OFF-TOPIC ARCHIVE

   August 11, 2019

Jason Remington

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  1. October 7, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    Q-13 is also reporting tonight about Jay Inslee’s first and only debate.

  2. October 7, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    Regarding tonight’s veep debate, can we drop the phrase, “first and only” from the lexicon? I think most of us can agree that an “only” occurrence of anything is probably not the second or third occurrence.

    And that was one big fly grazing in the grey hairs of Mike Pence. On my little bitty 28 inch computer screen clear across the room, I could see it pacing back and forth like a juror weighing the evidence.

    https://youtu.be/Ti8ipMVBf5Y

  3. October 7, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    I was just watching some Edward R. Murrow on, you know, on – on YouTube and uh, I mean , he was like uh – uh well you know, I – I just – – – well he was . . . . it was like . . . . .

    Now it’s time for the quiz. How many times did Ed Murrow use any of those – those – broken verbal crutches in any . . . you know . . . like any of – I mean – you know – his radio or television appearances?

    A. Zero
    B. More than zero

    Hint: not B

    • October 7, 2020 at QZVX

      Jason Remington says:

      What was missing from those early CBS broadcasts was a panel of talking heads to comment on the news and argue their points. Not enough biased news/commentary in those days. The facts are so boring by themselves.

  4. October 6, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    Just imagine – WIL Rebrands Back To Its Call Letters!!!!!!

    Hubbard’s “New Country 92.3” WIL-FM St. Louis began branding again as simply “92.3 WIL” this morning.

    W O W ! !

    Anonymous unauthorized source: “We Wanna Be WIL Again!”

    • October 6, 2020 at QZVX

      Jason Remington says:

      Using the call letters, rather than a mascot or a cutesy moniker. I feel faint!

      • October 6, 2020 at QZVX

        Dick Ellingson says:

        This might catch on – wait a week or two.

    • October 5, 2020 at QZVX

      Dick Ellingson says:

      Thanks for the award, Jason. I think I’ll frame it and hang it next to my first phone!

  8. September 29, 2020 at QZVX

    Edgar Bennett says:

    Wednesday will be the last day rockitradio will be on line. Going to miss those 50,s and 60,s music. Cannot even buy the archived broadcast. Loved to have had the Hunter Hancock filling in for Lange Quigly.

    • September 29, 2020 at QZVX

      Jason Remington says:

      There are podcasters that have sponsors for their shows, but Internet radio stations cannot do the same. There are just too many sources of content. One has to have the disposable income necessary to keep a station afloat.

  9. September 24, 2020 at QZVX

    Jason Remington says:

    RERUNS – As opposed to today’s tv-on-demand, the rerun was the only way we could re-watch an earlier tv show. Usually, a TV Guide with listings of mostly reruns was tossed onto the coffee table in disgust. Though we had reruns, our schedules didn’t always allow us to catch up. Now, forty or fifty years after, we can re-watch an entire series at a time most convenient to us.
    I am rediscovering Perry Mason, after watching the HBO series. I prefer the original series, starring Raymond Burr. One reason for a new appreciation of old classics may be the absence of commercials.

  10. September 21, 2020 at QZVX

    Jason Remington says:

    Streaming service Quibi is exploring several strategic options including a possible sale, according to people familiar with the situation, as the company founded by Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg struggles to sign up subscribers in a competitive online-video marketplace.

    Designed for mobile applications, 10 minute episodes of programs, short video clips. Is it Youtube? Is it a longer form of Tik-Tok? Not interested. It sounded like a dumb idea in the first place.

    • September 18, 2020 at QZVX

      Jason Remington says:

      Nice to have a holiday to break up the craziness of this year, 2020.

  12. September 18, 2020 at QZVX

    Jason Remington says:

    Shanah Tovah um’tukah! to all our Jewish friends. This is the anniversary of God’s creation of Adam & Eve and the beginning of their New Year. The high holy days, Rosh Hashanah is a two day event that begins at sundown tonight (September 18) and continues through nightfall on September 20.

