WLS Top 27 Songs for Week of Nov. 13, 1972-- Part 4: 'I Am Woman'

Fifty years ago.  That's half a century for those who are counting.

*  Means the song was climbing the charts.  The number after the artist is how high the song got on the Billboard Hot 100 National Charts.

10.  LISTEN TO THE MUSIC--  Doobie Brothers      #11       Their first big hit.      On the video, they had two drummers and 4 guitarists.

9.  *WITCHY WOMAN--  Eagles      #9       Too late for Halloween?  That's Don Henley singing.

8.  *IF I COULD REACH YOU--  5th Dimension       #10     Their last Top Ten.

7.  *I AM WOMAN--  Helen Reddy      #1      Hear me now!!  Hear her roar!!

6.  *I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME--  Lobo      #2

5.  I'LL BE AROUND--  Spinners      #3     This song really brings back the memories.

4.  FREDDIE'S DEAD--  Curtis Mayfield    #4

3.  GARDEN PARTY--  Rick Nelson    #6      His last Top 40 song.

2.  NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN--  Moody Blues    #2   Their biggest hit.

1.  *I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW--  Johnny Nash    #1 for 4 weeks

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "A Chance To Share Old Memories And Play Our Songs Again."   Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Garden Party"

Past Movie Scratches: Thirteen-- Evil-- Fallen-- Friday-- Venom-- Quiet

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020.

133--  THIRTEEN GHOSTS--  10-15--  Beware of uncles bearing gifts.

134.  EVIL DEAD--  10-15--  Don't read the book.  Friends killing friends as gory as possible.  The more the better.

135.  JURASSIC WORLD:  FALLEN KINGDOM--  10-16--  Humans being mean to dinosaurs.  Dinosaurs eating humans.

136.  FRIDAY THE 13TH-2--  10-29--  When will those kids learn?  Teen sex will get ya killed.

137.  VENOM--  10-31--  For sure the beginning of a wonderful relationship.  Please don't eat the good people (or daisies).

138.  A QUIET PLACE--  10-31--  A real good time to keep your mouth shut.  A whole new thing to scare you.

Continuing with the scary movies for some reason.

--RoadTober

Past Movie Scratches: Carrie-- House-- Jurassic-- Witchhunters-- Trick-- Pumpkinhead

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2020.

127.  CARRIE--  10-6--  New Carrie, old Carrie.  Same results.

128.  LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT--  10-6--  Everybody dies hard (Hey, that's another movie), including, and especially, the last one in the microwave.

129.  JURASSIC PARK:  FALLEN KINGDOM--  10-7--  Good ol' Blue saves the day again.  Good Velociraptor.  

130.  HANSEL & GRETA:  WITCHHUNTERS--  10-12--  How many different ways can a witch or human die.  Here are some suggestions.

131.  TRICK OR TREAT--  10-14--  Make sure you keep your Halloween traditions going or Sam will get 'ya.

132.  PUMPKINHEAD--  10-14--   Be careful when seeking revenge or you might get a pumpkin with an attitude.

I wonder why we're having all these spooky movies this tome of year?

--RoadWeen

Around Here: Fish Fry, Two Legions, Afternoon Music Drink Specials and Bloody Marys

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5

We went to Cuda's and met Glen, Barb, Kevin and Kelly and had that great fish fry.  Afterwards we adjourned for cocktails and 50-50 at the Fox Lake American Legion.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6

Started taking down Halloween decorations.  Liz and I met Glen and Barb at the Fox Lake American Legion that afternoon to enjoy the sounds of John Polito playing in the bar area.  Sure enjoy having music during a Saturday afternoon in November.

Afterwards, we met Kevin and Kelly at Stucky's in Johnsburg for the salisbury steak special and all those wonderful $1 draft pints.  We, however, left before karaoke as we had had enough to drink by then.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7

I was finally able to get to my huge burn pile and burn it.

We went to the McHenry American Legion for those great "Adequate" $2.50 Bloody Marys and watched the Packers lose, but were impressed with their backup quarterback, who hopefully will be taking over next year.

Having Fun Around Here.  --RoadDog

Around Here: The Problem With Halloween Lights, Stucky's Sunnyside Gold Carts and a Legion

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30

On the internet much of the morning.  In the afternoon I rolled up the front hose (not real easy as there is 150 feet on it).  I also was able to figure out how to get the Halloween lights back on along the front porch.

We went to Stucky's for the $1 draft beer and I had the special which was a stuffed orange pepper cut out like a jack-o-lantern.  While we were there, five golf cart groups from Sunnyside Tavern came by on a Halloween scavenger hunt and they were all dressed in costumes.  We particularly liked the one group of our friends dressed like the different characters of the Addams Family.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31

After the usual radio and internet, we went to the McHenry American Legion and watched the Bears lose another game.  Then stopped at Sunnyside in Johnsburg on the way home.

--RoadDog

PREGNANCY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:   Q:  Do I have to have a baby shower?  A:  Not if you change the baby's diaper very quickly.

Around Here: Twice to Windhill for Food and Halloween Decorations, Stucky's for Jim Sieg and the Legion

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28

Drove to McHenry, Illinois, and had the $5 half pound burger special at Windhill Pancake Parlor on Il-120 at the bridge.  It cost extra for additional toppings and I got the crumbled blue cheese and grilled onions for $1.50.  One great meal.  But the main reason for going there was the Halloween decorations.  They definitely go overboard decorating for Halloween.  Everywhere you look there is something to see.  I know of no other place that decorates this much for the occasion.

We then went to Stucky's in Johnsburg to see the return of local entertainer Jim Sieg who we've been following for years.  He came down with a bad case of the Covid and has recovered now.  He had his full band and he was having a great time.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29

We went back to Windhill Pancake Parlor again, this time with Kevin and Kelly and try their fish fry and fish boil.  I got the fish boil and Liz the fish fry for $14.25 each.  It was AUCE, but neither one of us could finish and we took plenty home.  Kevin and Kelly had not been there for the decorations and were impressed.

Afterwards, we went to the Fox Lake American Legion where Kelly pretty much drank for free answering the "Wheel of Fortune" questions.  We then had the fifty-fifty, but none of us won anything.  Came home and enjoyed Margaritaville in the basement and watched the World Series game,

--Why Go Anywhere Else?  --RoadDog

PREGNANCY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:  Q:  My childbirth instructor said it's not pain I'll feel during labor, but pressure.  Is she right?   A:  Yes, in the same way that a tornado might be called an air current.

Every Blooming THing, Early November

Keeping true to my goal of having something blooming with big color all the way between April and October, the yard has a lot of color right now.

Several hundred yellow and orange mums are still in bloom.  The sedum have the dark heads and yellow stalks.  Burning bushes are burning red.  Plus, my lone remaining Bradford pear tree has just gotten it autumnal tones.  However, I do have several Bradford pear tree seedlings growing.

Just finished raking pine straw up into my two pine islands; great mulch, but a whole lot of raking, especially with all the wind we've been having so that pine straw was spread out over a really bit area.  Hoping that I cut the grass for the last time.

Rolled up the front yard hose onto the reel (200 feet of hose) and will get to the backyard hose later this month after I finish burning limbs and twigs.  

We've been having a great Indian Summer around here with temperatures in the lower 70s for the last six days.  Last year this time, we had already had a Halloween surprise snow storm that dropped six inches on the ground and then there was another surprise Veterans Day six inches.  No snow this year, but we have had a couple frosts.

--RoadDog

JSS: Strange Halloween-- No Decorating for Halloween--Where's the Halloween Candy?-- Injun Summer

JSS--  Just Some Stuff

1.  STRANGE HALLOWEEN--  Well, last Saturday was  one strange Halloween for us.  For the first time ever, we didn't hand out candy to the lil' Trick or Treaters.  Too bad, as we always enjoy the really young ones out on their first spree.  They are so cute.  We were home, but all lights in the front of the house were out.  We still got a few knocks.  Felt guilty, but these times as they say.

2.  NO DECORATING FOR HALLOWEEN--  This was also the first time I didn't decorate.  We usually have lighted pumpkins in every window inside as well as about a thousand mostly orange miniature lights outside.  You might say we went dark.

3.  WHERE'S THE HALLOWEEN CANDY?--  I noticed that there was quite a bit less candy for sale at places before Halloween and then, the day after, when I usually do some stocking up, some stores didn't even have any candy on sale.

4.  INJUN SUMMER--  Well, since Tuesday, November 3, we have been having very warm weather for this time of the year.  We have been to Sunnyside Tavern in Johnsburg and sitting outside every day since then.  Very warm while sun is out, but when it starts going down, you see everyone  heading out to their vehicles to get more clothing.  Man, it gets downright cold.

