Since I just found out the links have been very flaky for the audio archives since day one, I decided to post this old chestnut on YouTube so people actually have a shot of hearing it this time.
Some background – all the voices on this skit are done by Pat. The Devil, Mr. Whoopie, Stanley, Chumley & Tennessee – all him. I made him do each character separately, so I could overlap them in spots, but it was all chopped together manually on reel to reel tapes, with some overdubs where the Devil causes total carnage in the background by the WHEB-FM cart machines.
Ozzy practicing his chokehold before getting to us...
Back in 1982, I was a part of a radio troupe called Purely Coincidental. We had a twice weekly spot in morning drive we pre-taped at WAER-FM – usually a bunch of small segments or a multipart comedy script. But a recent trip to Syracuse reminded me of a story of when Ozzy Osborne was supposed to call the station, and we were kicked out of the studios. Read the rest of this entry »
I received a Facebook note from Scott, a member of the group ‘Pop Machine’ about his connection to a blog that chronicles all of the cover versions of ‘Louie, Louie’ ever made. It seems the band got a ‘Louie of the week’ award from them this week – 17 years after they released the song.
It’s linked back to the BYD Blog here… although Pop Machine never did a video for Louie, Louie, here’s another classic from the dynamic trio (Plus the assorted flunkies) It’s the anarchy driven ‘Time to Make the Donuts’, complete with generic food shots and 80’s style video effects. Enjoy.
In one of our return trips back working at WHEB-FM, we happened to rejoin during a time of transition – The current Program Director and Morning Guy, Jeff Left, was moving on, and we were told a high caliber morning guy would be coming in to replace him. In the end, they chose Bob Wolf.
Let me make this clear – Bob is a great guy and friend – he’s talented, and does an awesome morning show. But when we were tossed together, we tried, but kept butting heads in getting something that worked. Afterwords, we found out management was telling him to do the exact opposite of what we knew was working… and he was caught in the middle of it. We tried to make a go of it, but after they limited our character bits, and then our production segments, we knew there wasn’t much left there to try, and we moved on to EJ’s Salisbury studio to continue our syndication work, leaving behind ‘The Fox and the Wolf’ to morning show history.
One thing we did do – mainly in desperation – was phony phone calls – Bob used them as a staple of his show, so we tried a few off the cuff… but of course, we couldn’t just do a simple prank and then hang up. Instead, we’d try to do stuff like have Pat do his Elvis, and try and call Manuel Noriega just after the rigged election, but before the invasion. We called Lloyds of London as Jack Nicholson attempting to insure his wiener for a million bucks. And we did this one…
Elvis calling the IRS help line, trying to turn himself in.
I can’t believe how natural this all progressed, and also that the fact we figured out exactly when Elvis would be eligible for Social Security before the call. That fact came in very handy.
I noticed that FileDen somehow decided they didn’t want to host my files any longer… all 3 of them. So I’ve moved them, and the links should work, but the mouseover doesn’t playback the files any longer. If someone has another solution, I’ll do it that way, but for now, the links are working.
Tom Gleisner (The Australian Tommy G) attempting to sell cars – Melbourne, Aust. – 1990’s
Tommy G (The Real Tommy G) selling cars as well – Plum Island. MA – 1990s
There’s a long story attached to this re-meeting of the minds – I tracked down an old friend in Australia I’ve never met last week. Confused? – the story is after the break. Read the rest of this entry »
You may have noticed there hasn’t been much new material on the blog lately. I’ve been on vacation, but that’s not the reason. It’s because of Facebook, and the crack addiction that it is.
6 months ago, I decided to start the blog and connect with people I’ve lost touch with the last 25+ years. It’s been a fun and humbling experience, seeing what people have done with their lives, and how some people you can Read the rest of this entry »
A few months ago, I finally sent a fan letter to Steely Dan. I haven’t received a response, nor do I expect to, but that’s not what the letter was about.
It was about actually doing things that you have the impulse to do, and following through. Read the rest of this entry »
Mark Humble between sets singing ‘Blackbird’ - Magic Mountain VT – July 2008
I was standing next to Mark Humble in between sets at the Butties Silver Anniversary tour show at Magic Mountain VT, and 2 girls came up to him. They said they were fans, has seen the band play for years, and were hoping Mark would play ‘Blackbird’. He politely declined – they had 77 songs all picked out, and I’m guessing with the set up and technical issues on some of the songs, you really have to do the set in that sequence.
The girls said it was a shame, because they loved it when he sang it last year, and they were hoping to hear him do it again.
Mark paused for a second, and then said… ‘If you stay until the end of the concert, I’ll play it for you then.’ The girls were very excited, and let him Read the rest of this entry »
Sometimes, inspiration just hits with a fully formed thought – other times, it’s a glimmer of an idea, and it takes some coaxing to come out and play.
Then you have something like Mr. Bungdropper, and it brings in all sorts of Freudian images that are quite rude and obnoxious.
This one started when Jim Rising, Morning guy at WHEB-FM in Portsmouth, NH in the mid 80’s, Late 80’s and again in the early 90’s, showed us a one sheet for ‘The Bungdropper’. It was a true industrial tool used in the production of meat. Other than the name was funny in itself, we quickly figured what trouble people could get into using such a fine quality device where they shouldn’t. Add the Ronco / As Seen on TV appeal of such a product, you can see where this is going. Read the rest of this entry »
