It's Officially Summer Today: Ten Songs from Bob Stroud to Mark the Occasion

Bob Stroud on his Ten at Ten show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM just finished playing ten songs about the you-know-what season that has just descended upon us.

1.  BLUE SKY--  Allman Brothers Band

2.  MAGIC--  Cars

3.  SCHOOL'S OUT--  Alice Cooper

4.  THE BOYS OF SUMMER--  Don Henley

5.  SATURDAY IN THE PARK--  Chicago

6.  SUMMER OF 69--  Bryan Adams

7.  SUMMERTIME BLUES--  Who

8.  HOT IN THE CITY--  Billy Idol

9.  DANCING DAYS--  Led Zeppelin

10.  SUMMER NIGHTS--  Van Halen

What, no Beach Boys or "In the Summertime?"

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Walk Along the River, Sweet Lullaby."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Blue Sky"

Earth Day 2024: 'Nature's Way'

From Bob Stroud's April 22, 2024, Ten at Ten on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM.  If you missed it at 10 a.m., it will be rebroadcast at 10 p.m..  It streams

GET TOGETHER--  Youngbloods

MY CITY WAS GONE--  Pretenders

THE TREES--  Rush

AFTER THE GOLD RUSH--  Neil Young

MERCY MERCY ME--  Marvin Gaye

INVISIBLE SUN--  Police

I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD--  Ten 

ROCK ME ON THE WATER--  Jackson Browne

NATURE'S WAY--  Spirit

BIG YELLOW TAXI--  Joni Mitchell

Name That Tune (from the above songs:  "Love Is But A Song We Sing Fears The Way We Die."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Get Together"

Bob Stroud Salutes St. Patrick's Day: 'Give Ireland Back to the Irish'

Well, Sunday is that greenish day and Bob Stroud is saluting it with a special Ten at Ten today with songs that have to do with it.

GREEN RIVER--  Creedence Clearwater Revival

TAKE ME TO THE RIVER--  Al Green   (Get it?)

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN--  Thin Lizzie  (Irish band)

GREEN ONIONS--  Booker T. & the M.G.'s

BEAUTIFUL DAY--  U2  (Irish band)

GREEN TAMBOURINE--  Lemon Pipers

GLORIA--  Them  (Irish band)  And you thought the Shadows of Knight originally did it.  By the way, that's Van Morrison singing lead.

GREEN EARRINGS--  Steely Dan  (Never heard this one before.)

GREEN EYED LADY--  Sugarloaf

GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH--  Paul McCartney & Wings

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The show will repeat at 10 pm tonight at WDRV, 97.1 FM, Chicago.  CDST.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "She Makes Me Feel So Good.  She Makes Me Feel Right."  Answer below.  --Road O'Dog

"Gloria"

May the 4th Be With You: 'Space Oddity' A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far Away...

Bob Stroud played songs with this theme today on his Ten at Ten show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive, Chicago's Classic Rock.

The reason, of course, was a play on words for a signatiure line from the Star Wars movies, "May the Force be with you."

Pretty good song selection and you can still listen to it tonight at 10 PM, CDST as it sure does stream.

SPACE ODDITY--  David Bowie

MAN ON THE MOON--  REM

SPACE TRUCKING--  Deep Purple

FULL MOON TURN MY HEAD AROUND--  Off Broadway

ROCKET MAN--  Elton John

2,000 LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME--  Rolling Stones

SPACE COWBOY--  Steve Miller Band

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE--  Beatles

WALKING ON THE MOON--  Police

MAJOR TOM--  Peter Schilling

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I Told You About Living In The US  Of  A, Don't You Know That I'm The Gangster Of Love?"  Answer below.  --RoadForce

"Space Cowboy"

Some Irish Music for an Irish Thing These Days

From Bob Stroud's Ten at Ten for March 17, 2013.  In other words, St. Patrick's Day.  Though we started celebrating it last weekend.

All these songs have something to do with the Irish.  See if you can figure out what.

