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Good morning, WA2K radio fans and contributors.

dj, that song was funny and it was very true. I especially like the line, "...I seek to understand me.."

Well, listeners, things are rather gloomy in my neighborhood, and I haven't yet checked the weather. so after some studio coffee, I'll be back
with an update and a song.

what happened to the overnight shift, they go on strike

Nice...I love that song

There's our colorbook. Hey, gal. That song is from Roberta, and I hope she is well and will be back with us very soon.

dj, There are a few complications with our graveyard shift. Yitwail should be back soon. I certainly hope so. Bob of the bios is off on a jaunt, Francis is abroad. (well, he's out of France, anyway) and now that leaves us to wonder about Walter.

edgar, of course, is concerned with Rita as he should be.

Let's move on, folks, with some history notes:


On Sept. 22, 1776, Nathan Hale was hanged as a spy by the British during the Revolutionary War.

On this date:

In 1789, Congress authorized the office of Postmaster-General.

In 1792, the French Republic was proclaimed.

In 1927, Gene Tunney successfully defended his heavyweight boxing title against Jack Dempsey in the famous ``long-count'' fight in Chicago.

In 1949, the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb.

In 1950, Omar N. Bradley was promoted to the rank of five-star general, joining an elite group that included Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall and Henry H. ``Hap'' Arnold.

In 1964, the musical ``Fiddler on the Roof'' opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 3,242 performances.

In 1975, Sara Jane Moore attempted to shoot President Ford outside a San Francisco hotel, but missed.

In 1980, the Persian Gulf conflict between Iran and Iraq erupted into full-scale war.

In 1985, rock and country music artists participated in FarmAid, a concert staged in Champaign, Ill., to help the nation's farmers.

In 1989, songwriter Irving Berlin died in New York City at age 101.

Ten years ago: An AWACS plane carrying U.S. and Canadian military personnel crashed on takeoff from Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage, Alaska, killing all 24 people aboard. Both sides rested in the O.J. Simpson murder trial. Time Warner struck a $7.5 billion deal to buy Turner Broadcasting System Inc. Publishing tycoon Steve Forbes announced a latecomer bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

Five years ago: President Clinton directed the release of 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the government's emergency stockpile. Kraft Foods recalled all taco shells sold nationwide in supermarkets under the Taco Bell brand after tests confirmed they were made with StarLink, a genetically engineered corn not approved for human consumption.

One year ago: British hostage Kenneth Bigley appeared on a video posted on an Islamic Web site weeping and pleading for his life (he was later beheaded by his captors). In Haiti, the death toll from Tropical Storm Jeanne topped 1,000. CBS-owned stations were fined a total of $550,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for Janet Jackson's exposed right breast during the Super Bowl halftime show.

Today's Birthdays: Baseball Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda is 78. Musician King Sunny Ade is 59. Actor Paul Le Mat is 59. Captain Mark Phillips is 57. Rock singer David Coverdale (Deep Purple, Whitesnake) is 54. Actress Shari Belafonte is 51. Singer Debby Boone is 49. Country singer June Forester (The Forester Sisters) is 49. Singer Nick Cave is 48. Rock singer Johnette Napolitano is 48. Opera singer Andrea Bocelli is 47. Singer-musician Joan Jett is 45. Actress Catherine Oxenberg is 44. Actor Scott Baio is 44. Actor Rob Stone is 43. Rock musician Matt Sharp is 36. Rhythm-and-blues singer Big Rube (Society of Soul) is 34. Actor Tom Felton is 18.

Thought for Today: ``One of the great lessons the fall of the leaf teaches, is this: Do your work well and then be ready to depart when God shall call.'' - Tryon Edwards, American clergyman (1809-1894).



09/21/05 20:00

and in honor of the fall equinox:

Words and music: Bill Staines c 1984 Mineral River Music Arrangement: Lotus Additional arrangement: Equinox

There are bridges, bridges in the sky And they are shining in the sun. They are stone and steel and wood and wire And they can change two things to one. They are languages and letters. They are poetry and awe. They are love and understanding And they are better than a wall.

Now there are canyons, there are canyons. They are yawning in the night. They are rank and bitter anger. They are all devoid of light. They are fear and blind suspicion. They are apathy and pride. They are dark and so foreboding And they are, oh, so very wide.

