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A New Year? Heck yeah!
New Year’s Eve 2020 marks the 26th anniversary of our first “Cheap Date Life After Dark New Year’s Eve Extravaganza” broadcast on WGN radio. Sadly, 2020 being what it has been, our annual kicking out the old and welcoming in … Continue reading
Squirrel!
Well, as you can see, this nice couple of bears have been residing under the big tree outside our house for the holidays. All was well. Until … One of our neighborhood squirrels developed an attraction to one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Partly Personal
Tagged Bears, Christmas, Johnnie Putman, Squirrels, Steve & Johnnie, Steve King (WGN)
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How About Some Eggnog Cake!
If you’re like us, it’s not the holidays without eggnog! But, if you’re like us, you think it’s too sweet, too rich and has too many calories. So, why drink it when you can eat it and it’s wonderfully gluten-free? … Continue reading
December 8, 1980
40 years ago I was getting ready to come in and do my overnight shift on Chicago’s WIND radio when I heard a news bulletin that said John Lennon had been shot. When I got to the station, I was … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Partly Personal, R.I.P., Radio
Tagged Chicago Tribune, Clark Weber, John Lennon, Johnnie Putman, Ron Alridge, Steve & Johnnie, Steve King (WGN), The Beatles, WIND radio
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Happy Birthday, Dick Clark!
This isn’t Throwback Thursday but, Monday, November 30th, would have been, the legendary, Dick Clark‘s 91st birthday. We had the extreme pleasure of hosting several ALS Mammoth Music Mart events with Dick and having him on our show many times. … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Music, Partly Personal, Radio, WGN
Tagged ALS Music Mart, American Bandstand, Dick Clark, James Brown, Johnnie Putman, Life After Dark, Steve & Johnnie, Steve King (WGN), WGN, WGN Radio
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Thanksgiving 2020
It’s probably a significant understatement to say that Thanksgiving 2020 will be unlike any we’ve previously experienced, but … here we are. We are living through – and, hopefully, will survive – a pandemic. Who’d a thunk it? Nope, never … Continue reading
2020 Toyota RAV4 Limited Video Road Test!
Our Video Road Test of the 2020 Toyota RAV4 Limited has just been posted on Consumer Guide Automotive’s Daily Drive website. To see and hear what we think of this perennial best seller for Toyota, just click on the link above … Continue reading
Posted in Automotive
Tagged Automobile, Automotive, Car and Driver, Car review, Cars, CG Daily Drive, cgdailydrive.com, collectible automobile, Consumer Guide, Consumer Guide Automotive, Johnnie Putman, Life After Dark, Motor Trend, Motor Week, MotorWeek, Radio Road Test, RAV4, Road and Track, Road Test, Steve & Johnnie, Steve and Johnnie, Steve King, Steve King (WGN), Toyota, Toyota RAV4, WGN, WGN Radio
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Happy Birthday, Roy Rogers!
Roy Rogers (1911–1998) was born on November, 5th. With everything else that’s occupying our headline space and head space right now, I wouldn’t be surprised if remembering the legendary ROY ROGERS on his birthday wasn’t on your radar. When I … Continue reading
Posted in Les Paul, Partly Personal
Tagged alittlemoreles.com, Cal Goodin, Clint Nordquist, Dale Evans, Dusty Rogers, Happy Trails To You, Johnnie Putman, Jon Paris, Les Paul, Life After Dark, Myrna Loy, Roy Rogers, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Roy Rogers Jr., Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Sonny Tufts, Steve & Johnnie, Steve King (WGN), Tommy Todd, Trigger, Walt Davis, WGN Radio
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