“The All-Request Rock ’n’ Roll Jukebox,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “99 BBF”/WBBF-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 6 p.m.–Midnight July 17, 1999.
Special note: This week’s radio shift began an hour earlier (6 p.m.) than usual; however, “The Jukebox” request show ran 7 p.m.–midnight, as normal.
Callers aired and other show highlights:
00:53 “I didn’t check the temperature, I confess” ;-)
01:38 Travis/Rochester (“Beep Beep”)
02:18 Monroe Community Hospital “Harvest Craft Faire” reference
02:54 “Here’s Nino!” (Note: This refers to Nino & The Ebb Tides – “Juke Box Saturday Night” — which, at some point, I started using as the unofficial kick-off song every week at 7 p.m. Saturday)
03:18 Kathy/Rochester (“December, 1963 [Oh, What A Night]”)
04:49 Liz/Scottsville (“Surf City” — dedication to her son Gary on his 13th birthday)
05:31 Beth/Pavilion (“You Don’t Own Me”)
05:37 Darien Lake (later known as Six Flags Darien Lake) theme-park reference
06:04 It sounds like the beginning of a commercial inadvertently aired over the start of a song, for some strange reason (I made light of the situation afterwards: “Computers … can’t live with ’em, can’t live with ’em!”)
06:35 Amy/Fowlerville (“I Feel Fine” — dedication to Travis)
07:51 Doug (“Summer In The City”)
08:12 Reference to East End Festival (Rochester) — and getting ‘goosed’ there the night before! ;-)
08:54 Stacy/Working at Wegmans (Henrietta) (“Another Saturday Night”)
10:32 Chuck/Working at Dollar Tree (The Marketplace) (“Judy In Disguise [With Glasses]”)
11:16 Jackie (“Crocodile Rock”)
12:13 Jack/Rush (“You Got To Me” — dedication to his wife)
12:53 “Matchmaker Oldies Party” (with 99 BBF’s Mike Vickers) at Maxwell’s (Irondequoit bar) reference
13:24 Peggy/Penfield (“Gimme Some Lovin’”)
13:56 Caught a little off guard by a quick song ending! ;-)
14:10 Ray/Batavia (“American Pie”)
15:22 Eric/Penn Yan (“These Eyes” — dedication to Linda)
15:32 Reference to my wearing contact lenses for the first time in seven or eight years!
16:25 Jackie/Rochester (“Last Train To Clarksville”)
16:50 Al/Brockport (“Way Down Yonder In New Orleans”)
17:52 “Oh, boy, could I go for a Toyota now!” (subtle reference to Toyota commercial using Sly & The Family Stone – “Everyday People”) — followed by “Could I go for a Genny now!” (Genesee Beer slogan) … “just not at the same time!” ;-)
18:15 Mindy/Wegmans (Henrietta) (“Sweet Pea”)
18:47 Tom (“Build Me Up Buttercup”)
19:18 Robin/Henrietta (“Brown Eyed Girl”)
21:19 Fletch (“I Just Want To Celebrate” — dedication to co-workers at Kodak)
21:47 Debbie/Driving from Churchville to Canandaigua (“Secret Agent Man”)
22:30 Doug (“Itchycoo Park”)
22:43 Buckman’s Ice Cream (West Ridge Road, Greece) reference (Note: Cassette tape ran out before the end of this phone call)
23:49 Cliff/Buffalo (“Mr. Dieingly Sad”)
24:43 Lynn/Stanley (“Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”)
25:06 Sean/Camping in Letchworth State Park (“Too Late To Turn Back Now”)
26:11 Brandy/Canandaigua (“Brandy [You’re A Fine Girl]”)
26:44 Dave/Cuylerville (“Dizzy”)
27:16 Mike/Greece (“War”)
28:09 Reference to fellow 99 BBF DJ Chuck McCoy
28:13 Mary Beth (“Knock Three Times”)
All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran
