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Post by mkarns on Feb 5, 2019 12:52:06 GMT -5
Also, here's a quick trivia question. You may have to be of a certain age to know this: In 1965, of the 25 new #1 records in that calendar year, only two songs were by solo artists. Can you name them? Keep in mind the Lou Simon Rule -- better to guess and get it wrong than to look it up to get it right. I wasn't around in 1965, but I believe (working from memory with Billboard) that the answer is "Downtown" (Petula Clark) and "Eve of Destruction" (Barry McGuire). |
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Post by doofus67 on Feb 5, 2019 14:01:51 GMT -5
Also, here's a quick trivia question. You may have to be of a certain age to know this: In 1965, of the 25 new #1 records in that calendar year, only two songs were by solo artists. Can you name them? Keep in mind the Lou Simon Rule -- better to guess and get it wrong than to look it up to get it right. I wasn't around in 1965, but I believe (working from memory with Billboard) that the answer is "Downtown" (Petula Clark) and "Eve of Destruction" (Barry McGuire). Yes! As you can tell by my username, I wasn't around either, so I would have had to look it up myself. On the Record World chart it was the same situation. On Cash Box, it was those two songs plus "Like a Rolling Stone" (Bob Dylan) and "1-2-3" (Len Barry). Have you listened to The Diner, mkarns? I think you would really get into it. |
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Post by doofus67 on Mar 3, 2019 17:39:49 GMT -5
Tonight, I will make the two-hour trek to LA to be an in-studio guest of Lou's on The Diner. I'll be joining my good friend Pat from Glendale, CA, whom our fellow regular listeners should know well. Also, Lou will be visited by two of his good friends in the music biz, Fred Bronson and Peter Asher.
Fred is a prominent music writer based here in SoCal. He wrote the Chart Beat column in Billboard for many years, and still contributes articles to the trade mag. He was also a writer for dick clark productions, doing the scripts for the American Music Awards and such; and recently published a biography of the Jacksons.
Peter was one-half of the British Invasion duo Peter & Gordon, but is better known as the producer of James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt.
I'm both excited and nervous! Catch The Diner tonight at 7 p.m., on SXM Volume, channel 106. E-mail: TheDiner@siriusxm.com.
Mike from Riverside
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Post by doofus67 on Mar 10, 2019 12:41:10 GMT -5
Last Sunday night went very well. It was a good learning experience, more than anything. As these visits with Lou become more frequent, I'll be more comfortable in that environment and, therefore, have more to say.
It was fantastic to meet and connect with Fred Bronson. And it was mind-blowing to be seated next to the chap, Peter Asher, who produced two of my favorite artists, James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt.
You're hearing it here first...For June, Lou is planning a Talk Talk / Diner fifth anniversary special. He would like to do the show in a remote location, preferably Bob's Big Boy, a real diner in Burbank, where the Beatles once stopped for a bite. Watch this space.
Mike from Riverside
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Post by doofus67 on Jun 16, 2019 17:38:38 GMT -5
Tonight, I will be back in LA to be an in-studio guest of Lou's. It's the fifth anniversary of Talk Talk / The Diner. I'll be there with two long-time listeners from out here in California, my Diner friends, Pat from Glendale and Joanne from San Jose. It'll be fun radio for sure!
Mike from Riverside
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Post by doofus67 on Jan 3, 2023 23:38:05 GMT -5
Just announced by Lou...a new three-hour show with a mix of music blocks and music-related talk. It will be called "Jukebox Diner," and it will air on Sunday evenings starting at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Lou is returning as a host after a seven-month break following the cancellation of "The Diner." He is back on SiriusXM's '60s channel -- now '60s Gold -- where he rightfully belongs. The new program is scheduled to make its debut on Sunday, February 5.
