[BC] Curious edits

Thomas G. Osenkowsky tosenkowsky
Wed Feb 22 17:16:24 CST 2006


>The mid-morning guy (who still is, God bless 'im!), Larry Wells, whenever
he played
>the *cart* of  Monday, Monday by The Mommas and the Papas would pause the
cart during the
>break that occurs just before the last refrain long enough to trip the
alarm.

The pause in "Monday, Monday", "No Matter What" and others is
actually a public service. It allows parents to lecture their children on
the dangers of marijuana. It even inspired Elvis to include the false fade
in "Suspicious Minds" so mom and dad's voices could be heard over
the music.

Tom Osenkowsky, CPBE



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