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— Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980)

This is a page under development.

(Actually, at this point it would be more correct to say that it is under underdevelopment.)

It is a place to list short production items, including ones copied from the longer airchecks. There is not much here, so it is mainly for future use.

By the way, the Bayou City History feed is now on this page in the column far to the right.

Who is Range Fire Rita?

KTRH, Houston, PSA, Range Fire Rita, 1970

I recently stumbled onto this PSA which I had neglected to put on line. All I can tell you about it is that I recorded it off KTRH sometime in the early 70's, probably 1970.

I can't tell you what motivated me to preserve this spot. When I listened to my radio recordings after 22 years of storage, I found this item sitting on a reel with other odds and ends, neatly organized with a leader tape on each end.

How many Texas women do you know who actually talk like this?

"And the Happy Set listens to KODA!"

The KODA Fabulous Houston jingle

This "Fabulous Houston" jingle was first aired on KODA-AM 1010 in the latter half of 1962.

My copy was recorded in the spring of 1965 when I called the station and arranged for them to play that already outdated jingle over the air. (It became outdated when the Houston Colts became the Houston Astros in the fall of 1964.)

I know that this jingle aired in other markets with different lyrics. I once heard part of a version for Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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90s Rock - 32 90s Rock hits on 2 CDs

Classic Love Songs of the '60s

Robert J. Ringer's SIX STEPS FOR HANDLING DISASTER WHEN IT STRIKES:

Call time out and mentally and physically come to a complete stop.
Stop the hemorrhaging by stabilizing the situation. In financial terms, don't throw good money after bad.
Step back and get a big picture perspective of the battlefield.
In a rigidly self-disciplined manner, focus exclusively on the problem.
Carefully and honestly analyze the problem in terms of what you did wrong.
Start moving in the right direction as soon as possible. Forget about the cataclysm you've just experienced. Let go of it and get on with the next deal.

"Concentrate on maximizing the situation and implementing long-term, permanent solutions in order to avoid setting up still more balloon notes down the road. It is, above all, important to keep adversity in proper perspective. To look at it as a learning experience…that will pay enormous future dividends to the happeneur who keeps an expansive mental paradigm. In reality, set backs just opportunities to grow."

From Robert J. Ringer's 1988 audio program, Living Without Limits. Ringer is best known for his 1970's books, To Be or Not To Be Intimidated (a.k.a. Winning Through Intimidation) and Looking Out for Number One.

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