Month October 2015

The Rolling Stones In Session 1965 – Nights At The Roundtable: Session Edition

– The Rolling Stones – In session At The BBC – August 20, 1965 – BBC Radio 1 – From a documentary about Rock at the BBC in the 60s comes this session from the Rolling Stones. The last one…

Past Daily Fundraiser – Communique #20

  Day #21 – 9 days left – up to 7% of our goal. People are looking, asking and thinking about donating – the competition is fierce – no less than 8 other people I know are staging Fundraisers of…

The Week That Was – October 22, 1950

– Voices And Events – For Week Ending -October 22, 1950 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 65 years ago the world seemed a different place. Celebrated Poets were leaving, celebrated writers were lecturing. Wars were raging out of control,…

Nikita Magaloff Plays Music Of Scarlatti, Beethoven, Debussy, Stravinsky And Chopin – 1986 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert

  – Nikita Magaloff In Recital – Frick Collection Concerts – July 6, 1986 – WNYC-New York – Part 1 – Nikita Magaloff In Recital – Frick Collection Concerts – July 6, 1986 – WNYC-New York – Part 2 The…

Yankee, Get Out – October 21, 1999

– CBS World News Roundup – October 21, 1999 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A day full of protests, this October 21st in 1999. Starting with a lockdown on Federal Prisons, who were seeing a spike in disturbances the…

In 1948 Schools Were Overcrowded – Past Daily Reference Room

  – CBS Radio – Cross Section: USA – Federal Aid To Public Schools – May 29, 1948 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In 1948, President Truman introduced several programs dealing with Social issues – among them was Federal…

Past Daily Fall Fundraiser – Communique #18

Day # 19 – 12 days left – still at 6% of our goal – but some great  words of support, the past 24 hours. Sometimes, the verbal pat-on-the-back is worth more than a pledge – it means maybe I…