Week of October 15, 1989

Frenzied trading - No replay of 1987 as the DOW rebounds, gaining 12 points to

close at 2,657,38.

A massive earthquake hits San

Francisco with many perishing under the

collapsed Nimitz Freeway. Seismologists

say the quake was centered on the San

Andreas Fault between Santa Cruz and

San Jose. It struck as thousands of fans

were crowding into San Francisco’s

Candlestick Park for the third game of

the 1989 World Series, forcing

cancellation of the game.

California places the death toll of the 6.9 San Francisco earthquake at 273.

In San Francisco - President Bush stands on Cypress street and gazes at the

wreck of the Nimitz Freeway… and utters: “Jesus.”

drive him from politics in order to prepare for a sharp swing

back to conservatism.

Al Capone’s former Chicago headquarters is being converted

into a hotel. Today, the abandoned building is a neighborhood

eyesore, despite its city and federal landmark status.

(game 3) on Tuesday at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park.

Music news -

Another bad rap - One man is shot and injured and several others came away

with minor injuries during a melee at a rap concert at the Oakland Coliseum. The

show featured Cool Moe Dee. MC Hammer, the Boys and Heavy D.

Showtime Event Television gets the PPV rights to a Rolling stones concert on

Dec. 19.

A&M Records will release an hour-long video titled “Janet Jackson’s Rhythm

Nation” a month after the album’s Sept. 19 release.

Week of October 15, 1989

More Rap - a coalition of rappers lead a Stop the Racism concert and rally in

front of New York’s Harlem State Office Building that was attended by 2000

people. It was spearheaded by rapper Doug E. Fresh who was joined on stage

by Get Fresh Crew, KRS-1 & Boogie Down Productions, Public Enemy and Stop

the Violence All Stars. LL Cool J. took the stage but was booed. Some in the

audience believe LL’s politics which seem to promote self over community issues

are no longer acceptable.

music acts - Sade, Billy Ocean, Terence Trent

via London - Milli Vanilli.

Billy Joel files a $90 million lawsuit against his

former manager and ex-brother-in-law Fran

Weber, accusing him of misappropriating

millions of dollars in recording royalties and

tour funds over the last 10 years.

Entertainment news -

Full moon At The Game - With her team the Giants trailing in playoff game

against the A’s, Roseanne Barr and fiancé Tom Arnold reportedly pulled down

their pants to express their feelings.

Passing - Actor Sir Anthony Quayle (76).

Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby, Goldie

Hawn, Gregory Hines and Liza Minnelli will be among

in show business November 13.

the dust as KJOI Los Angeles (98.7) will abandon the

instrumental format in favor of light vocals. KJOI had been with its elevator music

format for some 25 years.

Randy Kabrich resigns as operations manager of Pirate Radio in Los Angeles

and is going back to WRBQ Tampa as program director. Afternoon jock Shadow

Steele is the new OM of Pirate.

Frankie Crocker is back at WBLS and doing afternoons.

Week of October 15, 1989

More Los Angeles as new talk station KFI will air something called “Meeting of

the Minds” featuring all its air talk personalities. Rush Limbaugh is flying in from

New York to participate as will Dr. Dean Edell from San Francisco. Also

participating - Tom Leykis, Mother Love, and Laura Schlesinger and other KFI

talk personalities.

Television news -

musical guest Billy Joel.

Geraldo Rivera is in San Francisco where he’ll tape a

show focusing on the heroes of the earthquake.

Thursday night television -

Landing, Pat Sajak

NBC - the Cosby Show, A Different World, Cheers, Dear

John, LA Law

Tonight

ABC - Mission: Impossible, The Young Riders, Prime time Live, Nightline

PBS - Mystery!, American Experience

HBO - Inside the NFL

CNBC - McLaughlin, Business View, Dick Cavett, Media Beat, CNBC Live

Mission: Impossible - A turncoat agent is the target of the IMF.

Cheers - Margaret wants a commitment from Cliff.

Pat Sajak - Sawyer Brown and Ann Bloom.

