Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Speaker A: Welcome to the first show of 2025. And no better way to start a new year, but with a dumb birthday game. This one hails from January 9, 1994. I've titled it what did she say? Side note, Norm is nutty as ever. The players. The delightful Fred from New Jersey. Steve in Portland, Maine. John from the fantastic city of Lynn, a first time player. The sleepy, giggly and at times completely incomprehensible Maria. And her hubby Mike, who I believe lived in New Hampshire, originally from England. The cute and adorable Sid Whitaker, producing and playing in studio. And Lou, Lou, Lou Ambrosino in traffic. The birthdays Jimmy Boyd, Buster Poindexter, also known as David Johansson, Richard Nixon, Crystal Gale, Joan Baez, Bart Starr, Susanna York and Bob Denver. Episode 217.
What did she say? Mumbles its way to your ears in 3, 2 and 1.
[00:01:06] Speaker B: So stupid birthday Gabe. Oh, it's dumb. And that's what we're gonna do now. And the idea is to tell you who's born on this very day. Because we're in this Sunday now, January 9th. And there were a lot of interesting people born in this day. And we'll see how close they come to their actual ages. And of course, the one who gets us the most or gets the closest to most of the ages of the most of the will get a prize. A really tasteless, worthless, tacky prize that they will hate and will put up for a flea market within minutes. Okay, but what the heck, it's the fun of the game. That's what I say. And let's see, who, who, who's going to be playing the game with us? Our friend Fred out there in New Jersey is. Hey, Fred. Hi, I'm here, you're here, here. And you're all, you're all kind of. You're psyched up for us. As we went through so much stuff to get to you, I thought maybe I didn't want you to cool off. I want you to be at the peak of your conditioning.
[00:02:04] Speaker C: I am so dumb that I'm used in car crashes.
[00:02:08] Speaker B: You're one of those dummies, eh? Okay, I think I've seen your picture on television a whole lot and you are a very dumb person. And I'm so glad we have Steve. I hope he's. Are you dumb too, Steve from Poland, Maine?
You're okay. Hey, where in Maine are you, Steve?
[00:02:26] Speaker C: Portland.
[00:02:26] Speaker B: Portland, Maine. One of my favorite cities in the entire world.
[00:02:30] Speaker C: Everybody likes the city. Why is that?
[00:02:32] Speaker B: You? And have you lived there long?
[00:02:34] Speaker C: All my life. I wonder why.
[00:02:36] Speaker B: No, I think. I think it's a very pretty city.
[00:02:38] Speaker C: No, that's why I see here. It's nice. It's calm and there's not up. You know, it's great, you know, nice little quiet town.
[00:02:45] Speaker B: Nothing happens is what you're saying.
[00:02:47] Speaker C: Too many cops, no crime. You know what I mean?
[00:02:49] Speaker B: Okay, that's great. John is in lint. You talk about fantastic cities. Hey John, how are you doing?
[00:02:56] Speaker C: You're lying numb.
[00:02:58] Speaker B: Why are you still living, Lynn?
[00:03:00] Speaker C: Yes, I know.
[00:03:02] Speaker B: I'm trying. I'm trying to. I'm trying to dig up some happy memories. Where Bots and Lynn do you live?
[00:03:07] Speaker C: All up to the Saugus line.
[00:03:09] Speaker B: Oh, that's a nice part of Lynn.
[00:03:11] Speaker C: It is.
[00:03:13] Speaker B: You know something? You're okay, John. Is this the first crack in the game you've had?
[00:03:16] Speaker C: Yeah, it is.
[00:03:17] Speaker B: You must be kind of nervous and excited and stuff. And if you win, we haven't had too many rookies win. But you, as you know you'll win something totally worthless and useless.
[00:03:26] Speaker C: Oh well, what the hell. I'm. The house is loaded with that stuff.
[00:03:32] Speaker B: My house is apparently in the same condition. We have. Oh, we have Maria, who apparently didn't get her husband to play at all. And so she's going to play instead. Is that right?
[00:03:41] Speaker D: I. I want him to play, but he's taken down. But I've got lots of people listening. From Ontario.
[00:03:51] Speaker B: Yes.
What did you say? Have a lot of. There are a lot of people listening. From Ontario.
[00:03:57] Speaker D: Yeah.
[00:03:58] Speaker B: Now why did you say that?
[00:04:01] Speaker D: Because I brought people in my area.
[00:04:06] Speaker B: Okay, See now last time I talked to you, I understood every third sentence. I think now it's going to be every fourth sentence you say. As you get more tired, your speech becomes a little more blurry. But you're so adorable. What the heck? Sid Whitaker, our producer, is going to play the game with us today.
[00:04:22] Speaker D: Oh, I tried to play with Sid.
[00:04:25] Speaker B: Did you hear that, Sid?
[00:04:27] Speaker E: I. I did, yes.
[00:04:28] Speaker B: And her husband.
[00:04:29] Speaker D: She sounds cute and adorable.
[00:04:31] Speaker B: Well, you both sound cute and adorable. You both. You both look like you. You could really take your place on top of a wedding cake.
Or maybe you could replace Barbie and Ken.
Yeah, I think I'm getting started to make myself a little nauseous. Is your husband. Is your husband asleep, Maria?
[00:04:48] Speaker D: No, he's not. I woke him up, but I see.
[00:04:52] Speaker B: Because if he's not.
No, if he's not listening, then you. And you could flirt with Sid is with what I was leading up to.
Is that it? Is that the whole Thing is that. What's that, Mike?
[00:05:05] Speaker D: Come here and talk.
Hold on, hold on, hold on.
[00:05:09] Speaker B: There really is a mic. I thought she was.
[00:05:12] Speaker E: I guess she's not into it, Norm.
[00:05:13] Speaker F: No, honestly.
[00:05:15] Speaker B: But.
Oh, I. I thought Maria was making you up. I didn't think you really existed.
[00:05:21] Speaker F: No, no, it's just not my time of morning, unfortunately. I'm one of these people who can.
[00:05:26] Speaker B: Sleep, you know, you talk just like Maria.
[00:05:31] Speaker F: No, I don't think so, but I do try to work on it. She's got rather acute reaction.
[00:05:38] Speaker B: No, no. You. You don't come from the same place then, apparently.
[00:05:42] Speaker F: No, no, I, I was originally born in the northwest. Marie was born in the northeast.
[00:05:50] Speaker B: Oh, Northwest of England. And she was born in the northeast of England, but. I know.
[00:05:54] Speaker F: Yeah, we must be all of them.
[00:05:55] Speaker B: 150 miles, because England is such a little country.
Oh, yeah.
You make me sound like you came from the other part of the world or something.
Now your accent is okay. She said she's. It's adorable. I, I, of course, never having seen Maria, I'm just guessing she's adorable. Come closer so that she doesn't hear you. But is she really a really adorable person?
[00:06:20] Speaker F: Oh, definitely.
I mean, I mean, I get to share her all day. You only count her in the morning, I think.
[00:06:28] Speaker B: I think you're both cute. Okay, who's going to play the game? Both of you are.
[00:06:33] Speaker F: Maria, she was badgering me that, That I should play with you, but. I wish on the speakerphone. But Marie can play.
[00:06:42] Speaker B: Okay. Okay. Thanks. Very nice to talk to you, Mike.
[00:06:46] Speaker F: Nice to talk to you now.
[00:06:47] Speaker B: Okay. And also playing with. With us, of course, is Lou Ambrosino, WBC ACE 24 Hour Traffic Network reporter. And nice to have you playing the game again after all these many while. I'm a little bit out of practice here, so you'll have to bear with me. Bear with my voice, too. It's kind of a little scratchy.
That was a dramatization. My voice is a little scratchy.
[00:07:10] Speaker C: So is my cat.
[00:07:11] Speaker B: Oh, okay. Okay. We're gonna do bad jokes, Fred. We haven't even begun yet. We already got our first one in. Okay. A lot of. A lot of interesting people born on this day. Be fun to guess their birthdays, wouldn't it?
It's a stupid game. I know that.
[00:07:26] Speaker E: Where's the second one?
[00:07:27] Speaker B: It said what I said.
[00:07:30] Speaker E: You were talking a minute ago about. About stupid jokes, and I said, there's the second one, but.
[00:07:36] Speaker B: Yeah, I see.
Okay. Jimmy Boyd. Jimmy Boyd was born on this date in McComb, Mississippi. His biggest hit was Anybody know Jimmy Boyd? Remember little Jimmy Boyd?
It was I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.
Next. Only to All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth, which was done by somebody else in the Spike Jones Band. We had some great Christmas songs back then. I don't understand what happened. They have just nothing anymore. That's. That's. That rings and. And wrenches the heartstrings like I saw my eyes on Mommy kissing. You all know the song. Anyway, that's Jimmy Boyd. Fred, how old do you think little Jimmy Boyd is today?
[00:08:22] Speaker C: 43.
[00:08:24] Speaker B: 43.
Okay. Steve, what do you say?
[00:08:28] Speaker C: Oh, how about 57?
[00:08:32] Speaker B: 57. Imagine little Jimmy Boyd being 57.
[00:08:36] Speaker C: Why not?
[00:08:40] Speaker B: John, what do you think?
[00:08:42] Speaker C: 41.
[00:08:43] Speaker B: 41. Okay. And the team of Maria and Mike. As I can hear you, Mike in there. That's okay.
59. Okay. Sid, what do you say?
[00:08:56] Speaker E: Oh, what the heck. 52.
[00:08:57] Speaker B: Okay. Do you remember that song? Because they don't play it anymore, I don't think. Do they?
[00:09:02] Speaker E: All I Want is My two Front teeth or.
[00:09:04] Speaker B: No, no. I Saw a Mummy Kissing Santa Claus.
[00:09:07] Speaker E: I. I've heard of it, but I can't. I can't think of how it goes.
[00:09:12] Speaker B: Let me. Let me sing it for you.
[00:09:14] Speaker E: Yes, please.
[00:09:16] Speaker B: Some other time. Some other time. Obviously, there's not a great demand for it right this minute, I don't think. No, I saw Mummy kissing. So anyway, it develops that Santa Claus was actually the kid's father dressed up as Santa Claus. Otherwise, it's kind of provocative, isn't it? Hey, Santa Claus comes down the chimney and he starts fooling around the ladies of the house. But it wasn't that at all. Okay, Lou Abrasino, what do you think? I never heard of any of his.
[00:09:43] Speaker E: Later songs, so I'll assume he's retired.
[00:09:45] Speaker B: In, say, 65 after that. He should have. He probably retired right after that. Well, he probably did well with that 65. You figure he's. He's now collecting Medicare, Social Security and is sitting back resting on his. You find the expression laurels on his mistletoe. Okay, Jimmy Boyd. Actually, today is 54. And let's see, the closest would be Sid whitaker. Is that 52. You're right. Yeah. Young punk Sid Whitaker, who never even hardly heard of Jimmy.
Not hardly, but probably never heard of Jimmy Boyd.
[00:10:20] Speaker E: Young punk. I kind of like that.
[00:10:22] Speaker B: Young punk is kind of nice. I only refer to people I like as young punks.
[00:10:27] Speaker E: Oh, I'm flattered.
[00:10:28] Speaker B: Yeah.
What about Buster Poindexter? Oh, hell, you know, he was born David Johansson. He's now Buster Poindexter then. He do that hot, hot, hot, hot. Is that his.
He's a video of little. Little funny looking guy.
[00:10:47] Speaker C: Yeah.
[00:10:47] Speaker E: I want to say he had something popular around.
I'm gonna GUESS it's about 15 years ago. It's like late 70s, early 80s. Didn't he have something then? I can't. I'm trying to think, but I can't remember for sure.
[00:11:01] Speaker B: I'm not sure. I know he's done a few things. Yes, he has. He did one with a whole line of girls dancing. Maybe that's the one you're thinking, aren't you?
[00:11:10] Speaker E: Yeah, it sounds familiar.
[00:11:11] Speaker B: I can't remember the name of that either.
[00:11:13] Speaker E: Can't quite put my finger on it though.
[00:11:14] Speaker B: It says here that he was the. Played the dead taxi driver in Scrooged, the Bill Murray movie.
Buster Poindexter. And then. You want to take a shot at that, Lou? He goes by another name, David Johansson.
[00:11:29] Speaker E: He actually goes by two names sometimes.
[00:11:31] Speaker B: Oh, really? Because that's his name. His real name is David Johansson and he changed it or not changed it, but he's recorded under the Buster Poindexter name too. So apparently he hasn't changed it legally. He goes back and forth. I know who he is, and I believe he played in Boston a couple of years ago.
I'll say about 43. 43, okay. And what do you say, Sid?
[00:11:58] Speaker E: Say 46.
[00:12:01] Speaker B: What do you think, Maria?
[00:12:03] Speaker D: I think 48.
[00:12:05] Speaker B: 48.
One day. By the way, one day you and your husband and I will have to get together so you can teach me to talk like you guys talk.
[00:12:13] Speaker D: We're definitely coming to give you breakfast.
[00:12:16] Speaker B: Okay. No, I want. Mostly. That'd be nice. I'll take you to breakfast. But I want to know how to talk that way because then I can get a job. I can get a job with wgbh.
[00:12:26] Speaker D: No, I'll get came up to do this.
[00:12:29] Speaker B: Oh, okay. So does he hate you? No, he doesn't hate you. He thinks you're cute too. No, but I want to get a job with, with the public television and public radio, and that's the only way he could do it.
I. I'm going to ask you this.
English accents go well in this, this country in certain areas, like public television and all that.
[00:12:51] Speaker D: I don't know.
[00:12:52] Speaker B: What about American accents in England? Would they. Would they. Would they hire me in England with an American accent?
[00:13:00] Speaker D: I worked for VP one time.
[00:13:03] Speaker B: Well, never mind. You work. You have an English accent?
[00:13:05] Speaker D: Yeah. But I worked for VP one time. We had an American guy who was over for like six weeks. And I'm not kidding you, all of the girls put together and we bought him primo sex, expensive briefcase, and.
[00:13:29] Speaker B: See.
[00:13:29] Speaker D: The thing that you could put in there?
[00:13:31] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah. No, the thing I'm. See, the thing I'm. The reason I'm asking.
Somehow an English accent is considered quite cultured. And you hear somebody say, you know, tune in again tomorrow for this part two of this program and all that all sounds terribly, terribly cultured.
Does a guy who comes on, or a woman with an American accent in England, do they say we hired him because we wanted to add a little culture to the program? Or do they say we hired this guy with the American accent because we wanted to sound more earthy and kind of low brow?
[00:14:09] Speaker D: Well.
[00:14:13] Speaker B: You don't, you don't seem to know the answer to that, Marie. So we'll go along and ask John.
[00:14:19] Speaker D: He's saying that it's more worldly wise.
[00:14:22] Speaker B: More worldly wise? Like an American accent. Like, we've been there and we've been there and back and we know also. Okay. Okay. Oh, I, I. Because I was kind of. I was kind of thinking it'd be kind of fun if I could maybe spend a year or two in London. You know, do with my house.
[00:14:40] Speaker D: Norm, I still have the house in England.
