Re: Lost 45s, Dr. Demento

[Barry Scott <barrys@pop.tiac.net>]

That was one of my favorite shows. Dr. D was in rare form and we had a
blast. I'm not sure if his show is still on nationally.

Bob Nelson wrote:

> I remember "Lost 45s" at WZLX, and even have a tape of
> the show from 1991, I believe, when the special guest
> was Barrett "Dr. Demento" Hansen. For the first two
> hours of Barry Scott's show, the Doctor was there to
> play some demented hits ("Dead Skunk", "King Tut" et
> al), then Barry did a solo last hour, with the
> Doctor's regular syndicated show following.
>
> Speaking of which, it's been awhile since any Boston
> station ran Dr. Demento. Would be great if someone
> picked it up! The Doctor did a guest appearance last
> year on WRKO's Jeff Katz show (when Katz was still on
> at night), and it was indeed mentioned then that
> Boston radio was not airing his show. And it's still
> not on, to the best of my knowledge.
>
> "Things get a little easier...once you understand"
> (line from a kitschy early-70s hit about trying to
> bring the generation gap together)
>
> ---Barry Scott <barrys@pop.tiac.net> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for the mention of "The Lost 45s." As one who worked at both
> WKKT and WZLX,
> > I can tell you KKT was on the air for a little less than a year,
> until September
> > 1985 when ZLX started. "The Lost 45s" was there until 1992.
>
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