What would we do, baby?
All the good entertainment available tonight (ignoring the Seaver torture I put myself through, of course) isn't helping my recent bout of insomnia.
Family Ties was waiting for me on tape when I got home today, and
though the hour block on Me-TV (M-F @ 3pm on Channel 23) wasn't the strongest today, it was still some good shit. Steven Keaton = comedy gold. And nice get on Elyse there, buddy. H-O-T. Me-TV is a gawdsend for people without cable.Then on the radio...
Extension 720's Milt Rosenberg (on WGN) veered away tonight from his more frequent than not right-wing rant fest, and talked about beer with some guys who were WAY into the "culture". I luuuv beer.
Then at 10pm (halfway through Old Milty), I switched over to WXRT for Sound Opinions... "The World's ONLY Rock and Roll Talk Show". Good times as usual. It's unbelievable that no radio executive has picked up on the Tribune (Greg Kot) vs. Sun-Times (Jim DeRogatis) vibe last seen on the old Siskel & Ebert. The show (7 years in this incarnation) should be national.
My dial turned once again at 11pm (halfway through Kot and DeRo), back to WGN for Nick Digilio, who's filling in this week for Steve & Johnnie (two people who seem very nice, but who never fail to put me to sleep). Digilio's another guy who should have a higher profile. He's on until 3am right now, and at this rate I'll still be up listening. Isn't that what radio stations want? Listeners? Listeners in my age range? Listeners in my age range listening for a long time?! Geezus... hire that guy for a full-time gig.
Now I'm looking at the reality that I have to report to my damn day job in a few hours. Oh well... I'll probably be late again. This gawddamn heat isn't helping much either. My fans are just blowing around hot air.
posted by ryerson @ 01:30
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Don't forget the genius of Johnny Mathis and Deneice Williams. After "Chances Are" and before the Footloose soundtrack, those two made TV theme song gold!
Do I detect another Family Ties aficionado in our midst?
If you are, you probably noticed the theme song singers sound different in the earliest episodes. "Without Us" was originally performed by Dennis Tufano and Mindy Sterling, but the Keaton parents mentioned their "Johnny Mathis records" on a few occasions within the show. Makes you wonder if the writers were angling to get him a gig. It didn't seem quite right that those hippies would be into his tunes.
Let's hear it for the boy!
Today was especially good for guest stars. The first episode featured Terry Farrell, and the second starred a young Martha Plimpton. Family Ties was a springboard for some major talent. The other day River Phoenix was on, and both Bosom Buddies (Peter Scolari and that other dude... Tom Hanks) appeared on separate episodes. HEY NOW.
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