The Jukebox: March 27, 1999

“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 March 27, 1999. Callers aired and other show highlights: 00:44 Katie (“Love Potion Number Nine”) 00:58 “Where the ‘BBF’ stands for ‘Benjamin B. Forman’!” 01:27 Reference to fellow 99 BBF DJ Bobby Reed 02:06 Mike/Brockport (“Paint It Black”) 02:22 “We play more great oldies than Rochester has sunny days … well, a lot more than that, actually!” 02:36 Joanie/Hilton (“Dance To The Music”) 03:01 Unidentified caller (“Old Time Rock & Roll”) 03:26 “Oldies Night” (with 99 BBF’s Nick Evans) at Maxwell’s (Irondequoit bar) reference 03:58 Nikki/Canandaigua (“Help!”) 04:20 “Playing more great oldies than Zweigle’s has white hots!” 04:35 Ken/Chili (“Lazy Day”) 04:49 “Politically incorrect oldies are all we do …” (in reference to the lyrics in the Mungo Jerry song “In The Summertime”) 05:03 “Playing more great oldies than Bausch & Lomb has sunglasses!” 06:04 Kim/Auburn (“Drift Away”) 06:46 Unidentified female/Auburn (“Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen” — dedication to daughter Amy, on her 16th birthday, from her mom, dad and boyfriend, John) 07:28 “More great oldies here than Abbott’s has custard!” 07:37 Dave/LeRoy (“Ode To Billie Joe”) 07:50 References to fellow 99 BBF DJs Chris Whittingham and Ellis B. Feaster 09:21 Laura/Fairport (“Smiling Faces Sometimes”) 09:53 Paying tribute to legendary broadcaster Tom Snyder — “a true radio and TV hero of mine” — who retired the previous night from “The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder” (on CBS); including an audio snippet from his final show (with guest Dennis Miller) and an imaging liner recorded a few years earlier for the segment of my show called “’70s at 7” (when the station was known WKLX) 11:51 Reference to TV talk-show Conan O’Brien, who, at the time, hosted “Late Night with Conan O'Brien” (on NBC), which aired opposite Tom Snyder’s show 12:06 Nick/Gates (“Stop! In The Name Of Love” — dedication to wife, Beth, and daughter Shannon) 12:35 “More great oldies than Genesee Brewing has hops!” 12:45 Rhonda/Rochester (“Help Me, Rhonda”) 13:20 “Oldies Diner” with Chris Whittingham and Wedgies Italian Deli (South Avenue) and Bell America (sponsors) references 13:48 Chris/Rochester (“Dancing In The Moonlight”) 14:43 “Encore” airing of Tom Snyder imaging liner 15:08 “More great oldies than Paychex has paychecks!” (reference to Rochester-based firm Paychex Inc.) 15:16 Jackie/Penfield (“Surfer Girl”) 15:50 Surest sign of spring: lawnmower ads! 16:23 Bruce/Webster (“You Were On My Mind”) 17:27 Stacy/Greece (“You’re Sixteen” — dedication to Becky on her 16th birthday) 18:23 Steve/Gates (“Till There Was You” — dedication to his wife for their 23rd anniversary tomorrow) 19:30 Reference to Easter Sunday giveaways of Easter brunch from Pasta Makers 19:50 Jamie/Greece (“Sweet Pea”) 20:10 Reference to request by Scully/Phelps (“Pipeline”) 20:33 Julie/Canandiagua (“Rockin’ Robin” — dedication to Nikki) 20:52 Pat/Carter Lake (“Soldier Boy”) 21:15 Reference to upcoming “Free Movie Monday” giveaway of movie passes for “Doug’s 1st Movie” at Tinseltown USA (Gates) 21:53 Laura/Fairport (“The Air That I Breathe”) 22:39 Jim/Fairport (“Chevy Van” — DJ’s choice) 22:57 “Playing more great oldies than Hallman’s made Chevys!” (former Rochester car-dealer reference) 23:09 Reference to “sister station” WBEE-FM DJ “Big Daddy” 23:31 Pat/Sodus (“Words Of Love”) 23:59 Mike/Greece (“Yakety Yak”) 25:03 Sarah/Canandaigua (“It’s My Party” — her mom, Joyce’s, favorite song) All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran