6 posts tagged “mark and brian”
Well, it was an overwhelming success, and I came prepared and made sure I got the whole thing on cassette tape. Good thing too, because I had to make copies of that reading for many many friends, and it occurred to me that it would be great to share it with other Mark and Brian fans out there who either haven’t heard it before or have special memories of hearing it on that incredible broadcast!
It was because of this reading that I eventually purchased my own copy of the Allsburg book, and I was thinking about scanning the pages so you could read along with it... but then I decided the best way to hear it is the way I heard it that morning- Just close your eyes and listen to Chuck reading the story, and your own imagination will supply all the pictures you need!
What would Christmas be without Christmas Carols? After an interesting discussion about their favorite Holiday Tunes, Mark and Brian got a call from a small group of Christmas Carolers…This Choir featured only seven vocalists, but sounded just like pure heaven!
Their vocals were probably pretty loud, and unfortunately the connection over the phone seemed to sound “distorted” at times (especially in the beginning), but wait til you hear the buildup! OMG! An absolutely amazing (if short) performance of “O Holy Night”!
Afterward Brian jokes, “Hey Amy, one of the guys was off!” then he laughs, and asks how many people were singing…He’s simply astounded that there’s only SEVEN people singing!
Bacardi Rum Cake
While discussing the various food items that they’d brought for their Christmas potluck, show producer Frank “Mr. Owl” Murphy related a short but interesting story about the Bacardi Rum Cake his wife had made…
Top 9 Rejected Elmo Dolls
At the time this segment aired, the "Tickle Me Elmo Doll" was the hottest Christmas toy in the market, and Mark and Brian ran with this idea by coming up with the Top 9 Dolls (even though there's 15) that were REJECTED before they came up with "Tickling"!
As I’ve mentioned before in previous posts, I was a HUGE fan of the KLOS Radio Program featuring Mark and Brian, and would listen to the show religiously every day throughout the years, til the show was unceremoniously yanked off the Hawaii airwaves, an evil act that I’ve never forgiven them for!
The Holidays were especially special ones to tune on to, because the show was filled with such warmth and real nostalgic conversations of magical Christmases of childhood, including Christmas songs, stories and movies, not to mention everyone’s memories of Christmas as kids.I've taken the time to rip some of my favorite Christmas skits (that I managed to capture on tape) to MP3s so y'all can enjoy them and get into that Christmas mood, too!
The Reindeer Audition Tape
In this scenario, Mark and Brian enter the "Rare Footage" Vault to discover the Reindeer Audition Tapes! The Setup is: We all know Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer was the one chosen to have a theme song for himself, but what is not so well known is that ALL the reindeer submitted THEIR theme songs to Santa for consideration!
Gotta laugh when Mark tries to "Ho Ho Ho" like Santa, and Brian asks, "Ed MacMahon here?" HAHAHAHAHA!
PS: Funny how the electric door to the Rare Footage vault sounds so much like Pink Floyd! :)
My favorite Morning Radio show of all time was the Mark and Brian program broadcast out of Los Angeles during the 90’s. It was a show that really made you feel like they were your friends, and I spent many years glued to the show each morning! In fact, I’d wager I’d still be listening to it NOW, it it wasn’t for the fact that the powers that be decided to discontinue the broadcast around 1997 or so...
Anyway, during this time, the phenomenon of that wonderful learning program “Hooked on Phonics” was all the rage, and true to form, Mark and Brian seized the opportunity to poke fun at it in the funniest way- by creating a spoof home-shopping network commercial pitching an item called Hooked On EBONICS, the program that taught kids to speak perfect urban slang!
The idea was funny in itself, but the cherry on the top was the fact that they used real kids to speak the lines (I’m pretty sure one of the kids was Mark’s son Matthew, but I can’t be sure!), and to hear the kids struggle to read the crazy ghetto speak was just hilarious!!
Whenever Mark and Brian were on vacation, they’d broadcast “The Best of Mark and Brian”, and when I realized they were airing the episode with the Hooked on Ebonics Commercial, I scrambled to get a cassette in, and was able to preserve this comedic gem for all time!
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