Tag: Boss Radio 66

That Thing She Does!

Debbie Daughtry and friend

Last weekend I was on a Watch Party that Debbie Daughtry was hosting, showing Tom Hanks’ delightfully note-perfect movie that I also love, That Thing You Do! There was a technical glitch, but I figured out a workaround and had a lot of fun. Debbie sounds like she’s up to trying another watch party, and the movie I recommended won’t surprise anyone who knows me.

Today the full story has been revealed about Debbie, Boss Radio 66, and how Tom Hanks came into the radio picture.

“Debbie sends me the playlist and I do a dive on the web for salient and fascinating information,” Tom tells PEOPLE of how he prepares for his sets.

https://people.com/movies/tom-hanks-dj-boss-radio-66-brooklyn-oldies-station-debbie-daughtry-exclusive/

Boss Radio 66 is just the first of several collaborations between Tom and Debbie to come, including a country music and American Standards station soon to follow on TuneIn.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/radio-producer-brooklyn-ended-tom-153400227.html

Here are a couple of movie trailers that were put on YouTube by Johnathon Schaech, who plays Jimmy in the movie. Johnathan apologized to Debbie because he wanted to join the watch party, but then was unable to attend.

Look fast for a young Charlize Theron in this one!

Look fast for an old Ortofon SPU phono cartridge in this one!

Itching for Ichiban

Tom Hanks is out of his Colonel Tom Parker persona, and he’s returning to the DJ mic at Boss Radio 66, Saturday at noon ET. You may have heard that Hanks is a typewriter enthusiast and collector. Here’s a typed note he sent to Boss Radio 66 before it declared its independence.

I don’t know what the dispute was at WFMU that led to Rock ‘n’ Soul Ichiban leaving the station, but I used to work in the radio biz, so I know how it goes. Whatever the trouble was, Hanks is no longer just a fan of the Ichiban Sound, he’s part of it.

Getting the Hanks of Blogging Again

Lessee, my last post was way back on October 15. Here’s Tom Hanks playing DJ for Halloween.

And here Tom’s Thanksgiving Edition.

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Sony ZX Series Wired On-Ear Headphones MDR-ZX110