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Post by trekkielo on Sept 12, 2016 8:23:35 GMT -5
Just listened to the Snuggles dedication and while it obviously sounds like he's going to lose it at any time (as we've heard in the outtake) it sounds like any other LDD. Hey if we learned anything from the outtake we learned Casey likes the word "d**n" a lot. On another note the dedicated song "Shannon" is depressing as hell. I know that's the point and I feel for Walt and his Daughters, I know how devastated I was when my dog died but still, I had never heard that song before and good god I never want to hear it again. It was odd to come out of "Dare Me" into a sad dedication to a dead dog and then into...Billy Joel's "You're Only Human"?! Now I understand why he was pissed. Man, that must've been a rough day for Casey's staff. I feel for Casey, I can see why he was frustrated with his staff but to lose it like that. Yeah, it was indeed ironic "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" by Billy Joel is at #12 right after that very sad LDD with "Shannon" by Henry Gross from 1976, reminds my Mom and myself about our dog losses, as Casey Kasem showed how he was only human just like the rest of us!
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Post by briguy52748 on Sept 12, 2016 11:24:41 GMT -5
Yeah, it was indeed ironic "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" by Billy Joel is at #12 right after that very sad LDD with "Shannon" by Henry Gross from 1976, reminds my Mom and myself about our dog losses, as Casey Kasem showed how he was only human just like the rest of us!
My guess is at this point, he was tired and frustrated and, no longer caring anymore, just wanted to get this show the hell over with. Even though the show itself was great ... all the big hits that would become staples of classic hits radio. I would not be surprised if in the week that followed, he met with the show's staff and talked about some of the issues -- particularly with song slotting -- that arose from this debacle. I have also wondered what Walt and his two daughters thought years later, after the outtake of Casey blowing his stack became public and widely circulated. Brian
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Post by jmorgan on Sept 12, 2016 12:06:17 GMT -5
Also, there was a third LDD that was, once again, slated after an up-tempo ("Don't Lose My Number"). Thankfully, this LDD (about Diana Ross' missing left earring) was more light-hearted than the other two.
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Post by jmack19 on Sept 12, 2016 12:51:33 GMT -5
I'll go with:
"Modern Love" "Break My Stride" "Heart And Soul" "All Night Long"
I will go with the 09/26/87 show, last aired in 2011, over 2007's 9/29/84 show for the weekend of September 24-25.
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Post by matt on Sept 12, 2016 17:08:03 GMT -5
Also, there was a third LDD that was, once again, slated after an up-tempo ("Don't Lose My Number"). Thankfully, this LDD (about Diana Ross' missing left earring) was more light-hearted than the other two. Yeah, who knows what the true back story to this whole incident really was, but it wouldn't be surprising if Casey had expressed to the staff his feelings about having to transition from an uptempo gd number to an LDD with a somber tone prior to this show, and perhaps even a number of times. As many of us on the boards have pointed out before, this wasn't by any means the first time that a sequence like that had happened...but apparently it was the last straw as far as Casey was concerned. One could also assume that Casey might not have been in the best mood to begin with that day. I do wonder if he wasn't thrilled with the choice of LDD letter too...but that's purely speculation.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Sept 12, 2016 19:25:02 GMT -5
I will go with the 09/26/87 show, last aired in 2011, over 2007's 9/29/84 show for the weekend of September 24-25. September 26, 1987 was a great show. It had the obscure "Don't Look Down (The Sequel)" by Go West debuting at #40 that week, and starting a short-lived 2-week run. It really was a great song, definitely would rather that over "King of Wishful Thinking" any day. I really hope that gets an "A" option for the last weekend of September. Then again, 1984 can be an option, since it will have been over a month after the last 1984 offering as a sole offering. However, if 1987 is on tap for the last weekend of September, what could be the "B" option? 1980 seems logical, but if it was guest-hosted, I may as well go with 1984 for next weekend. I also like their cover version of "What You Won't Do For Love" from 1993 as well.
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Post by mellongraig on Sept 12, 2016 19:44:04 GMT -5
I would be willing to go with 9/29/84 as well for next weekend. My backups if they don't go for 1984 are 9/25/82, 9/26/87, and also 9/26/81 (wouldn't rule them out, also maybe 9/20/80 as 9/27/80 was guest hosted) as potential A/B shows.
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Post by cursereversed on Sept 13, 2016 13:41:03 GMT -5
You know how in his intros Larry Morgan refers to the show as "This Classic Edition of Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 80's? Well the show I listened to overnight on WPNC was CLASSIC 1981. -There were only THREE #1 songs on it-Endless Love, Jessie's Girl and Arthur's Theme. (1 former, 1 future and the current one) -Conversely there were THIRTEEN songs peaking at a position lower then #1. Eight of those 13 moved up exactly two spots, three more moved up one spot and another one held steady.
Another oddity is that between the 1981 show and the 1975 show 5 of the 7 droppers had peaked the previous week.
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Post by matt on Sept 14, 2016 10:21:29 GMT -5
Prediction for next week's show:
1st Guess - 9/29/84 2nd Guess - 9/26/87
If we hadn't gotten the 8/11/84 show last month, I'd say 1984 would be a near lock for next weekend. I still think it's going to be '84 however...and I think 1987 waits until the first weekend in October. The "dark horse" pick might be 9/25/82...
