tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post4471652894617835294..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: B100 reasons to love radioBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84236482440145263532013-04-14T08:01:45.094-07:002013-04-14T08:01:45.094-07:00...And I'm still waiting for the B100 reasons.......And I'm still waiting for the B100 reasons....<br />I thought it was going to be a countdown!Badjefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-13525267187631798962013-04-12T14:58:10.753-07:002013-04-12T14:58:10.753-07:00B-100 was an important part of San Diego radio his...B-100 was an important part of San Diego radio history. It even has a tribute page on Facebook. I am a little partial because I created it, but with the help of our other admin (Bobby Rich) we have added some great old photos and airchecks over the last three years. Check it out.Rick Knightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70558659114692934062013-04-12T11:21:30.908-07:002013-04-12T11:21:30.908-07:00I must have been the strange kid... I loved "...I must have been the strange kid... I loved "Boss" top-40 radio AND KMET.<br /><br />And I KNOW I was strange because I loved the deejays (ahem, excuse me, on-air personalities) as much as the music.<br /><br />I once put together my own fantasy radio station. It would have been a train wreck of a format, because I would have allowed all the on-air talent to simply do whatever they wanted — what they did best. I will try to re-create it here (keeping in mind that this is based on my L.A. radio upbringing)...<br /><br />6-9 a.m. — Robert W. Morgan<br />9 a.m-12 noon — Lohman & Barkley<br />12 noon-3 p.m. — Michael Jackson<br />3-6 p.m. — Gary Owens<br />6-9 p.m. — Jimmy Rabbitt<br />9 p.m.-12 midnight — Jim Ladd<br />12 midnight-3 a.m. — Mary Turner<br />3-6 a.m. — Billy PearlBob Johnson, now a SiriusXM listenernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9303118021224719182013-04-12T08:37:50.908-07:002013-04-12T08:37:50.908-07:00Remember it well. I was next door at "The Mig...Remember it well. I was next door at "The Mighty Kuff Mubb" (yikes! they actually called the AM that!) You are still one of the funniest, most entertaining people on our planet. Oh, and I still miss The Chucker.<br />Marconihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08926684512036304127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82401880131915691952013-04-11T21:06:59.578-07:002013-04-11T21:06:59.578-07:00About Billy Pearl. He's now Bill Pearl, and he...About Billy Pearl. He's now Bill Pearl, and he's absolutely nothing like he apparently was over 30 years ago. His bar license is inactive and he no longer practices, hasn't for many years. He runs a blog, www.lbreport.com, that focuses on Long Beach politics and issues. He married Sharon Katchen, formerly of KFWB News 98. He's turned into an eccentric, petulant gadfly who fancies himself a journalist because he has the website. City officials loathe the guy, not because of his alleged watchdog actions but because he rarely gets anything right yet trumpets his opinion loud and long. <br /><br />You'd never know he had this other life to look at him now. Not one bit.James Stephensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2674131821005512982013-04-11T17:02:32.791-07:002013-04-11T17:02:32.791-07:00wow. i am speechless. thanks.wow. i am speechless. thanks.Bobby Richhttp://bobbysb-100.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-549337534689096262013-04-11T14:16:14.160-07:002013-04-11T14:16:14.160-07:00Being from the east coast, I missed this, but we h...Being from the east coast, I missed this, but we had our own dj's. Up until age 17 I loved those motor mouths. After that, I preferred the album-playing stoners. And I like "Knights in White Satin." So there.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64155512701409579832013-04-11T13:00:24.917-07:002013-04-11T13:00:24.917-07:00-- FRIDAY QUESTION --
It dawns on me that the ri...-- FRIDAY QUESTION -- <br /><br />It dawns on me that the ribs from MASH's "Adam's Ribs" are a great example of a MacGuffin. Were there any others? Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00107309396839340695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11769369821529833692013-04-11T12:52:52.117-07:002013-04-11T12:52:52.117-07:00Wait a second .. you disliked a song that rhymed &...Wait a second .. you disliked a song that rhymed "fighting" with "lightning", "frightening" and "timing"? Have you no appreciation of poetic license? (Actually, I think in honor of the song subject's Asian roots, Carl Douglas apparently tried to write lyrics with the rhyming feel of a haiku poem).Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56158632973717298092013-04-11T11:32:22.817-07:002013-04-11T11:32:22.817-07:00Beaver - "Rocket Man" here, the original...Beaver - "Rocket Man" here, the original 6-10p night jock on B-100 in 1975. I split before the 1-year anniversary, but had a total blast there. Have great memories of working with you and Rich Bro - radio was indeed fun, exciting to be a part of, exciting to listen to. No more, alas...<br /><br />Scott Wrightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71248212340499126552013-04-11T11:03:25.591-07:002013-04-11T11:03:25.591-07:00Beaver, Rob Sisco and Bobby Rich ALL IN ONE POST! ...Beaver, Rob Sisco and Bobby Rich ALL IN ONE POST! To be in your company is (sincerely) an Honor guys. Ken: i have a ton of pics (w/ you, etc) I'll rescue from storage and send. Here is my FB crap, but you WILL see a lot of old B100/Ten-Q/WRKO pictures. Cheers my friend!<br />http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002464360367&fref=tsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90808904150828091202013-04-11T10:21:23.676-07:002013-04-11T10:21:23.676-07:00I was a kid living in southwest Michigan and got m...I was a kid living in southwest Michigan and got my first transistor radio in 64. We had our local talent at a top 40 station, but I could also easily pull in WLS and CKLW which was awesome stuff to grow up to. Sometimes at night I could also get Cousin Brucie on WABC. Big city stuff, so exotic to my small town ears.<br /><br />That and the Tigers and the Cubs in between thunderstorm crackles during the summer, and I was all set. <br /><br />Then about 1967 or 68 I got a new radio with FM. There was a station in Kalamazoo that had a syndicated program with JJ Jackson. Oh, the music he played and the way he said "broadcasting from studios on La Cienega Blvd" and wow did that turn my head. I was digging that. And listening to those longer pieces all the way through, was great music with which to grow into adolescence.<br /><br />Oh, and everybody thought Knights in White Satin sucked. <br /><br />Ken, speaking of bad music getting air time, Imus used to joke about the truckloads of cocaine they got for playing songs like Billy Don't Be a Hero. Is that a joke or was payola rampant?Mike in Seattlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54288162114938203782013-04-11T10:19:13.277-07:002013-04-11T10:19:13.277-07:00Beaver...
Those of us who were lucky enough to be ...Beaver...<br />Those of us who were lucky enough to be at B-100 in those days know that it was true magic! Bobby has been the inspiration for so many amazing radio stations and for countless careers (including mine). He is also the inspiration for countless inverted segues! <br /><br />Nothing compares to a Bobby Rich radio station and, working with Bobby means that you get a lifetime of unforgettable memories. I think you'll agree that is why, even hearing stuff from more that 3 decades ago, it still sounds as fresh as the day that you and your Boogie Brother's first broadcast it from a "little room in a big building". <br /><br />By the way, Great Big Radio Guy, I was in that conference room at 99X the day that you did that. Still hysterical! <br /><br />Rob SiscoRob Siscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391971509394347275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44479208664449384932013-04-11T10:15:10.300-07:002013-04-11T10:15:10.300-07:00Turn that crap down! It's my dad's birthd...Turn that crap down! It's my dad's birthday and that's what he told me many, many times! If he were living today, he'd likely amend it to Turn that shit down! I can imagine it was quite popular in the 70s. Now that I'm that much closer to my 70s, it's just loud and inane, but I guess that was the point, wasn't it! Great fun for the participants, I'm sure. Thanks for sharing, is it still going???????? Manti Ectiofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7825654844618897102013-04-11T10:08:50.073-07:002013-04-11T10:08:50.073-07:00This post reminded me of why I love this blog. Whe...This post reminded me of why I love this blog. Where else are you going to get Mary Todd Lincoln and peeing in the cat box references together? LOL! I love where your writing takes us, including things most of us never get to do. Julie, Burlington, IowaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-85306224864587103442013-04-11T10:04:12.157-07:002013-04-11T10:04:12.157-07:00Sean...we worked together in Providence. HELL of a...Sean...we worked together in Providence. HELL of a talent and an amazing career.Howard Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377628524697677407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29348893823006225252013-04-11T09:48:39.868-07:002013-04-11T09:48:39.868-07:00Hay Ken,
