Remember When With Uncle John

Uncle John wishes his trusty sidekick Kelly Blair the best in the next chapter of his life.

(With apologies to our listeners: JioSaavn is pronounced "Jee-O-Sah-Vin"; Kelly's lack of enunciation might have been an issue with our listeners in the five years Remember When with Uncle John has been on the air.)

Uncle John, celebrating a birthday today, honors the man behind Canada's Stampede Wrestling, and the patriarch of one of wrestling's many familial dynasties.

For those who didn't catch it, John accidentally said "matriarch" when referring to Stu Hart. Matriarch is the mother of the family.

Uncle John talks more about last week's trip to Dallas.

Uncle John looks back at his trip to the Dallas-Ft. Worth area last week.

Written by Steve Goodman and John Prine, the song "You Never Even Called Me by My Name" was a hit for David Allan Coe, the third singe release of Coe's career and his first Top Ten hit, peaking at No. 8 on the country charts. Doug Supernaw released a cover version of the song in 1994, on which he was joined by Waylon Jennings, Charley Pride, and Merle Haggard, all of whom are mentioned in the song's second verse, as well as a guest vocal by Coe himself.

Uncle John wishes his lifelong friend B.D. Anders a happy birthday.

Uncle John salutes one of his all-time favorite wrestlers, Killer Karl Kox (the subject of a recent segment), on what would have been his 92nd birthday.

For the record, Kox (real name Herb Gerwig) was raised in Baltimore, not Nebraska, as Uncle John incorrectly pointed out.

Uncle John laments the passing of an old friend, James "Rooster" Arnold.

Uncle John recalls a trip to Music City USA.

In 1981, Tompall & the Glaser Brothers released their version of Kris Kristofferson's "Lovin' Her Was Easier (than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)", their third single following their reunion a year earlier and their highest-charting single. Following the song's release, the Glaser brothers recorded only four more cuts for their label Elektra before disbanding a second time.