[00:14:42] Speaker B: Oh, you do?
[00:14:43] Speaker D: Yeah.
[00:14:43] Speaker B: Okay, let's work out a. We'll work out a deal.
[00:14:45] Speaker D: Let me get a university.
[00:14:48] Speaker B: Which, which university is that?
[00:14:50] Speaker D: Whole university.
[00:14:52] Speaker B: I never heard of it, but it sounds good to me. I'll see if I can get a job there, first of all.
Okay. I'll have to. I'll see what can happen there. Norm Nathan. Norm Nathan reporting. Here's for the BBC. Thank you.
[00:15:08] Speaker D: No. You making my club.
[00:15:11] Speaker B: Hey, John. Let me, Let me ask, John, how old do you think Buster Poindexter is?
[00:15:15] Speaker C: I'll try 47.
[00:15:16] Speaker B: 47. And. Steve, I forgot the bloody question.
[00:15:22] Speaker C: I'm sorry. No, I'm just kidding. 46 is my guess.
[00:15:26] Speaker B: 46. Okay. Fred, what do you think?
[00:15:29] Speaker C: Somebody stole my 43, so I'll say 40.
[00:15:32] Speaker B: 42. Okay. Because you, you can give the same answer somebody else did. That's okay. But I notice you guessed 43 for Jimmy Boyd also.
So. So that may be a standard answer right across the board. Eh?
[00:15:44] Speaker C: Eventually I'll be right.
[00:15:46] Speaker B: Actually, actually, if you'd said 43, you would have been closer. And Lou Abracino said 43, so he was right. But Buster, point extraction is 44, but I'd say 43 is the closest. Nobody said 45, so that's. That's Lou. Lou and Sid have won one apiece and they both are employees of WBZ. So if you're suspicious, you have good reason.
Even though we have to be scrupulously honest. They all give us lie detector test before we can work here. Just to show how you know all that kind of polygraph tests. Richard Nixon. Today is Richard Nixon's birthday.
[00:16:25] Speaker F: Oh, God.
[00:16:29] Speaker B: I knew we'd get that reaction from somebody. Let me see. He was his favorite president. Yeah.
Okay. In 1952, he was a California senator, became vice president for President Eisenhower. I'm just mentioning these things to give you an idea, just to refresh your memory so you get an idea of maybe you know, what years you can use as springboards to guess his current age. In 1968, he was elected the 37th President of the United States. He eventually negotiated a ceasefire agreement with Vietnam and pulled out the US troops. He visited Moscow and reopened contract contact rather with mainland China. Following the Watersgate scandal, He became the first president to resign. And that date was August 9, 1974, when he resigned. Almost. This year will be 20 years from now. We can have a Watergate scandal resignation party next August, maybe. We'll check with WBC promotion department. They'll probably have a promotion maybe for that day or something like that. Anyway. Anyway, that's Richard Nixon. And the thing that I regret most is the fact that I am a member of the Richard Nixon generation. He was around as a representative when I first got interested in politics, having defeated Jerry Voorhees in California. Then he became senator and he's still around. I can't shake that man. Or Henry Kissinger.
Thank you very much for allowing me to speak. And now I'll go back to the dressing room to change my costume. Thank you. Hey, John, what do you think?
[00:18:07] Speaker C: I figure he's about nine days older than God, so I'll say 81.
[00:18:11] Speaker B: Okay. Who's the one who was making. Making these statements about. Oh, Jesus, Richard, my favorite present. Was that you, John?
[00:18:18] Speaker C: That was me.
[00:18:19] Speaker B: Okay, well, fair enough that I should give you the first crack if you're guessing his age.
Fred, what do you think?
[00:18:27] Speaker C: I want you to know I'm not a crook.
83.
[00:18:32] Speaker B: 83, okay. And Marie, Maria?
[00:18:37] Speaker D: I'm thinking maybe 78.
[00:18:39] Speaker B: 78. 78 years old.
Who sue talks.
Was that who sue dust off that way? Because I think that's a great imitation. If I could figure out who it is.
Steve, what do you say?
[00:18:58] Speaker C: What tapes?
I'm sorry, I'm. I'm 82 years old.
[00:19:06] Speaker B: 82. 82 years old with an imitation of Richard Nixon. The boot. I think that's wondrous. I noticed you didn't do an imitation of Buster Poindexter.
[00:19:16] Speaker C: Besides Abraham Lincoln, he's one of my favorite presidents.
[00:19:19] Speaker B: That's right. And you have all of his speeches in a Moroccan bound notebook.
[00:19:24] Speaker C: Without him, you know, we wouldn't even be talking to China right now.
[00:19:28] Speaker B: That's right. That's right. China would just be some mysterious oriental country we'd know nothing about.
[00:19:34] Speaker C: We'd still be firing him. Vietnam.
[00:19:36] Speaker B: That's right. We'd still be in Vietnam. That's right. Sid Whitaker, what do you think?
[00:19:41] Speaker E: 79.
[00:19:43] Speaker B: I think 79. I think a little hesitance there. No, let's not. Let's put that hesitancy aside. Let's be positive. Well, I'll.
[00:19:51] Speaker E: I'll try. Didn't actually. Didn't Pat. Pat Nixon pass away? This was it this past summer.