I was a regular contributor to "The Diner" and its immediate predecessor, "Talk Talk" (as Mike in Riverside), until life took some unexpected but ultimately rewarding turns. For starters, I'll be just a regular listener unless a particular topic proves irresistible. Perhaps I'll e-mail a little plug for my '60s Fantasy charts which, coincidentally, I just started posting. Can't wait!
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Post by doofus67 on Jun 29, 2023 0:24:50 GMT -5
This past Sunday night, I (Mike in Riverside) called in to The Jukebox Diner to request "Yellow Submarine" for my six-year-old son. He has learned the chorus and loves the animated video. I waited on hold for about 30 minutes, a shorter time than some listeners have had to endure.
When Lou said hello, I tried to get the little one to sing for him, but he wasn't having it. (I didn't tell him that he would be on the radio. That would have scared him.) I told Lou that maybe I was pushing the boy into something he wasn't ready for. I felt bad for a while. Also, it was my first time jumping onto the phone since TJD debuted in February, so I might not have been ready either.
During the call, Lou mentioned that Bill Carroll of Ranking book fame had called in earlier to plug his brand-new '70s book. I missed that and will have to catch it on-demand on the SiriusXM app.
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Post by mkarns on Jun 30, 2023 17:44:32 GMT -5
Meanwhile Lou will be returning to countdowns this weekend, albeit a shorter one. The “Fabulous 50s Flashback” features the top 10 from this week in 1950-something. It’s to be heard on 50s Gold on Saturdays at noon, Sundays 8 AM, and Tuesdays 8 PM, according to the SXM website.
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Post by friarboy on Jul 15, 2023 11:07:15 GMT -5
I'll have to check these out. Back when I started the thread, "Talk Talk" was not on at a good time for me and after a couple months I quit listening to it.
Way back when, Lou was talking about your first concert, and mine happened to be The Jets, the 80s family pop group from the south pacific by way of Minneapolis.
Lou yelled at me for saying I was embarrassed about it. Never be embarrassed that you liked music then that may not be cool to like now. And they were actually very talented.
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Post by doofus67 on Jul 17, 2023 23:23:30 GMT -5
Lou believes, and I strongly agree, that when it comes to our musical interests there's no such thing as a "guilty pleasure." He was trying to encourage you to just like what you like.
If and when you get to catch TJD, you'll notice that listeners will request any and all types of songs from the '50s, '60s and early '70s. Some stuff is cool, but some is odd too. Lou gladly plays it all. The diversity is what makes the show so much fun.
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Post by doofus67 on Feb 4, 2024 22:50:33 GMT -5
On tonight's show -- which is still rolling as I post this and has an hour and 15 minutes left to go -- Lou asked a trivia question that happened to be related to a hot topic on the '80s thread. He said, "A group lost its lead singer. The new lead singer took the group to its one and only #1 hit. Then the original lead singer came out with his one and only solo #1, and actually replaced the group in the #1 spot. Meanwhile, the new lead singer had a solo hit in the top 40, featuring the old lead singer on backing vocals. Name the three songs."
I e-mailed in with the correct answer, Lou mentioned me, then he played the set -- "Invisible Touch" (Genesis), "Sledgehammer" (Peter Gabriel), and "Take Me Home" (Phil Collins). A little while later, I followed up with a note about "All I Need Is a Miracle" (Mike + the Mechanics) and "When the Heart Rules the Mind" (GTR) being in the top 40 at the same time as the other three, and got mentioned again. Life is good.
Mike in Riverside
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Post by doofus67 on May 15, 2024 23:23:27 GMT -5
About three hours ago, I got an e-mail from Lou. He was letting me know that he will be in Los Angeles this weekend and will be doing Sunday night's show from SXM's studios on Sycamore Avenue in West Hollywood. He asked me whether I'd like to join him. Of course I told him yes. The show starts at the usual time, 8 p.m. Eastern, 5 p.m. Pacific. The phone number is (844) 607-4653. Feel free to call in and harass me, ha ha.
Mike in Riverside
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