ON THE AIR "The Sunday Morning Hangover" features "Wish You'd Been Here," a BBC history of Pink Floyd, part 4, 8am, KWVA 88.1 FM.
Also- Strictly Vinyl: A collection of bizarre records from my collection.
Saturday, June 11, 2005
Tomorrow's Show
This Sunday-June 12
New device gives women teeth where it matters
o This article was originally published on page 3 of Cape Times on June 07, 2005 (South Africa)
by Jillian Green
June 07 2005 at 06:50AM
A rape victim once wished for teeth "where it mattered". Now a device has been designed to "bite" a rapist's penis. The patented device looks and is worn like a tampon, but it is hollow and attaches itself with tiny hooks to a man's penis during penetration.
"We have to do something to protect ourselves. While this will not prevent rape it will assist in identifying attackers and securing convictions," claims Sonette Ehlers, inventor of the device.
Not everyone, however, is convinced of its usefulness.
Lisa Vetten, of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) says: "It is like we are going back to the days where women were forced to wear chastity belts. It is a terrifying thought that women are being made to adapt to rape by wearing these devices.
'It is a terrifying thought that women are being made to adapt to rape'
"We should rather focus our energy on changing men's mindsets and behaviour towards women."
Ehlers, of Kleinmond, who has worked for the South African Institute for Medical Research, said she had been seeking a way to help women since meeting a rape survivor 20 years ago who commented that she wished she had teeth in her vagina.
"Over the past three years I have been working on this device. It is now completely safe and ready to be manufactured and distributed," she said.
It had been designed with engineers, gynaecologists, psychologists and urologists. It was "hygienic - no human hands will be involved in the manufacture".
In the event of rape, the device folds itself around the rapist's penis, attaching to the skin with microscopic hooks. It is only when the rapist withdraws that he will realise the device is clamped around his penis.
'He will have to be put under anaesthetic to have it removed'
"Its design will also go a long way towards lowering HIV infection as semen is contained in the device ... as well as preventing sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies," Ehlers says.
As it is impossible to remove the device from a penis without medical help, hospitals and clinics will be able to alert police when assistance is sought.
"This will rule out any possibility of the rapist's escaping arrest and speed up conviction."
If the rapist tries to remove the device, it will only embed itself further.
"He will have to be put under anaesthetic to have it removed. He will not be able to leave it as he will be unable to urinate."
A woman would have to wear the device every day.
"We never know when we might be raped. This device should become a part of every woman's daily routine, just like brushing her teeth."
Last year, there were 52 733 reported rapes. In a study, the Gender-Based Violence Programme at the CSVR analysed 162 rapes in Johannesburg's inner city and found that one in four had been a gang rape. The study found that 56 percent of the victims had been raped by two men and 23 percent by three.
Although Ehlers is optimistic that the device will go a long way towards reducing the high incidence of rape in this country, rape organisations are not so sure.
"Women would have to wear this every minute of their lives on the off-chance that they would be raped," Vetten says.
"I am concerned at how normal rape has become that we would even consider a device like this."
Chanaz Mitchell, spokesperson for the National Network on Violence against Women, says although it is a good idea for women to protect themselves, men should take responsibility for their actions.
"We still need to focus on men as perpetrators of this heinous crime."
Mitchell is also concerned that the device might lead to further violence against victims.
"Once the rapist realises this device is attached to him, he is more than likely to take his anger out on his victim."
Mbuyiselo Botha, spokesperson for the Men's Forum, said anything that could empower women should be welcomed.
"I would encourage my wife and two daughters to wear this device. It would send a signal to would-be rapists that they won't have it easy."
Ehlers intends launching the prototype next month.
"It will be available at supermarkets, chemists, anywhere where one would be able to buy tampons," she says.
The device is to cost R1 and also be available in bulk packs.
by Jillian Green
June 07 2005 at 06:50AM
A rape victim once wished for teeth "where it mattered". Now a device has been designed to "bite" a rapist's penis. The patented device looks and is worn like a tampon, but it is hollow and attaches itself with tiny hooks to a man's penis during penetration.
"We have to do something to protect ourselves. While this will not prevent rape it will assist in identifying attackers and securing convictions," claims Sonette Ehlers, inventor of the device.
Not everyone, however, is convinced of its usefulness.
Lisa Vetten, of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) says: "It is like we are going back to the days where women were forced to wear chastity belts. It is a terrifying thought that women are being made to adapt to rape by wearing these devices.
'It is a terrifying thought that women are being made to adapt to rape'
"We should rather focus our energy on changing men's mindsets and behaviour towards women."
Ehlers, of Kleinmond, who has worked for the South African Institute for Medical Research, said she had been seeking a way to help women since meeting a rape survivor 20 years ago who commented that she wished she had teeth in her vagina.
"Over the past three years I have been working on this device. It is now completely safe and ready to be manufactured and distributed," she said.
It had been designed with engineers, gynaecologists, psychologists and urologists. It was "hygienic - no human hands will be involved in the manufacture".
In the event of rape, the device folds itself around the rapist's penis, attaching to the skin with microscopic hooks. It is only when the rapist withdraws that he will realise the device is clamped around his penis.
'He will have to be put under anaesthetic to have it removed'
"Its design will also go a long way towards lowering HIV infection as semen is contained in the device ... as well as preventing sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies," Ehlers says.
As it is impossible to remove the device from a penis without medical help, hospitals and clinics will be able to alert police when assistance is sought.
"This will rule out any possibility of the rapist's escaping arrest and speed up conviction."
If the rapist tries to remove the device, it will only embed itself further.
"He will have to be put under anaesthetic to have it removed. He will not be able to leave it as he will be unable to urinate."
A woman would have to wear the device every day.
"We never know when we might be raped. This device should become a part of every woman's daily routine, just like brushing her teeth."
Last year, there were 52 733 reported rapes. In a study, the Gender-Based Violence Programme at the CSVR analysed 162 rapes in Johannesburg's inner city and found that one in four had been a gang rape. The study found that 56 percent of the victims had been raped by two men and 23 percent by three.
Although Ehlers is optimistic that the device will go a long way towards reducing the high incidence of rape in this country, rape organisations are not so sure.
"Women would have to wear this every minute of their lives on the off-chance that they would be raped," Vetten says.
"I am concerned at how normal rape has become that we would even consider a device like this."
Chanaz Mitchell, spokesperson for the National Network on Violence against Women, says although it is a good idea for women to protect themselves, men should take responsibility for their actions.
"We still need to focus on men as perpetrators of this heinous crime."
Mitchell is also concerned that the device might lead to further violence against victims.
"Once the rapist realises this device is attached to him, he is more than likely to take his anger out on his victim."
Mbuyiselo Botha, spokesperson for the Men's Forum, said anything that could empower women should be welcomed.
"I would encourage my wife and two daughters to wear this device. It would send a signal to would-be rapists that they won't have it easy."
Ehlers intends launching the prototype next month.
"It will be available at supermarkets, chemists, anywhere where one would be able to buy tampons," she says.
The device is to cost R1 and also be available in bulk packs.
Things are crazy around the Marc Time house this weekend:The Feral Cat Coaltion of Oregon is spaying and neutering about 100 cats on Sunday in Eugene and my wife Barbara is running the show! Needless to say the phone is ringing, people are stopping by for traps and she's pulling her hair out.
Will you idiots please spay and neuter your animals??If I see one more classified ad for Free Kittens I am going to go postal.
Will you idiots please spay and neuter your animals??If I see one more classified ad for Free Kittens I am going to go postal.
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Sunday, June 05, 2005
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Preview of Upcoming Hangover Radio Programs
Sunday June19
"The Sunday Morning Hangover" features "Remembering Our Fathers" a discussion and musical tribute to Dad on Fathers Day-with host Marc Time and Local New Zone Artist Peter Herley, 8am, KWVA 88.1 FM.
Sunday June 26
"The Sunday Morning Hangover" celebrates summertime with "Brian Wilson 1965-a musical breakdown of the underated Beach Boys Today recordings" , 8am, KWVA 88.1 FM.
"The Sunday Morning Hangover" features "Remembering Our Fathers" a discussion and musical tribute to Dad on Fathers Day-with host Marc Time and Local New Zone Artist Peter Herley, 8am, KWVA 88.1 FM.
Sunday June 26
"The Sunday Morning Hangover" celebrates summertime with "Brian Wilson 1965-a musical breakdown of the underated Beach Boys Today recordings" , 8am, KWVA 88.1 FM.
This weekend's Hangover Show
"The Sunday Morning Hangover" features "Wish You'd Been Here," a BBC history of Pink Floyd, part 3, 8am, KWVA 88.1 FM. And don't forget tomorrow's (Friday) Salute to William Shatner at 5PM.
Letter to this week's Weekly
LOVE HANDLES
I picked up EW on my way to school this morning, as I do each Thursday, and was both amused and bothered by the tongue in cheek article "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Summer Fashion" by Vanessa Salvia.
Although I agreed completely with the comments about "the boob curtain," her comments on the pinch and pucker, which is described as "the lovely effect of fat girls wearing too-tight low-rider jeans with the flab fluttering in the wind" really deserved my response.
As a fat (though healthy and extremely stylish) girl who lives in Gap Ultra Low Rise jeans, I find this ridiculous to imply that only fat girls have rolls when they wear such pants. If you look around, you notice just as many size 6s with Gateway Mall-worthy hip love handles as size 16s.
The point Salvia made is well received with me otherwise, I just think a reconsidering of her language and generalized thoughts is needed.
In conclusion, fat ladies have just as much right as thinner ones to wear whatever (trendy) clothes they want, and I think everyone should pull their damn pants up.
Amelia Kimball, Eugene
Apizza Scholls, Pizza worth driving to Portland for..
We got 2 pies here and it's by far the best pizza on the West Coast, if not west of Jersey.
A review:
The crust trust
Friday, March 11, 2005
by GRANT BUTLER The Oregonian
Great New York-style pizza is a grail for food lovers. The super-thin, cracklingly crisp slices are talked about in reverent tones, particularly the farther west you head from the Big Apple, when they take on a mythological air.
Here, in the land of deep-dish catastrophes and unappealing all-you-can-eat pizza buffets, you're more likely to run across Bigfoot than a really good pie.
Which makes the Phoenix-from-the-ashes story of Apizza Scholls so wonderful.
Apizza Scholls is the new eastside incarnation of the terrific Scholls Public House, the Washington County pizza place that got national attention for its incredible crusts and minimalist approach to dressing them up. The place was so good it became doomed by its popularity. Its parking lot overflowed regularly, resulting in a zoning spat with neighboring businesses.
Caught in a bureaucratic trap, the Public House closed in late December, with owners Brian Spangler and Kim Nyland reopening in January in the upper Hawthorne digs most recently home to the Indonesian restaurant Surabaya.
Though you'd hardly know that Surabaya is history, given that its name is still on the awning and the only sign that a top-notch pizza parlor has taken its place are two tiny placards taped to the windows. That, and the incredible crowds that have found the place mostly by word-of-mouth.
Of course, the word spreads like wildfire when it's about a place this good.
The secret is in the fermented dough that's treated like a science, rising for more than a day, then spun out until it's thinner than a starlet on Oscar night. The dough is topped with the merest hint of tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and a drizzle of olive oil, then popped into an oven fired as high as 900 degrees. The result is pizza that remains crisp to the last bite of the last slice, with crust edges having spots of char that intensify the flavors.
The reason the crust stays so crisp is because the kitchen enforces restraint, allowing no more than three ingredients on any pie and limiting meats to just one. This keeps it from getting soggy and allows the pizza to be cooked faster.
If you're the sort who craves stuffed Chicago-style crusts and behemoths with names like "Meat Lover's Supreme," this probably isn't your kind of place. But when they're using such great meats, like spicy sausages from Viande Meats, why would you want to cloud up flavors by piling on topping after topping?
Pizzas come in only one size, roughly 15 inches, and a single pie is plenty for two, or enough for leftovers if you split the on-the-mark Caesar salad (the croutons are made from leftover pizza dough). With drinks and a mascarpone-cheese-filled cannoli for dessert, you can have a feast for less than $40.
