Contest Winner

I had an inquiry on how I won the TV set on KFXM. (It was a Toshiba) So here's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
The contest was a call in to name the song and the artist that was played at a certain time of the day, so you had to keep track of songs KFXM played.
They were giving away a TV set, so I decided to try to win. I called when they announced the contest and the caller gave the right answer for the time they had asked, but he was told the answer was wrong. This happened to three or four callers.
For some reason I had noticed that KFXM was announcing the time three minutes later than the time that was on my watch, so I kept dialing, and was put on the air.
I gave the name of the song played three minutes after the time they asked for, which was Thou Shall Not Steal. Then my mind went blank. Who sang that song? The DJ (who I can't remember) said "You know who it is!'" And just in the nick of time, I said Dick & DeeDee. If the station time was correct it would have been "Thou Shall Not Win"
I went to pick up the TV at the station, and it was Doug Collins who presented it to me.


P.S. It died about 1988, so it was good for about 18 years.


This was the first big prize on the radio. I won one other big prize and it was on K/men, and I'll tell you about that at another time.

KFXM and K/men August 14, 1970 featuring yours truly

Make It with You-Bread #1 on both stations Look I get a mention in the Tiger Mag



"...Congratulations to Doug Calgaro of San Bernardino winner of a COLOR TV SET..."


New this week Joanne-Mike Nesmith






New this week Yellow River-Christie

More Vinyl

Yesterday was Record Vinyl Day and I almost went the whole day without playing any vinyl. So I took a couple minutes and pulled out two 45's at random and played them. Signs-Cashman, Pistilli & West and Patsy-Jack Scott

Vinyl Record Day

I started buying records in 1966. And until 1967 they were 45s. Like a lot of kids that bought 45s and listened to the radio, I picked up the local radio survey and marked what records I had on the survey. (why didn't I use pencil?) This was probably marked a 2-3 months after the date of the survey, because I bought the 3/$1.00 (or .49 each) records at Lyle's Record City. I couldn't afford the new ones. I owned the following 45s at the time this survey was defaced.
Sunny-Bobby Hebb I remember this had a slight warp, but it played just fine.
Hanky Panky-Tommy James & The Shondells The copy I had was on Snap Records. This was the second record I ever bought.
Wild Thing-Troggs My favorite at the time, and I used to play the flip side a lot, it was called From Home
This Door Swings Both Ways-Herman's Hermits I remember regretting spending my money on this 45. It was probably the third record in the 3 for 1.00
Psychotic Reaction-Count Five This group actually made a personal appearance at Lyle's. Another flip side I liked They're Gonna Get You
Guantanamera-Sandpipers I remember a classmate of mine making fun of me because I had this record. Randy S. do you remember that?

The K/men goat made an appearance at the local McDonalds giving away free hamburgers, so I had to go. The goat was accompanied by Buddy Budnik. The thing I remember about the goat is that it was leaving souviners all over the ground, and I had to be careful not to step on them.

Blogs and Vinyl

Other blogs planning to participate in Vinyl Record Day tomorrow 8/12/2008


The “A” Side
AM, Then FM
Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
Barely Awake in Frog Pajamas
Bloggerhythms
Blues for the RedBoy
Davewillieradio
Derek’s Daily 45
The Devil’s Music
Doug's Stuff Room
Echoes in the Wind
Fufu Stew
Funky 16 Corners
Good Rockin' Tonight
Got the Fever
The Great Vinyl Meltdown
In Dangerous Rhythm
It's Great Shakes
My Hmphs
Popdose
Retro Remixes
The Hits Just Keep On Comin’
70s Classic Rock
The Stepfather of Soul
Underground Vault
The Vinyl District
WNEW.com
You Must Be From Away

K/mentertainer August 10, 1968

#1 Born To Be Wild-Steppenwolf

Highest debut #24 Fool On The Hill-Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66

Extra word in #7 Do It (over) Again-Beach Boys

One of the MOST REQUESTED Tell Someone You Love Them-Dino, Desi & Billy moving up to #22

K/mentertainer August 10, 1962

Look! The same pictures of the K/men presented in a different manner. You can see their ties now!
Who's new? It's William F. Williams. George Babcock has replaced Don Baroda, who didn't stick around very long. WFW took his slot and is now 12-6 am. #1 Loco-motion-Little Eva
Only new song in the top ten Your Nose Is Gonna Grow-Johnny Crawford #9

New this week

Chills-Tony Orlando

It Might As Well Rain Until September-Carole King

Baby Cakes-Donny Elbert

Three people who'll have their biggesthits in the 1970s

Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions

KFXM Tiger August 9, 1968

Pictures from the Newport Pop Festival

One of my favorite groups The Grassroots, with picture and story. Not the usual background you hear about the group.

Also a mention of a great show at the Swing Auditorium August 21st includes Steppenwolf. Three Dog Night, Grassro0ots, Chicago (Transit Authority) KFXM being a little political in "Rules For Revolution" comparing 1919 to 1968. How about 2008?

#1 Born To Be Wild-Steppenwolf

Also in the top 10

#7 Do It Again-Beach Boys

#9 Pictures Of Matchstick Men-Status Quo

Highest debut #16 I Say A Little Prayer/The House That Jack Built-Aretha Franklin

New this week On The Road Again-Canned Heat

Under Album Plays 4 of the 5 albums are rock

Vinyl Record Day

On TuesdayAugust 12, 2008 it will be Vinyl Record Day, the object of top 40 radio affection For more information go to:

http://jabartlett.wordpress.com/
or for some of the participating blogs
http://jabartlett.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/we-got-yer-vinyl-right-here/

This year's event is going to generate a great deal of good writing on interesting topics, and good tunes as well.