Back in the old Radio Dee Jay days, did y...Hay Ken,<br />Back in the old Radio Dee Jay days, did you ever have any run ins with Don Geronimo? Dude is always going on about the Top 40 days and he worked pretty much everywhere.Sean in NoCalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71786199259502334102013-04-11T09:37:26.260-07:002013-04-11T09:37:26.260-07:00Ken, I still have the American Air-Chexx containin...Ken, I still have the American Air-Chexx containing a 'scoped version of that (I have a complete set of AAC). Still ten tons of fun to listen to!Brule Eaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02352415317752454821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17594008385834209572013-04-11T09:20:41.335-07:002013-04-11T09:20:41.335-07:00Fantastic recalling of the event. Where's the ...Fantastic recalling of the event. Where's the excitement nowadays?Brian O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06135578015612515545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73091797879814566522013-04-11T09:14:56.337-07:002013-04-11T09:14:56.337-07:00Very cool. Knocked three decades off my life this...Very cool. Knocked three decades off my life this morning just listening to the whole thing...<br /><br />Bobby Rich is radio's Babe Ruth...<br /><br />I'm ready for a Do-Over: Instead of working as a dj on B-100's AM sister station, I'd rather have donned a Betty Booger shirt and played the hits with you guys. Much more dangerous and fun!<br /><br />...and a shout out to Rich Bro and his fine classic/oldies internet station at www.richbroradio.com He's also back on the air playin' the hits afternoons at San Diego's Walrus FM.<br /><br />Beaver Cleaver for President!<br /><br /> Barefoot Billy Alohahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586870309250699505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83204351453327238672013-04-11T09:03:08.284-07:002013-04-11T09:03:08.284-07:00On further reflection, I've concluded there...On further reflection, I've concluded there's nothing worse than mediocre boogie.emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26058572262709871762013-04-11T08:24:01.200-07:002013-04-11T08:24:01.200-07:00PS - Here's a direct link to the madness:
htt...PS - Here's a direct link to the madness:<br /><br /><a href="http://airchexx.com/2011/07/18/kfmb-fm-b-100-san-diego-a-year-of-better-boogie-april-9-13-1976/" rel="nofollow">http://airchexx.com/2011/07/18/kfmb-fm-b-100-san-diego-a-year-of-better-boogie-april-9-13-1976/</a>Howard Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377628524697677407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45047030543597009092013-04-11T08:18:51.699-07:002013-04-11T08:18:51.699-07:00It's because you thought "Nights in White...It's because you thought "Nights in White Satin" sucked that you didn't get laid. I can personally testify it worked great with stewardesses.Hollywoodaholichttp://www.hollywoodaholic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19154154757134550532013-04-11T08:12:30.157-07:002013-04-11T08:12:30.157-07:00One of the great regrets of my career was never wo...One of the great regrets of my career was never working with Bobby Rich who I consider a genius. The closest I ever got was scamming a job interview with him at 99X in New York in 1977...but only because I posed as a record plugger on record promoter day. I got into the huge conference room armed with...78 RPM records. When he came to me, I said I had the answer to the nostalgia craze and pulled out these ancient disks. He was genuinely apologetic (and later told me he felt horribly sorry for me) and said they really weren't appropriate for 99X. I sadly tucked the records back into my briefcase and said he was probably right...but while those records may not work on 99X, maybe I CAN! That's when I pulled my audition tape out of the briefcase and shoved it in his face. After sitting there with his jaw dropped for about eight seconds, he threw his head back and roared with laughter. I never got the gig, but it did start a friendship. <br /><br />Today, I'm helping him in creating liners for <a href="http://www.bobbysb-100.com" rel="nofollow">Bobby's B-100</a>, his Internet station. At last - I'm finally working with the guy. It's not the 100 hours of better boogie weekend, but I'm still grateful!Howard Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377628524697677407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43108571143593501272013-04-11T08:08:54.293-07:002013-04-11T08:08:54.293-07:00In court...he became a lawyer.In court...he became a lawyer.Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.com