WHO DAT?

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247002_10151878371684307_1534469733_n3941443_10151878371704307_282448850_n3When Candis was about to give birth to my Grandson Nathaniel, I headed out to LA and upon my arrival I was informed that I would be dining with her which was a bit of a surprise seeing as they were inducing labor the next day. Even more surprising was that she also wanted me to take her to work so that she could tie up one last loose end before she became a Mom. Her husband Charlie and her Mother had advised her to forget about work and concentrate on the upcoming birth of her son instead but she told me that it would only take a minute or two and seeing as neither of my Daughters have never heard the no word from me we headed over to Warner Brothers where she was the Domestic and International Director of licensing. I wandered around the halls looking at all the gold records hanging there and true to her word within a few minutes came out of her office with a box set of CD’s in her hand which she handed to me with a tear in her eye and said, now I am done!
The box set was called “British Bands and Beyond” which surprisingly contained Who Dat? which was by my band The Jury. Candis then said to me … Dad your Grandson is going to be so proud when he discovers that his Buppa was once a rock star.
Nathaniel’s arrival into the world went well and he looked beautiful so I headed back to Florida. I picked Cami up from school the next day and recounted for her all the details of her Nephew’s birth and also of course about the wonderful CD Candis had given me and excitedly slipped the CD into the player so she could hear it. I pushed play and Terry Kenny’s thundering guitar soon filled the car with sound but as I was singing along Cami tapped me on the shoulder and she asked if it was almost over. When I asked why she wanted to know she said … It’s not very good Daddy!

I think the passive folks pretty well have the PC thing down but I don’t see many Alpha types buying into it. Seeing as the “A” types generally turn out to be the leaders of our society and the passives are the followers how long do you think this PC stuff lasting.

Speaking of PC, as wimpy speaking as we are around the world now doesn’t seem to have changed the fact that we are still hated but of course they continue to take our money.

Speaking of money would you give any of your money to people who hate you. Well you do!

Do other countries practice PC tactics like we do.

When I moved to America from Canada I adapted to the American life style. I guess I moved here to soon eh?

The only person working on your happiness is you so you better get after it.

Time is the great healer if you give it time.

Isn’t it funny how no matter how much plastic surgery some women have done or how much makeup they wear they still look ugly because the ugliness they have inside them just kinda oozes out.

It takes a lot of creativity to make the complicated simple and the other way around of course.

The sexiest part of a woman’s body is her face.

Of all the great things you may do with your life all that will be noticed are your mistakes.

You are free to choose but you are not free from the consequences of your choices.

As far as I can tell the Democrats and Republicans are only together on one thing, campaign funding.

One of the ways you die is when you let the child inside of you die.

You can’t learn from your mistakes until you stop denying them.

A good woman is one who resists telling you that she has heard all your amazing life stories several times already.

Where you went to High School is your home town not where you were born.

Why is it that the fewer the customers the worse the service because the staff scurries about doing nothing.

Why do women date married men even though they claim they would never do it. Is it possibly because they think the good ones are already gone.

Even the most helpful people in the world are a hell of a lot more helpful if they can make a few bucks while they are helping you.

 

 

I Prefer Torture

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561331_10151827072399307_8243211_aI recently read a piece where Doug Erickson claimed that the interaction we used to enjoy between the listeners and the talent has virtually disappeared from the airways. Doug’s statement got me thinking about a conversation I had with Ron Chapman after having the honor of inducting him into the Radio Hall Of Fame.
At the conclusion of the Televised festivities Ron and I retired to the Palmer House bar where after sampling some of the top shelf libations we began to reminisce about our years together at KVIL. Those early years were so much fun and we actually got to do things on the air that other radio people only dream about which were probably responsible for us even being here on this wondrous evening. We talked about all the great talent we had gathered around us at the time and Ron also told me that he still remembers the day we had a conversation that changed his whole career. On this particular day he claimed he was telling me why didn’t allowed a phone in studio because he felt it only distracted the air talent. He said I only paused a moment before saying … Ron we’re doing a lotta new stuff on K-Ville at the moment so you may want to reconsider that decision if for no other reason other than having the ability to check in with the folks now and then to see how they think we’re doing. The very next day he had a phone installed and for the next 30 years not only did he answer it but he worked his ass off to get it to ring because the phone soon became Ron’s whole show and led him straight to this particular evening where his well deserved 3rd HOF awaited him.

