tropical storm Eduardo. All was quiet at my place. At 3AM today I went out on my deck and looked up to see a completely clear sky with lots of stars. By 6AM it was overcast and sprinkling. I went back in to catch the latest weather updates on TV. To hear them tell it the world was coming to an end. "...and now we get the latest update on the massive storm Eduardo from our reporter, Chicken Little, in the middle of the onslaught...""Oh no the Sky is falling, the Sky is falling!!!! RUN!!!!!"" This is another fine example of the freaking fear mongering yellow journalism of our beloved but stupid media. bk

AESOP (620 BC-560 BC) Appearances often are deceiving.

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DERRILL E. HOLLY (Arlington, VA) Subject: The KIKK and Elvis item. Chris Collier, that is a name I hadn't heard in years. The old South Shaver studios in Pasadena were a fun little ole radio factory back then. You'll recall that the sales, accounting and business departments had moved over to Gulfton in late spring. You, me and Charlie Ochs were hired within a matter of weeks of each other (Think I got there first and joined the news department under Buddy Sadler). Bottom line was that with no one there but the promotions crew, half the engineering staff and the air staff, the inmates really had a summer to run the asylum. It was a good time. Still remember the day Elvis died, we went to the walls on the news side while Collier, Ochs, Joe Ladd and others put together a huge tribute vigil special. It was good radio, KIKK was number one, and to paraphrase Barbara Mandrell, Country was so darn cool. Derrill E. Holly

DAVE LANE (Atlanta, GA) forgot to mention, today 5/5/08, is Bobby Braddock's birthday (Hall of fame song writer: He stopped loving her today - George Jones, D-I-V-O-R-C-E - Tammy Wynnette & hundreds more) ... I think bobby is a year older than me (would make him 68 today). Dave Lane, Cashbox Radio Program Director

RAY WHITWORTH (D/FW-Arlington, TX) Hi Jim: Well the Texas Radio Hall of Fame balloting is in and the new inductees were announced. I congratulate them all, however I believe some reform is really needed in the election process. I don't ever to be inducted myself, and I am okay with that really, but there are so many that deserve to be, that (under the current ballot form) most likely will never be either. I have spoken in the past about this, and received a cool reception. There are several "inductees" who ar in agreement with me whom I also spoke with about the way the ballot is composed. The first year of balloting it was broken down according to market size and I believe position. Now it's a single one size fits all. The well known names over shadows the others who literally worked their b***s off and contributed significantly to broadcasting in Texas. They are the small to medium market guys, producers, etc. The ballot needs to go back to market size and position, second the vote tallys should become available at the Texas Radio Hall of Fame site. After all if elected offices in government can show vote tallys, why not the TROF? A change is needed. Ray Whitworth

BEN LAURIE (Dallas, TX) Subject: 250 watt blowtorches. Jim, Bill Laurie was my dad and mentor. He built KEBE in Jacksonville as he was selling KNET in Palestine to a young Navy veteran just out of the war. His name was Gordon McLendon, who had filed for a CP for a station in Dallas, but wanted some practical broadcast experience before taking on a larger market. Four years later, Dad bought KNET back for just what Gordon had paid for it and had two stations for awhile. I was 9 years old when I first met Tom Perryman. I later got my own start at KEBE working all through high school in the afternoons and on weekends. Many of your KTER stories I can readily identify with. BTW, The station in Dallas was the famous KLIF, getting its name by being in the Cliff Towers Hotel basement in Oak Cliff, Texas.

LESLIE WAYNE HODGES (Marshall, Texas) Subject: KTER Terrell, Texas. Hi Jim, wow!!! to your experience in Terrell. While I was with the Texas Travel Information Center in Waskom Texas about March 2007 I think a retired banker tells me at my information desk that he is going to Terrell to meet his friend on buying a radio station in Terrell. May I have some of your WFAA air checks. WFAA sounded great during this time of the 1960's through 1979. I wonder if the owners and investors at Belo knew this. Leslie

TRIVIA ANSWER: Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones sings backup with Carly Simon on her #1 Christmas 1972 hit You're So Vain.

JIMMY RABBITT (Grand Junction, CO) 'The Rabbitt Report' is Saturday & Sunday 2-5 pm CDT on http://JJradio.com. The Rockin' Blues Lab' is Tuesday 2-5 pm CDT on http://KAFMradio.org.

JOSH BILLINGS (1818-1885) A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.

