Front Street Weekly; Raw Footage of Radios in Oregon
- Transcript
[Music]: Saturday night is the loneliest night of the week / Cause that's the night that my sweetie and I used to dance cheek to cheek / I don't mind Sunday night at all / Cause that's the night friends come to call / And Monday to Friday go fast [Voice]: Okay, let's see so stand by to uh, bounce. [Music]: And another week is past / But Saturday [Second voice]: Should I turn 'em off? [laughs] [Voice]: No little more bounce, go ahead and bounce. [Music]: night is the loneliest night of the week / I sing the song that I sang with the memories I used to seek / Until I hear you at the door / Until you're in my arms once more / Saturday night is the loneliest night of the week [Voice]: Is that smooth? ?inaudible? [Third voice]: Yeah. [Voice]: Okay, one- one last time [Music]: Saturday night is the loneliest night of the week / I sing the song that I sang for the memories I used to seek [Third voice]: Might as well rack when you get in there. [Music]: Until I see you at the door / Until you're in my arms once more / Saturday night is the loneliest night of the week / Saturday night is the loneliest night of the week [Third voice]: Now, that- that was a good shot. I like that one. [Voice]: 'Kay that should do that. [Third voice]: Okay, that worked, thrilling. [Radio announcer]: Sponsored by ?director's furniture,? presented by KYTE, Woody Herman and the Herd, tomorrow night! [Music]: Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River / Life is old there, older than the trees / Younger than the mountains, growin' like a breeze [Third voice]: Um, I guess the song that, played on The Spot program out here, in Denver. And this- this- this question, she was asked about, what state John Denver sang about, she said Colorado, and I couldn't ?inaudible? [Third voice]: Of course! It's a sucker question! [laughs] [Second voice]: [laughs] I couldn't ?move.? [Third voice]: Well there is Rocky Mountain Fun I- but, [Music]: Country roads / take me home / To the place I belong / West Virginia / mountain mama / Take me home / country roads
[Third voice]: still, not a state. [Second voice]: Yep, well, and the way the question was phrased it- it- it obviously reflected ?as a beginner,? and she was ?inaudible? so she said "Far out!" [Third voice]: She was mad at herself! [Second voice]: Oh boy. [Music]: All my memories gather / 'round her Miner's lady / stranger to blue water / Dark and dusty / painted on the sky / Misty taste of moonshine, [Third voice]: And I heard there was a war between Kentucky and West Virginia because Kentucky had decided to adopt the
state motto of "It's heaven here" or something involved the use of the word "heaven," and West Virginia objected because they thought they had been immortalized by John Denver calling them 'almost heaven' to which Kentucky answered, "Well, the reason it's only 'almost heaven' is because it's only [Music]: teardrop in my eye / Country roads / take me home / To the place I belong / West Virginia, across the river from Kentucky!"[Second voice]: [laughs] I heard about that [Music: "Take me Home, Country Road"]: Mountain mama Take me home, country roads I hear her voice[Music: "Its Just a Matter of Time"]: Someday, some way, you'll realize that you've been blind [rustling] Yes, darling, you're going to need me again It's just a matter of time Go on, go on, until you reach the end of the line But I know you'll pass my way again It's just a matter of time [inaudible talking] After I gave you everything I had You laughed and called me a clown Remember, in your search for fortune and fame [audio skips forward] that my love was a true love It's just a matter of time [Radio announcer]: 970 KYTE and the music of your life featuring Brooke Benton, and just
before that we heard from John Denver, Ta- [distant voice] Yeah, looks good! [Car commercial announcer:] Choice. Get 7.7 percent financing on 1985 Mercury Lynx, Topaz, Capriz, Marquis, Grand Marquis, or Lincoln Town Car at participating dealers, or get from $400 on Lynx to $1000 dollars on Merkur XR4Ti direct from Lincoln Mercury. For instance buy a new 1985 Mercury or Merkur and get 7.7 percent financing for up to 48 months from your participating dealer through Ford credit, or to lower your monthly payments, choose 8.8% financing for up to 60 months. Or arrange your own financing and get from 400 to 1000 dollars cash direct from Lincoln Mercury. So get special red ca- [Commercial speaker]: None! Nil! Zilch. [Commercial singers]: We gotta be tough to make you smile! ?inaudible? [Radio announcer]: The 1985 Portland Oktoberfest is September 20. . . twelfth and fifteenth. Does that make sense? Oktoberfest in September? Aah, why not? It's at Holiday Park near Lloyd Center, live music, dancing, 30 ethnic food booths, displays from local artists, and much more. If you'd like further information, Give me a call right here if- [Music]: -ou are all alone Maybe the one who is waiting for you will prove untrue Then what will you do? Maybe you'll sit and sigh, wishing that I were near Then maybe you'll ask me to- [Music]: You're part of me Everything I have is yours- And the stars that shine Everything that I possess, I offer you That my dream of happiness come true I'd be happy just to spend my life Waiting at your beck and call Everything that I have is yours My life, my all [Music]: Just to spend my life- ?inaudible? I breathe, the ?inaudible? I steer My love my all [Music]: I was lost them losing dice were tossed My bridges all were crossed nowhere to go [inaudible talking] Your love came just in time you found me just in time And changed my lonely life that lovely day
[Radio announcer]: Okay let's get serious and find out what in the heck happened today, September 4th, and on this
date 1609 was the year Henry Hudson discovered Manhattan Island and they've regretted it ever since. 1781 was the year the city of Los Angeles was founded on this day. And they've regretted it ever since. In 1885 the first cafeteria opened. What do you think the food was like in the first cafeteria ever? In 1888 George Eastman patented the Kodak camera and thus the birth of Eastman Kodak Company. In 1882 Grand Central Station became the first commercial establishment lighted by electric lights on this day, 1882. And born on this day, Pete Smith, known for his Pete Smith shorts in the 30s and 40s. Also, uh, won a special Academy Award in 1955. Henry Ford the second was born this day in 1917. A syndicated radio commentator we all know, Paul Harvey, good day! Celebrating a birthday today. Comedian actor Dick York is 57 and singer actress Mitzi Gaynor is 54, doing a lot of, uh, club work today. Remembered for her role probably in South Pacific.
a number of other musicals as well. Actress Jennifer Salt is 41. Pro golfer Ray Floyd 43, pro golfer Tom Watson. [Music: "It Was a Very Good Year"]: When I was 35 it was a very good year It was a very good year for blue-blooded girls Of independent means, we'd ride in limousines Their chauffeurs would drive When I was 35 [audio cuts forward] I'm in the Autumn of the year And now I think of my life as vintage wine from fine old kegs From the brim to the dregs and it poured sweet and clear It was a very good year [Music: "Moon Love"]: Will this be moon love, nothing but moon love Will you be gone when the dawn comes stealing through? Are these just moon dreams, grand while the moon beams? But when the moon . . .[Music: "The Very Thought of You"]: And I forget to do The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do I'm living in a ki- [audio cuts forward] The mere idea of you The longing here for you You'll never know how slow the moments go Till I'm near to you I see your face in every flower Your eyes in the stars above It's just the thought of you The very thought of you The very thought of you [Radio announcer]: Funny thing, I was just sitting here thinking of you. Andy Williams, KYTE, and just before that it
was Glenn Miller's Moon Love.
- Series
- Front Street Weekly
- Raw Footage
- Raw Footage of Radios in Oregon
- Contributing Organization
- Oregon Public Broadcasting (Portland, Oregon)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/153-20fttk52
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- Description
- Series Description
- Front Street Weekly is a news magazine featuring segments on current events and topics of interest to the local community.
- Raw Footage Description
- This raw footage is a series of short clips of old-fashioned radios, presumably for a profile piece about the person who collects them (he appears briefly but is never interviewed or mentioned by name).
- Created Date
- 1988-04-23
- Asset type
- Raw Footage
- Genres
- Unedited
- Topics
- Antiques and Collectibles
- Rights
- No copyright statement in content
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:22:44
- Credits
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- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB)
Identifier: 103984.0 (Unique ID)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Original
Duration: 00:20:00:00?
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Front Street Weekly; Raw Footage of Radios in Oregon,” 1988-04-23, Oregon Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 4, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-153-20fttk52.
- MLA: “Front Street Weekly; Raw Footage of Radios in Oregon.” 1988-04-23. Oregon Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 4, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-153-20fttk52>.
- APA: Front Street Weekly; Raw Footage of Radios in Oregon. Boston, MA: Oregon Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-153-20fttk52