Its funny when your actual career resembles your material, Smith told The Times. The Kiwanis International Float, School Days, carried a 9-year-old boy from Los Angeles, identified only as Michael, who has lived in a foster home for four years and whose single wish for 1988 is to get a father, officials said. Smith would tell viewers to turn down the television volume and turn up the radio to hear the comedy parody, which included discussing news themes from the past year and applying them to the floats. Smith interviewed reindeer, trees and listeners during the show. One of the recurring segments he did was called Power News, made-up news stories about current events and/or celebrities doing bizarre things, often with Frazer himself figuring prominently. Commander Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation television series. It was a fine day, Wednesday, here in the city where happy new years have begun for 125 years now. KLOS Rose Parade Clip 2015 - YouTube 2015 Rose Parade on KTLA with Comedy Simulcast on KLOS Radio. But NBC-TV cut away from the last 12 minutes of the parade to show the two leaders prerecorded messages. But you dont do it by yourself and you dont do it impromptu. While we wouldnt get the four top teams or the championship, the Rose Bowl, the most prestigious venue in the nation, would have its pick of all the other teams. Here are a few of the ones I wrote. Official program for the 66th Annual Portland Rose Festival June 7-16, 1974. Another float, dedicated to Smith, will be made up entirely of white buck shoes, glued together to form a single shoe with Pat Boone waving from the tongue. When Tom asks if it gets awkward having Martin around when he brings dates home, Frasier says his only problem is Martin trying to steal them. Theyll wave alimony checks as they go by, Smith explained. In the Frazer Smith version, for example, Tournament Grand Marshal Pele overeats, undergoes a sex-change operation and becomes the Oprah Winfrey float. Everybody involved in this years Rose Parade is Australian, Smith says. Im trying to do a Jack Benny kind of repertory thing, like in the old days of radio. Theyll be followed by the Marching Mutants marching south on Orange Grove instead of north. Twitter: @PublicEditor. Its fun, said 16-year-old Tracy Fontan of Pasadena, who showed up with 12 of her friends to see the spectacle whose theme this year was Thanks to Communications.. while at KLOS. The message behind the Rose Parade's theme "Dream. 1000 Universal Studios Blvd, #222 Universal City, CA 91608 View Map, LA Radio Legend Frazer Smith and The Go Cast Network bring the 125. "I don't know what kind of twisted fantasy you've concocted about you and Daphne. The Event will be catered by the 2, http://www.laughstub.com/buyTicket.cfm?showTimingID=220293&buy. Tournament of Roses President Bob Miller revealed the closely guarded secret with fanfare on the front steps of Tournament House. Previous shows are available for download at bobksbr.podomatic.com. As the thousands of spectators began streaming toward their cars and bus lines, a mess of confetti, streamers and bottles littered the streets. Daphne is literally gaining weight by the minute, which is obvious to everyone but herself and Niles. He is KKGO. More than 1,100 police patrolled the route, but no serious problems were reported. Peters offer seemed almost too good to be true, but I said yes. Download it at www.radiooutofthepast.org. Amid the gaiety, two accidents resulted in injuries to six people. Corrie Long said the post-parade crowds were very orderly and the Rose Bowl football game crowds cleared that area in record time and without any problems.. Unbeknownst to Frasier, Tom is gay and assumes that Frasier is hitting on him. Why is Frank McCourt really pushing it? submitting pieces for their Papoon for President mock campaign, been pulled into the orbit of Firesign Theatre. Like me, Frazer had been pulled into the orbit of Firesign Theatre, so as soon as he got to Los Angeles, he had contacted Peter Bergman. Now, Lee Meriwether got mad at me last year and knocked me out of the booth and I landed in Mayor Bradleys lap. We have Gene Hasenfus as drum major this year and Sam Hall will be decked out as a baton twirler, complete with skirt and tassels. His Comedic Commentary on the Rose Parade has become a Holiday tradition. Join Facebook to connect with Frazer Smith and others you may know. Other groups paid thousands of dollars to rent high-rise office space for private candlelight parties above the throngs. Frasier nervously re-enters the apartment and has to confess the truth, sending a disgruntled Daphne back to her room in a sulk. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week, Multiple fatalities on Illinois highway during a blinding windstorm, U.N. envoy says Sudans warring sides agree to negotiate, Yellen says U.S. could hit debt ceiling as soon as June 1. I was on the studio set to write a story on him when he did his final Lunch Brigade show. No one would turn down that invitation. It won a GLAAD Media Award for its lighthearted satire of the various stereotypes surrounding gay men. That night, however, listening to the show, he used the material Id given him. The only permanent cast member who has consistently upstaged him on his weekly 7 to 11 p.m. comedy and rock program, Saturday Night Fraze, is his mother. LA Radio Legend Frazer Smith and The Go Cast Network bring the 125th?Rose Parade to the stage at Jon Lovitz Comedy Club Jan 1st, 2013 at 8am in front of a Live Audience. LeVar has entertained generations; as former host and executive producer of PBSs Reading Rainbow; starring as Kunta Kinte in the acclaimed television mini-series Roots and as Lt. Frazer was an on-air personality at KROQ FM (Pasadena), back when KROQ was pretty wild and wooly, with an approach to radio that must still be unique to this day. But trust me, Niles, it is not going to happen." Police Sgt. Frazer seemed to have a finite number of stories. Working the crowd, a Fuji film vendor tried to pitch a $10 disposable camera, telling spectators, Youre going to weep when you dont have enough pictures.. Fans who grew up in the '50s and '60s remember KTTV/11 kids host Sheriff John, who died Oct. 6 in Idaho at age 93. The Queens Trophy for the best float using roses went to Farmers Insurance Groups Say It With Roses, an elegant vase that held a jumbo arrangement of 100,000 roses. In the tag, Frasier and Daphne are both smoking cigarettes and drinking cognac in the living room, late at night. Send flowers, find service dates or offer condolences for the lives we have lost in new jersey. Frazer eventually added comedian Vic Dunlop and writer Ernie Monte to his team, but radio was too small to contain Frazers massive talent, the live shows dried up, and the long-hoped-for TV show never materialized, so he returned to living in his car. Ryan Fox has returned to Go Country 105 as the 10 a.m.-2 p.m. midday host. She felt paralyzed: L.A. woman sues Big Surs Esalen Institute for alleged use of video with N-word in class, Dramatic video from rescue of driver who plunged more than 500 feet off Bay Area cliff, Mom influencer who said Latino couple tried to kidnap her kids convicted of false report, Cooler weather to bring rare May rain, snow into Southern California. Where Benny was the hero and he surrounded himself with Mary Livingston and Rochester and Don Wilson? Maybe they wouldnt get the $18 million guaranteed to todays teams but, say, $12 million aint hay. These people here are nuts, he said. His battles with the church arent over, How Palm Springs ran out Black and Latino families to build a fantasy for rich, white people, U.S. says 20,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war since December, Speaker Kevin McCarthy addresses Knesset amid fraught U.S.-Israel ties, First Republic: Cheap, interest-only jumbo mortgages to Silicon Valleys elite fueled the banks failure, SpaceX used wildlife preserve as dumping ground for space waste, lawsuit alleges, Judge blocks Missouri rule that would limit transgender care. Eating that non-refundable $100 was an economic no-brainer for the many Spartans who ponied up their Visa numbers for tickets that were still relatively very cheap. Tail between my legs, I went back to the typewriter and chopped them apart. 1978 guide. Her weekly scolding of her son has turned out so well that Smith is planning to bring his father on as a regular on the show. The Oct. 14 show with Orange County host-producer Marie Hulett features Stephen Terry, founder of D.P.O.C. PASADENA, Calif. (October 5, 2021) Today, LeVar Burton was announced as the 2022 Grand Marshal of the 133rd Rose Parade presented by Honda. Hes sure of it. Another man working with him was only slightly injured. Frazer Smith @frazercomedy Comedian, actor, host of KLOS FM 95.5 and Puck Off Podcast! Its like, we did the office Christmas party last night at the station and the Wolfman (Jack) came up to me and said, Wow, man! [1] The episode aired