The Buildings on Broadway where the play is playing is not the thing … The Play’s The Thing”.

The more a man makes a woman smile the more opportunities he may have at her making him smile.

Dreams are only fantasies and stay that way until some action shows up.

I liked it better when who you were making love with at night was a secret.

For Sam’s sake being drafted in the 7th round means he’s got his work cut out for him. His only hope is to become better at football player than a kisser, but then again who has the balls to cut our President’s hero.

Intelligent people always wonder about everything, stupid people don’t because they all ready know everything.

What are the odds of this, last night I was sitting at Duffy’s beside a very large dude named Anthony Hamlet so I asked him if he ever played pro football. He claimed he had played for a year in the CFL back in ’94 but it was in the most boring city he had ever lived in so he only stayed for a year. He complained that there was absolutely no night life mostly because there was very little night time and in fact it stayed light until about 11 PM and the Mosquitoes up there were as big as f**king birds. I didn’t bother to ask him what city he played in, I just asked him how him and the Bombers did that year.

If our behavior was anything like our governments we would all be arrested.

The only people who don’t have ID don’t want ID.

There are 6 sides to every story.

There are two of the one my Daughters know and the other one.

A deadline always speeds up problem solving.

Very few actors can’t sing.

Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of black musicians in white bands but the reverse is not true.

Musicians in Canada are very powerful. The CRTC once granted me a radio license in Niagara Falls because I used to play for The Jury, it had very little to do with the fact that I also happened to also be a fairly successful radio guy.

Your mistakes open your eyes.

Having Daughters tends to make one believe in the death penalty, but I for one would prefer torture !

You need ratings to sell regionally and nationally but you need to have the ability to put asses in the seats to be able to sell locally.

The word commitment means different things to different people. When a Woman commits to a Man his life goes on as usual but when a Man commits to a Woman his life is about to drastically change forever.

The hardest things in life to find are loyal friends and a true love.

There is no such thing as standing still, you are either going backwards or forwards.

The word “Man” was originally started by black men in retaliation to them being called “Boy”.

The world is not kind to Mavericks.

Charles Osgood said there is no exception to the rule that most people want to be the exception to the rule.

 

 

 

Camera Anne Johns Summerfield Graduates Today!

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Well over 18 years ago I moved to West Palm Beach Florida so I could be involved in the life of my soon to be born baby daughter, Camera Anne Johns Summerfield. My move resulted in me and Cami having some incredible adventures together. We’ve flown to Hawaii, rode the trolly in San Francisco, drove up into the Rocky Mountains to our home in Canada, escaped to Chicago running from a Hurricane and hung out with my buddy Reid who has known her since she was one day old, rode across America on Amtrak, traveled to Sea World, Disneyland and Disney World where we met Mickey and Minnie, hung out at all the beaches in Florida and California, wandered around museums in Palm Beach, shopped for Christmas dresses on Worth Avenue, been to the circus in the leaky Tee Pee, swung up to Indy to see Cirque De Sole, went to get a puppy and soon there were three, Pippi, Buster, and Pooh, gone snow boarding and water rafting in Aspen, seen the Nutcracker at the Kravis 13 times in a row (so glad that’s over), hurtled down countless water slides at a lotta water parks, I carried her around countless exotic birthday parties that had just overwhelmed her, went flying in a wind tunnel, well actually she and her mother flew while I watched, been camping, bowling, rollerblading, ice skating, gone to father daughter dances, wandered up and down the streets of Wellington begging for treats on Halloween, ventured on TRI Rail to see her hero Barney in concert down in Miami, then off to the Universal Studios to meet him in person, popped up to New York to watch the ball drop on New Years Eve, caught a couple of Broadway plays, went to the Zoos in Miami and San Diego. road the trolley through the Wild Animal Park in California, swam with the Dolphins in Orlando, walked the walk of fame in Hollywood,I foolishly rode all the rides with her at Disney where I held on to her (never again), went to Sunfest snd the South Florida Fair a bunch of times and even to one in Ft lauderdale with Cousin Jamie from Canada, did a few concerts, and dragged a few of my friends like Easter and Russ to some of hers, had some very special Christmas dinners at the Ritz, the Four Seasons, and with all the Disney characters at the Grand Floridian, lunched in Cinderella’s Castle, skimmed over the everglades, had fun watching her at her sweet 16 party in her special dress with feathers, did lots of visits to San Diego to see Cousin Christina, Aunty Savvy, Uncle Reg and Rufus, with a short hop up to LA to see her Sister Candis, Nephew Nathaniel and Brother in law Charlie numerous times but none more special than when she was the flower girl at her sister’s wedding, a little further north to Agura hills where she always loved to see and shop with her special friends Jan and Bob, we drove up the coast through Big Sur to Redwood City to see Uncle Jim and Aunty Barb, then on to the wine country in Sonoma County where we visited with Gordon, Tom and Brent at KZST, wandered through the Redwoods, took a private Jet to Mendocino for lunch, flew to San Diego for my big Birthday party but the medics had to come on in Dallas to take her off the plane because of what we think was peanut poisoning and we even watched The Panthers play Hockey in Ft Lauderdale. Hey we gotta do something for dad now and then

