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ROCKOLLECTIONS: REMEMBERING DICK CLARK AND PETE FORNATALE PT.1

This show title and photo is slightly deceptive.
I will spend a little time with Dick Clark.
And did you know there was a song written by an ex-Byrd ABOUT Dick Clark?
The rest of this half hour, and all of the next, will be dedicated in fond memory to a guy who inspired and encouraged me to tackle those large and long Themes I sometimes do.
And the short ones too.
It now appears the first to bring a calm intelligence to an FM presentation of Rock & Roll was Pete Fornatale back in 1964!
That was when he began Campus Caravan at WFUV- a sophomore convincing the Jesuits at Fordham University to allow him to play Rock on their educational station.
That alone would land him in the Radio Hall Of Fame, lol!
I will have songs, airchecks and personal memories of those free-form FM Radio days of the 60's!
As a DJ, or more correctly a Musicologist, Pete was a genius- setting a mood, playing just the RIGHT song and entertaining you.
Now if I could only be half as good...hey, I AM half as good, lol!
We had a competition going.
Enjoy, we are just getting started!
 
Here are the links to what will be an introduction for you, or a flashback, at Mike Pell Rockollections:
 
At Podomatic:
 
 

At Soundcloud:
 
 

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Comment by Mike Pell on April 22, 2014 at 8:28pm

Believe me, I AM!

Comment by Jon on April 22, 2014 at 8:22pm

You should feel privileged. Only a select few have had the honor to read that snippet.

Comment by Mike Pell on April 22, 2014 at 7:28pm
Jon,
Good ears, the show is about 2 years old.
I was on the edge of my seat with that Jack sweat about to fall off- you could cut the tension with a knife!
And the delicate balance to make jarred peaches is so tricky I have a new respect for those who do it.
All in all, brilliantly written.
Mostly, I love what he yelled.
I smell a sequel...or is that just formaldehyde, lol?
Thanks for the listen, and novel writing,
Mike
Comment by Jon on April 21, 2014 at 7:38am

Is this an old show? It sounds very familiar........

In the meantime, I'll entertain you with a snippet from my new book:

"Jack was worried.

What if some of his sweat fell into the jar? He wouldn't be able to sell it knowing that a part of him was in there with the peaches.

Luckily, there was a roll of paper towels nearby. Jack ripped off a piece of paper towel and wiped away the sweat. He sighed in relief since a major catastrophe was averted.

He gently placed a few peach slices into the jar and then dumped the recommended amount of formaldehyde on top of the peaches. Too much and the peaches would break down into soggy bits. Too little and the peaches would dry out. With the right amount of formaldehyde, the peaches would remain juicy until the end of time or the next apocalypse, whichever came first.

After screwing the lid on tight, Jack walked over to the shelves and gently placed the jar next to the other peaches.

'JUICY PEACHES!' he yelled as he walked back to the table. 'JUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUIIICYYYYYYYY PEEEEEEEEEAAACHES!'"

Enthralling, right?

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