{"id":41,"date":"2008-07-16T00:09:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-16T07:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blogWORDPRESS\/2008\/07\/16\/slip-cuein-away\/"},"modified":"2009-06-23T11:42:58","modified_gmt":"2009-06-23T18:42:58","slug":"slip-cuein-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/slip-cuein-away\/","title":{"rendered":"SLIP-CUEIN&#8217; AWAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\">One of my favorite on-air moments was when I was a jock in San Francisco. At the time, &#8220;Goodbye To Love&#8221; by the Carpenters was a hit. That particular song began cold, on the vocal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blogWORDPRESS\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_JygV9WxRKKc\/SH2fAeHHuCI\/AAAAAAAAADY\/c8YC-w95p-0\/s1600-h\/Goodbye_to_Love.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blogWORDPRESS\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_JygV9WxRKKc\/SH2fAeHHuCI\/AAAAAAAAADY\/c8YC-w95p-0\/s320\/Goodbye_to_Love.jpg\" alt=\"The Carpenters\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223505973251389474\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\">As I cued up the record for the 300th time, a quarter-turn to the left, a quarter-turn to the right, the much slower manual speed drastically altered the sound of the Carpenters. In fact, I mused, it kind of sounded like the Righteous Brothers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\">Uh-oh. I felt an idea coming on. The kind of idea that makes management nervous but strikes me as funny.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">&#8220;In just a couple of moments,&#8221;<\/span> I said, leading into a commercial break, <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">&#8220;I&#8217;ll be playing the world premiere of the brand-new Righteous Brothers record.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blogWORDPRESS\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_JygV9WxRKKc\/SH2fnjGsK6I\/AAAAAAAAADg\/PuWMyEmtYlg\/s1600-h\/RighteousBrothers1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blogWORDPRESS\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogger\/_JygV9WxRKKc\/SH2fnjGsK6I\/AAAAAAAAADg\/PuWMyEmtYlg\/s320\/RighteousBrothers1.jpg\" alt=\"The Righteous Brothers\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223506644606659490\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\">Coming out of commercial, I explained I&#8217;d managed to get an advance copy of their newest single, and surprisingly they had recorded the same song that already was a hit for the Carpenters. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><i>&#8220;Here, I&#8217;ll play it for you. And then you can call in and let me know whose version you prefer.&#8221;<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"> And I played the Carpenters&#8217; 45 at 33 1\/3 rpm.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\">I thought maybe people would get a chuckle out of the obvious stunt.<\/span><span><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\">They didn&#8217;t chuckle. As soon as the song ended, they called in to vote for the one they thought was better. <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">No one<\/span> realized I was joking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\">The highlight was the caller who said, <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">&#8220;You know, at first I thought you were just playing the Carpenters at a slower speed. But when they got to the harmonies, I realized it really was the Righteous Brothers. 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