(07-22-2010 06:49 AM)FORT MEIGS ROCKET Wrote:  CKLW out of Windsor... Loud and clear in many households in the Toledo area...

I loved their newscasts and the lead-ins.

This is Byron McGregor CKLW news. "There were six hot lead divorces in the Motor City last night" of "The no vacancy sign is up at the city morgue this morning".

(07-23-2010 06:54 AM)SylvaniaRocket Wrote:  

(07-22-2010 06:49 AM)FORT MEIGS ROCKET Wrote:  CKLW out of Windsor... Loud and clear in many households in the Toledo area...

I loved their newscasts and the lead-ins.

This is Byron McGregor CKLW news.

and wasn't he the one that did the "noone helps the Americas" broadcast? I suppose I could google it, but that seems like cheating, not remembering.

"It's 20 minutes past 8. This is Byron MacGregor. C-K-L-W 20-20 News...."

Byron did do the spoken-word tune "The Americans".

If you want to reminisce more about "The Big 8", go here...

http://www.thebig8.net/

(07-22-2010 08:42 PM)Buzz Fledderjohn Wrote:  That's a great call, Karl. You are absolutely correct.

Did not last very long from what I remember.

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Nope, it sure didn't last very long, but while it was on, they had a VERY loyal Toledo listener.

(07-23-2010 06:54 AM)SylvaniaRocket Wrote:  

(07-22-2010 06:49 AM)FORT MEIGS ROCKET Wrote:  CKLW out of Windsor... Loud and clear in many households in the Toledo area...

I loved their newscasts and the lead-ins.

This is Byron McGregor CKLW news. "There were six hot lead divorces in the Motor City last night" of "The no vacancy sign is up at the city morgue this morning".

You can still listen to some of these vintage bits available on You Tube. Just type in CKLW and enjoy. I have, and what a trip!

(07-24-2010 09:06 AM)rickk Wrote:  

(07-23-2010 06:54 AM)SylvaniaRocket Wrote:  

(07-22-2010 06:49 AM)FORT MEIGS ROCKET Wrote:  CKLW out of Windsor... Loud and clear in many households in the Toledo area...

I loved their newscasts and the lead-ins.

This is Byron McGregor CKLW news. "There were six hot lead divorces in the Motor City last night" of "The no vacancy sign is up at the city morgue this morning".

You can still listen to some of these vintage bits available on You Tube. Just type in CKLW and enjoy. I have, and what a trip!

I remember riding in the car,with my dad when they did the report on the boy who was run over by the steel truck, the shovels, etc. My dad looked at me and asked how his family must feel. Good point, dad.

The Fa-Ba?

(07-26-2010 07:46 AM)DetroitRocket Wrote:  The Fa-Ba?

Secor&Sylvania home of:
White Hut
SuzyQ Donuts
The Fa-Ba
The Zodiac Lounge
Shear Professionals(Jackie you're still the best wherever you are.)
My most frequented A&W

Bands I typically went to see at the Fa-Ba:
East River Drive, Legend, Ruby Jones
The Zodiac: Homebase of the Raisins before Kip opened the Palladium.

(07-26-2010 08:07 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  Bands I typically went to see at the Fa-Ba:
East River Drive, Legend, Ruby Jones
The Zodiac: Homebase of the Raisins before Kip opened the Palladium.

Started dating my wife while she was a hostess at the Paladium.

(07-26-2010 08:22 AM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  

(07-26-2010 08:07 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  Bands I typically went to see at the Fa-Ba:
East River Drive, Legend, Ruby Jones
The Zodiac: Homebase of the Raisins before Kip opened the Palladium.

Started dating my wife while she was a hostess at the Paladium.

A few cuties were running around the Palladium.

(07-26-2010 08:42 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  

(07-26-2010 08:22 AM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  

(07-26-2010 08:07 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  Bands I typically went to see at the Fa-Ba:
East River Drive, Legend, Ruby Jones
The Zodiac: Homebase of the Raisins before Kip opened the Palladium.

Started dating my wife while she was a hostess at the Paladium.

A few cuties were running around the Palladium.

I saw Hall and Oates at the Agora. They're pretty cute.

(07-04-2008 01:45 AM)bigbill53 Wrote:  your famous in west toledo if you were barred from lundies and the seaport( i was twice and lived with alex)
rinks was on detroit across from joey's and sunset fireworks and the flooded viadock-
the plane crash into pools tavern-georges marathon-sterchies dry cleaners,- ansteads and baldof bakeries
5+dime- green and yellow stamps and the redemption stores-pay phones -fire call boxes-
PETE the cop,pappy,pappy allen, gus and george senior-7 C's, rec-center,tom thumb, pit stop,
bag lady falling down inside the black cherry bridge,-van connection tom cozack-way before the faggy turtle-the turtle cub and turtle club too! are you a turtle!free concerts at the amplitheatre in ottowa park-Y-Dances-pete the cop again!bennies east+west-the drags at the airport on detroit and alexis where alexis ended-bens truck parts-suicide hill atwillys park when the pool was next to the creek (the willys exit now)-drug corner-erie drugs -milos- jack grimes-elanors beauty shop-mayfair and gladieux lumber- bens fish store-franklyn ice cream on eleanor and bennett i got dozens more but im out of space,bigbill,

geez, I worked for Jack Grimes...great guy:ugaexams:

anyone remember wimpys hamburgers across the street from de vilbiss high?their slogan was "a meal for a dime".their hot dogs were called popeyes. how about scotties fish and chips near the corner of upton and central.they used to put their carry out orders between two paper plates and the fish were smothered with fries.good stuff.

you've sat in the upper deck at swayne field. ifyou had a beer at ottawa tavern. if you went to a matinee at the avalon theatre.

You remember what the old AAA baseball field looked like, you remember when the campus was not very nice looking, and you saw Hall & Oates in concert at Savage Arena.

(07-04-2008 01:45 AM)bigbill53 Wrote:  your famous in west toledo if you were barred from lundies and the seaport( i was twice and lived with alex)
rinks was on detroit across from joey's and sunset fireworks and the flooded viadock-
the plane crash into pools tavern-georges marathon-sterchies dry cleaners,- ansteads and baldof bakeries
5+dime- green and yellow stamps and the redemption stores-pay phones -fire call boxes-
PETE the cop,pappy,pappy allen, gus and george senior-7 C's, rec-center,tom thumb, pit stop,
bag lady falling down inside the black cherry bridge,-van connection tom cozack-way before the faggy turtle-the turtle cub and turtle club too! are you a turtle!free concerts at the amplitheatre in ottowa park-Y-Dances-pete the cop again!bennies east+west-the drags at the airport on detroit and alexis where alexis ended-bens truck parts-suicide hill atwillys park when the pool was next to the creek (the willys exit now)-drug corner-erie drugs -milos- jack grimes-elanors beauty shop-mayfair and gladieux lumber- bens fish store-franklyn ice cream on eleanor and bennett i got dozens more but im out of space,bigbill,

I ALSO HUNG AT THE SEAPORT I SOOO MISS THOSE DAYS \

This site has some great memories of the early Rock Scene in Toledo. Be sure to scroll down and look at the archives.

Remember the battles of the bands at the LCRC?

Blowout in the Body Shop dances? (Can't recall which auto shop those were in. Brondes?)

Concerts or BotB's on the north side of Macys on Secor. (was it Lasalles then?)

Driving out to Swanton Coliseum to see Hair Inc., The Rogues, or Fried Water perform before a Wet Sun Light Show.

you ever took a class at the Free University in the old Pythian Castle downtown.

Any other Eastsiders here maybe can help me out? I'm trying to piece together in my slipping mind the "business" district down Starr and Main?

From Parker down Starr, Tastee Bread, Oak Barrel, Citgo?, Von Ewiggens? Max Reddish's, EJ Smith Grocery, Red Rooster, Pit Stop, Ben Franklins, some restaurant, a bakery?, a small Dept store and bank across from the A&P then the turn down Main St. I'm not even going to try Main St until I get Starr figured out.

Any help?

Don's Drive In was on Main Street. I believe Frankie's was a restaurant on Main street back then. There was also a coney hot dog place on Broadway. Also had Craig's Beer Barrel - which was East of the downtown area you are referring to. Spent some time in the Pit Stop when I lived in East Toledo for a year. Had no chance against the kids that had been going there for years. I went to Raymer for 5th grade before moving again - and there was a little burger place near the school where we used to go for lunch on special occasions (like having some money) called Jones's (I think).

BTW - It was VonEwegen's drug store. I went to school at Fassett and Clay a year behind Jack VonEwegen.