So where does Apizza Scholls fall flat? It's not on the plate, but in the glass. Portland is an incredible beer city, with more than 20 breweries calling it home. It's also less than an hour's drive from one of the nation's top wine regions. So it's startling that only one local beer is available (the sublime Hair of the Dog's Ruth) and not a single Oregon wine.
For a place that's embraced the local and sustainable philosophy with its food, it's puzzling why its homegrown pies are paired with sips from places far away.
On Monday nights, when the pizza ovens are turned off, LOW BBQ fills in, altogether fitting given its similar background. LOW, short for Laid-Off Workers, developed a cult following at its tiny booth along lower Hawthorne and at regular appearances at the Portland Farmers Market, before calling it quits last year.
One barbecue fanatic I know was adamant that it was the city's best barbecue, and though I experienced it only once, I had no grounds to argue with him. I still don't. LOW's Monday night stints at Apizza Scholls feature incredibly tender beef brisket, pork spareribs, smoky pulled pork and something few barbecue places attempt, lamb ribs. The meat is served without sauce, allowing the smoky flavors to dominate (though there's a Crock Pot full of not-too-sweet sauce at the bar, if you feel the need to dip your 'cue). Wrapping it all up is a slice of pecan pie that my Oklahoma grandma might've made. This is true love.
Much like the pizzas that rule the rest of the week.
A review:
The crust trust
Friday, March 11, 2005
by GRANT BUTLER The Oregonian
Great New York-style pizza is a grail for food lovers. The super-thin, cracklingly crisp slices are talked about in reverent tones, particularly the farther west you head from the Big Apple, when they take on a mythological air.
Here, in the land of deep-dish catastrophes and unappealing all-you-can-eat pizza buffets, you're more likely to run across Bigfoot than a really good pie.
Which makes the Phoenix-from-the-ashes story of Apizza Scholls so wonderful.
Apizza Scholls is the new eastside incarnation of the terrific Scholls Public House, the Washington County pizza place that got national attention for its incredible crusts and minimalist approach to dressing them up. The place was so good it became doomed by its popularity. Its parking lot overflowed regularly, resulting in a zoning spat with neighboring businesses.
Caught in a bureaucratic trap, the Public House closed in late December, with owners Brian Spangler and Kim Nyland reopening in January in the upper Hawthorne digs most recently home to the Indonesian restaurant Surabaya.
Though you'd hardly know that Surabaya is history, given that its name is still on the awning and the only sign that a top-notch pizza parlor has taken its place are two tiny placards taped to the windows. That, and the incredible crowds that have found the place mostly by word-of-mouth.
Of course, the word spreads like wildfire when it's about a place this good.
The secret is in the fermented dough that's treated like a science, rising for more than a day, then spun out until it's thinner than a starlet on Oscar night. The dough is topped with the merest hint of tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and a drizzle of olive oil, then popped into an oven fired as high as 900 degrees. The result is pizza that remains crisp to the last bite of the last slice, with crust edges having spots of char that intensify the flavors.
The reason the crust stays so crisp is because the kitchen enforces restraint, allowing no more than three ingredients on any pie and limiting meats to just one. This keeps it from getting soggy and allows the pizza to be cooked faster.
If you're the sort who craves stuffed Chicago-style crusts and behemoths with names like "Meat Lover's Supreme," this probably isn't your kind of place. But when they're using such great meats, like spicy sausages from Viande Meats, why would you want to cloud up flavors by piling on topping after topping?
Pizzas come in only one size, roughly 15 inches, and a single pie is plenty for two, or enough for leftovers if you split the on-the-mark Caesar salad (the croutons are made from leftover pizza dough). With drinks and a mascarpone-cheese-filled cannoli for dessert, you can have a feast for less than $40.
So where does Apizza Scholls fall flat? It's not on the plate, but in the glass. Portland is an incredible beer city, with more than 20 breweries calling it home. It's also less than an hour's drive from one of the nation's top wine regions. So it's startling that only one local beer is available (the sublime Hair of the Dog's Ruth) and not a single Oregon wine.
