Detroit: Coleman Young's Triumph Of Self-Destruction

Toogood Reports ^ | 4/8/02 | Patrick Mallon

[foreverfree]

Wasn't WKNR the station that started the Paul McCartney death hoax right after Abbey Road came out?

foreverfree

[gonzo]

"...Ray Lane used to throw back beers..."

Beers! I remember watching Goebel beer commercials on Tiger baseball broadcasts in the early 50s, when they could drink on the air, and the announcer was usually bombed by the end of the game........FRegards

[Boxsford]

Don't know.

[Boxsford]

My sister won some money on bowling for dollars.

Anyone remember George Kell? The Tigers radio announcer. Seems you all got to go to those games but we had to listen to them on the radio in the backyard.

[Boxsford]

Check out Ebay for this book.

[Dr.Deth]

I thought Coleman Young was excellent in RoboCop 2, playing himself.

[Dr.Deth]

Zimbabwe, Detroit, South Africa, Nigeria, Cleveland, D.C. ...

Wanna extract information from that Al-Qaeda official?

[The Energizer]

Your links don't work. Please post the URL. Thanks!

[Dr.Deth]

Hmmm. They're firing right up for me... but they are just links to wav files:

http://www.fortunecity.com/bennyhills/billmurray/35/detroit.wav

http://www.fortunecity.com/bennyhills/billmurray/35/mountain.wav

[A. Morgan]

Hmm .. Port Huron, I know it well... installed a NORTEL
DMS-100 at the telephone office there back in 1993. Where
have I been, Gonzo, ..after Clinton was let go "scott free",
I started lurking and threw myself into my job.

[gohabsgo]

Hey guys, live WKNR "Keener" broadcasts 1963-66, Bob Green. Excellent broadcast quality. Have fun with this one!!!: http://www.reelradio.com/bg/

[gohabsgo]

This WKNR "Keener" site is better than I thought. It has interviews and cuts from Beatles at Olympia. Live broadcasts with Johhny Goodwin, Bob Green, Scott Regan, Jim Jeffries, Ted Clark, Dick Purtan. 1963-1970 AWESOME!!!! http://www.reelradio.com/bg/

[StormEye]

'My question is "HOW DO WE UNDO THE DAMAGE?"'

In my opinion, the answer to your question wouldn't
pass the Politcal Correctness Police censorship squad.

[mrustow]

And Young had the quiet aquiesence of the media. The papers always seem to circle around the real issues of Detroit.

That's just urban newspapering in Any City, USA. Editors and reporters are afraid of retaliation -- and get harassed and beaten for their troubles, anyway.

[jennyp]

Oh my gosh. Carol Duvall for Franks Nursery and Crafts. More memories. The things that woman could do with styrofoam was amazing.

LOL! Did you ever try to make one of her crafts? I never did.

Carol Duvall is still going strong, with a 1/2 hour show on Home & Garden TV (HGTV). We get it on DISH.

[jennyp]

NPR's Lost & Found Sound did a wonderful piece on CKLW a couple years back. They even included a snippet from their grab-you-by-the-neck "CKLW 20/20 News". (Remember that?)

[jennyp]

Milky the Clown (Twin Pines)

I was on Milky's Party Time! I even got to say the magic words to help Milky do his magic trick...

[jennyp]

Can you think of any others?

[jennyp]

Wow! I forgot Vernors Ginger Ale. We get Vernors here in Palm Beach County but believe me, it isn't the same.

It helps to add a small pinch of cayenne pepper to the glassful. (Small, I said!)

Vernors used to have a bottling plant on Woodward. You could walk right in and get a float at the soda fountain, 20 feet away from the big ginger ale vats. Very cool!

[The Energizer]

Wow! Thanks for the link on CKLW. I remember that graphic of the "Big 8" with the adoring fans below. I'll give it a listen.