Studio Walls--November 13, 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.

November 11--Jim Peterik birthday

=Jim has been on the show several times, including this one and this one. We even have photographic proof.  

November 11--Marshall Crenshaw birthday

=I told the story of my brush with Crenshaw in this episode.  

November 12--Neil Young birthday

=My brush with Neil story is here. 

November 12--Nadia Comaneci birthday

=My brush with Nadia story is here. 

November 12, 1996—Madonna stars in Evita 

=If it's the '90s, guess who wrote a song about it for Landecker and the Legends? This one is called "Don’t Cry For Me Madonna"

November 12—Sammy Sosa birthday 

=When was he a big star? That's right, the 90s. My song was called “SOSA” 

November 12, 2012—Catfish debuts on TV. 

=One of the co-stars of that show, Max Joseph, was on our show talking about it.

 

November 13, 2019—AMC series about Preppy Murder

=We talked to the Preppy Killer's girlfriend in real life, Alex Kapp 

November 13, 1896—First Porno film released in France. 

=Believe it or not, we've interviewed a porn star, Maitland Ward. 

November 14--DB Sweeney birthday

=He was a guest on Minutia Men Celebrity Interview a few years ago.  

November 14—Dag Juhlin birthday.

=We interviewed Dag for MMCI too. He and I share a Steve Dahl history (he's currently on Steve's podcast). I went out to see him perform with his band The Sunshine Boys.

November 14, 2010—Tangled released by Disney 

=We interviewed the lyricist for the film, Glenn Slater. 

November 14—Jimmy Piersall birthday. 

=We have talked to two different guests that had incredible Jimmy Piersall stories, former White Sox slugger Eric Soderholm, and former WGN-TV sportscaster Rich King. 

November 15, 1940—Niles Center changes name to Skokie, IL. 

=Brendan Sullivan was on our podcast and told us a great story about Skokie. 

November 16, 2008—Mortal Kombat released

=That marked the debut of voice actor Richard Epcar as Raiden. We talked to him about his famous role.  

Studio Walls--9-25-24

 

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 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.  

 September 24--Eric Soderholm birthday

=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. 

-For a few glorious summers, Dave was the wacky Quinn Ela at Arlington Park. We wrote the bits together. Here's an example...

 

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

=On the same exact day as the Brady Bunch? Does not compute. My boys and I went to street crossing of Abbey Road when we were in England.

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.

 

Studio Walls--May 1, 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...

April 28, 2007—Severance video tease

April 28--Jay Leno's birthday. I told my memorable Jay Leno story in this episode of Minutia Men.  

April 28--David Pollock birthday. We talked to the star of Bad News Bears about five years ago.  

April 29—Richard Epcar birthday. The voice over artist superstar was featured on this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.  

April 29—Jerry Seinfeld birthday. Our old friend Jay Shatz has a great story about meeting Jerry in the 1980s. It takes a twist you will not expect.  

April 30--Al Lewis birthday. Yes, I knew Grandpa Munster. Yes, he was a total nutball. I told the story in this episode.  

April 30--Chet Coppock birthday. The king of Chicago sports talk radio became an Eckhartz Press author, and a Minutia Men guest. 

April 30, 1945—Adolf Hitler kills himself and Eva Braun. Would you believe we have a guest who has a story to tell about that day? Antony Penrose 

May 1—National School Principal’s day. Neil Steinberg story about the principal he really upset in a column.

May 1, 1997 Carol Marin resigns from Channel 5 to protest Jerry Springer's hiring. Her co-anchor Ron Magers appears on our morning show on Oldies 104.3 (audio)  It was memorable.

May 1, 1891—Harvey, Illinois founded. Harvey's hometown boy Tom Dreesen told us a story about the danger of becoming a Cubs fan from Harvey

May 1, 1893—Cracker Jacks unveiled at Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. Harry Caray was not a fan.

May 2--Larry Potash birthday. Larry appeared on the show about six years ago.  

May 2—Franke Previte birthday. Yes, Frankie was once on the show as well.  

May 3, 2023—Last episode of The Goldbergs aired. Hayley Orrantia, who played Erica on the show, came on Minutia Men Celebrity interview shortly after the last episode aired. 

May 3, 1979--The San Diego Chicken was fired by KGB-Radio. It was just the beginning of a great career for Ted Giannoulus (San Diego Chicken), who told us all about it. 

May 3, 1971—All Things Considered debuts on NPR. One of the contributors to that show over the years was Aaron Freeman. He was one of our favorite interviewees. 

May 4, 1970--The Kent State Massacre. We talked to John Filo, the man who took the Pulitzer Prize winning photo that day.  

