#11 All-Time. Radio Geo’s Media Blog (The Dating Game) Published 2/28/14

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After hearing that Jim Lang had passed it caused me to remember when I met him.
Bobby Cole of K101 in San Francisco was attending a tennis camp in San Diego and because he was looking at the possibility of Jim becoming his new morning host, we set up a luncheon.

Jim and I had gotten there a little early, so while Bobby was listening to a lecture in the conference room, we stood out in the hall chatting.
During his lecture, the tennis pro glanced our way now and then and worried that we were disrupting the class, we moved further down the hall.

As we did so, the pro stopped talking, excused himself, and headed our way.
Oh oh, I thought, we’re in for it now, but instead of scolding us, he stuck out his hand and said, “You’re Jim Lange, aren’t you?”

When Jim confirmed he was, the pro said, “When I was a young boy living in Mexico City, I used to watch you on the “Dating Game” all the time.
I did so because all I dreamt about was coming to America to play tennis, but I knew that I had to learn English first, and you taught me.”
Things are going so well now that I couldn’t let this opportunity go by without coming out here and thanking you.
(RIP Jim.)

 

GEO’S LIFE-LINERS

Several years ago, my Brother suggested that I should write down a few of my many tales if for no other reason than to leave them for my family.
With that in mind, I began writing my life story, but because so many unusual things have happened to me throughout the years, and even though I’ve trashed several thousand words, it’s still longer than War and Peace.

When praised, I’m humbled, but when I perceive that I’m being dissed, I’m enraged.

The greatest Hockey players on earth are still from Canada, or at least their Fathers were.

Brent Farris claims that the only reason you may need a parachute when skydiving is only if you plan on doing it again!

Jack McCoy once told me that it’s he who finances the ratings who always does well in them.

Women don’t realize that a few of Men who made love to them didn’t enjoy it. That’s why they don’t call. Mystery solved.

Sometimes when you tell somebody something they remember it, sometimes if you teach it to them they learn it, and sometimes just sometimes if you involve them in it they can end up doing it better than you.

Hate is a great motivator, but unfortunately, it has yet to solve a single problem.

An old record pal of mine from Canada, Doug Chappell, Emailed me the other day to remind me of the day we first met.
He said that it was in my office along with Keith Elshaw at CFTR in Toronto
However, he can’t remember what record he was pushing, but he vividly remembers after he made his pitch for me to add it; I said … No problem, how much? He said that you could have cut the silence with a bread knife until Keith and I broke up laughing, which was when our friendship began. RIP, Doug

Around this time in 1996, Bill Clinton signed the telecommunications act into law. He claimed he did it to keep phone bills from skyrocketing, but not only are our phone bills bigger than ever, but it also led to radio being what it is today. We’re all wondering where the hell Monica was that day?

Have Atheists ever sued Muslims?

So if you lie to the government, it’s a felony. But when the government lies to us, it’s only politics. Do I have that right?

One thing the Canadian Government does well is handling emergencies. As soon as they found out that Canada was playing Sweden for the gold medal early in the morning, they quickly passed an emergency law that allowed the bars to open up at 5 am to sell liquor.

They discovered by opening the bars early in Winnipeg for the world hockey championships that the only reason Canadians ever drink coffee in the morning is because they can’t buy beer.

I loved Rust’s line in HBO’s True Detective, “There’s no such thing as forgiveness, people just have short memories.”

Why does a person have to die before someone mentions how great they were. RIP Jerry Brenner!

Have you ever noticed how a short walk down the aisle turns a woman into an expert on everything.

Mark Ramsey claims that a formula morning show doesn’t have much of a chance of beating an established one because, as Mark said, “You can’t polish a turd.” But Mark wasn’t it researchers who came up with the “formulas” ’cause management they can’t control magic.

Being a Doctor’s Wife does not qualify you to operate on anybody, just as being the President’s wife does not allow you to govern us, nor does being John Lennon’s Wife grant you the right to sing in public.

OK, I surrender; I no longer care whether or not Emily Ratjakowski would hurt me.

I’m almost positive that some accountant dreamed up the “check engine” warning light. However, we outsmarted them with black tape.

If folks worked as hard on their marriages as they did their careers, the results would be similar.

The Countdown Continues Tom0rrow With #10

Geo’s Media Blog is an inside look at Radio, Music, Movies, Social Media, Politics, and Life, written mostly with men in mind. For a peek at some upcoming blogs or to see some you may have missed, go to GeorgeJohns.com.
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2 thoughts on “#11 All-Time. Radio Geo’s Media Blog (The Dating Game) Published 2/28/14

  1. George, you probably know this, but Jim Lange beat the legendary Don Sherwood in a footrace across San Francisco from Stinson Beach to the Ferry Building, 23.8-miles, when Lange did afternoon drive at KSFO-AM and Sherwood did mornings, in 1961, all egged on by Herb Caen, the top columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. An estimated 10,000 people lined the streets to watch the race on a Sunday morning in January. Caen believed that Sherwood was “The World’s Greatest Disc Jockey”, but then Caen never met Ron Chapman ! While it was not around-the-world, it was all a part of the fun at what was then “The World’s Greatest Radio Station”. Oh, and the program director at KSFO, was one Hugh Heller, whom at one time was Sherwood’s talent agent. Golden West Broadcasting (KTLA-TV, KMPC, KSFO, KEX and KVI), owned by Gene Autry, was a very special place.

  2. That race was probably the first radio stunt Jed. Don also had the first audition for the Tonight Show but at the last minute decided not to bother auditioning. KSFO was a great station.

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