So let us build a bridge of music. Let us cross it with a song. Let us span another canyon. Let us right another wrong. Oh, and if someone should ask us Where we're off and bound today, We will tell them "Building Bridges!" And be off and on our way.

and from across the pond

Autumn Almanac
The Kinks

From the dew-soaked hedge creeps a crawly caterpillar,
When the dawn begins to crack.
It's all part of my autumn almanac.
Breeze blows leaves of a musty[mustard?]-coloured yellow,
So I sweep them in my sack.
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac.

Friday evenings, people get together,
Hiding from the weather.
Tea and toasted, buttered currant buns
Can't compensate for lack of sun,
Because the summer's all gone.

La-la-la-la...
Oh, my poor rheumatic back
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac.
La-la-la-la...
Oh, my autumn almanac
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac.

I like my football on a Saturday,
Roast beef on Sundays, all right.
I go to Blackpool for my holidays,
Sit in the open sunlight.

This is my street, and I'm never gonna to leave it,
And I'm always gonna to stay here
If I live to be ninety-nine,
'Cause all the people I meet
Seem to come from my street
And I can't get away,
Because it's calling me, (come on home)
Hear it calling me, (come on home)

La-la-la-la...
Oh, my autumn Armagnac
Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn almanac.
La-la-la-la...
Oh, my autumn almanac
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

Bop-bop-bopm-bop-bop, whoa!
Bop-bop-bopm-bop-bop, whoa!
(etc.)

Fantastic, dj. Right listeners?

Love the Autumn Almanac lyrics, Canada.

Our Raggedy should be along a bit later with her own celebs accompanied with photos, and she will definitely inspire our audience, no doubt.

graveyard shift reporting late? early? for duty.`

When An Early Autumn Walks The Land And Chills The Breeze
And Touches With Her Hand The Summer Trees,
Perhaps You'll Understand What Memories I Own.
There's A Dance Pavilion In The Rain All Shuttered Down,
A Winding Country Lane All Russet Brown,
A Frosty Window Pane Shows Me A Town Grown Lonely.

That Spring Of Ours That Started So April-hearted,
Seemed Made For Just A Boy And Girl.
I Never Dreamed, Did You, Any Fall Would Come In View
So Early, Early.

Darling If You Care, Please, Let Me Know,
I'll Meet You Anywhere, I Miss You So.
Let's Never Have To Share Another Early Autumn.

Good morning WA2K. Had some problems getting here in the early AM. Hurry back Bob. I miss those bios.

As for inspiring - is anyone inspired enough to tell me who James E. Timpano, an interesting little boy, is?

Today's birthdays:

