tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post3817555701508513619..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: The Real Don SteeleBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52846316127929478232013-07-27T15:35:11.664-07:002013-07-27T15:35:11.664-07:00I grew up in Orange County in the early 70's a...I grew up in Orange County in the early 70's and will forever remember "Tina Delgado is alive, Alive!". There was also a "jingle" that included "...jake the snake and the real don steele..." Do you know who did this? Would love to hear it again.Rhonda S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7767668359711472252013-07-27T15:29:56.260-07:002013-07-27T15:29:56.260-07:00I grew up in Orange County in the early 70's a...I grew up in Orange County in the early 70's and can still hear "Tina Delgado is alive, Alive!" There was also a "jingle" that had the lyrics "jake the snake and the real don steele..." Does anyone remember this? Who was it?<br />Rhonda S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89826689941202758432010-02-15T15:46:02.348-08:002010-02-15T15:46:02.348-08:00It's a real shame that an outstanding talent s...It's a real shame that an outstanding talent such as Don, has not yet been inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Does anyone know if this can be organized?<br />Art StevensArt Stevenshttp://www.facebook.com/people/Art-Stevens/100000124593711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83084983436902983112010-01-01T14:27:07.603-08:002010-01-01T14:27:07.603-08:00I worked at KHJ TV in the 1970's and knew Don ...I worked at KHJ TV in the 1970's and knew Don Steele, he however only knew me when he had been drinking, which was pretty much all the time. He was so focused on his work though that I never heard him sler his words. He was otherwise completely professional. I'll never forget the morning I came back late for a staff meeting and ran into the mens room. Don was there and asked "Why the rush"? I explained and he said "You wash your hands and I'll comb your hair". It's the kind of guy he was. "REAL" neat to know. I'll never forget him, on or off the air.ahenryghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16897813389958742954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3436397238446426442009-11-13T07:11:29.968-08:002009-11-13T07:11:29.968-08:00Not that I imagine anyone is still following the t...Not that I imagine anyone is still following the thread 7 months later...but in the interests of internet accuracy....<br /><br />The photo montage is mis-dated by a year...Ten Q's debut was December 26, 1976...not 1977.<br /><br />Want proof? Go listen to the huge number of Ten Q Real Don Steele airchecks from early 1977 on Reelradio.comMichael Hagertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854329436921975104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91343267826862522632009-04-09T11:07:00.000-07:002009-04-09T11:07:00.000-07:00Grand Theft Auto was just on TCM, and The Real Don...Grand Theft Auto was just on TCM, and The Real Don Steele was right in the middle of it! Thanks for the tribute, Ken.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44050422417125541722009-04-07T07:38:00.000-07:002009-04-07T07:38:00.000-07:00You and me both, Mike!You and me both, Mike!Michael Hagertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854329436921975104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10211833758719185962009-04-06T05:56:00.000-07:002009-04-06T05:56:00.000-07:00Michael,Thank you for the clarification. The detai...Michael,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the clarification. The details get a little cloudy through the years. Too many years of runnin' my headphones WAY too loud.Mike Bellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41266563821689369022009-04-06T05:13:00.000-07:002009-04-06T05:13:00.000-07:00Mike: The story is right, the details aren't. KHJ...Mike:<BR/> The story is right, the details aren't. KHJ played vinyl until well after Steele's departure in 1973. <BR/> The prank was on Real's birthday (April Fool's Day) at K-Earth in the 90s...and you can hear it by following the link Ken provides and listening to the excellent tribute to Steele there. It is a classic!Michael Hagertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854329436921975104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88356403339100168952009-04-05T22:56:00.000-07:002009-04-05T22:56:00.000-07:00Ken, as you know Don Steele could talk up any song...Ken, as you know Don Steele could talk up any song ever recorded and never step on the vocal. <BR/><BR/>A friend of mine at KHJ told me a story about when the switch was made from playing records to playing music on tape cartridges. <BR/><BR/>As a joke, the engineers extended the intro on one of Steele's trademark kickoff songs from about a ten second intro to about a minute. <BR/><BR/>Without ANY misstep, Steele talked the entire thing up and didn't step on the vocal.Mike Bellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17713992922825590302009-04-05T18:14:00.000-07:002009-04-05T18:14:00.000-07:00you should write a screenplay about Don Steele. He...you should write a screenplay about Don Steele. He sounds like a fascinating guy.