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“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. 30, 1999.

00:50 First of multiple references to “Pretend It’s Summertime Weekend”

01:01 Tom/Avon (“Runaway”)

02:15 Frank/Dansville (“Hot Rod Lincoln”)

02:44 Earl (with Karen — making quiche)/Rochester (“P.S. I Love You”)

04:42 Patty (“Surfin’ Bird”)

04:47 “Oldies Night” (with 99 BBF’s Mike Vickers) at Maxwell’s (Irondequoit bar formerly known as the Garage Door) reference

05:46 Cliff/Buffalo (“Sugar Town”)

06:15 “You guys in Buffalo can handle anything!” :-)

06:42 Reference to fellow 99 BBF DJs Chris Whittingham (also the program director) and Tom Noonan — and sarcastically lamenting the recent cancelation of a scheduled announcers meeting

07:48 Mary/Driving someplace (“Rescue Me”)

08:31 Reference to hosting “The Jukebox” since January 1995

09:17 Joe/Rochester (“Alley-Oop”)

10:04 Jenna/Gates (“Leaving On A Jet Plane”)

10:27 Host’s Super Bowl XXIII (Jan. 31, 1999) prediction: Atlanta Falcons 34, Denver Broncos 30 (actual result: Broncos 34, Falcons 19) (Note: I also predicted the Buffalo Bills to win Super Bowls in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994; thus, the result was in keeping with my record of wrongly predicted outcomes! ;-)

11:06 Bruce/Marion (“Denise”)

12:20 Sharing a few words about the all-new Saturn 3-door coupe — billed by General Motors as “The World’s First 3-door Coupe” (TV spot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y69bDSYDufA): “It’s a horrible, stupid idea!… It’s the modern-day Edsel!… Common sense is not so common….”

13:17 Ginny/Driving from Buffalo to Syracuse (“Black Is Black”)

13:56 Gene (with Millie)/Caledonia (“Save The Last Dance For Me”)

14:39 Carrie/Mendon (“Sweet Cherry Wine”)

16:10 Laura (with Marge)/Fairport (“Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You”)

16:49 Reference to “Super Hits of the ’70s: Have A Nice Day (Vol. 14)” CD

18:15 Joanna/Irondequoit (“You Don’t Own Me”)

18:57 Ellis and Dee Dee (weekday morning-show) plug

19:40 Julianne (with her mom)/Henrietta (“Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini”)

20:28 Lynn/Greece (“Unchained Melody”)

20:59 “We give you requests like nowhere else!… I’ve worked for five radio stations in Rochester alone (not counting AM stations) … requests, [at] 99 BBF, like nowhere else — it is true!”

21:19 John/Henrietta (“Time Is Tight”)

22:53 Kristin/Gates (“The Name Game”)

23:24 Carl/Driving home to Rochester from Buffalo) (“The Lion Sleeps Tonight”)

23:48 Tishay/Henrietta (“Why Do Fools Fall In Love“)

24:49 Doug (“My Back Pages”)

25:17 Christina/Geneseo (“Chantilly Lace”)

25:35 Aunt Cookie’s Sub Shop (Geneseo) reference

26:08 SNL: “It’s a rerun tonight, so forget about it!” ;-)

26:17 Unidentified male (with Lynn) (“Cecilia”)

27:52 Jeff/Greece (“Spill The Wine”)