RADIO HANNIBAL

New Show 4/16/09

Well, a week late but I finally upped it.
Enjoy.
Radio Hannibal Show 4.16.09

Playboy Archive...A New Way to Spend Countless Hours

I love browsing old magazines be it Life, Time, Mad, National Lampoon or Playboy.  They can be had cheaply on ebay.  Yeah, so much for collecting magazines with the thought of them gaining in value.  There is the exception so make sure before you pitch them.

But I digress. 

I enjoy perusing old magazines for the content, the ads, everything.  It really brings back a feeling of place and time.  Now Playboy has made available 53 (so far) of its back issues at Playboy Archive.  These are the entire issues from front to back cover.  They use Microsoft's Silverlight to allow a rich and rewarding experience.  This includes dragging pages, enlarging and accessing tables of contents.  The picture quality is excellent.

The issues go from the first issues through the 1990's.  I'm not sure how they decided on these 53 issues but here's hoping they'll eventually put them all on line. 

As I say, it doesn't matter the magazine.  I just love the time capsule experience you get.  Still, I cannot lie. The photos are a nice bonus.  The only thing missing from these vintage magazines is that musty smell.
 

Happy 90th Birthday Jane Scott

Retired Plain Dealer rock critic, Jane Scott, turns 90.  Unfortunately she's got Alzheimer's now.  Still, she carried on her trade past 80.  She is loved not only by her readers here in Cleveland but many rock stars still talk of her fondly.  Springsteen is a good friend. 

Her first assignment was interviewing The Beatles in 1964.  She accompanied Hendrix to buy a Corvette when he was here in town.  There's so many stories. 

Here's a simple montage of photos of her with various artists just put together by Mary Cipriani.

On a personal note, I was just looking through an old family scrap book.  There's a story on my nursery school one year reunion we had in 1963.  It features a fellow student, Kathleen Meaney (where are you now) feeding me a cookie.  I did a double take when I read the byline.  Yes, it was written by Jane Scott. 

Happy birthday grand dame of rock journalism.

New Show 04/11/09

Back into the swing of things.  Here's a new show.  Enjoy!
Radio Hannibal Show 04/11/09

Bruce Exhibit And Old Radio Friends At Rock Hall

With some spare time yesterday I decided to head down to the Rock Hall to check out the new exhibit From Asbury Park To The Promised Land: The Life And Music Of Bruce Springsteen.  The amount of pieces in the collection is staggering.  Not only is Bruce a pack rat but it's clear he envisioned himself as someday being famous and thus kept scads of memorabilia.  Included is a pile of motel keys he kept from the early 70's, dozens of concert posters and scores of original, hand written lyrics to so many classic songs.

Among the guitars on display, and the highlight of the show, is his iconic Fender guitar that graces the cover of Born To Run.  With the body of a vintage Telecaster and the neck of an Esquire, it is a sight to behold in all its worn beauty.  He even played it at this past Superbowl appearance.  With his new tour just underway last night I'm a bit surprised he's left it on loan for the Rock Hall, obviously not to be played on this tour. 

It was a pleasant surprise to see an old WBWC colleague and friend, Todd Richards, broadcasting live from the Rock Hall lobby.  I even got to reminisce a bit with him on the air about my time spent at the station from 1990 to 1995.  There's some pix here on Todd's Facebook page which touts his Running Late show on the station.  A program that's just reached its' 500th show. 

Speaking of Springsteen's new tour, here's the set list from his opening night:

April 1, 2009

San Jose, CA

HP Pavilion at San Jose

Badlands
Outlaw Pete
My Lucky Day
No Surrender
Out In The Street
Working On A Dream
Seeds
Johnny 99
Ghost of Tom Joad
Good Eye
Good Rockin' Tonight
Darlington County
Growin' Up
Waiting On A Sunny Day
Promised Land
The Wrestler
Kingdom of Days
Radio Nowhere
Lonesome Day
Born To Run

Hard Times
Thunder Road
Dancing In The Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
Land Of Hope And Dreams
American Land