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Post by briguy52748 on Dec 26, 2016 12:51:29 GMT -5
The LDD that creeped me out was one in 1988, can't remember the date but the writer was obsessed with pop star Tiffany. Even waiting for her, with a rose, outside a radio station. I don't know it came off like the guy was a stalker, even if he didn't mean to come off that way. Just left a bad taste in my mouth. Of course he dedicated "Could've Been" to Tiffany herself. OK, here's my guess ... while celebrity stalking and obsession were very real in 1988, it was a year before it really came into the limelight with the muder of Rebecca Schaefer by an obsessed fan ... someone that -- just by reading his Wikipedia bio -- had apparent issues and trouble distinguishing reality from fantasy. I mean, her killer was NEVER going to have her ... and he just plum never understood it. (Incidentally, there was at least one story, and I know the Wiki noted it as well, that Rebecca Schaefer's killer also had crushes that went beyond normal on both Tiffany and Debbie Gibson.) I'm going to guess that had this letter been sent after Schaefer's death in July 1989, it would have been rejected. Before that, it might have been seen as no different than any other letter from an ordinary fan. Brian
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Post by mkarns on Dec 26, 2016 14:18:28 GMT -5
The LDD that creeped me out was one in 1988, can't remember the date but the writer was obsessed with pop star Tiffany. Even waiting for her, with a rose, outside a radio station. I don't know it came off like the guy was a stalker, even if he didn't mean to come off that way. Just left a bad taste in my mouth. Of course he dedicated "Could've Been" to Tiffany herself. OK, here's my guess ... while celebrity stalking and obsession were very real in 1988, it was a year before it really came into the limelight with the muder of Rebecca Schaefer by an obsessed fan ... someone that -- just by reading his Wikipedia bio -- had apparent issues and trouble distinguishing reality from fantasy. I mean, her killer was NEVER going to have her ... and he just plum never understood it. (Incidentally, there was at least one story, and I know the Wiki noted it as well, that Rebecca Schaefer's killer also had crushes that went beyond normal on both Tiffany and Debbie Gibson.) I'm going to guess that had this letter been sent after Schaefer's death in July 1989, it would have been rejected. Before that, it might have been seen as no different than any other letter from an ordinary fan. Brian I can't find an AT40 from that period with that particular LDD. I seem to remember 12/12/87 had "Could've Been" debuting, and then a letter from a Tiffany fan (nice segue there) who was eager to meet her, apparently with a rose as "The Rose" by Bette Midler was the requested song.
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Post by ronnie21 on Jan 7, 2017 15:42:37 GMT -5
There was one from 9/22/84, the one where this girl just showed up at this kids house and was a runaway and then ran off again to never been seen again. the song was "Hard to say iam sorry"
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Post by burcjm on Feb 13, 2017 10:43:37 GMT -5
I remember on one of the Premiere aired shows last year a high school student dedicated The Jets "You Got It All" to a classmate with low self esteem. Like, really?
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Post by JMW on Apr 8, 2018 11:02:41 GMT -5
The one with the teacher (I think in Mississippi) who dedicated "Hello" to a student was on the 4/5/86 show I believe. Still one of the creepier LDDs ever. I still don't understand how the AT40 staff chose that one. The 4/5/86 "Hello" LDD has some creepy factor to it. That is my birthday show so I have heard it several times. I'm listening to the 4/5/1986 show now and hearing that dedication immediately reminded me of this thread. Mrs. Hollis should be relieved that sex offender lists didn't exist back then.
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Post by retrodaddy on Apr 8, 2018 17:14:00 GMT -5
Heard the Hello dedication on the '86 show. The letter seemed very professional, not creepy at all. Song choice did not match the sentiment of the letter, though. I dunno. Not sure if it was creepy or just a well-intended but poor choice.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2018 18:11:23 GMT -5
It’s the latter. We are very cynical in 2018 when we look at things and see meanings and interpretations of things that in 99% of cases weren’t what was being expressed.
