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                      INTERVIEW with Mister Laurence on the LUCY ANN LANCE SHOW 1290 WLBY  10/3/09

The Lucy Ann Lance Show Part 1.mp3

The Lucy Ann Lance Show Part 2.mp3

 

THE MISTER LAURENCE KIDDIE ROCK RADIO SHOW

Mister Laurence hosted a kids radio show called THE MISTER LAURENCE KIDDIE ROCK RADIO SHOW with good friend Sean Westergaard on WCBN 88.3 FM Ann Arbor Michigan. This zany half hour show ran from 2000 through 2007, airing the
last Friday morning of each month.  CD recordings made from his "live" performances over the air are still
available, called OVER THE AIR WITH MISTER LAURENCE Volume One and Two.

 

Mister Laurence's WCBN Radio Plug.mp3


Deejay Sean Westergaard and Mister Laurence are seen here sharing a big laugh between songs, back in 2004.  Check those picture discs
laying about on the turntable counter.  Vintage recordings from the 1940's and 1950's were a main stay on their kids show.


Mister Laurence later hooked up with the station's official kid's show KIDS ON STRIKE! broadcasting 9:00 am to 10:00am, every Saturday morning.  As DJ, Mister Laurence would focus on vintage 78 rpm kiddie records, picture discs, cardboard cut-outs, multi-colored vinyl 45 rpms and other such audio antiquities. Yes, Mister Laurence took you down memory lane with records dating as far back as the 1940s. In addition to vintage vinyl, he also showcased wild modern kiddie performers including Royal Oak's all mom punk band for kids THE CANDY BAND. Great fun! He even spun his own CD's on the radio, although technically he wasn't supposed to... tee hee tee hee

It was said there's nothing more entertaining than to hear Mister Laurence invariably spout off in Pure Gibberish as he tried to explain the meaning behind each and every record played, cuing up the tracks like a pro, skimming through the rough pitted popcorn terrain of ancient colored vinyl. On occasion he would air two recorded versions of the same song at once. Madness.

Here were a few of his favorite records: Said the Harpsichord to the Piano, The Tune That Ran Away, Bozo Under the Sea, Peter and the Wolf, A Child's Introduction to Jazz, Paper Family, The Lonesome House, Woodie Wood Pecker and His Talent Show, Carbon the Copy Cat, Alice in Wonderland's Mad Tea Party, Nellie the Elephant, and The Milk's Journey— to name but a few. Mister Laurence has shied away from radio and focuses on community television these days.