1.  GREEN RIVER--  Creedence Clearwater Revival  (color)

2.  DOMINO--  Van Morrison  (Irish)

3.  GOLDEN EARRINGS--  Steely Dan  (?)

4.  JAILBREAK--  Thin Lizzy  (Orish)

5.  GREEN TAMBOURINE--  Lemon Pipers  (color)

6.  GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH--  Paul McCartney  (obviously)

7.  GREEN ONIONS--  Booker T. & the MGs  (color)

8.  LET'S STAY TOGETHER--  Al Green  (his last name)

9.  DESIRE--  U2  (Irish)

10.  GREEN GRASS & HIGH TIDE--  Outlaws  (color)

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I'm, I'm So In  Love With You Whatever You Want Me To Do.'  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Let's Stay Together"

Donovan's, a Presentation and Death of Crosby

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18

Met Kevin and Kelly at Donovan's.  CW had that great "Soup Nazi" episode on Seinfeld.  For Liz and myself to call a person making soup a "Soup Nazi" is a high compliment.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19

I made a presentation on "The Continuing Saga of the USS Montgomery" at McHenry County College.  Afterwards, I went to Half-Times in Johnsburg.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20

Sorry to hear of David Crosby's death yesterday.  Bob Stroud came on to do a live Ten at Ten on him.  One of my favorite performers both with the Byrds, CSN, CSNY and with Graham Nash.  A crazy but talented man.  I figure if he can live as long as he did, there is hope for all of us.

These are the songs Stroud played today:

TURN, TURN, TURN--  Byrds

WOODEN SHIPS--  CSN

ALMOST CUT MY HAIR--  CSNY

CARRY ME--  Crosby & Nash

EIGHT MILES HIGH--  Byrds

SHADOW CAPTAIN--  CSN

GUINNEVERE--  CSN

DEJA VU--  CSNY

TO THE LAST WHALE/WIND ON THE WATER--  Crosby & Nash

LONG TIME GONE--  CSN

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Nowhere Is There Warmth To Be Found."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Eight Miles High"

So Sorry to Hear About Death of WXRT's Lin Brehmer

Yesterday while doing these blogs I came across notice of the death of one of my favorite disc jockeys, Lin Brehmer on Chicago's WXRT, 93.1 FM.  I listened to him mornings until he shifted to midday.  Like he liked to say, "Your Best Friend in the Whole World."

He  had left the airways back in this past July because of cancer treatments and had a strong desire to get back on the air.

Listening to his show was like sitting with a good friend and talking music and especially his beloved Chicago Cubs (but, I didn't hold that against him).  And, how in the world did he come up with what he said on his Lin's Bin bits.  For any of you unjfamiliar with Lin's Bits, it was a lot like listening to that deejay on "Northern Exposure" only with bits of songs and lines from movies.

This past year has been rough on me as along with Lin Brehmer (always hard to spell his name), I lost two other of my favorite disc jockeys in Chicago:  Bob Stroud on WDRV and Terri Hemmert on WXRT.  But, though they are not on regularly, their signature shows are.  With Bob that would be Rock and Roll Roots, Ten at Ten and One 45 at 1:45.  Terri Hemmert has Breakfast With the Beatles.  Those shows still are on, so it is not like they are entirely gone.

Today, WXRT is going to salute the life of Lin Brehmer starting at 10 am, CDT.  It streams, so I will definitely be giving it a listen.

--RoadDog

The Old Dummy Goes Smart...Well, Maybe

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4

Bob Stroud has been counting through the 1970s in his daily Ten at Ten on Chicago's WDRV, the Drive.  Yesterday, he did 1970 with songs like "Teacher" by Jethro Tull and "The Rapper" by the Jaggerz.  Today, he did 1971 with songs like "Going Mobile" by the Who and "Everythings Coming Our Way" by Santana.  Those were two great college years for me at NIU.  He will continue this the rest of the month going to 1980.  It streams at 10 am and 10 pm.

Drove to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, to the Target store and bought a Consumer Cellular Smart Phone.  My friend Kelly is going to help me shed my old dumb ways.  It's going to be a long haul as when it comes to technology, I am severely challenged.

Met Kevin, Kelly, Pam and Laura at Donovan's Reef in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, and we had a good time with trivia.

We had no luck with our attempts to set up the phone.

It's Going to be a Long Road to Hoe with That "Smart" Phone.  --RoadDumb

A Movie, Meal and the Civil War As Well as Wings and a Concert

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9

Bob Stroud played Ten at Ten from that great college year for me, 1972, including "Ventura Highway" by America and "Sunshine" by Jonathan Edwards.  Took me back.  

Drove to Woodstock and saw the movie "Minions:  the Rise of Gru."  Gotta love those little yellow guys.  Then met some Civil War buffs at 3 Brothers restaurant in Il. Highway 47 and then to The Woodstock Library for a presentation on the USS Merrimac(k)/ CSS Virginia.  I especially like presentations on anything Civil War Navy.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10

Trivia at Donovan's Reef in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 11

Went to Captain's Quarters on Fox Lake and had those great 50 cent wings and a good talk wih a Sox fan where we figured out that the Sox really have stunk up the place this season.  Drove to Wisconsin and got gas just over the border for $3.87 ($3.86.9) which is 45 cents cheaper than in Illinois.  A whole lot of Illinois folks near the border do this these days.

