http://www.pmsimon.com/ en-us perry@pmsimon.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:52:14 -0800 http://www.pmsimon.com/archives/2010_03.html#002864 Sigh...... http://www.pmsimon.com/archives/2010_03.html#002863 Time has gotten uncomfortably tight this week with the launch of the Talk Topics Twitter feed. That's not because it specifically requires a lot more work; really, it adds only the need for a second, more descriptive headline in a... http://www.pmsimon.com/archives/2010_03.html#002862 A little business: Talk Topics, which is the column of news items for radio hosts' show prep that I do for All Access, is now on Twitter for your convenience: Go here and follow for updates whenever there's new material.... http://www.pmsimon.com/archives/2010_03.html#002861 In honor of the Oscars, I... I... Oh, right, I don't much care about the Oscars. So forget it. Someone took a movie clip and synced it with the Sonics' classic "Psycho," so here it is, far preferable to "Avatar":... http://www.pmsimon.com/archives/2010_03.html#002860 Noted without comment.... http://www.pmsimon.com/archives/2010_03.html#002859 Hey, how cool is this ad from the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, circa 1963?: Those were the days of the horror movie hosts and KCPX-TV, the ABC affiliate in Salt Lake City, had "FIreman Frank," a kiddie show... http://www.pmsimon.com/archives/2010_03.html#002858 This week's All Access newsletter plays off the day's news regarding Internet audio streaming to the car, and reissues an advisory for those in the line of fire: Pandora's pushing into cars and building a sales staff. The Mini will... http://www.pmsimon.com/archives/2010_03.html#002857 Fran walked into the bedroom and found this: That bed is HERS. You do not mess with Ella, the World's Most Famous Cat. Go ahead, say awwwww. You know you want to.... http://www.pmsimon.com/archives/2010_03.html#002856 How about this one, from April 19, 1953?: The St. Petersburg Times had a whole section welcoming TV to the Tampa Bay area for the first time. Wait... 1953? Wasn't that a little late? Well, yes, it was. There WERE... http://www.pmsimon.com/archives/2010_03.html#002855 I ran out of time and energy to write anything here today. Here, look at a piece of cake:... http://www.pmsimon.com/archives/2010_02.html#002854 This is one of the best ads I've encountered while skimming through the old papers: This was from 1957, when FM was still a novelty in very few homes, like HD Radio is now except that FM worked. I love... http://www.pmsimon.com/archives/2010_02.html#002853 Here's one from December 18, 1969: This was in the days when people were transitioning to calling him Muhammad Ali and speculating that he'd at some point make a comeback and possibly fight Joe Frazier in a "Fight of the... http://www.pmsimon.com/archives/2010_02.html#002852 Detail from the "Jeff Cobb" comic strip, July 22, 1969: That might be the best catchphrase ever. "Nuts to You, Fuzz!" It's got that special ring to it, like "You're With Me, Leather." Quintessentially 1969.... http://www.pmsimon.com/archives/2010_02.html#002851 This week's All Access newsletter is a reaction to yet another organized campaign to try and tilt talk radio discussions in a particular political direction. Naturally, I use that to make another point: Remember when talk radio shows talked about... http://www.pmsimon.com/archives/2010_02.html#002850 We're walking again in the Revlon Run/Walk to raise money for the fight against women's cancers, which, as you know, hits close to home. Here's the link: Please donate. And thank you....