Studio Walls--December 4, 2024

 

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.

December 1, 2021—Slowjamistan founded

=We interviewed the Sultan of Slowjamistan in this episode. 

 

December 2—Dan Butler birthday

=Dan played Bulldog on the TV show Frasier. We interviewed him on this episode. 

December 2, 2010—Alka Seltzer brings back Speedy character

=This time with Debbi Derryberry as the voice. She is also the voice of Jimmy Neutron and the aliens from Toy Story, and yes she did all three voices for us in this episode.

 

December 3, 1987—Heavenly Bodies opens in Elk Grove

=Yes, we did a radio ad for the strip joint. Maybe we'll play it in this week's episode. 

 

December 4, 1998—Debut of Blitzen the Unloved Reindeer 

=I dreamt the words to this song while I was John Landecker's producer, and yes it's weird. But we did record it. I have a soft spot in my heart for it.

December 4, 2018—Rick and Tommy in New York for Orbital concert 

=My son Tommy is an EDM critic on YouTube with tens of thousands of followers. A few of them recognized him and approached him in the audience of the Orbital concert in Brooklyn. Proud moment for ol' Dad. Here we are in Times Square.

 

December 5, 1999—Stuart Little released 

=Four year old Tommy Kaempfer reviewed it on the Landecker show. Hmmm. Maybe that whole critic thing was inside him the whole time. 

December 5, 2017—Ken Bone appears on Bill Maher

=Ken told us what that whirlwind part of his life was like on this episode.  

December 5—Alex Kapp birthday

=One of George's girlfriends on Seinfeld. The one who wouldn't accept his breakup. She was on this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.

 

December 6, 1969—Altamont concert. 

=Chip Monck was the lighting director, and told us a pretty memorable story about Mick Jagger.  

December 6, 1917—Finland declares independence. 

=The most famous Finn, Ismo, was on our show.   

December 6--Dwight Stones birthday

=The 1972 Olympian was an early guest on Minutia Men.  

December 6--Janine Turner birthday 

=My story of meeting her was told in this episode. It involves Wrigley Field.  

 

December 7, 1981—The original Cavern Club in Liverpool excavated so that original bricks can be re-used in new Cavern Club. 

=It had been torn down for 8 years. We talked to the current Cavern Club Beatles. 

Studio Walls--9-18-24

 

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.

Here are a few from the archives...

September 15, 1949—The Lone Ranger debuts on TV

=We created our own tribute to that show. We call it the Lone Rogainger. Will we play the audio this week?

September 15—Oliver Stone birthday 

=We interviewed Billy Hayes, author of Midnight Express. He worked closely with Oliver Stone on the screenplay to his book, and told us all about it. 

 

September 16, 1857—"Jingle Bells" is published. 

=We have audio of two-year old Johnny Kaempfer singing it.

September 16, 1993—Frasier debuts on NBC

=Dan Butler, who played Bulldog on the show, talked to us about what it was like being on that show.  

September 16—Richard Marx birthday. 

=Believe it or not, Marx is good pals with Tubes lead singer Fee Waybill. Fee told us about it in this interview.  

 

September 17--Bobby Skafish birthday

=The great WXRT and WLUP jock phoned in to this episode.  

September 17--Anne Bancroft birthday

=I told my story about Anne in this episode. 

 

September 18--June Foray birthday

=My story about June, the voice of Rocky the Squirrel and many other cartoon characters, is in this episode. 

September 18, 1965—I Dream of Jeannie debuts. 

=We have Ron Santo audio talking about Jeannie

September 19—Adam West birthday

=Comedian Mike Toomey shared his excellent Adam West impersonation in this episode.  

September 19, 1985—Jim McMahon comes in and throw 3 TDs vs. Minnesota

=One of the greatest games in Bears history. We were thrilled to talk to Jim about it in this interview.  

September 19, 2010—Boardwalk Empire debuts. 

=Actor Paul Calderone was in that series, playing a killer. We talked to him about that, and his scene in Pulp Fiction in this episode.

September 20, 1976--AC/DC releases Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

=Nearly 50 years later we had jazz singer Kurt Elling on the show, and he unveiled his jazz version of that song. 

