Posted on 02/09/2008 10:27:37 PM PST by raccoonradio
Let’s not forget, Stanley’s ‘marriage’ to another man was performed by Jarret Barrios, the state senator who got special permission from Romney to perform the ceremony...
A Boston radio legend has taken a turn for the worse; the following is a post by his son on radio-info.com
JESS CAIN
“My father once again has taken a turn for the worse. The nurse seems to feel he could pass any day now. He has done much better than we thought over the past few months, but we are doing our best to cope with the latest down turn.
Our family wants to thank all of you for your kind words.
—Michael Cain
—Jess Cain was “a morning presence on the old WHDH from 1957 to 1991. He was a natural on the stage, appearing in countless theatrical productions throughout the region.”—
Wed show ping
Howie made the TALKERS magazine Top 100 list, at #51
(Severin #53—NO Felon Finneran). See sep. posts.
I still can't believe the rankings of some of those hosts, particularly in the teens.
At least the ones that I'm somewhat familiar with.
WHAT? No felon??? Aw come on,,,,how can that be? Did he not announce last week that his ratings were up FIFTY PERCENT? Hell, if that’s the case he should have surpassed Howie and should be at number 5,,,,,there MUST be a mistake,,,,,no wonder he took this week off, too embarassing for him now that the truth has come out!
Yup, I remember him making the list before.
Howie has been talking about the Baltimore cop who got suspended after yelling at a 14 yr old (”DON’T CALL ME
DUDE! A DUDE IS A GUY WHO WORKS AT A RANCH!”)
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13
1st Hour
A Baltimore cop was suspended after he had a tirade with a skateboarder for calling him dude and it ended up on YouTube. Was suspension the right thing here?
2nd Hour
3rd Hour
CHUMP LINE! Call 617-779-3469 and leave Howie, Sandy or Happy a message about today’s stories or anything else buzzing around your bonnet and we may play it back on the air!
4th Hour
I think he sounds more like Chris Benoit.
Yeah ,that's the guy that roided out and killed himself, his kid and wife last year.
On the 101-250 list, there’s Gene Burns, DePetro, Eagan and Braude, Brian Whitman (w/ Tim Conway, Jr.) was on before Drudge, Les Kinsolving (guests on Charlie & Ernie on WVMT), and bringing up the rear, The Tappet Brothers.
And Killer Kowalski.
Well, and maybe Roddy "I'm all out of bubblegum" Piper.
There’s a pretty good sized “wrasslin”pinglist here on FR.
Once it starts appearing on the History Channel as a regular show, I'm canceling the cable.
I saw Brutus “the Barber” Beefcake a few times at the gym. He didn’t have the clippers, though.
local radio legend Jess Cain has passed on. I remember hearing him a few times on WHDH (and awhile back I heard a tape of
him there from ‘67—a more relaxed time, with music and
Cain’s humor—like doing a leprechaun voice, as it was near
St. Patrick’s Day). I also remember him singing “Yaz’s
Day” when Yaz retired.
The Yaz song can be heard in one scene of “Fever Pitch”
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/02/radio_legend_je.html
Jess Cain, the legendary Boston radio personality famous for song parodies such as “Fly Me to Metheun” and “The Yaz Song,” died early this morning at his home in Beacon Hill.
The 81-year-old died at 5 a.m. after a long battle with cancer, said his son, Michael Cain.
Cain held court weekday mornings on the defunct WHDH 850-AM (now WEEI) for 33 years before retiring in 1991. He was “funny but classy,” Michael Cain said. “He didn’t have to stoop to innuendos to make people laugh.
“He was like an uncle to his listeners,” Michael Cain said. “I just loved the look on people’s faces when they said, ‘I used to listen to your father.’”
“The Yaz Song,” an ode to Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski, experienced a recent surge in popularity after it was featured in the movie “Fever Pitch.” The song was inspired by the Sox’ 1967 Impossible Dream season. To listen to “The Yaz Song,” click here.
Born and raised in northeast Philadelphia, Cain took to the airwaves at WHDH in 1958, broadcasting from a studio at the top of the Prudential building. He and his longtime engineer, John “Pudge” Flynn, created limericks and sound effects that made for a kind of radio-vaudeville and songs such as “April in Natick.”
For 33 years, Cain awoke at 3 a.m. and had to be alert and funny by 5 a.m. Before his retirement in April 1991, he talked to the Globe about life after radio.
“I don’t know what I’m going to do,” Cain said. “But I fear how I’m going to handle it — I’m a guy who cries at traffic lights.”
He dabbled in acting, a passion he developed in college. Cain performed on Broadway and in plays with the North Shore Theater.
He was diagnosed with prostate cancer 13 years ago, but remained in good health until last spring. Cain is survived by his wife, Jean Cain, four children, three grand children, and two sisters.
There will be no wake or funeral, said Michael Cain. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
The Yaz song
http://staffannouncer.com/blog/audio/yazsong.mp3
(”Yaz’s Day” was set to tune of “Yesterday”)
I have yet to hear this on the news......so sorry to hear Jess has passed,,,,,,one of a kind.
Yes, a couple times on the radio-info.com Boston board, his
son Michael had given updates and the other day he said
it was clear the end was near—and today the Globe
article was linked to the board
I was at Yaz day and Ted Williams day. Those were good times!
Thu show ping
the Union Leader story (purse-carrying male judge from
Newbury MA plea bargained guilty to DWI charge after
rear-ending another vehicle after leaving Manch Vegas
gay bar.
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