Studio Walls--May 29, 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.

May 26, 1994—Michael Jackson marries Lisa Marie Presley. 

=Rick writes two parody songs about it, including "Use Your Glove" 

May 26, 2006—Keytar Jeff Abbott debuts on YouTube. 

=He appeared on this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview. 

May 30—Gale Sayers birthday

=Sportswriter/author Fred Mitchell told a few memorable Gale Sayers stories in this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity interview. 

May 30—Jake the Snake Roberts birthday

=We had a great chat with Jake last year. 

May 31—Mitch Weissman birthday

=Who is Mitch Weissman? He was one of the original members of Beatlemania, which debuted on Broadway this week in 1977. He told us a few great stories when we talked to him.  

June 1—Pat Boone birthday 

=Pat Boone came out with a heavy metal album in 1997, featuring covers of classic metal tunes. We had him on Landecker's show and played our heavy metal cover of a Pat Boone song. (Will we play it on the show this week?)

June 1, 1991—NBA Finals begins/Bulls-Lakers. 

=Mark Giangreco was there and told us some wild behind the scenes stories. 

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?

*August 29 would have been Michael Jackson's birthday. We had record producer Bill Schnee on the show, and he told us his story about dealing with Michael when Jackson was only 10 years old. (Listen to entire interview here)

*August 29 is best selling author James Finn Garner's birthday. He was kind enough to appear as a guest on our show several years ago. (Listen to that here)

*August 29 is also Jerry Seinfeld's birthday. Jerry came to Chicago to star in a Kevin Matthews Comedy Jam once, and Kevin told us all about that memorable night. (Full interview here)

*August 30 is Carmen Fanzone's birthday. We talked to the ex-Cub a few years ago and he had some great stories about his playing days. (Listen to that here)

*August 31 is Zach Ward's birthday. He played the bully Scut Farkus in A Christmas Story. We talked to him about his bully tendencies, and he bullied us. (Full interview here)

*September 2, 2021. I appeared on WGN radio with John Landecker to discuss the worst Cubs teams of all-time. (Full interview here)

*September 3, 1980. The Pekin Chinks officially drop their team mascot and nickname. Howard Sudberry was a Pekin High grad, and talked about that. (Listen to that here)