About Last Weekend-- Part 3: Got My Civil War On

JUNE 24, SATURDAY

I was sorry to find out that today's Saturday Morning Flashback on WXRT, 93.1 FM was going to be Wendy Rice's last one.  She has been a Saturday morning fixture in my life for many, many years, especially when she would do the 1967 to 1973 shows.  I sure had to listen to this one.  Fortunately, two other XRT deejays will be taking turns hosting it from now on.

I drove to Crystal Lake, Illinois, for the McHenry Civil War Round Table discussion group meeting at Panera Bread where today's topic was Confederate Generals (Other Than Lee and Jackson).

Afterwards, I drove to Moretti's in Lake In the Hills, Illinois, for the lunch put on by the Camp Douglas Camp 506 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.  Our group is named in honor of the Southerners held and who died  (some 6,000) at Chicago's infamous Camp Douglas.

We have hit on hard times lately because our membership is spread over almost a hundred miles which makes meetings too difficult to attend, but now it seems that we are back on track with a new commander and direction.  And, considering how much Confederate hatred there is today, something needed to protect their good name.

Stopped at several flower places on the way back home.

I enjoyed the Ultimate Jukebox at Margaritaville (Our downstairs bar) in the evening.

--RoadDog

Going Back to 1968-- Part 4: "Hurdy Gurdy Man"

From Wendy Rice's June 17, 2017, Saturday Morning Flashback on Chicago's WXRT, 93.1 FM.

MAGIC CARPET RIDE--  Steppenwolf   Always reminds me of the jukebox in Palatine High School's Senior Lounge.  Woe be to the freshman who "accidentally" wanders into here.
SPACE ODDITY--  David Bowie   Good old Major Tom.
GOING UP THE COUNTRY--  Canned Heat

HURDY GURDY MAN--   Donovan    This song always really takes me back to 1968.
WHITE ROOM--  Cream    Were there really just three guys playing in the band?
DANCE TO THE MUSIC--  Sly & the Family Stone   Throw the peace sign way up high where it won't do you any harm.

CHEST FEVER--  Band
TIGHTEN UP--  Archie Bell & the Drells   Archie Bell (Jay Proctor) even has a new song on the Beach Music charts.  Check out Fessa Hoook's BeachShag site.
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS--  Joe Cocker

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "With Black Curtains Near the Station."  Answer Below.



"White Room"

Going Back to 1968-- Part 3: "Piece of My Heart"

Wow, 49 Years Ago.

FEELIN' ALRIGHT--  Traffic
PIECE OF MY HEART--  Janis Joplin & Big Brother & the Holding Company
I AIN'T SUPERSTITIOUS--  Stevie Wonder

HUSH--  Deep Purple    Billy Joe Royal probably never imagined this version.
SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE--  Aretha Franklin
FIRE-- Crazy World of Arthur Brown

MAGIC BUS--  Who  Always love those rhythm blocks/sticks or whatever they are.
REACH OUT IN THE DARKNESS--  Friend and Lover    Friend was Galena's Jim Post.
SUZIE-Q--  Creedence Clearwater Revival   Always reminds me of that scene from "Apocalypse Now."

BABY COME BACK--  Equals
ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER--  Jimi Hendrix
SHINE ON BRIGHTLY--  Procul Harum

Name That Tune (from above songs):  "You Can't Have It."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

YOU'RE DRINKING TOO MUCH COFFEE WHEN:  You don't sweat, you percolate.

"Magic Bus"

Goodbye WXRT's Wendy Rice and Her Saturday Morning Flashback

Sad to hear this morning that Wendy Rice is doing her last WXRT, 93.1 FM Saturday Morning Flashback show from 8 to noon CDST.  It streams on www.wxrt.com.

I have listened to (and recorded on cassette tape) this show for many years.  I sure will miss her on Saturday mornings.  But the show will continue, but in a three-hour format.

She is doing a lot of interesting stuff about her time at WXRT, starting when she was an unpaid intern at the station back in 1978 and she started getting paid in 1982.

That is one thing about XRT, their deejays stay around for a long time.  none of that here today, gone tomorrow for them.

Anyway, Wendy, Thanks for All Those Great Saturdays.  --RoadDog

Going Back to 1968-- Part 2: "Monterrey"

WATERLOO SUNSET--  Kinks
DO IT AGAIN--  Beach Boys
HELLO, I LOVE YOU--  Doors   This song always reminds me of going out to Honey Hill in Wauconda, Illinois, for an afternoon of swimming and fun in Bangs Lake.

GOIN' BACK--  Byrds
I CAN'T QUIT HER--  Blood, Sweat & Tears
MONTERREY--  Animals

I GOT THE FEELIN'--  James Brown   The "Godfather of Soul"
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL--  Rolling Stones
LIVIN' IN THE USA--  Steve Miller band   His first big hit.  He sang it at the Indy 500 Carb Fest several weeks ago.  Time has not been good to his voice on this one, but he was right on in all the other songs.

BLACK MAGIC WOMAN--  Fleetwood Mac
I THANK YOU--  Sam and Dave   When you say soul, they sure come to mind.
WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS--  Beatles

Name That Tune (From the Above Songs):  "She's Walking Down the Street, Blind To Every She Meets."  Answer Below.  --RoadDog

YOU'RE DRINKING TOO MUCH COFFEE WHEN:  You go to AA meetings just for the free coffee.


"Hello, I Love You"

Going Back to 1968-- Part 1: "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"

Wendy Rice took us back to 1968 on her Saturday Morning Flashback Show on Chicago's WXRT, 93.1 FM.  Not only does she play those great songs, but there are lots of bits of information.  It's a real trip back.

1968 was a high school year for me, junior-senior year and that surprise winning football season for the Palatine Pirates, 7-2.

REVOLUTION--  Beatles
ITCHYCOO PARK--  Small Faces
ON THE WAY HOME--  Buffalo Springfield

BEND ME, SHAPE ME--  American Breed  (A Chicago band)
CLOUD NINE--  Temptations
THE WEIGHT--  Band   (Still one of my all-time favorites.)

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND--  Amboy Dukes   (Ted Nugent's group)
FRESH GARBAGE--  Spirit
(SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY--  Otis Redding  (Does Soul and R&B get any better?)

GREEN TAMBOURINE--  Lemon Pipers   (As hippy as it gets.)
STONED SOUL PICNIC--  Laura Nyro
MONY MONY--  Tommy James & the Shondells

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I Pulled Into Nazareth, Was Feeling 'Bout Half Past Dead."  Answer below.  --RoadDog

YOU'RE DRINKING TOO MUCH COFFEE WHEN:  You've worn out the handle on your favorite mug.


"The Weight"

Going Back to 1968 On Chicago's WXRT Today

Today, Saturday June 17th, Wendy Rice will  be going back to 1968 for four hours between 8 a.m. and noon CDST on Chicago's WXRT, 93.1 FM.

Lots of songs and information about that great year, which was my junior/senior year at Palatine High School in Palatine, Illinois.

And, it streams at www.wxrt.com for those of you out of the Chicago area.

--RoadDog

YOU'RE DRINKING TOO MUCH COFFEE WHEN: You're so jittery that people use your hands to blend their margaritas.

Going Back to 1967-- Part 3: "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"

A few songs from 49 years ago.

I CAN SEE FOR MILES--  Who
I'M WAITING FOR THE MAN--  Velvet Underground
THE LETTER--  Box Tops

IT TAKES TWO--  Marvin Gaye
ALONE AGAIN OR--  Love
(I'M NOT YOUR) STEPPIN' STONE--  Monkees

YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME HIGHER--  Jackie Wilson
MERCY, MERCY, MERCY--  Cannonball Adderly
SEE EMILY PLAY--  Pink Floyd

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH--  Buffalo Springfield
BOOGALOO DOWN BROADWAY--  Fantastic Johnny C
I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW--  Tommy James & the Shondells

PUSHIN' TOO HARD--  Seeds
PAPER SUN--    Traffic
SWEET HOME CHICAGO--  Magic Sam

LITTLE BIT OF SOUL--  Music Explosion
COLD SWEAT--  James Brown
LONELY TOO LONG--  Young Rascals

KIND OF A DRAG--  Buckinghams
TALES OF BRAVE ULYSSES--
BACK DOOR MAN--  Doors

TRAMP--  Otis Redding & Carla Thomas

Name That Tune (from the above songs): 'When Your Baby Don't Love You."  --RoadDog

MORE SUTHEN-ISMS:  And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway.  You just say, "Bless her hearty," and go on your own way.

