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TAPE T333 DISCS21 SPOTS · 20 WATCHABLE

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Donated by Tim Nelson, Shorewood, IL

Disc A Disc B Disc C

Disc A · Apr 9 1990

Original recorder; first disc of tape 33. Three recordings from April 1990, with the commercial breaks paused out at the time of taping in the first two:

1. The second half of the Twin Peaks pilot, the ABC Sunday Night Movie, Sunday, April 8, 1990 (the premiere; the caption channel's listing service carries the date). All breaks paused out; one 'ABC Sunday Night Movie' return bumper survives.

2. Star Trek: The Next Generation — "Allegiance" on WPWR-TV 50 (Gary–Chicago), recorded over the end of the Twin Peaks credits a day or so later. Breaks paused out.

3. WGN-TV Channel 9, Monday, April 9, 1990: the half-hour special "Days of Glory, Decades of Passion: The White Sox" (narrated by Jim Durham), then White Sox baseball — the home opener against the Milwaukee Brewers, the last Opening Day at the original Comiskey Park: Chuck Comiskey's ceremonial first pitch, the rain delay, and the top of the 1st (Melido Perez retires Sheffield, Surhoff and Yount). The disc ends three seconds into a True Value spot in the first break.

Tracking is clean.

Watch disc A in full at the Internet Archive

Program log

• 0:00:00 ABC — Twin Peaks pilot, second half (Sunday, April 8, 1990)
• 0:40:05 WPWR-TV 50 — Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Allegiance"
• 1:24:09 WGN-TV — "Days of Glory, Decades of Passion: The White Sox" (Monday, April 9, 1990)
• 1:44:43 WGN-TV — White Sox baseball: Brewers at White Sox, the last home opener at the original Comiskey Park; rain delay
• 1:59:33 End of the top of the 1st — first break; the disc ends mid-spot

The breaks, in airing order

Break 8

Time	Spot	Len
1:59:34	▶ Illinois Bell 'We're All Connected' - 'Hi Mom, It's Me' - Vintage 1990 TV Commercial A little boy on a red phone grows up and still calls home - 'It's me, Mommy... just call. Hi Mom, it's me.' Illinois Bell: we're all connected. Illinois Bell	:30
2:00:04	True Value fragment cut by disc end — skip, not uploaded	:03

Disc B · Apr 9 1990

Original recorder; second disc of tape 33. WGN-TV Channel 9, Monday, April 9, 1990: the White Sox home opener against the Milwaukee Brewers, the last Opening Day at the original Comiskey Park, from the bottom of the 1st through the top of the 8th. Carlton Fisk's double for the first Sox hit of 1990; Surhoff's ground-rule double scores the Brewers' run in the 3rd; Ozzie Guillen triples and scores on Chris Bosio's wild pitch to tie it in the 5th; Scott Fletcher's sacrifice fly puts the Sox ahead 2-1 in the 7th. Johnny 'Red' Kerr visits the booth. The donor paused through several breaks (seams at the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th innings); tracking is clean. The disc ends 17 seconds into a WGN promo for 'Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair' in the middle of the 8th.

Watch disc B in full at the Internet Archive

Program log

• 0:00:00 The end of the True Value spot, then the bottom of the 1st (Monday, April 9, 1990)
• 0:06:25 Top of the 2nd
• 0:14:24 Bottom of the 2nd — Fisk's double, the first Sox hit of 1990
• 0:30:04 Top of the 3rd — Surhoff's ground-rule double (Brewers 1-0)
• 0:41:23 Bottom of the 3rd
• 0:47:50 Top of the 4th
• 0:53:30 Bottom of the 4th
• 1:01:23 Top of the 5th
• 1:07:55 Bottom of the 5th — Guillen's triple, Bosio's wild pitch (1-1)
• 1:16:22 Top of the 6th
• 1:26:32 Bottom of the 6th
• 1:29:18 Top of the 7th
• 1:40:53 Bottom of the 7th — Fletcher's sacrifice fly (Sox 2-1)
• 1:54:46 Top of the 8th
• 1:58:50 Middle of the 8th — the disc ends in the break

