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Path: bloom-beacon.mit.edu!senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!faqserv
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From: jcastro@mason1.gmu.edu (Carlos Castro)
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Newsgroups: alt.fan.greaseman,rec.radio.broadcasting,alt.answers,rec.answers,news.answers
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Subject: alt.fan.greaseman FAQ
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Supersedes: <greaseman-faq_764247107@rtfm.mit.edu>
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Followup-To: alt.fan.greaseman
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Date: 22 Apr 1994 11:20:37 GMT
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Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax Virginia 22030
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Lines: 247
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Approved: rrb@airwaves.chi.il.us, news-answers-request@MIT.edu
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Expires: 5 Jun 1994 11:15:52 GMT
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Message-ID: <greaseman-faq_767013352@rtfm.mit.edu>
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NNTP-Posting-Host: bloom-picayune.mit.edu
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X-Last-Updated: 1994/03/26
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To: news-answers@MIT.edu
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Originator: faqserv@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
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Xref: bloom-beacon.mit.edu alt.fan.greaseman:707 rec.radio.broadcasting:4649 alt.answers:2549 rec.answers:5094 news.answers:18527
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Archive-name: greaseman-faq
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The Greaseman is a radio personality on the Infinity Broadcasting
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network. He broadcasts from Los Angeles to New York City, Washington,
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Atlanta, Philadelphia, and San Jose. He is known for his bits
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and song parodies. He also has his own vocabulary which he uses to avoid
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trouble with the FCC. Before, he broadcast out of DC on DC/101 where he
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competed and beat Howard Stern on a consistant basis. The Greaseman is on
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by himself most of the time, though sometimes you hear his producer, Bill
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Scanlan cackling in the background.
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Q: What is the Greaseman's real name?
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A: Doug Tracht. He prefers to keep his radio life and his personal life
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separate. His radio name is Nino Greasemaneli.
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Q: Why does Howard Stern hate the Greaseman so much?
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A: Howard worked for DC/101 until he got fired. When the Greaseman was
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hired to take Howie's place he not only held on to Howie's audience
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but increased it. Then when Howard syndicated in DC he competed
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with the Grease until the Grease moved to Infinity where they now
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are co-workers for the Broadcasting Giant. Now, mentions of the
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Greaseman on the Howard Stern show appears to be just an act in
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part of Stern.
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Q: Which one was the Grease in the Village People?
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A: He was not really in the Village People. But in the bit, he was the
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construction worker.
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Q: What is this Bingo that the Grease dislikes so much?
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A: The Greaseman's college nick name... Ask him about it.
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Q: How can I get in touch with him?
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A: Call him between 1730 and 2200 EST at 1-800-544-9294 and
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1-213-850-0986 (FAX) and BTW do not address him as "dude".
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Q: What bits does the Greaseman do?
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A: Fudgeman- Fudgeman and his chicken assistant throbin
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save the world from deviant behavior
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Back in time with an uzi-
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the Grease uses the equipment in the radio
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studio to return to key moments in history
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with his uzi
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Carlos the International Terrorist-
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Episodes of running into the famed and heavily
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armed terrorist, Carlos
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Medical Man- Stories about when Nino was the pompous
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Dr. Greasemaneli
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Bet the Bomb Bays-
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Try to stump the Grease, but if you don't, you best
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drop them pants....
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Sgt. Fury- the Grease relives his time in Viet
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Deliverance 101-
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a class in which the Grease analyzes the movie
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Deliverance.
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Clinton- a look at how life would be if the Grease and
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Clint Eastwood got a knock on the head and decided
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to live alternative lifestyles
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Law Man- the Grease tells about life as a law man
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Big Dick Brannigan-
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the Grease tells about his flashback to his past
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life as a private dick
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Emperor Tocasfacius-
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the Grease tells about his flashback to his past
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life as a ruler of the Holy Roman Empire
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Irving Greasemanawitz-
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the Grease tells about his flashback to his past
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life as the first Yiddish Lawman
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Wheel Chair Warrior-
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Super Hero fights for the rights of the handicapped
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West Virginia- Greaseman shows his respect for the people of WVA
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My Daddy- Description of how Oscar Greasemaneli gets into trouble
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Ugly Women- Recounts of how The Grease and his daddy picked up
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and enjoyed ingus with ugly women
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Good Ship Grease-
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stories about how the Grease spends his lesiure time
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in his boat.
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South of the border-
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stories about how the Grease spent time in Mexico
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Toe Monster- The dreaded Toe Monster is exposed for trying to
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eat the Greaseman's toes
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Blastapiece Theatre-
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stories told by Sly Stalone
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Sylvester Stalone sings the classics-
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Sylvester Stalone sings the classics.
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Rag Nad- stories about Grease's half space alien love child
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Six Minute Workout-
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A unique workout for men
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Baby talk- Conversations with the unborn
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The Greaseman Quiz (formerly the morning quiz)-
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Watch out Alex Trebek, here comes the Greaseman
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Hobo-doo-ga-ga Handbook-
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Methods to which recieve ingus.
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Damien- The Grease has occasion to run into the "dark master"
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while he is trying to perform his duties.
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Q: What is the alarm that is sometimes heard in the background when the
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Greaseman talks?
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A: The Geeze alarm. This goes off when the greaseman starts geezing.
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Q: What other gigs did Grease do on the radio?