For a place that's embraced the local and sustainable philosophy with its food, it's puzzling why its homegrown pies are paired with sips from places far away.
On Monday nights, when the pizza ovens are turned off, LOW BBQ fills in, altogether fitting given its similar background. LOW, short for Laid-Off Workers, developed a cult following at its tiny booth along lower Hawthorne and at regular appearances at the Portland Farmers Market, before calling it quits last year.
One barbecue fanatic I know was adamant that it was the city's best barbecue, and though I experienced it only once, I had no grounds to argue with him. I still don't. LOW's Monday night stints at Apizza Scholls feature incredibly tender beef brisket, pork spareribs, smoky pulled pork and something few barbecue places attempt, lamb ribs. The meat is served without sauce, allowing the smoky flavors to dominate (though there's a Crock Pot full of not-too-sweet sauce at the bar, if you feel the need to dip your 'cue). Wrapping it all up is a slice of pecan pie that my Oklahoma grandma might've made. This is true love.
Much like the pizzas that rule the rest of the week.
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Star Wars Ripped off Kurosawa!
They don't want you to know....
...that Star Wars was essentially a remake of Kurosawa's 'The Hidden Fortress'. But it's true.
(Thanks to www.b3ta.com
Monday, May 30, 2005
I have started another Blog!
I have all kinds of old postcards so I have started a new site to share them with you .
Go to
http://revmarctimespostcards.blogspot.com
Go to
http://revmarctimespostcards.blogspot.com
Great Article about the Death of Local Radio from Portland Tribune
Static follows Entercom’s move
SOAPBOX: ‘Charlie’ doesn’t speak to listeners like its predecessor did
Dear Entercom Communications, Give us a reason to listen to your Portland radio stations. “You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.” Bruce Banner uttered that line in the television show “The Hulk.” It’s a geeky reference, but that’s what makes it so perfect.
On April 22, “Max 910 Talk Radio for Guys” was taken off the air. Entercom, which owns the station, moved oldies station KKSN from 97.1 FM to 910 AM to make room for a new format called “Charlie FM.”
Radio is hemorrhaging listeners who prefer their iPods, homemade CDs and satellite radio. Charlie FM is Entercom’s desperate move to cling to relevancy. It figures that by mimicking the iPod shuffle (Charlie will have a playlist of 1,500 songs instead of the regular 300), listeners will stay tuned. This new plan is both stupid and shortsighted. Why would listeners who are leaving for their own iPod playlists want to hear a faceless corporation’s idea of “the best mix of the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s”? What’s worse, the Charlie format is automated, which means there are no on-air personalities. In other words, there is no reason to tune in at all.
Local radio is a dying breed. Most radio programs are syndicated shows broadcast from another city. Local radio personalities are relegated to weather and traffic. Conglomerates (Entercom, Clear Channel, etc.) are killing unique, local programming. It’s cheaper to run a machine in Denver playing “Louie Louie” for the 5,000th time than to give listeners an actual reason to tune in.
Local radio builds community. Portland has a vibrant artistic community, from bands to filmmakers and artists to writers. With fewer local commercial radio outlets, the listeners lose their ties to the medium. Even local businesses are upset about the format change. Mark Landers of Everybody’s Garden Center says, “Even though Howard Stern gains a much higher market share, we had twice the customers from the ads running on ‘The Rick Emerson Show’ on Max 910. We got a 4-to-1 return on our dollar.”
The ability to do a “live read,” in which a DJ talks about a business instead of playing a prerecorded advertisement, is one of the most powerful advertising tools available. It is not feasible to have Rush Limbaugh or Howard Stern do a live read for a local business. Getting a live read on a station that has no DJs is impossible.
I understand the bottom line. Piped-in corporate radio costs less, and from a business standpoint, it’s a no-brainer. But again, this “no-brainer” is shortsighted. To put it simply: “Dear Entercom: If you don’t give us a reason to listen — unique, compelling content; content we cannot get anywhere else — we will go away. And we won’t come back. I can program my own iPod.”
