Tuesday, May 15, 2007
By Monz' Command!
The following blurb by a local media writer has led to a special Monz blogging request for the Media Editor (ME).
>>It's going to be a Memorial Day to remember when WLS-AM (890) turns back the clock to its Top 40 heyday and brings back some of its greatest stars.
Kipper McGee, program director of the ABC-owned news/talk station, is assembling a dream team of WLS alums for what they're calling "The Big 89 Rewind."
From 5 a.m. to midnight May 28, regular programming will be pre-empted for a Memorial Day spectacular starring Superjock Larry Lujack, Fred Winston, John Records Landecker, Jeff Davis, Chris Shebel and Tom Kent. All were part of the '70s and '80s rock era at WLS. <<
John "Records" Landecker ("Records" really is his middle name, as he frequently reminded listeners) used to have a feature on his 6pm-10pm top 40 radio gig called the "Boogie Check." It started with a chorus of goons shouting "Boogie Check, Boogie Check, Ooh-Ah! Boogie Check, Boogie Check, Ooh-Ah!" (much like the start of "Hooked on a Feeling" with the "ooga-chacka-ooga-oogha!"). This was an invitation for listeners to call the station to give a brief shout-out and offer themselves up for Landecker's razor-sharp quips and be hung-up upon.
For months the ME attempted to get on the air, notwithstanding his quest was impaired by the fact that his family had not yet upgraded from dial-phones to touch-tone. Then it happened: one evening instead of the dreaded busy signal, the ME heard rings! Terror seized the ME's heart when he realized that having put all his effort into dialing, he had not thought of anything to say! Frantically he tried to think of something. Then, the other end of the phone picked-up. "Boogie Check!" JRL boomed into the 8-second delayed phone. The spotlight was on. "I want to say hello to everybody at [famous person] Junior High School in [suburbia] Illinoiz." Yes, the ME was worried about pronunciation and overpronounced his home state. "Say what?" JRL said? The ME repeated the shout-out. "Learn how to pronounce your state!" CLICK!
The next day the ME was teased mercilessly by the very students he had shouted-out to. It would be years later that the ME would embarass himself again on The Big 89, but that's another story.
And for Monz, it's another lunch, but not just another lunch! Three very small, barbequed chicken breasts. And an apple!
The following blurb by a local media writer has led to a special Monz blogging request for the Media Editor (ME).
>>It's going to be a Memorial Day to remember when WLS-AM (890) turns back the clock to its Top 40 heyday and brings back some of its greatest stars.
Kipper McGee, program director of the ABC-owned news/talk station, is assembling a dream team of WLS alums for what they're calling "The Big 89 Rewind."
From 5 a.m. to midnight May 28, regular programming will be pre-empted for a Memorial Day spectacular starring Superjock Larry Lujack, Fred Winston, John Records Landecker, Jeff Davis, Chris Shebel and Tom Kent. All were part of the '70s and '80s rock era at WLS. <<
John "Records" Landecker ("Records" really is his middle name, as he frequently reminded listeners) used to have a feature on his 6pm-10pm top 40 radio gig called the "Boogie Check." It started with a chorus of goons shouting "Boogie Check, Boogie Check, Ooh-Ah! Boogie Check, Boogie Check, Ooh-Ah!" (much like the start of "Hooked on a Feeling" with the "ooga-chacka-ooga-oogha!"). This was an invitation for listeners to call the station to give a brief shout-out and offer themselves up for Landecker's razor-sharp quips and be hung-up upon.
For months the ME attempted to get on the air, notwithstanding his quest was impaired by the fact that his family had not yet upgraded from dial-phones to touch-tone. Then it happened: one evening instead of the dreaded busy signal, the ME heard rings! Terror seized the ME's heart when he realized that having put all his effort into dialing, he had not thought of anything to say! Frantically he tried to think of something. Then, the other end of the phone picked-up. "Boogie Check!" JRL boomed into the 8-second delayed phone. The spotlight was on. "I want to say hello to everybody at [famous person] Junior High School in [suburbia] Illinoiz." Yes, the ME was worried about pronunciation and overpronounced his home state. "Say what?" JRL said? The ME repeated the shout-out. "Learn how to pronounce your state!" CLICK!
The next day the ME was teased mercilessly by the very students he had shouted-out to. It would be years later that the ME would embarass himself again on The Big 89, but that's another story.
And for Monz, it's another lunch, but not just another lunch! Three very small, barbequed chicken breasts. And an apple!
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