I'm a little surprised Jake never heard of Richie Tozier when he met him. Richie is a famous DJ...Maybe a Casey Kasem type.....I assume he would have a nationally syndicated show from the 80s till who knows when. Maybe not...Just on my mind.
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I'm a little surprised Jake never heard of Richie Tozier when he met him. Richie is a famous DJ...Maybe a Casey Kasem type.....I assume he would have a nationally syndicated show from the 80s till who knows when. Maybe not...Just on my mind.
First famous DJ I remember is Wolfman Jack.I know, these are just the little things I always think about when I read books or watch shows. And yeah DJs aren't normally famous but if he is making the kind of money they mention in the book... I'm guessing he isn't a local guy. Kasem, stern, rush, Imus...There are a few names. Anyway it's a long shot but ya never know.
I was about to list him, too. ClassicFirst famous DJ I remember is Wolfman Jack.
....well, I ain't famous but I are a DJ and you sorta kinda know me....Eh, that's not surprising.
You think I know any famous DJs? Course Jake is older than I am but my brother is about the same age. Early thirties. I doubt he can name a DJ on the radio. Maybe we can name about three to four radio talk show hosts but that's about it.
....well, I ain't famous but I are a DJ and you sorta kinda know me....
I dated a DJ who worked for Vocm in St.John's, Newfoundland. I was, also, friends with one up here in Alberta. Lovely job but they do not get paid enough.....well, I ain't famous but I are a DJ and you sorta kinda know me....
Living in Wisconsin? I cannot remember that lol.At the time of It, the later part where Richie is a DJ, Jake only would have been 8/9 years old and living in Wisconsin. Could be he never heard of the guy (depending on Richie's market, if he was syndicated and how his career went afterward) or if he WAS famous enough to be heard of he could have just been off George's radar. There are different levels of fame and very few are universally famous. Also Richie/Rich Tozier isn't a name as generic/common as John Smith but not necessarily one that would hit him like a bolt of lightning if he heard it. I actually had to stop and think about the name for a second and unlike Jake I have read a book about the kid. It's been a while though so that's why it took me a second, but it didn't just jump out at me as an obvious connection and I had to think of where I knew the name from. He could have actually listened to his show but not put 2 and 2 together just by his name. Especially given how much was on his mind at the time.
Living in Wisconsin? I cannot remember that lol.
...not in small markets....barely hand to mouth existence...you do it for the love of the avocation-not the greenbacks...I dated a DJ who worked for Vocm in St.John's, Newfoundland. I was, also, friends with one up here in Alberta. Lovely job but they do not get paid enough.
....his air name was "Records".....Was Richie Tozier "Richie Tozier" on air, or did he have an alias, like Wolfman Jack?
Yeah, that's why he told everybody he came from Wisconsin