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Post by listenerwants2know on Mar 30, 2024 10:35:24 GMT -5
Is 1984 a surprise ? Not really for me, because it´s Easter again and therefore another Easter weekend with 1984. An April Fool´s joke ? No, even though Easter Monday is 4/1 this year. Yeah, I remember that, more often than not, a 1984 show was run on Easter weekend (in fact, I believe it happened five or so years in a row at one point). Also, I just noticed something - of the three times that Premiere ran this particular show, it was always on the weekend of March 30 - that is, it was played in years on which 3/30 fell on a Saturday - the only three times that the calendar fell like that during the run of the show - how about that (and one of those other times (2013), it was Easter weekend as well). Easter was late in 2019, on April 21. That would have been too weird if it had been March 31, but that year, the full moon occurred just hours after the Vernal Equinox.And yet this year is still a little different, because this year is ... unlike 2013 and 2019 ... a leap year ...
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Post by Hervard on Mar 30, 2024 10:38:47 GMT -5
That is indeed what happened - I meant April 21. By the way, Easter was last on April 24 not too long ago - 2011 to be exact. It will not be on April 25 again until 2038. The earliest possible date for Easter is 3/22. The last time this rare event took place was in 1818. The next time it will not take place until 2285. The latest possible date for Easter is 4/25. The last time such an Easter was celebrated in the middle of the most beautiful spring was in 1943. As you have already mentioned, the next Easter Sunday on 4/25 will not occur again until 2038. Yes, the rare March 22 Easter will not occur in our lifetime, but we came close in 2008 - it was March 23 that year. Easter will next fall on March 24 in 2097, so most of us won't see that either. In 2035, Easter will fall on March 25.
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Post by mkarns on Mar 30, 2024 10:40:45 GMT -5
Bill Benjamin just announced an AT40 marathon on the AT40 the 80s Facebook page starting Monday 4/1 at 6AM. No further details yet on FB or on the Magic 95.9 website. An actual marathon or an April Fools joke?
Benjamin says in the AT40 70s page that "since I own the station I can assure you that it will be on". The fact that it's Easter weekend, which is holiday time for many, is what seems to indicate that he isn't April Fooling us even if April 1 is part of that long weekend. I don't know if it will be just one day or all week, though in the next few months Memorial Day and July 4 will offer more chances for AT40 marathons from WPNC.
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Post by mkarns on Mar 30, 2024 10:44:25 GMT -5
The earliest possible date for Easter is 3/22. The last time this rare event took place was in 1818. The next time it will not take place until 2285. The latest possible date for Easter is 4/25. The last time such an Easter was celebrated in the middle of the most beautiful spring was in 1943. As you have already mentioned, the next Easter Sunday on 4/25 will not occur again until 2038. Yes, the rare March 22 Easter will not occur in our lifetime, but we came close in 2008 - it was March 23 that year. Easter will next fall on March 24 in 2097, so most of us won't see that either. In 2035, Easter will fall on March 25. In just the next few years Easter will come within a week of the earliest and latest possible dates, with April 20, 2025 and March 28, 2027. Incidentally, Sirius XM this weekend gives us a countdown from Easter weekend 1975 (March 29-30) and last week played one from Palm Sunday weekend 1978 (March 18-19).
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Post by kani on Mar 31, 2024 6:22:36 GMT -5
Few 1984 notes: First ldd: Woman in Vermont, wondered whether to give the baby for adoption, she was pregnant at age 19 14 British acts 4 female solo singers; 16 male solo singers Tracey Ullman story, she was British tv actress, then a singer Soft jingles: Runner
List top songs with dog or puppy, 12 diff types, puppy 3 times, snippet: original Paul Anka - Puppy Love
Weird al parodies, original and parody snippets My sharona I love rock n roll Mickey
3 acts in chart history overall born New Zealand, one of members Thompson Twins: Alana
99 luftballoons played in German language. John Oates a racecar driver
#2 dance/Disco- automatic
2nd LDD: College woman in South carolina dad in navy, to friend lisa; from Julie, forming friendship.
Bus boy restaurant story: Matthew Wilder
I want a New Drug - 1 dance/disco
Chris Koppleman music story, he produced Van Halen - Jump
Music group #1 80s so far - Blondie
Kokz skipped 1st opt xtra, but i listened WPNC. Earlier times WNSN.