[00:19:56] Speaker B: Yes, he did. Not even. Yes. Practiced past four. Oh, yeah. Not too many months ago.
Lou Ambrosino, what do you think? I'll go with 81. 81 is absolutely correct. You and John hit it right on the button. Did you both know that? Did you know that, John? No.
[00:20:14] Speaker C: As I said, I thought he was nine days older than God. 81 would be about right.
[00:20:20] Speaker B: That's right. Because God, God. God won't be 81 until July, the 18th of January. No, you said nine days.
I don't know. I'm pushing it a little too far here. Crystal. Gale, I don't know whether, you know, her real name is actually Sophie Brendanovich.
I made that up. She was actually born Brenda Gale Webb in Paintsville, Kentucky. And it serves her right. Her biggest hit, Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue, was recorded in 1977. And her older sister, Loretta Lynn, nicknamed her Crystal from the crystal hamburger chain in the South. Did you know that? I didn't know that.
This game is just so wonderful. I know it's a dumb game, but we learn just so darn much from this.
[00:21:16] Speaker E: We do.
[00:21:16] Speaker B: Oh, we. We really do. Brenda became Crystal because of a hamburger chain, and the hamburger chain actually spelled Crystal with a K.
So obviously her older sister, Loretta is a little illiterate and cannot spell because she spelled it with a C. And now let's go down the field and pick up the band. Thank you. Okay, let's start with. Let's see. Who will we Start with this. Now. We'll start with you, Maria. How old do you think Crystal Gale is today?
[00:21:43] Speaker D: According to. Mike is 43.
[00:21:47] Speaker B: Mike said 43?
[00:21:48] Speaker D: Yeah.
[00:21:49] Speaker B: Okay. And what do you say, Lou?
[00:21:54] Speaker C: I'll go.
[00:21:54] Speaker B: How about 45? 45. Okay.
Every time I say Lou, I think of the Mary Tyler Moore show and Ed Asner. Yeah. Eddie Asner as Lou Grant. And Ted Knight is Ted Baxter, who always says Lou. Come on, Lou. What do you say? Louis, that was a fantastic imitation. I thought for a moment Ted Baxter was right here in the studio.
Steve, what do you think? He's dead. That's right.
[00:22:26] Speaker C: Who, me?
[00:22:27] Speaker B: No, not. You're not dead? No, you're not dead, but, Steve, I'd like you to guess Crystal Gale's age. I just. I don't know. I woke up this morning and I said, boy, I hope Steve from Maine calls and he can guess Crystal Gale's age.
[00:22:40] Speaker C: 47.
[00:22:41] Speaker B: 46.
[00:22:42] Speaker C: Right to the point. Right.
[00:22:44] Speaker B: No fooling around right there. Okay.
Okay. How about you, Fred? What do you think?
[00:22:50] Speaker C: 43.
[00:22:52] Speaker B: 43.
Okay. And John?
[00:22:55] Speaker C: 44.
[00:22:56] Speaker B: 44. And what do you say, Sid?
[00:22:59] Speaker E: I'm gonna go with 45.
[00:23:00] Speaker B: 45. Same as Lou. You and Lou is sticking together there on that one. All right. Okay.
Crystal Gale, actually, today is 43.
[00:23:09] Speaker C: I told you I'd be right.
[00:23:11] Speaker B: Yeah. Fred and Maria both have the correct answer there. And you're probably saying, well, let's hold back and let's look and see what the scores are so far. And Lou Ambrosina has two and one apiece by Sid, Maria, John, Fred, Sally, Peter.
I'm making all that up, Steve. You're the only one who hasn't scored you yet. And I suppose it doesn't matter. When you live in a beautiful city like Portland, you got it made. Anyway, what the heck.
[00:23:45] Speaker C: I read Beagle Bailey. My favorite guy's zero.
[00:23:49] Speaker B: All right. Oh, boy, I love intellectuals, don't you?
Joan Baez was born today. Joan Baez. Her biggest record was done in 1971, the night they drove old Dixie down.
And she published an autobiography in 1987. She did a lot of. She's from Staten Island, New York. But I think her beginnings were pretty much in Cambridge. She did coffee house. Remember coffee houses back there in the 60s, late 50s?
She did. She played some coffee houses in Cambridge. That's the first time I'd heard of her.
Joan Baez.
Okay, let's see when we start. Let's start with.
Let's see. We haven't started with you, Steve. I don't believe.
[00:24:37] Speaker C: No, you haven't.
[00:24:38] Speaker B: Okay, we'll start with you then. How old is Joan Baez?
[00:24:42] Speaker C: Certainly sorry. I like Curly, too.
She's 55.
[00:24:49] Speaker B: She's 55, said Steve without batting an eyelash. Just. Just like that.
[00:24:55] Speaker C: You know what I mean?
[00:24:56] Speaker B: No, that's right. I mean, you know, even as you have to make a decision, right or wrong, you say, well, I like to.
[00:25:03] Speaker C: Work in the media, and I know you don't want to waste any air time.
[00:25:06] Speaker B: Oh, I don't mind. I waste it every night. You kidding?
