“The All-Request Rock ’n’ Roll Jukebox,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “99 BBF”/WBBF-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 7 p.m.–Midnight Aug. 14, 1999.
Callers aired and other show highlights:
00:47 Emily/Chili (“Last Kiss”) — including a reference to Pearl Jam’s 1999 cover of the song
01:21 First of multiple plugs of “Count the Music for Free Money” weekday promotion
02:17 Sal/Fairport (“Come Go With Me“)
03:00 Robert (“Sally, Go ’Round The Roses”)
03:24 Judy (“[’Til] I Kissed You”)
04:31 Tom/Canandaigua (“I Got You Babe” — dedication to Rita)
05:33 Jamie (“Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright”)
05:52 Heritage Christian Services and Chris Burke (“Life Goes On” actor) references
06:09 “I’m different than the character I play on the radio!” ;-)
07:42 Bobbie/Rochester (“Rockin’ Robin”)
08:10 Playing a “DJ’s Choice” (“Spill The Wine”)
08:37 Laurie/Warsaw (“Me And You And A Dog Named Boo”)
08:46 Pike Fair (Wyoming County Fair at Pike Fairgrounds) reference
08:48 “Warsaw was one of my stops along the way of my radio career … many years ago” :-)
09:20 Shannon (“Wooly Bully” — dedication to daughter Nevaeh)
09:41 Vintage Drive-In (Avon) and double-feature, “Inspector Gadget” and “The Sixth Sense” (1999 movies), references
10:40 “Common sense is not so common” (Voltaire)
10:53 Other favorite quotations: “Robots may build cars, but they will never buy one” and “Life is what happens while you’re making other plans”
11:04 Another “Common sense is not so common observation”: “Attention road crews: Whenever you replace those manhole covers … for heaven’s sake, line up the stripes already, can you?!… Is that asking too much?! Line the stripes up when you put ’em back!” :-)
11:32 Angie/Rochester (“Woodstock”) — with Woodstock Music and Art Fair (Aug. 15–18, 1969) 30th anniversary reference (caller was there, as a 2-year-old, with her parents)
12:08 David Crosby birthday reference
12:40 Christie/Hornell (“White Rabbit”)
13:57 Virginia/Rochester (“Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini” and “Yellow Submarine”)
14:32 Carol/Greece (“The Letter”)
15:20 Jill (with her husband and her dog Mason) (“Going To A Go-Go” — dedication for her 31st birthday)
16:33 “MS 150 Bike Tour” (sponsored by National Multiple Sclerosis Society) and fellow 99 BBF DJ Ellis B. Feaster references
17:02 Reference to Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback Troy Aikman’s recent announcement of his engagement. With Aikman (who once was named the “most eligible bachelor in Dallas”) soon tying the knot (he married on April 8, 2000), it means I’ve moved up a notch on the list of most eligible bachelors in America to #1,216 (but #33 in Rochester! ;-) (Note: Those make-believe numbers and rankings were chosen for very specific reasons!)
17:31 Jed/Canandaigua (“Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu”)
18:07 Don (“Time Won’t Let Me”)
18:28 Halloween will mark my six-year anniversary with the station (WBBF/WKLX): “I think that’s the longest, continually, for anyone who works here at the radio station…. For radio … six years is a heckuva long time! It’s the longest I’ve ever worked at one radio station — my previous record was something like, I think, three years — so I’ve doubled that. Tells you high much I love the great oldies!… Six years — do you think I oughta get a jukebox tattoo?… I don’t know if I’d go with call letters — ever!… Take it from me, don’t go with call letters!” ;-) (Plus, references to fellow 99 BBF DJs Mike Vickers and Ellis B. Feaster)
20:48 Mary/Driving to Rush (“Rescue Me”)
21:45 Missy (with sister Christie)/Hornell (“Daydream Believer”)
22:16 Doug … just talkin’ about cars (and garages)
23:15 “Oldies Night” (with 99 BBF’s Mike Vickers) at Maxwell’s (Irondequoit bar) reference
23:45 Sharon/Spencerport (“Baby, I’m Yours” — dedication to husband, Craig)
24:12 Bill/Canandaigua (“Love Potion Number Nine”)
24:38 Jim/Fairport (“Spirit In The Sky”)
25:00 “Did [Buffalo Bills] win tonight… I asked the Big Daddy [sister station DJ Dave Beck] … he said, ‘It’s pre-season, who cares?’… But I love it when the Bills are playing when I’m on the radio because I get all the girls calling in!” :-)
25:54 Laura (with friends Christina, Marissa and Jill)/Honeoye Falls (“You Really Got Me”)
26:53 Al/Naples (“Come On Down To My Boat”)
27:31 Gladys/Honeoye Falls (“You’re So Vain”)
27:47 No … I won’t replay the first five seconds of “Daydream Believer” ;-)
28:07 1970s-era Heinz Ketchup TV commercial, featuring Carly Simon, reference (actually, though, the song featured in the commercial was “Anticipation”)
29:02 Jamie (screen name: @JLouise36)/Brockport (“Good Golly, Miss Molly”)
29:10 AOL Instant Messenger reference
All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran
