All About Stuart!

[954]

Check this out....

http://www.440int.com/namese.html#_sellio

Very interesting and goes with his previous postings.

Once again, thanks for your participation, Stuart.

(I found it while killing a little time while supper is cooking.)

73s

 

[top4odj]

Imagine my suprise logging on and seeing the title of this post. First thought was "What the <bleeeeeeep> Did I do now??"

Then came the classic <eyeroll> :

Good thing i'm innocent! But you're welcome! I'm glad I can give a perspective from my experiences behind the mic & share it with people whom have such a strong interest in the industry. I'm sure there are more stories ahead. When my brain allows, and the subject is opening yet another door for me to give my take on it....i'm there!

 

[954]

I hope that means you approve.

73s

 

[top4odj]

I hope that means you approve.

73s

[::::OFFICIAL SEAL OF APPROVAL::::] ;D

 

[The-Major]

Imagine my suprise logging on and seeing the title of this post. First thought was "What the <bleeeeeeep> Did I do now??"
Then came the classic <eyeroll> :
Good thing i'm innocent! But you're welcome! I'm glad I can give a perspective from my experiences behind the mic & share it with people whom have such a strong interest in the industry. I'm sure there are more stories ahead. When my brain allows, and the subject is opening yet another door for me to give my take on it....i'm there!

When I first saw the 'All About Stuart!' Subject Title I thought that Stuart had created it himself as a personal MySpace column on here. I was expecting to read his autobiography on here ! ;D

THANKS for creating this thread 954 and including that link to the 440INT web site. I've seen it before, and I'll probably refer to it more in the future to look up other favourite radio personalities of mine over the past 35 years of listening to the radio. I use Wikipedia a lot to look up classic radio stations and their talent. Y-100 is dearly missing from that source. I've been thinking of creating an entry for the heritage for awhile now. There's 33-and-a-third years of history to document on there !

THE MAJOR

 

[The-Major]

Stuart,

I found a '96-X retrospective' and two 96-X airchecks of you from March 1977 and February 1986 listed on the Big Apple Airchecks web site. But the only way that I can hear them is if I trade airchecks with or buy those airchecks from that guy that runs the web site.

Do you know of any other web sites that may have some of your classic 96-X (or I-95 or Y-100) airchecks on it that I can actually listen to right now ? I checked the Airchexx web site for Miami and they have a few on there (mostly of classic Y-100) but not of you.

THE MAJOR

 

[top4odj]

I heard the one from Big Apple and ummm....you could tell I was green. I got him to send me it because I uploaded him Footy's last 4 shows, so yea, it even cost me to be able to hear myself! As for freebie listen to's.....there aren't any on the web...and i've scowered the universe looking. I have been asked by the same person that runs Big Apple to send him stuff from the first 96X, I-95, 96X Pt. II and Y-100. This is what I told him...I have Hundreds of shows on casette. What I am trying to do is make a form of a "Best Of" disc with what I consider amusing entertainment. They're not all hoaxes or pranks...there's alot of phone bits & just plain stupid stuff I have done. I listen to the stuff 20 years later and say to myself..."I can't believe you did that" or "You'd lose your license in todays radio world" I sit at my media center with headphones on, and the non-wife (before you say what is a non-wife....it's a long time g/f...like a wife, just w/o the papers & jewlery), looks at me and says WHATS SO FUNNY??? I just reply....ME. I hope in the next few months I can have something to pass around. You and 954 will get a copy....FOR FREE (just $13.99 shipping and handling....please allow 4-6 weeks delivery, no cod's please). I just need time to really sit down and get it done. Be patient. It will happen.

 

[954]

non-wife (before you say what is a non-wife....it's a long time g/f...like a wife, just w/o the papers & jewlery

You could always use the ham term, YL or XYL.

But I think XYL=wife.

Too tired to comment on the rest of your posting. Zzzzzzzz.

73s & G'night!

 

[The-Major]

As for freebie listen to's.....there aren't any on the web...and i've scowered the universe looking.

I guess I should stop looking for them then ... OK moving on to other great projects ...

I have been asked by the same person that runs Big Apple to send him stuff from the first 96X, I-95, 96X Pt. II and Y-100. This is what I told him...I have Hundreds of shows on casette. What I am trying to do is make a form of a "Best Of" disc with what I consider amusing entertainment. They're not all hoaxes or pranks...there's alot of phone bits & just plain stupid stuff I have done. I listen to the stuff 20 years later and say to myself..."I can't believe you did that" or "You'd lose your license in todays radio world" I sit at my media center with headphones on, and the non-wife (before you say what is a non-wife....it's a long time g/f...like a wife, just w/o the papers & jewlery), looks at me and says WHATS SO FUNNY??? I just reply....ME. I hope in the next few months I can have something to pass around. You and 954 will get a copy....FOR FREE (just $13.99 shipping and handling....please allow 4-6 weeks delivery, no cod's please). I just need time to really sit down and get it done. Be patient. It will happen.