Then went to Antioch's It's Thursday concert featuring a good party band, 28 Days.

Why Go Anywhere Else?  --RoadDog

POINTS TO PONDER:  How can a SLIM CHANCE and a FAT CHANCE  be the same, while a WISE GUY and a WISE MAN aren't.

Magee Teachers in Bristol. Bob Stroud Retires from Deejaying.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29

We went to Donovan's Reef in Twin Lakes for trivia and those great 1/2 price drink specials during happy hour.

THURSDAY, JUNE 30

Met the usual group of former Magee Middle School teachers for breakfast in Bristol, Wisconsin, at the Bristol 45 Diner.  We had two newcomers to the "club", Karen and Linda.  Always good to get together with people I worked many years with back in the day.  

I also had an Magee '81-'82 yearbook and everyone got a kick out of that.  I must admit I looked quite a bit like Gabe Kaplan of "Welcome Back Kotter" but with less hair.

This was Bob Stroud's last day deejaying before his semi-retirement from Chicago's WDRV after four decades of work, mostly spent at numerous stations in Chicago, the last 21 with this station.  I recorded a lot of his show on cassette tape.

However, he will continue doing my favorite shows that he does: Ten at Ten, One 45 at 1:45 daily and Rock and Roll Roots on Sundays.

He said how he got into the radio business back when he was 12 and living in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and a friend of him told him to tune into WLS, 890 AM, out of Chicago and listen to a deejay named Dick Biondi...and that got him hooked on what turned out to be a long career.

--RoadStroud

Hey, Bob Stroud, Here's a Ten at Ten for You: 'Lean On Me'

Five days a week at 10 am and 10 pm, CDST, Bob Stroud plays his Ten at Ten on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM.  It streams.

Here are ten that would be great to play that were on the WLS Top 25 Survey from July 10, 1972, fifty years ago.

The number is how it ranked back then:

3.  LEAN ON ME--  Bill Withers

5.  CANDY MAN--  Sammy Davis Jr.

7.  NICE TO BE WITH YOU--  Gallery

10.  ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY)--  Gilbert O'Sullivan

11.  TAKE IT EASY--  Eagles

12.  BRANDY--  Looking Glass

15.  HOW DO YOU DO--  Mouth & McNeill

19.  CONQUISTADOR--  Procul Harum

23.  LONG COOL WOMAN--  Hollies

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "In A Little While From Now."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Alone Again (Natually)"

An Anniversary, Gas Gouge Continues, Pizza, Band and Bob Stroud Retires from Deejaying

MONDAY, JUNE 6

The anniversary of D-Day (June 6, 1944).

Went to Sunnyside Tavern in Johnsburg for the Monday beer special.

TUESDAY, JUNE 7

Met the Sunnyside folks at Granny's Diner in Johnsburg (right on the Fox River) for breakfast and did some shopping in McHenry.  I was shocked at gas gouge prices again which are now as high as $5.86 and $5.90.  But one place had an even more "reasonable" price of $5.51.  Curse you Big Oil GRBs for making me thing $5.51 was a good price.

Later met Sue and Paul (who I went with to the Indy 500) and Pete and Gail at Half-Times in Johnsburg for pizza and catching up.

Afterwards, Liz and I went over to the classic car show at the McHenry Moose Lodge and enjoyed the Rosie & the Rivets band playing oldies.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8

I was really sad to learn that one of my all-time favorite deejays, Bob Stroud was going to retire at the end of this month.  I've been listening to him a long time, the last 21 years of Chicago's WDRV, the Drive.  But, the good news is that it is only a semi-retirement as he will continue doing his Ten at Ten and One 45 at 1:45 shows Monday to Friday and his Rock and Roll Roots show on Sundays.

Gas in Twin Lakes was $5.20, so guess where I filled up?  Went to Donovan's Reef for trivia and then home.

--A Good Start to the Week.  --RoadDog

It's Hot, Real Hot, Today and Bob Stroud Did His Annual Ten at Ten Show on Summer Songs... It Must Be....: 'Under the Boardwalk'

This morning at 10 a.m., Bob Stroud played ten summer songs on his Ten at Ten show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive.  The fact that its really warm, with 99 degrees forecast, June 21st and the fact that he played these ten songs makes me stringly believe that we must have enetered the best time of the year.  And, that would be... SUMMER!!.

