Geesh! WTF Was WRONG With Us Back In The Day??
Just finished the digital conversion of four more of the old 1980's Tape & Record Show Enterprises recordings we made. Tonight, it was the one hour "pilot" and the first three regular episodes of "Paul's Country Corral" hosted by old friend Paul Morrison.
So far, a couple VERY "cringeworthy" moments in the pilot and first episode. Let me just say, I'm glad opinions and morals change after a few decades pass, at least for ME personally they have, can't really comment on Paul. Haven't seen or heard from him in a few years.
First "cringeworthy" moment was, near the close of the pilot episode, Paul decides to play a song from an old 45rpm single in MY collection. I didn't personally buy the record, it was one dad acquired from a certain "organization" he was a member of in the 1950's/60's. Not going to say much publicly about that record, just that it was NEVER sold in stores, and only produced by that certain "organization" for distribution to its members. I never put it on ANY other TRSE production. The record is downright offensive in ANY decade. Paul mentions he isn't "prejudice" before the song starts, but makes an offhanded "prejudice" remark right before the song starts. Luckily, that pilot episode was only "aired" once, as part of the 1985/86 annual TRSE overnight "New Year's Celebration". I believe this evening was the first time I've listened to it since the original recording session/editing processing from back then. Also, later in the show, the tape deck "pitch control" was obviously used a bit in editing, to "trim" the episode down a tad to fit in the final time slot of that evening/morning, since TRSE had a "hard out" on those New Year's overnight marathons.
Second "cringeworthy" moment was close to the beginning of episode one. Not QUITE as bad as what was done in the pilot, but Paul brings up the "Challenger" disaster which happened a couple weeks before the episode was "broadcast". He makes a brief comment about people being upset about that "damn shuttle" and he was going to play a song to try and cheer them up.
Contents of the four episodes converted this evening, as described on the original index card "broadcast" files, although that one song title wasn't "redacted" on the old original handwritten card...
"Paul's Country Corral: Pilot. Broadcast Wednesday, January 1, 1986 at 7:02am central as part of the annual TRSE New Year's Celebration. Theme Music:Soul to Soul(Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble). In this pilot episode for the upcoming February series, Paul Morrison plays many of his favorite country songs. He and co-host Albert Sims play: Seven Spanish Angels(Willie Nelson/Ray Charles), The Ride(David Allen Coe), It's All Over Now(John Anderson), City of New Orleans(Willie Nelson), Little Bits and Pieces(Jim Stafford), I Am What I Am(Jerry Lee Lewis), Radioland(Michael Murphy), Texas[When I Die](Tanya Tucker), Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind(George Strait), [Song title and artist name redacted due to WTF??], I Really Like Girls(Hank Williams Jr).
Paul's Country Corral: Episode 1. Broadcast Wednesday, February 5, 1986 at 8:00pm central. Theme Music: Soul to Soul(Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble). Paul Morrison brings his own show and his own style to TRSE. Songs on this premiere edition include: Me and Bobby McGee(Janis Joplin), Invitation to the Blues(Roger Miller), Amber Waves of Grain(Merle Haggard), The Jogger(Bobby Bare), California Sunset(Neil Young), and American Trilogy(John Conlee).
Paul's Country Corral: Episode 2. Broadcast Wednesday, February 12, 1986 at 8:00pm central. Theme Music: Soul to Soul(Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble). Songs: Wild Wood Weed(Jim Stafford), Ballad of the Leesville Five(James Pastell), The Midnight Choir(Larry Gatlin), River In the Rain(from the Broadway play "Big River" written by Roger Miller), Boogie Woogie Country Man(Jerry Lee Lewis), and Lovesick Blues(Hank Williams).
Paul's Country Corral: Episode 3. Broadcast Wednesday, February 19, 1986 at 8:00pm central. Theme Music: Soul to Soul(Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble). Paul presents a "twist" to this week's program. Songs: Matchbox(Carl Perkins), Red Neck Mother(Jerry Jeff Walker), Drift Away(Dobie Gray), Mississippi Moon(Jimmie Rodgers), Old Man(Neil Young), and Fairytale(The Pointer Sisters)."
Note: I didn't "edit" the offensive parts from the digitation of the original recordings due to "historical context". I haven't agreed with them for decades, but unlike Disney and Warner Brothers, I prefer to leave things as originally produced. Things can be learned from past mistakes. Then again, this was a "hobby" back then, not a mass produced commercial venture.
So far, a couple VERY "cringeworthy" moments in the pilot and first episode. Let me just say, I'm glad opinions and morals change after a few decades pass, at least for ME personally they have, can't really comment on Paul. Haven't seen or heard from him in a few years.
First "cringeworthy" moment was, near the close of the pilot episode, Paul decides to play a song from an old 45rpm single in MY collection. I didn't personally buy the record, it was one dad acquired from a certain "organization" he was a member of in the 1950's/60's. Not going to say much publicly about that record, just that it was NEVER sold in stores, and only produced by that certain "organization" for distribution to its members. I never put it on ANY other TRSE production. The record is downright offensive in ANY decade. Paul mentions he isn't "prejudice" before the song starts, but makes an offhanded "prejudice" remark right before the song starts. Luckily, that pilot episode was only "aired" once, as part of the 1985/86 annual TRSE overnight "New Year's Celebration". I believe this evening was the first time I've listened to it since the original recording session/editing processing from back then. Also, later in the show, the tape deck "pitch control" was obviously used a bit in editing, to "trim" the episode down a tad to fit in the final time slot of that evening/morning, since TRSE had a "hard out" on those New Year's overnight marathons.
Second "cringeworthy" moment was close to the beginning of episode one. Not QUITE as bad as what was done in the pilot, but Paul brings up the "Challenger" disaster which happened a couple weeks before the episode was "broadcast". He makes a brief comment about people being upset about that "damn shuttle" and he was going to play a song to try and cheer them up.
Contents of the four episodes converted this evening, as described on the original index card "broadcast" files, although that one song title wasn't "redacted" on the old original handwritten card...
"Paul's Country Corral: Pilot. Broadcast Wednesday, January 1, 1986 at 7:02am central as part of the annual TRSE New Year's Celebration. Theme Music:Soul to Soul(Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble). In this pilot episode for the upcoming February series, Paul Morrison plays many of his favorite country songs. He and co-host Albert Sims play: Seven Spanish Angels(Willie Nelson/Ray Charles), The Ride(David Allen Coe), It's All Over Now(John Anderson), City of New Orleans(Willie Nelson), Little Bits and Pieces(Jim Stafford), I Am What I Am(Jerry Lee Lewis), Radioland(Michael Murphy), Texas[When I Die](Tanya Tucker), Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind(George Strait), [Song title and artist name redacted due to WTF??], I Really Like Girls(Hank Williams Jr).
Paul's Country Corral: Episode 1. Broadcast Wednesday, February 5, 1986 at 8:00pm central. Theme Music: Soul to Soul(Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble). Paul Morrison brings his own show and his own style to TRSE. Songs on this premiere edition include: Me and Bobby McGee(Janis Joplin), Invitation to the Blues(Roger Miller), Amber Waves of Grain(Merle Haggard), The Jogger(Bobby Bare), California Sunset(Neil Young), and American Trilogy(John Conlee).
Paul's Country Corral: Episode 2. Broadcast Wednesday, February 12, 1986 at 8:00pm central. Theme Music: Soul to Soul(Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble). Songs: Wild Wood Weed(Jim Stafford), Ballad of the Leesville Five(James Pastell), The Midnight Choir(Larry Gatlin), River In the Rain(from the Broadway play "Big River" written by Roger Miller), Boogie Woogie Country Man(Jerry Lee Lewis), and Lovesick Blues(Hank Williams).
Paul's Country Corral: Episode 3. Broadcast Wednesday, February 19, 1986 at 8:00pm central. Theme Music: Soul to Soul(Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble). Paul presents a "twist" to this week's program. Songs: Matchbox(Carl Perkins), Red Neck Mother(Jerry Jeff Walker), Drift Away(Dobie Gray), Mississippi Moon(Jimmie Rodgers), Old Man(Neil Young), and Fairytale(The Pointer Sisters)."
Note: I didn't "edit" the offensive parts from the digitation of the original recordings due to "historical context". I haven't agreed with them for decades, but unlike Disney and Warner Brothers, I prefer to leave things as originally produced. Things can be learned from past mistakes. Then again, this was a "hobby" back then, not a mass produced commercial venture.