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Post by mga707 on Apr 8, 2018 18:45:03 GMT -5
Agree with Paul--not the best song choice, but she said she thought of the kid as one of her sons. She's no Mary Kay LeTourneau.
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Post by JMW on Jun 19, 2019 20:38:43 GMT -5
I (somewhat) remember a dedication that aired in either 1987 or 1988 where a girl/girls dedicated Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog (aka Joy To The World) to her/their science teacher (I think it was something that had to do with dissecting frogs in class). ETA: I was way off; this dedication aired on the 3/6/1982 show ( link for proof). I remember hearing Casey laughing after mentioning the song and my mind automatically associates that with the Commentary Casey period.
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Post by JMW on Aug 30, 2019 21:47:00 GMT -5
The 8/25/1984 has another one where (most of) the meaning is lost: a woman dedicates Kenny Rogers' "She Believes In Me" to her former (female) teacher.
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Post by matt on Sept 5, 2019 10:46:16 GMT -5
Heard the Hello dedication on the '86 show. The letter seemed very professional, not creepy at all. Song choice did not match the sentiment of the letter, though. I dunno. Not sure if it was creepy or just a well-intended but poor choice. It’s the latter. We are very cynical in 2018 when we look at things and see meanings and interpretations of things that in 99% of cases weren’t what was being expressed. Agree with Paul--not the best song choice, but she said she thought of the kid as one of her sons. She's no Mary Kay LeTourneau. I agree...kinda. I do think it probably was poor choice more than anything. The thread is labeled as "LDD's in bad taste/meaning lost", and the 4/5/86 LDD with "Hello" fits that to a 'T'. I just scratch my head and think...how could you have heard "Hello" before (which if you listened to the radio during the spring of 1984, you couldn't get away from that song for more than 10 minutes) and not know that it didn't fit? And shouldn't the AT40 staff have perhaps suggested a different song, or a different LDD since they had so many LDD letters to choose from back then? Maybe it really does come down to a lot of people out there who really don't listen closely to a song's lyrics.
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Post by mkarns on Oct 27, 2019 21:23:10 GMT -5
I winced a bit at the LDD in the 10/30/82 show from 15 year old Alma (Elma?) to her 21 year old "secret admirer" Sergio, who had been dropping hints of his affection for her before joining the service. (Song requested: "You Light Up My Life".) To be clear, the only problem with it was the age differential stated in the letter, assuming Sergio was aware of it.
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Post by 1finemrg on Oct 27, 2019 22:33:36 GMT -5
I winced a bit at the LDD in the 10/30/82 show from 15 year old Alma (Elma?) to her 21 year old "secret admirer" Sergio, who had been dropping hints of his affection for her before joining the service. (Song requested: "You Light Up My Life".) To be clear, the only problem with it was the age differential stated in the letter, assuming Sergio was aware of it. Today, that dedication wouldn't have happened and there would definitely have been legal repercussions. Creepy.
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Post by mkarns on Dec 29, 2020 18:02:55 GMT -5
This wasn't really in bad taste, but ironic given the song's lyrics beyond the titular city: on November 24, 1979, a guy from the Philippines wrote in about some good memories and friends he made while staying in Lodi, California, and asked Casey to dedicate the song "Lodi" by Creedence Clearwater Revival to them. Except that the song isn't about good times there, as John Fogerty repeatedly complains "Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again".
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Post by Mike on Dec 29, 2020 21:28:54 GMT -5
Giving this a fresh perspective. Don't know this show at all, but a glance at Rob's LDD list makes me think it's the "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" LDD... (the other ones that week were "There You'll Be" and "I Try", both of which seem less likely) It was actually I Try, because the writer and her lover had not left their spouses. "i try to say goodbye and I choke, try to walk away and I stumble..," Glancing at that week's R&R...oh, sweet Jesus. With "I Try" being the third LDD, that had "The Game of Love" played right after it, didn't it?
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