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 14--Actor DB Sweeney's birthday. (Listen to our interview here)  

November 14, 2014—Jane Byrne passed away. Landecker & The Legends did two different songs about her. (AUDIO)

November 14, 2010—Tangled released by Disney. We interviewed the lyricist of that film, Glenn Slater.  (Listen here)

November 14—Jimmy Piersall birthday. The late Chicago White Sox announcer was a colorful guy. Two different guests on Minutia Men told us great stories about Jimmy. Eric Soderholm and Rich King 

November 15, 1989—Comedy Central debuted. Ryan Beck was a long-time contributor, and we spoke to him on our show.  

November 15, 1940—The town of Niles Center changed it's name to Skokie, IL. Brendan Sullivan told us a great Skokie story

November 16, 2008—Mortal Kombat released, debut of Richard Epcar as Raiden. He told us all about it.

November 17, 1964—Beatles release "I’m a Loser". Carl Giammerese of the Buckinghams told us the story of their cover version of the Beatles song. 

November 18—Mickey Mouse Day. 3-year-old Johnny Kaempfer reviewed Mickey’s Magical Christmas. (AUDIO)

November 18, 1983—The original version of the movie Christmas Story was released. Zach Ward, the actor who played bully Scut Farkus, appeared on our show. 

November 19, 1995—Toy Story was released. Debbi Derryberry told us the story of how she came up with the voice of the Aliens from that film.

November 19, 2021—Mick Rock passed away. We were lucky enough to talk to the famed rock photographer a few years ago. 

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 18, 1965—I Dream of Jeannie debuts. Ron Santo was a big fan of that show, and we have  great old WGN Radio promo audio/about Jeannie.

September 19, 2010—Boardwalk Empire debuts. We interviewed the scary Cuban hit man from that show, actor Paul Calderone interview. (Listen to that interview here)

 September 19, 2012—Tell me if this sounds familiar. Ten years ago the Cubs were terrible. Tom Latourette and I wrote a song about it called We Might Lose 100 Games (Audio)

September 19—Adam West birthday—WGN-TV's Mike Toomey did an incredible impersonation of the original Batman a few years ago. (Listen to his entire interview here)  

·         September 20--Comedian Tim Clue's birthday. He was kind enough to our show a few years ago and we had a great time talking to him. (Full interview here)

·         September 20, 2009—I was interviewed on WGN about a fake birth announcement Dave and I took out in the Chicago Tribune, welcoming the birth of Waitle Nex Yeare (audio)

·         September 21--Bill Kurtis' birthday. We had the birthday boy on the show a few years ago. (Listen to full interview here): 

·         September 22, 1994—Friends debuts. I wrote a song about that show from the perspective of their parents. It was a big hit for Landecker & the Legends (“Parents ofFriends” AUDIO) 

·         September 23, 1977: The classic album Aja was released by Stealy Dan. We had the engineer of that record, Bill Schnee, on the show and he told us all about working with those guys. (Entire interview is here)

·         September 23, 1986: Matlock debuts. We had voice actor Richard Epcar on our show as a guest, and it turns out that is big break came when he got a part on Matlock. (Epcar interview here)

·         September 24--Eric Soderholm's birthday. The ex-White Sox slugger was one of our first guests on Minutia Men, now more than five years ago. (Listen to it here)

·         September 24, 1970—Patridge Family debuts. One of the breakout stars of that show was little Danny Bonaduce. Dave and I were lucky enough to talk to Danny on our podcast. (Here's the full interview)  

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 26 is Melania Trump's birthday. We had the author of Inside Melania, Lauren Logiudice, a real live Melania impersonator on the show. (Listen to that here)

April 27 would have been Casey Kasem's birthday. We have the famous "Dog dying" audio outtake of Casey losing it in the studio. (AUDIO)

April 28, 2007, the upcoming book $everance, by me, is announced with this YouTube ad. 

April 28 is Jay Leno's birthday. We have a clip of Jay coming on to John Landecker's show to deny stealing the Dancing Ito's from John (AUDIO)

April 29 is the famous Lee Elia rave out day. This is the first anniversary of that famous tape since the man who recorded it (Les Grobstein) passed away. (AUDIO)

April 29, 1997, Mike Royko passed away. He considered Rick a genius. He was also a die-hard Cubs fan, and we have audio of him explaining what makes a Cubs fan tick (AUDIO)

April 29 is Richard Epcar's birthday. We had the voice over star on our show discussing his incredible career (You can listen to the entire interview here)

April 29 is also Jerry Seinfeld's birthday. Journalist Jay Shatz was on our show and told us the story about the day he interviewed his double-ganger Jerry Seinfeld. (Entire interview is here)