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« Reply #45 on: April 06, 2007, 08:09:05 AM »
I missed this blog post about how Johnny Cash stole "Folsom Prison Blues" from (off all people) Gordon Jenkins (conductor & arranger who worked with Sinatra and many others)!

http://www.kfog.com/Blog/Blog/ViewItem.asp?Entry=1559&id=35
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« Reply #46 on: April 06, 2007, 09:21:43 AM »
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I missed this blog post about how Johnny Cash stole "Folsom Prison Blues" from (off all people) Gordon Jenkins (conductor & arranger who worked with Sinatra and many others)!

http://www.kfog.com/Blog/Blog/ViewItem.asp?Entry=1559&id=35


I Didn't Know That, part 2: Gordon Jenkin's son is SF Chronicle sportswriter Bruce Jenkins.
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« Reply #47 on: April 06, 2007, 10:58:44 AM »
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I missed this blog post about how Johnny Cash stole "Folsom Prison Blues" from (off all people) Gordon Jenkins (conductor & arranger who worked with Sinatra and many others)!

http://www.kfog.com/Blog/Blog/ViewItem.asp?Entry=1559&id=35


I Didn't Know That, part 2: Gordon Jenkin's son is SF Chronicle sportswriter Bruce Jenkins.


Yep, the Chron ran an article on that when Jenkins the Younger's book about his dad came out a year or so ago.
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« Reply #48 on: April 06, 2007, 11:06:28 AM »
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One of DM's better postings. Sounds like he's been going thru some rough patches of late, but out of it came this:

http://www.kfog.com/Blog/Blog/ViewItem.asp?Entry=1555&id=35


Wow, those opening comments of his are kinda worrisome. I hope he'll be OK.
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« Reply #49 on: June 15, 2007, 11:04:12 PM »
Dave's Father's Day post is just lovely.

http://www.kfog.com/Blog/Blog/main.asp?id=35&Cat=Dave%20Morey

Wait... Dave was a Conscientious Objector during Vietnam? I've NEVER heard him mention that before.
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« Reply #50 on: June 16, 2007, 10:41:02 PM »
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Dave's Father's Day post is just lovely.

http://www.kfog.com/Blog/Blog/main.asp?id=35&Cat=Dave%20Morey

Wait... Dave was a Conscientious Objector during Vietnam? I've NEVER heard him mention that before.

Great post.  Dave's really lucky to have gone through all that turmoil with his dad, and be able to end up working it out.  Not everyone gets that sort of closure in their lives.
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« Reply #51 on: September 10, 2007, 11:56:26 AM »
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« Reply #52 on: September 12, 2007, 07:51:36 PM »
Dave's most recent blog has a quiz on KFOG history. Some I know, some I can guess and some I haven't the vaguest (not unusual for yours truly). He says there will be a prize though:

Let's see how you do with this one.
It's all from memory...but I think I got the right answers.

1st song played on KFOG when we went rock:
1) "In A Godda Da Vida"-Iron Butterfly  [[OMG he spelled "gadda" wrong]]
2) "Beginnings" - Chicago
3) "Rock This Town" - Stray Cats

LAST song played on KFOG just before we went rock.
1) "Goodbye" - Mary Hopkin
2) "Last Farewell" - Roger Whittaker
3) "The End" - The Doors

FIRST Morning Man at KFOG:
1) Dung
2) Marty Cohen
3) Lee "Baby" Simms

FIRST newsman on KFOG:
1) Marshall Phillips
2) Scoop
3) J. Paul McGonnigle

FIRST "Concert For Kids" venue:
1) Shoreline
2) Persian Aub Zaam Zaam Room
3) Hard Rock Cafe

Before it was "KaBOOM", it was:
1) KaBlooey
2) Sky Concert
3) Wham Bam Thank You Fogheads

Why'd Amir go away?
1) Cookies
2) Ratings
3) A better job

Been with KFOG the longest?
1) Tony Salvadore
2) Raquel Lomeli
3) Dave Morey

Who's "Got The Money"?
1) Marty
2) Sid
3) H.R. Puffinstuff

What WASN'T a KFOG Slogan:
1) The Home Of Quality Rock-N-Roll
2) World Class Rock
3) The BIGGEST hits from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's...and MORE!!"

BEFORE "Acoustic Sunrise", there was:
1) The Lutheran Hour
2) Pet Talk
3) The Jazz Brunch

Complete the following phrases:
"Kevin The ____"
"Trish The ____"
"Bill Ruck the ________"

What KFOG DJ went on to manage Cake?

What KFOG Traffic Reporter now hosts NPR's marketplace...and what was his KFOG name?