1515 - Anne of Cleves, queen of Henry VIII of England (d. 1557)
1547 - Philipp Nikodemus Frischlin, German philologist and poet (d. 1590)
1554 - Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, Spanish conquistador
1593 - Matthäus Merian, Swiss engraver (d. 1650)
1601 - Anne of Austria, queen of Louis XIII of France (d. 1666)
1606 - Li Zicheng, Chinese rebel (d. 1645)
1680 - Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet (d. 1747)
1694 - Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English statesman and man of letters (d. 1773)
1741 - Peter Simon Pallas, German zoologist (d. 1811)
1788 - Theodore Edward Hook, English author (d. 1841)
1791 - Michael Faraday, English scientist (d. 1867)
1819 - Wilhelm Wattenbach, German historian (d. 1897)
1878 - Yoshida Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1967)
1880 - Dame Christabel Pankhurst, English suffragist (d. 1958)
1885 - Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-born actor, writer, and director (d. 1957)
1885 - Ben Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951)
1895 - Paul Muni, Polish-born actor (d. 1967)
1898 - Katherine Alexander, American actress (d. 1981)
1900 - William Spratling, American silversmith (d. 1967)
1902 - John Houseman, Romanian-born actor and producer (d. 1988)
1904 - Joseph Valachi, American gangster (d. 1971)
1905 - Eugen Sänger, Austrian aerospace engineer (d. 1964)
1912 - Martha Scott, American actress (d. 2003)
1915 - Arthur Lowe, British actor (d. 1982)
1918 - Henryk Szeryng, Polish-born violinist (d. 1988)
1920 - William H. Riker, American political scientist (d. 1993)
1922 - Chen Ning Yang, Chinese-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1923 - Dannie Abse, Welsh poet and writer
1924 - Rosamunde Pilcher, English novelist
1924 - Charles Keeping, British illustrator (d. 1988)
1927 - Tommy Lasorda, baseball manager
1928 - James Lawson, American minister and civil rights activist
1931 - Fay Weldon, British feminist author
1931 - George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, British politician (d. 2003)
1932 - Ingemar Johansson, Swedish boxer
1934 - Lute Olson, American basketball coach
1938 - Gene Mingo, American football player
1942 - David Stern, American basketball commissioner
1943 - Toni Basil, American singer, dancer, and choreographer
1946 - King Sunny Ade, Nigerian singer
1947 - Robert Morace, American writer
1948 - Denis Burke, Australian politician
1948 - Jim Byrnes, American actor and musician
1951 - David Coverdale, English singer
1952 - Bob Goodlatte, U.S. Congressman from Virginia
1952 - Paul Le Mat, American actor
1954 - Shari Belafonte, American singer
1956 - Debby Boone, American singer
1956 - Masayuki Suzuki, Japanese singer (Rats & Star)
1957 - Nick Cave, Australian musician
1958 - Joan Jett, American musician
1958 - Andrea Bocelli, Italian tenor
1959 - Tai Babilonia, American figure skater
1961 - Scott Baio, American actor
1961 - Bonnie Hunt, American actress
1965 - Tony Drago, Maltese snooker player
1966 - Stefan Rehn, Swedish footballer
1967 - Félix Savón, Cuban boxer
1968 - Mike Richter, American hockey player
1970 - Mike Matheny, baseball player
1971 - Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
1971 - Chesney Hawkes, British singer
1974 - Bob Sapp, American boxer and kickboxer
1975 - Mystikal, American rapper
1976 - Ronaldo, Brazilian footballer
1978 - Harry Kewell, Australian footballer
1981 - Rocco Baldelli, baseball player
1981 - Adam Lazzara, American musician (Taking Back Sunday)
1982 - Billie Piper, English singer and actress
1987 - Tom Felton, English actor
1988 - James E Timpano, an interesting little boy

Well, my goodness, folks. There's our Turtle. Welcome back Yit. I think that I know that melody, buddy, but nevertheless, the lyrics are lovely.

Folks are quite concerned in our audience about our edgar and Mac11. Anyone have anything to report?
Hurricanes
Houston-Area Residents Flee As Rita Nears
AP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
GALVESTON, Texas - Traffic came to a standstill and gas shortages were reported Thursday as hundreds of thousands of people in the Houston metropolitan area rushed to get out of the path of Hurricane Rita, a monster storm with 170 mph winds.

And our Raggedy is here. Thanks, gal, for the update on the celebs. I wasn't certain who you would tell us about today, so I couldn't second guess bio Bob.

James Timpano? Is that his photo, PA?

He looks sorta like a hit man. <smile>

Well, we are waiting for the call in's to take a stab at this interesting kid.

Since Mrs. Walter is away a couple of days (sightseeing, visiting the parcs and castles of Potsdam ), I can post now one of my favourite Jatt tunes :wink:


Love You, Samantha

Samantha, you're all
I'll ever adore,
So forgive me, do,
If I say to you
What I've said so often before.

I love you, Samantha,
And my love will never die.
Remember, Samantha,
I'm a one-gal guy.
Together, Samantha,
We could ride a star and ride it high.
Remember, Samantha,
I'm a one-gal guy.
And if some distant day
You decided to say,
"Get along, go away, goodbye!"
Remember, Samantha,
I'm a one-gal guy.
Remember, Samantha,
I'm a one gal guy.

That's Paul Muni. Before your time, Letty.

James Timpano is the last one on the birthday list. I can't find James anywhere.

Hoorah! There's Walter and hanging out with Samantha while Mrs. Walter is away. UhOh!

Paul Muni? I remember him, I think, Raggedy. I'll have to do a memory jog, however.

Still going to search out that interesting kid.

Back later, folks:

This is cyber space, WA2K radio.

Well, Raggedy and listeners. This is the only James that I could find:

My father-in-law recently had you send me a bottle of Urine-Off.

I have to tell you I was skeptical because I have tried many other cleaners
without great success.

I am more than pleased with the results, I even got out old stains that I had given up trying to get out.

You've got a winner and I will be ordering more in the future.

