When Hal Ross of London Records heard a tape of The Jury’s “Until You Do” he uttered the most memorable words I’ve ever heard. “Hell, I’ll release that.”Not long after moving into my new condo, my daughter Cami asked if I made friends with anybody yet? When I replied that I hadn’t because mostly only old people lived there, she said, “well you’re an old daddy.” Ouch!
Ted Rogers told me that to become even more successful than you already are sometimes you have to leave the people behind that helped get you there.
Gordon Zlot disagrees with Ted’s way of thinking and says that he’s sticking with the folks who “brung” him.
Barbara Hilliard claims that I don’t handle criticism very well and that there’s more to a relationship than sex.
A couple of thousand years ago Aristotle argued that “A is A” and that the truth may not be what we perceive it to be.
To become a great radio personality, Vic Gold convinced me that you have to figure out how to make your listeners see what you’re saying.
My father told me that if I left school, I would have to get a job because the Johns men work for a living we don’t “play guitar.”
Linda Duffy said if we talked to each other at a radio station today like we did back at WIBC in Indy, we’d all be in jail now.
Mario Andretti said if you feel like you have everything under control you’re not going fast enough.
Returning to WRMF as a consultant I noticed that PD Russ Morley had mellowed somewhat since we had launched the station almost a decade ago. When I asked him what had changed, he said that when he first moved to South Florida, he could easily fit all of his stuff into a small trailer, but now it took two tractor-trailer moving vans.
Huey Coburn told me at Transcona Nationals reunion that he remembered his Dad “Coach Coby” saying 50 years ago to him at the dinner table, “that Johns kid sure has a lot of intensity and I like it.”
Joasia Holotka recently admitted to me that she dated Donald Trump but because she thought that she could do better, she dumped him. What the hell was she thinking?
Dion told me that because growing up his parents paid $40.00 for rent he couldn’t bring himself to pay the same for a seat on the plane with Buddy Holly and the others that fateful night.
Rich Stevens didn’t lie to me when he said he’s the best self-promoter of all time.
Martin Milner told me that he couldn’t go on the radio without a script and he couldn’t understand how others did.
Rick Moranis told my daughter Candis that I was responsible for starting his career when I put him on the all night show at CFTR in Toronto.
Lana, Sharon, Linda, Jamie, Kari, and Laura said a lot of memorable things to me. Unfortunately, most of them can’t be repeated here if I hope to have an office friendly Blog.
What? I said anything memorable? Then make sumpthin up….I probably said it at one time or another!
Tom, you said a lot of memorable things but I’m trying to keep this thing office friendly. 🙂
Good one. And don’t let the suits wear you down. 🙂
Always look forward to, and enjoy your blog! Even more fun when one sees their name pop in!
Keep it coming!
Thanks for the reads Ivan.