ORIGINAL "Voice" of KFOG:
1) Brother John
2) Father Coughlin
3) Mercy Hawkes

Who hosted "The Deadhead Hour":
1) David Gans
2) Percy Faith
3) Mickey Hart

Name the very first "Archives" CD (BEFORE LFTA Vol 1).

Who HASN'T been an "announcer" for 10@10?
1) Don Pardo
2) Larry "Bud" Melman
3) Monty Hall
4) Mercy Hawkes

What was Sky Daniel's REAL first name?
1) Daniel
2) Rudolph
3) Paula

What KCBS personality was once with the KFOG Morning Show?
1) Al Hart
2) Kim Wonderley
3) Katie Couric

Rosalie's maiden name:
1) Smith
2) Howarth
3) McCartney

First song played when we signed 97DOT7 on. (Southbay listener request)
1) "Do You Know The Way To San Jose"
2) "Rock This Town"
3) "Hotel California"

Name of Peter's play:
1) EEEEK! Rosebud!!
2) "Aaah Rosebud"
3) Ye Gods! ROSEBUD!!"

AND...for the win:
Complete the following sentence:
"The KFOG air studio (at Ghiradelli) was SO small.....

Answers....MONDAY! There will be a prize.
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« Reply #53 on: September 24, 2007, 11:27:36 PM »
Just did my weekly check of the DM blog, and he's preparing for a trip to Michigan and Canada. Didn't say when he was leaving, but I assume it's soon. So prepare yourselves for a week or so of 'classic' (aside: is there another word in the English language that has been rendered so impotent?) sets, coming up shortly.
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« Reply #54 on: September 25, 2007, 10:49:28 PM »
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Just did my weekly check of the DM blog, and he's preparing for a trip to Michigan and Canada. Didn't say when he was leaving, but I assume it's soon. So prepare yourselves for a week or so of 'classic' (aside: is there another word in the English language that has been rendered so impotent?) sets, coming up shortly.


Asked Dave this am when his vacay starts--he said he's gone on Friday and all of next week. So there you go. Hope Annalisa gets the morning show nod, and not Renee.
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« Reply #55 on: January 15, 2008, 10:23:47 PM »
Dave's current blog entry is worth the read. A short bit on A-Z (yes, we know why Blackbird is at the end), a bit on a nifty gadget he picked up as a gift for one of his pals at the station, and then a lengthy several grafs on an upcoming biography on a film he caught on cable, "small town gay bar" about institutions such as that in small towns in Mississippi. It's out on DVD in August, but surprised it hasn't played the Roxie or the Red Vic or some such place here. (Is the Castro playing films such as this any more?)
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« Reply #56 on: January 31, 2008, 01:30:14 PM »
Well, so far Dave's blog entry about "Thru the wall" songs has attracted only 6 comments and the pickings are slim (unless Dave really wants to play "Winchester Cathedral" and "Chances Are").  Dunno if he's gotten emails about it -- I haven't heard him mention it again on the air. 
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« Reply #57 on: February 05, 2008, 07:52:54 AM »
Well, so far Dave's blog entry about "Thru the wall" songs has attracted only 6 comments and the pickings are slim (unless Dave really wants to play "Winchester Cathedral" and "Chances Are").  Dunno if he's gotten emails about it -- I haven't heard him mention it again on the air. 

Well, apparently we're getting this set Friday, whether we want it or not. Dave sez he's getting "lots" of great suggestions, tho' the blog comments remain skimpy. Whatever, dude.
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« Reply #58 on: February 05, 2008, 08:53:50 AM »
Well, so far Dave's blog entry about "Thru the wall" songs has attracted only 6 comments and the pickings are slim (unless Dave really wants to play "Winchester Cathedral" and "Chances Are").  Dunno if he's gotten emails about it -- I haven't heard him mention it again on the air. 

Well, apparently we're getting this set Friday, whether we want it or not. Dave sez he's getting "lots" of great suggestions, tho' the blog comments remain skimpy. Whatever, dude.

I have nothing for Dave there, best I can mention is rooting through my mom's 45s when I was about 3 or 4 and instantly digging "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop."
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« Reply #59 on: February 05, 2008, 09:02:35 AM »
Well, so far Dave's blog entry about "Thru the wall" songs has attracted only 6 comments and the pickings are slim (unless Dave really wants to play "Winchester Cathedral" and "Chances Are").  Dunno if he's gotten emails about it -- I haven't heard him mention it again on the air. 

Well, apparently we're getting this set Friday, whether we want it or not. Dave sez he's getting "lots" of great suggestions, tho' the blog comments remain skimpy. Whatever, dude.

I have nothing for Dave there, best I can mention is rooting through my mom's 45s when I was about 3 or 4 and instantly digging "Shimmy Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop."

I cannot believe that General Mills never took that song and turned it into "gimme gimme Cocoa Puffs".
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