Funny, to be digging through somebody’s life when they aren’t around to defend it. Uncle Harry was kind of a myth. You never really got to know him. Your mom rolled her eyes when someone mentioned his name. Best you could suss, he was something of an oddball. Uncle Harry
Your parents finally trusted you. You’ve been a boy scout all year. Took out the trash when nobody asked you. Walked the dog when nobody asked you. Even mowed the lawn when nobody asked you. Was there no end to you? Last time you noticed, goodness was flying out of
Giles Martin on producing The Beatles By Harvey Kubernik The Beatles were a team of charismatic, zany misfits and cultural creatives, loved by radio disc jockeys, retailers, and a community of devoted fans, vinyl collectors, and seekers. We never owned the Beatles, but thankfully, we could take
Another artifact from the Rocketing Rhythms series for Armed Forces Radio – this one featuring The Paris Sisters, busy promoting their then-newly released single “I Love How You Love Me” from the broadcast of October 24, 1961. Ironically, it would be this single that would prove to be their most
Nirvana – Pop Culture having another one of those “right place – right time” moments. Leave it to the BBC to put together a radio documentary on something happening in our own backyard and give a much appreciated history lesson in the process. This four-part documentary “Oh The Road To
BBC Rock Capsule – Week In Rock – July 24-30 – BBC Transcription Service – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This Week in Rock – in 1978. 47 years ago it was about David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Tom Petty and Ray Parker Jr. All the news and the goings
You remember her – like yesterday, you remember her. All about the nose. She was convinced it was the biggest thing on her body. She was convinced you were just being nice. She was convinced half the population of Culver City could live inside her nostrils. She knew, once she
KGIL – Drive In Pre-show and Intermission Feature – July 18-31, 1962 -John Wilson Collection – The Drive-In Movie Theater – once a staple in the diet of 1950s and 1960s America. Faded from view in the 1970s with the advent of home video and the ensuing VHS/Betamax wars –
Lining up for Slot Machines – You could never figure out what the big deal was. Every Summer, like Clockwork. Since you were five, since you were old enough to eat on your own – two weeks, middle of Summer. Family Vacation. Loading up the Plymouth Suburban – gassing up
Voices In The Wind – Oscar Brand (L) – Odetta (Upper Right Corner) Robert Penn Warren (Center) Garson Kanin (Lower Right Corner) – just one episode. Somebody once told me our society was doomed once we stopped being curious. Curious about people, about places, about events, about the day-to-day. When
