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--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--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

   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?

*March 6th was Ed McMahon's birthday. Johnny Carson's famous sidekick once recorded a promo for our advertising agency (AUDIO)

*March 6, 2018, the Loop signs off for good. Rick appears on WGN Radio to discuss the legacy of the once-great radio station. (AUDIO)

*March 7, 2011, Harry Teinowitz is arrested for DUI. The Chicago sportscaster appeared on our show to discuss that event, and how it led to his play When Harry Met Rehab (listen to the entire interview here)

*March 8, 1996, the movie Fargo is released. We spoke to actress Michelle Hutchinson, who appeared in the movie (listen to entire interview here)

*March 8, 1974, the last episode of The Brady Bunch aired. We spoke to the man who played Cousin Oliver (who appeared in that final episode), Robbie Rist. (Listen to the entire interview here)

*March 8 is International Womens Day. We interviewed the woman who gave her fellow ladies all over the world the moxie to create their own she-shed. That's right, She-Shed Sheryl. (Listen to the entire interview here)

*March 10 is Toupee Day. We have audio of Hall of Famers Harry Caray and Ron Santo discussing Ron's wig. (AUDIO)

*March 12, 2014, Dave was on Steve Cochran's show (WGN) discussing his book The Balding Handbook: 5 Stages of Grieving for your Hair Loss. (AUDIO)

*March 12 is Rich Koz's birthday. The star of Svengoolie was a guest on Minutia Men just a few years ago. (Listen to the entire interview here)

*March 12 is also Kevin Matthews birthday. We talked to Kevin about his great career less than a year ago. (Listen to the entire interview here)