Hi folks. This year I have decided to switch from the old "chat room" to a

more permanent "bulletin board" format so that the conversation can be

on-going without the need for everybody to be on line at once. Just click

on "Post" at the upper right to create and upload your message or respond

to another message. You'll even be able to come back in the days, weeks

and months after the game has ended to use this as a meetingplace if you so

desire. (Please excuse the banner ads you might see on the page; it's how

we got the space for free.) Once your message is composed, click the

"Preview Message" button below to proof-read it,

then be sure to choose an End Date that's reasonably far into the future

and finally, click "Submit" to

post it.



Lee-G

It was a small but lively group of old WPOP jocks, friends & families who gathered to commemorate the 30th avviversary of the day WPOP pulled the plug on music and switched to all news, and ultimately talk and then sports.
WPOP "personalities" in attendance (listed chronologically based upon the earliest appearance on the WPOP airwaves) were Frank Holler, Hal Whitney a/k/a Judge Harrigan, "Brother Jack" Carney, Dude Walker a/k/a Tom Collins, yours truly Lee Gordon, Gerry Brooks, and Jim Bleikamp.
Also in attendance were former members of the sales department as well as staffers from sister stations WMRQ and WHCN: Anita Brown and Jay Schultz and their daughter Sophie, "Beef Stew" Crossen and his wife and son, and Gary Lee Horn and his wife Deb.
There were also a few friends who never had the pleasure to count WPOP among the stops on their radio careers: Bob Cohen, Mike West and Ed Bouder.
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The award for the greatest distance travelled went to Dude Walker who flew his Cessna from Washington DC. He and Hal got to swap a few pilot stories. Second place went to Jim Bleikamp who drove up from Princeton, NJ.
There was plenty of discussion about the good and not-so-good old days and we brought up a few names many of us probably haven't thought about for years.
Perhaps most significantly, we decided that since the 50th anniversary of the beginning of WPOP is just a couple of years away, now is the time to start planning to mark that occasion with a really big reunion.

No doubt WPOP was the first station in CT to have a "modern" top 40 hit

sound back in the l950s and I think it set the standard for everything that

followed. Even today CT has some of the best-sounding contemporary radio

and more choices for pop music than just about anywhere else and I think

that is in large part due to the legacy of l4l0 AM.

Sorry I could not make it to the Day the Music Died. I have always wondered

since I left the swamp why WPOP kept the call letters with a news talk

format. Its like the state of Utah calling their NBA team the JAZZ. We in

the land of Pistol Pete are still burning over that one. Saw the pictures

and am glad to see that Frank Holler went from skinny to full size just as

I did. But Frank had better luck than I did. He got to see picturesque Viet

Nam, and I got to see Hancock Field in Syracuse. At the time, of course, I

thought I was the lucky one. You don't know how boring Syracuse is. Hope to

see you all in two years.

My husband, Barry, and I attended Lee's party for the first time last year,

and attended subsequent WPOP get-togethers at the now famous Pump House in

Bushnell Park. It would be great to see old (but still young-looking!)

faces at any upcoming events. I still have my hand in advertising...am a

free lance media buyer and place all of Healthtrax in CT, MA and RI. I

also have a real job too! And two girls, Sarah and Christa, 22 and 18.

Hubby an Asst Principal. Looking forward to seeing as many of you as

possible!

I am the unfortunate one here...returned earlier from Sturbridge with a
pinched nerve in my neck and I will miss the party! Barry and I are here
with our On Demand until the pre game...and we have your webcam going...:(
I have a heating pad on....it SUCKS to be old! Is there a Doctor in the
house????

Claudzie ...



Bummer. Sorry you can't make it.
Glenn says you have some nerve.

Coming to you live from the lovely GooseFleece Room of the
'Mile-A-One-Half-High Club' - Santa Fe, NM at 7800 ft - It's the dulcet
tones of Lenny Rebo and The DingDongs - direct from their appearance at The
Church of The Gooey Death and Discount House of Worship, DelRio, Texas -
Here's a tip of the top hat to Lee gordon - whose VIRTUAL SUPERBOWL PARTY
is looking finer than ever - more snazzy techno-sharing and good vibes from
West Hartford, CT. It's great to be here - if only figuratively. YEAA! Go
49ers!

is that Jack Carney I see? No face, but it looks like you from the neck
down, Jack...and is that Yaffa? Thanks for the message, Doc.