  13. September 17, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    Joe Biden is holding a rally in Moosic, PA tonite. I wonder if they’ll have a C&W band.

  14. September 11, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    FLASH! From NBC News Radio: Alexa can now be told to print recipes, calendars, shopping lists, “to-do” lists – even games! Ask politely, please! Experts say Word Jumble and Tic-Tac-Toe leagues might ease pandemic edginess.

    NBC News Radio comes to KIXI and KKNW. Paradigm shift in ratings predicted. Rumors abound regarding new category on stations’ rate cards . . . will Dollar-a-Holler be replaced by Buck-and-a half Bonanza?

    Life is great.

    • September 11, 2020 at QZVX

      Jason Remington says:

      NBC News and the John Tesh show. Just not as good as when Wally Nelskog programmed “finer music” on KIXI. I don’t think network news has an impact on attracting listeners any more.

      • September 11, 2020 at QZVX

        Dick Ellingson says:

        Especially since NBC Radio News hasn’t been owned by NBC since 1987. It belongs to I-Harm Radio now. They broadcast nonstop all hour long like AP Radio. Everything repeats itself every 10 or 12 minutes. I wouldn’t call the announcers quite network quality.

        ABC and CBS still have reputable radio news utilizing all their network news resources. I enjoy listening to KMMR Malta, live radio with mostly classic rock and a tiny bit of country, high school sports, and the full five minutes of ABC News every hour on the hour. Local news and local sponsors. Good easy-going deejays. Real time checks and weather too.

        • Untitled Comment by Jason Remington

          I tuned into KMMR and the weather forecast called for some West Coast smoke moving in on Sunday. Happy to share it. Most of it is arson caused.

          • Untitled Comment by Dick Ellingson

            Hot off the teletype:

            “Governors Jay Inslee, Kate Brown and Gavin Newsom are considering joint environmental legislation requiring that couples trying to conceive, who mention a desire for a gender reveal party, be immediately neutered. Woodsy Owl and Smokey the Bear will cosponsor.

            Celebrity spokesman McGruff the Crime Dog stated, “Nobody appreciates a tree more than us dogs, especially out in the woods where there just aren’t any fire hydrants.”

  15. September 10, 2020 at QZVX

    Jason Remington says:

    For readers subscribing to post or comment notifications, I have changed my admin email address to mailbox@radiotv.news This has no effect to the content of these emails.

    • September 8, 2020 at QZVX

      Jason Remington says:

      Mutt & Jeff, Blondie & Dagwood, Nancy & Sluggo. Old favorites.

      • September 10, 2020 at QZVX

        Dick Ellingson says:

        Maggie and Jiggs
        Nina and Skeezix
        Hans and Fritz
        B. O. Plenty and Gravel Gertie
        Dick Tracy and Tess Trueheart
        Lord and Lady Plushbottom

  17. September 2, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    Legendary major league hurler Tom Seaver, known as “Tom Terrific” and “The Franchise” during his playing days, died Monday, August 31 after battling dementia and COVID-19. He was 75.

    Seaver passed away at his home in Calistoga, California, according to the Baseball Hall of Fame, where he was inducted on the first ballot in 1992.

    Seaver was a part of the legendary “Miracle Mets” of 1969, which went on to win the World Series over the Baltimore Orioles. He played in the majors from 1968 to 1986 and was a 13-time All-Star and 3-time Cy Young winner.

    Seaver went public about his dementia diagnosis in 2019 and announced that he would “retire from public life.”

    One of the greatest to ever wear a Mets jersey, Seaver had his No. 41 jersey retired in 1988. He also played for the Reds, White Sox and Red Sox, winning 311 games against 205 losses.

    The media angle: After he retired from baseball, Seaver went into broadcasting as a Yankees analyst on WPIX from 1989 to 1993 and on Mets telecasts from 1999 to 2005.

