With Bob at the beach, Bill marked Independence Day eve with music and only an occasional comment on the state of America these days. Concentrate on the positive and work to fix the negative.
Jim Borgman, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and co-creator of the “Zits,” who threw out the first pitch at the Reds game the night before, visited the show to tell stories about his hometown and love for baseball.
Bill paid tribute to R.E.M.’s induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, previewed Dada shows in DC and the Southgate House Revival, paid a rare compliment to Riverbend Music Center.
Birthdays, Birthdays, Birthdays: Roy Harper, Reg Presley (Troggs), Harmonica George, Lyn Collins, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and, last but far from least, Ernie D’Amico turned 87.
Bob and guest Andy Kwiatkowski deconstructed the Apple Top 100 Album list, gave a quick nod to summertime, and played some deep cuts from a 1960s and early 1970s attic record collection that Andy recently acquired.
Bob and Bill paid tribute to Bill Walton, one of college basketball’s best players and a truly original character who passed away May 27. In the second hour, Katie Hartman, producer of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, visited to talk about the city’s summer theatre party.
Dickey Betts was a legendary figure and deserved a legendary tribute after his death at 80. Bob and Bill dedicated the entire show to the original guitarist in the Allman Brothers Band.
Bill welcomed his sister-in-law, Becky Lettelleir, and her daughter, Amy, to the studio, and played a long-distance tribute to Piqua compadre Joe Napora on the day of his milestone birthday.
Bill couldn’t contain his excitement about the Jayhawks concert announcement, while Bob paid birthday tributes to Richard Thompson and Mike Ness (Social Distortion).
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