I had assumed that “Overnight America” was an existing program, but apparently not. Its premiere was last night, on four stations.
http://www.kmox.com/pages/3583198.php
According to Arbitron, Boston is the #10 radio market, and St. Louis is #20. Am I missing something here about taking the overnight slot from Steve LeVeille and giving it to Jon Grayson? Who besides the guys making the decision think it was a good one to make?
http://www.arbitron.com/home/mm001050.asp
I predict that WBZ radio’s wrong-headed decision to replace overnight personality Steve LeVeille with a syndicated program originating in St. Louis will be a total failure. Here’s an audio clip of Jordan Rich introducing Jon Grayson, host of Overnight America, with a real party line of BS.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2009/JAN/Wbz1030.mp3]It’s telling that Grayson is on the other end of a regular phone line, and not coming over a high quality link. Nothing against Grayson personally, because I’ve never heard of him before, but I have no interest in listening to his show.
Maybe Steve LeVeille will issue a statement on his website. Wherever he goes, I’ll follow.
Another guest who provided entertainment at the (informal) dinner party we attended last night was a gentleman named Bülent Güneralp. A native of Istanbul, Bülent is a gifted classical opera singer, with a big, booming bass-baritone voice, and a warm, outgoing personality to match.
Carol and I were at a post-New Years dinner party tonight, hosted by some friends. One of the guests is a Boston-based singer-songwriter named Marianne Pasts.
She wasn’t there as a performer, but perform she did. The quality of Marianne’s voice is extraordinary, and she has to be heard live to fully appreciate it. Here is her song “The River.”
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2009/JAN/TheRiver.mp3]It’s long been the assertion of D.F. Rogers that Astrid Kirchherr makes a brief appearance in A Hard Day’s Night with John Lennon during the discotheque scene. I’ve spliced it together, omitting the parallel sequence with Paul’s grandfather gambling, in a James Bond parody, with Prue Bury’s future husband, Terry Hooper, playing the croupier. I’ll post that later.
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We just got back from my sister’s house (not Jean, but the local sister) and I’ve got to get some wallpaper stripping done quick so our contractor can resize a closet door frame in the morning. So I’ll do something quick here and post an uncropped copy of Astrid’s famous self-portrait, showing the mirror frame.