September 20, 1980--Erehwon founded

=Erehwon was our first client ever for AMISH Chicago Advertising. Would you like to hear the radio ad?

September 20, 2009--Rick interviewed on WGN 

=This was about the Waitle Nex Yeare ad I mentioned on the blog last week. We still have the audio.

September 20, 2022—Suspect by Scott Turow is released

=We talked to him about the book that week. 

September 20--Tim Clue birthday

=Tim's a great comedian and we were excited to have him on the show a few years ago. He later helped me out by being a last second fill-in as keynote speaker for the Chicago Writers Association. That's Tim in the middle with the CWA board.

September 21--Bill Murray birthday

=My Bill Murray story is in this episode.  

September 21--Chuck Jones birthday

=My Chuck Jones story is in this episode.  

September 21--Bill Kurtis birthday

=This entire episode is an interview with the legendary newsman.  

Studio Walls--June 26, 2024

 

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.

Here are a few from the archives...

June 23, 1939—Siam changes name to Thailand. 

=How many podcasts have had guests on live from Thailand? We did. Author Bill Paige was living in Thailand when he talked to us about his book Everything I Know I Learned From Rock Stars

June 23, 1993--John Wayne Bobbitt gets his penis cut off by his wife Lorena

=Yes, of course we wrote a song about that for Landecker and the Legends. I told that story in this episode of Minutia Men. If you want to read the lyrics, they are here.

June 23, 1995—Pocahontas released by Disney

=Yes, we wrote a song about that too. "The Polka-hontas Polka" was on Landecker & the Legends Volume II, and just might be heard again in a future episode of Minutia Men.

June 24, 1901—Brighton & Hove Albion founded 

=Just another reminder to listen to the Free Kicks podcast with Adam and Rick. Brighton & Hove Albion is mentioned quite frequently.

June 24—Dave Vescio birthday

=Dave is an actor and an artist and a memorable guest  on Minutia Men Celebrity Interview

June 24--Roger Badesch birthday

=We talked to the former newsman/political flak/teacher & author of The Unplanned Life on this episode of Minutia Men

 

June 25—Carly Simon birthday

=Record producer and engineer Bill Schnee told us a story about what it was like to work with her.  You can hear it on this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.

 

June 26—Vick’s Vapo Rub debuts 1905. 

=We did a radio ad for them when we owned our advertising agency. Would you like to hear it? It stars Dave. We'll play it on a future episode of the show.

June 26, 2023—Dick Biondi death

=I worked with Dick for ten years at WJMK, but only appeared on one show with him--when he was on Tony Lossano's podcast. Here's a photo from that day.

June 26, 1981—Stripes premieres 

=Did you know that Bill Murray and Harold Ramis were not the original choices for the lead characters in that film? Tommy Chong revealed to us that Cheech and Chong were offered the movie first.

June 26--Bobby Holland Hanton birthday

=The stuntman who has worked in virtually all of the Marvel films appeared on our show to explain the stunts. You can hear that here.

June 26—Eric Nelsen birthday

=The star of the Yellowstone prequel 1884 was a fun guest. Here he is on Minutia Men Celebrity Interview

June 27, 1994—Caning in Singapore

=The story of the American kid who was sentenced to caning in Singapore was the top story in the news here. Scott May told us a great story about how the Kevin Matthews show and the Danny Bonaduce show on the Loop helped celebrate the story.  Listen here.

June 27—Adam Howarth birthday

=Adam is my co-host on Free Kicks. Free Kicks returns at the end of August for the new Premier League season.

June 27—James Breakwell birthday

=The NY Times best selling author appeared on Minutia Men Celebrity Interview

June 28—Mel Brooks birthday

=Mel is 98 years old this week. We talked to actor Eric Allan Kramer (Little John in "Robin Hood: Men in Tights") about what it was like working with comedy's greatest legend. 

June 28--John Cusack birthday

=I told the story of my brush with John Cusack in  this episode of Minutia Men.

June 28, 1997—Mike Tyson bites Holyfield’s ear 

=Was it a huge story in the 1990s? You bet. Did Landecker & the Legends record a song about it? What do you think? It's on our fourth CD "Live Long and Perspire"

June 28, 1970—Gay Pride Day established

=It's expanded into a whole month now. We interviewed actor Dan Butler (Bulldog on Frasier) about his activism for the LBGT community in this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview

Studio Walls--March 6, 2024

 

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.

