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WAR EAGLE '70s with MISTER HERB ON WEGL 91.1, AUBURN UNIVERSITY

WAR EAGLE '70s with MISTER HERB ON WEGL 91.1, AUBURN UNIVERSITY About WAR EAGLE '70s War Eagle '70s Mr. Herb's Birthday/Dedication Special War Eagle '70s Move In Day Specials August 2007 War Eagle 70s IRON BOWL 2007 SPECIAL 100TH WEEK SPECIALS ALL AMERICAN SPECIAL JULY 4, 2008 THE USUAL SUSPECTS WAR EAGLE '70s HALL OF FAME 10TH SEMESTER SPECIALS AND HIGHLIGHTS The Discontinued "Usual Suspects" WAR EAGLE '70s Blog FALL 2009 FINALE (end of 12th semester of episodes) 200TH WEEK SPECIALS- ALL WOMEN, ALL THE TIME

HIGHLIGHTS FROM PAST EPISODES

for the week ending August 7, 2010

SURPRISE! SURPRISE!! SURPRISE!!!

Yes, it's true!  The web site has been updated again!! War Eagle '70s is no longer on the air.  It ended its five-year run in early August 2011.  Thanks for listening!!! The creator/producer/host is getting a Ph.D. ALL THE BEST!!!!

'70s Out of the Box and '70s Album Spotlight

The '70s Out Of The Box is out of commission for a while.

The '70s Album Spotlight took us to Flowing Rivers, the name of the 1977 debut album by the late youngest Gibb son, Andy.  Bee Gees manager and RSO Records founder Robert Stigwood signed Gibb during the Bicentennial Year and then did a real smart thing- he let Andy’s older brother Barry do most of the songwriting and co-producers Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson do the producing.  Andy moved to Miami Beach in part to record the album.  I bet you that no one has ever questioned the Bee Gees from moving from Australia to Miami; no one from Australia ever felt betrayed.  Anyway, Andy presented some of his Flowing Rivers, his two #1 singles "I Just Want to be Your Everything" and "Love is Thicker Than Water."

