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\n<\/a>The author in his natural habitat.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/i>Friends, I had some memorable experiences in my WIDB days, triumphs and tragedies alike.\u00a0 The day Slaga handed over the keys to the Program Directorship embodies the former, while the night John Lennon was killed is over-qualified for the latter.<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s the silly things I remember best. They just seemed to be in the air at WIDB, ready to ignite at a moment\u2019s notice. \u00a0Some return in a flash as indelible images (\u201cJOEY RAMONE ATE THIS BREAD!!!\u201d) and some inspire a more substantial reminiscence.\u00a0 Below is one of a handful of my favorite silly WIDB episodes. \u00a0Fair warning: I don’t swear to recalling events exactly as they happened, etc, disclaimer, fog of war, blah-blah, woof-woof\u2026<\/p>\n
SILLY THING #2: THE BRIGGSMAN COMETH<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0 Not sure how much mere words can add to the picture above. Briggs Gordon worked at WSIL-TV from the mid \u201870s into the \u201880s. \u00a0He did sports and, of infinitely more interest to silly college students, hosted an afternoon children\u2019s show,\u00a0The Funny Company<\/i>, as the fictitious old-timer \u201cUncle Briggs.\u201d\u00a0 Many of us watched him religiously, cheering the appearance of Banana Man or Sally Safety, and reveling in the airing of Three Stooges shorts and Deputy Dawg cartoons.\u00a0 I remember experiencing profound cosmic joy (and more than a tingle of silly) upon opening an issue of Rolling Stone one day to see a full-page color picture of Bob Dylan putting on Briggs\u2019 infamous \u201ccartoon eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n Imagine then, the surprise, delight and outright head-scratching at the station one night, when Gordon showed up out of nowhere in full \u201cUncle Briggs\u201d get-up.\u00a0 He wasn\u2019t there long, didn\u2019t have much to say and turned down an offer to go on-air.\u00a0 Just passin\u2019 through, I suppose.\u00a0 He did pose for a picture though, and as you can see by the grins plastered on the faces of Don D\u2019Agostino and myself, it was akin to being photographed with a Pope. \u00a0A very, very silly Pope.\u00a0 Sadly, Briggs Gordon died way too young in 1987.\u00a0 \u201cYessir, we\u2019re goin\u2019 to Sesser!\u201d<\/p>\n Mirth on Memory Lane by Kerry Peace (PD, DJ 1979-1981) The author in his natural habitat. Friends, I had some memorable experiences in my WIDB days, triumphs and tragedies alike.\u00a0 The day Slaga handed over the keys to the Program … Continue reading
\n<\/a>L-R \u201cUncle Briggs\u201d Gordon, Kerry Peace, Don D\u2019agostino.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/a>R.I.P. Briggs Gordon<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"