Archives

All posts for the month June, 2016

You’re Such a Lovely Audience

Posted by Bud Weiser, WTIT on June 19, 2016

Posted in: sunday stealing. 3 Comments

b625a-0000

Question 1: Who is your favorite Musical Artist? The Beatles. How could there be another answer? I cannot imagine what type of rock music now if we didn’t have them totally change rock music and an entire generation’s way of thinking. I’ve only seen Paul (twice – once when I got to stand with my elbows on the stage in 1976 and in Hartford in 2002) but I will be seeing him again, thanks to my brother giving me 4 prime seats sitting in the outfield of Fenway Park. We figured out that we are 30-40 rows from the stage. I saw Ringo just once, in Connecticut in the 90s. I was asked to go with my roommate in college to see John in Toronto, but figured I’d see him someday closer to home. I never had the chance because he hated concerts and of course died so young.

Question 2: What is your favorite album by that Artist? Sgt. Pepper. Abbey Road is a close 500 second. I enjoyed Paul’s concept albums. But we also have the White Album which showcased their skills like no other album ever did. So for my top 10 I’ll go:

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Abbey Road
Rubber Soul
Revolver
The White Album
Let It Be
Magical Mystery Tour
Beatles ’65 (Beatles For Sale for the Britain release)
A Hard Day’s Night
Meet The Beatles (With The Beatles for the Britain release)

500

Question 3: Who is your Favorite Blogger? I love bloggers who are good writers. My first was Gayle Martin. She thought blogging would lead to a book deal. And for her she was right. She signed off the blog to get a book deal. Within a year she had one. Her first book used the names of all us blogging buddies. I’ve never read it. So I am changing it to my favorite “writer”. I love all my blogging buddies. But of those that I currently read I pick The Gal Herself. She is so good that when I go to read her answers to a meme I generally read the posts of that week. At times I feel as though she’s a sister that I never had.

Question 4: If you could meet anyone (dead or alive), who would it be and what is interesting about them? John Lennon. Everything about him was interesting. Need I say more?

Question 5: What did you want to be when you grew up? A DJ. I never at any time to this day ever wanted to be anything else.

Question 6: What is the most interesting piece of Trivia that you know? One of the reasons that Jimi Hendrix sounded so unique is that he played a right handed guitar, lefty. He couldn’t afford a lefty guitar, so that’s how he learned it.

Question 7: If you could live in any point of history when would it be and why? 100 years from now. I want to see how all this turned out.

Question 8: What do you think of the election in the U.S. so far? We possibly have the worst choice ever. We have one candidate who is under a FBI investigation and another who is a complete moron and narcissist.

Question 9: What is your favorite TV drama? What do you like about it? NCIS, the original one. I untitled think the characters are well drawn out and the “who done it” makes you feel as though you are playing right along with them. (I stopped watching “Criminal Minds” because they tell us who did it and then you watch the characters figure it out).

Question 10: What is the most interesting job you’ve ever had? The three years that I spent DJing in a disco called The Dialtone Disco Dome. I had an engineer who spun the songs that I picked out and my job was to run all the contests, flirt with the girls (the drink age was 18) and to sense what the crowd that night wanted.

Have a great week! Peace & love.

-30-

Where is Mr. Linky When You Need Him?

Posted by Bud Weiser, WTIT on June 18, 2016

Posted in: Saturday 9. 3 Comments

Thanks to The Gal for authoring this meme. Click on the Sat-9 title of song on the next line below to play.

Saturday 9: Papa, Don’t Preach (1986)

If you’re not familiar with today’s song, you can hear it here.

It’s a bitch trying to stay relevant.

1) Madonna has sold more than 200 million records worldwide. Do you have any of her songs on your iPod/mp3 player/phone? I only have three. I’m shocked that I don’t have “Papa Don’t Preach”. I have “Like a Virgin”, “Crazy For You” & “Material Girl”.

2) When she first arrived in New York in search of fame and fortune, Madonna supported herself by working at Dunkin’ Donuts. What did you order last time you were at Dunkin’ Donuts? Friday. While I don’t drink coffee, I love their Boston Cream Donuts. I general have a couple on my way to work.

3) Madonna and her first husband, Sean Penn, ended their marriage on New Year’s Eve,

We said “formal attire optional” and Hunt showed up in a tux. Johnnie Walker & GF are with him.

formal attire optional”.1988. Sam’s New Year’s Eves are never that dramatic. What about you? Do you have any vivid New Year’s Eve memories you’d like to share? We had a WTIT New Year’s Party from 1970 to 1974. The next three New Year’s Eve I spent counting down the top disco hits of the year at what was my all-time favorite job, a DJ at the Dialtone Disco Dome. In the 80s WTIT relaunched. Cos, Rock, Midnight, B.B. & Bob replaced the departed Billy, Gary, Gypsy and Greg. The parties returned in the early 80s. The last one ever was in 1989 months before I split from my first wife, Mary Lou. In the 90s my second wife Debbie and I threw one but only got her best friend and hubby and Harvey Wallbanger. Since then, I spent a couple going out with my dad, but mostly I’ve stayed home. I was either with a date/wife or alone. Kathy and I have thrown parties, but not on New Year’s.