OK I'll be patient. I'm looking forward to when it 'drops'. Let me know if you ever decide to have a ribbon-cutting world premiere listening party for the 'Best Of Boy Wonder' compilation. I'll be there !

THE MAJOR

 

[jcolletta275]

You bet I'll buy a copy!

This will be available for purchase and download on my iProd, right?

 

[954]

I hope in the next few months I can have something to pass around. You and 954 will get a copy....FOR FREE (just $13.99 shipping and handling....please allow 4-6 weeks delivery, no cod's please). I just need time to really sit down and get it done. Be patient. It will happen.

Looking forward to it.

73s & g'night

 

[The-Major]

Hola Major......if you'd like to pick my brain, at least whats left of it.....Have at it. You know my policy, if there is anything I can pass on to shed light on the Miami-Fort Lauderdale market from 75-96, i'll do my best to fill in the blanks. Just let me know in advance so I can put on my Broadcasters Alumni Badge..oh wait...there isn't one

Back in the late-1970s when DISCO was all the rage on the radio, on the streets, and into the clubs we had at least one station in the D.C. area that flipped its wig er format from (I believe) R & B (or 'soul' as it was called back in the day) to disco. It was more of a radical format change than you may think at first glance. As I recall a lot of the existing deejays at the time were either fired, quit, or underwent a drastic imaging change on-the-air. Everyone suddenly had wild disco names such as 'Disco Dan' or 'Larry The Club Guy', and they all talked like John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever". You get the idea.

My question to you - DJ Stuart - is when 96-X segued to 'DISCO-96' was everyone fired from the existing airstaff and replaced with all-new personalities, or did some of them stick around for the eventual fad that lasted a few years ? I know that you weren't part of the 'DISCO-96' years. Did you leave by choice or were you not part of the plan ? Why did you not want to transform into 'The Disco Kid Wonder' ? What did you do while the disco ball burned ? Did you return immediately once disco died at 96.3 ? Take us back to that wild era won't you ?

MAJOR DISCO BALLS

 

[jcolletta275]

MAJOR DISCO BALLS

I think you'd probably have been walking the line of indecency if you'd used that name on the air at the time, Major!

 

[The-Major]

I think you'd probably have been walking the line of indecency if you'd used that name on the air at the time, Major!

I don't think so. FM radio during the late-1970s was wild and crazy. You could pretty much say or do anything that you wanted to on the radio at the time. It was a different era. I was 10 to 12 years old during that time, and I learned a lot about life just by listening to those lunatics on the radio. It was a party atmosphere. Remember you had the "Three's Company" girls jiggling on television too. The FCC didn't care. They were at the DISCO INFERNO !

MAJOR AT THE DISCO !

 

[top4odj]

My question to you - DJ Stuart - is when 96-X segued to 'DISCO-96' was everyone fired from the existing airstaff and replaced with all-new personalities, or did some of them stick around for the eventual fad that lasted a few years ? I know that you weren't part of the 'DISCO-96' years. Did you leave by choice or were you not part of the plan ? Why did you not want to transform into 'The Disco Kid Wonder' ? What did you do while the disco ball burned ? Did you return immediately once disco died at 96.3 ? Take us back to that wild era won't you ?

MAJOR DISCO BALLS

Some walked, some were asked to stay. For moi....The beloved PD at the time was Beau Raines (He followed Joel Denver). Another fine human who I didn't see eye to eye with. He gave me my departure speech to the effect of "Sorry buddy, you don't fit into the plans" Ever since he said that, when someone calls me buddy I get a chill down my spine <shudder :-\ >

But I was ok with it for a couple reasons......1) Disco96 didn't last. 2) Beau Raines lasted about as long as Disco96. As I stated in another post, My last words as I walked out the famed halls of the X, were "This <fill your own 4 letter word>'in format won't last. I preceeded to the parking lot to get my voodoo doll and loaded that baby with pins! J/K

I took a little leave of absence. Mark Driscoll took the PD/Mid-Day reins for a bit, then Bruce Kelly who was also the Afternoon Drive announcer became PD when Mark moved on. I guess it was when Bruce took the helm that I chose to return. So, one day, I went to the station and had a lil chat with Bruce. He knew of me (funny how that stuff works to your advantage), and we shook hands. Next thing ya know.....Stuart Elliott is back sayin` 96X! That, I believe was during 1980.

And that was my final run at the first 96X. We all know what happened next..... :'(

 

[jcolletta275]

I think you'd probably have been walking the line of indecency if you'd used that name on the air at the time, Major!

I don't think so. FM radio during the late-1970s was wild and crazy. You could pretty much say or do anything that you wanted to on the radio at the time. It was a different era. I was 10 to 12 years old during that time, and I learned a lot about life just by listening to those lunatics on the radio. It was a party atmosphere. Remember you had the "Three's Company" girls jiggling on television too. The FCC didn't care. They were at the DISCO INFERNO !

MAJOR AT THE DISCO !

