The Crown Prince Of Poor Timing You have these friends and they have good intentions. But . . . She was your lab partner in Biology – you dissected Frogs together. She was warm, she was friendly, she had a great smile. She would touch your arm. Every so often
– CBS Radio – Newsmark – Arthur Ashe, Roberston Davies, Sen. John Tower – May 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Two interesting and diverse interviews this weekend, and something political to keep it all strange and current. An episode from the weekly CBS Radio series Newsmark. This one,
Mike Brandon of Fast Kids – Truths be told, he IS Fast Kids. Fast Kids in session tonight – recorded at RNE3 in Madrid on May 25th of this year at a radio program for the Block Party Festival, coming up this weekend. It figures, we have to travel some
Ian Dury and The Blockheads to end the working week – live in San Francisco broadcast live and recorded for posterity by KSAN-FM San Francisco on March 22, 1978. A memory jogger this week. Ian Dury and The Blockheads, the band who gave is “Sex And Drugs And Rock n’
May 29, 1941 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – May 29, 1941 – Another day with Europe engulfed in War. Skies over Crete were filled with the sight of parachutes, falling to the earth from German planes. It was the advance force to a larger
– CBS World News Roundup – May 28, 1994 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Scandals and Trade Agreements, this May 28th in 1994. The flap over Helicopters and The White House had heads rolling. The matter known as Choppergate centered around Presidential Helicopters being used for Golf outings. Previously, it
Another historic concert this week. This time featuring the New York Philharmonic in a 1978 broadcast concert featuring guest Conductor Rafael Kubelik in program of music by Dvorak, Honegger and Brahms. Son of a well-known violinist, Jan Kubelík, he was trained in Prague, and made his debut with the Czech
Grand Funk Railroad – they truly were an American band. Grand Funk Railroad for lunch today – recorded at the San Diego Arena on June 2, 1974. You almost can’t talk about the 1970s without mentioning Grand Funk Railroad, or Grand Funk as most everyone called them, at some point.
President Franklin Roosevelt – Fireside Chat – May 27, 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A regular feature during the Presidency of Franklin Roosevelt was the Fireside Chat, an informal address to the American people, where matters of national interest were discussed and a sense of transparency with the
Jesca Hoop in session tonight – recorded on May 18th for Marc Riley at BBC6 Music. With a new album (her fourth) out since May 1st, Jesca Hoop is hitting the road and making new fans. Long Wave Home has received rave reviews, not all that unusual for her since