The film of her deep throating this bottle is better…

4) Madonna admits she suffers from brontophobia, aka the fear of storms. Are you scared of thunder and lightening? No, but I am scared of Madonna, if that helps.

5) Onstage during the 2015 Coachella fest, Madonna shocked the audience by planting a kiss square on the lips of much-younger rapper Drake. What’s something that surprised you recently? I mentioned the couple yelling my name that I didn’t recognize. They turned out to be work friends from the 90s. The woman I didn’t recognize I had a crush on back in the day. But she never knew because she was probably too young for me.

6) More recently, Madonna was at the center of a controversy because Prince fans didn’t

Gary in 2014 shocked us showing up to record. His first since 1982.

like her tribute at the Billboard Music Awards. They made themselves heard on social media. Was your last Facebook post or Tweet positive or negative? I don’t do anything on twitter and my Facebook posts are non-controversial. On Facebook I did a shout out to Galloping Gary whose 65^th birthday is today.

7) One of the things Sam’s papa preaches about is car maintenance. He reminds her to check her car’s air filter regularly, because a dirty filter can reduce mileage. Share your own car maintenance tip with us. Put gas in the car. For some reason it won’t run if you don’t. I know, amazing shit, right?

8) When she was growing up, Sam’s father was often away on business. He always remembered to bring back the complimentary shampoos, conditioners and lotions from the hotels where he stayed. When will you next stay in a hotel (or motel, bed-and-breakfast or Airbnb room)? We have that Dark Shadows Con that I spoke about last week, a Star Trek New Voyages Con and a meeting of all the beauty vloggers that Kathy was invited to, coming up. All are in New York and we have reservations already.

9) To celebrate Father’s Day, Sam is giving away her father’s favorite candy: LifeSavers. Would you prefer a roll of Wild Cherry, Butter Rum, Winter Green or Peppermint? Wild Cherry for sure.

Well, Stealing is up. Kwizgiver (my friend Allison) is taking the summer off and I agreed to host it. I had to reactivate my Mr Linky account. I also had to change the format back to what I did with it. Allison used a lot of meme sites to steal her memes. That’s why they were so good. However, I always found an individual to steal from. It doesn’t make mine better or worse, but just different. I think I’m going to really enjoy it. Also, knowing it will switch back in the fall helps as well. Enjoy your weekend. We will return. Same time. Same blog.

-30-

Summertime & the Living Gets Busy

Posted by Bud Weiser, WTIT on June 10, 2016

Posted in: Saturday 9. 12 Comments

Thanks to The Gal for authoring this meme. Click on the Sat-9 title of song on the next line below to play.

I Dream of Jeannie Theme (1965)

… Because Harriet requested it. If you’re not familiar with today’s song, you can hear it here.

1) Jeannie was memorably discovered on the beach in an ornate bottle. Have you ever brought a souvenir home from the beach? (It doesn’t have to be a genie. A shell or a stone will do.) I found a stone once but it wasn’t true so I threw it away and told it to go to shell.

2) Major Anthony Nelson, the man who released Jeannie from her bottle, was an astronaut. When you were a kid, did you dream of being an astronaut when you grew up? Not until Star Trek. I mean, I always loved Sci-fi, but it was with Trek and its optimism that grabbed me. I still didn’t want to be an astronaut, but I pictured myself in the Captain’s chair. It wasn’t until last year on the set of “Star Trek: New Voyages” that chance. I look forward to doing it again this year.

3) Upon discovering Jeannie, Major Nelson’s first wish was that she could speak/understand English so they could communicate. If you found a genie, what would your first wish be? To cure all disease and end hunger and war. Or the stuff you would have expected me to say.

4) Major Nelson’s best friend was fellow astronaut Major Healey. Where did you meet your best friend? He was the ex-boyfriend of my first serious relationship after my first marriage. That was over twenty years ago. The girl and I barely lasted a year, but he’s been around ever since.

5) This theme song was written by Hugo Montenegro, who is better known for the music he wrote for a pair of Clint Eastwood movies (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and A Fistful of Dollars). Do you have a favorite Clint Eastwood movie? “Dirty Harry”.

