"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– Grand Funk Railroad 1974 San Diego CA – I know – A lot of people will look at the headline and remark; “oh, Homer Simpson’s favorite band”. But truths to tell, Grand Funk Railroad (or Grand Funk as they…
News And Comment for January 24, 1961 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Four days after his Inaugural and six days before his first State of The Union, President Kennedy was already presented with a full plate of…
Jan. 23, 1937 – Ohio River Floods – NBC Red Network – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day in 1937 was horrific if you lived anywhere near the Ohio River. Rains continued without stop and flood waters continued to…
– Iron Butterly – in concert at The Galaxy Club, North Hollywood – 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Okay – this one comes with a caveat: The sound is so-so. Well . . it’s stereo and there’s some…
The Non-Conforming American – March 12, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – During the era of the 1950s a gradual, unmistakable undercurrent of social upheaval was starting to take place. Brought on largely by the Cold War, the threat…
News for Dec. 12, 1946 – NBC/KFI – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day in December, 1946 was loaded with news of Union talks, threats and pickets. President Truman beginning the process of dismantling the maze of Government agencies set…
NBC Radio News Of The World – September 26, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the casualty count continued to rise during the ongoing battle at Con Thien, this September 26th in 1967, the ever-widening gap of opinions…
– Our Foreign Policy – The Marshall Plan – September 6, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The news on this day in September of 1947 found the world . . .pretty much as usual, sliding into a state…
– Second Sunday – The American Scene – A Re- Assessment – 1971 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Since it’s a holiday weekend I just had to put up another documentary – 1971 seems apropos and what we were…
In the event you wanted to go to Jazz Fest in New Orleans, but couldn’t swing the airfare, had a domestic emergency or just spaced-out and forgot, here’s one you can’t forget. It was a good one. And Jazz Fest…