I was VERY sad to see on Fessa John Hook's Endless Summer web site this morning that the Old BS-er, Billy Smith, had died.
I regularly listened to his morning show on 94.9 FM, the Surf, in North Myrtle Beach, SC, ever since we got the internet. I first heard him on WNMB back in the 80s when we would sit at the pool, soaking up the sun, occasionally jumping in, and having a few suds at the Sea Nymph Motel, back when it was a place you didn't mind staying. I even saw him a few times.
Just an outstanding talent, a guy who could make you laugh, and whose knowledge of Beach Music and oldies was limitless. I always felt he was a kindred spirit to my own, only of a higher order.
I noticed that the last several weeks that Ted Bell had his morning show, but figured he was on a vacation.
Like his sign-off song, "But, I'll Be Back." In my memories, anyway. By the way, BS-er stood for his initials, but he also had a knack for the other stuff as well.
Billy Smith, He'll Be Greatly Missed. --RoadDog
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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