KFXM and K/men August 9, 1963

#1 Surfer Girl-Beach Boys
Highest Debut in the top 10 Que Sera Sera-High Notes (High Keyes) New
Then He Kissed Me-The Crystals
Mickey's Monkey-Miracles
#1 Surfer Girl/Little Deuce Coupe-Beach Boys
Highest debut
Hello Muddah-Allen Sherman #14

Wax To Watch

I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight-Barry & The Tamerlanes

Notice the #1 album listed Surfin' Round The World-Bruce Johnston/ He would later be a member of the Beach Boys in a few years.

KFXM and K/men August 7, 1970

Make It With You-Bread #1 on both stations
Highest debut Westbound #9-Flaming Ember #24 Hit Bound
Groovin' With Mr Bloe-Cool Heat A pretty good Rock & Roll instrumental

Highest debut Only You Know And I Know-Dave Mason #25

KFXM has 5 Phone numbers WOW! Listed as Toll Free

K/mentertainer August 3, 1968

David Pond wins the Acapulco trip

It appears that 83 people bowled a 129 at the K/men Bowlathon. The first three received 129 dollars the last 80 received 10.00

#1 Classical Gas-Mason Williams

Highest debut Midnight Confessions-Grassroots #21

Hit Bound

Hush-Deep Purple remaking Billy Joe Royal's hit

KFXM Johnny Helm from Sunday to Saturday

A note sent to me from Johnny Helm on KFXM 96.7 Lancaster.

Hi Doug.....love your website! Brings back some great memories. Today (Sunday, Aug. 3rd) is my final Sunday show on KFXM, after a week hiatus, I'll be back on Saturday August 16th. I hope your readers will listen to my show beginning at noon today.....hope it brings back some great memories! Tune to http://kfxm.com/ and just click on the meter!
Thanks again Doug for keeping the memories coming!
Johnny Helm

K/mentertainer August 3, 1962

#1 Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow-Rivingtons
New this week
Green Onions-Booker T & The MGs
Teen-Age Idol-Rick Nelson
Softly As I Leave You-Matt Monro(e) This song didn't hit the national charts until 1964, and at that time it was by Frank Sinatra, but the Matt Monro version played as an oldie regularly until about 1968 in San Bernardino, I never did hear the Sinatra version on the radio.



If you notice the blurb at the end of the survey August 3, 1962 was the date of the first K/men San Bernardio-Riverside Walk Back and Forth

KFXM Tiger August 2, 1968

Steppenwolf makes the cover of the Tiger Mag Great lineup for The Newport Pop Festival listed

#1 Born To Be Wild-Steppenwolf

Highest Debut Pictures Of Matchstick Men-Status Quo #22

New Strawberry Alarm Clock-Barefoot In Baltimore

Future Hit

In-A Gadda-Da-Vida-Iron Butterfly (from LP, not yet a single) KFXM had a superior single edit which had about a minute to a minute and an half drum solo. I would love to hear their version again.

K/MEN August 2, 1963 (a better scan)

Better scans for your reading enjoyment

KFXM and K/men August 2, 1963

New Number One songs on both stations this week
#1 KFXM Denise-Randy & The Rainbows
Biggest jump into the top 10 Groovy Baby-Billy Abbott I have never heard this song. #28 to #7 I did some research, its Billy Abbott & The Jewels on the Parkway label.



Highest debuts
#25 Summertime Nights-Happytones By the title, sounds like a good song, but another one I haven't heard
#26 Surfer Girl/Little Deuce Coupe-Beach Boys Another double sided hit.
"Wax To Watch"
Hello Muddah-Allen Sherman A novelty hit that made it big.
My Boyfriends Back-Angels
How about Surf Bunny Beach by The Surf Bunnies ?



#1 Blowing In The Wind-Peter, Paul and Mary
Two debuting at #10 this week Surfer Girl-Beach Boys and Til Then-The Classics

New this week Martian Hop-Ran-Dells and My Babe Righteous Bros
Will try to get the back of the survey on later.

KFXM and K/men July 31, 1970

Close To You-Carpenters #1Hit Bound
Joanne-Mike Nesmith
Candida-Dawn with the annonymous Tony Orlando

The current K/men lineup

Here's a review of an album I bought new Cosmo's Factory-Creedence Clearwater Revival

#1 Make It With You-Bread

Couple protest songs in the top 10 #5 War-Edwin Starr #7 Ohio-Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Future Hit Creedence with a double sided hit Lookin'Out My Back Door/As Long As I See The Light

K/mentertainer July 27, 1968

More winners... and you know what? I think I knew the guy that identified Jose Feliciano. It was Mike Byrum! I don't even remember him as a winner of the contest in 1968. I'm sure I went to elemetary school with him, and at least through the 8th grade.

Anyone out there go to the K/men Bowlathon in 1968?
#1 Classical Gas-Mason Williams

I like all four new songs on the top 30 this week

Pictures Of Matchstick Men-Status Quo

And Suddenly-Cherry People

Don't Give Up-Petula Clark

Do It Again-Beach Boys

Hit Bound
Sunday Morning Six OClock-Camel Drivers on Buddah Records. Another bubble gum song? Don't know, never heaed it.