Some of you might remember shock jock Greaseman, who achieved quite a bit of notoriety for all of the wrong reasons in the 90s.
He’s back on the air in Jacksonville, FL with a new afternoon gig starting today on the classic rock station WFYV (Rock 105.)
Of course WFYV had to make room by clearing out […]
Entries Tagged as 'Saying Goodbye'
So you’re going to get fired from that radio station, huh?
October 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: Good Listening · Radio · Saying Goodbye · Thanks That Was Fun
R.I.P. Richard Wright from Pink Floyd
September 15th, 2008 · 5 Comments
so sad - didn’t even know that he was ill.
Pink Floyd keyboard player and founder member Richard Wright has died aged 65 from cancer.
Wright appeared on the group’s first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in 1967 alongside lead guitarist Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Nick Mason.
complete story
Wright toured with David Gilmour […]
Tags: Favorites · Saying Goodbye · The 70s · The 80s
A head on collision of music and my life
September 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I don’t even know where to begin this one, so we’ll start here:
I’m messaging back and forth today with my friend AK, one of my friends that goes way back in my timeline.
I guess that she and I have known each other nearly 20 years now, and yet we know each […]
Tags: Chicago and related · Good Listening · Life · Saying Goodbye · The 00s · The 70s · The 80s · The 90s
A couple of departures - R.I.P.
September 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
I’ve seen several different perspectives on the passing of Don LaFontaine, but I liked my buddy Terry’s thoughts:
Don LaFontaine, the King of Voiceovers, passed away in Los Angeles on Monday at the age of 68. Don died of complications relating to a collapsed lung.
Don’s magical voice appeared on over 5,000 movie trailers and 350,000 commercials. […]
Tags: Movies · Music · Saying Goodbye · Television
George Carlin
June 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
I was shocked, as I think many people were, to wake up to the news today that George Carlin had passed.
I wasn’t a monster Carlin fan, but I had a huge amount of respect for his career and the things that he had accomplished. Carlin was one of the greats, much like Richard Pryor, […]
Tags: Bob Lefsetz · Comedy · Good Watch · Saying Goodbye
Bruce Springsteen’s eulogy for Danny Federici
April 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment
When people want to know why I have such a strong love for Bruce’s music, and Bruce as a person, I’ve always got at least one example that I can point to.
Now, here is the latest example as posted at brucespringsteen.net: The eulogy as delivered by Bruce Springsteen, for 40 year E. Street Band […]
Tags: Bruce Springsteen · Good Reads · Life · Saying Goodbye
A goodbye to E Street Band band member Danny Federici
April 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Sad news in my inbox this morning, as I read of the passing of “Phantom Dan” Danny Federici, who for 40 years, was keyboard player in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. Federici took a leave of absence in November from the E Street Band to pursue treatment for the melanoma which he had been […]
Tags: Bruce Springsteen · Saying Goodbye