"Kind of a Drag"

Going Back to 1967-- Part 2: "Strange Days"

SHE'S A RAINBOW--  Rolling Stones
HEROES AND VILLAINS--  Beach Boys
FRIDAY ON MY MIND--  Easybeats

PURPLE HAZE--  Jimi Hendrix
THERE IS A MOUNTAIN--  Donovan
SOUL FINGER--  Bar-Kays

SOMEBODY TO LOVE--  Jefferson Airplane
SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROCK AND ROLL STAR--  Byrds
CHAIN OF FOOLS--  Aretha Franklin

A DAY IN THE LIFE--  Beatless
I'M A MAN--  Spencer Davis Group
THE BEAT GOES ON--  Sonny and Cher

Name That Tune (from above songs): "Excuse Me While I Kiss the Sky."  --RoadDog

MORE SUTHEN-ISMS:  When i hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin'," you know you are in the presence of a genuine Southerner!

"Purple Haze"

Going Back to 1967-- Part 1: "I Am the Walrus"

This past Saturday, Wendy Rice went back to the year 1967 on her Saturday Morning Flashback show on Chicago's WXRT.  This was a great high school year for me as I was a sophomore and then junior at Palatine High School in Palatine, Illinois.  I started working at Burger King on Northwest Highway (US-14) in Palatine and I met Liz.

I have since had two 1967 vehicles.  The first was a 1967 Pontiac Tempest which I drove a lot to school and also to NIU for my Master's Degree.  The other one was a 1967 Pontiac Firebird convertible.

These are the songs she played:

I AM THE WALRUS--  Beatles
SWEET SOUL MUSIC--  Arthur Conley
SWALBR--  Cream

SOUL MAN--  Sam and Dave
(WE AIN'T GOT) NOTHIN' YET--  Blues Magoos
HAPPY JACK--  Who

LET'S LIVE FOR TODAY--  Grass Roots
SUNNY AFTERNOON--  Kinks
EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART--  Soul Survivors

Name That Tune (from above songs):  "The Taxman's Taken All My Dough."  --RoadDog

MORE SUTHEN-ISMS:  Every Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that fried green tomatoes are NOT a breakfast food.

"Sunny Afternoon"

Get Your Radio Ears On: 1967 on WXRT :"I Am the Walrus"

Right now, Wendy Rice is back to one of my all-time favorite years, 1967, on her Saturday Morning Flashback Show on Chicago's WXRT, 93.1 FM.  It streams at www.wxrt.com. and goes to noon here in CDST.

So far, some of the songs she has played"

I AM THE WALRUS--  Beatles
SWEET SOUL MUSIC--  Arthur Conley
SWALBR--  Cream

SOUL MAN--  Sam and Dave
(WE AIN'T GOT) NOTHIN'  YET--  Blues Magoos
HAPPY JACK--  Who

LET'S LIVE FOR TODAY--  Grass Roots
SUNNY AFTERNOON--  Kinks
EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART--  Soul Survivors

I am tuned in.

Tomorrow, Sunday, Bob Stroud goes back to the 60s and 70s on his Rock and Roll Roots from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. CDST.  Plus, next week, his Ten at Ten (at 10 a.m. and repeated at 10 p.m.) features these topics (ten songs each).  All shows stream at www.wdrv.com.

Monday--  Blue Monday
Tuesday--  Crazy
Wednesday--  Free Wheelin'  (I imagine about cars, so you Roadies might be especially interested.)

Also, Sunday, it's Terri Hemmert's Breakfast With the Beatles on WXRT from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m..  Monday it is Tom Marker's Bluesbreakers show on WXRT from 9 to 10 p.m.

Give Them a Listen.

Name That Tune (from above)  "Coming To You On a Dusty Road, Good Lovin' I Got a Truckload."--RoadRadio

MORE SUTHEN-ISMS:  Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them.  Yes. shrimp and grits.

"Soul Man"

Some Good Radio This Weekend

On Saturday, Wendy Rice will spend four hours in the year 1978 on her Saturday Morning Flashback show on Chicago's WXRT, 93.1 FM.  It will run 8 a.m. to noon CDST.

