[78-L] End of an Era: Dr. Demento ends radio run

[Steven C. Barr]

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From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> Dr. Demento is a member of Toast of New York and is heard from frequently. 
> A couple of months ago he gave me a plug when he aired (online only, not 
> on the broadcast version) my near first-generation copy of The Crepitation 
> Contest.
>
> I'll admit to having drawn some inspiration from Dr. D over the years, 
> although I'd never heard his program when a listener to my local show 
> called me a Canadian Doctor Demento. Some years later, I presented nightly 
> insanity on the CBC Network on "Summer Camp" and then "Night Camp". While 
> on a visit to Los Angeles, I dropped into the offices of Westwood One with 
> a few samples..they said they loved the program but couldn't do anything 
> with it, since they already had Dr. D and HE was a hard sell. Radio ain't 
> fun no more.
>
I recall that he did a live show in Toronto about 20 years ago...which I 
attended!
I took him an autographed copy of my DG, having learned he collected 78's;
he told me that he already owned the book, but would hang onto the 
autographed
copy as well. He also introduced me to the crowd!

Steven C. Barr