“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 June 5, 1999.
Callers aired and other show highlights:
00:19 Arby’s ‘fashionably late dinner’ reference
00:39 First of multiple references to show-sponsor Shepard Ford (Canandaigua)
00:46 Carolyn/Victor (“Unchained Melody”)
00:51 “I’m a ‘voice man,’ ’ya know — go for the voices all the time!” ;-)
01:57 Harold/Entering the State Thruway to Albany (“Long Cool Woman [In A Black Dress]”)
02:22 Broad Street at Clinton Avenue, B. Forman Office Building, sixth-floor studio reference
02:38 Patty/Pavilion (“Indiana Wants Me”)
03:49 Kevin/Webster (“Hot Rod Lincoln”)
03:59 First of multiple reference to the 1999 Greater Rochester Soap Box Derby (June 5-6)
04:27 Venice/Henrietta (“American Pie”)
04:38 “I hardly consider this work!” :-)
05:36 Dennis/Sodus (“409” and “Shut Down”) — with reference to caller’s friends’ classic ’67 Mustang and ’67 Corvette (“cruisin’ good oldies!”)
06:36 Kathy/Rochester (“The Horse”)
06:46 Reference to racehorse Charismatic, who won the first two legs of the 1999 Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes) before suffering a fractured foreleg in the 131st Belmont Stakes (finishing in third place) earlier that day. Although he never raced again, Charismatic lived until Feb. 19, 2017 [more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charismatic_(horse)]
07:42 Aurora (with friend)/Rochester (“These Boots Are Made For Walking”)
08:12 Good ‘rule of thumb’ in broadcasting: Whenever you accidentally misstate the name of the show’s sponsor … say it again (a second time … the correct way!) ;-)
08:31 “Legends of Rock ’n’ Roll” Discovery Huther-Doyle Irving Crane Pool Tournament, June 8, Classic Billiards, West Ridge Road (Greece), plug
09:04 Sharing the news that Toronto City Council approved official “clothing optional” status for Hanlan’s Point Beach, Centre Island (Toronto Islands), Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2024 update: “Clothing optional” for the nude beach was made permanent, three years later, in 2002)
09:26 Peggy/Penfield (“Wild Weekend” — playing it loud for all the people who mow their lawns at 9 a.m.!)
10:03 Kathy/LeRoy (“It Don’t Come Easy”)
10:10 “There’s no such thing as a ‘minor request’!” ;-)
11:35 Gary/Canandaigua (“Keep On Dancing”) — with kudos to the caller for winning a whopping $18 from the New York Lotto!
12:15 Even though the Buffalo Sabres made it to the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals (facing off against the Dallas Stars in a series that would start, in Dallas, in three days), “I don’t sense an awful lot of excitement” (unlike when the Buffalo Bills played in the Super Bowl — which was truly a big deal each time); so, just a (tongue-in-cheek) thought: Maybe consideration should be given to changing the name of the Stanley Cup to the “Colossal Cup” (more in line with “Super Bowl” and “World Series” ;-) (Note: Dallas won the series 4-2; more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Stanley_Cup_Finals)
12:54 Jamie/Brighton (“Georgy Girl”)
13:35 Murray (“Topsy II” — dedication to wife, Judy)
14:11 “Kid Fest Summer Blast” reference
14:38 Laurie/Spencerport (“Kind Of A Drag”)
14:50 “Watch your language on this program … it’s a family show!” ;-)
15:10 Indirect reference to the 1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd song “What’s Your Name” via a paraphrase of a portion of its lyrics in introducing the next caller: “It’s 8 o’clock in Boise, Idaho … What’s your name, little girl?” (Note: All these years later, I’m not exactly sure why I set up the phone call in such a way … other than I was always a fan of Lynyrd Skynyrd — a band we didn’t play on 99 BBF — and the caller might’ve sounded to me like a “little queen” — which I interpret, from the song lyrics, as possibly meaning: ‘a cute, young female groupie’; thus, I think mainly it was just some on-air playfulness! ;-)
15:16 Ginny/Fairport (“Bottle Of Wine”)
16:40 Reference to a Kodak Advantix camera “Buy-One-Get-One-Free” offer in a full-page ad in the “USA Weekend” magazine-insert in the last weekend’s Sunday Democrat and Chronicle … but wondering why, in order to redeem the offer (from the Rochester-based company), consumers needed to reply to a Pennsylvania address: “C’mon, Kodak … trying to tell me somebody in Rochester couldn’t handle that for ’ya?!”
17:05 Tiffany/Wyoming (“Knock Three Times”)
17:36 Dave/Pavilion (“Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye”)
18:55 Happy 35th anniversary to Joan and Charlie (Gates)
19:07 Carol/Rochester (“It’s A Shame”)
19:49 Reference to friend Bobby Rinck (one of the organizers of the 1999 Greater Rochester Soap Box Derby)
20:11 Bob/Rochester (“Spirit In The Sky” — dedication to sister Linda)
20:46 Ann/Albion (“Kansas City”)
21:22 “Oldies Night” at Maxwell’s (Irondequoit bar) reference
21:54 Dave/Henrietta (“Yellow Submarine”)
22:20 Ben (“Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter”)
22:49 Vera/Williamson (“God Only Knows” — dedication to John)
23:12 Don (“The Rain, The Park & Other Things”)
23:52 Reference to fellow 99 BBF DJ Chuck McCoy
24:00 Joe (“My Cherie Amour” — dedication to Laurie)
24:31 Playing a “DJ’s Choice” (“The Air That I Breathe”)
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