Did you know that deejay Casey Kasem retired abruptly this weekend? I didn't. Truth to tell, I thought he had died ages ago. Did you know that he was the voice of Shaggy in "Scooby Doo"? Did you know that you don't want Casey to come out of a &*%$ uptempo record and have to talk about a $%#@ dog dying?
Casey Kasem retires
Wednesday July 8, 2009
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That's really, really funny -- I remember Casey Kasem doing the top 40 countdown in the mid-'80s, so it hasn't been that long.
Give the guy a break, though, radio is stressful. Writers' rants don't get recorded for posterity and posted on YouTube.
Found this, so maybe it wasn't Kasem whose voice and name I remembered. Or maybe he filled in for Harrison that week? Probably not.
"....Harry
Harrison, a New York DJ ....had a weekly radio spot called "The In Sound" sponsored by the U.S. Army
during the mid 60's. In these 5 minute spots, Harry would get a "fan" on the phone and ask them what
they thought was "in" at the time. Then Harry would do a plug for the Army, play the chosen song in
its entirety and perform a VERY brief interview with the band, usually by phone. These spots were
compiled onto vinyl promo discs (6 interviews per disc) and shipped to radio stations around the
country."
Palin/Kasem 2012! Woohoo!
Why don't you care to acknowledge that Kasey Kasem is Druze?
I love Casey. I grew up listening to AT40 at the beginning of the Disco era.
"Keep your feet on the ground...and keep reaching for the stars!"
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