Then Sunday, Terro Hemmert will do her Breakfast With the Beatles show on WXRT, 93.1 FM from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. CDST.

Both stream at www.wxrt.com.

Then, also Sunday, Bob Stroud will do his third installment of the Summer of 1976   These will be songs that were on the radio or stereo for August 6, 1976, 40 years ago.  His show runs 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. CDST.  His streams at www.wdrv.com.

--RoadDog

SUTHEN-ISMS:  Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece."  They also know that "just down the road" can be a mile or 20 miles.

Taking a Trip Back to 1964, 1968, 1976 and the Beatles This Weekend

All the oldies you can handle, going back 52 Years, 48 Years and 40 Years.

"Fessa John Hook has Class Reunion 1964 running on his BeachShag site.  This will include songs you know and many that were on the Beach Music charts so these are ones you might not have ever heard.

Saturday from 8 to noon, Wendy Rice will go to the year 1968 on her Saturday Morning Flashback on Chicago's WXRT, 93.1 FM and it streams at www.wxrt.com.  That will be CDST.

Sunday, Bob Stroud kicks off his annual summer trip, this time back to 1976 on WDRV, 97.1 FM, the Drive.  These will be songs on your radio or on your stereo for June 5, 1976, that Bicentennial summer.  His Rock and Roll Roots show goes from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. CDST  He will also have shows the first Sunday of July, August and September for Summer 1976.  He streams at www.wdrv.com.

Also Sunday, Terri Hemmert has her weekly Breakfast With the Beatles show on WXRT, 93.1 FM from 8 to 10 a.m..

Worth a Listen to Any or All.  --RoadDog

Going Back to 1971-- Part 3: "Smoke On the Water"

TAKE IT EASY--  Eagles
CRAZY MAMA--  J.J. Cale
TROUBLE MAN--  Marvin Gaye

I SAW THE LIGHT--  Todd Rundgren
TWISTING THE NIGHT AWAY--  Rod Stewart
LISTEN TO THE MUSIC--  Doobie Brothers

JACKIE WILSON SAID--  Van Morrison
SMOKE ON THE WATER--  Deep Purple
I'LL BE AROUND--  Spinners

HEART OF GOLD--  Neil Young
I WANT TO GROW UP TO BE A POLITICIAN--  Byrds
ELECTED--  Alice Cooper

POLITICAL SCIENCE--  Randy Newman
MONA LISAS AND AMD HATTERS--  Elton John
30 DAYS IN THE HOLE--  Humble Pie

JOIN TOGETHER--  Who
HOLD YOUR HEAD UP--  Argent

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "I've Been Seachin'..."  --RoadDog


"Heart of Gold"

Going Back to 1971-- Part 2: "Papa Was a Rolling Stone"

Continued from April 23, 2016.

BARE TREES--  Fleetwood Mac

CISCO KID--  War

THE WHEEL--  Jerry Garcia

YOU TURN ME ON (I'M A RADIO)--  Joni Mitchell

SATELLITE OF LOVE--  Lou Reed

PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE--  Temptations

ONE WAY OUT--  Allman Brothers

ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE OLD SCHOOLYARD--  Paul Simon

TUMBLIN DICE--  Rolling Stones

ZIGGY STARDUST--  David Bowie

I'LL TAKE YOU THERE--  Staple Singers

TELEGRAM SAM--  T. Rex

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Cause There's a Man Out There, Might Be Your man."  --RoadDog

"One Way Out"

Going Back to 1971-- Part 1: "Do It Again"

From Wendy Rice's Saturday Morning Flashback Show on Chicago's WXRT, 93.1 FM.

This was a college year for me, split between the University of Georgia in the spring and Northern  Illinois University for the fall.