This week's Minutia Men episode is called The Florida Man Games. Our Minutia Men Celebrity Interview is with actress Nina Bergman. Free Kicks took a look at England's Second Tier, The Championship.

And here are a few more from the archives...

*March 3, 1978—Bill Kurtis breaks Agent Orange story 

=He called it the biggest story of his career when we interviewed him in this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.

*March 4--World Grammar Day

=We spoke to Jim Baumann, the ultimate grammarian, author of the book Grammar Moses. 

*March 4, 1992--"Spirit of Chicago" debuts

=Jim Peterik called us on the thirtieth anniversary of the song. 

*March 4, 1837--Chicago founded

=Mr. Chicago History, Robert Loerzel, told us some truly memorable Chicago history stories. We also interviewed former presidential candidate Fred Karger, and he made fun of our Chicago accents in this episode.

*March 4, 1791--Vermont becomes a state

=Frasier star Dan Butler (Bulldog) explained to us why he lives in Vermont instead of Hollywood.

*March 5, 1983--The Slugs were founded

=We interviewed their guitarist Dag Juhlin about his first band The Slugs. Dag later joined Poi Dog Pondering and now co-hosts the Steve Dahl podcast. (That's Dag and Rick below)

*March 5--Penn Gillette birthday

=In this episode of Minutia Men, I told the story of my brush with Penn.

*March 5, 2004—Starsky and Hutch (the movie) was released 

=We interviewed the original Starsky, who also had a cameo in the movie, Paul Michael Glaser. 

*March 6, 2018—The Loop signs off

=The day after the radio station WLUP ceased to be the Loop, WGN asked me to explain the significance of that day.  

*March 7—Bryan Cranston birthday

=We spoke to a woman who produced his show on Broadway, Sainty Nelson. She told us what it was like to work with the Breaking Bad star. 

*March 7, 2011—Harry Teinowitz arrested for DUI

=Sometimes bad events can lead to good outcomes. Harry got sober, and co-wrote a play about his sobriety, which led to a Jeff Award nomination. We caught up with Harry on the eve of his play's debut.  

*March 8—Franklyn McCormack birthday

=McCormack was a silky-smooth WGN late night announcer in the 60s and 70s. Rich King saw a much different side of him, and told us all about that in this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.  

*March 8, 1996--Fargo was released in the theaters

=We spoke to actress Michelle Hutchinson, who played one of the hookers in that film.

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March 8, 1974—Last episode of the Brady Bunch airs on ABC-TV

=They blamed the demise of the show on the arrival of Cousin Oliver. Oliver is all grown up now, and we talked to him (actor Robbie Rist) about that pressure, and some other more adult topics.

March 8—International Woman’s Day. 

=Is there a better example of feminism in the world than She-Shed Sheryl? The answer is no, and we were lucky enough to interview the Chicago actress in this episode of Minutia Men.  

Studio Walls--February 21, 2024

 

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.

The most recent episode of Minutia Men is called A Chipmunk's Impeachment. You can listen to it here. 

The most recent Minutia Men Celebrity Interview is with notorious undecided voter Ken Bone.

The most recent episode of Free Kicks is called Blue Cards and Studio Hijinks

Here are some others from the archives

*February 18--Dennis DeYoung birthday

=I told the story of my brush with Dennis in this episode of Minutia Men.  

*February 18, 1998—Harry Caray dies

=I shared my favorite Harry Caray moment on YouTube a few years ago, and it has over 1.3 million views.  

*February 18-- John Travolta birthday

=My brush with Travolta is recounted on this episode of Minutia Men.  

*February 18—Yoko Ono birthday 

=Yes I met Yoko. Yes I have audio. Haven't shared that story yet. Will it be on this week's episode? Hmmm.

*February 18—Dr. Dre birthday 

=Tommy Chong was on our podcast and told us a memorable story about his interaction with Dr. Dre.

*February 19, 2016—Rich King visits the White House with the Blackhawks

=He told us that story on this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.

*February 19--Lou Christie birthday

=Lou wrote the song "Lightning Strikes" in the 60s. He also had a memorable encounter with yours truly at an Oldies show in the 90s. You can hear that story here.

 

*February 19, 1980—Survivor releases “Rebel Girl” as a single. 

=When I told the man who wrote it, Jim Peterik, how much I loved the song, he played it for me.

*February 19, 1996—Rick and Bridget 's first night away from baby Tommy

=John Landecker played a game on the air called: Rick & Bridget Hi-Low/How many times did they call to check on Tommy. I haven't played the audio of that on Minutia Men yet. Will this be the week? Hmmm. 

*February 19, 1910—Old Trafford opens 

It's the home stadium of Manchester United, a stadium discussed frequently on Free Kicks.

*February 20, 1992—Premier League founded

=This is what Free Kicks is all about.

*February 20—Louanne Stephens birthday. 

=We spoke to the star of Friday Night Lights on this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview. 

*February 21—William Petersen birthday

=I told the story of my brush with the great Chicago actor on this episode of Minutia Men. 

*February 21—Amy Shiels birthday

=The star of Twin Peaks appeared on Minutia Men Celebrity interview last year.

*February 21--Ross Bennett birthday

=A very funny comedian. He shared his prostate material with us. 

*February 21--Adam Greenberg birthday

=One of the most memorable Cubs stories in Cubs history. He tells it quite dramatically. 

*February 21—Hayley Orrantia birthday

=She stars on The Goldbergs and has a thriving musical career. She tells us about both in this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.

*February 21, 1966—"Good Lovin" released by the Rascals

=We talked to their lead singer, Felix Cavalieri about that song and the other great hits by the Rascals on Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.

*February 21, 2022—Minutia Men debuts Instagram account

=Dave and I try to navigate this brave new world on this episode. We still have less than 400 followers. Not where our people hang out.

*February 22--Jeri Ryan birthday

=The Star Trek Voyager star had a memorable role in my radio career. I told that story in this episode.

February 22—Jonathan Demme birthday. 

=Dan Butler was in his masterpiece film, Silence of the Lambs. He told us all about it in this episode.  

February 24—Steve Jobs birthday

=We talked to one of his original business partners, Ronald Wayne.  

February 24—Steve Moore birthday

=Who is he? He's known as the Mad Drummer. Want to know why? Listen to this. 

Studio Walls--February 14, 2024

 

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.

The latest Minutia Men covers: Business card critiques, a kid in the claw, George Constanza's girlfriend, Guinness record whoopsie, and one-liners from India.

The latest Free Kicks is about: The Premier League keeps every conceivable stat, and Adam and Rick go over some of the more obscure ones.

These are from the audio archives

February 11, 2000—The Tigger Movie released

=Little Tommy Kaempfer reviews it. Audio from my days on the John Landecker show. Will we hear it this week? Hmmm.

February 12--Abe Lincoln birthday

=Eckhartz Press founder David Stern debuts on the radio, with his poem about Abraham Lincoln on WBEZ Radio (1974).  We played the audio on this episode. 

February 12--Lorne Greene birthday

=My story about Lorne Greene was told on this episode of Minutia Men.

February 12, 2019—Bohemian Rhapsody, the movie released 

=We talked to Mick Rock, the great photographer who had taken the photos of Queen album covers, and asked him to review the movie. "Not nearly gay enough" 

February 13, 1967—Buckinghams “Kind of a Drag” hits #1

=Carl Giamarese, the leader of the band, came on the show and told us about those glory days of 1967. 

February 13, 2018—Beatles in India hardcover released 

=We talked to the author Paul Saltzman, who was there with the Beatles, this week in 1968. 

February 14, 1991—Silence of the Lambs released 

=One of the actors in that Academy Award winning movie, Dan Butler, talked to us about his truly creepy scene. 

February 15—Chris Farley birthday. 

=We never got a chance to interview Chris, but we did talk to his college buddy, the Real Matt Foley 

February 15—Walter Shapiro birthday 

=The acclaimed journalist and author of Hustling Hitler was one of Dave's all-time favorite guests. 

February 15, 1985—Vision Quest released

=We interviewed the villain from the movie, Frank Jasper.  

February 15--Joseph Gannascoli birthday

=The Sopranos star (Vito) was kind enough to join us for a discussion about one of our favorite television shows ever. 

