Every radio station has one: the cranky guy.
Every radio station has one: the cranky guy.
An excerpt from Chapter 17 of THE DYNAMIC DUO OF THE OZARKS. “A Sonovox voice, supposedly of Martian nationality, sang over a Theremin and electronic music background, “THE COOLEST RADIO STATION IN THE GALAXY IS K-I-DOUBLE-L IN SPRINGVILLE!” Lovable Lance pushed the lever on the turntable, which started playing 45 of a girl with a …
A frequent thorn in the side of Lovable Lance and K-I-L-L is Muriel Krampus. She is a member of a John Birch Society affiliate group called Concerned Women of the Ozarks. She brings him petitions from citizens of Springville who want K-I-L-L to stop playing rock and roll. Each time Lovable Lance rips them up …
In order to write this novel, I have tried to immerse myself into the world of Mykel and Clint. Since Mykel works at a radio station and is living in the college dorm, I try to listen to the music they would be hearing on the radio. I had two Ipod. One stopped working and …
Vote on the classic country song playing on the radio in Clint’s Ford Mustang!
I realize I frequently make excuses for the lack of posting, but I have been busy with work. Also, there has been some upheaval in my life, but for good reason. My sister and my nephew’s wife are helping me clean up and get rid of my late parents’ stuff. My nephew’s wife has a …
As I have mentioned on this webpage before, I listen to the music of the point in time that this novel takes place. Part of the novel revolves around Mykel becoming an intern at the popular Top 40 radio station, K-I-L-L. I have made several playlist for my iPod and Spotify of the hits of …
This post is about a hit love song and a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, but it is not about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey.
Julie sat silently, looking at Mykel. She noticed there was a tear in his eye. “Mykel, in all the years we’ve been married, you’ve never told me about this part of your life. This was quite a little adventure. You stopped a kidnapping, dated a pretty blonde girl and was on a radio station that …
UPDATE: I’ve added a Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page featuring these songs & a few extras from the summer of 1966. I wanted to make a quick point that when people compile list of great summer hits, at least 3 come from 1966. Among them is Billy Stewart’s blistering, hyper version of …