Today, I digitized the first few episodes of the short-lived "TRS Latenight" series produced by Tape and Record Show Enterprises in the 1980's, from the original "broadcast" audio cassettes... "TRS Latenight: Episode 1, Broadcast Friday, September 6, 1985 at 11:00pm central. Theme Music: Star Wars(John Williams). Part one of a two part interview with James Stricklin, who discusses his entrance into the Tape and Record Show Enterprises organization, how he and Michelle got together, and reminiscences about the early recordings. TRS Latenight: Episode 2, Broadcast Friday, September 20, 1985 at 11:00pm central. Theme Music: Star Wars(John Williams). Conclusion of a two part interview with James Stricklin, who discusses the meeting with the "drunk girl", the unreleased "late night walk" recording, the "Jacob J. Welsh" phenomenon, the "James Stricklin Song Mirage", "The James Stricklin Happy Hour", and the possibility of another "Skatetown" special. TRS Latenight: Episode 3, Broadcast Friday, October 4, 1985 at 11:00pm central. Theme Music: Star Wars(John Williams). Part one of a two part interview with Jerry Sanders, who discusses the beginnings of his popular "Jerry Sanders' Hit Parade" program, his introduction into Tape and Record Show Enterprises, his top ten, compact discs, the other TRSE productions, the possibility of another "Skatetown" special and relocating the people who were there the night of the live recording. TRS Latenight: Episode 4, Broadcast Friday, October 11, 1985 at 11:00pm central. Theme Music: Star Wars(John Williams). Conclusion of a two part interview with Jerry Sanders, who discusses "Crystal Warrior", recording and keyboard playing, his supposed "experience" at age five with a twenty year old woman, his sex-crazed school days, and the ups and downs of the music industry. TRS Latenight: Episode 5, Broadcast Friday, October 18, 1985 at 11:00pm central. Theme Music: Star Wars(John Williams). Part one of a two part interview with Don Randall Haney, who discusses his idea for the "Life of Elvis" program, his singing "Greased Lightning", the October 30, 1982 recording of "TRS On Location at Skatetown", Don Owens, Allen Martin, his "King Jam" special, "Randy Haney Comedy Hour", Matt Morehead, his early 1972 Elvis impersonations at Riser Elementary, and his fight with the "black dude" at West Monroe High School. At the beginning of the show, he sings the Wham single "Careless Whisper". TRS Latenight: Episode 6, Broadcast Friday, October 25, 1985 at 11:00pm central. Theme Music: Star Wars(John Williams). Conclusion of a two part interview with Don Randall Haney, who discusses how he was introduced to his wife Dorothy, his show-off type reputation, his nickname "Elvis", his unique voice, and the supernatural. Also, Randy sings "Relax" by Duran Duran, and "Some Like It Hot" by Power Station. TRS Latenight: Episode 7. Broadcast Friday, November 1, 1985 at 10:30pm central. Theme Music: Star Wars(John Williams). In this one hour special, TRS Latenight takes a look at the recent record burning at Bethany Full Gospel Baptist Church. Featured commentaries are Albert Sims, Ida Mills, Mary Sanders, Dennis Goodwin, James Stricklin, and Randy Haney. Main features on this program are a segment dealing with the reverse playing of records, the stuck-up Reverend Billie R. Kirksey and his congregation of stuck up stick wickets, subject matter and language in records, and the personal and candid opinions of the commentators. Randy, who gets worked up in the controversy, sings "How Great Thou Art" and "When Doves Cry". TRS Latenight: Episode 8, Broadcast Friday, January 10, 1986 at 11:00pm central. Theme Music: Star Wars(John Williams). Part one of a two part interview with Paul Morrison, who discusses his school days, his pre-school days, his induction into Tape and Record Show Enterprises, his first sexual experience, how he first got involved with the guitar, a guitarist's style, his country image, the marriages of TRSE employees, and the money raised at "Live Aid" and "Farm Aid"." This series was announced by me as "A new era in late night radio programming". I should have called it an "error in late night radio programming" instead. The show could never decide exactly WHAT it wanted to be. It started as a weird interview show, later tried an "investigative report" single subject show format, then finally becoming a weekly news roundup show a few weeks before it was canceled after sixteen episodes (the sixteenth episode is currently missing from the archives). After listening to these recordings for the first time since the 1980's, it's amazing how much discussed in the TRSE interviews my friends and I talked about that I had completely forgotten about since then, and stuff my friends who were interviewed might rather FORGET about after all these years, since they've had better luck in the "romance department" than I have, and a lot of the discussions involved relationships they had at the time. Jerry Sanders mentions recordable compact discs as a "permanent" preservation technique at the time. I've discovered since then that format might last five years at the most, before becoming unplayable. Yet the old audio cassettes from 40+ years ago still play, some cassettes need a few modifications today, but still playable. Recorded compact discs I made in the late 90's no longer play at all.