Samplers 'n Scrap
This evening, finished digitizations of more episodes of a Tape and Record Show Enterprises series, which technically wasn't actually one of our fake TRSE radio series, but a REAL local radio show which I morphed into a fake TRSE radio series, IF that makes ANY sense whatsoever...
"Orbit's Independent Sampler: Episode 22. Broadcast Wednesday, January 28, 1987 at 8:00pm central. Theme Music: The Peter Gunn Theme(The Blues Brothers Band). Songs include: Take Out The Garbage(Fowler
Brothers), Avenue B(Fabulous Mellowtones), Alligator Crawl(Guy Van Duser), Grid Lock(Dave Grusin/Lee Ritenour), I Got You(James Brown), Fess On Up(A-Train), Try It Just Once(Marc Benno).
Orbit's Independent Sampler: Episode 23. Broadcast Wednesday, February 4, 1987 at 8:00pm central. Theme Music: The Peter Gunn Theme(The Blues Brothers Band). Songs include: Moon(George Winston), Four Rows of Jacks(Mannheim Steamroller), Everlasting Road(Kitaro), Nice Feeling(Pierre Bensusan), Hide and Seek(Johnny Reno & The Sax Maniacs), Bad Connection(Rosslyn Mountain Boys).
Orbit's Independent Sampler: Episode 24. Broadcast Wednesday, February 11, 1987 at 8:00pm central. Theme Music: The Peter Gunn Theme(The Blues Brothers Band). Songs include: Big Beaver(Asleep At The Wheel), I'll Be Gone When You Wake Up(Dwight Yoakam), Take Me Out To The Ball Game(Steve Goodman), Get Rhythm(NRBQ), Finders Keepers(Dynotones), Sweet Home Chicago(Lonnie Brooks)."
You may notice after the opening theme music of episode 23, if you heard it, you'd hear Dennis Goodwin say, "This is the Independent Sampler", even though during the opening theme, he says "Orbit's Independent Sampler". The theme music/announcement was edited by me and re-used for all the episodes in that first "season". The record shop had closed MONTHS earlier (remember, I edited several half-hour episodes out of each of his weekly three hour KNLU broadcasts, so there was a stockpile), but to keep things "consistent" on the TRSE end of things, I didn't change the theme music/announcement until the next "season", when TRSE started titling our version "The Independent Sampler", which started with episode 27. So, by the time this episode was "broadcast" TRSE wise, the records in the show were NOT available at "306 Trenton Street in West Monroe". Also in that episode, Dennis apologizes for the sound quality issues in the Pierre Bensusan tune, by saying "obviously the wrong copy".
Editing wise, I must have been in another "experimental" mood for episode 24, since I started the episode with a "cold open", putting the Asleep At The Wheel tune BEFORE the official opening theme music.
Also this evening, converted one of two "Best of The TRS Scrap Pile" episodes. Now, I know you're thinking, "Wasn't episode 25 of TRS Scrap Pile the last episode??". Well, yes... and no. Typical of such an "odd" series, episodes 26 and 27, both "best of" compilations running an odd 45 minutes each, were "broadcast" a few months before episode 25, which itself was a "best of" running a half hour. The two 45 minute episodes were the ones "responsible" for the two 15 minutes episodes of the "James Stricklin Song Mirage" on the corresponding "airdates"...
"The TRS Scrap Pile: Episode 26. Broadcast Monday, April 1, 1985 at 9:00pm central. Theme Music: Burt Reynold's House/If You Love Me Tell Me Loud(John Morris/Mel Brooks). In this week's scrap pile: Highlights from the first 12 shows of the series. Penny Marshall breakdances on "The New Show", David Letterman discusses doctor's waiting room etiquette with Larry "Bud" Melman, James Stricklin and Randy Haney sing "Mr. Roboto"(Styx) with some technical difficulties, "Fame"(David Bowie), "Fire In The Home" skit featuring W.C. Fields and Don Ameche, "Sexuality"(Prince), "Barefoot Ballad"(Elvis Presley), bloopers from "The James Stricklin Song Mirage" and "Jerry Sanders' Hit Parade", a scene from the first episode of "Gilligan's Island" which involves the building of the huts. (45 minute broadcast)"
"Orbit's Independent Sampler: Episode 22. Broadcast Wednesday, January 28, 1987 at 8:00pm central. Theme Music: The Peter Gunn Theme(The Blues Brothers Band). Songs include: Take Out The Garbage(Fowler
Brothers), Avenue B(Fabulous Mellowtones), Alligator Crawl(Guy Van Duser), Grid Lock(Dave Grusin/Lee Ritenour), I Got You(James Brown), Fess On Up(A-Train), Try It Just Once(Marc Benno).
