EPISODE · Aug 7, 2024 · 28 MIN
The Jukebox: Aug. 7, 1999
from The Jukebox: Radio Archive · host Mike Saffran
“The All-Request Rock ’n’ Roll Jukebox,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “99 BBF”/WBBF-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 7 p.m.–Midnight Aug. 7, 1999. Callers aired and other show highlights: 00:52 Chuck/Working at Dollar Tree (The Marketplace) (“Judy In Disguise [With Glasses]”) 01:13 Friendly’s (The Marketplace) waitress Ruthie (I fell in love ;-) and fellow 99 BBF DJ Tom Noonan references 02:36 Dave/Shortsville (“Wild Thing”) 03:08 Unidentified male/Brockport (“The Happy Organ”) 03:36 Frankie/Macedon (“You Beat Me To The Punch”) 04:13 “I was just having a discussion up here with my buddy [referring to sister-station WBEE-FM DJ “Big Daddy” Dave Beck] from across the hallway — we sometimes have differing opinions on just what oldies I should play on this show!” ;-) 04:34 Denise/Cordello’s Pizzeria (Brockport) (“Lil’ Red Riding Hood”) — “That’s one the Big Daddy and me can both agree on!” :-) 05:11 Alexandra/Henrietta (“[You Make Me Feel Like] A Natural Woman”) 05:58 Jen/Holley (“Chantilly Lace”) 06:27 “So happy to be back here where I feel most at home, playing the great oldies by request, as opposed to telling you about slowdowns on 490 in the morning — boy, not my favorite thing to do!” 06:41 Beers of the World radio commercial reference 07:12 “More great oldies than Hallman’s sold Chevrolets in Rochester!” 07:22 Debbie/Albion (“Mean Woman Blues”) 08:12 Stephanie/Palmyra (“Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini” — dedication to little sister Megan) 08:48 Lynn (with daughter Meena and fiancé, Vinnie)/Syracuse (driving to Rochester from Cape Cod) (“Brown Eyed Girl”) 09:40 “Oldies Night” (with 99 BBF’s Mike Vickers) at Maxwell’s (Irondequoit bar) reference 09:59 “More great oldies than Judge’s sold Fords here in Rochester for many, many years!” 10:06 Tess (“Lollipop” — dedication to daughter Erin on her 13th birthday tomorrow) 10:57 Janet/Driving from Niagara to Rockland County (“Band On The Run”) 12:30 [email protected] email plug (2024 update: The Jukebox email address is still active 25 years later! :-) 12:51 “Miss August is reeeally looking good here!” ;-) 13:18 Jackie (“Jailhouse Rock”) 13:24 References to buying a new pickup truck and to filling in last week on morning traffic on 99 BBF and WROC-TV (Channel 8) 14:42 Tim (“Elenore”) 15:07 Neil/Irondequoit Bay (“Everyday With You Girl”) 16:16 Doug (“Him Or Me — What’s It Gonna Be”) 16:33 Explaining “The Shotgun” nickname origin (from one of my first stations, in Attica, N.Y.) and talkin’ cars (again!) 17:37 John (“Give Me One More Chance” — dedication to wife, Anne Marie, on her birthday) 18:48 Dick/Geneseo (“What Does It Take [To Win Your Love]?” 19:07 The Family Barber Shop, Geneseo Family Restaurant and Aunt Cookie’s Sub Shop (Geneseo) references 19:32 That ‘sinking feeling’ … 19:54 “Just laughing here about that ‘sinking feeling’ that I just got about five minutes ago … could you tell, now? You get that ‘sinking feeling’ when you press a button and nothing happens — but, fortunately, something did happen then!” :-) 20:19 Randy (“American Woman” — dedication to son Nathan) 20:27 “The originals are always better … unless we’re talking about ‘Last Kiss’!” (Lenny Kravitz and Pearl Jam cover-song references ;-) 21:14 Neil/Irondequoit Bay (“Fools Rush In”) 21:50 Reference to fellow 99 BBF DJ Mike Vickers 22:07 Tim and Voula (“Spirit In The Sky”) 22:27 “You Greek goddess, you…. Oh, boy, could I go for a Voula now!” ;-) 23:54 “You can consider it spending quality time with your stereo!” 24:02 Unidentified female (“Last Kiss”) — another reference to Pearl Jam’s 1999 cover version of the song (Note: Cassette tape ran out before the end of this phone call) 24:52 Don (“Mustang Sally”) 25:18 Reference to “99 BBF Night” at tonight’s Rochester Red Wings game (Buffalo beat Rochester, 10-6) 25:29 Canandaigua Waterfront Art Festival (later known as Canandaigua Lakefront Art Show after the Waterfront Art Festival moved, in 2015, to Webster) reference 25:55 Reference to my answering-machine message (which, at the time, used snippets from “Hello, I Love You” and other songs) 26:09 Sarah (with Kaitlyn and Dominic)/Rochester (“Leader Of The Pack) 26:47 “Sister station” WBEE-FM DJ “Big Daddy” Dave Beck briefly stops in (giving me a chance to thank him for making coffee for the first time in three weeks :-) 27:03 Naomi/Driving to Tinseltown USA (Gates) — going to see “The Blair Witch Project” (“Me And Bobby McGee”) 27:58 Reference to fellow 99 BBF DJ Chuck McCoy 28:31 Tanya (“Breaking Up Is Hard To Do”) All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran
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“The All-Request Rock ’n’ Roll Jukebox,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “99 BBF”/WBBF-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 7 p.m.–Midnight Aug. 7, 1999. Callers aired and other show highlights: 00:52 Chuck/Working at Dollar Tree (The Marketplace) (“Judy In Disguise [With Glasses]”) 01:13 Friendly’s (The Marketplace) waitress Ruthie (I fell in love ;-) and fellow 99 BBF DJ Tom Noonan references 02:36 Dave/Shortsville (“Wild Thing”) 03:08 Unidentified male/Brockport (“The Happy Organ”) 03:36 Frankie/Macedon (“You Beat Me To The Punch”) 04:13 “I was just having a discussion up here with my buddy [referring to sister-station WBEE-FM DJ “Big Daddy” Dave Beck] from across the hallway — we sometimes have differing opinions on just what oldies I should play on this show!” ;-) 04:34 Denise/Cordello’s Pizzeria (Brockport) (“Lil’ Red Riding Hood”) — “That’s one the Big Daddy and me can both agree on!” :-) 05:11 Alexandra/Henrietta (“[You Make Me Feel Like] A Natural Woman”) 05:58 Jen/Holley (“Chantilly Lace”) 06:27 “So happy to be back here where I feel most at home, playing the great oldies by request, as opposed to telling you about slowdowns on 490 in the morning — boy, not my favorite thing to do!” 06:41 Beers of the World radio commercial reference 07:12 “More great oldies than Hallman’s sold Chevrolets in Rochester!” 07:22 Debbie/Albion (“Mean Woman Blues”) 08:12 Stephanie/Palmyra (“Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini” — dedication to little sister Megan) 08:48 Lynn (with daughter Meena and fiancé, Vinnie)/Syracuse (driving to Rochester from Cape Cod) (“Brown Eyed Girl”) 09:40 “Oldies Night” (with 99 BBF’s Mike Vickers) at Maxwell’s (Irondequoit bar) reference 09:59 “More great oldies than Judge’s sold Fords here in Rochester for many, many years!” 10:06 Tess (“Lollipop” — dedication to daughter Erin on her 13th birthday tomorrow) 10:57 Janet/Driving from Niagara to Rockland County (“Band On The Run”) 12:30 [email protected] email plug (2024 update: The Jukebox email address is still active 25 years later! :-) 12:51 “Miss August is reeeally looking good here!” ;-) 13:18 Jackie (“Jailhouse Rock”) 13:24 References to buying a new pickup truck and to filling in last week on morning traffic on 99 BBF and WROC-TV (Channel 8) 14:42 Tim (“Elenore”) 15:07 Neil/Irondequoit Bay (“Everyday With You Girl”) 16:16 Doug (“Him Or Me — What’s It Gonna Be”) 16:33 Explaining “The Shotgun” nickname origin (from one of my first stations, in Attica, N.Y.) and talkin’ cars (again!) 17:37 John (“Give Me One More Chance” — dedication to wife, Anne Marie, on her birthday) 18:48 Dick/Geneseo (“What Does It Take [To Win Your Love]?” 19:07 The Family Barber Shop, Geneseo Family Restaurant and Aunt Cookie’s Sub Shop (Geneseo) references 19:32 That ‘sinking feeling’ … 19:54 “Just laughing here about that ‘sinking feeling’ that I just got about five minutes ago … could you tell, now? You get that ‘sinking feeling’ when you press a button and nothing happens — but, fortunately, something did happen then!” :-) 20:19 Randy (“American Woman” — dedication to son Nathan) 20:27 “The originals are always better … unless we’re talking about ‘Last Kiss’!” (Lenny Kravitz and Pearl Jam cover-song references ;-) 21:14 Neil/Irondequoit Bay (“Fools Rush In”) 21:50 Reference to fellow 99 BBF DJ Mike Vickers 22:07 Tim and Voula (“Spirit In The Sky”) 22:27 “You Greek goddess, you…. Oh, boy, could I go for a Voula now!” ;-) 23:54 “You can consider it spending quality time with your stereo!” 24:02 Unidentified female (“Last Kiss”) — another reference to Pearl Jam’s 1999 cover version of the song (Note: Cassette tape ran out before the end of this phone call) 24:52 Don (“Mustang Sally”) 25:18 Reference to “99 BBF Night” at tonight’s Rochester Red Wings game (Buffalo beat Rochester, 10-6) 25:29 Canandaigua Waterfront Art Festival (later known as Canandaigua Lakefront Art Show after the Waterfront Art Festival moved, in 2015, to Webster) reference 25:55 Reference to my answering-machine message (which, at the time, used snippets from “Hello, I Love You” and other songs) 26:09 Sarah (with Kaitlyn and Dominic)/Rochester (“Leader Of The Pack) 26:47 “Sister station” WBEE-FM DJ “Big Daddy” Dave Beck briefly stops in (giving me a chance to thank him for making coffee for the first time in three weeks :-) 27:03 Naomi/Driving to Tinseltown USA (Gates) — going to see “The Blair Witch Project” (“Me And Bobby McGee”) 27:58 Reference to fellow 99 BBF DJ Chuck McCoy 28:31 Tanya (“Breaking Up Is Hard To Do”) All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran
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