Studio Walls--April 3, 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.

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? 

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?

*April 3 is Billy Hayes birthday. Billy wrote the incredible Midnight Express, and was a guest on Minutia Men Celebrity Interview a few years ago. (Listen to the entire interview here)

*April 3, 1983, the Tubes released their biggest hit, She's a Beauty. Fee Waybill told us the story about the creation of that song with famed producer David Foster Wallace. (Listen to the entire interview here)

*April 5 is Jane Ashcr's birthday. Author Paul Salzman was in India with her and Paul McCartney in 1968 and told the story of meeting her there, and then again in London. (Listen to the entire interview here)

*April 6 is Marilu Henner's birthday. We have the audio of her most memorable appearance on the John Records Landecker show (AUDIO)

*April 7, 2017, the Mick Rock documentary was released on Netflix. Mick told us all about that film during our interview. (Listen to the entire interview here)

*April 7, 1993, the classic baseball film The Sandlot was released. We talked to one of the stars of that film, Shane Obedzinski. (Listen to the entire interview here)

*April 7, 1976, another classic baseball film, The Bad News Bears, was released. We spoke to one of the stars of that film, David Pollock (Listen to the entire interview here)

*April 8, 1969, Willie Smith hit a walk off homer on Opening Day to spark one of the most memorable seasons in Cubs history. (AUDIO of Cubs play by play)

*April 9, Mark Pellegrino birthday. We spoke to him about one of his pet causes, anti-bullying. (Entire interview is here)

*April 9 also would have been Mutual of Omaha's Jim Fowler's birthday. He did a nice promo for our advertising agency back in the day (AUDIO)

*April 9, 2021, the Steven King series Them featured actor Gene Silvers in a terrifying role. We spoke to Gene about that (Entire interview is here)

Eckhartz Everyday

 

*Today is Phil Regan's birthday. Phil played for both the Cubs and the White Sox, and is featured in both Eckhartz Press books, EveryCubEver and Chili Dog MVP. His nickname was The Vulture.

*Today is also Marilu Henner's birthday. The former Taxi star merits a section in John Landecker's book Records Truly Is My Middle Name for the incredibly memorable appearances she made on his show over the years.