on October 4, 1994 on NBC. There is a style of writing about architecture which has largely been lost: an artistic, holistic approach which recognizes that architecture ought to engage the structure, function, and beauty of the home. As in past years at other radio stations, Smith and company will substitute a bizarre alternative to the staid kind of parade commentary that is normally delivered over local television. I understand Denny Terrio is very jealous.. As the Rose Bowl Game was about to get underway under a blazing sun, it was about 20 degrees out in East Lansing, Mich., and well, who cares how warm it was in Palo Alto? Visitors can park at Pasadena City College and take a shuttle bus, scheduled to run every 10 minutes, to the viewing area. He has played small roles in films[1] and television shows[1] and was one of the announcers on the TBS music video show Night Tracks from 1986 to 1988 and 1989 to 1991. Earlier, four people received minor injuries when a horse from the Valley Hunt Club was startled by a blast from a horn and veered into a group of children on Colorado Boulevard at Los Robles Avenue, said parade spokesman Ken Veronda. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. --Daly Pike, a stand-up comic and writer who briefly hosted and produced a comedy variety series for an Orange County television station. LeVar will ride in the 133rd Rose Parade presented by Honda and join in the pre-game celebration of the 108th Rose Bowl Game both are held on Saturday, January 1, 2022. --Brent Moore, a television actor who portrays a street tough Mr. Daphne is literally gaining weight by the minute, which is obvious to everyone but herself and Niles.Frasier receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Seattle Broadcasting Awards. Even to this day, when I play his music, it makes me happy. It is noteworthy in being Joe Keenan's first episode produced on the show, after which he became a regular writer and eventually executive producer on the show. ), Lakers vs. Warriors: What scouts expect in playoff series, The Great Big Highly Specific Guide to Disneyland, Decades of failures leave L.A. County facing up to $3 billion in sex abuse claims. Blue' - New York Times", Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Matchmaker_(Frasier)&oldid=1139520820, American LGBT-related television episodes, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Television episode articles with short description and disambiguated page names, Pages using infobox television episode with unlinked values, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Well, we start off the Rose Parade this year with the Marching Mutants of Ollie North Junior High, said that 34-year-old smart-aleck veteran of the Los Angeles airwaves, Frazer Smith. Roz, who is still angry with Frasier, does not enlighten him. . Rose Parade Elliott Smith 41 0 Tags You asked me to come down and watch the parade To march down the street like the Duracell bunny But we get away from the cavalcade Throwing out candy that looks like money To people passing by They'd all seem to be going the other way So won't you follow me down to the Rose Parade? all Australian, he proclaims. Veteran radio personality Frazer Smith keeps busy these days doing stand-up comedy at The Ice House and Laugh Factory. Its really my mom, he said. In fact, in the first weeks after the Spartans won the right to come to Pasadena by beating Ohio State, when game tickets were going for over $1,000 a pop on the open market, hundreds of Michigan State fans took advantage of an online offer aimed squarely at Stanfordites. Over the course of the next several days, I whipped up a bunch of stories for him. he said. These are way too much, he said. Grinning out over the crowds, Tournament of Roses Queen Julie Jeanne Myers, 17, of Arcadia High School said riding in the parade was the fulfillment of a childhood dream. Keep smiling!. One group of children from La Canada pronounced the animated spaceship as the best float, followed closely by Arcos float of a dragon carrying a tiny girl reading a book and their own La Canada float of three pigs performing the hula. The unidentified victim was in fair condition with chest and abdominal injuries at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, said event spokesman Richard Cline. Smith and Crabbe would also describe the passing bands while playing continuous looped marching band music. The coveted Sweepstakes Trophy, the top prize for the most beautiful float, went