February 17, 1984--Footloose released

=Mike Reno of Loverboy wrote a hit song on that soundtrack. Naturally, he appeared on Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.

February 17, 1989--Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is released

=We talked to one of stars of that movie, Fee Waybill.

Minutia Men Celebrity Interview Classic: Dan Butler

 

We have now done over 200 interviews on our various Minutia Men podcasts, and this year we're going to revisit some of the best. Dan Butler first became famous as sports-talk host "Bulldog" on the classic television sitcom Frazier. We talked to Dan about that, plus his memorable scene in the film Silence of the Lambs, his work supporting LGBTQ causes, and his appearance on the Chicago stage portraying another sportscaster, Harry Teinowitz, in the Jeff-nominated play When Harry Met Rehab.

You can listen to that here.

Studio Walls

 Every week I send my Minutia Men Co-Host Dave Stern a list from our audio archives for this week's Studio Walls feature. These are the possibilities for this week. Which one will he choose?

November 26—Jeff Torborg birthday. Mark Giangreco told us a great story about the former White Sox skipper.

November 27—Robin Givens birthday: Dan Frischman told us a memorable story about her days on the show Head of the Class. : 

November 28, 1925—Grand ol Opry founded. John Landecker and Rick believed that anyone could write a country music song. To prove it, they did it during a commercial break. (Landecker AUDIO)

November 29--Release of “The Balding Handbook” (2012). Cueball Wizard was our promotional song. 

November 29—Felix Cavaliere birthday. We did a very entertaining interview with the Rascals lead singer on Minutia Men Celebrity.

November 29—Minnie Minoso birthday. We have audio of the annual interview we did with Minnie at the Landecker Mini Golf tournament.

November 29—Don Cheadle birthday. Amy Landecker told us a truly great story about her encounter with Don. 

November 30, 2016--Father Knows Nothing came out. The Twelve Teen Days of Christmas debuted shortly thereafter. It's a promotional song for the book Father Knows Nothing.  

December 2—Dan Butler birthday. Dan played Bulldog on the show Frasier. He also appeared on the show Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.  

December 3, 2014—Rick on WLS Radio with Bruce Wolf for Father Knows Nothing

Studio Walls

       Every week I send my Minutia Men Co-Host Dave Stern a list from our audio archives for this week's Studio Walls feature. These are the possibilities for this week. Which one will he choose?

*September 12, 1927, the Cubs broke the 1-million mark in attendance the first time. We had a man on our show who is attempting to collect one million baseball cards. (Full interview here)

*September 12, 1969, the Plastic Ono Band performed their first concert. Yes drummer Alan White was part of that band, and he told us the story of how that came to be. (Listen to it here)

*September 12, 1981, the Smurfs debuted on American television. We talked to the world's biggest smurf collector last year. For real. (Full interview here)

*September 13, 2016, my Cubs parody song collaborator Tom Latourette debuted his parody song about the eventual World Champion Cubs. The song is I'm Not Betting Against My Cubs. (Video is here)

*September 13 is Roger Bennett's birthday. We talked to the Men in Blazers star last year in one of our most popular episodes of the show. (Full interview here)

*September 14, 1949, the Lone Ranger debuted on television. Of course, it inspired the Rick and Dave written bit, The Lone Rogainger, which was played on the John Landecker show. (AUDIO)

*September 15 is Oliver Stone's birthday. We talked to the author of Midnight Express Billy Hayes about how crazy it was working with Stone on the screenplay for the Midnight Express movie. (Listen to it here)

*September 16, 1857, the song Jingle Bells was published. Johnny Kaempfer performed a ridiculously cute version of that song on the John Landecker show (AUDIO)

*September 16, 1993, the show Frasier debuted on NBC. We had one of the stars of the show, Dan Butler (Bulldog) on our show, and he told us all about it. (Full interview here)

*September 17 is Fee Waybill's birthday. The lead singer of the Tubes appeared on Minutia Men Celebrity Interview during the pandemic. (Listen to it here)

Studio Walls

 Every week I send my Minutia Men Co-Host Dave Stern a list from our audio archives for this week's Studio Walls feature. We missed last week because Dave contracted Covid. If he's well enough to do it this week, these are the possibilities. Which one will he choose?