  18. September 2, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    Be careful up there and wear a parachute!

  19. September 1, 2020 at QZVX

    Jason Remington says:

    NEWS NATION on WGN America – my opinion, a good mix of stories, good anchors and no noticeable gaffes on the first night of the broadcast.

    One complaint – the bumper music was too loud, drowning out the voices of the anchors.

  21. August 24, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    I’m going to drink a thimbleful of 3.2 beer for each lie told.

    I expect to be falling-down drunk before brunch is served and in a full-blown alcoholic stupor by tea time.

    My bodily functions will be far beyond my control long before the day’s closing gavel.

    • August 24, 2020 at QZVX

      The Realz DJT says:

      “I’m not a drinker, I never have been. People ask me, “Donald, I can’t believe you don’t drink. After all the grief you get from the Democrats.” I tell them…Look, I’ve never let people get under my skin. Really! Ask anybody. Other politicians, I guess you could call me a politician. I didn’t start out that way, until I ran for office, And of course, I hate to say this to people on the Left, I WON, remember? All the polls said Crooked Hilary would win. CNN, MSNBC, they are bad people. Bad! Fake news, fake news. They won’t tell the truth. Those reporters are NASTY people. But, I don’t drink. And if you choose to drink, it’s better to keep your head and stay in control. Or you might end up like Sleepy Joe. Talk about losing your head! He has no idea where he is right now. “

  22. August 23, 2020 at QZVX

    Jason Remington says:

    Are we ready to rumble?
    The Republican National Convention starts in a few hours. I wonder if this will spark more unrest in cities like Portland and Seattle?
    A drinking game you might play this week: take a drink every time Anderson Cooper smirks.

  23. August 22, 2020 at QZVX

    Steven Smith says:

    I am glad my bank seems to keep better tabs on my account than word press does of our blog. Hard to fathom how they could commit such an error in the realm of blogging. All their clients want to keep their comments.

  24. August 22, 2020 at QZVX

    Jason Remington says:

    Tech support has yet to respond with a solution to the case of the four years of missing comments.

    I remotely accessed the database Friday afternoon and downloaded the comment files into a Word document. There were just over 45 Thousand pages of code and text.

    There were no comments prior to May 15, 2020 in the database. — How the previous comments were lost remains a mystery, and it seems unlikely tech support can perform a miracle.

    Comment posting is working fine right now.

    I don’t know that a backup of the website from an earlier date will do the trick. We may just be snakebit.

    It’s a shame!

  25. August 21, 2020 at QZVX

    Jason Remington says:

    UPDATE — DAY 3 (8/21/2020)

    Again, the situation was explained with a walk-thru, step by step, and I think the tech may have understood the situation this time.

    The situation has been escalated (!!!!!).

    …………………………………………………………………………
    8/20/2020 — We have determined that ALL COMMENTS prior to May 15, 2020, were lost in a database “dump” which seems to have occurred only recently. ( 4 years worth of comments )
    I have been online with tech support the past two days. Most of that time was spent trying to get through the language barrier. I walked the techs through the problem, step by step. Along the way, they tried to throw simple explanations at me, none of which applied. My understanding of WordPress etc. goes beyond simple tutorials. We have had to work through many issues since this blog went online, but nothing this dire.
    Late this afternoon, I impressed upon the rep that this matter needed to be escalated, preferably to someone that spoke English, had knowledge of WordPress and real technical background, in order to deal with database issues.
    I will be on the phone Friday, for as long as it takes, to come to some conclusion regarding this. The call is scheduled for the morning.
    Hopefully, I will have good news by the end of the day. As I have stated, these COMMENTS hold great historical data. It would be a shame to lose any of that.
    Qualified techs can move all the data of this website to another web hosting company, without spilling a bite of data. So, the misplaced comments that are sitting in a database, can be restored, with the help of a qualified tech.
    Please stand by!

    • August 21, 2020 at QZVX

      Steven Smith says:

      Good luck on that Jason. You are correct, you have been dealing with this long enough that you are able to wrestle your way thru WordPress tech issues with more skill than most of us who end up pulling our hair out sometimes.