<BR/><BR/>WV: monor-the kissing disease for kidsUncleWaltynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40306781962900115852009-04-05T14:42:00.000-07:002009-04-05T14:42:00.000-07:00"He also fell off my couch stinking drunk one nigh..."He also fell off my couch stinking drunk one night and my wife still invited him to dinner again."<BR/><BR/>Now THAT'S a compliment.<BR/><BR/>Verifier: Perlyars - pirates' teeth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21051153400574069352009-04-05T12:47:00.000-07:002009-04-05T12:47:00.000-07:00In the "good old days", working in radio was the m...In the "good old days", working in radio was the most fun you could ever hope to have with your clothes on.Jon Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4198573959233384332009-04-05T11:54:00.000-07:002009-04-05T11:54:00.000-07:00Boy, do I miss radio.Boy, do I miss radio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46258562796576800702009-04-05T11:31:00.000-07:002009-04-05T11:31:00.000-07:00OK, so I didn't know he had passed twelve years ag...OK, so I didn't know he had passed twelve years ago. Oops and sorry, but I still miss him.I'd rather not, but Brian Philllipsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37514971220402612952009-04-05T11:27:00.001-07:002009-04-05T11:27:00.001-07:00What a shame. When I lived in San Diego, I went t...What a shame. When I lived in San Diego, I went to school at UCSD and had a courier job that took me to Los Angeles five days a week. The Real Don Steele was my drive-time buddy on KRLA. I can still hear him say, "Traffic alert! Traffic alert! Traffic alert! Rhonda, Rhonda, Rhonda!"<BR/><BR/>I also remember an ad that he read for "Akai Electronics" which he turned into a mad Karate kiai, "Akai!!"<BR/><BR/>I will miss him.<BR/><BR/>WV: Rockint - contraction for someone who isn't a flying squirrel.Brian Phillipshttp://www.rockinradio.com/now_playing.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-612864682735506012009-04-05T11:27:00.000-07:002009-04-05T11:27:00.000-07:00I wonder what Sinatra said and did after that happ...I wonder what Sinatra said and did after that happened!thomas tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619726733721468479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46653345459213960122009-04-05T08:09:00.000-07:002009-04-05T08:09:00.000-07:00Was he an alcoholic till the end?Was he an alcoholic till the end?Waynenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58615839911737631912009-04-04T22:22:00.000-07:002009-04-04T22:22:00.000-07:00I miss the real Don alot.I won a trinket from him ...I miss the real Don alot.<BR/>I won a trinket from him on air at KHJ in the 60's.<BR/><BR/>For fans of that style of music and presentation I recomend the 60's channel on XM. They do a fine job with the frenetic imaging and babbling dj's of the day and of course the great songs.<BR/><BR/>BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27830914098538715132009-04-04T21:53:00.000-07:002009-04-04T21:53:00.000-07:00I never got to meet The Real Don Steele. I came cl...I never got to meet The Real Don Steele. I came close. Of course we all wanted to be The Real Don Steele then. <BR/><BR/>Back when I was a little baby DJ and programming a college station in Bakersfield, me and one of the KERN jocks, J.J. Jackson, went to a college radio seminar at UCLA. Two of the speakers that day were Boyd R. Britton (Who I'd end up working with years later at KROQ) and Dr. Demento. I struck up a conversation with Boyd outside after the seminar. While we were talking, Dr, Demento wandered up and joined in. The next thing I knew, Boyd had invited us over to the Ten Q studios to look around. We drove over to Western and went inside. Rich Brother Robin was on the air that day. The Production studio was still dressed out for Don Steele's bits in "Grand Theft Auto." <BR/><BR/>Rich told us that we'd just missed Steele. He'd come by to pick something up that he'd left at the station the day before. We'd missed him by minutes. By minutes! Damn!<BR/><BR/>It was still kind of mind blowing. Rich Bro, Boyd and Demento all hanging out with us that day in the studios of the hottest station in LA. For a kid just starting out in radio, it was a bit heady. <BR/><BR/>And to drive home what a small world radio is, my current GM was a sales dude there at the time as well. <BR/><BR/>Tina Delgado AND The Real Don Steele are still truly alive. ALIVE!Mike Bellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72385157678509822352009-04-04T21:13:00.000-07:002009-04-04T21:13:00.000-07:00He was also this guy featured on a billboard in th...He was also <A HREF="http://www.replikultes.net/medias/uploads/films/gremlins/gremlins_17_ricky_rialto.jpg" REL="nofollow">this guy</A> featured on a billboard in the movie GREMLINS. Note the style of the billboard, which happens to match another movie by Spielberg, who was the executive producer of GREMLINS.<BR/><BR/>And that's my contribution to the "Virtually Useless Movie Trivia" file.Jeffhttp://jefftompkins.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com