Here are the ten songs he played.  All very Summer Worthy.

SCHOOL'S OUT--  Alice Cooper

IN THE SUMMERTIME--  Mungo Jerrry    My all-time most favorite summer song.

SUMMER BREEZE--  Seals & Crofts

UNDER THE BOARDWALK--  Drifters

SATURDAY IN THE PARK--  Chicago

DO IT AGAIN--  Beach Boys

HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME--  Sly & the Family Stone

SUMMER IN THE CITY--  Lovin Spoonful

SUNNY AFTERNOON--  Kinks

MR. BLUE SKY--  ELO

Also, maybe, just maybe, today's date might have something to do with it.

By the way, you can hear this again at 10 pm tonight.  Plus, if you still need more Summer Songs, this Sunday Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots show on WDRV will be three hours of summer songs from 9 am to noon, CDST.  It streams.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "The Tax Man's Taken All My Dough  And Left Me In My Stately Home."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Sunny Afternoon"

Hey, Bob Stroud, Try This Ten at Ten: 'Doctor My Eyes'

Bob Stroud does a great show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM every day at 10 am and 10 pm.    Lately, it seems he is running out of ideas.  I'd like to see him start doing a show like his old Time Warp that he used to do on his Rock and Roll Roots Sunday show.  This is where he played songs from one date back in the 1960s and 1970s.

Recently I did a WLS Top 30 from May 15, 1972, fifty years ago, and I think these ten songs from that list would make one great group.

Here they are (the number in front of the title is its position on the survey that day):

ASK ME WHAT YOU WANT-  Millie Jackson

21.   ME & JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOL YARD--  Paul Simon

18.  YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A LADY--  April Wine

14.  RUN, RUN, RUN--  Jo Jo Gunne

11.  DOCTOR MY EYES--  Jackson Browne

10.  SYLVIA'S MOTHER--  Dr. Hook

8.  BABY BLUE--  Badfinger

4.  LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME--  Al Green

3.  BACK OFF BOOGALOO--  Ringo Starr

2.  OH GIRL--  Chi-Lites

I think you listeners would really like these.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "And The Operator Says Forty Cents More For The Next Three Minutes."  (Would a youngster today even have a clue what this was about?)    Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Sylvia's Mother"

Gas Gouge Getting Out of Control: May the Fourth Be With You, Donovan's Reef, Gas Gouge Shock

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4

How about this, 38 degrees this morning.  Welcome spring!  Bob Stroud did his Ten at Ten on Chicago's WDRV on "May the Fourth Be With You" for some reason.  Went to Donovan's Reef in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, and played trivia with Uncle Jeffie and, of course, enjoyed those half price (plus 25 cents) drinks from 4 to 6 pm.

On the way home, I was shocked at the price of gasoline at Rock Corner at the intersection of Illinois 173 and Wilmot Road.  I think I saw it listed at $4.70.  We've got to do something with these GRBs at Big Oil.

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THURSDAY, MAY 5

I set two new records today.  I drove to Bristol, Wisconsin,, and met the Magee teachers at the Bristol 45 Diner (it's on US Highway 45).  Gas on the way was $4.60 ($4.59.9) at Rock Corner, so I had made a mistake yesterday when I thought it was $4.70 (a whole ten cents cheaper).  My excuse is that I was shocked.  Gas at the three stations in Wisconsin was $4.20.

On the way home, I bought gas for the Dodge Dakota for $4.20.  This set a record for the highest I'd ever paid for gas.  Thanks GRBs.  Later, I cut the grass for the first time this year and unfortunately ran out of gas, so had to go to the Mobil station in Spring Grove and paid $4.60 for it.  A new record for highest gas for me.

Two Records in One Day!  Lucky Ol' Me.  --RoadDog

May the Fourth Be With You

Yesterday, May 4th, is sometimes called "Star Wars" day because of the line "May the Force Be With You."

Bob Stroud spotlighted it yesterday during his Ten at Ten show on Chicago's WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive.  All ten tunes had something to do with space in their titles.

SPACE TRUCKIN'--  Deep Purple

SPACE COWBOY--  Steve Miller Band

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE--  Beatles

DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT--  King Harvest

ROCKET MAN--  Elton John  (Always reminds me of driving the Ramblin;' Wreck from Athens, Ga., to DeKalb, Illinois, to see him play at NIU's Chick Evans Fieldhouse and Liz had seats right up front.)