1 country 1 soul somebody's watching me 1 album thriller
Interesting ldd songs were from Carole King.
Larry Morgan #1 rock A Fine Fine Day #1 adult contemporary Got a Hold on Me #1 dance/disco: Shannon - Give Me Tonight
A week away Countdown: Show Me by The Pretenders
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Post by dukelightning on Mar 31, 2024 6:33:44 GMT -5
dukelightning-One small correction regarding "Smells Like Teen Spirit"-Weird Al Yankovic's parody was called "Smells Like Nirvana". Butchered that one! Anyone remember a parody of "Rock Me Amadeus" called "Rock Me Jerry Lewis"? It was featured on the Dr. Dimento show. It was done by Bud La Tour who eventually had a non-parody top 40 hit with "People Are Still Having Sex" in 1991.
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Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Mar 31, 2024 7:48:50 GMT -5
dukelightning-One small correction regarding "Smells Like Teen Spirit"-Weird Al Yankovic's parody was called "Smells Like Nirvana". Butchered that one! Anyone remember a parody of "Rock Me Amadeus" called "Rock Me Jerry Lewis"? It was featured on the Dr. Dimento show. It was done by Bud La Tour who eventually had a non-parody top 40 hit with "People Are Still Having Sex" in 1991. Yes, I remember it! Dr. Demento aired on one of our AM stations in the 1980s (might have been WCCO). And, he also originally is from Minneapolis. I actually have the 4/19/1987 program. Nice little blast from the past. 🙂
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Post by mrjukebox on Mar 31, 2024 16:48:27 GMT -5
In a previous post,I mentioned that "Rock Me,Jerry Lewis" was the most requested song of 1986 on Dr.Demento's show.
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Post by mrjukebox on Mar 31, 2024 18:21:05 GMT -5
"To All The Girls I've Loved Before" by Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson was one of the five debut songs on this week's presentation from 3/31/84-Iglesias performed the song on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson"-On that particular evening,Iglesias was teamed up with Carson who was made up to look like Nelson-Watching this performance made me wonder how Iglesias was able to keep a straight face.
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Post by dth1971 on Mar 31, 2024 18:29:20 GMT -5
In a question letter to Casey on AT40: The 80's 3/31/1984 regarding dogs in top 40 hits. Casey mentioned "Puppy Love" was done by Paul Anka and covered by Donny Osmond and Barbara Lewis. But Barbara Lewis had a different "Puppy Love". This is how Barbara Lewis' "Puppy Love" is that's not a cover of the Paul Anka (and later Donny Osmond) song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t6BOlbypdwCasey did make that "Puppy Love" correction a few weeks later, of course.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Mar 31, 2024 18:32:46 GMT -5
I predict that the April 14, 1984 show may likely air on April 15, 2028 (assuming the reruns continue to air) - which is Easter weekend. Hopefully it will be a standalone offering.
I do know that some Easter weekends didn't have a 1984 show that weekend. Among those years is 2010 - a 1984 show didn't air until two weekends later, on April 17 that year, if I recall.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Mar 31, 2024 19:31:14 GMT -5
"B" show... 4/6/85 www.charismusicgroup.com/Cue%20Sheets/1985-0406.pdfExtras: Hour #1: "I Wanna Hear It From Your Lips" - Eric Carmen tribute Hour #2: "One Lonely Night" - REO Speedwagon Hour #3: "Fresh" - Kool & The Gang Hour #4: "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" - DL Roth
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Post by lasvegaskid on Mar 31, 2024 21:28:43 GMT -5
Bill Benjamin just announced an AT40 marathon on the AT40 the 80s Facebook page starting Monday 4/1 at 6AM. No further details yet on FB or on the Magic 95.9 website. Any updates?
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Post by michaelcasselman on Apr 1, 2024 6:41:09 GMT -5
Bill Benjamin just announced an AT40 marathon on the AT40 the 80s Facebook page starting Monday 4/1 at 6AM. No further details yet on FB or on the Magic 95.9 website. Any updates? Well, right now they're playing Seals & Crofts "Get Closer", #16 from the Top 100 of 1976. So they either started the Top 50 section of the countdown at 5AM instead, or they started much earlier. AFAIK, Benjamin didn't post a schedule.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Apr 1, 2024 9:26:52 GMT -5
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