Le Show; 1987-08-30

Boy, it's so easy to zone out with this. It just goes around and around, but it never seems to repeat either. Interesting effect, much like the station itself. This is KCRW Santa Monica National Public Radio, serving Los Angeles and Orange counties at 89.9 FM Ventura at 89.1 and the Palm Springs area at 90.9 KCRW is a community service of Santa Monica College. It's exciting to be here on the campus today because they're having, what is it, a 5K,

a 10K? How many Ks in that run? Some Ks today. It's a special K run. Anyway, this is the terminus, I think, either the beginners or the terminus of somebody's something K run and it's an exciting time at the college. There are more Porto Sands lined up here than I think I've ever seen before at the college. I've seen them more, I think, at rock concerts, but not here. In the middle of the football field, the beautiful K-Earth balloon is parked. I think we may go out a little bit later and prick the K-Earth balloon. Good morning. Yeah. I don't know what to do with this, but it's time to wash it ho.

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I lost you, what a price to pay, I'm crying, oh, baby, baby, oh, baby, baby, Mistakes, I know I made a fool, but I'm only human, you've made mistakes too, I'm crying, Oh, baby, baby, oh, baby, baby, oh, baby, baby, I'm just a bullet, the ear of my own, but I can't stop trying, I can't give up, oh, because I feel, wonder, hold

you near, whisper, I still love you, until I tell you, I'm crying, oh, baby, baby, oh, baby, baby, oh, baby, baby Oh, baby, baby! Oh...

We're the shine on our faces, do our basic places, and dance on the hearts of our lovers. And if you see us on the boulevard wall, we'll be talking fancy streets out of all. And having fun at the expense of others. Yeah, I've been go crazy, treasure our bills, massacred times, massacred by the rise and over the stone. Trink and tune will lose their brains, our fingers fall over as the singers run and undo the trains we ain't got much to do.

Splendid money, tell them suck and grieve a little crazy drunk and keep it in a world of fucking hell and let them move. And if you see the full of tears we choose to lose, that's a man that burns the flow, that burns our bottle of water till we follow by the same. We're the shine on our faces, do our basic places, and dance on the hearts of our lovers. And if you see us on the boulevard wall, we'll be talking fancy streets out of all.

And having fun at the expense of others. Yeah, we go crazy, treasure our bills, massacred by the rise and over the stone. That's sort of an honor and tribute to the big parade that's going to be going through Venice today. So I'm going to miss this year, I was at the festival, I made the festival of the chariots parade, I guess a couple years ago, I was just too darn curious to let it pass by every single year. Hey, good morning, welcome to the show. And it was festival of chariots parade, there were elephants, incense, you name it, as long as what you name are elephants and incense.

The old strawberry alarm clock song brought up to date 1987 style. Hey, good morning to you. Anyway, that's happening today, so if you're looking for elephants and incense, well, I would say ordinarily, if you were looking for elephants and incense, Venice would be the place to go. But especially today, just before opening the mic here, while the music was playing, if you can believe that, we got one of our, I guess it's now a regular thing. I guess they're going to send an emergency broadcast system test every Sunday, just as I'm ready to go on the air, just to test my emergency broadcast system. And the weird thing is it comes on this little box, I've mentioned this box before, it goes off at odd moments, it seems to have a mind of its own. It's a little automatic radio that's set to go off every time the EBS test comes in and it comes from KFI. See, KFI is like the master station in this whole area, if everything else goes, they're still KFI. So their EBS emergency broadcast system central, all this would be irrelevant except that the announcer who says this is a test is Gary Owens, because it's from KFI and he's got the best voice there.

You cannot take an emergency broadcast system test seriously, ladies and gentlemen, when it's voiced by Gary Owens, you just keep listening for the funny word, you know, you're not paying attention to anything else, at least I'm not. It's an exciting time, I have to describe a scene I was privileged to view this week on Melrose Avenue about 10, 10, 30, 10, 30, easy, 10, 30 in a weekday evening. Four young gentlemen of the Hasidic persuasion, tacking up posters to the street lamps, announcing the onset, the oncoming of the Khabad Telethan. Ooh, I got so excited, it gave me chills, you know last year, ladies and gentlemen, I did point out to you that the Khabad Telethan has inherited the mantle and all that represents from the Jerry Lewis Telethan in this broadcaster's opinion.

After having gone on at some length on that subject, I had to leave for that trip to Italy that I told you way too much about last year and I set my tape machine to record the Khabad Telethan because it was going to be going on while I was in Italy. Now, I usually like to think of myself as something of an electronics type Maven, but I came back from Italy and I say this is an all humility, ladies and gentlemen. And that tape machine, I don't know what it taped, it taped something else on Channel 9, that's the sad part. So it wasn't its fault. So it's like that, that mystery, do you put ice on it or do you put heat on it and should you give it more gas or you're flooding it? Those are the three things I just can't figure out. I don't lose that groove, hang around along and I'm a girl, I think it's bound to improve.

Just stay in the line, when it's bump, bump, bump, bump, don't fall behind. And just keep it through, speed, what's your hurry? Just hit on it, grows it on the groove, hit that girl, let's keep it through, speed. I just hang around and throw on girls, say, don't blow your chance. You're looking me long, girl, I got to ask you to dance, cause I straight ahead. And I'm bumping, I'm bumping, I'm bumping with you instead. Just keep it through, speed, what's your hurry today? Just keep on returning, keep that beat, let's keep it through, speed. I'm gonna hang around and throw on girls.

Let's go. I don't lose the groove, hang around along and I'm a girl, I think it's bound to improve. Just stay in the line, when it's bump, bump, bump, bump, bump, don't fall behind us.

And just keep it through, speed, what's your hurry? Just hit on it, grows it on the groove, hit that girl, let's keep it through, speed. Hang around and throw on girls. And just keep it through, speed, what's your hurry today?

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No, not the actual cards themselves. Yes sir, the letters. There you go. Well, they told Lou about it. And next thing you know, he's got the kids' ass kicked out of the union. It was the cutest thing. Ron, I think maybe we should go back up to the room. And if you want to see people, let's do it later. Just take a minute sir. Okay, the fellas, now let's make a concrete move. Mr. President, that was a great appearance. We are very grateful to you. Well, thank you Mr. Rubelo. Mr. Calero. Well, and Calero to you too, amigo. I hope you know this.

I meant every word I read out there. We're going all the way with you, fellas. We're not going to stop at the five yard line. There's a good line out there somewhere. And we're going to cross it. Now maybe we could get our photographic people in here, fellas. And you could. You know, there was a line right knee head in the Gipper thing. And then they only cut it out after previews. Mr. Rubelo, did you have a good flight from Miami? Yes, thank you, Mrs. Reagan. Oh, you were right about 10 a.m. by the way. Oh, was I? Oh yes, ma'am. Plane was empty. There was almost nobody in coach. So I bumped down. You know, got a gradient up. Causing the rest of the ticket. And we're buying another TV spot in Louisville with the money. Oh, how's that campaign going, Mr. Bermutus? Rubelo. What is that slowly? No, sir, I always say it this way. Mr. President, I think we're looking at a very substantial sum of money for the freedom fighters. You were telling me 150 so far, Mr. Chamorro?

Well, that's correct. Sir, we were pleased to be a spokesman for their lethal funds in escrow plans. Where I can't think of anybody who'd be better. As a matter of fact, how it'll tell you, we wrecked our brains trying to think of somebody else. But we kept coming back to you, folks. And you know why, Mr. Carmelo? It's a moral. No, sir, let me tell you right now. Because you felt as if the front line of this whole thing. You're the fearsome force of even though there's more of you. Sir, we appreciate your comments. We... or at least I just hope your current public position is being taken purely to scare our supporters into sending money. Not from any deeper purpose to... to... To go back to the ranch early? To cut us off, to let us die, to sell us out, sir. No.

When? Farthest thing from his mind, obviously, Mr. Chamorro. Come on, picture-taken time. Let's codec this scene. Here we go, guys. Forty-five seconds now. You know, Mr. Cookeye? Calero. When you know something, I still have these on. I only use them for reading the cards. Mr. Calero, I hope you'll be Nancy's and my guest. Oh, God, Ryan. Here at the Ennenbergs, next time you're in Palm Springs. Thank you, sir. It's very generous. Okay, guys. Enough now. I knew it. There was... Come on, Ronnie. All right. Fellas, the presidential suite is calling my name. Or should I say the presidential suite? I'll catch up with you, sir. Thanks again. Moments later, the president and Nancy are back in the presidential suite of the hotel.

The president is reclining on the couch, while the first lady is running a delinquent over her gown. Mike would never have let them come in without their name tags. Do you see what I mean about Howard? Mommy Howard's just getting up to speed. And finally got the writing in my little guards big enough. Ronnie, do you know how close we came to not having a blue curtain behind you? At the speech this week. What? What are you talking about? Oh, I didn't want you to get upset. I'm not surprised how I didn't tell you. The town hall people were planning to hang the same yellow curtain they used for Jimmy Carter. Oh, my goodness. Mike would have unloaded a brick if he'd heard that. Well, don't think I was exactly pleased when I had to tell. You know who? Who? Howard. Who? You know, dear. You could pardon Mike.

Then he could come back. Now, hold on, mommy. Pretty soon here, I don't know which will be busier. My veto pen or my pardon pen. Fine, dear. Just joke about it. I guess everything will work out as long as we get that arms control treaty signed. That's a good strategy. They panned on the Russians. Oh, no, I'm in a good mood. Let's not. Mr. President, I hope it's good time to... Yaka. Yes, sir. Just heard no one from friend in Minsk. Hello, Mrs. Reagan. Hello, Yaka. You look much better in red than Russian Army. Oh, thank you, Yaka. Anyway, sir, Russian worker goes into car dealer. He says to dealer, how much for that sedan? Oh, is this, uh, if I had the money, I wouldn't be asking. Yes, sir. I'd love that one. Philadelphia CIA sent that one over. What a country. CIA has better friends in Minsk than I do. In Russia, no one has friends in Minsk. But, uh, Mrs. Reagan, did you change your hair?

I don't know, Yaka. Why do you... Well, don't. It's perfect. You know, sir, speaking of friendship, when producer of my TV show heard about our little conversations, he wanted me to ask you about, uh, Mrs. Reagan making guest appearance on my show. Uh, she could teach immigrants to say no to drugs or whatever else writers come up with. We knew something, mommy, that kind of sounds like fun, doesn't it? Ron, you know what tape lighting looks like. Well, maybe Yaka and his Ferris could shoot your scenes on film. I don't know, sir. On our budget, we can't afford to shoot our publicity stills on film. In Russia, same thing. What a country. Well, I told him I'd make suggestion. No harm done. Got one more for you, sir. Two Russian housewives are at butcher store. One says, last week they had no beef. Another one says, week before they had no chicken. First one says, is this, is this, if I had the money, I wouldn't be asking. So, no, sir, that was other joke.

Oh, man, that was a good one. Sorry, go ahead. Ron, he's kind of tired now, Yaka. Maybe you could give the jokes to Mr. Fitzwater. He's in 21, 24. Down Hall. That's right. Sure thing. I've got a good one about Cuban baseball coach. Uh-huh. If I had bats, I wouldn't need balls. All right. I tell him to Mr. Fitzwater. In Russia, Mr. Fitzwater, tell him to meet. What a country. Come along. He's a nice boy. That's the kind of interesting contact we don't get up at the ranch. Mummy, I'm getting you the place here in town. Stop pushing. Ronnie, it's for both of us. You don't want to have a potted plant retirement, do you? I mean, you can't ride horses and dig fence holes and split wood. For the rest of your life, can you? Can't I?

How long can a vacation be before it becomes a sabbatical? Next time, rehearsing for Leaving the Ranch on Hellcat of the White House. Music Hiding places turning pages till they read and read. Temple takers full of smokers looking who's going to see. While the sun is getting higher, think I'll take a flyer. The thunder is causing me pain. Oh, shiny cash. Take a walk on the rivers of white, see an old school town.

When the shop is full, we're sure one thing will have such fun. Where the shops close together, every wast is a team. A hello, and now comes the rain. Oh, shiny cash. We're through the town tonight. I know some girls that stuff are for advice. Those strings do tie my kite. Those strings do tie my kite. Those strings do tie my kite. Those strings do tie my kite. Those strings do tie my kite.

Music The shop is closing together, every wast is a team. A hello, and now comes the rain. Oh, shiny cash. We're through the town tonight. I know some girls that stuff are for advice. Those strings do tie my kite. Those strings do tie my kite. Those strings do tie my kite. Those strings do tie my kite. Oh, shiny cake

Trades will be red moments from now and KCRW Santa Monica. Just to cast the air, I lost the seal, but there's a lonely day, no one here but me. More lonely than anyone could bear, but surely people are falling to despair. I'll send an SOS to the world, I'll send an SOS to the world. I hope that someone won't get smug, I hope that someone won't get smug, I hope that someone won't get smug.

I'll send an SOS to the world, I'll send an SOS to the world, I'll send an SOS to the world. I should have known this right from the start, only hope can keep me together. I'll send an SOS to the world, I'll send an SOS to the world, I hope that someone won't get smug, I hope that someone won't get smug. I'll send an SOS to the world, I'll send an SOS to the world, I'll send an SOS to the world, I hope that someone won't get smug, I hope that someone won't get smug.

What I'm this morning, don't believe what I saw 100 billion bucks, I watched a bunch of shows Seems I never know the feeling of love I'm rebellion castoffes, broken up alcohol I'll send a nest to the world, I'll send a nest to the world I hope that someone gets mine

I hope that someone gets mine I hope that someone gets mine Messaging a bottle Messaging a bottle Messaging a bottle Messaging a bottle I'll send a nest to the world I'll send a nest to the world I'll send a nest to the world I'll send a nest to the world I'll send a nest to the world

I'll send a nest to the world I'll send a nest to the world So Paul Axult couldn't raise the money. That's why he dropped out of the campaign. See? So that stuff wasn't true. He couldn't raise the money. I mean, if that stuff was true, you know, he could have raised the money, right? Now, I don't know what to think about the total apathy. I mean, I guess I take complacency in apathy for granted. As a matter of fact, I don't take it for granted. I've been railing against it. When I was in high school, I was entered, I guess, would be the verb in the Lions Club speech contest. It's probably what taught me, gave

me the skills that I'm using even here today. Anyway, the topic, the topic was chosen for you. Everybody wrote speeches on the same topic, which made it fair and incredibly boring. And the topic the year I was doing it was complacency, a danger to America. I don't remember where there was a question mark or not. Anyway, still to this day, where is the anger, the outrage over the United States basketball team losing the gold medal in the Pan Am Games? Where is the anger, would just let the Brazilians walk away with it? What is this? I mean, at least we gave the Cuban boxers a little something to think about this. Come on, ladies and gentlemen, what kind of country are we running here? I'm sorry, I just had to say that. I mean, we know the Cuban's play good baseball, but I mean, losing the Brazilians in basketball, you know, it just might as well

give them the whole shoe endorsement business and call it quits. Anyway, I'm going to read the trades for you, ladies and gentlemen, sort of to blow off a little steam, a little well-needed steam. This is the current issue, I guess, the July August edition of limousine and chauffeur. Let me pronounce the name of the magazine right before I subject them to ridicule, okay? limousine and chauffeur magazine, the magazine for the limousine industry. I'll be reading that particular trade for you. We have to because of reasons of time only skip the operator interview, the interior and accessory survey, and an article called The Question of Length, Time Alone or Tom Alone, either one prohibits from delving that deep into limousine and chauffeur

magazine, and also the fact that I'm having incredible trouble pronouncing the second word of its name. But let's go right to the regular feature known as limousine. Corporate concept of Pallos Heights, Illinois presented the second annual Midwest limousine expo 87 recently at Chicago's O'Hare, Holiday Inn. The event featured 36 limousines from 19 major coachbuilders and increase of seven vehicles over last year's show. 10 booths were also on hand to display chauffeur uniforms, chauffeur accessories, cellular phones, business forms, limousine accessories, and a variety of other products and services. We attracted limousine operators, as well as the CEOs of at least 15 of Chicago's largest corporations, according to event organizer,

Donald O'Toole. We had quality people in attendance, and they placed some very good orders. During an afternoon conference program on the first day of the show, Mr. John Donnelly, of the Dale Carnegie Institute, delivered a keynote presentation entitled The Art of Conversing with Your Client. Other speakers included Larry LeCompth, Acting President of the National Limousine Association, and Scott Fletcher, Editor and Associate Publisher of Limousine and chauffeur magazine. The next Midwest limousine expo is tentatively scheduled for May or April of 1988. It will also be a two-day show, according to Donald O'Toole, and it's expected to have expanded evening hours. This year's show was successful, says O'Toole, but I want to pack even more

into next year's program. But there's more. A comparison between the 1985 Interior and Accessory Survey and the current 1987 Interior and Accessory Survey brings some interesting results. An interesting comparison between the interior preferences of 85 and 87 is that Formica has gained popularity as the surface of a limousine console. 85 wood cabinetry held a clear advantage with 66% of the operators selecting it against 19% for Formica. In 87, Formica has equaled the popularity of wood with 49% of peace and a mere 2% who favor Chrome. Another trend in limousine interiors appears to be a rising preference for glass decanters

over electronic bars. Tighter alcohol laws in some states may have lessened the appeal of electronic bars. And Doug Denker, representative of a major limousine manufacturer, also feels the electronic bars themselves have been suspect. I don't think anyone's perfected an electronic bar yet. He says, they're nice when they're new, but a lot of operators just don't feel they're worthwhile. Operators attend to go for a good basic workhorse type of car that they can make money with. Limousine operators also appear to be moving away from moon roofs. Moon roof installations have dropped some 40% this year. No matter what you say about moon roofs as Doug Denker, they tend to have leaking problems. Operators also get tired of passengers standing up through an open moon roof and yelling and waving their arms. A number of the operators responding to the survey expressed a desire that controls for accessories such as the moon roof and VCR be located in the driver's compartment.

In order to allow a chauffeur greater control over the vehicle. Can Robin Leach give you any more vicarious thrills ladies and gentlemen than I do when I read the trades for you. Thank you. Hey, mouth woman, leave another friend, she got nothing, she got nothing, don't need much intelligence, turn the sky

The black street's sky, the black street's sky, they're gonna get ya, they're gonna land, stand you in the back with a kitchen, hey, they're in the black street's sky, they're gonna get a black street sky I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you Slide over here, slide over there, spreading that stand, the lever he will, I'm you in the back and I just don't care, come in the slide

No starter is a loving tongue, just be your name, forever one, never is a curse, left unsung, do in the slide The black street's sky, they're gonna get ya, they're gonna land, stand you in the back with a kitchen, hey, they're in the black street's sky, they're gonna get ya, they're gonna get ya, they're gonna land, stand you in the back The wind of substitutes and tired But I stand still, the whole world of upstairsreib As well!

Sometimes you start feeling so lost and lonely Then you'll find it's all you need in your mind Sometimes you think someone is the one and only Can't you see it could be you and me But if there's any doubt Then I think I'll leave it out

So tell me one thing you can't get what you want Do you know what you want? So you can't get what you want Do you know what you want? Sometimes you keep busy reaching out for something You don't care, there's always something there Sometimes you can't see the light you need as one thing If it's right, you could sleep a night That can take some time

But at least I'm here in line So tell me one thing you can't get what you want Do you know what you want? So you can't get what you want Do you know what you want? Do you know what you want? Do you know what you want?

Sometimes you can't see the light you need as one thing If it's right, you could sleep a night That can take some time But at least I'm here in line So tell me one thing you can't get what you want Do you know what you want? So you can't get what you want Do you know what you want?

Do you know what you want? Do you know what you want? What you want? See, I keep expecting to hear

This is a test of the emergency broadcast for something like that It just throws me off, what can I say? We're so pleased that the smog researchers were able to come back to Southern California this weekend Find the smog suitable for their research purposes they had to leave as you recall a month ago because it wasn't enough Hey kids, from the research team, you're very, very welcome I'm going to go out and prick the chaos balloon now Find out how many cases are in that run I'll see you next Sunday at 10 I'll see you then Tim Houser is next with Sunday Things Jazz Tim Houser is next with Sunday Things Jazz

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