KFI'S Funny Lady, April Winchell, To Play "The Ballad of Mike Moran"

KFI 640, Los Angeles ^ | 11-24-01 | dfu

[doug from upland]

I just heard from April Winchell that she will play "The Ballad of Mike Moran" on her show on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles. The show is on Saturday nights from 7-10pm.

Perhaps many of you recognize her as the sarcastic complaining woman in the brilliant and funny series of radio commercials for Glendale Fed.

APRIL'S PAGE ON KFI

APRIL'S OFFICIAL SITE

Tune in tonight and listen. 1.800.520.1KFI

[doug from upland]

Give us the info on his show and how to reach him.

[Vetnet]

Yeah, we're not proud! Send his email!

[RonDog]

From www.DrDemento.com:

"The Doctor is IN!"

The Dr. Demento Show is radio's weekly two-hour festival of "mad music and crazy comedy" heard on stations coast to coast. It is a free-wheeling, unpredictable mix of music and comedy. Along with legends like Spike Jones, Tom Lehrer, Stan Freberg, Monty Python, and Frank Zappa, the Doctor plays new funny songs sent in by amateur and professional singers and comedians. That's how the world was introduced to "Weird Al" Yankovic, who went on to become rock music's best-known funny person. A home-made tape that Al made at age 16 and sent to the Doctor provided him with his very first media exposure.

Mailing Address:

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P.O. Box 884
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Email:

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[RonDog]

Thanks, ST!

[rockfish59]

i'm half irish and uncle bin can also kiss that half!
(but does this mean i'm 1/2 @$$ed, or something?)

[rockfish59]

so is she related to walter or the donut guy?

[doug from upland]

Actually, she has Hollywood blood in her. Her dad was the late ventriloquist Paul Winchell.

[rockfish59]

ahhhhhh, forgot about that!! i miss those guys.

who does she do on the simpsons? don't tell me mr. burns? (simpson, ey?)

[doug from upland]

I talked on the phone today with someone at Irish radio network in New York. When Eanan Patterson returns from his vacation, they will play the song next Saturday on their show. The guy said that everyone there loved it.

[stands2reason]

His show comes on early Saturday mornings here in Austin (too early for me) so I really don't know where to send in recordings, but I did find an e-mail for him.

Tell you the truth since you're such a master at song parody, I would have thought for sure you had a direct "in" to Dr. Demento, yourself. He is nationally syndicated and very good publicity. If you've heard of "Weird Al" Yankovic, he's why.

[Vetnet]

Now that's great news! New York will love this song!

[RonDog]

A BETTER e-mail address for April Winchell seems to be:

april@aprilwinchell.com

[doug from upland]

You might not believe this, but the best e-mail for her is april@pissed-off.com

Yes, that's really it.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thanks for the tip!

[doug from upland]

Okay, tune in to KFI. 640 AM in Los Angeles is a 50,000 watt clear channel powerhouse. It can be heard a great distance at night.

[doug from upland]

It's a new system, but you can apparently now listen on the Internet -------- CLICK AND LISTEN

[doug from upland]

Okay, she just announced it is coming up in the 8 o'clock hour. She called it the "Kiss my royal Irish ass song."

[Vetnet]

Hey, looks like we're making some headway!

[doug from upland]

A great plug from April. She is going to link it to her site and put a plug in her newsletter.

FReepers, call in and request it again --- 800.520.1234

[Vetnet]

That was pretty darn good coverage! And Dave really jumped in there and pitched it too! Maybe the other hosts finally heard it, too!