What a fun a great part of my life Cami these past 18 years and she proved that what Bob Dylan wrote was oh so so true because before I had her … I was so much older then I’m younger than that now. I’ve had the extreme pleasure of watching Cami grow from a pretty little girl to the beautiful young lady she is today. I’ve gone from Da Da to Daddy to Dude and now back to Daddy again which of course is my favorite but when i hear it I notice a lot of the times it costs me money but well worth it. I’ve enjoyed every minute of watching her in plays, taking horseback, swimming, ballet, gymnastics, tennis, Tae Kwon Do and countless other lessons over the years and I couldn’t be a prouder father as many of you read my Blog already know.
A new chapter is about to unfold in both our lives as Cami graduates from Wellington today and then soon will be off to college at SFU in Tampa. I’m going to miss her like crazy but my mission is now complete and it’s time for me to think about where I want to spend the rest of my life. Cami, I’m pretty sure knows that I am her rock and always be and will always be standing to help and protect her for as long as she needs me to do so. Please join me now in a toast to my beautiful daughter on this her graduation day. I love you so much honey and I couldn’t be any prouder of you than I am today!   xodaddyxo
 

PS Cami I’m still getting you that Beetle Rag Top! (oh I’m sorry honey do you need your glasses to read this part, are the words a little hard to make out)

#9 All-Time. Radio Geo’s Media Blog (The Last Contest) Published 5/18 /14

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I’ve been involved in many radio promotions over the years, and some of them were so formable they made the TV News.

Great ones such as The Millionaire, Break The Bank, The Impossible Contest, The Great Race, The Great Rip Off, The Magic Ticket, The People’s Choice, What Would You Do For A New Car, I Love KVIL and KVIL Loves You bumper stickers.

Then there was the time when Ron Chapman of KVIL asked his Dallas listeners to send him a spare twenty-dollar bill, and he’d figure out what to do with the money later.
Within three days, a quarter of a million dollars showed up at the KVIL studios.

Some other good ones were The Checks In The Mail, Fantasy Park, The Cave Of The 7 Treasures, KZBS Devours KLNK, The WNAP Raft Race, The Prize Catalog, and, of course, my brother Reg’s Rewards Program, which was the first to market to a radio stations Data Base.

However, one of the biggest had to have been Jack McCoy’s “Last Contest.” (Jack & Me shown above)
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Your Lawyer Drinks With Your Enemies!

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10176231_10152811775364307_6925602966885010106_nWhen Mark Hubbard was the President of Fairmont we used to travel together when visiting their various markets. K101 in San Francisco, WNIC in Detroit, WLAC in Nashville, and KKOB in Albuquerque. It was during one of our visits to Nashville that Mark mentioned to me that he had recently taken up song writing.
In between meetings on this particular day we headed up to the 2nd floor of the WLAC building where Billboard Magazine had leased some space. The Woman who ran the Nashville division of Billboard was very connected to the music scene so Mark wanted to play his demo for her in hopes that she could point him in the right direction. She greeted us warmly so that part went well and after a little chit chat we rolled tape. About halfway through the second tune she suddenly reached over and stopped the tape saying … Either that woman you have singing your tunes has never ever had sex or she is some kinda beauty queen. Mark admitted that she once was Miss Cincinnati and that was all she wrote.