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

Time	Spot	Len
0:00:00	True Value tail (spliced with T33A) — skip, not uploaded	:16
0:00:15	▶ Coca-Cola Classic - 'Did You Bring the Coca-Cola Classic?' - The Treehouse - 1990 TV Commercial Kids in a treehouse - 'Did you bring the Coca-Cola Classic? Billy was supposed to.' Then Michael arrives with a six-pack. Can't beat the real thing. Coca Cola	:30
0:00:45	Southwest Airlines Sox billboard — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:14
0:00:59	WGN Chicagos Very Own Urbis Orbis ID — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:09

Break 3

Time	Spot	Len
0:53:05	▶ Miller Lite - The Jamaican Bobsled Team - 'Ready in '92' - Less Filling, Tastes Great (1990) It was cold. Freezing. Coming from Jamaica, the only thing I like cold is Miller Lite. The Jamaican bobsledders will be ready in '92. Less filling, tastes great. Miller	:25

Break 4

Time	Spot	Len
1:00:32	▶ White Sox 1990 - Nancy Faust - 'The Last Season in Historic Comiskey Park' (1990) Who's played more games at Comiskey Park than anybody? Luke Appling? Nellie Fox? Carlton Fisk? Give up? Nancy Faust, the world's greatest ballpark organist. The last season in historic Comiskey Park - years from now, you'll say you were there. Joined in progress: the first seconds were lost when the original recording was paused. White Sox	:26
1:00:59	WGN Chicagos Very Own MCA ID — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:09
1:01:09	Southwest billboard repeat — repeat, not uploaded	:14

Break 5

Time	Spot	Len
1:07:28	▶ WGN 'Cheers' Promo - 'The Old Sam Malone Is Back' - Weeknights 6 & 10, Beginning Tuesday (1990) The old Sam Malone is back - Cheers, now weeknights at 6 and 10, beginning Tuesday on Channel 9. Joined in progress: the first seconds were lost when the original recording was paused. WGN	:27

Break 7

Time	Spot	Len
1:32:13	▶ WGN For Kids' Sake with Chicago Bear Mike Tomczak (1990) Bears quarterback Mike Tomczak for WGN-TV's For Kids' Sake. WGN	:30
1:32:43	▶ WGN Movie Promo - 'Mass Appeal' with Jack Lemmon - Thursday 7PM (1990) Jack Lemmon and Charles Durning in Mass Appeal - Thursday at 7 on Channel 9. WGN	:30

Break 8

Time	Spot	Len
1:40:30	▶ Miller Genuine Draft - The Radio Operator - 'I Can't Pick Up Anything' - Vintage 1990 TV Commercial A radio operator: 'It's just strange, I can't pick up anything.' Cold-filtered, never heat-pasteurized Miller Genuine Draft. The end was cut off when the original recording was paused. Miller	:22

Break 9

Time	Spot	Len
1:52:56	Illinois Bell sponsor billboard — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:09
1:53:06	▶ Southwest Airlines - 'This Is What Our Meals Look Like... and Our Fares' - Peanuts (15s) (1990) Because most of our flights are short, this is what our meals look like - a bag of peanuts. It's also what our fares look like. Southwest Airlines. Southwest	:15
1:53:21	▶ Southwest Airlines - 'Mr. Smith, You're Early' - The On-Time Record (15s) - 1990 TV Commercial 'Mr. Smith, you're early.' Just something to remember - Southwest Airlines' on-time record. Southwest	:15
1:53:36	▶ White Sox 1990 - Mike Cartalano, Scoreboard Pyrotechnician - 'Wait Till You See the New Comiskey' Mike Cartalano, scoreboard pyrotechnician and Sox fan: 'I go to every single White Sox game.' If you think it's fun now, wait till you see the new Comiskey Park. Season tickets (312) 924-1000. White Sox	:30
1:54:06	▶ True Value Tru-Test E-Z Kare Flat Finish - $10.98 a Gallon - Vintage 1990 TV Commercial Tru-Test E-Z Kare flat finish paint, $10.98 a gallon at participating True Value Hardware stores. TrueValue	:30
1:54:36	WGN Mass Appeal 10s — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10

Break 10

Time	Spot	Len
1:58:50	▶ Miller Beer - 'Buy That Man a Miller' - A Good Beer Is Like a Good Man - Vintage 1990 TV Commercial It has been said that a good beer is like a good man - look beneath the surface and the best comes shining through. Smooth, never bitter. Buy that man a Miller. Miller	:30
1:59:20	▶ Chicago Tribune Classified - 'You Don't See Cars Like This Every Day' - Vintage 1990 TV Commercial Mint condition, a real show stopper, one owner, rides like a dream, needs work - you don't see cars like this every day. Chicago Tribune Classified, 312-222-2222. Chicago Tribune	:30
1:59:50	WGN Voyage of Terror Achille Lauro promo cut by disc end — skip, not uploaded	:17