Lance, coudn't have done all the high-tech stuff without your gracious

assistance.

Hey Gang -



Sorry we can't be there, but EEEARLY mornings and a bad cold lead to an
early evening here.



This just in: We can share that Father Jacobs at Holy Trinity in Hartford
this morning reported a devine prediction...Steelers by 14. We like the
sound of that. Seattle's too darned far away to care about. Plus,
Pittsburgh might also lose a hockey team, so we feel a certain kinship and
all that...



Have fun everyone.



Live from the Virtual Grandstand...



Irene & Matt

Greetings to all the WPOP alums who have gathered for the game. I promised
to check in on the party cam tonight. My best to Lee, Delcie,Bill, John L.
and anyone else who remembers me from my short tenure in 1988. I'm in
central New Jersey now. I may surprise you and show up at some future
party.

Hello from the wilds of Belchertown. Is anybody really watching the game
this year? Is everyone really enjoying the SNACKS! Sorry I'm not there in
person to kibbitz with my old news pals..anyone there I know??

Greetings gang! Wish I was there. (Hell, I wish I was anywhere!)

Lee .. save some snacks for my next visit up North.

A.J.

Hi Everybody,

Sorry we couldn't make it this year. Caitlin is still recovering from her
brain surgery, but doing great. She spent some time Saturday on the bench
with the UConn women's hockey team as an honorary assistant coach! Sean is
waving a yellow shirt around..so I guess we're rooting for Pittsburgh.

Ron Wood and Rosa DeLauro..seperated at birth?

Looks like a great assortment of friends and treats! Wish I could be with
you! Miss you one and all! When it comes to a Super-Bowl party, Nobody
beats Lee's Shack O' Snaaaks!

Thanks to everyone who came to the Superbowl party -- in person or through cyberspace.

I have gone through the webcam shots and have now added some new highlights to the Photo Gallery. So be sure to check them out.

Lee,



Thanks so much for always inviting me - maybe one day I get from Nashville
back to Hartford for one of your parties. Hartford and POP are great
memories for me. Enjoyed looking at the pictures. Good to see everyone ...
tell Brother Jack hello.

Please let me know of any upcoming get togethers. Paul Bailey, (Sales
Department) 860-667-1033

Absolutely! The pesto football has been made and is chilling in the
refrigerator. I'll be sure to set it out in view of the SnackCam for those
who won't be here to tuck into it. It wouldn't be a superbowl party
without it.

Hey, who was that I just saw looking in the refrigerator for a snack.
Hell, I didn't even have to see the camera ... I heard him say
"Loooooooooooook" all the way over here in W.Va.

A.J.

Hi Guys!
Nice to see you...from all different directions thanks to Lee's Cams! Wish
we were there, but we are thanks to the virtual world. (Alot of us weren't
even at POP when we were at POP!) Thanks for keeping us all together
Lee...Y....S.....B!
Love, Hugs & Kisses to all!
Steve & Kelly Parker

Thanks for joining us in the virtual world, but if you were here, you cuold
partake in all the snac-c-c-c-c-ks.

Sorry I couldn't make it this year. Cams look great. Did I see Frank
Clifford there?

Oh Jack ... Yes, that was Frank Clifford. Sorry you couldn't be here.
Maybe next year.

Hi Lee - You're looking good, haven't seen ya in awhile. Jack and I saw
you on CPTV the other day. Let you get back to the game.
Love, Diane

It was a great time, Lee! Great snaaacks (i can say that now that I know
the story!) So nice to see all of you...heading for the antacids now, and
blankie on couch. Nitey nite and thanks to you and hello to all again!
Love, Claudsie

Hey everybody, thanks for coming to the Super Bowl party -- either in
person or on line. Unfortunately, the software I used to upload the cam
pictures did not have any archiving provisions so there won't be any
"highlights" of this year's party in the gallery.

