The Saturday Survey (October 20th)
I wonder how many 13 year old boys slept with a copy of this week's survey under their pillow back in 1968!?!?! (In fact, I cannot help but wonder how many record stores refused to display it on their...
View ArticleThe Sunday Comments ( 10 - 20 - 18 )
Let The Great Debate Begin!Hey Kent,Wow ...Didn't mean to get you so upset over that list of the most overrated records of all-time. But, different than you, right away, I thought it was stupid and...
View ArticleTuesday This And That
After not touring The States for over thirty years, Jeff Lynne has already booked a return visit for next summer, performing twice as many shows as he did this year.Tickets officially go on sale next...
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One Winner …..One Winner ?!?!?!And it’s not me?!?!?!Guess it’s a good thing I got up when the alarm clock went off this morning then!
View ArticleThursday This And That
The group Canned Heat had three Top 40 Hits between 1968 and 1970 … and, incredibly, I heard TWO of their rock-boogie / blues classics on back-to-back television commercials the other night! (I can’t...
View ArticleOctober 27th - The Saturday Survey
*Survey courtesy of John Schwob and ARSA website 10-25-68 - KIRL - St. Charles (St. Louis), MissouriKIRL had only gone to a top 40 format three months prior to this survey, taking on long time St....
View ArticleThe Sunday Comments ( 10 - 28 - 18 )
Let’s kick off this week’s edition of The Sunday Comments with some happy news, shall we?Hi Kent,Here are three photos I shot Thursday night at The Ridgefield Playhouse of Gene Cornish making a brief,...
View ArticleTuesday This And That
Kent, I've got a question about a survey and not the kind you feature every Saturday on FH. Yesterday as I clicked on to your website, before it popped up was a survey - questionaire from someone or...
View ArticleHAPPY HALLOWEEN!
New from John LaPuzza ...And two favorites from the past ...Have a Happy!
View ArticleCan It Really Be November 1st?!?!
It's like I just blinked and the whole year flew by!!!Here are at least half a dozen November 1st milestones worth remembering ...The very first issue of Billboard Magazine is published byWilliam...
View ArticleThe Friday Flash
Talk about your overnight sensations!!!This kid is EVERYWHERE, singing her heart out to Queen's mega-hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" ... The long-awaited, oft-delayed Freddie Mercury / Queen biopic officially...
View ArticleThe Saturday Survey: November 3rd, 1968
*Survey courtesy of Geno Rice and ARSA website 11-2-68 - WAMS - Wilmington, DelawareWilmington, with 72,000 people, is the largest city in Delaware today. Despite its' relatively small stature, it...
View ArticleIt's About Time
If you happen to be up at 2 am this morning reading this "live" so to speak, then I'd have to wager that it's a pretty safe bet that you're going thru the annual ritual of setting your clocks back an...
View ArticleBOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Movie Review
As mentioned here the other day, we went to go see the new Queen / Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” this weekend. Queen music has been EVERYWHERE lately … and I believe the trend will...
View ArticleTUESDAY / THURSDAY THIS AND THAT ... The Wednesday Edition
Playing catch-up on the comments again this week due to our special weekend feature …But here is some of what you guys have been talking about these past few days … (most of it haphazzardly random due...
View ArticleConcert Review: Peter and Jeremy
CONCERT SYNOPSIS:If I may quote from Paul Revere and the Raiders for just a moment ...Too Much Talk ... And Not Enough ActionAfter seeing Peter and Jeremy for the first time at The Fest For Beatles...
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Forgotten Hits Readers received TWO reviews this week … First, the Freddie Mercury / Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” that we saw on Sunday afternoon and then the Peter and Jeremy concert at The City...
View ArticleThe Saturday Survey (November 10th, 1968)
11-5-68 - WEAM - Washington, D.C. (Arlington, Virginia)Altho we featured a survey from Richmond, Va. in the second week of the year, this station was typically known as a station in the nation's...
View ArticleThe Sunday Comments ( 11 - 11 - 18 )
Last year, on November 10th, 2017, we went to go see The Orchestra at The Arcada Theatre. It was a GREAT show. (We absolutely LOVE these guys … and, in 2016, named them as the Best Concert Of The...
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