A weekly update/preview of my latest podcasts, and a look back at some of my previous audio work from this week in history over the past 40+ years.
March 31, 1984—Jonathan Stoddard birthday. The actor talked us through the secret of the perpetual 3-days-unshaved look.
April 1--The Empire Carpet Man (Lynn Hauldren) birthday. We played an audio bit I wrote for John Landecker's show featuring Lynn. The Empire Carpet Man Strikes Back.
April 1, 1976—Apple Corp founded. We talked to the man who owned 10% on that first day, but sold it for a few hundred dollars, Ronald Wayne
April 1--Jim Shorts birthday. I interviewed Kevin Matthews' sidekick in German on AM 1000 back in the day.
April 2--Dr. Demento birthday. I told my Dr. Demento story in this episode of Minutia Men.
April 2—Marvin Gaye birthday. Record producer Bill Schnee told us the story of creating Marvin's live album.
April 3, 1983—“She’s a Beauty” by the Tubes released.
Fee Waybill told us the story about David Foster producing that song.
April 3, 2018—WJMK becomes WBMX. I worked on WJMK. The Mayor of Slowjamistan works for WBMX.
April 3--Billy Hayes (Midnight Express) birthday. A man that can answer Peter Grave's question in Airplane with an unqualified yes: "Have you ever been in a Turkish Prison?"
April 4—World Rat Day. Tours with Mike has a whole tour about rats. :
April 4--Robbie Rist birthday. The former Cousin Oliver from The Brady Bunch was one of our first ever celebrity interviews. At one point, we talked about his balls.
April 5—Jane Asher birthday. Paul Saltzman met her in India and told us a lovely story about meeting up her later in London.
April 6--Marilu Henner birthday. I told my Marilu Henner story in this episode of Minutia Men.
April 6, 2012—Tom Latourette appears on Johnny B to sing a song I wrote. Details here. Will we play the song this week?