THIS WEEK IN THE 1970s

1970 marked the debut of a Sunday evening newscast on NBC Television.  The late Frank McGee, former news director of WSFA-TV in Montgomery and later co-host of Today, was the anchor.  The development took place after the end of a 14-year run of The Huntley-Brinkley Report, when the late Chet Huntley announced his retirement from NBC News.  .  .At Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, the Pirates and Braves had two high scoring games.  On the NBC Game of the Week, the Pirates outscored the Braves 20-10.  The following Sunday in a game attended by the family of the host/producer/creator of this show, the Pirates won 10-6 in a game where Pirate pitcher Dock Ellis brushed back Orlando Cepeda, causing both dugouts to empty.   1971 marked the Concert for Bangladesh attended by 40 thousand at New York’s Madison Square Garden.  The late George Harrison and Ravi Shankar organized the concert for relief of refugees of then East Pakistan from the Bhola cyclone and the war in which East Pakistan became Bangladesh.  Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Ringo Starr, Leon Russell and Badfinger joined Harrison for the concert.  .  . 1971 also marked an important event in Denmark Family History:  our cousin Sonya ended her summer vacation with the family of the host/producer/creator of this show.  She went back home to Savannah.  Sonya’s now living in Miami- lucky her, with LeBron James coming to town. 1972- The man who attempted to assassinate George Wallace during his 1972 Presidential campaign, Arthur Bremer, received a 63-year sentence.  Bremer won an appeal and got his sentence reduced to 53 years.  He only served 35 years; he was released in November 2007; he’s still on probation for another 15 years.  .  .The U.S. Senate ratified the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty by an 88-2 vote.  Among the two voting against it was the late Alabama U.S. Senator James Allen; NY Republican James Buckley was the other one. 1973- A flash fire took place at an amusement park in Douglas, Isle of Man.  51 people died. The fire caused the park to be demolished and rebuilt in 1978.  Summerland closed in 2004 and was demolished for good in 2005.  .  . 1973 marked the release of American Graffiti, the first movie written, produced and directed by George Lucas.  It starred Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Cindy Williams, Harrison Ford and others.  It grossed $118 million.  .  .1973 also marked another important event in Denmark Family History:  it was our first trip to Washington DC.  We visited many of the attractions, and ate at a Chinese restaurant among other things.  It was during the middle of the Watergate hearings.   1974-A famous wedding took place.  No Presidential son or daughter was involved, unlike last Saturday.  The lead singer of the J. Geils Band, Peter Wolf, exchanged vows with actress Faye Dunaway.  They divorced in 1979.  Ms. Dunaway divorced her second husband after three years of marriage.  Wolf has never remarried. 1975 marked the signing of the Helsinki Accords.  Those accords officially recognize Europe’s national borders and respect for human rights.  The U.S., Canada and 33 European states signed the accords (Albania and Andorra did not).  .  .1975 also marked the opening of the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.  The defending Super Bowl champion Saints and Tulane Green Wave still play their home games there.  It will host another Sugar Bowl in January, the BCS title game in 2012 and Super Bowl 47 in February 2013.  .  .You all thought that it can only get real hot in the Deep South.  Up in New England in August 1975, it got up to 104 in Providence RI and 107 in New Bedford MA.   1976- A double murder and double shooting took place at the Fort Worth mansion of one of the victims, Ms. Priscilla Davis.  Priscilla’s husband, T. Cullen, one of Texas’ wealthiest men, was found not guilty for the murders and shootings, involvement in a plot to murder a number of people, and wrongful death.  But Mr. Davis went bankrupt afterwards due to both the money he had spent to defend himself, and the 1980s recession and had to sell the mansion.  He and Priscilla divorced, by the way. 1977-The U.S. Senate began hearings on a covert, illegal CIA human research program operating under the code name MK-ULTRA.  The program, which the Office of Scientific Intelligence ran from the early 1950s to the late 1960s, used U.S. and Canadian citizens as guinea pigs.  They were submitted to drugs and other methods designed to manipulate mental states and alter brain functions.  Specific information on MK-ULTRA remains classified.  .  . In Fort Worth, the Tandy Corporation (the people who run Radio Shack), introduced its TRS-80 Model 1 desktop microcomputer.  A quarter million TRS-80s were sold. Tandy discontinued the Model 1 three and a half years later.  1978 marked the return of the late Harry Reasoner to CBS News.  Reasoner had co-anchored ABC’s evening newscasts for most of the 1970s with Howard K. Smith and an ill-fated run with Barbara Walters.  An oral-escape clause allowed him to leave, to eventually rejoin 60 Minutes.  .  .At Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, the Braves routed the Reds 16-4.  With two out in the top of the ninth, Braves closer Gene Garber struck out Pete Rose, ending Rose’s 44-game hitting streak, 12 games short of tying Joe DiMaggio; even though he did set the National League record.  Rose blamed Garber and starter Larry McWilliams for not throwing good enough pitches for him to hit.  ESPN Classic ran its Sports Century feature on Rose last Friday, as the controversy over his gambling on baseball continues. 1979-The Catholic Church installed Rev. James Patterson Lyke as Auxiliary Bishop of its Cleveland Diocese.  Bishop Lyke served as one of the first African American Catholic Bishops.  .  .On Broadway, one event closed and another opened.  Broadway Opry ’79 closed at Saint James Theater shut down, but Gilda Radner Live from New York opened.  The late Ms. Radner was trying to take advantage of new fame and fortune from Saturday Night Live.  Two current Not Ready for Prime Time Players, Will Forte and Kristen Wiig, starred in a MacGyver takeoff, MacGruber, this summer.  It spent more money than it has made.  Toy Story 3 has been making all the money. 

 

'70s MEDLEY OF THE WEEK

The Medley saluted a lady who now lives in Brazil, Dionne Warwick, known in part for a) singing Hal David and Burt Bacharach tunes, 2) hosting the '80s TV series Solid Gold and 3) leading the #1 single of 1986, "That's What Friends Are For."  She is also related to Whitney Houston.  Ms. Warwick began and ended the '70s by claiming to never fall in love with any man.  In 1970, she sang "I'll Never Fall in Love Again."  In 1979, she sang "I'll Never Love This Way Again." (the two singles presented in the Medley)  Ironically, in the middle of the '70s, she had a #1 single with the Spinners, "Then Came You," where part of the chorus, "I never knew love before."  Go figure.  She's fallen in love with Brazil since she first visited her; Brazil will host the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Everyone at the Herbert Walter Denmark Jr. Institute for Advanced Liberal and Moderate Studies hopes that you enjoyed what War Eagle '70s  offered during summer semester 2010- its unofficial celebration of Black Music Month (spotlighting some of the great Black-oriented music from the '70s), the all-Canadian Dominion Day special on July 2nd (with Canadian newscaster Gordon Sinclair comment on America in 1974), and the 200TH WEEK War Eagle '70s all-ladies' specials, starting with the creator/host/producer/webmaster's tribute to his parents on their 50th wedding anniversary.  Tune in for the Move In Weekend Special Saturday, August 14 beginning at 8 a.m.  Then War Eagle '70s will kick off its 15th semester on the air with its 204th week worth of programs on Monday, August 16 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. and then Friday, August 20 from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Hear War Eagle 70s on your radios at 91.1 FM or online at wegl91.com/streaming or through simulcasts on Eagle Eye TV. 

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