Glimpses of South Pasadena: Red White and Blue

Friday, June 25, 2010

Red White and Blue

Just gearing up for next month...

14 comments:

Judy Williams said...: Does anyone else see a robot face besides me? His nose is a bit off kilter and he has some long ear hairs growing out of one side. HA!!!; June 25, 2010 at 5:35 AM
Mister Earl said...: If that is next to Gus's, the wood building is where my friend used to record Dr. Dimento's show back in the 70s.; June 25, 2010 at 6:35 AM
ben wideman said...: Brilliant shot. This is something I can get patriotic about!; June 25, 2010 at 7:21 AM
TheChieftess said...: Oh-h say can you see...Dr. Dimento's last lair...What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming...; June 25, 2010 at 11:07 AM
Margaret said...: Ah! That's very clever of you.; June 25, 2010 at 12:31 PM
Laurie Allee said...: Dr. Dimento? Really?; June 25, 2010 at 6:31 PM
TheChieftess said...: Actually Laurie, to be precise, I believe it was Dr. Demento...as in really, really demented!!!

http://dmdb.org/; June 25, 2010 at 6:38 PM
Laurie Allee said...: I listened to that radio show in the fifth grade! On AM radio!; June 25, 2010 at 7:02 PM
Mister Earl said...: Dr. Demento is really Barry Hansen. He started out in radio and became a A & R guy for a record company, which is what he did when his Dr. Demento show was going on. He has a very large collection of records.

The show went into syndication in 1974. For at least a couple years, Barry would record the show at a studio in South Pasadena behind Gus's, and it was mailed out the the subscriber stations around the country. My friend is a recording engineer and it was his studio. Hansen would record the lead-ins, and then they'd put in the songs, make space for or add the commercial, and mail them out.

I listened to Demento mostly in 1974-1976 in San Diego, and in the early 80s in LA. At the DooDah parade a couple years ago, there was a large section of seats saved for him.; June 25, 2010 at 8:37 PM
Wingate said...: Nothing like California; June 25, 2010 at 9:30 PM
TheChieftess said...: I listened to Dr. Demento in the early 70's...also in San Diego!!! (San Diego State 70-74!!!); June 25, 2010 at 9:48 PM
TheChieftess said...: Yes Laurie...I was in college when you were in the 8th grade...dayamn! I'm getting old!!!; June 25, 2010 at 9:53 PM
Laurie Allee said...: 1974? I was in 4th grade actually, Chieftess. But who's counting?

(Hey, I'm getting there. After 45 we're all the same age anyway!); June 25, 2010 at 10:43 PM
Laurie Allee said...: Welcome Wingate!; June 25, 2010 at 10:44 PM

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