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Originally Posted by eweissenbach
I actually sang in a teen rock band and Dolan MC'd a "Battle of the Bands" that our band performed in. He treated me very nicely, didn't try to "big time" us. Dolan was the biggest thing in K.C. in the early 60s along with Phil Jay.
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Like any business, we in the radio business tended to get tired of what we were doing day in and day out. I had the good fortune of being very successful in the business, but I became weary of the daily grind.
Johnny Dolan, NEVER displayed any lack of enthusiasm. I just loved to watch him from the next studio while he was on the air. Every day, it was just like he was doing it for the first time. He loved it. He would laugh, get up out of his chair and give happy hand gestures and arm pumps. To this day, I can hear him laughing at himself as he told, on the air, "The World's worst Two Part Jokes."
I've got to say, it actually brings a tear to my eye, the emotion with which I remember working with and knowing Johnny. He is alive and well, enjoying his retirement with his wife Jan. Are you ready for this, Johnny is actually a "Door Greeter" at Walmart. He says that he is the town joke repository. Everybody who comes into Walmart tells him a joke.