[00:25:09] Speaker C: I've been in the media for 10 years. I'm media than I was 10 years ago.
Sorry.
[00:25:17] Speaker B: You know, that's the worst Joe I ever heard.
[00:25:21] Speaker C: But isn't it great?
[00:25:23] Speaker B: It is great. Life is so sweet. Life is great.
Let's see, John, what do you think?
[00:25:28] Speaker C: Oh, 54.
[00:25:30] Speaker B: 54, okay. And Sid?
[00:25:33] Speaker E: 48.
[00:25:34] Speaker B: 48. And, Lou, you're leading the pack now, so the pressure's on you as the front runner. I'll say 52. 52, he said, without breaking under the stress. Strain of that. That was very good. You're. That's why you're my role model.
Fred, what do you say?
[00:25:54] Speaker C: 58.
[00:25:55] Speaker B: 58.
And Maria, I think I'm done with the other guy.
[00:26:00] Speaker D: I'm 52.
[00:26:02] Speaker B: 52. Okay. I just wonder, Lou, is there an organization of traffic reporters and you have conventions and meetings and stuff, and you sit around and kind of recap some of the great moments of traffic that you've encountered?
Like I can see some old traffic guy saying, you know, I remember back in 1947, we had a traffic jam that was so, you know, you don't do any of that kind of stuff, do you? Oh, like nostalgia or anything. Yeah, kind of a nostalgic night. We. Well, just, you know, just a bull session with a whole bunch of traffic Top ten pileups. Yeah, we. In fact, we were thinking of putting out as a promotional thing for wbc, an album of traffic at the end of the year. You know, The. The. The 10 top traffic jams and re or Recreations of Great traffic things of that year.
What do you think? Well, you'd have to put that on a couple of CDs, actually.
Awful lot of magic moments in your life. Yeah, I remember. Boy, here's. Here's one. I love this one. This was.
I remember Lou Ambrosino had this back about back, I think it was in February when he had this.
The earth opened up with this huge pothole and we lost a fire truck. That's right. Here on the cd, it's cut number six. Anyway, you're wondering about Joan Baez. We might as well get back to that's unfinished business. She's 53. 53. Okay, so we had. We have got a number of winners on that. Both Marie, Maria and Lou said 52, and John, who said 54.
So that's three winners there. That means that John has. And Maria both have two correct answers, and Lou has three.
Are you speaking any language that we're familiar with? Maria.
[00:28:05] Speaker D: Excited because you were really.
[00:28:09] Speaker B: No, I guess. I guess she's not. She's not speaking any language we're familiar with. How about Bart Star? Or as we say here in New England, Bat Star from Montgomery, Alabama? His full name is Brian Bartlett Star. Imagine naming a kid Brian Bartlett Bartlett.
Anyway, it's kind of funny because Bart itself is so masculine and Bartlett is so unmasculine usually. I thought his name might have been Bartholomew. That's another unmasculine name. It's funny how some nicknames can be really, really manly. And the full name is so finky. What? I beg your pardon.
[00:28:51] Speaker C: What a pair.
[00:28:54] Speaker B: Let's see. I think I get it. I think. I think I get that. Anyway, as quarterback.
As quarterback, he led the Green Bay packers in to five NFL titles and two super bowl victories. He's also an ex Green Bay Packer coach.
Oh, here's a sad note. His son, Brett Bretton. Bart. His son Brett died from a drug overdose in 1988. Boy, that must have been tough to take. Boy, that's. That's really rough. Anyway, he's a Hall of Famer, Football hall of Famer. Bart Starr, one of the great quarterbacks of all time. Next only to Sidney Lefkowitz, and I'll talk about him another day. Anyway, let's start with you, Fred. What do you think? How old is Bart Starr?
[00:29:44] Speaker C: 52.
[00:29:45] Speaker B: 52. And Steve?
[00:29:47] Speaker C: Oh, me?
[00:29:49] Speaker B: Yeah, you. Yeah, you. You.
[00:29:51] Speaker C: I'm not getting any points here.
[00:29:53] Speaker B: No, I'm looking right at you. That's right. You're the only one who's. Who hasn't scored anything.
[00:29:57] Speaker C: Boy, I'm so close every time.
[00:29:59] Speaker B: You are. You've been very close.
[00:30:00] Speaker C: Probably 54 years old.
[00:30:02] Speaker B: Probably 54. So we'll mark that down. And John, what do you think?
[00:30:06] Speaker C: 56.
[00:30:07] Speaker B: 56. And Maria?
[00:30:10] Speaker D: Oh, 56.
[00:30:12] Speaker B: 56 also. Is that what you said?
[00:30:15] Speaker D: Yeah.
[00:30:15] Speaker B: Okay. That's the team, actually. Maria and Mike and Sid. What do you think?
[00:30:21] Speaker E: I'll say 50. That's the limit. Five.
[00:30:25] Speaker B: Oh, I get it.
[00:30:28] Speaker E: Because Tony Isn't here?
[00:30:29] Speaker B: Yes. Okay. Now what you do is you say 55, and then somebody else yells, well, that's the limit. That's the. You know, something like that.
[00:30:36] Speaker E: Well, I just wanted the three thrill saying it myself.
[00:30:38] Speaker B: Well, that was good, man. It was thrilling. I. I got goosebumps just hearing it. Really nice. Lou, what do you think of Bart Starr? How old do you think he is? I should know this, but I'll.
I'm not really sure.
[00:30:49] Speaker E: I'll say 58.
[00:30:51] Speaker B: 58 is good enough to win that route. He's 60. Would you believe he's already 60, the old fella?
[00:30:58] Speaker C: I almost said that to him.
[00:30:59] Speaker B: Yeah, well, a lot of you. You all came close. You all were in the same decade.
[00:31:04] Speaker C: Anyway, there was a football game the other day on. I think it was espn, it was showing a replay of.
He played for Baltimore, didn't he?
[00:31:13] Speaker B: Did he play for the. For the Colts? He played for Green Bay packers, primarily. Yeah.
[00:31:17] Speaker C: Oh, well, there was a Colts and. I don't know, maybe Colts in the pack and all. Wasn't. Forget it. Forget it. Sorry.
[00:31:27] Speaker B: That was almost a lovely story.
I was almost gonna buy the screen rights to that, but there seems to be no point to it right now.
[00:31:35] Speaker C: And she keeps laughing.
[00:31:37] Speaker B: We'll put the writers to work on a nice ending for that because you certainly had a great beginning at the end. How about the actress Susanna York?
You ought to know this. Maria and Mike. She's English, and I know you know the ages of all English people.
[00:31:58] Speaker D: On pbs.
[00:31:59] Speaker B: Is she on pbs?
[00:32:01] Speaker D: Yeah. Do you get some on Trainer? Pbs?
[00:32:07] Speaker B: I couldn't understand a word of what you just said.
[00:32:10] Speaker D: You should get it.
It's all about horse racing now.
[00:32:14] Speaker B: I should get pbs? No, I get pbs, sure.
No, I get pbs.
[00:32:19] Speaker D: New York is on this chair.
[00:32:22] Speaker B: She's on this act.
[00:32:23] Speaker D: She's on this. Sir, you should pay it.
It's all about horsebursing.
[00:32:31] Speaker B: Now, what's the name of the show that you're talking about?
[00:32:33] Speaker D: Trainer.
[00:32:34] Speaker B: Trainer?
[00:32:35] Speaker D: Yes. Okay.
[00:32:39] Speaker B: Don'T say anymore because I lose what you're saying. I don't.
You're terribly hard to understand today. I don't understand that. Maybe it's the phone.
Maybe it's your. Maybe it's your vocal cords.
[00:32:51] Speaker D: Well, maybe it's because I put the. The phone on speaker here.
[00:32:55] Speaker B: Oh, you're on the. Oh, you're on the speaker phone. Oh, that's the reason. Okay. Anyway, she was born Susanna Yolanda Fletcher.
I never understood why would anybody change their name from Susanna Fletcher to Susanna York?
[00:33:12] Speaker D: No idea.
[00:33:14] Speaker B: Oh, that might be. You may. That may very well be.
She was nominated for Best supporting actress in 1969 for they shoot Horses, don't they? Which was a great move. Remember that Jane Fonda and a whole bunch of act there was about the dance marathon. But she's done a lot of stuff since then. Susanna York.
Let's start with you, Maria, because you know all the ages of English.
[00:33:41] Speaker D: I don't know all this, but we're thinking maybe about 59.
[00:33:47] Speaker B: 59 is what we're going to mark.
[00:33:49] Speaker D: Down, but looking good. 59.
[00:33:52] Speaker B: Yes, she's an attractive lady.
Even though she.
Even though. Even Even though she hasn't developed into a mature woman as yet. Because she's still kind of young at 59. Eh?
Okay, let's see. Steve, what do you think?
[00:34:10] Speaker C: I don't know if I think anymore. I guess I think she's probably 64 years old.
[00:34:20] Speaker B: Probably 64, says Steve and Lou Abrasino. What would you say? I'll say she's 58. 58.
Okay. And Fred, 55.
John, 57.
[00:34:36] Speaker E: Sid, 56.
[00:34:38] Speaker B: Okay. She's actually only 52. Boy, you've all played her dirty deed. 52. Yeah. 52 years.
Yes. Well, no. Yeah, Fred. Fred said 55. He was the closest. Is that. Who said I won? Is that you, Fred?
[00:34:53] Speaker C: Yeah.
[00:34:54] Speaker B: You did win.
[00:34:55] Speaker C: I'm trying not to.
[00:35:00] Speaker B: Actually.
Actually, Lou has four answers. Four correct answers. He's pretty much wrapped it up anyway, so. So there was really. There's no way you catch up because we only have one more to guess, and that's Bob Denver. Somebody just hang up.
[00:35:17] Speaker C: No, I didn't.
[00:35:18] Speaker B: Okay, Bob Denver, who starred as beatnik Maynard Krebs in Dobie Gillis from 1959. Again, I tell you these days so that you can try to figure out the age from that.
[00:35:33] Speaker C: Yeah. I won't tell you what I did in elementary school.
[00:35:36] Speaker B: What's that?
[00:35:36] Speaker C: I played Gilligan in elementary school.
