JJ Wright said elsewhere(OLdies Countdown thread) that Patrick Callahan returns next weekend at 7am live to do it for the two hour slot. Then, Dale is 9-12. Oldies has just upped the caliber of Saturday mornings.
For me, it was like bit of deja vu to 1976 on the old WRKO-it really was. Oldies even uses on occcasion,the old music stinger from The Big 68, with of course their own call letters supplanted.
I think Dale works better alone judging by today. GRanted he's been on the air here for 40 years( and TV-not just 56 v/o stuff, I remember him hosting the old "RKO ROK" that aired on channel 7 on Saturdays around 1:30pm, mid-70's,sort of like a Boston answer to American Bandstand) so a legend is entitled to be a little more reserved, especially since he is recovering from something medical. But he was in great spirits and, as agreed, pretty funny. He signed off promising he WOULD be back next week "Unless you know something I don't?" Dale got to play some "TV Tunes"(weekend theme) which also added to the nostalgia of his Channel 56 days. If he'd played the old "Speed Racer" theme I think I would have imploded with delight.
Whatever, it was good to hear him back.