Re: WROR bits disc>?

["Chuck Igo" <Chuckigo@worldnet.att.net>]

Bill O groused (in a friendly sort of way...)
>> What, no "Men from Maine?!"  Also, was Doyle unable to bring "Mary
McCaathy from Dawchestah" from WHDH? I assume "Aunt Mary" was the same
character in a slightly different floral Spandex number.  <<

No, the Men From Maine singers, who have graced the Loren & Wally show with
two separate songs about life in Maine, replete with witty dialogue over the
fade ("say, i heard Stephen King broke his leg in two places!" "Well, then,
he should stay out of those places.").  the first version, entitled "In
Maine," is to the JJ Cale (or Eric Clapton, if you prefer) "Cocaine."  the
other is a catchy little show tune sung to "Mame." ("...And it's okay to be
with a sheep, Maine!)
   yes, Aunt Mary is a contributor to the Loren & Wally show.  SHE even did
a song (that gets little play, sadly) all about her life in Dawchester.
("God Only Knows Where I Left My Car Keys" to the Beach Boys "God Only
Knows")
   again, regarding the cuts that are on the disc:  those are the ones the
legal team was able to obtain permission to use.  the original songs'
authors and their representatives hold the rights to the music.  or maybe
it's Michael Jackson.  regardless, many more of the send-ups would have been
included, but the rights' holders said "nay."  (too bad, too, cuz "The
Rectum of Edmund Fitzgerald" is a real corker! yes, it's about a man and an
exam.)

Regarding the A&D pairing at Wha-Hood-Duh-Hah:  it really was a show ahead
of its time.  The 'HDH Movie Barn and classics such as Mr.Rambo's
Neighborhood...  i had a couple of very full (90 minutes each) cassettes
which i lent to a former Stuart St. coworker whose name rhymes with Dick
Borrell (if he's reading this, maybe he'll get the HINT!).  i've not gotten
the cassettes back.  (12 years and counting...  eh-hemm.)

then, Bill O waxed about Cain & Doyle:
>>  <Jess moment> I just recalled a FOFL recurring event where Eddie
(SportsTalk) would live-read a spot for a Chinese restaurant and the tech
would run a loop of (an unrecognizable) Jess in the very politically
incorrect stylings of a mock-Chinese song, complete with an effective gong
finish. <<

Actually, the song was called "Wor Shu Op," which was comprised of lyrics
read straight off a menu... including the catchy bridge of "Chow mein, low
mein, moo goo gai pan."  i have, somewhere, a copy of the damn thing on 45.
i can not tell you the group.  it may very well be in a box with my pressing
of Brucie & the Benchwarmers "Raymond Berry's Pats!", lead vocals by Doyle.

and Paul H. recalled:
>>I recall that the WBCS/96.9 incarnation of what is now WKLB/99.5 had tried
to 'recapture' the Addams and Doyle magic, but I guess it didn't work as
well with country music... <<

i don't think that their pairing was given enough time, IMO.  the two of
them work well together, and still fall very easily into schtick in the
hallways at 55 Morrissey Blvd at oh-dark-thirty each weekday morning.  one
of the more classic bits involved Doyle as Stallone, and then in a
subsequent call as Nicholson, calling and speaking with, Wolfgang Puck at
THE Spago the morning after the Razzy Awards.  (clean up time on the west
coast equalled 4:30am eastern...)  Tom also did the character of Nashville
Katz to do the morning Music City update.  and his contributions to country
continue each weekday with Kruser's Country Cafe theme songs.  Doyle even
brought down the house with a rendition of "Desperado" at a WBCS Superbowl
party in Dracut.  (lyrics omitted due to the potential for an R rating).
    with the purchase of 105.7 by Greater Media leading the way for Doyle to
be reconnected with Loren and Wally, as well as the fact that WMJX really
wanted someone solid like Mike Addams on their vacant morning show, the
country pairing of the duo really didn't get a chance to build an audience.

- - Chuck Igo