Welcome To Case's Column
Let me say a big welcome to all of you for joining me here. I'm going to call these blog meetings Case's Column. I wanted to use "Corner", but that was already taken.
Since 2008, it's been a real privilege to come on here and share some of my life with you, and it's a big world where we live.
In these blogs, I'll just speak whatever is on my mind, but we will be playing within the rules here. I may pick a particular topic, point out an event, or shoot the breeze. I'm a little bit of an essayist at times, so I'll just speak what's on my mind, and I might tell a story or two. Or, I might spew out an opinion or three. There will be some serious moments, some tender, some poignant, but there will also be those moments that you'll just bust out laughing. But, hopefully, everything will be in good fun here. And, of course, there's a place below for your comments and thoughts as we go along here. So feel free to join me for the ride -- I sure as heck hope I'm doing this right and not making any mistakes.
Thanks for taking your time in reading Case's Column. Hopefully, you'll enjoy being entertained by it as much as I've enjoyed putting these writings together. And thanks for the time you spend in City-Data.com, where it's great to be alive!
Regards,
case44
Let me say a big welcome to all of you for joining me here. I'm going to call these blog meetings Case's Column. I wanted to use "Corner", but that was already taken.
Since 2008, it's been a real privilege to come on here and share some of my life with you, and it's a big world where we live.In these blogs, I'll just speak whatever is on my mind, but we will be playing within the rules here. I may pick a particular topic, point out an event, or shoot the breeze. I'm a little bit of an essayist at times, so I'll just speak what's on my mind, and I might tell a story or two. Or, I might spew out an opinion or three. There will be some serious moments, some tender, some poignant, but there will also be those moments that you'll just bust out laughing. But, hopefully, everything will be in good fun here. And, of course, there's a place below for your comments and thoughts as we go along here. So feel free to join me for the ride -- I sure as heck hope I'm doing this right and not making any mistakes.
Thanks for taking your time in reading Case's Column. Hopefully, you'll enjoy being entertained by it as much as I've enjoyed putting these writings together. And thanks for the time you spend in City-Data.com, where it's great to be alive!
Regards,
case44
Houston Radio Loses A Longtime Giant
Posted 06-25-2017 at 06:01 PM by case44
My trips to Houston will never be the same again. And the same holds true for my streamlining. The Bayou City just lost a longtime radio legend a couple of days ago. The legendary Paul Berlin, who in recent years had done some shows spinning old big band and rock tunes on his Saturday night show, died at the age of 86 after a very brief illness, though he'd had some health issues in recent years.
What I remember about him was his work on KBME-AM (790) when it played big band and adult standards last decade before its switch to their current sports format. His show would be on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and he would have a special place on my car radio. In between my lunches and my tourist stops, the radio would have KBME on constantly. Paul Berlin was a Houston legend, who pioneered rock and roll on the radio in that market and had shaken hands and shot the breeze with numerous artists such as Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, Johnny Cash, and so many others. His recent airchecks can be found at this link below.
http://www.thegreatdeejays.com/berlin/
I'll always remember how he finished his shows every day with this: "And if someone asks, 'Do you ever listen to the radio?' You tell them, 'Yes. I listen to the Paul Berlin Show.................on (you fill in the frequency and call letters)..................in heavenly Houston!'" It's my fervent desire that he's going to do his show in Heaven now. Rest in peace, Paul.
What I remember about him was his work on KBME-AM (790) when it played big band and adult standards last decade before its switch to their current sports format. His show would be on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and he would have a special place on my car radio. In between my lunches and my tourist stops, the radio would have KBME on constantly. Paul Berlin was a Houston legend, who pioneered rock and roll on the radio in that market and had shaken hands and shot the breeze with numerous artists such as Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, Johnny Cash, and so many others. His recent airchecks can be found at this link below.
http://www.thegreatdeejays.com/berlin/
I'll always remember how he finished his shows every day with this: "And if someone asks, 'Do you ever listen to the radio?' You tell them, 'Yes. I listen to the Paul Berlin Show.................on (you fill in the frequency and call letters)..................in heavenly Houston!'" It's my fervent desire that he's going to do his show in Heaven now. Rest in peace, Paul.
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