So what does this have to do with geek anger? When Entercom eliminated Max 910, it also eliminated local radio personality Rick Emerson. “The Rick Emerson Show” (which also included newsman Tim Riley) was a wholly unique blend of pop culture, honest political talk (emphasis on “talk,” not “parroting party lines”), Portland life and geeky conversations ranging from Xbox Live to “Star Wars.”
After the station change, disenfranchised listeners quickly took matters into their own hands. A band of rebels organized a campaign against the Empire called “The Coffee Cup Crusade.” The idea was simple: Send a coffee cup with the message “I need my morning fix. Bring back ‘The Rick Emerson Show’ ” to the Entercom Portland headquarters.
By April 29 — just three days after the campaign started — organizers reported that more than 1,000 cups had been sent. (Entercom’s Portland office reports receiving 40 to 100 coffee cups.) Listeners also contacted local sponsors, telling them that if they didn’t demand the show back, they would not patronize them.
It’s a rather impressive showing for a small, local radio show; who knows if it will work. The point is we still have a voice. Our wallets still have the power. We want to reward businesses who believe in the importance of “local.” If Entercom wins, the answer to the question “What makes Portland radio unique and interesting?” will be “nothing.”
Todd Werkhoven is a freelance writer who listened to MAX 910 until the format changed last month. He lives in Southwest Portland.
SOAPBOX: ‘Charlie’ doesn’t speak to listeners like its predecessor did
Dear Entercom Communications, Give us a reason to listen to your Portland radio stations. “You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.” Bruce Banner uttered that line in the television show “The Hulk.” It’s a geeky reference, but that’s what makes it so perfect.
On April 22, “Max 910 Talk Radio for Guys” was taken off the air. Entercom, which owns the station, moved oldies station KKSN from 97.1 FM to 910 AM to make room for a new format called “Charlie FM.”
Radio is hemorrhaging listeners who prefer their iPods, homemade CDs and satellite radio. Charlie FM is Entercom’s desperate move to cling to relevancy. It figures that by mimicking the iPod shuffle (Charlie will have a playlist of 1,500 songs instead of the regular 300), listeners will stay tuned. This new plan is both stupid and shortsighted. Why would listeners who are leaving for their own iPod playlists want to hear a faceless corporation’s idea of “the best mix of the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s”? What’s worse, the Charlie format is automated, which means there are no on-air personalities. In other words, there is no reason to tune in at all.
Local radio is a dying breed. Most radio programs are syndicated shows broadcast from another city. Local radio personalities are relegated to weather and traffic. Conglomerates (Entercom, Clear Channel, etc.) are killing unique, local programming. It’s cheaper to run a machine in Denver playing “Louie Louie” for the 5,000th time than to give listeners an actual reason to tune in.
Local radio builds community. Portland has a vibrant artistic community, from bands to filmmakers and artists to writers. With fewer local commercial radio outlets, the listeners lose their ties to the medium. Even local businesses are upset about the format change. Mark Landers of Everybody’s Garden Center says, “Even though Howard Stern gains a much higher market share, we had twice the customers from the ads running on ‘The Rick Emerson Show’ on Max 910. We got a 4-to-1 return on our dollar.”
The ability to do a “live read,” in which a DJ talks about a business instead of playing a prerecorded advertisement, is one of the most powerful advertising tools available. It is not feasible to have Rush Limbaugh or Howard Stern do a live read for a local business. Getting a live read on a station that has no DJs is impossible.
I understand the bottom line. Piped-in corporate radio costs less, and from a business standpoint, it’s a no-brainer. But again, this “no-brainer” is shortsighted. To put it simply: “Dear Entercom: If you don’t give us a reason to listen — unique, compelling content; content we cannot get anywhere else — we will go away. And we won’t come back. I can program my own iPod.”
So what does this have to do with geek anger? When Entercom eliminated Max 910, it also eliminated local radio personality Rick Emerson. “The Rick Emerson Show” (which also included newsman Tim Riley) was a wholly unique blend of pop culture, honest political talk (emphasis on “talk,” not “parroting party lines”), Portland life and geeky conversations ranging from Xbox Live to “Star Wars.”
