Doctor, Doctor Give Me The News…

The NYU Langone Medical Center  is internationally recognized for excellence in patient care, physician education and scientific research.  They’ve been doing this for awhile now - 167 years.  The Langone and Sirius teamed up for day one of “Doctor Radio” yesterday on SIRIUS  channel 114.  Now this is what you call “full-service” radio and Sirius should be applauded for their broadcasting alliance with this medical institution…

“Doctor Radio” will feature world-class physicians hosting live call-in shows from its studio at the Medical Center.  It’s real doctors helping real people.  Some of the subjects lined up for the 24/7 radio channel include “Tales From The E.R.”, “About Our Kids“, “Plastic Surgery“, “Dermatology“, “Sexual Help” and “Heart Health“…

In the coming weeks, a special series called “Sounds Of The Hospital” will take listeners inside the operating room during open heart surgery.  SOTH will feature a night in Bellevue Hospital’s ER, one of the busiest in New York City.  They will also let people listen in on families in crisis at the NYU Child Study Center…

“Doctor Radio” is a far-cry from ”Ben Casey” and “Dr. Kildare” and just a bit more important and useful…

10 Timeline Memories:

1. 1621]  Going Dutch:  The Dutch West India Co. receives a charter for New Netherlands, which will be changed to New Amsterdam and then New York City…
2. 1932]  Back-to-back x4=  Lou Gehrig  becoming the second player to hit 4 home runs in one game.  Gehrig did it against the Philadelphia A’s.  The first player to do it?  The immortal Bobby Lowe  in 1894…
3. 1937]  Wedding Bells:  The Duke of Windsor marries American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson in Monts, France.  The Duke abdicates the British throne as a wedding present…
4. 1965]  Spacewalk:  Astronaut Edward White becomes the first American to walk in space during the flight of Gemini 4…
5. 1968]  Was it the art?:  Andy Warhol  is shot and critically wounded in his New York City film studio by actress Valerie Solanas.  Warhol will fully recover…
6. 1975]  ‘Happy Trails’:  Ozzie Nelson  dies from cancer at 68…1989]  Iran’s spiritual leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini  dies from cancer at 89…
7. 1988]  Mar-go:  Margo Adams files a palimony suit against Wade Boggs after their 4-year relationship sours.  The married Boggs and Adams will settle out of court.  The affair didn’t interfere will Boggs hitting his normal .310 and he’ll finish at .380 to win his 5th batting title…
8. 2001]  Tony x12=  The number of Tony Awards won by Mel Brooks  for “The Producers“…
9. 2003]  En Englais:  The Cubs’ Sammy Sosa breaks a bat filled with cork and suddenly forgets how to speak English…
10. 2004]  Julio speaks with his bat:  The Braves’ Julio Franco  becomes the oldest player to hit a grand slam at 45.  Julio recently retired…

Music Memories:

• 1967]  Released on this date:  “Light My Fire” - Doors (this is the long version)…1972]  “Take It Easy” - Eagles…
• 1968]  Number One on this date:  “Respect” - Aretha Franklin…
• 1972]  On the road again:  The Rolling Stones launch their “Exile On Main Street” tour…

Commentary:

The Chess Brothers discovered Bo Diddley  playing on street corners in Chicago’s South Side and signed him to their label in the 50s.  Born Elias Bates McDaniel in Mississippi, Bo got his nickname from elementary school classmates in Chicago.  Bo Diddley’s famous “shave and a haircut” beat made him an act you couldn’t sit still to.  He had his man Jerome playing the maracas on stage beside him and the incessant heavy beat of the drums and there was always the square guitar - his trademark.  Bo Diddley made the early days of Rock and Roll about as much fun as any act in the 50s.  Bo Do died yesterday at 79 from heart failure…When Harvey Korman passed away last Thursday at 81 from complications of a rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, a piece of television history died with him.  There was no funnier show in the 60s than “The Carol Burnett Show” and Harvey was one of the main reasons why.  Along with his buddy Tim Conway, he made us laugh with every skit of every show.  Here’s a clip of the two of them together in their classic “Dentist” sketch…

“Happy Birthday…happy birthday“:

Anderson Cooper (41), Dan Hill (54), Deniece Williams (58), Suzi Quatro (58), Eddie Holman (62), Ian Hunter (69), Chuck Barris (79) and Tony Curtis (83)…

Timeline Countdown:  4 days until The Belmont Stakes, 12 days until Father’s Day, 19 days until summer and 32 days until July 4th…

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