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Author:  Eaglo Jeff [ Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:56 pm ]
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...Biondi

Heard him last night on 94.7 FM on my drive home. He introduced The Rolling Stones "Jumping Jack Flash" while it was The Eurythymics "Sweet Dreams". At the very end of the post he popped back in and corrected himself and said "C'mon Biondi! Get it together!"

I don't think I would have any of my faculties to do what he does at his age.
Author:  bigfan [ Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:00 pm ]
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Alive?
Author:  jimmypasta [ Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:04 pm ]
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May Dick live forever.
Author:  Eaglo Jeff [ Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:04 pm ]
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bigfan wrote:
Alive?

Yes

He's on at night, when I head home. About 11pm, along with Grobber on Score. Talk about Old School
Author:  bigfan [ Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:05 pm ]
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81
Author:  Eaglo Jeff [ Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:06 pm ]
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bigfan wrote:
81

I'm guessing he does it ISDN being that late.
Author:  jimmypasta [ Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:08 pm ]
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Richard O. "Dick" Biondi (born September 13, 1932) is an American Top 40 and Oldies disc jockey. Calling himself The Wild I-tralian,[1] he was one of the original "screamers," known for his screaming delivery as well as his wild antics on the air and off.[2][3] In a 1988 interview, Biondi related he had been fired 23 times; both fits of temper and jokes gone wrong were part of the tally.[3][4] Over many years and many frequencies, Dick's close-of-the-program line was, "God bless, bye, bye, Duke. Thanks a million for dialing our way."[5]

Biondi gained national attention in the 1950s and 1960s as a disc jockey on leading AM radio stations in Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; and Los Angeles, California. Besides being among the first to play Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Vincent, and other early rhythm and blues artists, he was able to meet them also. The early Rock and Roll era meant "record hops" where disc jockeys would make personal appearances at local schools and clubs; they often included appearances by the artists whose records were being played.[6] Biondi is credited as the first U.S. disc jockey to play the Beatles, on Chicago's WLS 890 AM in February 1963, with the song "Please Please Me".[7][8][9][10][11][12] Later, while working at KRLA 1110 AM in Los Angeles, he introduced the Beatles and Rolling Stones at their Hollywood Bowl concerts.[12][13]

Since 1984, Biondi has been a mainstay on Oldies stations in the city where he first earned his reputation, Chicago.[8] On 2 May 2010, Dick Biondi celebrated the 50th anniversary of his first Chicago broadcast.[14] WLS-AM and WLS-FM presented a 5 hour simulcast special from 7 PM to midnight, featuring memorable moments in his career and special celebrity guests, with Biondi as its host.[15][16][17][18]

Biondi is an inductee of the National Radio Hall of Fame.[13]
Author:  Eaglo Jeff [ Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:13 pm ]
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He was at Balmoral Park back in July this year.....so was Kevin Matthews (not same night)

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Author:  jimmypasta [ Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:15 pm ]
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Do you think he dyes his hair?
Author:  Eaglo Jeff [ Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:17 pm ]
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jimmypasta wrote:
Do you think he dyes his hair?

I'll ask Ed Hochulli after he's done stretching his balls.
Author:  stoneroses86 [ Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:46 pm ]
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Eaglo Jeff wrote:
He was at Balmoral Park back in July this year.....so was Kevin Matthews (not same night)

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I am thinking he might be a zombie.
Author:  Bagels [ Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:38 am ]
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hey, it's gotta be pretty hard for Dick to be doing this at that age
Author:  jimmypasta [ Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:27 am ]
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Bagels wrote:
hey, it's gotta be pretty hard for Dick to be doing this at that age


People think Dick has gone soft in his old age.
Author:  Douchebag [ Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:38 am ]
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Eaglo Jeff wrote:
bigfan wrote:
81

I'm guessing he does it ISDN being that late.

His show is probably just voice tracked. It's a shame they buried him in the middle of the night, and shifted the playlist their over the past year. I actually liked his show before 94.7 decided to make their station super shitty.
Author:  sjboyd0137 [ Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:41 am ]
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stoneroses86 wrote:
Eaglo Jeff wrote:
He was at Balmoral Park back in July this year.....so was Kevin Matthews (not same night)

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I am thinking he might be a zombie.

Yep
Author:  rogers park bryan [ Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:58 am ]
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Wow. Amazing that he has not ONE gray hair
Author:  Eaglo Jeff [ Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:45 pm ]
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Dick is a polite, non-brain eating zombie.

And c'mon....give Spaulding more credit there. Not a bad lookin' gal there, but no Spaulding. :wink:
Author:  Don Tiny [ Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:53 pm ]
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rogers park bryan wrote:
Wow. Amazing that he has not ONE gray hair


Well, he's wearing pants, so we can't be entirely sure of that ....
Author:  Eaglo Jeff [ Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:55 pm ]
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Don Tiny wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
Wow. Amazing that he has not ONE gray hair


Well, he's wearing pants, so we can't be entirely sure of that ....

Hmmmm, not so sure. Those pants might have been photoshopped in. :shock:
Author:  stoneroses86 [ Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:16 pm ]
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Here is Dick's senior class photograph from 1932. This, obviously, was in happier times before he died and became a brain eating zombie.

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