“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 Sept. 25, 1999.
Callers aired and other show highlights:
00:48 A rare “miscue” …
01:12 … followed by placing the blame squarely where it belonged: On the DJ (Chuck McCoy) who was on the air before me for changing a normal setting on the board/console! ;-) (Guarantee: I was genuinely annoyed at him in this moment!)
01:27 Becky/Roberts Wesleyan College (“American Pie”)
02:36 First of multiple references to upcoming on-air giveaway of tickets to 99 BBF’s Oldies Show featuring the Coasters, The Drifters and The Platters, Oct. 9, at Auditorium Center
02:50 Venice (“Mellow Yellow”)
03:39 Sherine/Warsaw (“Stuck In The Middle With You”)
03:45 AppleUmpkin festival (Wyoming County) reference
04:31 ABVI Goodwill Vision Walk ’99 at Cobbs Hill Park reference
04:51 “‘Practice Hour’ just about over…!” ;-)
05:33 Unidentified female (“You Got To Me”)
06:29 Melissa/Driving to Williamson (“Brandy [You’re A Fine Girl]”)
07:58 John/Rochester (“More Today Than Yesterday”)
09:27 Sante (“Fools Rush In”)
09:51 “Elvis Only” with Jay Gordon and Muxworthy’s Ski Loft (sponsor) references
10:06 Jessica/Rochester (“Big Girls Don’t Cry”)
10:44 Live on-air giveaway of tickets to 99 BBF’s Oldies Show featuring the Coasters, The Drifters and The Platters, Oct. 9, at Auditorium Center
11:18 Joe/Driving home from Taco Bell (contest winner)
12:32 Unidentified male/Gilmore’s Bar and Grill (“Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright”)
13:43 Sharing background information (that I looked up!) about Kyu Sakamoto and her song “Sukiyaki”
14:27 Commentary about a couple TV commercials: Domino’s spot featuring its “HeatWave”; and Greater Rochester International Airport (why does it even need to advertise in the first place?!)
15:23 Nick (“Stop! In The Name Of Love” — dedication to Shannon)
16:35 Hey, large, national home-improvement chain: Please address future mailings to “Our friends at …” instead of “Occupant”! ;-)
16:55 Donna/Working at Honeoye Bakery and Laundromat (“Solitary Man”)
18:15 Mike/Working at Burger King (Fairport) (“Surfin’ Bird”)
19:24 Dave/Driving home to Lake Placid (“Hot Rod Lincoln”)
20:03 “Oldies Night” (with 99 BBF’s Mike Vickers) at Maxwell’s (Irondequoit bar) reference
20:22 Unidentified male/Spencerport (“Palisades Park”)
20:48 Reference to recent stock-market decline
21:18 “’70s at 7,” with Ellis B. Feaster, plug
21:37 Scott/Shortsville (“Different Drum”)
22:21 Naples Grape Festival and SUNY Brockport Homecoming Weekend references
22:57 Cliff/Buffalo (“The Twist”)
24:00 Walking your dog supposedly is a good way to meet people (e.g. girls); I only wish that some of the people I meet while out walking my dog, Dutch, were older than he is! ;-)
24:28 Josh/Working at Rocky Mountain Pizza Kitchen (12 Corners, Brighton) (“Help!”)
24:59 The reason why I eat a lot of pizza: “single guy and working in radio for low wages!” ;-)
25:31 Joe/Manchester (“When Will I Be Loved”)
26:08 99 BBF’s Humongous Used Car Sale, Oct. 2-3, Dome Arena (Henrietta) plug
26:40 Jack (“Tighten Up”)
27:01 Rick (with many others)/Spencerport (“Build Me Up Buttercup”)
28:08 Devina/Greece (“My Girl” — dedication to sister Katie on her 17th birthday)
29:06 “Beatle Brunch” with Joe Johnson and SUNY Brockport (sponsor) references
29:56 Joe/Manchester (“Lodi”)
30:27 Reference to the SUNY Geneseo ratio back when I was in college: “two girls for every guy!” :-)
30:44 George/Victor (“Beep Beep”)
30:49 Sarcastic reference to the “program director’s favorite song” … and my rationale for playing it: “They keep asking for it!” (The PD at the time apparently must’ve expressed some kind of misgiving at hearing the Playmates’ song so much — not that it would ever stop me from playing it! ;-)
31:17 Heather/Irondequoit (“My Guy” and “The Wanderer”)
31:59 Offering thanks to caller’s husband, who’s working as an RPD Clinton Section officer, along with our wishes for him to be transferred to the much safer Highland Section! ;-)
32:55 Wegmans/Pillsbury Bake-Off, with 99 BBF’s Ellis B. Feaster, tomorrow, at Wegmans, Ridgemont Plaza (Greece) plug
33:08 “Oh, man, do you think I have any listeners left after that commercial?!” (putting down another commercial — similar to a couple weeks ago; but, once again, I have no idea what commercial I was disparaging … but because I knew better than to ever denigrate an advertiser, it must’ve been particularly bad! ;-)
33:37 Judy/Palmyra (“Judy In Disguise [With Glasses]”)
33:55 Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills, Sept. 26, 1999, reference (Note: Bills won, 26-0)
