Well that about does it for me and AM radio.
I'm still processing the news that Neil will be off the air in South Florida.
Anyone who grew up here in the 70s and had any sense of humor at all listened to Neil, and what a run it was. Talk radio had a bunch of freaks back then -- Neil, Steve Kane, Alan Burke, Bill Calder, Hank Goldberg, Larry King, I could go on -- but Neil was the funniest, and the best.
Whether it was his mid-70s "topic radio" period of Jews marrying Catholics, abortion rights, and all that stuff that still makes Glenn Garvin really really angry, to his great show on Zeta-4 to his coverage during Hurricane Andrew or 9/11 to his contentious final run, Neil was a constant, a source of opinionated intelligence, smarts, smart-aleck humor and personality, and a softie at heart who always loved his mother. It's a testament to the quality of his show that I often disagreed with him but still always wanted to hear what he had to say.
I hope he gets his posterior onto Sirius and keeps on shining a light up the arses of the pompous, the clueless, the corrupt, and the incompetent.
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What a loss. And now the 'culture' in Miami is limited to what leaks out of the sewage pipes into Biscayne Bay.
Cheer up SFL. Glenn is still employed.
"Neil, we salute you. Fuck the FCC"
This is one of those times when I claim my youth as an excuse for ignorance: What's AM radio?
Andy, I believe it was used to broadcast Bing Crosby Christmas messages to the troops.
AM Radio? Sheesh SFL? Do have an eight track in your car?
I was a "Neilie" and I'm going to miss him. He was the best of the best of talk radio for decades. He deserved a proper good bye show, which probably would have taken a month to get through all the highlights. It's a sad day in South Florida.
2:41- Youth is wasted on the young.
3:24- Bolero on eight track?
The title to the link sums it up good.
2:51, Nice one.
AM RADIO IS DEAD AIR
The bridge tender, Boca Burgers, Phish Food, Oyyyyyyyyy!!!!, Neil GOD!, Amsterdam, Corvettes, the Maple Leafs.....
I could go on and on....
As a photographer I actually photographed Neil, not once but twice.
The first time was for the Canadian wire service, Canadian Press 20 years ago.
I walked in the studio and he asked, "Why are you here?"
I said something like, "Because of all the jokes you make about French Canadians."
His response, "I'm not joking."
You either got Neil or you didn't.
It was amazing to me how many people listened to Neil religiously for years and still didn't get what he was about.
Rumpy, you're right -- he deserved a royal send off.
Bill, thanks for your memories, so many great bits.
"Loan me $50."
Joe Zagacki sucks, OK?
So sad about Uncle Neil. I've been listening to him for a long time. In fact...about thirty man.
Office lawyering job has = less Neil = a bummer. Missed the last few years.
Nice salute SFL. And great anecdote Bill. That is perfect.
Doy, doy, doy, doy, doy!!!
So long Nells you old queen. See ya at the track this winter.
I agree with this because Neil is the funniest because I've followed his career for years, besides he had an special soul because he always made us laugh.
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