Orbit's Independent Sampler: Episode 23. Broadcast Wednesday, February 4, 1987 at 8:00pm central. Theme Music: The Peter Gunn Theme(The Blues Brothers Band). Songs include: Moon(George Winston), Four Rows of Jacks(Mannheim Steamroller), Everlasting Road(Kitaro), Nice Feeling(Pierre Bensusan), Hide and Seek(Johnny Reno & The Sax Maniacs), Bad Connection(Rosslyn Mountain Boys).
Orbit's Independent Sampler: Episode 24. Broadcast Wednesday, February 11, 1987 at 8:00pm central. Theme Music: The Peter Gunn Theme(The Blues Brothers Band). Songs include: Big Beaver(Asleep At The Wheel), I'll Be Gone When You Wake Up(Dwight Yoakam), Take Me Out To The Ball Game(Steve Goodman), Get Rhythm(NRBQ), Finders Keepers(Dynotones), Sweet Home Chicago(Lonnie Brooks)."
You may notice after the opening theme music of episode 23, if you heard it, you'd hear Dennis Goodwin say, "This is the Independent Sampler", even though during the opening theme, he says "Orbit's Independent Sampler". The theme music/announcement was edited by me and re-used for all the episodes in that first "season". The record shop had closed MONTHS earlier (remember, I edited several half-hour episodes out of each of his weekly three hour KNLU broadcasts, so there was a stockpile), but to keep things "consistent" on the TRSE end of things, I didn't change the theme music/announcement until the next "season", when TRSE started titling our version "The Independent Sampler", which started with episode 27. So, by the time this episode was "broadcast" TRSE wise, the records in the show were NOT available at "306 Trenton Street in West Monroe". Also in that episode, Dennis apologizes for the sound quality issues in the Pierre Bensusan tune, by saying "obviously the wrong copy".
Editing wise, I must have been in another "experimental" mood for episode 24, since I started the episode with a "cold open", putting the Asleep At The Wheel tune BEFORE the official opening theme music.
Also this evening, converted one of two "Best of The TRS Scrap Pile" episodes. Now, I know you're thinking, "Wasn't episode 25 of TRS Scrap Pile the last episode??". Well, yes... and no. Typical of such an "odd" series, episodes 26 and 27, both "best of" compilations running an odd 45 minutes each, were "broadcast" a few months before episode 25, which itself was a "best of" running a half hour. The two 45 minute episodes were the ones "responsible" for the two 15 minutes episodes of the "James Stricklin Song Mirage" on the corresponding "airdates"...
"The TRS Scrap Pile: Episode 26. Broadcast Monday, April 1, 1985 at 9:00pm central. Theme Music: Burt Reynold's House/If You Love Me Tell Me Loud(John Morris/Mel Brooks). In this week's scrap pile: Highlights from the first 12 shows of the series. Penny Marshall breakdances on "The New Show", David Letterman discusses doctor's waiting room etiquette with Larry "Bud" Melman, James Stricklin and Randy Haney sing "Mr. Roboto"(Styx) with some technical difficulties, "Fame"(David Bowie), "Fire In The Home" skit featuring W.C. Fields and Don Ameche, "Sexuality"(Prince), "Barefoot Ballad"(Elvis Presley), bloopers from "The James Stricklin Song Mirage" and "Jerry Sanders' Hit Parade", a scene from the first episode of "Gilligan's Island" which involves the building of the huts. (45 minute broadcast)"