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BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (Houston-Jersey Village, TX) Since we are sharing questions, I bet your readers could answer: I knew DJ Perry Damone, KEZ, Phoenix, but he disappeared from there 2006; called sta to no avail; can't believe he's out of radio. He was son of singer Vic Damone, now RET in Fla. Can anyone help locate him now? Did you know Odey & Glen @ KBUC story that I sent ystdy?? I'll share some personal radio info at later date. Thx...newslwtter is teriffic indeed! Bob Grant

ARTHUR J. Bud ROGERS (Springfield-Joplin, MO) I did get to spend 22 years altogether in broadcasting. I would still be doing it, but the last station I worked for sold and the new owners didn't want any of the old staff. It was a Christian station and the new owner had some 'different' ideas. He was willing to keep us if we worked for him for nothing. As it turned out, the station is now operated by remote control from almost 300 miles away...no local building except for the metal building that houses the transmitter and satellite equipment at the tower site. I guess the public file is in the city library. I was good and I'm not being conceited. It was work that I enjoyed. I wasn't necessarily out for the 'public profile', I just enjoyed sitting behind a mike and doing commercials and news. I still have my 'radio' voice. People still comment on the way I talk. I'm conservative and couldn't stand to work with the music nowadays. I could do Gospel music or Inspirational...but certainly no 'hard' contemporary of any genre including Christian. I actually don't listen to much radio and tv for me is extremely rare. Wish I could go back and re-live some of those days. I didn't make a lot of money...but I was content. Broadcasting was the favorite thing I've done. I manage an office now. I have made some new friends in Jacksonville, TX (south-east of Dallas)...through Southern Gospel music via Nashville, TN.

JOHNNY SHANNON (San Antonio, TX) Greetings Mr. Rose, I have a great Nick story to share. Wanted to get his approval since it's pretty extreme, which is why I asked you to connect us recently, upon seeing his entries in JRRR. You'll remember he acknowledged and thanked us in your web column, but never wrote. Little did we know all he has been going through. Such a shame. Would like to talk with you first, then maybe submit. So...if you would, please, send an email to let me know of some approx time to call you this weekend, and we can talk. Meanwhile, hope all is well with you. JS

LESLIE WAYNE HODGES (Marshall, TX) Hi Jim, let's put KNUZ AM 1090 back on in Bellville. I can ask Barry Kaye to download his show to KNUZ. I can ask John Steel. We can ask Dr. Niel Frank and Doug Johnson to help us on the weather. I can ask Mark Stevens and Jim Pruitt to work with us. I sure did appreciate the promos they did for me for KNUZ when I called them one in 1999 morning. John Lander and Ken Hoffman. When I was with Mac Haik Ford on the Katy Freeway in August 1988 or August 1989 I sold Ken Hoffman his very first new car. A Mustang. Along with you and I and others maybe when can have some fun with this. How about Bobby Brock and Lee Douglas from th late '60's WFAA days. I think we will turn heads for a 250 Watt AM daytimer. Don't you? Roy E. Henderson I think would like to find someone for KNUZ AM 1090 Bellville. I'm ready to return to Cat Spring, Bellville, Kenny, Raccoon Bend, New Ulm, Industry, Texas. I know a very attractive young lady at KCCY in Colorado Springs that will give us a great looking smile on the air and billboards. Leslie Wayne Hodges

GLEN ASHWORTH (Lebanon, OR) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio Issue #502 Rose City Radio is owned by Paul Allen who owns the Portland Trail Blazers {NBA} and Seattle Seahawks {NFL}.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Syd Barrett co-founder combines the names of two Georgia bluesmen Pink Anderson and Floyd Council to come up with Pink Floyd.

CHARLES GEORGE (Dallas, TX) Hi, I watched an interesting film from Iran: Children Of Heaven. A boy loses his sister's shoes, so they trade his shoes out with each other so she can go to school. The movie made me grateful for a number of things. I would highly recommend the movie to others if they get a chance to see it. When I was little I loved to play chess. I would go to Parkdale Park and play the other children. I even won at the Recreation Center for the Park twice, 1st Place. I thought I was really a great Chess Player. Then when I went to ETSU, I played some guys at the University Christian Center AKA Wesley Foundation and I quickly learned the truth. Worse they had a tournament and I did not place the first round...Tropo was in so was able to hear this morning and this afternoon a few FM stations not always heard: 95.5 from Waco; KNUE 101.5; a station with Country was heard on 105.1 but not enough to be sure of who it was. I am enjoying being able to hear better again thanks to my new hearing aides. I hope everyone takes care of their hearing. The summer before College, I worked for a Pancake House across from the Coca Cola Bottling Plant on Lemon, at the time KNBN-TV had come on the air operated by the Behrians(sp), a UHF operation that did not last. I briefly got to meet one of their staff when cleaning a table. Unfortunately, I lasted only a week at the restaurant. Charles George

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES (1809-1894) Beware how you take away hope from another human being. \

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MIKE SHANNON (Dallas-Mesquite, TX) Glad you all had a great time at the Houston radio reunion! Wish I coulda been there. Great photos on Josh's site. We had a nice lunch get-together in Dallas last Friday for our local radio folks...good turnout as well! Marvin Brown wrote you a few days back about the history of KBOX. Don't know if he ran across it already, but I've got what's hopefully the definitive history of KBOX on my website; go to www.knus99.com/kbox1480.html. Lots of former KBOXers helped out on it, including the late Bill Ward, who was the PD who flipped it from Top 40 to country in 1967 (in fact, we lost Bill 4 years ago this week.) The site lists the announcers and other talent by year, as Marvin asked for. BTW, we're still doing "The Hi-Fi Club" every Sunday night, 6PM-7PM on KMNY-1360 in DFW (the old KXOL.) Lots of local radio/TV news, 'this week in music history,' celeb birthdays, and a few oldies sprinkled in. We're now part of the new Rational Radio Network, a progressive talker that features former longtime KAAM personality Jack Bishop as GM and talk show host. The "Hi-Fi" website is www.thehificlub.net; a link to streaming is there as well. Jim, I know progressive talk's not your cup o'tea, but if folks want to check out Rational's website, it's www.rationalradio.org. Thanks! Mike Shannon (www.knus99.com) Dallas, TX