to Unocal Corp.s Kabuki: Communication Through the Arts, featuring classic Japanese Kabuki characters. LeVar and Incytehave partnered to advocate for people with (MPNs) Myeloproliferative neoplasms to return to their healthcare providers and seek help and get information. Reader Teresa Cistemino e-mailed, LOVE Shawn Parr! Elliott Smith - Rose Parade (from Either/Or) Kill Rock Stars 46.9K subscribers Subscribe 3.9K 669K views 8 years ago Get the album on iTunes: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album. The Pet Place Radio Show airs 7:30 a.m. Sundays on K-Mozart 1260 AM. right there in the middle of Colorado Boulevard.. You could barely see their sneakers, and then the float lurched back and forth, said spectator Karl Hamson of Solana Beach. He has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards along with 27 Daytime Emmy nominations, culminating in 21 wins. Single day passes are $199. Temperatures finally warmed to the high 40s and mid-50s for the parade, and the entire USC marching band donned dark glasses as the sun rose high over Colorado Boulevard. He told me that Frazer had moved from Detroit to Los Angeles to take the job at KROQ with his writing partner, a guy named Daddy Wags. 1975-2023 Greg Raven with help from BBEdit, Bootstrap, and Netlify. One Tournament of Roses official kept warm at his post near a float by using a portable barbecue, and members of the Pella (Iowa) High School Marching Band tried to keep warm before the parade by donning plastic garbage bags with holes poked out for their heads and arms. I think the audience is ready for this kind of comedy. Get the album on iTunes: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/either-or/313302066?mt=1\u0026app=music\u0026at=1000l3gn\"Rose Parade\" from the Either/Or album. Following the war, he was known as "the . Orange County readers love to read about radio. Letters asktna about iDfprh d'f ficulues are few and far between these pat five years, and when one. Once again, Frazer?s Co-Host will be Peter Crabbe, Headlining Comedian that has performed with Monty Python. He again looked at my submissions without any change of expression, then said, Good. Again, that was the end of the meeting, because he was off to KROQ to do his show. Its bad. He was best known for his song "Birthday Polka" in which he would sing, "Put Another Candle On My Birthday Cake." I wasnt expecting an over-sized check with a huge amount on it, but I was certain that hed bestow something lavish on me. They seem really supportive.. They usually dont have those (floats) with the spaceships, said Shannon Sullivan, 12, clearly a parade connoisseur who was making her third trip to the event. As Louisiana's adjutant general, Smith commanded troops from both his home state and Pennsylvania during the Second Seminole War. You know, when my mom asked me about getting her an agent, you know what she said? He shares radio-TV memories and talks about his book, But You Made The Front Page, on Janeane Bernsteins Get the Funk Out show 9 a.m. Monday (Oct. 15) on KUCI/88.9 FM. I came all the way from Michigan, said Susan Peters, who is confined to a wheelchair. When the title "Frasier" and the usual silhouette of Seattle are on screen, an animated off-the-ground monorail train appears, moving from right to left in front of the "buildings". Former KLOS/95.5 FM Mark and Brian Show producer Ted T. Lekas checked in with us. Sunday night @10pm on 95.5 KLOS!!! Even the wedding float on which two guys got hitched went off without a hitch. You know? Dog Club regarding Howling Halloween in the Park; and Teresa Rhyne, author of The Dog Lived (and So Will I) the story of two cancer survivors (the author AND the dog) . Ten years of being fired and hired all over the FM band on Los Angeles radio has given the patented Frazer Smith whine a special seasoning that only the rigors of rising and falling in show biz seems to be able to bestow. Join Facebook to connect with Frazer Smith and others you may know. A $300-million (minimum) gondola to Dodger Stadium? The stand-up routine sometimes sounds a little too much like a stand-up routine, but its obvious to anyone who has followed his wunderkind Los Angeles comedy career that it is not standard Fraze shoot-from-the-hip ad-libbing. Despite those mishaps, the two-hour procession of 60 floats, 22 bands and 29 equestrian groups moved smoothly, filling the 5 1/2-mile parade route with a glittering display that left some breathless. Every couple of weeks, youd again hear