LarryGlick2's Podcast

How about a little jingle WBZ 1030.
Time check, 29 minutes after 3.
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Let’s take another call.

Tony calls. Larry recognizes him as a regular caller. Tony says he is diabetic and wonders if the Jelly Belly is sold in sugarless version. Tony has been a diabetic for 8 years. He is on insulin.
Tony asks about the whistle tune that Larry does after he does the sports scores. Larry explains “Shave and a haircut, two bits”. Tony asks about some former WBZ announcers. Larry answers to the best of his abilities. Tony talks about Italian food.

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Next caller, a lady asks who is this? Larry, joking around says he is John, Larry’ producer. So the lady talks on and on thinking she is talking to John. Larry is having a great time pulling her leg. Lots of laughs. Larry plays “Southie” just for her.

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Next caller, Joseph speaks about astronomy, Venus, and Sky & Telescope magazine.

Station fading some, as Larry thanks Joe for calling.

Bill from Norfolk, Va. calls with a suggestion for Larry to call an astronomer.
Station fades briefly. Bill asks Larry about his beliefs in astrology. Then Bill asks to speak with The “Godfather”. Bill would like The Godfather to ask Larry to say hello to all the other Virginia Larry Glick fans. Also he would like to be shot off the air! The Godfather obliges.

Next call is Dickie who comments on crime and security.

John from Wellesley is the next caller. He goes to Boston College. He is studying Law and Government. John called Larry Seven years earlier when he had a Larry Glick Lemonade Stand. Larry gives a background on The Larry Glick Lemonade Stand. John mentions that his mom saw one of Larry’s shows. Just then the 10 second network warning just before the news at the top of the hour goes off, and Larry has to cut the call short.

Station ID: The Spirit of New England WBZ Boston Group W Broadcasting.

Network News at the top of the hour.
Larry reads the weather, and dates the program Thursday January 19th, 1978
Ace Glick reads the sports scores.

Larry interviews Jelly Belly Dave Klein, creator of The Jelly Belly Jelly Bean.
This is a fascinating interview. More information can be found at the following link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelly_Belly

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We join Larry as he is interviewing Charlie Crow, an Eskimo from Flaherty Island, which is a part of The Belcher Islands located in The Hudson Bay. They discuss the life of Eskimos in the Belcher Island area.

Commercials. The Auld New Steakhouse & Lounge in Malden Square.

Next caller, Steve is drug enforcement officer. They talk about Steve’s experiences in drug enforcement. At first Steve appears to be inebriated, or very, very tired. Larry asks some questions and decides to continue the conversation. The conversation goes well and Steve provides some insight into his occupation.

Finally Larry has to move on with the program. And as he does, he has some fun with Steve by playing a police siren, gunshots, and a helicopter, along with some funny comments from The Commander.

Fred from Washington (D.C.) a first time caller (round of applause) a retired policeman is the next caller. He tells a story about taking a batch of whiskey to a police chief’s party. Fred offers to be a guest on Larry’s show to answer any and all questions regarding police work. Larry and Fred speak about hiring, firing, and favoritism in the Police Department.

Network News at the top of the hour (5:00 AM)
Larry reads the weather, and dates the program Tuesday January 3rd, 1978
Ace Glick reads the sports scores.

Larry kicks off the last half hour by announcing that Carl DeSuze called in ill and he doesn’t know who will be here at 5:30 AM, maybe Muck!

Time Check: 7 Minutes after 5.

Next caller is Al who said he cannot walk due to suffocation as a young child when he experienced brain damage. This is a very sobering call for Larry, but he does very well handling the subject by asking Al some delicate questions in a way that only The Commander can do.

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Next call Dave from Maryland a 1st time caller (round of applause). Dave asks a few questions about the caller just before the news, Fred the retired police officer. Dave is Police Officer in Glen Burnie, Md. It is Dave’s birthday today and he says they listen to Larry during the midnight shift. This is where my tape ends.

Larry Glick WBZ January 03, 1978 (Pt3)

Lets take another call. Kay from Boston a first time caller. Round of applause.
Larry has some fun singing a made up song with the name of Kay. She speaks about a trip she made to Las Vegas. She said she went to “Batistas” an Italian restaurant Larry speaks of often.

Next caller, Bob from Chelsea - The Fat Man, watched Serpico last night. Tells a quick story of a scary small plane landing he was involved in due to his weight.

Next call is from Richard from just North of Detroit, Michigan. He witnessed an exorcism. He is an assistant in a church as a youth director. Richard tells the story then he and Larry have a discussion about demons. At the end Richard asks Larry to play The Baloney Song. Larry says yes.

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Next call Diane from Billerica, Ma. First time caller long time listener. Round of applause from Larry. Tells an interesting story about a lady she met. It turned out to be Curt Gowdy’s wife.

Larry plays The Baloney Song.

Let’s take another call. Barry from Baltimore is a first time caller (round of applause). He is a pre med student at the University of Md. Barry talks about amino acids and nutritional health.

Let’s take another call please. Bill from Framingham, first time caller (round of applause) asks Larry how he likes flying. Bill is interested in flying. Larry responds that he is learning about a lot of things he didn’t know about before like aerodynamics, meteorology, navigation, and communication. Bill took a $5.00 introductory flight lesson and got hooked. Larry asks Bill about his career desires. Bill wants to be in law enforcement.

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Let’s take another call. Sophia from Richmond, Va. Larry and Sophia exchange some Greek greetings. They discuss scam artists and some segments that aired on The 60 minutes TV show. The talk turns to travel agencies.

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Network news at the top of the hour.
Larry reads the weather, and dates the program Tuesday January 3rd, 1978
Ace Glick reads the sports scores.

Next call is John from Wilkes-Barre, Pa. John suggests a call for Larry. There’s a story about a man who was trapped in a mine for two weeks. John is a truck driver. He tells a story about his grandfather who was a miner that died from black lung. The talk turns to some of the most dangerous occupations.

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To give you a perspective on the timeframe of these recordings, Larry King was a totally unknown radio personality outside of Miami Florida.

Larry King did not begin his nationwide radio call-in show on The Mutual Radio Network for another 27 days, until January 30, 1978.

And his CNN Cable TV show was still seven years in the future.

As we begin 1978, Larry Glick, “The Commander” was a household name on the
radio, and very well known for many years to legions of all night radio listeners.

We join The Commander, Larry Glick as he is ending a conversation with regular caller “Dirty Edie”.

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Next caller, Ed mentions “Billy Beer”. Then Ed speaks at length about the possibility of rejoining the service to get a pension.

He currently works as a clerk in a grocery store and make $7.00 per hour with no benefits. He was in the Marines and wants to join the Army.

Ed gives many examples regarding pay and the perks of military service.

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Next caller, Ann from Cleveland Ohio wishes Larry Jak się masz (Polish for How Are you) Larry answers “Dobze” (Polish for Good).

Ann wants to know what Larry looks like. Larry and Ann then have a conversation regarding President Carter’s interpreter misusing the Polish Language on a recent trip to Poland.

Larry asks Ann to put her daughter, Linda on the phone to clarify a few things regarding their conversation.

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