Studio Walls--December 4, 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.

December 1, 2021—Slowjamistan founded

=We interviewed the Sultan of Slowjamistan in this episode. 

 

December 2—Dan Butler birthday

=Dan played Bulldog on the TV show Frasier. We interviewed him on this episode. 

December 2, 2010—Alka Seltzer brings back Speedy character

=This time with Debbi Derryberry as the voice. She is also the voice of Jimmy Neutron and the aliens from Toy Story, and yes she did all three voices for us in this episode.

 

December 3, 1987—Heavenly Bodies opens in Elk Grove

=Yes, we did a radio ad for the strip joint. Maybe we'll play it in this week's episode. 

 

December 4, 1998—Debut of Blitzen the Unloved Reindeer 

=I dreamt the words to this song while I was John Landecker's producer, and yes it's weird. But we did record it. I have a soft spot in my heart for it.

December 4, 2018—Rick and Tommy in New York for Orbital concert 

=My son Tommy is an EDM critic on YouTube with tens of thousands of followers. A few of them recognized him and approached him in the audience of the Orbital concert in Brooklyn. Proud moment for ol' Dad. Here we are in Times Square.

 

December 5, 1999—Stuart Little released 

=Four year old Tommy Kaempfer reviewed it on the Landecker show. Hmmm. Maybe that whole critic thing was inside him the whole time. 

December 5, 2017—Ken Bone appears on Bill Maher

=Ken told us what that whirlwind part of his life was like on this episode.  

December 5—Alex Kapp birthday

=One of George's girlfriends on Seinfeld. The one who wouldn't accept his breakup. She was on this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.

 

December 6, 1969—Altamont concert. 

=Chip Monck was the lighting director, and told us a pretty memorable story about Mick Jagger.  

December 6, 1917—Finland declares independence. 

=The most famous Finn, Ismo, was on our show.   

December 6--Dwight Stones birthday

=The 1972 Olympian was an early guest on Minutia Men.  

December 6--Janine Turner birthday 

=My story of meeting her was told in this episode. It involves Wrigley Field.  

 

December 7, 1981—The original Cavern Club in Liverpool excavated so that original bricks can be re-used in new Cavern Club. 

=It had been torn down for 8 years. We talked to the current Cavern Club Beatles. 

Studio Walls--July 31, 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...

July 28, 1993—Robin Hood: Men in Tights debuts. 

=Listen to our interview with Little John, Eric Allan Kramer

 

July 29, 1981—Disney on Ice begins touring. 

=Little Tommy Kaempfer reviewed Toy Story on Ice. Will we play it this week?

July 29, 2021—Record setting belch. 

=One of the funniest bits in Minutia Men history. Listen here. 

 

July 30, 1966—England beats West Germany to win the World Cup. 

=Still comes up regularly when Rick and Adam discuss their favorite national teams on Free Kicks with Adam & Rick

 

July 31--Mark Cuban birthday

=The billionaire appeared on an early episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.  

July 31, 2017—Anthony Scaramucci fired. 

=We interviewed the Mooch three times. Here's the first one. 

 

August 1, 2012—Rick's article about George Martin appears in Shore Magazine.

=It's also appeared in audio form in Minutia Men a few times. The altered Martin interview audio may re-emerge this week again.

August 2, 1929—First suburb (Levittown, NY) founded. 

=We wrote a bit called Suburban Man that ran on the John Landecker show for several months. You just may hear the audio on a future Minutia Men episode.

August 2, 2017—Selling Dead People’s Things by Duane Scott Cerny released

=Duane appeared on Minutia Men Celebrity Interview to talk about it.  

August 2--Butch Patrick birthday

=Would you believe one of us had a personal brush with Eddie Munster while the planes were hitting the Twin Towers on 9/11? That story is in this episode. 

August 2^--Glenn Slater birthday

=We spoke to the lyricist for Alan Mencken and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber in this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.  

 

August 3—Molly Hagan birthday.

=The actress was a wonderful guest on this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview. 

August 3, 2020—Rick and Dave appear on Reconcile the Aisle

=We don't often get asked to appear on other podcasts as Minutia Men, but it did happen on this one. 

August 3—Martha Stewart birthday

=Yes, of course I have written a Martha Stewart song. Landecker & the Legends recorded it in 1996. Will we play it this week? 

August 3—Maria Breese birthday

=The "Shameless" actress appeared on this episode of Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.  

Studio Walls--February 14, 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.

The latest Minutia Men covers: Business card critiques, a kid in the claw, George Constanza's girlfriend, Guinness record whoopsie, and one-liners from India.

The latest Free Kicks is about: The Premier League keeps every conceivable stat, and Adam and Rick go over some of the more obscure ones.

These are from the audio archives

February 11, 2000—The Tigger Movie released

=Little Tommy Kaempfer reviews it. Audio from my days on the John Landecker show. Will we hear it this week? Hmmm.

February 12--Abe Lincoln birthday

=Eckhartz Press founder David Stern debuts on the radio, with his poem about Abraham Lincoln on WBEZ Radio (1974).  We played the audio on this episode. 

February 12--Lorne Greene birthday

=My story about Lorne Greene was told on this episode of Minutia Men.

February 12, 2019—Bohemian Rhapsody, the movie released 

=We talked to Mick Rock, the great photographer who had taken the photos of Queen album covers, and asked him to review the movie. "Not nearly gay enough" 

February 13, 1967—Buckinghams “Kind of a Drag” hits #1

=Carl Giamarese, the leader of the band, came on the show and told us about those glory days of 1967. 

February 13, 2018—Beatles in India hardcover released 

=We talked to the author Paul Saltzman, who was there with the Beatles, this week in 1968. 

February 14, 1991—Silence of the Lambs released 

=One of the actors in that Academy Award winning movie, Dan Butler, talked to us about his truly creepy scene. 

February 15—Chris Farley birthday. 

=We never got a chance to interview Chris, but we did talk to his college buddy, the Real Matt Foley 

February 15—Walter Shapiro birthday 

=The acclaimed journalist and author of Hustling Hitler was one of Dave's all-time favorite guests. 

February 15, 1985—Vision Quest released

=We interviewed the villain from the movie, Frank Jasper.  

February 15--Joseph Gannascoli birthday

=The Sopranos star (Vito) was kind enough to join us for a discussion about one of our favorite television shows ever. 

February 17, 1984--Footloose released

=Mike Reno of Loverboy wrote a hit song on that soundtrack. Naturally, he appeared on Minutia Men Celebrity Interview.

February 17, 1989--Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is released

=We talked to one of stars of that movie, Fee Waybill.

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? It's the last show of the year, so lots to choose from...

December 12, 2012--A concert for Sandy relief.  Loren Gold (The Who) was there.

December 12—Frank Sinatra birthday. Tom Dreesen story about Frank

December 12—Rentahitman saves a life:  Rentahitman interview.

December 13—National Horse Day (stuntwoman Janene Carleton story about horses)

December 13--National Horse Day (DB Sweeney story about horses)

December 13, 1996—LANDECKER AUDIO—McCaskey the Greedy Owner song

December 14, 1970—Stop action Santa Claus is Coming to Town released. AUDIO—Tommy sings the song.

December 16---Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) birthday. Doug Johnson of Loverboytells story about him. 

December 18—Keith Richards birthday. Bill Kurtis story about being backstage at Stones show.

December 19—Birthday of Doug Johnson from Loverboy 

December 19—Tim Reid birthday: Tom Dreesen story about Tim.

December 20, 1995—Tommy Kaempfer at the Live show in Oak Lawn—Landecker audio

December 20—Chris Robinson birthday. Bob Stroud story about Robinson

December 22—Diane Sawyer birthday (Bill Kurtis story about working with her)

December 23--Twas the Night before Parents Christmas/video

December 26--Bill Paige birthday. 

December 26—Carlton Fisk birthday (Jack McDowell story)

December 26, 1973—The Exorcist debuts (Larry Potash story)

December 28, 2021—Jeff Dickerson dies (Randy Merkin tells story about him)

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?

*October 16 is comedian Abbi Sanchez's birthday. We had Abbi on the show, and chatted about comedy.

*Former Bears great defensive lineman Steve McMichael is suffering greatly these days as he fights ALS. Today is his birthday. A few years ago we had Kevin Matthews on our show and he told us a great story about McMichael, from his football playing days.

*October 17, 1966, the Cryan Shames released their most popular album, Sugar and Spice. We talked to the man who became their lead singer. WDRV jock Bob Stroud.

*October 18 is Mike Ditka's birthday. We've had a few guests on our show that had great Ditka stories, including Howard Sudberry, Rich King, and Jim McMahon.

*October 19, 1995, Tommy Kaempfer was born. We have untold great audio from him when he was a wee lad. (AUDIO)

*October 20, 2011, Tristan Wade won the World Series of Poker Championship-Europe. We had Dave's poker coach on our show a few years ago.

*October 22 is the birthday of Joseph Nye Welch. He was the man who said to Senator McCarthy, "At long last, have you left no sense of decency?" We talked to his great-granddaughter, who just happens to be famous actress Amy Landecker.

*October 22, 1972, President Nixon reopened relations with China. Catherine Johns was on our show once, and explained how that eventually bit her in the rear.

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?

*February 7th is the birthday of Coleman Griffith. He was a trailblazer in baseball, one of the first sports psychologists. He was also roundly dismissed by baseball players of the day, and inspired the character in the movie The Natural (We have the audio of his famous scene)

*February 7, 1971, Earth Wind & Fire released their first album. We talked to Alan Hewitt who was one of the producers with the band, and who later joined the Moody Blues (Listen to the entire interview here)

*February 10, 1994, the Olympic Games were taking place in Lillehammer Norway. The big story about that Olympics was the drama between Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding. John Landecker and I wrote two songs about that, including this one. 

*February 11, 2001, Disney released "The Tigger Movie". Little Tommy Kaempfer reviewed the film for the radio show. (We have the audio)

*February 12 is Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Dave's famous award winning poem about Lincoln has been committed to audio, and needs to be played at least once a year.