“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 July 31, 1999.
Callers aired and other show highlights:
00:57 Jim/Rochester (“Knock Three Times” — dedication to Jackie)
02:07 Larry/Avon (“Jenny Take A Ride!”)
02:54 Lorraine/Greece (“Two Faces Have I”)
03:17 References to fellow 99 BBF DJ Tom Noonan and Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages
03:40 “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)” and “Mellow Yellow” referenced as ‘my songs’ (due to the songs’ lyrics ;-)
03:56 Tony/Charlotte Beach (“Band Of Gold”)
04:05 “‘On the beach’ … that’s what we call radio disc jockeys when they’ve been fired!” ;-)
05:01 “Matchmaker Oldies Party” (with 99 BBF’s Mike Vickers) at Maxwell’s (Irondequoit bar) reference
05:44 Chuck/Working at Dollar Tree (The Marketplace) (“You Don’t Mess Around With Jim”)
06:21 “Broadcasting from downtown Rochester … Broad Street and Clinton Avenue … Midtown — the heart of downtown Rochester!”
06:36 Alerting first-time callers: “The first thing you’ll hear from me when I answer the phone is: ‘99 BBF —hold on!’”
06:59 Kim/Irondequoit (“More Today Than Yesterday”)
07:25 Aunt Cookie’s Sub Shop (Geneseo) reference
07:50 First of multiple references to Park Avenue Summer Art Festival
08:15 Dave/Brockport (“All Summer Long”)
09:02 “Technical Difficulties” SFX (after the wrong song aired!)
09:10 Dave/Brockport (bustin’ chops about technical difficulties)
09:51 Stacy/Penn Yan (“She’d Rather Be With Me”)
10:31 Tom/Canandaigua (“I Got You Babe” — dedication to Rita)
11:07 99 BBF Career Fair, sponsored by Laidlaw Transit, at The Marketplace mall reference
11:26 Cassette tape ran out :-(
11:49 Acknowledging a postcard received from a listener, Kevin (who works at Walmart), with some car-maintenance advice and a compliment: “P.S. Love your show after I get off work every Saturday night!” (Note: Kevin called in a couple hours later — see 28:00)
12:00 Talking about having traded in my ’86 Pontiac Grand Am (that I’d had for around seven years) for a new Ford Ranger (but I still have my MG): “It is a little sad when you trade in a car you’ve had for a long time!”
12:42 “First thing I did with the new vehicle: set the radio presets, of course!” :-)
12:52 Terry/Charlotte (“Stagger Lee”)
13:29 My take after hauling some scrap metal to Lyell Scrap Metal (now Metalico, Scottsville Road) from cleaning out my old car and garage: A whopping 70 cents!
14:00 Shelly (“Born To Be Wild”)
14:07 First of multiple references to 99 BBF’s “Legends of Rock ’n’ Roll” van (that will be at the Park Avenue Fest tomorrow with me and fellow 99 BBF DJs Tom Noonan and Mike Vickers)
15:31 “The Bushman” (“Wolfman Jack” sound-alike)/Charlotte (“I Got A Line A Line On You”)
16:33 Update about former WKLX DJ Steve Williams: He’s now Father Steve at Good Shepherd Church (Henrietta)!
17:14 Dave/Rushville (“I’m A Believer”)
17:48 New study: “Switching to your less-dominate hand while brushing your teeth can actually benefit your brain…. Got me thinking … what would happen if I switched to my left hand while dropping dimes in the jukebox?” The result: The Singing Dogs – “Jingle Bells”! ;-)
19:40 Dennis/Sodus (“Good Vibrations”)
20:33 Carrie/Albion (“It’s A Shame”)
20:53 Wendy (“Eight Miles High”)
20:57 Wegmans and Tops grocery-store references: “You and me — we’re the only two people … it’s ‘un-American’ in Rochester to shop at Tops!” ;-)
21:32 The most attentive listeners might notice “crunch” sound effects periodically used — typically in conjunction with a line such as, “You keep [doing whatever you’re doing] … I’ll play more!” Its origin actually was the old Dorito’s TV commercial featuring Jay Leno saying, “Crunch all you want. We’ll make more.” The not-so-subtle meaning was, of course, that consumers need not worry about running out … because Frito-Lay will make more (and they could always buy more). So, long ago, I adopted the “crunch” SFX — initially using it typically with the line, “Keep dancing [crunch]… I’ll play more!” (meaning we’ll never run out of great oldies to dance to). But it later morphed into my tying the line in with whatever the caller happened to be doing (in this case, “You keep puttin’ those groceries away!”). So, I just I thought I’d explain it here (for the first time, I think).
21:46 “‘Eight Miles High’ … haven’t been that way since Stevie Nicks concert of the summer of ’94!” ;-)
22:47 Dan/Canandaigua (“The Twist”)
23:39 Jim (“When I’m 64”)
23:54 “I’m glad I work at night!” :-)
24:06 Dan/Irondequoit (“Old Time Rock & Roll”)
25:09 Terry (“Bernadette”)
25:30 Naomi/Byron (“Last Kiss”) — including a reference to Pearl Jam’s 1999 cover of the song (“I think I might like the Pearl Jam version a little better!” ;-)
26:24 Scott/Rochester (“Wipe Out”)
28:00 Kevin/Henrietta (“Summer In The City”)
29:18 Jukebox989@aol.com email plug (2024 update: The Jukebox email address is still active 25 years later! :-)
29:30 Neil/Irondequoit Bay (“Since I Don’t Have You”)
29:59 Reference to “sister-station” WBEE-FM DJ “Big Daddy” Dave Beck (don’t give him my email address! ;-)
31:07 Shoutout to Lynn/Working at ADT Home Security Systems (“It’s nice and quiet … nobody’s breaking in anywhere — so that’s good news!”); plus, reference to working a lot of overtime (“paying for the new pickup truck”) — including filling in for Kate McLean next week on morning traffic
31:45 Chris/Chili (“I Shot The Sheriff”)
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