Speaking of Mark he was the one who informed me that the absolute best job in radio was to be lucky enough to be the GM of a highly rated rock station. Everything is free!

I was taught while growing up that it’s your actions that count and you are held responsible for them because talk is cheap. The courts agree with that but for some reason the NBA plays by different rules unless of course they are just showboating for the black athletes because they know they don’t have a hope in hell of getting rid of Sterling.

A wise man once told me that if something doesn’t make any sense look for a financial connection. Ok lets follow the money and figure out the Casey Kasem mess … Ahh there it is, his new wife is keeping him away from all sharp objects like pen and paper and anyone who is likely to supply him with said same. At this point she can’t take a chance that he may want to change his will so he can provide for his kids whom she hates. Now how tough was that.

Speaking of Casey, finding him sure didn’t garner the same media coverage as losing him did.

There are two things you’ll never see, a Faith Healer at a Hospital nor aPsychic cashing in winning lottery tickets.

Another thing you’ll never see is a pretty girl at a bus stop but you will see a lot of young ones driving BMW’s and Mercedes, but not many young guys doing the same.

Isn’t it funny how the harder you work the luckier you get.

I remember the first time I saw all that equipment in the control room of a radio station and I remember thinking if I could ever figure out how to run all that stuff I guess that would make me a radio guy. It ended up taking me only an hour to learn how all the equipment worked but a lifetime of learning just to create something worthy for the equipment tot deliver. It’s always been about coming up with something interesting enough to say so that the folks will take time out of their busy day to listen to you say it. Smart phones and computers are just not smart enough to provide that service.

When you hate someone unfortunately that person has an emotional bond which will control you until you let it go.

Worry solves absolutely nothing.

Most talent think they should be paid more for what they do rather than learn that which would pay them more.

Have you ever noticed how difficult it is to ride a bike when it’s standing still. Kinda like life.

I wonder if fear of not being able to provide is in a Man’s DNA. When my first Daughter was born I quit my band so I could find something more secure. 28 years later when my next Daughter showed up surprisingly the same fear also showed up.

Speaking of providing, do only white guys have to pay child support.
Are you aware that your lawyer and their lawyer go out for drinks after work.

The big problem with raising the minimum wage to anywhere near $15 an hour is a lot of people will be out of work because they’ll just hire better people.

Winnipegger Neil Young claims that when recording new material he only likes to take a couple of takes. He feels that even though extra takes may take you closer to technical excellence, it takes you further away from the spirituality of the tune.

Why do pro athletes seem to ease up when they are leading where as amateurs tend to pour it on.

It is said that you learn a lot from your mistakes, so with that in mind I was never afraid to put new stuff on the radio because one of two things were going to happen. Either we were gonna kick major ass or I was going to get a whole lot smarter.

I’ve read that attitude is everything but I’m here to tell you with out a little aptitude mixed in ya still got nothin’.

I see no reason to let a person go to college who would not otherwise qualify if they weren’t a good football player. Let the NFL train them on their own nickel.

I wonder how many athletes are also good human beings.

I still vividly remember the magical nights both my Daughters were conceived.

After having done this twice I have painfully figured out that little girls without warning turn into Women sometime between Daddy and Dad.

I truly believe there is a lot of money waiting for radio when they figure out how to do product placement.

Who the hell took down Bill Clinton’s sign in the oval office that read, “It’s The Economy Stupid”.

Between what the research people are saying the folks most want to hear on the radio and PPM claims what they are really listening to leads me to believe the researches must be talking to the same people who told Ford to build the Edsel.

It used to be that if you had a good education you could get a pretty good job. Now it just qualifies you to fill out an application for McDonald’s.

If you still don’t have sex or greed on your web page don’t expect a lotta hits.