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Steve & Garry – November 1980 (Part 2 of 2)

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Here’s part 2…
Sorry for the late post. I’ll try to get separate posts that are in parts up a little closer together.

Highlights include (17:51):

  • Mr. Rogers acid flashback
  • Steve is sick. Greg is in the hospital.
  • Show Close – “Thank you for listening. You’re beautiful, don’t ever change and don’t forget to PARTY! Hard. Do bongs.”

At this point the Steve & Garry machine is really getting rolling. Disco Demolition has placed Steve in the national spotlight and TV deals and a radio network are in the works.

The radio show is now in syndication with stations in Milwaukee and Detroit. This leads to the cow noise. When the network started, S&G needed a way to signal affiliates that a break was coming. Hence, the use of odd sound effects (which change seasonally). You will no longer hear the exact time, only “It’s XX minutes after the hour. This is the Steve Dahl Breakfast Club”.

Enjoy!!


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Steve & Garry – November 1980 (Part 1 of 2)

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Here is about 35 minutes of Steve and Garry from November of 1980 on WLUP-FM (The Loop). I’m not sure of the exact date but it is after the election. The one where Regan beat Carter.

Highlights include (16:54):

  • Wacky Stories
  • News with Buzz (City news, Election results: Steve gets a vote)
  • Kukula patrol!!

Enjoy!!


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Happy 30th Anniversary Steve!! Disco Demolition

Friday, July 10th, 2009

Happy Anniversary Steve!!!

It has been 30 years since Disco Demolition and it’s been a great ride. I didn’t go to DD on July 12, 1979. My two buddies went and have some great stories to tell.

I stayed home and watched it on TV. I remember sitting in the cool basement on a warm summer night. I was watching with my girlfriend. When things went totally ape-shit, I recall sitting there thinking, “Oh boy is this great!!” My girlfriend, on the other hand, was not that impressed. Probably my first clue that this relationship was doomed.

I found one piece of audio from July 12, 1982 where Steve reads from a Sun-Times article by Bill Gleason and others that were published after DD. This piece gets off to a bad start as Steve has an argument with George the engineer. This comes two days after Steve had a big meltdown on the air and didn’t show up for the start of the show the next day. More on this later. :-)

If you need to relive more moments check out these YouTube videos:

You can also read Steve’s comments here: Stever’s Blog

Enjoy!!!

DISCO STILL SUCKS!!!!

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Steve & Garry – Aug 28, 1980 (2/2)

Friday, July 10th, 2009

Here is part 2 of a Steve & Garry show from August 28 on WLUP-FM.

Highlights include: (7:24)

  • Steve reads more from the magazine Gay Life
  • Jackson Browne ticket give-away
  • Show Close

Enjoy!


Download:  04b_Steve -Garry_WLUP_Aug_28_80.mp3

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Steve & Garry – Aug 28, 1980 (1/2)

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Here is about 20 minutes (in two parts) of a Steve & Garry show from August 28, 1981 on WLUP-FM.

Highlights include: (11:19)

  • Talk about the song Turning Japanese by The Vapors
  • Steve reads from the magazine Gay Life

One thing I loved about the Steve & Garry show was the snare drum. It started as kind of a joke, lampooning bad stage acts and other radio shows. Quite often, you can hear Garry pick up the drum sticks to hit the snare and you know something good is coming. Just one of those little things that made this show great.

Enjoy!!


Download: 04a_Steve-Garry_WLUP_Aug_28_80.mp3

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Steve & Garry – 11/6/80 – Show Close

Friday, June 26th, 2009
I don't have to show you any stinking badges!!

I don't have to show you any stinking badges!!

This is a shorty. Just a quick 2:30 at the end of a show. This clip is Steve & Garry on WLUP-FM (The Loop) on November 6, 1980.

It starts with the “I don’t have to show you any stinking badges” clip. This clip is from the Bogart film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. This was a mainstay in the Steve & Garry clip library.

Then,  the aircheck goes into the close of the show which I always loved.  Here is the close: “Have a nice day. You’re beautiful, don’t ever change, thank you for listening, and don’t forget to: PARTY! Hard. Like a banshee. Do bongs”

Save it, edit it and turn it into a ringtone.

Enjoy!!


Download: Steve & Garry_Nov 6 80_Show Close

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July 1980 (2/2)

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Here is the rest of the show from July of 1980. It is Steve Dahl and Garry Meier from WLUP-FM (The Loop).

Highlights include: (9:54)

  • More Buzz baldness talk
  • News with Buzz:  Ron Regan, Mayor Byrne, city news, The Hostages (Day 297)

I think it’s cool to listen to the news from 30 years ago. It’s a good history lesson and we tend to forget the stories and the sentiment of the day. Plus, I always liked Steve’s perspective on the news.

  • Greg’s got a hickey.

(Show producer Greg Solk began his career as a high school intern for Steve at the Loop in the late ’70s)

  • Can’t get the show close right: “You’re beautiful, don’t ever change and don’t forget to PARTY! Hard.”

Enjoy!!


Download:  Steve-Garry_WLUP_July80_Part2.mp3

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Steve & Garry – July 1980 – Acid Flashback – (1/2)

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Today’s post comes from July of 1980. It is Steve Dahl and Garry Meier from WLUP-FM (The Loop).

It is one of my favorites because it includes an “Acid Flashback” with Tom Campbell who did the Undercurrents Waterbeds spots. The ad always started with Tom saying “Ooo, I get “it” every night on an Undercurrents Waterbed” (“it” referring to a good nights sleep). If you were listening to rock radio in the early 80′s you probably remember the waterbed spots. Do they still have those?

Highlights from today’s post are: (11:05)

  • Tom Campbell of Undercurrents Waterbeds does an acid flashback.
  • Buzz is losing his hair.
  • Garry is going to get his karmic payback.

The rest of this show aircheck will be posted shortly.

Enjoy!!


Download: Steve & Garry_WLUP_July ’80_Part1.mp3

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Welcome !!

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Welcome to The Steve Dahl Audio Vault. This blog pays tribute to The Stever and his many great years of radio. If you want to know more about this site go here.

Our first aircheck is from my first tape. It is marked June ’80 but I think it is from late May or early June. Some of the audio quality isn’t the greatest in some spots.

Highlights in this piece are (10:57):

  • A sing-along with Be Young Formal Wear spot.
  • Empire Strikes Back w/ Steve’s light saber sound effect.
  • News with Buzz.
  • Mt. St. Helens eruption article from Sun-Times (Eruption May 18, 1980).
  • Show close into music.

Enjoy!


Download: Steve & Garry_WLUP_May’80_01

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