After the station change, disenfranchised listeners quickly took matters into their own hands. A band of rebels organized a campaign against the Empire called “The Coffee Cup Crusade.” The idea was simple: Send a coffee cup with the message “I need my morning fix. Bring back ‘The Rick Emerson Show’ ” to the Entercom Portland headquarters.
By April 29 — just three days after the campaign started — organizers reported that more than 1,000 cups had been sent. (Entercom’s Portland office reports receiving 40 to 100 coffee cups.) Listeners also contacted local sponsors, telling them that if they didn’t demand the show back, they would not patronize them.
It’s a rather impressive showing for a small, local radio show; who knows if it will work. The point is we still have a voice. Our wallets still have the power. We want to reward businesses who believe in the importance of “local.” If Entercom wins, the answer to the question “What makes Portland radio unique and interesting?” will be “nothing.”
Todd Werkhoven is a freelance writer who listened to MAX 910 until the format changed last month. He lives in Southwest Portland.
Sunday, May 29, 2005
Saturday, May 28, 2005
Eddie Albert
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Eddie Albert, whose lighthearted portrayals made him a favorite in movies and television for more than 50 years, died of pneumonia Thursday at his home, in the presence of his longtime caregivers and son Albert, a family friend said Friday. He was 99.
Albert achieved his greatest fame on television's "Green Acres" as Oliver Douglas, a New York lawyer who settles in a rural town with his glamorous wife, played by Eva Gabor. He was nominated for Academy Awards as supporting actor in "Roman Holiday" (1953) and "The Heartbreak Kid" (1972).
The actor moved smoothly from the Broadway stage to movies to television. Besides his 1965-1971 run in "Green Acres," he costarred on TV with Robert Wagner in "Switch" from 1975 to 1978 and was a semi-regular on "Falcon Crest" in 1988.
He was a tireless conservationist, crusading for endangered species, healthful food, cleanup of Santa Monica Bay pollution and other causes.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Eddie Albert, whose lighthearted portrayals made him a favorite in movies and television for more than 50 years, died of pneumonia Thursday at his home, in the presence of his longtime caregivers and son Albert, a family friend said Friday. He was 99.
Albert achieved his greatest fame on television's "Green Acres" as Oliver Douglas, a New York lawyer who settles in a rural town with his glamorous wife, played by Eva Gabor. He was nominated for Academy Awards as supporting actor in "Roman Holiday" (1953) and "The Heartbreak Kid" (1972).
The actor moved smoothly from the Broadway stage to movies to television. Besides his 1965-1971 run in "Green Acres," he costarred on TV with Robert Wagner in "Switch" from 1975 to 1978 and was a semi-regular on "Falcon Crest" in 1988.
He was a tireless conservationist, crusading for endangered species, healthful food, cleanup of Santa Monica Bay pollution and other causes.
Sunday's Show May 29
"The Sunday Morning Hangover" features "Wish You'd Been Here," a BBC history of Pink Floyd, part 2, 8am, KWVA 88.1 FM.
Also a tribute to Eddie Albert of Green Acres, stoopid songs hangover cures and the usual outside music.
Also a tribute to Eddie Albert of Green Acres, stoopid songs hangover cures and the usual outside music.
MY VACATION HAS STARTED!!!!
And I will be:
Cleaning out the gutters on my house
Mowing the lawn
trimming the hedge
going to Salem
OH and TODAY I AM ON THE RADIO!
the Sonar Map program 11AM to 1 PM KWVA 88.1
also at 5 PM I am going to
the LAUNCHPAD GIG: Saturday 5/28 @ CD World (11th & Seneca), 5pm. It'll be a big party! And you can go to bed on time!!
Cleaning out the gutters on my house
Mowing the lawn
trimming the hedge
going to Salem
OH and TODAY I AM ON THE RADIO!
the Sonar Map program 11AM to 1 PM KWVA 88.1
also at 5 PM I am going to
the LAUNCHPAD GIG: Saturday 5/28 @ CD World (11th & Seneca), 5pm. It'll be a big party! And you can go to bed on time!!
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