Product Description
Neon Fun Jungle: Quest for adventure in Hollywood rock and roll radio:
One of the most unforgettable young men in Hollywood rock and radio was The Real Don Steele. He irreverently and sarcastically referred to Los Angeles as the "neon fun jungle." I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Steele in Hollywood rock and roll radio. He would invite his radio listeners on a "quest for adventure in the neon fun jungle." For him, it was all about seeking excitement because in that search, you never really knew what you might find. I found that attitude especially captivating and motivating. I wrote this book especially for the younger generations--anyone who was not yet alive in 1965. This is your gateway to adventure and discovery back in time to the Hollywood rock and roll radio scene of nearly half a century ago.
Preview of the Chapters:
1: Fantasizing about Los Angeles -- This all started because I could just not stop myself from fantasizing about Los Angeles.
2: The Name Game -- Sing it loud, Shirley Ellis! A memorable name for a radio station can be crucial to public acceptance and audience loyalty.
3: Bad Karma on Sunset Boulevard -- What happened when I singlehandedly brought bad karma to a Hollywood radio station by what I did with a razor blade.
4: Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll -- I finally open up and reveal my own real-life experiences in Hollywood rock and roll radio sex and drugs.
5: Beam Me Up -- My work in Hollywood pulled me into the orbit of celebrities and an emerging science fiction cult.
6: Tracing the Timeline -- One legendary Hollywood company had Fred Astaire, Lucy and Ricky, Star Trek, Orson Welles, and Howard Hughes.
One of the most unforgettable young men in Hollywood rock and radio was The Real Don Steele. He irreverently and sarcastically referred to Los Angeles as the "neon fun jungle." I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Steele in Hollywood rock and roll radio. He would invite his radio listeners on a "quest for adventure in the neon fun jungle." For him, it was all about seeking excitement because in that search, you never really knew what you might find. I found that attitude especially captivating and motivating. I wrote this book especially for the younger generations--anyone who was not yet alive in 1965. This is your gateway to adventure and discovery back in time to the Hollywood rock and roll radio scene of nearly half a century ago.
Preview of the Chapters:
1: Fantasizing about Los Angeles -- This all started because I could just not stop myself from fantasizing about Los Angeles.
2: The Name Game -- Sing it loud, Shirley Ellis! A memorable name for a radio station can be crucial to public acceptance and audience loyalty.
3: Bad Karma on Sunset Boulevard -- What happened when I singlehandedly brought bad karma to a Hollywood radio station by what I did with a razor blade.
4: Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll -- I finally open up and reveal my own real-life experiences in Hollywood rock and roll radio sex and drugs.
5: Beam Me Up -- My work in Hollywood pulled me into the orbit of celebrities and an emerging science fiction cult.
6: Tracing the Timeline -- One legendary Hollywood company had Fred Astaire, Lucy and Ricky, Star Trek, Orson Welles, and Howard Hughes.
7: Uncovering and Preserving Radio History -- How I totally lucked into becoming a writer of contemporary radio programming history.
8: The Legends and The Mystique -- An up-close and inside look at the accomplishment of radio programming pioneers in Los Angeles in the 1960s.
9: The Beginning of The End -- What happens when radio magic no longer works like it once did when rock was young.
10: Cutting the Edge on the Cutting Edge -- Human nature demands that even famous people in Hollywood need something to cut the edge.
11: Adventure Repeating Itself -- I recommend steps you can take if you want to seek your own quest for adventure in today's media industries.
8: The Legends and The Mystique -- An up-close and inside look at the accomplishment of radio programming pioneers in Los Angeles in the 1960s.
9: The Beginning of The End -- What happens when radio magic no longer works like it once did when rock was young.
10: Cutting the Edge on the Cutting Edge -- Human nature demands that even famous people in Hollywood need something to cut the edge.
11: Adventure Repeating Itself -- I recommend steps you can take if you want to seek your own quest for adventure in today's media industries.
About the Author
Since 1975, Woody Goulart has researched and reported on rock and roll radio programming in Los Angeles. His website Boss Radio Forever has been in continuous service online since 1996 providing an insider's look at this fascinating subject including multiple viewpoints from different eyewitnesses and participants. In contrast, Neon Fun Jungle: Quest for adventure in Hollywood rock and roll radio is a spinoff, a personal memoir intended especially for younger generations who were not yet born when rock and roll was young.