Welcome to the party. If, for some reason, the Hi-Res Snack Cam isn't
working for you, try the Lo-Res Snack Cam.

Dear Dr. Bones and Company:

I'm here at work, starving.
Anyone got any snacks?

Seriously, SO wishing I could be there and saying hi to my old pals. Hi
everyone. Hope you're having fun.

Jackie Quinn

SOrry I can't be there, but it's much warmer here in AZ. I am watching the
game over my dad's and he doesn't have a computer here, so I wanted to say
hi to everyone and I'll miss the snaaaaaacks
Andrea

hi all! hope you are enjoying your annual trek to Lee and the
snaaaaaaaaaaack table. We are celebrating with our daughter for her 24th
birthday and she has just left and we are now at our grandson's who is 2
and puking, so we are watching ELMO and not the SB, which suits me just
fine! God Bless You all...Be well!!!! I am now working as a massage
therapist in Wethersfield...spent the last year in school...love it. My
best to all.

Hey Doctor & Snaaaaack Table Groupies, I'm sorry I never get a chance to
attend the party since I now live in NY(boo Giants) and this is a work day
for us since we have to update tons of game promos. Hope you guys are all
having a blast and eating better food than I am (left over Caesar salad and
a sugar free latte from Dunkin Donuts). I'm really praying the Pats can
pull it together. This game is really stressing me out! My best to you
all! Enjoy and be well! Love, Dawn Rossler Cutler

Thanks to all who stopped by -- in person or on line. The bad news
(besides the Pats' loss): live attendance was down. The good news:
everyone who was here had a good seat. See you next year.

Loved the photos! Nobody has changed a bit! Yah, right!
A special hello from Hollywood to Frank Holler; Randy Brock and Gary
Girard. I'll try to make it to the next one.
Ken Wolt (The AMAZING Dan Clayton)

hi from the north side. my son is ill, so i could not make it. is the
football shaped dip there?

The football dip is front and center on the snack cam.

Just wanted to check in and say "Hey" to all..have some deeelicious SNACKS
for me!

Hey guys....wife taking Grandson home and I'm watching the game with the
three Bichons. But at least the Steelers are winning. Your food looks a lot
better.

THE REAL NEAL STEELE

Hey wish I could be there- hope you guys are having fun- its muh warmer
here.

hope the snaaaaacks are good

GO CAEDINALS!!
andrea

Make that GO CARDINALS!

Sorry couldn't make the trek down this year. My youngest had a late play
rehearsal, but we're checking in with the snack cam from Northampton, MA.
Say hi to everyone and hope to be there next year!

Brett, Mary Beth, Matt and Nathan Provo

Every time I lose the picture I think something dirty is going on at the
snack table.

...any snacks left?

A.J.

More snacks than even I know what to do with.

Eight year old Aubrey Horn is coming. Any other well behaved children
coming?

will there be donutz for the M unit?

Hi Lee!! I'm not sure if there is anyone at the party who knows who i
am...except you! But that's ok...I hope you all have a great time! Thanks
for getting in touch with me, Lee...I've already re-connected with Delcie
and Alan. Damn...I miss you all! Hard to believe it's been almost 25
years! Again...have a great time tonight...and enjoy all those
sna-a-a-a-a-a-a-cks!!!! Mary

hey guys! sorry i can't be there...again....hope all is well!

Missing the snaaaaacks, making some of my own. Miss the party and seeing
the usual cast of characters.

Can't see the snack cam, but the others are working. Had to work due to
the Middletown explosion, so won't make it up. Best wishes to everyone.
Frank Clifford

Hope it was a blast this year Doctor. Working hard in the studio as usual
but at your party in spirit.
Hugs to all my peeps in CT,

Dawn

Good to see everybody who was able to be here in person. Sorry the cams
were intermittent. But if you caught the Snack Cam at the right time you
might have seen Mona & Jim, Glenn, Steve P., Bruce V., the Horns, and
special surprise guest AJ.