Let's Talk Oldies

Jan, thank you for your compliment. I appreciate it very much.

Funny, I've thought that the 1-second pitch for the show is "Oldies Meets Car Talk"!

I chose Entertainment because the show is more than only Music and more than only Talk. I assume the judges will straighten it out if they think Music a more appropriate category.

Tomorrow's the big day! :)

Hi Jim,

Thank you for your nice words. Always appreciated.

Actually, I think Bowie used the name "Stardust" in his Ziggy Stardust persona as a tribute to The LSC, but Bowie had the Ziggy persona in mind even without The LSC.

Steven

I hope you have the opportunity to listen to "Let's Talk Oldies" "on a regular basis". :)

Thank you, Malcolm.

Hi Tracy,

I appreciate your comment, and thank you.

I only put the "breakaway sound" in my file to allow listeners to distinguish between phone calls; otherwise, for example, I found myself talking with Larry about the importance of electric guitars and then INSTANTLY segueing into a discussion about Fabian. That was confusing, so I put the "breakaway sound" in to separate the discussions. The sound is not part of the substance of my entry at all.

Hi Jason,

Thank you for your comment.

I don't doubt that someone will want to discuss a song that reached #81 on a Topeka station chart in 1966, and I'll have never heard of it. But "Let's Talk Oldies" is not merely an "oldies trivia" show. The talk aspect of the show is meant to be a *dialog*; if necessary, I'll help callers to tell *their* story about why the song or artist is meaningful to them. One aspect of the show is about the emotional hooks that oldies have for us, and that's valid even for songs that most people don't know. Learning about the emotional rapport the caller has with the song may well lead to a path in the discussion that's more universal.

To be clear, however, I would exclude most calls about songs, records or artists that very few people (including me) ever heard of, and that I can't somehow connect to either my own personal experiences or my large catalog of .mp3 recordings.

Hi Janean,

Have you ever heard a song called "1985" by the group "Bowling for Soup"? (I don't make up group names; I just print 'em.)

It's about a late-30s/early-40s woman yearning for the oldies of the 80's! IMHO it's one of the best records of the past 10 years, a wonderful song, recorded perfectly. Great rock and roll! You can hear this song (and watch the not-very-good video) at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb2qATROGKQ

And thanks so much for your comment and (I presume) your vote. :)

Steven