Top Modern Rock Tracks -

James Brown - Big Audio Dynamite

Sowing the Seeds of Love - Tears For Fears

Love Shack - B-52’s

Between Something and Nothing - Ocean Blue

Regina - Sugarcubes

Way of the World - Max Q

Knock Me Down - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

If It’s Love - Squeeze

I Want That Man - Deborah Harry

Sick of It - The Primitives

Week of October 15, 1989

Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode

Hot Album Rock Tracks -

Call It Love - Poco

Love In An Elevator - Aerosmith

Sold Me Down The River - The Alarm

Mixed Emotions - Rolling Stones

Kissing Willie - Jethro Tull

Janie’s Got a Gun- Aerosmith

The Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley

Sowing The Seeds of Love - Tears For Fears

Rockin’ In The Free World - Neil Young

No Souvenirs - Melissa Etheridge

The Last Worthless Evening - Don Henley

Top Rap -

Me So Horny - 2 Live Crew

Week of October 15, 1989

Smooth Operator - Big Daddy Kane

They Put Me In the Mix - MC Hammer

Bust a Move - Young MC

I Go To Work - Kool Moe Dee

It’s Funky enough - The D.O.C.

The Rhythm - Kwame

Do the Right Thing - Redhead Kingpin & The FBI

New Jack Swing - Wrecks-N-Effect

Cha Cha Cha - MC Lyte

Pause - Run-DMC

Say No Go - De La Soul

Big Ole Butt - LL Cool J

Just A Friend - Biz Markie

Fight The Power - Public Enemy

Top Hits In Britain -

Ride On Time - Black Box

Pump Up the Jam - Technotronic

If Only I Could - Sydney Youngblood

That’s what I Like - Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers

Drama! - Erasure

Sweet Surrender - Wet Wet Wet

Girl I’m Going To Miss You - Mill Vanilli

Street Tuf - Rebel MC/Double Trouble

We Didn’t Start the fire - Billy Joel

Top Albums -

Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814

Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue

Forever Your Girl - Paul Abdul

Steel Wheels - Rolling Stones

Pump - Aerosmith

Full Moon Fever - Tom Petty

Heart of stone - Cher

Skid Row - Skid Row

The Seeds of Love - Tears For Fears

Hangin’ Tough - New Kids on the Block

Repeat Offender - Richard Marx

Raw & The Cooked - Fine Young Cannibals

Dirty Rotten Filthy stinking Rich - Warrant

Keep On Movin’ - Soul Ii Soul

Week of October 15, 1989

The End of the Innocence - Don Henley

Cosmic Thing - B-52’s

Stone Cold Rhymin’ - Young

MC

Cuts Both Ways - Gloria

Estefan

Like a Prayer - Madonna

Twice Shy - Great White

Brave and Crazy - Melissa

Etheridge

See the Light - Jeff Healey

Band

Tender Lover - Babyface

Sleeping With The Past - Elton

John

No One Can Do It Better - The

D.O.C.

Hot Hits -

Love Song - The Cure

Miss You Much - Janet

Jackson

Cover Girl - New Kids On The Block

Sowing The Seeds Of Love - Tears For Fears

Love In An Elevator - Aerosmith

Mixed Emotions - Rolling Stones

Bust A Move - Young MC

When I Looked At Him - Expose

It’s No Crime - Babyface

Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue

Rock Wit’cha - Bobby Brown

Girl I’m Gonna Miss You - Milli Vanilli

When I See You Smile - Bad English

Cherish - Madonna

Heaven - Warrant

The Best - Tina Turner

Healing Hands - Elton John

Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind) - New Kids on the

Block

Love Shack - B-52’s

Week of October 15, 1989

Top Country -

Living Proof - Ricky Van Shelton

High Cotton - Alabama

A Better Live Next Time - Merle

Haggard

Ace in the Hole - George Straight

Say What’s In Your Heart - Restless

Heart

Mattea

Bayou Boys - Eddy Raven

An American Family - Oak Ridge

Boys

Yellow Roses - Dolly Parton

Til Love Comes Again - Reba

McEntire

At the movies -

Look Who’s Talking

Halloween V

Sea of Love

An Innocent Man From Yesterday Black rain

The Fabulous Baker Boys

Parenthood

Uncle Buck

When Harry Met sally

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Sex, Lies and Videotape

Braking In

Johnny Handsome

Lethal weapon 2

Tuner & Hooch

Week of October 15, 1989