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- 09 / 05 / 81 -

"Stardate," still wondering who made the intro song, Don Topeka is on vacation, The Motors, dialogue from "Airplane!", discussing the film and playing with sound effects, Eric describes the effect of airports on his summer, Eric's job as a limousine driver ends on Monday, Mike discusses his summer trips to the beach and a misadventure with his newly started salt water aquarium, brine shrimp and sea monsters, being judged by your income, it's revealed that the show is on tape tonight, a message to the studio engineer, the way people are flocking to Texas for jobs, problems with California and Florida, debate about a bridge from Long Island to Connecticut, Eric has never been on a plane, Eric describes the night his car got towed in New York City when he saw a balloon in the sunrise, the corner of Main and Maple, seeing the "Amityville Horror" house in person, what's coming up this weekend, a visit from Steve Bleiberg who just returned from a trip across the United States, dub style, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Richard Lewiston describes how shopping centers and supermarkets will revolutionize the world, Sir Edward Elgar, some tape problems, a salute to the impending school days, Mike and Eric attended the same elementary school without knowing it, remembering some rain storms, The Good Rats, Cheech and Chong, Bunky and Spunky: tips for med students, The Conception Committee, Stevie Wonder, The Tripod Family: Howard and Cathy try to decide where to go for their vacation, Joe Jackson, speculating on what Eric and Mike are doing while the show airs, an intro to a live newscast that wasn't recorded, lavish praise for the unheard newscast, the death of Lowell Thomas, Album Side: Van Morrison - "Saint Dominic's Preview," going through various cities in an atlas, Tommy Dorsey, June Lodge and Prince Mohammed with dub effects, Dennis Brown, David Bowie, a Friday night off for both Mike and Eric.

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September 5
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- 09 / 19 / 81 -

"Stardate," Billy Glenn, Baird Hersey, the show was preempted last week because of Fallfest, the true story of the theme is revealed at last, the station's own Andy Lish is revealed as the performer of the tune, a promise of a customized theme for the show, Bunky and Spunky: welcome back to school, the program now has a new name, Mike accuses Eric of sounding like a commercial DJ, Don Topeka's vacation is extended, Jean Michel Jarre, sound effects, Campus Anxiety: trouble getting the car started and an invalid bumper sticker, talking under Walter Carlos, comparing school to work, Mike heard the fireworks at Fallfest on the radio and at his house, Eric's experience in a limousine during a thunderstorm, Mike's company has its annual picnic, a strange tone, Eric gets mail addressed to his nonexistent wife, Joe Dolce, Professor Daryl Jone and his idea to automate grocery cart collection, electronic ID, The Dave Clark Five, Bunky and Spunky Report: Mickey Mouse, news about Stony Brook and Stony Brook, Mike gets distracted by a phone call, the results of a Ray Katz investigation into a Connecticut Stony Brook, a challenge to find another Stony Brook anywhere, Mike has information on Stony Creek in Connecticut, Gil Scott-Heron, Marc Stern is the station's biggest fan of Gil Scott-Heron, Eric asks directory assistance in Connecticut if there is in fact a Stony Brook, the original name of Port Jefferson was Drowned Meadow, sound effects, Bob Marley, Steve Specht calls in with information on the actual stony brook that Stony Brook was named after, Steve works at the Stony Brook Grist Mill, Mike and Eric are planning to go to Shelter Island this weekend, a viscount passes by, The Tripod Family: a decision is reached on where the Tripods will spend their vacation, John Debello ID, The Umpires Strike Back, a look at the news, tonight's album side will actually be a super extended version Mike made of an Eddy Grant song, the song was over 32 minutes long, what was done while the song was playing, a new song by The Specials, Human Sexual Response, Crazy Chromosomes, Craig Carlson will be following the show tonight, "Folk Festival USA" is a victim of budget cuts, some programming changes at the station, Karla DeVito, figuring out how many listeners there are.

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September 19
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- 09 / 26 / 81 -

"Stardate," talking before the theme, tonight's show will focus on last weekend's Shelter Island trip, the recent windy days, Mike's trip to Boston, what it's like to fly out of Long Island's MacArthur Airport, Eric's bureaucratic mess with Stony Brook involving his grades being mailed to him over and over, music from Greece, singing along, Uncle Rodney and Captain Christopher: how people spent their summer vacations, Al Stewart, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Roger , Robert Klein ID, Bruce Springsteen, All Temperature Jeer, Toots and the Maytals, there will be a new radio station beaming programs at Cuba from the United States starting in January, more networks try to get involved in cable, some of the various channels popping up, Burt Reynolds versus the phone company, Mike reads a New York Times article about noise with a very silly word, Eric recalls Ohio phone books that spelled out what a dial tone sounded like, Men Without Hats, The Tripod Family: Howard and Cathy race to meet the ocean liner to France, Alberta Hunter, Arlo Guthrie, train sounds, talk of trains, Mike and Eric's recording of a train on the way to Greenport, John Hartford, the sound of people playing tennis on Shelter Island, interviews with various Shelter Island residents, an interesting sign on a bridge, ferry traffic, exploring a private road, trying to hitch a ride, driving past various points on the island, stumbling upon a beehive, spotting a plane, talking to a dog, walking to Private Road, an interview in a car, The Roches, the train comes to a stop, a look at the news, an appeal for other Long Island places to visit, there's an Oregon on Long Island, Album Side: Dobie Gray - "Drift Away," Dennis Brown, some words about Don Topeka, Mike is going to Rochester later in the day, killing time, Landscape.

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