--RoadDog

Past Movie Scratches: Halloween-- Avatar-- Guardians-- Hunger-- Trek-- Forrest

See if you can guess the names of the movies at the top.

Past Movie Scratches--  Movies I saw on TV in 2019, before Virus.

79.  HALLOWEEN--  10-30--  Yes, Tommy.  There is a boogey man and his name is Michael.  A fixated lad and just the film to watch the day before his Holiday.

80.  AVATAR--  11-4--  It's whites vs. Indians in space.  "I see you."  Do you see me?  Amazing cgi.

81.  GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY--  11-9--  Great movie and great music from a CASSETTE!!  I am a big cassette fan.  I still record on cassettes.

82.  HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE--  11-11--  You just got to hate President Snow.  I don't even like him on those orange juice commercials now.  Then, there is that laughing, laughing mc.  

83.  STAR TREK--  11-16--  How it all began.  Everybody meets everybody.  Who said, "Are you out of your Vulcan mind?"  "Who said, "I've got your gun?"  Young Spock meets old Spock.

84.  FORREST GUMP--  11-23--  Stupid is as stupid does.  "And, that's all I have to say about that."  Too bad they are going to have to change the name of the movie because someone was named after a Confederate general and some people have hissy fits when they see that.

Several Groups of Misfits.  --RoadDog

The Drive's Halloween A to Z Spooktacular Today, 10 AM to ? 'Cat Scratch Fever'

Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM has stated playing nothing but Halloween songs already and will continue until the ghouls come home.  In honor of you-know-what.  And, they are playing them alphabetically.

They just finished playing 

CAT SCRATCH FEVER--  Ted Nugent

CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN-  Guess Who

CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON--  Dave Edmunds

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They started with:

ABFRACADABRA--  Steve Miller

BACK IN BLACK--  ACDC

BAD MOON RISING--  Creedence Clearwater Revival

BATTLE OF EVERMORE--  Led Zeppelin

BEAST OF BURDEN--  Rolling Stones

BEWARE OF DARKNESS--  George Harrison

It streams so get your Halloween Scaredies right here today and tonight.  

--RoadBoo

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I See Earthquakes And Lightning.  I See Bad Times Today."  Answer below.  --RoadSkeered

"Bad Moon Rising"

It's a Howlin' Halloween Around Here For Sure: 10 Songs to 'Skeer' the Daylights Out of You 'Werewolves of London'

From Bob Stroud's Ten at Ten on Chicago's Drive, 97.1 FM, WDRV from Oct. 30, 2020.

Yep, gonna be a strange one indeed this year.  Besides being the first time since Liz and I have been married that we're not giving out candy (and I didn't even decorate the outside of the house).  Plus, the Illinois governor has decided to stop inside dining and drinking at restaurants and bars in Lake and McHenry counties as of today.  

Yep, it's Happy Coronavirus Time to All.  But, sadly, necessary.

Anyhow, we can still play our spooky music.  And here are ten sure-fired "skeerd" songs, compliments of Baron Von Frankenstroud.

1.  I PUT A SPELL ON YOU--  Screamin' Jay Hawkins

2.  SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD--  Police

3.  SPOOKY--  Classics IV

4.  PSYCHO KILLER--  Talking Heads

5.  SEASON OF THE WITCH--  Donovan

6.  DEVIL INSIDE-- INXS

7.  DANCING WITH MR. D--  Rolling Stones

8.  GHOSTBUSTERS--  Ray Parker, Jr.

9.  WEREWOLVES OF LONDON--  Warren Zevon

10.  SCARY MONSTERS--  David Bowie

By the way, tomorrow from 10 am CDST to whenever, Chicago's WDRV 97.1 FM will be doing Halloween Songs A to Z.  So, if you like listening to Halloween scaries, give it a listen.  I sure will be.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "In The Cool Of The Evenin' When Everything Is Gettin' Kind Of Groovy."  Answer below.  --RoadBoo

"Spooky"

JSS: Winter Arrives Early-- Halloween Decorations-- Even Cold in Myrtle Beach-- How About That Wall MR. PRESIDENT?

JSS--  Just Some Stuff.

1.  WINTER ARRIVES EARLY--   It definitely has arrived early.  We had 5 inches of snow on Halloween and another 5 inches  yesterday.  And today, temps never much got past 20 degrees all day.

2.  HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS-- Unfortunately, I had taken down the Halloween outside decorations but not brought them inside.  Now they are covered with snow.  I'll have to wait for a warm up.  I sure hope it gets a bit warmer.

