[BC] Talking about automation taking you off the air

[Steve]

And were jocks relieved (literally) when in late 1959 Marty Robbins recorded El Paso! Until then, (at least in Top-40 radio) we had nothing of that length to become the restroom running anthem. Country jocks got a break as well.

Steve Newman
Steve Walker Productions
Opp, AL  36467
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sid Schweiger 
  To: broadcast at radiolists.net 
  Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 9:32 AM
  Subject: Re: [BC] Talking about automation taking you off the air


  >>While we are on the subject of passwords and the such, we need to
  get all the old guys on the list here to come up with the all time
  definitive 'going to the bathroom' record list.

  McArthur Park was a pretty good one.<<

  Hey Jude
  In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
  Time Has Come Today (long version)

  Now, for the REALLY old-timers, let's see the list of the all-time best
  backtime-into-network-news records.  "Stay" by Maurice Williams and the
  Zodiacs was the old standby, at 1:37 with a fade ending.  Got used lots
  of times.



  Sid Schweiger
  IT Manager, Entercom Boston LLC
  WAAF - WEEI AM/FM - WMKK - WRKO - WVEI
  20 Guest St / 3d Floor
  Boston MA  02135-2040
  Phone: 617-779-5369
  Fax: 617-779-5379
  E-Mail: sid at wrko.com

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