Hofstra 88 UNC - Wilmington 81 (OT)

Hofstra should have won the game in regulation since they led the entire time until UNC - Wilmington tied the game with seconds left to play. Hofstra retired the number of Rich Laurel who played from 1973-77. The strange thing was that he was not there to be honored. It certainly would make sense to have this ceremony at a time when he could be there.

Paul Harvey 1918-2009

As a radio enthusiast I should report on my journal the passing of commentator Paul Harvey at age 90. Harvey was the oldest radio personality in America. His daily commentaries on ABC Radio were heard by an estimated 22,000,000 listeners.

In NYC Paul Harvey was heard on WABC. The only time I listened to him with some degree of regularity was back in 1977-78 when I heard him on WSUB - Groton, CT.

He was clearly a giant in the field of radio broadcasting.

Found - Maggie's Farm by Richie Havens

Over the years I have bought hundres of vinyl records. The only one that I lost was Somethin' Else Again which included a cover of Dylan's Maggie's Farm. Yesterday, I heard it on Sirius XM's The Loft. I then thought to search for it on YouTube, and I found it. It seemed that the video was taken by someone at a concert, so it is not the greatest. The audio is just fine.

New Alternative Version of Beatles Revolution?

This morning I was listening to Claudia Marshall on WFUV when she said that there may be a newly uncovered version the the Beatles' Revolution which was the B side of Hey Jude. I did some Googling and found the following link http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-10170596-47.html . This article gave the Youtube audio of this version. The article also suggested that that it could be the work of a fan who manipulated bits and pieces of various Beatles songs' to compile this audio. Anyway, the audio was taken away since it violated copyright.

Tonight I turned on Bob Radil's 60s and 70s show on WNHU - New Haven which is heard on the web at http://wnhu.org . At about 7:50, he played this version. Luckily he was able to download it before it was taken away. I had my record on and have an MP3 of it that can be downloaded at http://www.4shared.com/file/89895803/5600cc3f/Beatles_Alternative_Revolution.html

There is a little extaneous noise. You can hear the notorious AOL voice saying "You Got Mail". Oh well.

We Miss Johnny Cash on His Birthday

I don't want to repeat what I wrote in this journal last year on this date. The Man in Black would have been 77 years old today. As I listen to WFUV this morning, I am hoping they will feature his music. Johnny collaborated with many other recording artsts throughout his career. The video below makes the entire Slutsky family very happy.

We miss George Harrison on his birthday

George sadly left us in November 2001 at age 58. We never know what he would have written and recorded if he had lived. There are plenty of sites on the Internet that talk about his music as a Beatle, solo artist and Traveling Wilbury. I did a search today on YouTube and found this video that I never saw. It apparently was done as a rehearsal from the Concert for Bangla Desh in 1971.

Happy Birthday Keith Feuer

Almost every year I forget to send my brother-in-law Keith a birthday card. I forgot again this year. For some strange reason we always remember Sasha's birthday (the dog) but not Keith. Anyway, Happy Birthday Keith and many many more.