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 22, 1994—Friends debuts
=If it happened in the 90s, I have written a parody song about it. You can hear it here.
September 23, 1977: Aja Released by Steely Dan
=Bill Schnee was the recording engineer on that album and told us what is was like working with Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.
September 23, 1986: Matlock debuts
=Voice over actor Richard Epcar worked on the show. He even remembered his lines when we interviewed him 30+ years later.
September 24, 1970—Patridge Family debuts
=Danny Bonaduce was on our show.
September 24, 1993—Boy Meets World debuts
=One of the stars of that sitcom, Maitland Ward, was on our show. You'll never guess what she's doing now. She's an adult film actress.
September 24, 2007—Big Bang Theory debuts
=Bridget and I were on the set...(OK, it was just part of the WB tour)
September 24, 2013—The Goldbergs debuts
=One of the stars of that sitcom, Hayley Orrantia, was a delightful interview.
=We talked to the former White Sox slugger in this episode. He later endorsed our book Chili Dog MVP.
September 25--Michael Douglas birthday
=One of the most memorable interviews I booked for John Landecker. We have the audio from that day. I told the story in this episode.
September 25, 2021—Arlington Park closes forever.
September 26—George Gerschwin birthday
=We wrote a radio ad for Biasco Music starring George Gerschwin. It was an award winner.
September 26, 1965—Gilligan's Island debuts
=I wrote a parody song about our morning show to the tune of this theme song. Will we play it this week?
September 26,
1969—The Brady Bunch debuts
=We had Robbie Rist (Cousin Oliver) on the show.
=We also had NY Times Best Selling Author William Dameron on the show. In this interview, he refers to his family as The Gaydy Bunch.
September 26, 1969—Abbey Road released
September 26, 1975—Rocky Horror Picture Show released.
=Fee Waybill starred in it. He told us all about it.
September 27, 1992—Dr. Demento plays Ebony & Ivory song “Oktoberfest ist here”
=Don't believe me? Here's the show list for that day.
September 27—Debi Derryberry birthday
=We interviewed the voice of Jimmy Neutron on this episode.
September 27—Wilford Brimley birthday
=Mark Giangreco told us a story about how he once got in a trouble for making a Wilford Brimley joke.
September 27—The Inheritance debuts on Broadway.
=We talked to the producer of that show, Eric Nelsen.
September 28, 1938—The Homer in the Gloamin
=We have the audio of Gabby Hartnett's famous homer--probably the second most famous homer in Wrigley Field history.
