“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 Jan. 29, 2000.
Callers aired and other show highlights:
00:34 “Special Super Bowl Weekend Edition” — and the first of multiple references to it being my five-year anniversary show as host of “The Jukebox” (with special thanks to Brighton-Pittsford Post reporter Matt Ried for stopping by the studio for an upcoming story about my milestone! :-)
01:04 Dan/Working at Kilwin’s (Pittsford) (“Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In”)
01:50 First of a few references to my battling the flu (but even had I not mentioned it, it’s heard in my voice!)
02:35 Ed/South Union Street (“Jailhouse Rock”)
03:35 Jason/Crystal Beach (“Me And You And A Dog Named Boo”)
04:07 Kevin/University Avenue (“Indian Reservation [The Lament Of The Cherokee]”)
06:15 Tom/Canandaigua (“Sherry”)
06:49 Reference to former fellow 99 BBF DJ Nick Evans and the station’s previous call letters: WKLX
07:15 Gary/Canangaigua (“The House Of The Rising Sun”) — yet another one of those times when a pesky music bed accidentally aired instead of the usual “coin-into-slot” SFX! :-(
09:14 Rich/Canandaigua (“The Happy Organ”)
10:18 Bobby/Irondequoit (“Twistin’ The Night Away”)
11:56 “Beatle Brunch” with Joe Johnson reference
13:16 “To all you environmental extremists out there, warning us about global warming, we can only say this to you: ‘Where the heck is your global warming now?’ Yeah, global warming: Bring it on!” ;-)
13:40 Barb/Rochester (“Let’s Get It On”)
14:37 Mike/Rochester (“Love Is All Around” — dedication to “K-Girl”)
15:27 Jackie (“Teddy Bear”)
15:57 Wegmans Pharmacy lip-balm sales supporting The Arc of Monroe County plug
16:48 “Dust bunnies” in the studio reference!
17:14 References to former fellow station DJs and “The Jukebox” hosts Nick Evans, “Rockin’ Rich” Albert and Joe Deane
17:38 Playing “Happy Anniversary Quartet” (“The Flintstones: Modern Stone-Age Melodies” CD :-)
18:06 Rich (“Life Is A Rock”)
18:32 Beginning of a customized Flintstones-themed imaging sweeper is heard :-)
19:03 Calling for a boycott of Toys “R” Us for attempting to force Tires R Us (Attica) to change its name (while plugging KB Toys and Tires R Us)
20:02 Mark/Rochester (playing Pick-up Sticks) (“Hit The Road Jack” — dedication to daughter Michelle)
20:52 “Elvis Only” with Jay Gordon and Borg Imaging (sponsor) references
21:22 Sharing my feelings about Super Bowl XXXIV (Jan. 30, 2000): “I really don’t care … I don’t even think I’m gonna watch this game tomorrow — I really could not care less who wins.… Without the Bills in the Super Bowl, I really don’t care!”
21:54 Eddie/Canandaigua (“Beep Beep”)
22:21 Reference to “Beep Beep” being the most-requested song on “The Jukebox” (with “American Pie” probably a close second)
23:25 Gloria (“Do Wah Diddy Diddy”) — caller who also doesn’t care about the Super Bowl, but for more altruistic reasons than me: “I just don’t care!” (about the 12 hours of coverage ;-)
24:13 Charlie/Kendall (“50 Ways To Leave Your Lover”) — including reference to fellow 99 BBF DJ Chuck McCoy and “’70s at 7”
26:03 Fletch (“Oh, Pretty Woman” — dedication to his parents)
27:14 Carol/Rochester (“Midnight Confessions”)
28:18 Bob/Driving a limousine (currently parked outside an event, featuring Monroe County Executive John “Jack” Doyle, at Rochester Riverside Convention Center) (“[Sittin’ On] The Dock Of The Bay”)
30:10 Kevin/University Avenue (“Paint It Black”)
30:44 Unidentified male (“Under The Boardwalk” — dedication to daughter Kimmy)
31:14 Unidentified male (“Daydream Believer”)
31:41 Tom/University of Rochester (“Sweet Caroline [Good Times Never Seemed So Good]”) — a slow-loading CD … due to “operator error”! (If you listen closely, you can hear the very beginning only of the requested song — but before the phone call making the request! Reason: I pressed the wrong button, and then needed to kill time while waiting for the CD to reload! But as was often the case, I ultimately had a little fun with the minor ‘miscue’! :-)
34:03 Jim/Rochester (“Patches”) — “If that’s your final answer?” (subtle reference to the then-popular ABC prime-time game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”)
34:33 Lenora (“Daydream”)
35:05 Colleen/Bloomfield (“Old Time Rock & Roll”)
36:39 Rose/Rochester (“Stand By Me”)
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