As long as we're tripping down memory lane, Jamie Brockett

[catmandu57]

does anyone recall him? or Beaker Street the program that came out of Little Rock late at night?
I spent yesterday afternoon trying to find a cd copy of The Legend of The U.S.S. Titanic, no luck yet, anyone have a music site where they sell old vynyl converted to cd?

[NoPasaran]

1. It's actually Jaime Brockett

And the LP was "Remember the Wind and the Rain".

I'm off to another day of wage slavery but I think I know what I'll put on the old turntable tonight.

[mac56]

2. King of the wild frontier?

;-)

just kiddin'

[catmandu57]

3. With a coon skin cap and

496 1/2 feet of rope.

[dbt]

4. Sheeeeit, baby, I ain't makin' rope no more!

Beaker Street was radiated from a 1952 RCA transmitter that was as big as six Cadillacs stacked three-wide by two-deep. When you walked behind it, every hair on your body would stand up. The power tubes were thick as tree trunks and waist-high to a grown man.

The KAAY transmitter site was (still is) built on what was once a graveyard. All the graves were relocated, except for the one occupied by Glaspie Dillard (IIRC), who died when he was a child. His tombstone still stands near the west tower of the array. Yes, the transmitter building is haunted.

Beaker Street still runs every Sunday night at 7:00 on Magic 105 FM (KMJX) in Little Rock, hosted by Clyde Clifford (the very same!).

I notice the site is down at the moment, but "Titanic" may be available for download at www.beakerstreet.com.

Any further questions?

:smoke:
dbt

[catmandu57]

5. No I think you covered it

I'll go look into the site. Beaker street used to be a must listen to when I could still make it past 10:30 pm. Thanks for the info.

6. I own that record!!

but I bought it 30 years ago.
Clyde Clifford and KAAY. Wow, that really brings back memories of being 14 listening to the radion late at night when I was supposed to be asleep -- picking up KOMA, WLS and KAAY all from hundreds of miles away.
was it Beaker Street or Bleeker Street? Anyhow, that was a wild show. I also remember him playing the 20 minute version of Whipping Post clear back then.

on edit -- "They wouldn't let Jack Johnson on board, said this ship don't haul no coal" & Miles Davis put out a Tribute to Jack Johnson around about the same time. Wonder if there's some secret history there between Miles and Brockett, or just an odd coincidence?

[catmandu57]

7. Probablly coincidence

I didn't know Jack Johnson existed until an American history class, I was reading the text and the name popped up, I remember thinking hey wait a minute. You can't put the song into mp3 format can you? I'd like to hear it again.

8. mp3?

I can't at the moment. Don't have access to the proper equipment. I'm planning on finally getting it in a few months but by that time you'll probably have found it some other way.

I figure it's just a coincidence also regarding Brockett and Davis, though they were running around NYC at the same time.

[dbt]

9. Arkansas Record and CD Exchange

Says they have limited edition reissue CDs of "Remember The Wind and Rain." Check it here.

:smoke:
dbt

[catmandu57]

11. Okay

Thank you thank you thank you

[OneBlueSky]

10. I actually have a Jaime Brockett vinyl album somewhere . . .

talk about something that hasn't been played in awhile . . . last time I listened to it was probably over 30 years ago . . . guess maybe it's time to dig it out, huh? . . .