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Post by at40nut on Sept 14, 2016 10:39:45 GMT -5
Prediction for next week's show: 1st Guess - 9/29/84 2nd Guess - 9/26/87 If we hadn't gotten the 8/11/84 show last month, I'd say 1984 would be a near lock for next weekend. I still think it's going to be '84 however...and I think 1987 waits until the first weekend in October. The "dark horse" pick might be 9/25/82... I'm thinking that 9-26-87 and 9-29-84 could be aired in two separate weeks. Your Dark Horse pick could be a B pairing with 9-26-87 and 9-29-84 would be be a stand alone pick for the weekend of October 1, 2016. The following week could be interesting .For that week, I'll go with an unaired 10-10-81 with a 10-10-87 B show if 9-26-87 does not air.
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Sept 14, 2016 14:44:33 GMT -5
Outside chance both could be offered next weekend (1987 would have to be the "A", of course). Not sure 9/29/1984 would be offered on the weekend of 10/1 (since the full weekend is in October). But there aren't many choices for that weekend either, much like the second weekend of September. Regardless, 1982 & 1983 are automatically out due to being guest-hosted (and 9/17/1983 airing this weekend, 10/8/1983 aired in 2013), 1985 aired last year, and 1981 aired in 2014. So that would likely mean 1980 or 1986 (or both, either could be the "A" or "B"), since 1980 last aired in 2010, 1986 in 2009, or we could get 10/6/1984, a repeat from 2011 - but guessing 1984 could be delayed until late October, since the 10/27 episode is new.
I'll go with 9/26/1987 paired with 9/25/1982 for the weekend of 9/24, and both 10/4 shows to kick off October (though unsure which will be "A" or "B" - could go either way).
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Sept 14, 2016 14:58:54 GMT -5
Just realized we'll have 1983 two weeks apart, just like 1984 last month. Arguably my two favorite years from the decade...1987 is right up there also.
ETA: I got curious, so I checked - there's four 80s shows that aired in 2007 that haven't aired since - they are 8/8/1981, 9/29/1984, 10/15/1983, and 12/13/1980. Wondering if we'll get that 1980 show this year.
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Post by matt on Sept 14, 2016 18:54:39 GMT -5
Outside chance both could be offered next weekend (1987 would have to be the "A", of course). Not sure 9/29/1984 would be offered on the weekend of 10/1 (since the full weekend is in October). But there aren't many choices for that weekend either, much like the second weekend of September. Regardless, 1982 & 1983 are automatically out due to being guest-hosted (and 9/17/1983 airing this weekend, 10/8/1983 aired in 2013), 1985 aired last year, and 1981 aired in 2014. So that would likely mean 1980 or 1986 (or both, either could be the "A" or "B"), since 1980 last aired in 2010, 1986 in 2009, or we could get 10/6/1984, a repeat from 2011 - but guessing 1984 could be delayed until late October, since the 10/27 episode is new. I'll go with 9/26/1987 paired with 9/25/1982 for the weekend of 9/24, and both 10/4 shows to kick off October (though unsure which will be "A" or "B" - could go either way). I'm skeptical that they'd air 9/29/84 as a 'B' show--the only airing of this show was announced by Ed McMann, whereas pretty much all 'B' shows to this point were ones previously announced by Larry Morgan, whereby all Premiere had to do is pull the files off the server as-is and distribute to whomever wanted to air that show. It is entirely possible however, that any of 9/25/82 or 9/26/87 (or 9/26/81 for that matter) could be aired as 'B' shows.
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Post by mellongraig on Sept 15, 2016 10:16:50 GMT -5
They could also make 9/25/82 as an A show which is entirely possible since it aired in 2010 and 9/26/87 as a B show as it aired in 2011 but then again, Premiere has known to throw a curveball for September and many options are on the table. Keep in mind Premiere did air 9/29/84 for the weekend of September 22-23 in 2007, so if they do follow the route they should go with 9/29/84 and delay the 10/27/84 show until next year.
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Post by adam31 on Sept 15, 2016 12:21:59 GMT -5
Outside chance both could be offered next weekend (1987 would have to be the "A", of course). I'll go with 9/26/1987 paired with 9/25/1982 for the weekend of 9/24, and both 10/4 shows to kick off October (though unsure which will be "A" or "B" - could go either way). I'm skeptical that they'd air 9/29/84 as a 'B' show--the only airing of this show was announced by Ed McMann, whereas pretty much all 'B' shows to this point were ones previously announced by Larry Morgan, whereby all Premiere had to do is pull the files off the server as-is and distribute to whomever wanted to air that show. It is entirely possible however, that any of 9/25/82 or 9/26/87 (or 9/26/81 for that matter) could be aired as 'B' shows. True, they would probably not have Larry revoice a show, then give it as a B option. Someday (next year I bet) 9/29/84 will be re-voiced and given different extras like every other show voiced by McMann. Also, I wonder how much longer Larry Morgan will be doing the voice-overs for these shows? If someone else is brought in, then would they re-voice every show again?
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