Co-host Owen on a cruise so flew solo. Not that I didn't miss the big lug, but I LOVED doing the show today.

Since I came back on the air, I've been tweaking with the format, trying to find the right balance of music and talk, most of it (hopefully) humorous. Today, I think I got it just right.

One caller said I was a "communicator" and I was very flattered by that. Thank you.

Musical notes...I've got every Searchers album released in the States but oddly, none of them contained the B-side of "Love Potion Number 9" --a smokin' version of "Hi Heel Sneakers" that opened the show.......Had no idea that J. Frank Wilson of "Last Kiss" fame put out such great mid-60s power pop ala The Bobby Fuller Four and today's "Not This Time" with his band The Cavaliers is just a hint of more to come. ......Speaking of The BFF, "Never To Be Forgotten" deserves to be remembered and I WILL be playing that one again.......Someone tell me why The Tymes' "Here She Comes" in all its Motownish glory was not a big hit in 1964. This Parkway release peaked at #92? Shameful........Still on my Andy Williams kick. Was going to play Jack Jones' version of "Dear Heart", but Andy's is better. Sorry. It just is. ...........Also loved the Matt Monro and Eddy Arnold tunes I played. Speaking of MM, do yourself a favor and watch "POP GEAR". A must for Mid-60s British Invasion fans........The Greyhounds continue to delight--new CD. Lead Singer Stuart Millman's hiccuping powerful vocals are a highlight on the track I played today, their cover of "Wild Saxaphone".  SEEK THIS OUT!.............And where has that Bee Gees track "Could It Be I'm In Love WIth You" been hiding? Turns out not far from my record collection at all, on a comp called "The Bee Gees 60s Collection" but under the name "Could It Be" (1964)  which means I downloaded it from EMusic for nothing. Rats.

Hope you enjoyed the new feature "Letters To The Lost And Found".  Some of you totally got where I was coming from re: commercial radio. Not many of you watch "X Factor" from the sound of things. Smart people.

Thanks to ALL who had nothing but good wishes on my bio family journey. Phones rang OFF THE HOOK, and I'm grateful for your support.  I'll let you know what happens this weekend.
 
Mark from Wappingers, Tom from Marlboro, Jonny The Boy, Jim from North Carolina (?!), Jackie from?, Alice from Middletown, Bill from Goshen, Mark from Poughkeepsie, Brett from Poughkeepsie, Sam The Tattoo Man, Tony V from (i forgot), Lyn The She-Devil, Karen from Poughkeepsie and anyone I might have forgot....THANK YOU FOR LISTENING and see you in TWO weeks!

Sammy