MIKE HARTMAN (Ft. Worth-Joshua, TX) JIM...I'm very happy for you. After reading all the comments about the reunion in "JRRR", it looks like you had a great time. How 'bout those Polaroid cameras! I don't know how long it's been since I've said it...."But, thanks, again, for "JRRR" and all the effort you put into it. Give Tejas a pat on the head for me. MIKE

CHARLES GEORGE (Dallas, TX) Hi, When I was a member of NRC and IRCA, clubs for MW DX, a friend sent me of an air check of Jazz hosted by a Bob Grant. This was in the 80's. I am wondering whether it is the same Bob Grant. It came from Greg Monti who I think now works for NPR. I was thinking about stations I have heard from San Antonio. I use to get KTSA 550, and they come in here in the day but not like in the past, I think they have changed their antenna pattern; I use to like the AOR on KMAC 630, but then they went religious, they still put in a good signal in the daytime; 680 makes a great signal hear best in the morning but most of the day, but forget their call sign though at night KFEQ is usually the dominant station and at times a station from Cuba; at sunrise for about an hour I can sometimes pull in the station on 930, Usenet Rec.Broadcasting use to have the consultant for their Big Band Format in the news group but not sure if he still contributes; WOAI 1200 can be heard almost anytime here day or night. On FM I have heard KAJA 97.5. I use a Sangean ATS-818 with a Select-Antenna from C Crane and also a G.E. Superadio II with a Radio Shack Loop, since Gary Ketler impressed me with his catches using the Superadio. I still wonder how Gary could hear his DX since I thought I was very good at this until I met him. I did not know other DXers exsisted until I was in college in 1971. 92.1 is a hoot to listen to hear since sometimes the station from Cleburne dominates other times the station from Farmersville, both have Country programming so I have to wait for ID or spots to be sure which I am receiving. I just use the built in whip for my antenna on FM. I have tried to pull in KONO 860, but have not had any luck. I usually get KKOW, Pittsburg, Kansas and sometimes a station in Mississippi at sunset. I even have gotten at times the station in Nacogdoches,Texas. I once heard XEUAM 860, Radio UNAM, Mexico City, D.F., Mexico and sent them a letter, the engineer replied saying he was surprised but I did hear the station. At night if I play with my antenna I can usually null out KKDA 730 enough to copy XEX from Mexico, City. At night about 12:30 CST 0030 UTC have been getting All India Radio in Hindi and some English on 7190. It seems the Eagle 97.1 has taken to doing AOR, makes me wonder why stations give up good programming only to return. I still remember calling it when it was KWXI and talking to the announcer on duty. He was kind enough to discuss radio and music for about an hour when I was in high school. He asked me why I liked KWXI instead of the others... I never did go with the pack. I can be a cameleon in my musical tastes. I liked the station when I needed to study. My parents would let me listen to the radio when I studied as long as it did not keep me from studying. Charles George, KC5RAI

BOB GRANT [Robert Hanger] (Houston-Jersey Village, TX) Thx so much for responding & knowing I have you connected now. Also heard from Bud Buschardt today. What a delight to meet you superstars; besides your newsletter is just spectacular indeed. I've never seen anything like it..just found your latest July editions today. From our conversation, I wanted to tell you that the pic I have from Huntington,WV paper on 8/16/70 shows my old friend, Odey Crabtree, along with his boss at KBUC. Glen Dean,with their 5 &1/2 ft blue bull dolphin taken on fish pier in Gulf. I grew up with Odey, a country entertainer, who moved in 1970 to SAT. I've spoken with him several times on phone past few years. Odey left ent biz to build apt complexes & told me about Glen going on to bigger/better things in N'vle..believe he is now Dec. You will know all about this. I can connect you to Odey if you wish, home add/phs,etc.He was once as big as you can get in the biz without a record-contract. I am so pleased to meet someone like you, with all that knowledge of the biz, & a great, newsy & timely newsletter too. You are a remarkable person & it was my pleasure to meet you Sunday at Houston DJ reunion; I've never worked in TX, but do have 29 yrs in biz back "in the colonies." I look forward to your news & personal contacts too. Best always to a new friend. BOB GRANT

TRIVIA ANSWER: Rock group Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury's real name is Farrokh Bulsara.

JENNIFER BROOKINS (Atlantic City-Pittsgrove, NJ) Jim: I was fascinated by the XM/Sirius merge in the newsletter. Question: Can you explain to me why this is illegal? I thought both companies were already satellite radio broadcasters and therefore a merge would seem to be legal. You know more about this that I do so could you explain and clarify? Thanks Jen…and love to Tejas

ANNA SEWELL (March 30, 1820-April 25, 1878) I am never afraid of what I know.

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