WBZ Boston Radio Aircheck - Dick Summer May 6, 1964

[opafortwo]

used to listen trough GE tube radio dark brown micarta case. could not sleep trough the nights then in the 60s now same problem but no dick summer to listen to, remember entranced to the sounds of circus maximus performing WIND qne then the doors LIGHT MY FIRE wow what a trip . thanks

[waterman9465]

I listened to WBZ all while we vacationed in NH every summer, then I could pick up WBZ on clear nights from Detroit. LOL @ Shrewsbury vs Sandwich.

[kingofclownz]

One hen Two ducks Three squawking geese Four limerick oysters Five corpulent porpoises Six pairs of Don Alverzo's? tweezers Seven thousand macedonians in full battle array Eight brass monkeys from the ancient sacred crypts of egypt Nine apathetic sympathetic diabetic old men on roller skates with a marked propensity to procrastination and sloth Ten lyrical spherical diabolical denizens of the deep hoo-ha who swim around the quay of the quo? of the que? of the queasy at the very same time.

[wamy49]

(cont.) make that "diabetic old men on roller skates, with a marked propensity for procrastination and sloth; ten lyrical, spherical,diabolical ... anyone remember the very last words? I've FINALLY forgotten...

[1946don]

@wamy49 ... yes, remember it well. I spent my college years in the Boston area listening to WBZ (and yes, occasionally switched over to Arnie 'the woo' Ginsberg) simply for Dick Summer's voice and his 'shtick.' Shrewsbury vs Sandwich, and remember his "softly as I leave you" stories.

[1946don]

@wamy49

"lyrical, spherical, diabolical ... denizens of the deep blue sea??

[wamy49]

@1946don "...denizens of the deep who all stall around the corner of the quo of the quay of the queasy at the very same time." Or so I remember...thanks for your insights!

[FREDDIEFREAK9]

@wamy49 - First off, thank you for sending this, my Freddie maniac friends! My Other Freddie maniacs, other than me, that is!

And to you, wamy.....Thank you SO much for reminding of this wonderful memory teaser that, of course I used to know by heart, but have been trying in vain to remember now that I'm in my dotage. Got together w/ my 1st boyfr reciting it together!

How did you ever remember it??

Loved Dick's voice so much. Liquid silk, someone put it so accurately....Perfect!

[wamy49]

I also remember that he'd often tell the story of Lord Shrewsbury, the actual inventor ot the sandwich! He was so cute with his little stories. Then, could we EVER forget the official Nite Light password? "one hen, two ducks, three sqwacking geese, four Limerick oysters, five porpuline (?) porpoises, six pairs of Donoverse's tweezers, seven thousand Macedonians in full battle array, eight brass monkeys from the ancient, secret crypts of Egypt, nine apathetic, sympathetic old men on roller (cont.

[wamy49]

WBZ, on Soldier's Field Road. Yessiree, I was a proud member of the Boy Watchers' Club, and had my paper membership card for many years! Grew up in Blue Point, Long Island, and picked up this station effortlessly over the water. Loved Dick Summer. I remember that he made the first anit-war comment I'd ever heard, concerning a unit of American soldiers being "overrun" by the VC. He went into a subtle, intelligent rant about it and that was the very first time I ever had heard such a sentiment.

[bbt1964]

May 6, 1964 ... the day I was born! Neat to hear a radio broadcast from that day. Thanks for posting!

[bbt1964]

May 6, 1964 ... the day I was born! Neat to hear a radio broadcast from that day. Thanks for posting!

[oldhippiefromthe60s]

My brother is close friends with Bruce Bradley he just turned 75 this year, his health isn't been good but he's still with us.

[freefred77]

Actually I liked listening to Bruce Bradley / Dick Summer dialogue with the DJ changeover at midnight....does anyone know whatever happened to Bruce....he was hilarious....

[yawhause]

Amazing memories this brings. Like Beatlejim, I too listened to him on WBZ as a "tween" with the little transistor radio under my pillow. I learned about different types of music, comedy and he was a great comfort to me. And, also like stonegateaccent - as I grew up a little, Dick Summer and "The Loving Touch" was part of my high school years. Thanks SO MUCH for posting this.