    • August 21, 2020 at QZVX

      Dick Ellingson says:

      Good luck Jason. Fingers are crossed!

  26. August 21, 2020 at QZVX

    Steven Smith says:

    Dick…you are correct. We have comments from many notables within the site…Tom Murphy, Chuck Buell, Pat O’Day and his family, family of Jim Harriott and many others. Some of the information provided by those people really fleshes out our stories and many of us, as authors and editors, have made corrections based on a reader who left a comment and knew inside info we did not. I look forward to getting the comments back. I wish word press admins would quit messing around, changing things so things that work great at the site are suddenly out of whack until their techies can figure out “why this change led to that problem.”

    • August 21, 2020 at QZVX

      Jason Remington says:

      Steve & Dick,
      All true! So much to lose if they don’t have the knowledge needed in order to save this material. Seems to me to be doable. I have had some great interactions with tech support in the past, helping to pull the rabbit out of the hat.
      We do have backups of this site, I just don’t have an exact date for when this crash happened, but they should be able to figure that out. I would say there are thousands of messages hanging in the balance.

  27. August 20, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    I came to that same conclusion, and you’re right, the comments are the meat.

    Cebu, Manila or Quezon City? Nice people, but they’re simply reading a script.

    I had a two-hour session in June with a Microsoft tech in Manila. She was very well-spoken and very knowledgeable and she solved my problem. But I had to constantly ask her to repeat herself because of her accent.

    I wish you well.

  28. August 19, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    Albert Shannon Piper is Skip Piper. Buck affectionately called him Pip Squeaker.

  29. August 19, 2020 at QZVX

    Jason Remington says:

    Some names from 1150 KAYO – Do you remember???
    Dan Williams, Chris Lane, Bashful Bobby Wooten, Ed Howell, Buck Ritchie, Bill Goff, Gary Vance, Dick Ellingson, Gene Larson, Skip Phyfer, Jaynie Dillon, Don Lane, George Richey

  30. August 16, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    ?redro lacigolonorhc esrever ni deyalpsid gnieb niaga era stnemmoc eht taht deciton uoy evaH

    • August 16, 2020 at QZVX

      Jason Remington says:

      Only 40% of all people are smart enough to be able to read that message, according to a game on Facebook.
      The more you know.

  31. August 16, 2020 at QZVX

    Jason Remington says:

    We have control of your television. We control the vertical. We control the horizontal.

  32. August 15, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    Logged on – whoopee!

  33. August 15, 2020 at QZVX

    Jason Remington says:

    Problems were reported with LOG IN and COMMENTS. Both issues have been resolved. I will monitor the site and test these over the weekend.
    Thank you for contacting us about this!
    Jason

  34. August 8, 2020 at QZVX

    Jason Remington says:

    Seems this is the easiest method for readers to post off-topic questions etc., so we brought it back due to popular demand.
    You spoke, we listened! (yada, yada)

    Understand that comments on this page are posted by date. Replies to previous comments attach to that comment. So, scrolling through this page, comments may seem out of order (by date), but that is due to the fact that you are seeing replies tied to a comment originally posted at a much earlier date. (clear as mud? good.)

    The More You Know.
    ————————-

  36. July 27, 2020 at QZVX

    Jason Remington says:

    SONGS THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED:
    I will start.
    JET by Paul McCartney. The lyrics make no sense.
    Jet, Jet,
    Jet, I can almost remember their funny faces
    That time you told them that you were going to be marrying soon
    And jet I thought the only lonely place was on the moon

    Jet Jet Jet
    Jet was your father as bold as the sergeant major
    How come he told you that you were hardly old enough yet
    And jet I thought the major was a lady suffragette

    Jet Jet Jet
    Ah Mater want Jet to always love me
    Ah Mater want Jet to always love me
    Ah Mater… much later

    Jet
    And Jet I thought the major was a lady suffragette
    Jet Jet
    Ah Mater want Jet to always love me
    Ah Mater want Jet to always love me
    Ah Mater… much later
    Jet with the wind in your hair
    Of a thousand laces
    Climb on the back and we’ll go for a ride in the sky
    And Jet I thought that the major was a little lady suffragette

    Jet-Jet-Jet
    And Jet you know I thought you was a little lady suffragette
    Jet
    A little lady
    My little lady… yes
    ——
    I don’t care to hear the story behind this song. This is just garbage, IMHO.

