Farrah Fawcett and the “Midnight Train to Georgia”
As my wife would gladly tell you, I’m the world’s worst when it comes to song lyrics. Even though I was on radio for about ten years, I spent most… Read more »
The photos before the famous Abbey Road photo
There’s nothing like a great photograph. What many people consider to be the best album cover photo ever, is the Beatles “Abbey Road.” It’s been studied, diagrammed, dissected and discussed… Read more »
Why did they name it the “Ol’ Johnny Bridge?”
During my broadcasting career, I’ve welcomed many new reporters into Chattanooga. Since they’re usually from out of town and I’m pretty much a native, they ask me a lot of… Read more »
Yes, there really was “A Boy Named Sue”
“Well my daddy left home when I was three, and he didn’t leave much to Ma and me, except this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze. Now I… Read more »
When “Seinfeld” was Must-See TV
I caught a “Seinfeld” rerun the other night. Between the laughs, I remembered how NBC was reluctant at first: the show was too Jewish, too New York, and of course,… Read more »
25 years ago: Love it? Hate it? “Kokomo” was #1 for the Beach Boys
In 1988, the Beach Boys were toast. Done. Only in their 40s, they were already in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which is life’s way of saying, “We… Read more »
Jim Croce: yes, it’s been 40 years
His songs are still on the radio, some of them anyway. Oldies stations play only the ones that move fast. I think they’re afraid younger, short-attention span listeners will tune… Read more »
A tribute to Chattanooga’s Great Jet-FLI: the soundtrack of a generation
Some videos really don’t need an introduction. So here it is, my tribute to the Great Jet-FLI, 1070 AM, WFLI, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. Although there was no introduction, I… Read more »
10 years ago: Two of my favorites left us on the same day, Part 2 (Johnny Cash)
Flashing back to that sad morning of September 12, 2003, NBC’s “Today Show” and the other network programs had to scramble their lineups, and in a hurry. John Ritter had… Read more »
10 years ago: Two of my favorites left us on the same day (Part 1, John Ritter)
On the morning of September 12, 2003, I got up to help get the boys off to school. Chris was a junior, Vince an 8th grader. Like every day, I… Read more »