That's true... I guess the current climate is affecting my recollection of all the airchecks I've heard from that time period. WOW... I never thought that would happen! I've gotta be more careful to guard my mind against such nonsense

 

[top4odj]

I don't think so. FM radio during the late-1970s was wild and crazy. You could pretty much say or do anything that you wanted to on the radio at the time. It was a different era. I was 10 to 12 years old during that time, and I learned a lot about life just by listening to those lunatics on the radio. It was a party atmosphere. Remember you had the "Three's Company" girls jiggling on television too. The FCC didn't care. They were at the DISCO INFERNO !

MAJOR AT THE DISCO !

Oh contrair monfrair.....Actually, in the 90's you got away with alot more. I remember being at I-95 on a Saturday nite...doing a crossover about 2am with Ron Gregor (he was a young pup in the biz, and he thought I was the funniest guy he knew, mostly because I had my own style and did things my way) and we were doing the usual blah blah blah, and I said something to the tune of "Its ok to blow your nose on the air, you just have to watch where you put the boogers".

Moments after walking out of the on air studio, I walked by the I-Mans office (He had this passion of being their late at nite so he didn't have to deal with the office people). He called me into his office and said that I shouldn't be using words like booger on the air. I looked at him smiling and puzzled. I said you're joking right? Nope....some people may have been offended.

In all my years of pushing the envelope & doing cutting edge, borderline things....(ie: 96X/Coca Cola promo "Get your shirt together" in the mid 70's...I left out the R from time to time. With that same promotion, we'd go to different locations giving out the t-shirts for people that had specially marked bottle caps. One day at the old Waterboggon in Pompano Beach, there was a crowd of people trying to redeme the caps. This lady & her kid kept bugging me for a shirt without the caps. Ikept saying she had to have the caps to get the shirts...that was the rule. Then, this cutie was standing by them, then asked me for a shirt. I smiled and said "If you want a shirt...you have to get in the van with me and change. She got in. I started the X-Van and we headed to the Mc Donalds down the street. When we got there, I threw her a shirt, saying..while I get lunch, go put this on. When we got back to Waterboggon, you should have seen that ladys face when the cutie opened the door and jumped out with a t-shirt on! She said "If thats what someone has to do to get a shirt, there's going to be some problems" and hurried off. When I got back to the station, Joel Denver & the GM were waiting. Called into the GM's office to explain what happened, that a lady called furious. I told them exactly what happened. By the time I finished telling them, they were both laughing, saying that some people can't take a joke...just watch what you do.

At 96X phase II... I was doing the Backstreets calender girl contest where I MC'd a 13 week lingere contest and the winner each week was in the calender and in week 13 one of the 12 hotties got the cover as well as a month. I'd start talking about it on air, then excuse myself, stepping back from the mic and saying it was difficult to talk about it up against the console...nice visual eh?)....and got laughs.....but 1 use of the word Booger and I get called to the principals office!

I'm such a baaaaaaaaaaad baaaaaaaaaaaad boy! ;D


Things started changing for the worse in the mid to late 90's when the far right started being the watchdogs for what happened on the radio. Thats when the corprate babies as well as the FCC started to cut the freedom of speech for us. I had to learn early in radio life that it's not what you say, but in the manner of how you present it, to whether you'll get in trouble or not, as well as if you cussed on the air, if you don't bring attention to it, most people would shake their heads saying "Did he just say what I thought he said......Naaaaa" Today, it only takes one person to call the FCC & the spooge hits the fan. :-\

 

[The-Major]

That's true... I guess the current climate is affecting my recollection of all the airchecks I've heard from that time period. WOW... I never thought that would happen! I've gotta be more careful to guard my mind against such nonsense

It happens. Sometimes you need to listen to old airchecks to remember what radio was once like, and how it's changed so much since then.

THE MAJOR

 

[The-Major]

I remember being at I-95 on a Saturday nite...doing a crossover about 2am with Ron Gregor (he was a young pup in the biz, and he thought I was the funniest guy he knew, mostly because I had my own style and did things my way) and we were doing the usual blah blah blah, and I said something to the tune of "Its ok to blow your nose on the air, you just have to watch where you put the boogers".
Moments after walking out of the on air studio, I walked by the I-Mans office (He had this passion of being their late at nite so he didn't have to deal with the office people). He called me into his office and said that I shouldn't be using words like booger on the air. I looked at him smiling and puzzled. I said you're joking right? Nope....some people may have been offended.

That reminds me of British television, radio, and newspapers during the mid-1980s while I was living over there. Language was strict. There were a lot of innocent-sounding words that were essentially taboo in the media; however, you had nudity on over-the-air television and of course the infamous 'Page 3 Girl' in virtually every daily tabloid. I always thought that was strange. I was thinking that perhaps it was fine and dandy to be nude in Piccadilly Circus as long as your English was proper !

THE MAJOR REMEMBERS IT LIKE IT WAS

 

[jcolletta275]

The Brits have been weird like that for some time. Though I have several Monty Python tapes that have plenty of nudity and some harsh language in them... which shows the double standard, at least at one point in time, wasn't so pronounced across the pond.