[00:35:38] Speaker B: Oh, did you?
Okay. Because he was with Dobie Gillis from 59 to 63 as Maynard Krebs. And from 64 to 67 he starred as the. As this describes him as the well meaning but INEPT Gilligan on TV's Gilligan's Island.
And this Bob Denver and born in New York City and stuff. Anyway, let's figure how old he might be. We'll start with you, Lou. How old you think Bob Denver is? Oh, I'll Gilligan.
I'll go. I'll say 55. Okay. And Sid, what do you think?
[00:36:20] Speaker E: 52.
[00:36:21] Speaker B: 52. And Maria?
[00:36:24] Speaker D: 60.
[00:36:25] Speaker B: 60. Okay. John, 57. John says 57.
And Steve says, and the only one.
[00:36:35] Speaker C: I'll get right tonight, he's 48 years old.
[00:36:37] Speaker B: 48. And that's the only one you're going to get right? Eh, I hope. Okay. And Fred, what do you think?
[00:36:43] Speaker C: 50?
[00:36:44] Speaker B: 50. Actually, Maria came the closest. She said 60. He'll. He's 59.
[00:36:52] Speaker C: Get out of here.
[00:36:53] Speaker B: It's hard to think of him as being that old, isn't it?
59 years old today. Yeah. Yeah. You don't think he's lying about his age? He's really only 40. Does anybody lie that way? I don't know. Anyway, that. That pretty much wraps this up. And I'd say Lou Ambrosino kind of has walked away with it with four correct answers, but no, Maria actually has three.
And I think we have. You should have gone double or nothing in that last round.
John and Fred both had two correct answers, and Sid had one. And Steve. Hi.
[00:37:28] Speaker C: How you doing?
[00:37:31] Speaker B: This. This score, incidentally, will be posted in its original form in the artifacts room of the Portland Museum, the art museum up there. And it'll be posted with your name in full, your address and your phone number for people who want to call and say even in a dumb game, you couldn't score.
[00:37:51] Speaker C: Hey, I'm a victim of circumstances.
[00:37:56] Speaker B: Would you care to explain to Maria exactly what that means?
[00:38:00] Speaker C: I'm just here.
[00:38:02] Speaker F: Sorry.
[00:38:03] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:38:04] Speaker C: What it means.
[00:38:05] Speaker B: Hey, listen, I want to thank all of you for taking part in this. You've. You've again engaged in just a little piece of American history of Americana, and I hope you'll be proud of it. As a result, as you leave. As you leave the.
As you leave the Teen Canteen, you will get a little pin that says that I was part of WBZ's Americana.
I see. That didn't go over at all. And I'm sorry I brought that up. Anyway, hey, hey, Fred. You're always a delight to talk to, and I thank you for taking part in our nonsense. Thank you. Talk to you soon.
[00:38:42] Speaker C: Bye. Bye.
[00:38:43] Speaker B: And same to you, Steve. You're okay.
[00:38:46] Speaker C: Hey, I always listen to you guys, you know, radio.
What is it called? News, radio, tv. I'm on with you guys all day, all night.
[00:38:55] Speaker B: Hey, that's really great.
You're okay, John. I hope you'll call again because it's nice to talk with you.
[00:39:03] Speaker C: Okay?
[00:39:04] Speaker B: Okay.
Okay. Let me see. Also, let me see. Oh. Oh, John. That's right. That was John. And this is Steve, and I was talking to Steve and thanking John. But anyway, I appreciate them both being with us. And of course, you too, Marie, because even when you're not on a speakerphone, sometimes you get a little tough to understand. But it may be because we have a funny American accent, so we don't understand people from other nations.
[00:39:30] Speaker D: Well, Mike Joy does. I woke him up to participate.
[00:39:36] Speaker B: Okay, now, does that mean you're both going to sleep later this morning? Don't forget to do that much later.
[00:39:41] Speaker D: And we're going to do all kinds of fooling around.
[00:39:45] Speaker B: Well, I wonder if you could keep. I wonder if you could put the phone down beside you and we could just broadcast that.
Just don't put it on the speaker phone because we won't understand the moans and everything. And what did I say? What I say. Hey, anyway, my best of both of you. Thanks a lot.
Bye. Bye. Night night. Night, night, night, night, night. And Sid, you're okay. Thanks a lot. Oh, thank.
[00:40:09] Speaker E: Thank you, Norm.
[00:40:10] Speaker B: Sid Whitaker, our producer. And of course, Lou Ambrosino, our WBZ on the spot traffic reporter. Nice to have had you as part of. Yeah, I did okay, too, considering I haven't done this in a while. Well, I think you've been proudly practicing. And you just. Come on. You say that you're not warmed up. That's to get everybody kind of relaxed a little bit. Then you pull the zinger on them.
Hey, we'll talk to you soon. Hope to do it again. Okay, that'd be nice. Okay, we'll hear from.
I guess we'll hear from Lou a little bit later on this morning. Anyway.
Anyway. What? I don't know. I was trying to think of a way to wind this up. I can think of no better way than to play one of our favorite commercials. Paul Grossi of Valley Stream, New York. When's the last time you tried Ovaltine?
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