Bob Lassiter - Mr Airstream

Bob Lassiter's unique and provocative style have created a high demand for airchecks of his old shows, many of which are archived online at:

http://www.boblassiterairchecks.com

One of the most notorious of these, known as "Mr. Airstream," is a recording from WPLP on April 1, 1987. It is a phone conversation in which an irate elderly man in an Airstream trailer protests Lassiter's treatment of old people, as well as the President and Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker; threatens to report him to the station management, the FCC, the Chamber of Commerce, and even the police; and ends the call by saying, "Have a bad night, hippie!" Fans of the recording, as well as Lassiter himself, consider it to be the greatest moment in talk-radio history.

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[jtmichaelson]

I listened to this the day it broadcast but missed most of it because I was delivering auto parts in Largo. Since then I've heard it a million times and you just don't get tired of it. Bob died days after my father died and it was a double bad week for me. Bob was a God and his show played in my truck every weeknight. I still have to wonder if the call was real or it was that guy who called all the time (forgot his name now).

Excellent call and thank you sincerely for putting this on YTube.

[PrankyCallz]

@jtmichaelson The caller was 'Rocky' the rock and roll Klansman.

[chasega]

I listened to Lassiter in 89-91 when he was at WLS in Chicago with afternoon drive-time. Bob was the ONLY liberal talk-show host I have EVER heard that was worth a damn. He was entertaining and made you think. I didn't usually agree with his views but I laughed, got mad and sad and never will forget the great Bob Lassiter. He and Rush had their great mind meetings while I was a listener, what radio it was. Those were the days.

[mseehusen47]

Great  Caller.Lassiter Rules

[MichaelHansenFUN]

@Gmancrap accually this is it and there is more that may be on here,.,,

[Gmancrap]

Do you think you could PM me that?

[reivenlocke]

Remember that one guy that called in and called Bob a "Phonicator"? LOL!

[darrenmuse]

Hahaha! This is hilarious!! I remember Mad Dog saying that this was his favorite caller of all time.

[3eemy]

"trailer park association" lol

[MichaelHansenFUN]

there is a bad recoprding of this on a websight

and different ones where the tape is running slow

[roxtar10870]

"Have a bad night..... Hippy!"

[SaucyWench7]

you mean my fame has spread to the trailer park? lololol.