James Timpano
North Haven, CT

You're right, Raggedy. Paul Muni was before my time. <smile>

Paul Muni
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Paul Muni photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932Paul Muni (September 22, 1895 - August 25, 1967) was a versatile actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood, nominated for five Academy Awards.

Born Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund in Lwow, Galicja, autonomous ethnically Polish province in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, now Lviv, Ukraine, his family emigrated to the United States in 1902. Both of Muni's parents were actors with the Yiddish theater and it was only natural that he would join them on stage. He made his stage debut at the age of twelve, and was quickly recognized by Maurice Schwartz, who signed him up with his Yiddish Art Theater. In a stage quirk, Muni played an eighty-year-old man as his first role. It was an appropriate beginning for an actor who loved wearing elaborate costumes and assuming accents in his film career.

Muni was twenty-nine when he began acting on Broadway. His first role, that of an elderly Jewish man in the play We Americans by Sam Harris, was also the first time that he ever acted in English. He was signed by Fox three years later, in 1929, and received an Oscar nomination for his first film The Valiant, but he was unhappy with the roles and decided to return to Broadway.

In 1932 Muni returned to Hollywood to star in Scarface and I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, for which he received a second Best Actor nomination. Warner Brothers recognized his considerable talent and signed a long-term contract with him. He went on to receive a Best Actor nomination for The Life of Emile Zola (1937) and to win the Academy Award for The Story of Louis Pasteur (1939).

In the ensuing years until his retirement in 1959, he spent his time acting on film and stage. He was widely recognized as a talented if eccentric individual. He would go into a rage whenever anyone wore red, but at the same time he could often be found between sessions relaxing with his violin. Over the years, he also because increasingly dependent on his wife Bella, who terrified directors by forcing them to redo scenes that did not meet her satisfaction.

After several failed projects, Muni was nominated for a Tony Award in 1955 for the role of Henry Drummond in Inherit the Wind. He was becoming increasingly infirm, however, and by 1959, soon after receiving his final Academy Award nomination for The Last Angry Man (1959) he retired from acting. He died in Montecito, California.

[edit]
Partial Filmography
The Valiant (1929)
Seven Faces (1929)
Scarface (1932)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Dr. Socrates (1935)

here's another song of the season by the first lady of song & a trumpeter of note:

[ella]
Autumn in new york
Why does it seem so inviting
Autumn in new york
It spells the thrill of first-nighting

Glittering crowds and shimmering clouds
In canyons of steel
They're making me feel - I'm home

It's autumn in new york
That brings the promise of new love
Autumn in new york
Is often mingled with pain

Dreamers with empty hands
They sigh for exotic lands

It's autumn in new york
It's good to live it again

[louis]
Autumn in new york
The gleaming rooftops at sundown
Oh, autumn in new york
It lifts you up when you run down

Yes, jaded roues and gay divorcees
Who lunch at the ritz
Will tell you that it's divine

This autumn in new york
Transforms the slums into mayfair
Oh, autumn in new york
You'll need no castles in spain

Yes, lovers that bless the dark
On the benches in central park
Greet autumn in new york
It's good to live it again

[trumpet solo]

[ella]
Autumn in new york
That brings the promise of new love
Autumn in new york
Is often mingled with pain

Dreamers with empty hands
They sigh for exotic lands

It's autumn in new york
It's good to live it again

(incidentally, yitwail will be experiencing autumn in NY firsthand in about a month, but only for about 40 hours or so)

Ah, Yit. That is so wonderful. Autumn is the same old--same old here, and I think our Tico said that the Cream concert was a month away. <smile>

Now listeners, don't ask me where this one came from. I sang it as a child, and yes, it was NOT before my time.

There's a song that autumn sings to you,
It's a song of yellow leaves,
While the earth is resting dreamily,
'Neath a tapestry of leaves.
Oh, the song that autumn sings to you,
Is a song of yellow leaves.

There's more to that song, folks, but I simply cannot recall it, but it's all done in a minor key and is very lovely.

Incidentally, our Mac11 is fine and prepared for the big blow.

while Letty located James Timpano, i'm wondering about the two Romanians from yesterday. i know a pianist Radu Lupu, but he's older than 26, and 26 seems unusually long-lived for a racoon. i have also googled a Liviu Badoiu with Administration Romanian Waters, but nothing about his or her amorous exploits. ;-)