3.  EVEN COLD IN MYRTLE BEACH--  I usually listen to WVCO, 94.9 the Surf in North Myrtle Beach most mornings and they are talking of temperatures below freezing and wind chill tomorrow of around 20 degrees.  So, I don't feel so bad.

4.  HOW ABOUT THAT WALL, MR. PRESIDENT?--  I know our president would like to build a wall along our border with Mexico.  But I have a better idea for a wall.  Let's build it where an even bigger problem exists, and that would be along our northern border.

Now, don't get me wrong, I like Canadians, BUT I sure don't like THEIR WEATHER!!!  I think they should keep their weather on their own side of the wall and quit sending it to us.

Come On, Mr. President.  Build That Wall.  --RoadWall

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DID YOU KNOW:  The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.

Don't octothorpe me.

JSS: Merry Halloween-- No Snowblower-- Pine Straw Still Down-- Flowers Still Out-- Haunted Driveway?

Well, it would appear that winter has arrived here in the Midwest.

JSS--  Just Some Stuff

1.  MERRY HALLOWEEN--  All we want for Halloween is snow.  Wait, that's for Christmas.  It started snowing last night and has continued until now at 2:12 p.m..  I'm figuring we have at least 4 inches of snow on the ground.

2.  NO SNOWBLOWER--  And, I haven't gotten my snowblower working yet and am really hoping a ran off the gas-oil mixture this summer, but can't remember.  Will find out soon enough.

3.  PINE STRAW STILL DOWN--  And, I had just begun to rake the pine straw from around the pine islands.  Can't see the pine straw anymore.

4.  FLOWERS STILL OUT--  And, I still have some flowers out in pots.  But, I have taken the ones I want to overwinter inside.

5.  HAUNTED DRIVEWAY?--  Well, my driveway has snow on it.  The folks across the street?  Their driveways have no snow on them.  Mine must be haunted.

Too Soon for Snow.  --RoadSnow

The Drive's Halloween Spooktacular A to Z: "Don't Fear the Reaper"

Right now, WDRV, the Drive, in Chicago is playing their Halloween A to Z songs and are in the letter "D".  It streams and goes on until later this evening.  www.wdrv.com.

Last ten songs played:

EVIL WAYS--  Santana
DON'T FEAT THE REAPER--  Blue Oyster Cult
DEVIL'S GOT A NEW DISGUISE--  Aerosmith

DEVIL WOMAN--  Cliff Richard
DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON/GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY--  Mitch Ryder
THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA--  Charlie Daniels Band
DARKNESS AT THE EDGE OF TOWN--  Bruce Springsteen

DANCING IN THE DARK--  Bruce Springsteen
CUTS LIKE A KNIFE--  Bryan Adams
THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON--  Dave Edmunds

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "He Was In A Bind Cause He Was Way Behind."  Answer below.  --ScaredDog


"The Devil Went Down to Georgia"

Music to Make You Howl at Halloween: "Werewolves of London"

From Bob Stroud's Ten at Ten on Chicago's WDRV (The Drive) 97.1 FM for Halloween today.

Well, actually, a very, very distant relative named Baron Von Frankenstroud gave us the ten songs.

GHOSTBUSTERS--  Ray Parker, Jr.
SPOOKY--  Classics IV
DEVIL INSIDE--  INXS

SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD--  Police
I PUT A SPELL ON YOU--  Screamin' Jay Hawkins
DANCING WITH MR. D--  Rolling Stones
WEREWOLVES OF LONDON--  Warren Zevon

PSYCHO KILLER--  Talking Heads
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF--  Duran Duran
MONSTER MASH--  Bobby "Boris"Pickett

This will be repeated at 10 pm tonight.

Also, the Drive is running their Halloween A to Z show where they play a whole lot of Halloween songs in that order until way late this evening.  They started at noon and are up to the letter "D" now.

These all stream at www.wdrv.com.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Is There Somethin' Strange In Your Neighborhood?"  Answer below.  --RoadBoo


"Ghostbusters"

JSS: Plants In-- Bears/Packers-- Halloween-- Burning

JSS-  Just Some Stuff

1.  PLANTS IN--  With the crashing temperatures and freeze warnings Friday and this weekend, I brought in the plants outside that I overwinter in the sunroom.

