US 95.7, whose logo looks like aninterstate highway sign, is playing up patriotism and familyvalues: Its nickname is pronounced U.S., not us., (And its new call letters, KUSS, are pronounced? With my last turn I lost myself in the maze, becoming the insatiable yellow creature on the screen. "If he puts on the same kind of show that he did last April, I'll arrest him for disorderly conduct," he was quoted saying in the Union (repeated nationwide after newswires picked up the story). Districts will have until the end of the 2024-25 school year to comply. Gray Whale at Cabrillo by CarlGlowienke. "His Cadillac was covered with obscene messages, and two sailors were arrested for masturbating during the show from watching the antics. After the concert, the police arrested 12 girls running nude through the halls of the El Cortez Hotel, looking for Elvis., I introduced him [to the stage], says longtime local DJ Happy Hare Martin, and he rushed out and sang the first chorus of Hound Dog, which I could not hear above their primal screams. THE CASBAHS 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATE IN THE ATARI LOUNGE, The Casbahs 20th Anniversary celebration continues Rosey at http://www.sddialedin.com is selling merch at most shows, and she says the Anniversary shirts are selling out fast, so make sure you get there to get one, or order direct from Rosey ----, The Anniversary events arent all musical, tho fer instance, longtime local photog Sean McMullen will have a showing at the Casbah this weekend ----, Dialed-in Rosey reports The photography includes shots of Creedle, Interpol, X, Spoon, Mooney Suzuki, Celebration, El Vez, Devo + more. Favorite 2 Add to Repost. But today she didn't do that, today it was 'John Lennon has been shot. Three weeks later, "Heartbreak Hotel" hit number one. Presley introduced Berle, dressed as Elvis (world's first Elvis impersonator? She was trained by Bob Baffert and has raced for Baoma Corp, and was bred in Kentucky, United States by Waymore LLC. In 1951, KCBQ moved its studios to the Imig Manor Hotel (now the Lafayette) on El Cajon Blvd. On January 5, 2015, KCBQ rebranded as "1170 The Answer". KCBQ's transmitter site was next to the Campus Drive-In at El Cajon Boulevard and College Ave. Charlie & Harrigan introduce Happy Hare (Harry Martin, d. January 5, 2009) at the 1990 KCBQ Reunion, broadcasting live from the Grand Ballroom at San Diego's Marriot Mission Valley. British songwriter Dave Humphries remembers it well he was there. It has to be a sit-down table version, and it has to be fast. The disc includes two tracks featuring Tony Sheridan on guitar. Music selection and format remained the same. Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley 3 6. (Wanna bet it wont show up at San Diegos gay pride parade, asKSON has done?) It alldepends on whether listeners will abandon KSON. [10] The FM transmitter's power is 0.25 kilowatts directional, and is only received in the North County area, in order to avoid co-channel interference with KYDO, which has used the 96.1 frequency since 2013. The call letters "KCBS" were sought, but the CBS network wanted them for the network-owned station in San Francisco. Favorite 2 Add to Repost. Darrel Goodin, general manager of KSON and its sister stations,said hes sad to see Randall and Rochester go, but company beancounters just couldnt meet their contract demands. Flowers, who grew up in North County and graduated fromOceanside High School, joined KCBQ in 1970 when it was a high-ratedrock station, home to legendary radio personalities like HarryHappy Hare Martin and the late Don Howard. Leibert won the PD of the Year Award in his first year that included a charity ball at San Diego Stadium that attracted more than 51,000 fans. The station used an RCA BTA-5F 5,000 watt transmitter at the College site. Then, host Ken Copper welcomes Q original Don Howard. Well-endowed blues chanteuse Candye Kane seems comfortable with public fixation on her 44GGG size breasts (though she no longer plays piano by slapping them on the keys). ", "Just then, a girl's voice cut through the sludgy tones bellowing out of the main room. That thing was up to a few hundred bucks, when someone traded a motorcycle for it. Airchecks courtesy California Aircheck: Return to the Repository. The KCBQ studio at 7th Avenue and Ash Street in San Diego, California, appeared in a street scene from an episode of the American television series "Perry Mason" ("The Case of the Cowardly Lion," Season 4, Episode 22 (1961)).[11]. The KGB transmitter lines were cut on the first night of the ratings sweep to the gain of KCBQ. Downtown San Diego has been my home for many years. Happier is a 6 year old filly and has raced from 2020 to 2021. to which Osh replied 'You'd have me killed because of my hair?' Asking a guy in his middle 40s about KCBQ is like asking about the 60s. Happy Vishu to you & your family . Buzz Bennett had contacted him to come to KCBQ. Have no fear. This would not be the only tour with KGB or KCBQ for Shotgun. In 1958, the station increased its power to 50,000 watts directional daytime and 5000 watts directional nighttime with a huge $50,000 treasure hunt giveaway to publicize the power increase. "For ten years I'd been telling people about a video game I loved as a kid called Star Castle," says Rookie Card singer/guitarist Adam Gimbel. Kamoo makes a guest appearance on the album, as do Bart Mendoza (the Shambles), Todd Hidden (ex-Rockola member), and Tony Sheridan on 5 of the 11 tracks. Ironically while The Beatles were shut down fairly quickly by the police during their rooftop performance, in this case it took authorities several hours to arrive. A BALL is what I had, of course. Werges left the station in 1974 because, he said, he was an alcoholic and couldnt cope anymore. But, in some ways, he misses the glory days of KCBQ. My online activities reflect my love for writing, blogging, walking and photography. He followed Charlie Van Dyke as Program Director, 'programming' the station from a telephone booth in the Fort Ord stockade between cleaning barracks, moving lockers, painting, etc. 13:06. When Presley was scheduled to return to the Arena June 6, Police Chief Adam Elmer Jansen (the city's longest-serving Chief, at 14 years) had had enough. Among other stunts, Martin recalls running for mayor and staging Indian rain dances on the air. 2. pictured: Happy Hare (Harry Martin) So we bought one about her size (38D), and had her autograph it. Sonny West hosts the show, and Martin's partner of seven years, Specs Howard, calls in and stumps the Hare. Compatibility Mechanical: 64 Bit (x64) Ithaca - Press Bay Alley. . One disc jockey even remembers the I Ching being consulted on a decision. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. His newest record, And So It Goes, from Blindspot Records, was produced by Mike Kamoo (the Stereotypes) and Wolfgang Grasekamp at Kamoo's Earthling Studios. Meanwhile, KNX is airingBusiness Hour and High Tech Hour from noon-2 p.m. weekdays. ", "So anyway, Eddie and I are playing pool, and I don't know how it came up, but he said 'If I win, I get your bar, if you win, you get my publishing deal.' KCBQ - The Answer 1170 AM is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format and is owned by Salem Communications. Harry Martin (Happy Hare) Charlie & Harrigan introduce Happy Hare ( Harry Martin, d. January 5, 2009) at the 1990 KCBQ Reunion, broadcasting live from the Grand Ballroom at San Diego's Marriot Mission Valley. Weekends feature shows on money, health, food, law, and cars. However, under threat of fines and equipment confiscation, the afternoon ended, though not before a final rendition of Get Back.. "I'm a Ms. Pac-Man snob," says singer-songwriter Marie Haddad. "We've had games here since we first moved to this location in early 1994. ), saying "Mah twin brother, Melvin Presley." I would say that it was as near to being at one with myself as Ive ever been, said Martin, now an account executive with KSON and doing voice-over work. On Thursday, KCBQ-AM (1170) and KCBQ-FM (105.3) will bringtogether three decades of the stations personalities for an on-air reunion from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. We felt it would be a good way to say in the name what thestation and the format really embodies, said Mike Glickenhaus, alocal Clear Channel executive. By 1975 he was station program director. It goes with the territory in the radio business, where careers are affected by ratings and the whims of management. In December, 1955, the Bartell radio chain purchased KCBQ-AM and switched it from traditional block programming--an hour of country music, an hour of classic music, etc.--to the music of hot youngsters such as Elvis Presley. He was attending National Guard meetings with hair just long enough to 'touch the collar' contary to military rules. Chuck (Magic) Christian recalls taking the stations dune buggy to the beach for a summer promotion and seeing waves of people flock to the water when the station announced his location on the air. According to the FCC, KCBQ's daytime power on the long wire was 5,000 watts, with power reduced after sunset to 675 watts (non-directional, both day and night). Things were loose and open, both on and off the air. That will mean hours of the Allman Brothersand Aerosmith, she fretted. Always! Post comment. fortune telling). We also had a sit-down Pac-Man that was hugely popular. News talk programming is the second most popular radio format in the country, based both on listenership and number of radio stations. 1 with a bullet. I remember listening to KCBQ 1170 as a youth. Magic Christian, Rich Brother Robbin, Bobby Ocean, Shotgun Tom Kelly and the other KCBQ personalities became household names, as the station regularly posted audience shares of 20 and 30 rating points. A monument to the original KCBQ, which was influential in popularizing the Top 40 music format for the rest of the nation, now stands at the radio stations old Santee transmitter site. Blankety-blank keyboard. The site was demolished and the transmitter site moved even further east to relatively undeveloped Lakeside, sharing towers with Family Radio's KECR 910. from ebay Longtime local legend Happy Hare passed away on Monday, January 5. 'Wanna play me? The transmitter is off Moreno Avenue in Lakeside, California. Retro Radio Joe. KCBQ San Diego/ Dex Allen 1968 Happy Hare 11-69. by Retro Radio Joe Follow. He would soon be collaborating with new Program Director Ron Jacobs on a new format. It was a great time in my life, and as you might have gathered, I had a. He was pacing buck naked in the dressing roomSeeing me, he grabbed his gold Lam suit and covered himself. The Radha Krsna Temple is a 1971 album of Hindu devotional songs recorded by the UK branch of the Hare Krishna movement - more formally, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) - who received the artist credit of "Radha Krishna Temple (London)". Him playing, and them dancing and celebrating, [it was] a musical fiesta. After two years of nipping at the tail of country music giantKSON, Clear Channel is going for the gusto. was the center of the hippie movement in that period, flower power and the drug culture and all that.http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2007/sep/02/the-ob-ranger-return-of-a-70s-counterculture-hero, LOCAL RADIO HISTORY PART 3: LOCAL JOCK SAYS HE WAS STALKED - A REAL LIFE PLAY MISTY FOR ME?  - The dark side of audiological obsession formed the basis of the 1971 Clint Eastwood thriller Play Misty For Me (the actor's directorial debut). His interests were more aligned with I Ching, (the Chinese Book of Changes i.e. The Board of Regents will vote to enact a ban at next week's meeting, the state Education Department said. He also was on staff at KCBQ in 1972. Jacobs remained as Program Director until 1975 and was followed by Rick Leibert. KCBQ aired a tribute to Flowers, whose real name was Phil Boles,and both friends and colleagues remembered him as a consummateprofessional devoted to an aunt (who died recently), a houseful ofcats and the business of broadcasting. But Stone left the air when he became PD at KFRC. My hero was gone, a man whom I felt I had known personally since 1963, a man I admired, a man who together with his three mates inspired me, made me laugh out loud, made me pick up the guitar, a man murdered by a bastard with a gun. 1360 kilocycles on the dial will no longer produce a Top 40 sound. //