*June 26, 1981, the movie Stripes debuts. We talked to Tommy Chong about that movie. He and Cheech had it offered to them first. (Listen to the entire interview here). We also have audio from the man who eventually did co-star in it, Harold Ramis. He did a promo for our ad agency. (AUDIO)

*June 26 is Bobby Holland Hatton's birthday. We talked to the busiest stuntman in the world a few years ago. (Click here for entire interview)

*June 27 is author/humorist/parent James Breakwell's birthday. We talked to him about his best-selling book X-ploding Unicorn a few years ago. (Listen to it here)

*June 28, 1997, Mike Tyson bit off Evander Holyfield's ear. Naturally, I wrote a parody song about that for the John Landecker show (AUDIO)

*June 28, 1970 was the first official Gay Pride Day. I spoke to actor Dan Butler (Frasier) about that and his activism for LGBTQ causes. (Full interview is here)

*June 30, 1959, the Cubs had one of the strangest plays in baseball history when two balls were in play at the same time. (We have the audio of the PBP)

*July 1, 2019, William Dameron released his best selling book "The Lie". We had him on the podcast to talk about it. (Listen to that interview here)

*July 1 is Canada Day. We talked to Zero from The Kings about their Canadian smash hit The Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide. (You can listen to that here)

Studio Walls

 Every week I send my Minutia Men Co-Host Dave Stern a list from our audio archives for this week's Studio Walls feature. These are the possibilities for this week. Which one will he choose?

*February 20, 1980, Survivor releases the song "Rebel Girl". Jim Peterik (who wrote the song) appeared on our show and played "Rebel Girl" for us live in the studio. (Listen to the entire interview here)

*February 20, 1996, Bridget and Rick had their first weekend away from their brand new baby Tommy. John Landecker did a recap of the weekend, with a little game called "How many times did Rick and Bridget Call Home Hi-Low" (Landecker Audio)

*February 21st is comedian Ross Bennett's birthday. He appeared on the show and told us a hilarious story about getting a colonoscopy. (Listen to the entire interview here)

*February 21st is also Adam Greenberg's birthday. Adam has one of the most memorable stories in Chicago Cubs history, and he appeared on our show to talk about it. (Listen to the entire interview here)

*February 22nd is Jonathan Demme's birthday. We've interviewed a few people who worked with the Academy Award winning director, including actor Dan Butler. (Listen to the entire interview here)

Studio Walls

    Every week I send my Minutia Men Co-Host Dave Stern a list from our audio archives for this week's Studio Walls feature. These are the possibilities for this week. Which one will he choose?

*February 13, 1967, the Buckinghams hit #1 with Kind of a Drag". We spoke to the guitarist of the band Carl Giammarese about that song, and the incredible success the band achieved in 1967. (You can listenn to the entire interview here) 

*February 14, 1991, the movie "Silence of the Lambs" was released. We talked to one of the actors from that film, Dan Butler, about his memorable scene involving bugs. (The entire interview is here.)

*February 15 is Joseph Gannascoli's birthday. The man who played Vito on the Sopranos was a guest on our podcast. (You can listen to his entire interview here)

*February 16, 2014, Dave released the video to his promotional song "Cueball Wizard". (We have the video here)

*February 16 is John McEnroe's birthday. Randy Merkin told us a story about encountering the tennis great on our podcast earlier this year. (Listen to the podcast here.)

*Feburay 16, 1968, the Beatles arrive in India to study with the Maharishi. Paul Salzman was there when it happened, and told us all about it. (Listen to the entire interview here)

*February 17, 1984, the film Footloose came out. Mike Reno of Loverboy had a song on that soundtrack and told us the story behind the song. (Listen to the entire interview here)

*Feburary 17, 1989, the movie Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure came out. Tubes lead singer Fee Waybill was in that movie and explained how it all came to be. (Listen to the entire interview here)

*February 18, 1998, Harry Caray died. We have audio of Harry talking about how he'd like to be remembered. We also have a song that I wrote about Harry's passing for the John Landecker show (Audio is on Landecker & The Legends, Volume 5)

*February 19, 2016, Rich King visited the White House along with the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. Rich told us that story when we interviewed him last year (Listen to the entire interview here.)