2.  BEARS/PACKERS--  This past weekend was one of those crummy times when neither the DaBears nor Packers were on TV Sunday.  In the past it was because they usually both had byes.  Da Bears had a bye this week, but the Packers played Monday night.  That left us with no football to watch since we only watch these two teams on TV unless we happen to be in a bar and another game is on.

3.  HALLOWEEN--  I've been putting up Halloween decorations outside and inside, because you-know-what is about here.  Of course, everybody knew about it as Halloween Creep set in early in September.

4.  BURNING--  We can only burn leaves on weekends in October and November and what I'd like to know is why we get the worst weather those two days most every month.  Last weekend was a prime example with it being too wet and windy on Saturday and way too windy, overcast and cold on Sunday.

Like, Boo.  --RoadDog

Now That Halloween Creep Has Begun, How About A Scary Song?

Now that the stores are selling off or putting away their Back-To-School Creep stuff, I see that they are starting to put out the Halloween Creep stuff--  two months early..

As I was making entries on the blog today, I am listening to You Tube which has made one of many personal listening sets based on songs I have played on their service.  They do an absolutely wonderful job of it.

An hour or so ago, they put on the Guess Who's "Shakin' All Over." on my Mix:  Illusion "Did You See Her Eyes."  I wish I had known about this song as a good scary one back when I was deejaying as I absolutely would have used it in my Halloween shows.

And, this version is played along with Walt Disney's scary 1929 "Skeleton Dance" cartoon.  They go perfectly together.

Check out St.PeteArtisan's  "The Guess Who - Shakin' All Over --  Skeleton Dance on You Tbe.

Like, BOO!!!

Ten Halloween Songs to Scare You: "Spirits In the Material World"

From Bob Stroud's Ten At Ten, October 31, 2018, Chicago's WDRV 97.1 FM, the Drive.

MONSTER MASH--  Bobby "Boris" Pickett
SPOOKY--  Classics IV
SCARY MONSTERS--  David Bowie

DEVIL INSIDE--  INXS
SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD--  Police
I PUT A SPELL ON YOU--  Screamin' Jay Hawkins
DANCING WITH MR. D--  Rolling Stones

WEREWOLVES OF LONDON--  Warren Zevon
PSYCHO KILLER--  Talking Heads
SEASON OF THE WITCH--  Donovan

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I Was Working In The Lab Late One Night."  Answer Below.  --RoadHowl

SAYINGS:  "You Can't Take It With You"  When you die.  Well, that depends upon what it is.  If it's your dark blue suit, you can certainly take it with you.  In fact, not only can you take it with you, you can probably put some things in your pockets.

"Monster Mash"

JSS: Halloween A to Z-- Ten Halloween Songs-- The Nov. 1 Holiday

JSS--  Just Some Stuff.

1.  HALLOWEEN A TO Z--  At noon (CDST) today, Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM will begin their Halloween A to Z where they will play spooky and weird songs based title alphabetically for around six hours.  Well worth a listen and it streams at www.wdrv.com.

2.  TEN HALLOWEEN SONGS--  And, today at 10 a.m. and again at 10 p.m. (CDST), Bob Stroud (well his relative Count Frankenstroud) will play Halloween songs on his Ten at Ten show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM.  And, it streams.

3.  THE NOV. 1 HOLIDAY--  I don't know about you, but November 1, tomorrow, I will be hitting the stores in search of that scary half-price Halloween candy and stuff.

Good Listening and Eating in the Neighborhood.  --RoadDog

As Ever: Halloween Songs to "Skeer" the Daylights Out Of You "Witchy Woman"

This past Sunday, Bob Stroud did his yearly creepy crawly show on Halloween songs to scare you on his Rock and Roll Roots show from 7 to 9 a.m. on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM.

I WANT CANDY--  Strangeloves
FRANKENSTEIN--  Edgar Winter Group
BAD MOON RISING--  CCR   Also, my ringtone.

WITCHY QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS--  Redbone
WITCHY WOMAN--  Eagles
WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE--  Alice Cooper

EVIL WAYS--  Santana
DEVIL  IN HER HEART--  Beatles
EVIL WOMAN--  ELO

SUPERSTITION--  Stevie Wonder
STRANGE BREW--  Cream
BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN--  Albert King

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Thirteen Month Old Baby, Broke the Lookin' Glass."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

SAYINGS:  "Everything Comes in Threes": continued.  By the way, in Medieval times, it was widely believed that everything came in twenty-sixes.  They were wrong, too.  It just took them longer to recognize the pattern.

"Superstition"