[stonegateaccent]

I loved Dick Summer's book when I was a young teen in the Boston area. It was called "The Loving Touch". I discovered he's still making CD's that I found on Amazon or also his website DickSummerProductions. His voice truly is liquid silk.

[FreddieGodofRock]

Wow, I never knew this existed!

I LOVE Dick Summer!!! What a voice! He was my favorite....for so many reasons. He was so inspirational, so nice, & just so decent. I still have my N.A.G. tag! I come across it every now and then and just smile @ all the late nights I spent w/ that wonderful voice in the dark of my bdrm. What memories!

[FREDDIEMANIAC]

@FreddieGodofRock ....The greatest voice in broadcasting! And the most recognizable......I hear Dick's voice every now and then on a commercial and 45 years later, I still recognize that unmistakable voice!

So happy to know his mellifluous voice is still ringing out under the pillows of a new generation.

Such sweet memories of an innocent time! :)

[jekiwe]

great radio personality whom I would listen to while going to Northeast Broadcasting School under the tutelage of Mr Victor Best...then listened when I finished school and went back to PA. need I say, while in school I was a Dick Summer's wannabe.....never happened!

[beatlejim64]

Loved WBZ as a kid...great station.....I remember their coverage of The Beatles coming to Boston on Sept.12,1964 to play a sold out show at the Garden...great memories and times!!!

[tvnetdude]

Dick Summer is the voice of all of the Binder & Binder commercials now.

[flomurdock]

I've loved Dick for many years. But lately as I hear the most recent things he has done - i"m shocked at how I 'm annoyed by them. They just sound pretentious and I don't know what - I still love Dick, but this phony stuff just does does me in.

[tleparskas]

very mature style for 1964 - first heard him in Canada late night around 1967. He was pretty the same. I think I heard about "Ultimate Spinach" listening to Dick's show.

Extremely great talent. One of the reasons I made radio a career.

[psmith102006]

I listened to radio my whole life, EXCEPT the last couple of years. Clear Channel is ruining radio!! I no longer listen to radio!!!

[5BGVO4]

what a shame that the only place you can hear him nowadays is on those Binder&Binder disability lawyer TV ads!

[MrChicagoPaul]

I listened to WBZ when I went out to park with my girlfriend in the cornfields near my hometown of Dubuque, IA. Miss the Schruzbury Sanwiches. The only thing that happened when I flashed my lights was nothing.

Thanx for the super memory.

[rstadt]

I loved to listen to Dick Summer in the 60 & 70. Wish someone had a copy of Dick reciting the poem The Highwayman.

[popholt]

Dick Summer was my favorite DJ of all time..I was so sorry when he left Indianapolis for Boston. He used to broadcast his night time shows from atop a Merrill's Highdecker restaurant in INDY.

All the kids would "pile" into the parking lot to listen to his show and eat. It was a forerunner to Mel's Diner in the movie American Graffiti.....I miss the 60's...

[speedy45rpm]

Yeah, I was another listener to Dick Summer in the mid-60s from my home near Philly. The Shrewsbury bit, plus the Venus Flytraps, are what I most remember about him. I reminds me of staying up to all hours on summer nights. Thanks for posting.

[beatlejim64]

I used to listen to Dick Summer all the time as a kid on WBZ in the 1960's...

[leadsquirter]

Me too! I'd put my little six transistor radio under my pillow and listen to all the big 50,000 watt AM stations that would come booming in at night.

[1946don]

The Duke of Shrewsbury Lives!!!

[SonnyDaye1]

This aircheck shows just how much Dick was influenced by the legendary (no relation to ALAN Dary) "Go Go Glenn".

[jimwalsh2001]

I worked with Dick in Philly in the early nineties.  Good guy!

[vandywilliam]

I always enjoy airchecks from some of the great Top 40/pop music radio stations of years gone by.