pieces hed done before. After a late-night false fire alarm, caused by Daphne smoking a cigarette in her room, she confesses that she's been feeling depressed and lonely. Dad worked for Arden Farms and the dairy company was one of the shows sponsors. larry.wilson@langnews.com. Of course, hes said that before at both KLOS and, later, during a similar Saturday-night radio show he hosted a year ago on KMET-FM (94.7). There is a prepared script and there is discipline. Overall the show was so good that you didnt mind hearing them again, but I couldnt help but wonder why he didnt just write more? As the parade wound down, bedraggled marchers and a few crippled floats crawled toward the routes end. 1979 program. After a few minutes of conversation, Frasier invites Tom to dinner at his apartment. --Susan Moore, an actress who calls in as one of Frazer Smiths ex-wives. John and Larry Gassmans Same Time Same Station salutes the radio work of William Conrad and plays a 1947 show, Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands. It streams on demand beginning every Sunday at Jerry Haendigess site www.vintageradioplace.com. Its funny. Just wish I knew what to do with the rest of it. Its fresh. I suffered last night in the cold weather to get this spot, but its not worth staying.. Out now on Kill Rock Stars.Check out the full album: http://killrockstars.bandcamp.com/album/either-orWatch Kill Rock Stars Exclusive Series and Footage:KRS Featured Albums - bit.ly/KRSfeaturedKRS Stand Up Comedy - bit.ly/KRScomedyLatest KRS Music Videos - bit.ly/KRSvideosKRS Greatest Hits - bit.ly/KRSgreatestSubscribe to Kill Rock Stars on YouTube! The Rose Parade is an iconic New Year's Day tradition. Really! --Bob Zany, a veteran of Smiths old morning deejay days at KLOS-FM (95.5), who portrays a demented fat man. Two of them were 45s of Laugh & Be Happy and The Birthday Polka. They would be on eBay for hundreds of dollars. Frasier receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Seattle Broadcasting Awards. J. Frazer Smith comports perfectly to this school of thought, and while his extensive examination of the great homes of the "Old Southwest" (Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana . Its now his own personal parade and Lovey, Ginger and all the rest will be on his float.. (Later, "So, wait a minute, this, The episode ends with Tom leaving the apartment. Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment. F#7 E A E G5 Won't you follow me down to the rose parade? A malfunction in the Transamerica Co. float left its three gigantic cheerleaders bent forward with their pompons dragging on the ground. Heres a clue: Which former member is a LOT rock nand roll but is close to being heard on a new TV show with someone who is a little bit country in the near future? A $300-million (minimum) gondola to Dodger Stadium? He was on several radio stations from the '70s to the '90s. Larry Wilson is a member of the Southern California News Group's editorial board, writing a twice-weekly column, and is public editor of the Pasadena Star-News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Whittier Daily News. and features four types of entries: floral-decorated floats entered by a participating corporation, non-profit organization or municipality, equestrian units, bands, and Tournament Entries. Frazer Smith is getting ready to host the KLOS 5 O'clock Funnies at Commerce Casino in 20 min! And when I respond promptly to one of their email questions, the response is often Wow or Thanks, youre on it.. His Comedic Commentary on the Rose Parade has become a Holiday tradition. More information: www.forgottenhollywood.com, www.thesparadio.com. There was a guest shot as a hip young deejay on the old White Shadow television series and similar offers from all directions. When he breezed into Los Angeles from his native Michigan 10 years ago, Frazer Smith took the town by storm. Catherine Tracy, chief deputy for the Los Angeles County Department of Childrens Services, said Michael joined the parade to represent the 200 older children--mostly minority boys--who are without parents in Los Angeles County and 12,000 other orphans nationwide. As always, the bigger crowd was at home, where an estimated foreign and national television audience of more than 300 million watched the event. The storyline and jokes about Daphne's weight gain were ploys to cover up, Dr. Tewksbury is introduced as Frasier's mentor from Harvard.
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