6) The last episode of the series was titled, “My Master, The Chili King.” What ingredients make up your favorite chili recipe? The one where someone else makes it for you.

7) Jeannie was played by Barbara Eden, who was born in Tuscon, Arizona. Summer in Tuscon can get very hot, with the mercury often reaching 100º. What’s your favorite season? Spring. Romance is in the air and there’s another two whole seasons before winter.

8) Anthony Nelson was played by Larry Hagman, who went on to play the villainous JR on the popular Dallas. Can you think of anything else Dallas is known for? The fucking Cowboys. I’m so glad they suck now.

9) In the autumn of 1965, just weeks after I Dream of Jeannie premiered, St. Louis’ famous Gateway Arch was completed. An estimated 4 million tourists visit the Arch every year. Do you have any summer vacation plans? Besides the Trek thing, we have a “Dark Shadows” convention in June and my brother surprised me with four tickets to see Paul McCartney at Fenway Park in Boston in July. We do have a week off together in July, but have no plans yet.

Enjoy your day. Or night. That’s the trouble with writing, just as with Tape Radio, you know someone will read it or listen. But you know it’s in the future and you hope they laughed. I’m taking tomorrow off. Something tells me my Sundays are getting busier. Join us next time. Same time. Same blog.

-30-

Don’t!

Posted by Bud Weiser, WTIT on June 5, 2016

Posted in: sunday stealing. 6 Comments

b625a-0000

Thank you Allison for hosting Sunday Stealing. to join in click here.

Sunday Stealing: The Meal Skipper Meme

1. Do you skip meals sometimes? I do actually forget to eat. I used to battle weight like anyone else and a couple of years ago my appetite has decreased. I’m not sure if it’s the meds that I’m on or my age. But either way, I’ll take it!

2. Last time you overate? There is a great seafood restaurant that’s is part of a very successful Hartford chain of restaurants. They are called “Max’s” and the one in Springfield used to be my singles hang out. They call have different themes but “Max’s Oyster Bar” is my favorite. My brother is taking my untitled family there on Saturday. Time for stuffed lobster with shrimp dressing, oysters, clams and soft shell crabs!

3. Do you like Mexican food? Just a few things. Spare me those fucking beans.

4. Do you like Chinese food? Yes. In fact, it was at a Chinese restaurant that my mother gave me the “sex talk”. I was 12. She explained, “You are getting to the age where some girls will start untitled letting you touch them in their private places. DON’T.” All I thought of was, “Wow. When does this start?” The answer turned out to be 14.

5. Do you like Italian food? It doesn’t like me much.

6. Do you like American food? Seriously I hate this meme.

7. Have you ever been on a diet? Join me while there is an interesting question. Stay with me. We will find it.

8. Do you like vegetables? Not yet. Maybe the next one. untitled

9. On a scale from 1 to 5 how much do you eat a day (1= not eating, 5= eating 3 meals)? Fuck this.

10. Do you think you eat healthily? Yes. Pass the bacon.

11. Do you think you are ugly? No, but I think this meme is.

12. Do you like your hair? I’m 64 and I’ve still got it, so

Friday night with Bouncing Billy. It was our first duo show since 1974. But I still have hair.

yes very much.

13. Do you like the way you look? Still waiting for that “interesting question”. While we wait I’ll tell you about yesterday when I ran into old work friends. Kathy wanted us to try a new breakfast place in the next town. We went to a town green market of sorts with Connecticut maple syrup, crafts, a middle school band playing Motown and the like. Suddenly I heard “Isn’t that Bud?” I couldn’t figure out who was yelling but Kathy did. She yelled “Yes it is!” I turned to a couple at a table selling wood carvings and dog cookies. While that was paired became obvious. Ne carved. She was nationally known for her dog cookie frosting. I hadn’t a clue who this

Not their booth. In fact I have no idea where this is. I googled imaged it.

couple was. She says, “We’re Donna & David”. Then I got it. David worked for me at Radio 104.1 when I was sales manager there and again when we both worked at Cox Communications. Donna did production of commercials at Cox. When I worked there in sales they need me to voice a lot of commercials. Some I even acted in as well. But Dave’s black hair was now white and 21year-old Donna was now 45. They were great people. I thought I’d burst from her hug. We chatted quite a while. We don’t have a lot of couple friends. I didn’t ask for contact info, but either I’ll find him on facebook or return next week to the town green.

14. Would you want to change anything? This meme. It blows moose.

15. Do you ever wear a lucky color? Where is that “interesting question”? Not here.

16. Do you care how other people see you? I hope with their eyes.

17. Do you or have you ever worn braces? While my teeth at 12 years-old were interesting, this question isn’t.

18. Do you wear glasses and/or contacts? Just shoot me.

19. Do you want to gain weight, lose weight, or stay about the same? Didn’t we go through all of this weight shit?

20. What do you do if you have the flu? I sweat. I take they day off. I know most folks flap their arms and time travel but I just am sick.