OUTA SPACE--  Billy Preston

WALKING ON THE MOON--  Police

FULL MOON TURN MY HEAD AROUND--  Off Broadway

MAJOR TOM--   Peter Schelling

SPACE ODDITY--  David Bowie

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "She Packed My Bags Last Night, Preflight, Zero Hour, Nine AM."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Rocket Man"

No Foolin': Snow on Ground on April 1st? 'Everybody Plays the Fool'

FRIDAY, APRIL 1

Woke up this morning to find about an inch of SNOW on the ground (but not on the driveway, sidewalk or street).  It was all gone by noon, but, come on snow.  Is this nature's idea of an April Fool's joke?

In keeping with the tomfoolery, Bob Stroud dedicated his Ten at Ten on WDRV, 97.1 FM, Chicago "The Drive" to "Fool Around."  Ten songs foolin' around.

FOOL FOR THE CITY--  Fog Hat

EVERYBODYPLAYS THE FOOL--  Main Ingredient

FOOL IN THE RAIN--  Led Zeppelin

FOOLIN'--  Def Leppard

FOOL ON THE HILL--  Beatles

FOOLIN' YOURSELF--  Styx

FOOL TO CRY--  Rolling Stones

A FOOL FOR YOUR STOCKINGS--  ZZ Top

SHIP OF FOOLS--  Robert Plant

WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN--  Who

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Okay, So You're Heart Broken. You Sit Around Mopin' Crying And Crying."  Answer below.  --RoadFool

"Everybody Plays the Fool"

Songs for Opening Day: 'Centerfield'

The Chicago Cubs opened their 2022 season today at home in Wrigley Field.  Definitely a pretty crummy day for it.  Out here in the burbs we have 41 degrees and a light rain.  And, the only way to see the game on TV is to pay their crummy Marque cable station.  So, I will pull for the Cubs, but won't see many games.

Anyway, good ol' Bob Stroud had his Ten at Ten on baseball for some reason.

1.  CENTERFIELD--  John Fogerty

2.  GLORY DAYS--  Bruce Springsteen

3.  PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT--  Meatloaf

4.  MRS.  ROBINSON--  Simon & Garfunkel

5.  WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE--  Billy Joel

6.  THE BOYS OF SUMMER--  Don Henley

7.  NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE--  Steam  White Sox organist Nancy Faust started this.

8.  BACK WHEN MY HAIR WAS SHORT--  Gunhill Road

9.  YOUR LOVE--  The Outfield

10.  GO CUBS GO--  Steve Goodman

It will repeat tonight at 10 PM, CDST.

Thanks, Bob.  Pretty good lineup.  I'm In the Mood for Some Baseball Been Very Good to Me.  --RoadBall

Name That Tune(from the above songs):  "Baseball Season's On the Way.  Well You Better Get Ready For A Brand New Day."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"Go Cubs Go"

The Real St. Patrick's Day-- Part 1: Some Music To Get You in the Mood

THURSDAY MARCH 17

 A far cry from St. Patrick's Day 2020 when you-know-what hit.  And, a nice day as well.  I even got to sit out OD  (On Deck).

Bob Stroud did his Ten at Ten on St. Patrick's Day.  Lots of green songs as well as Irish bands, etc.

GREEN RIVER--  Creedence Clearwater Revival

WILD NIGHT--  Van Morrison

GREEN ONIONS--  Booker T. & the MGs

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN--  Thin Lizzy

GREEN EYED LADY--  Sugarloaf

GREEN EARINGS--  Steely Dan

GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH--  Paul McCartney

SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY--  U2

GREEN TAMBOURINE--  Lemon Pipers

LET'S STAY TOGETHER--  Al Green

Irish?  --RoadGreen

Too Many Twos To-day: The Drive's To, Too, Two: 'It's Too Late'

From Bob Stroud's Ten at Ten from today on WDRV, 97.1 FM.  These will be repeated tonight at 10 om, CST.  It streams.

TOO HOT TO HANDLE--  UFO

TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE--  Eddie Money

TAKING IT ALL TOO HARD--  Genesis

LOVE ME TWO TIMES--  Doors

IT'S TOO LATE--  Carole King

I HAD TOO MUCH TO DREAM LAST NIGHT-- Electric Prunes

TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES--  Julian Lennon

TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS--  Styx

TOUCH TOO MUCH--  AC/DC

TOO MANY PEOPLE--  Paul McCartney 

Plus, all day the Drive is playing two-fers.  Two songs by the same artist.

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Last Night Your Shadow Fell Upon My Lonely Room.  I Touched Your Golden Hair And Tasted Your Perfume."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

"I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night"