    • July 27, 2020 at QZVX

      Edgar Bennett says:

      Lets face it. You do not like anything that is good. It is just a play with words. Even Dylan does that. It only sold a few million. I don,t care what anybody says, No song that any of The Beatles do cannot possibly be garbage. They are the greatest musicians of all time.

      • July 27, 2020 at QZVX

        Jason Remington says:

        We differ in our musical tastes, Ed. You see Yoko as a talented artist. I see her for what she is, a screeching idiot.
        But, that’s OK. It would be a boring world if everyone was the same.

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdZ9weP5i68

  37. July 26, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    From what?

    • July 26, 2020 at QZVX

      Jason Remington says:

      QUESTIONS/OFF TOPIC COMMENTS

      Pay attention, there will be a test.

  38. July 18, 2020 at QZVX

    Lee Corbin says:

    Around the 4800 block of East Valley Highway East in Sumner is an old commercial building that has radio station call letters mounted on the outside. Unfortunately, it’s so overgrown with blackberries and brambles you can only see it in the winter.
    Does anyone know the history of this station? Was it KDFL?
    Thanks.

    • July 18, 2020 at QZVX

      Jason Remington says:

      Yes, that was KDFL 1560. The tower was in the field along the east side of the property.

      1560 KZIZ (Radio Punjab) XL Broadcasting -PACIFIC previously owned by Kris Bennett 1560 KZIZ, with KRIZ 1420/R&B, 1560 KDFL (Sumner) Top 40/MOR; Big Band “Vintage Radio KDFL”; KFWY MOR, KFRS/Religion.
      KDFL personalities: Lou Robbins, Larry Brown, Bill West, Larry Bailey (Program Director)

      • July 18, 2020 at QZVX

        Lee says:

        Thank you, Jason! I was wondering why the Google satellite view shows “KZIZ-AM Sumner” located out in that field behind the station. I see you were with KDFL. Is that the building where you worked? Be fun to go inside (maybe) to see what’s still there.
        The property had a realtor sign on it for a while, but I’m not sure it ever sold.
        Any idea where I could find a station history card for that location?

  39. July 16, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    So Jason, who turns your crypto into $$$, a chainlink fence?

    • July 16, 2020 at QZVX

      Jason Remington says:

      If you have a crypto account, you can send funds to another person’s crypto account. Those funds recieved are not subject to exchange fees. The funds can be cashed out by the receiver.

      Chainlink is one form of crypto currency, like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple ( I know your first thought is WINE, but NO), Litecoin, etc. Chainlink is currently a hot one, moving up, up, up in value. Crypto currency can be purchased and sold like stock, but without the associated fees in many cases.

      Coinbase is an exchange. Donations received through Coinbase are not subject to any exchange fees.

      • July 16, 2020 at QZVX

        Dick Ellingson says:

        Actually, whenever I see Ripple, I think of T-Bird. I’m a wine snob. After two bottles, I’m a wine slob.

  40. July 3, 2020 at QZVX

    Bill Wolfenbarger says:

    Pat Hurley passed away early Wednesday morning. Pat had worked on-air, but spent most of his career in broadcast engineering, including Bellingham and Seattle. He moved to Dallas, then to Delhi, LA, where he worked at several stations before retiring. Aline, his wife of 42 years, wanted me to pass this news to those he may have known and/or worked with. On the phone, Pat would always start with a joke. He was 78.

    • July 3, 2020 at QZVX

      Mike Cherry says:

      Bill – thanks for passing on that sad news to us. I remember Pat working in the Bellingham market as I met him there on a couple of occasions.