21. How many tries to get your drivers license? This is just scary that anyone would find any of this interesting.

22. Are you saving up for anything in the future? I’m not saving up, but I do so want a Ultra HDTV. They are 4X clearer and go up to 75 inches. We are doing over our bedroom. It was a bit save the furniture. It is Mission that I have loved since working for Seaman’s Furniture right after I left Cox. Check that out. Ow many guys can say they worked for Cox then Seaman’s? (Change each word’s spelling if you don’t get it) We don’t have a TV in our bedroom and mostly just sleep there. Kathy thought if the room were bigger and we had TV there we’d use the room more, in a matter of speaking. We wanted to knock out a wall, eliminate the guest room but it was a load bearing wall. (We have four bedrooms). We may use mirrors. One is off my den or “man cave” as Kathy calls it. It’s the WTIT Studio. Kathy has the other room upstairs as a make-up/wardrobe and TV studio for her YouTube Show “Kathy Aay Makeup: Look Great At Any Age” show. She has videos that have had 50K viewers. She has over 6K subscribers. Check out the episode where I guest to do comedy with her. Click here and go 7 minutes in watch us. And hit “SUBCRIBE” please. She is excellent at mature women’s make-up.

23. Do you have a lot of spare time? Apparently. Otherwise I wouldn’t be doing this fucker.

24. Do you consider yourself a responsible person? I am responsible for creating Sunday Stealing so I guess I’m responsible for this fucker.

25. Do you consider yourself a lazy person? You asked this last week.

I know I was a little rough here. I think this could have been a great meme at 10 questions. I’d rather 10 great questions to 25 that only have 10 somewhat interesting ones. No one knows more than I how hard hosting a meme/survey is. Have a great week! See you next time. Same time. Same blog.

-30-

A Studio Without Frogs

Posted by Bud Weiser, WTIT on June 4, 2016

Posted in: Saturday 9. 14 Comments

Thanks to The Gal for authoring this meme. Click on the Sat-9 title of song on the next line below to play.

Saturday 9: Ode to Billie Joe (1967)

If you’re not familiar with today’s song, you can hear it here.

untitled 1) This song takes places on “the third of June,” which is described as “another sleepy, dusty” day. Describe the weather where you were on Friday, June 3, 2016. A tidal wave of sorts will blast New England like a tsunami killing every inhabitant, animal and all plant life. Molten lava is expected to rise from the earth’s center to cover the area. The outlook for the weekend is sunny and pleasant.

2) In this song, the family sits down to eat and discuss the doings of their friends and neighbors. Mama, Papa, Brother and Sister were at the table. Who did you have dinner with on Friday? That would be my wife Kathy.

3) Young Billie Joe MacAllister playfully put a frog down another kid’s back. Do you see many frogs where you live? I live with a nearly 300 square mile state park in my back yard. But I live in the WTIT Studio. So no.

4) This song made Mississippi’s Tallahatchie Bridge famous. What’s the name of a bridge in your neighborhood? We are near the Connecticut River so there are a ton of bridges that I cross every day. But do I know one’s name? Nope.

Did you know for a while he was in The beach Boys?

5) Bobbie Gentry often performed with Glen Campbell. Mr. Campbell’s family is very open about Glen’s battle with Alzheimer’s. Is anyone in your life facing this terrible disease? Not yet. But it’s a big family.

6) “Ode to Billie Joe” was made into a movie directed by Max Baer, Jr. Mr. Baer is better known for playing Jethro Bodine in a famous 1960s era sitcom. Can you name it? When you’re resorting to Beverly Hillbillies trivia you are showing your age…

7) Bobbie Gentry made one of her last public appearances in 1981 on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Johnny is now seen in reruns on the Antenna TV channel. Think of the last TV show you watched. Was it new or was it a rerun? I think those terms will soon be antiquated. With the binge watching of shows (Kathy and I had never seen “Mad untitled Men”. Before its last season we watched the entire series. We watched the pilot for “Nurse Jackie” the other night. It’s got two seasons in the book. So I guess it was a “rerun” but we watched it on Netflix.

8) In 1967, when this song was popular, Sweden changed its traffic laws and Swedes began driving on the right. Have you ever driven in a foreign country? If so, did you have a hard time adapting to their laws? No. But when I was in England I took cabs.

9) Random question: Which would you rather have more of — compliments or hugs? Random answer: It depends on who they’re from.

We hope you’ve had a great week! Enjoy the weekend. Join us next time. Same time. Same blog.

-30-