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A: Like any other up-and-coming DJ, Grease worked at other stations in
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other markets to develop his unique style. They include:
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Washington DC (WRC-AM 980) 1974 - 1976
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Jacksonville, Florida (WAPE) 1976 - 1981
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Washington DC (WWDC-FM 101.1) 1981-1993
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Q: Did he always leave on good terms?
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In almost all cases, yes. The one notable exception was WRC, when
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management decided his morning personality wasn't quite right, and gave
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him a choice between dropping the "Greaseman" character and leaving.
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Grease chose the latter. If you ask about it today, he will joke about
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the time he was collecting unemployment insurance in DC and would "stay
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up to watch the moon rise and CURSE THE NIGHT!" although I'm sure at the
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time it was somewhat unsettling.
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Although he left Florida voluntarily to take the better offer at DC-101,
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he did offend some bible-belt types during his stay. The Florida gig
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was important to developing the Grease as a "god-fearing, truck-driving
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redneck," though. The Florida station has since gone to religious music
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("From Grease to Grace" was their motto for a while). Their loss.
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Q: Are there any good biographies or other comprehensive stories about
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the Greaseman?
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A: Grease is a very private person, and spent a number of years in DC
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before finally consenting to an in-depth story about him in the
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Washington Post Magazine Fall 1987. It's a good resource to summarize
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his past gigs and overall life story. Also the Washingtonian Magazine
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did an article on him in the January of 1993 in commemeration of his
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departure from DC.
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Grease also appeared on the Larry King Show (early to mid-80's) to talk
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about morning radio in general. The only down side was that he was
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teamed with a "Morning Zoo" DJ as a co-interviewee, a format that has
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become annoyingly ubiquitous on the radio landscape. Transcripts may be
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available (don't know how to get them, sorry). This is the old
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Mutual show that ran all night (Grease probably got up early to do it :-),
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and not the current CNN TV talk show.
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Q: Are there any albums or compilations of Grease bits?
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A: There was a 4-part "Best of Grease" compilation, available on
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cassettes. These became unavailable shortly before he left DC-101.
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They are now prized collectors items and can only be obtained from
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private owners. Part of Grease's popularity on a national basis
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before he went into syndication (and hence part of the motivation
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for this newsgroup) was the creation and exchange of bootleg
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tapes among an extended network of fans. Some of his best work has
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never been republished (although you can occasionally talk him into
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doing them again on his current show).
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Q: Did Grease ever serve in the military?
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A: Like John Wayne, Grease has a deep and abiding respect for everyone
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who serves in uniform, but never served himself. During the Vietnam
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war, he was attending Ithaca College in New York, and his draft number
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never came up.
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Q: But Grease did serve as a policeman?
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A: Yes, he did. While working at his gig in Florida, he worked as
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a reserve police officer on the night shift. Morning staffers would
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be jolted out of their bleary-eyed state by the sight of Grease doing
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his show in full uniform with a 44 Magnum strapped to his belt.
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Q: Is Greaseman a bigot/homophobe?
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A: Certainly not. Like the program "In Living Color" or even
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rec.humor.funny, Grease parodies what's funny in everyone, and winds up
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defusing hatred as a result. Grease respects all of his fans, and
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wishes well even those who don't like him.
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Q: But there was that "Martin Luther King, Jr." incident in DC?
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A: Yes, sometimes there's a fine line between parody and cruelty, and
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Grease crossed the line only once during his otherwise unmarred broadcasting
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career spanning over 2 decades.
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Sometime in the late 80's, he was noting the passing of Martin Luther
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King Jr.'s birthday (which had then only recently become a national
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holiday). Grease said something about "killing 4 more and getting rest
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of the week off." Grease was suspended, and apologized for the incident
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on an "Editorial Rebuttal" on WRC-TV in DC.
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Haven't the rest of you made mistakes or are you all perfect?
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Q: What does AMF mean?
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A: Adios my friend.
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Q: What is the "Bit without an Ending?"
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A: When Grease was working in Florida, he would be prevented from
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getting a good day's sleep after his morning gig by thoughtless
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model-airplane enthusiasts who would buzz their models outside his
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window.
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Grease came up with a revenge skit with a model plane of his own that
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would shoot the others out of the sky. The plane became posessed by
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Damien and started chasing after him. Grease then got too deep into
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this bit without a way out (and tried to incorporate this into the
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bit). After fumbling with the sound-effects, and trying a foray South
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of the Border, and then calling in Big-Dick Brannigan, he finally gave
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up groping for a punch line. Grease can usually be counted on to do
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some of the most impressive ad-libbing and improvisation on the radio
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today, but at that time his talents failed him. The bit originally
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aired in the Fall of 1982 from WWDC FM Washington, DC/101.
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It's considered a classic, and is on Vol. 1 of the "Best of Grease" tapes.
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He owns the rights to all his bits, and may rerun it on his current show
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from time to time.
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Q: What stations carry the Greaseman?
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A: City Station Time
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Washington DC 106.7 WJFK 1900-2300
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Baltimore MD 1300 WJFK 1900-2300
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New York NY 92.3 WXRK 1800-2200
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Philadelphia PA 94.1 WYSP 1800-2200
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Los Angeles CA 95.5 KLOS 2200-0200
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San Jose CA 98.5 KOME 1500-1900
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Atlanta GA 92.9 WZGC 0600-1000
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