  43. June 22, 2020 at QZVX

    Edgar Bennett says:

    I learned last night that Pat O, Day has lung cancer. Their is an interview with him and George Tooles on you tube that was download just a couple of days ago.

  44. June 19, 2020 at QZVX

    Brian Lord says:

    I remember it. I believe it was on KVI or KOMO. I thought it was a “neat” show.

  45. June 19, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    Does anybody but me remember “Could This Be You?” It was a weekly 1950’s local radio program that recorded Washington State Patrol Sgt. George Amens (or Amans) pulling drivers over and giving out tickets for speeding or whatever. It was even written up in Readers Digest in 1951 or 1952. The sergeant became quite a celebrity.

  46. June 5, 2020 at QZVX

    Brian Lord says:

    Info on R.C. Bannon:

    From Wikipedia

    R.C. Bannon
    Birth name Daniel Shipley[1]
    Born May 2, 1945 (age 75)
    Origin Dallas, Texas, U.S.
    Genres Country
    Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
    Instruments Vocals, guitar
    Years active 1977-present
    Labels Capitol
    Columbia
    RCA
    Associated acts Louise Mandrell
    Daniel Shipley (born May 2, 1945) is an American country music singer, known professionally as R.C. Bannon. Active since 1977, Bannon has recorded for the Columbia and RCA labels. He was also married to singer Louise Mandrell from 1979 to 1991, and charted six duets with her in addition to twelve singles of his own. His highest-charting single was his 1979 cover of the Peaches & Herb hit “Reunited,” recorded as a duet with Mandrell, that reached number 13 on the country music charts in 1979; his most successful solo single is “Winners and Losers” at number 26. In addition to recording as a solo artist and with Mandrell, Bannon co-wrote songs for Ronnie Milsap, Bobby G. Rice, Barbara Mandrell and Steve Azar.

  47. June 5, 2020 at QZVX

    RDvegas says:

    In the late 1950’s, the Sunday Seattle Times used to include out-of-town tv listings within the news section, not within the tv section. Do I remember a listing for Ephrata? Was it actually on the air, or was this a cable only station?

    • June 5, 2020 at QZVX

      Mike Cherry says:

      RDVegas – You have a good memory! The station listed was KBAS-TV channel 43 Ephrata which was essentially a repeater of KIMA-TV channel 29 Yakima which, by the late 1950’s was a dual CBS & ABC affiliate. Both stations at that time were owned by KXLY-TV channel 4 Spokane. KBAS-TV left the air in the early 1960’s & was eventually replace by a lower powered translator for KXLY-TV

  48. June 4, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    Jimmy Capps, who played guitar on thousands of recording sessions and some of the biggest country hits of the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Nashville. He was 81. No cause of death has been announced. Jimmy was a member of the Grand Ole Opry house band and played on every broadcast for more than fifty years. He once said he considered it his job to make the song and the singer sound their best. Jimmy also served on the executive board of the Nashville Musicians Union Local 257.

    https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/9395779/jimmy-capps-dies-81-obituary

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/arts/music/jimmy-capps-dead.html

  49. May 28, 2020 at QZVX

    Dick Ellingson says:

    Bill Small, who made CBS news a powerhouse in the 1960s and the 1970s, has died.

    Small served as the network’s Washington Bureau Chief from 1962 to 1974 and brought together a team of journalists that would go on to dominate political coverage throughout the turbulent time of the Vietnam War and Watergate.

    The roster included veteran reporters recruited from within CBS: Marvin Kalb, Dan Rather, Harry Reasoner, Dan Schorr and Eric Sevareid.

    He made new hires: Bob Schieffer, Ed Bradley, Bernard Shaw, Bernard Kalb and Bill Moyers.

    Small was 93.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/william-small-who-made-cbs-washington-bureau-a-tv-news-powerhouse-dies-at-93/2020/05/26/16ae73ce-9f63-11ea-81bb-c2f70f01034b_story.html

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