Disc C · Apr 9 1990

Original recorder; third and last disc of tape 33. The end of WGN-TV's White Sox home opener against the Milwaukee Brewers, Monday, April 9, 1990 — the last Opening Day at the original Comiskey Park: the bottom of the 8th, Bobby Thigpen's first save of his record 57-save season, the 2-1 final (W Barry Jones, L Tony Fossas), WGN's sign-off and credits. Then, recorded over older programming on the same tape:

- Steve and Garry's Adventures in Paradise (WBBM-TV, 1990), Steve Dahl and Garry Meier's special from Hawaii's Big Island, joined in progress; breaks paused out.

- An interview with Mike Ditka after the 6-10 1989 season (credits: producer Chitra Ragavan, director Jack Ginay; probably WTTW's John Callaway Interviews), with a montage of Ditka's own commercials.

- A Saturday Night Live diner sketch.

- WMAQ-TV's 'Sirott Tonight: The Cutting Room Floor' with Bob Sirott — David Letterman, Billy Joel and Richard Lewis (around early 1990).

- Jackie 'The Jokeman' Martling stand-up at Rascals Comedy Club (Off Hour Rockers, 1988), to the end of the tape, then snow.

Tracking is clean.

Watch disc C in full at the Internet Archive

Program log

• 0:00:00 WGN — White Sox vs Brewers, bottom of the 8th (Monday, April 9, 1990)
• 0:05:22 Top of the 9th — Bobby Thigpen's save; Sox win 2-1
• 0:18:14 WBBM-TV — Steve and Garry's Adventures in Paradise (1990)
• 0:42:45 Mike Ditka interview
• 0:58:04 Saturday Night Live — diner sketch
• 1:03:19 WMAQ-TV — Sirott Tonight: The Cutting Room Floor (Letterman, Billy Joel, Richard Lewis)
• 1:23:38 Jackie 'The Jokeman' Martling at Rascals Comedy Club (1988)
• 1:50:16 End of the tape

The breaks, in airing order

Break 2

Time	Spot	Len
0:03:52	▶ Dodge Dynasty - Air Bags and the 7/70 Warranty - Advantage: Dodge - Vintage 1990 TV Commercial Why buy a Dodge Dynasty? A driver's air bag and the 7-year/70,000-mile protection plan. Advantage: Dodge. Dodge	:30
0:04:22	▶ Toro GTS Lawnmower - The Expecting Couple - Starts on the First or Second Pull - 1990 TV Commercial An expecting couple and a kick from the baby - the Toro GTS starts on the first or second pull for five years, or Toro will fix it free. Toro	:30
0:04:52	▶ Phillips 66 Super Clean - 'More People Are Stopping Here' - Good Things for Cars (1990) Time-lapse at the pump - more people are stopping here. Cash or credit, same low price. Phillips 66: good things for cars and the people who drive them. Phillips66	:30

Break 3

Time	Spot	Len
0:09:35	▶ WGN Opening Day Promo - Both Chicago Openers on One Station, Sox at 1, Cubs at 7 (1990) For the first time, both Chicago Opening Day games on the same station - the White Sox at 1 and the Cubs at 7. The rites of spring begin on WGN. WGN	:30
0:10:05	▶ WGN For Kids' Sake - 'Setbacks and Quarterbacks' - Mike Tomczak's Story (1990) Growing up in Chicago, he dreamed of playing for the Bears - then broke his leg in college. Success and setbacks go hand in hand; if we could teach our kids that. A WGN-TV For Kids' Sake spot with Bears quarterback Mike Tomczak. WGN	:30

Break 5

Time	Spot	Len
0:36:25	▶ The Loop FM 98 - 'You Can't Stop Rock & Roll' - The Subway Platform (WLUP Chicago, 1990) A rocker on a Chicago subway platform - the 45-minute music marathon on The Loop, FM 98. You can't stop rock and roll. Joined in progress: the first seconds were lost when the original recording was paused. Radio	:22