DOCTOR MY EYES--  Jackson Browne
LET'S SEE ACTION--  Pete Townsend
LONG COOL WOMAN--  Hollies

SUPERSTITION--  Stevie Wonder
EASY TO SLIP--  Little Feat
DO IT AGAIN--  Steely Dan

IMMIGRATION MAN--  Crosby & Nash
BURNING LOVE--  Elvis Presley
OUT IN THE WOODS--  Leon Russell

I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU--  Al Green
FREE FOUR--  Pink Floyd
ALL THE YOUNG DUDES--  Mott the Hoople

Name That Tune (From above songs, answer below):  "Lord Almighty, I Feel My Temperature Rising."  --RoadDog


"Burning Love"

Going Back to 1967-- Part 4: "Little Bit Of Soul"

I AM THE WALRUS-- Beatles
LIVE AND LET LIVE--Love
MERCY, MERCY, MERCY--  Cannonball Adderly

LITTLE BIT OF SOUL--  Music Explosion
I'M WAITING FOR THE MAN--  Velvet Underground
YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME HIGHER--  Jackie Wilson

SOCK IT TO ME--  Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels
MORNING DEW--  Grateful Dead
THE BEAT GOES ON--  Sonny & Cher

SOUL FINGER--  BarKays
SWEET HOME CHICAGO--  Magic Sam
HAPPY JACK--  Who

(WE AIN'T GOT) NOTHIN' YET--  Blues Magoos
FRIDAY ON MY MIND--  Easybeats
YOU GOT ME FLOATING--  Jimi Hendrix

SWEET SOUL MUSIC--  Arthur Conley

Name That Tune (From the above):  "Well, One and One Is Two, And Six and Two is Eight."  --RoadDog



"Sweet Home Chicago"

Going Back to 1967-- Part 3: "Soul Man"

(I'M NOT YOUR) STEPPIN' STONE--  Monkees
STRANGE BREW--  Cream
ALABAMA SONG (WHISKY BAR)--  Doors

SUNNY AFTERNOON--  Kinks
SOUL MAN--  Sam and Dave
I CAN SEE FOR MILES--  Who

SEE EMILY PLAY--  Pink Floyd  (Back when I really liked them.)
THE LETTER--  Box Tops
SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROCK AND ROLL STAR--  Byrds

MR. SOUL--  Biffalo Springfield
A HAZY SHADE OF WINTER--  Simon & Garfunkel
PUSHIN' TOO HARD--  Seeds

Name That Tune:  (One of the above songs)  "The Tax man's Taken All My Dough, And Left Me in My stately Home."  (Answer Below)--  RoadDog

RAMBLINGS OF A RETIRED MIND:  Employment application blanks always ask' who is to be notified in case of emergency.'  I think you should write, "A Good Doctor!"

"Sunny Afternoon"

Going Back to 1967-- Part 2: "Let It All Hang Out"

DOWN ON ME--  Big Brother and the Holding Company  (featuring you-know-who)
ON A CAROUSEL--  Hollies
MR. FANTASY--  Traffic

GROOVIN'--  Young Rascals  (Soon to be just the Rascals)
SHE'S A RAINBOW--  Rolling Stones  (In their psychedelic phase)
PURPLE HAZE--  Jimi Hendrix

LET IT ALL HANG OUT--  Hombres
TRAMP--  Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
HEROES & VILLAINS--  Beach Boys

SHE HAS FUNNY CARS--  Jefferson Airplane  (Always thought this was a funny name for a song.)
I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW--  Tommy James & Shondells
BABY I LOVE YOU--  Aretha Franklin

Name That Tune:  "Scuze Me While I Kiss the Sky."  --RoadDog

RAMBLINGS OF A RETIRED MIND:  I thought about making a fitness movie for folks my age and calling it "Pumping Rust."

"Purple Haze"

Going Back to 1967-- Part 1: "Kind of a Drag"

From Wendy Rice's Saturday Morning Flashback show on WXRT, p3.1 FM in Chicago for March 12, 2016.

A great high school year for me at dear old Palatine in Palatine, Illinois.  I was a sophomore and junior that year.  This was the year I met Liz.

ONE MORE HEARTACHE--  Paul Butterfield Blues Band
I'M A MAN--  Spencer Davis Group
I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER--  Stevie Wonder

BROWN EYED GIRL--  Van Morrison
KIND OF A DRAG--  Buckinghams
COLD SWEAT--  James Brown

THERE IS A MOUNTAIN--  Donovan
GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING--  Beatles
BOOGALOO DOWN BROADWAY--  Fantastic Johnny C

Name That Tune:  "Hey, Where'd We Go, Days When the Rains Came."  --RoadDog

RAMBLINGS OF A RETIRED MIND:  I was thinking about old age and decided that it is when you still have something on the ball, but you are too tired to bounce it!

"Brown Eyed Girl"