SCOTT REGEN, TODAY. A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY WONDERFULLY SHARED

ONCE UPON TIME

— A WORD ABOUT THIS BOOK —

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Dear Reader,

On my journey of understanding and spiritual love, my life and values have changed, as may have yours, and not without acute conflict. These poems reflect those times and changes.

This book is dedicated to our spiritual unfolding, to the “progressive realization” of our Original Mind by whatever name we choose to give it.

And so with that in mind, we can each ask ourselves, how in our everyday daily life, can we progressively realize — or remember — might be a more accurate way of saying it — our True Spiritual Nature?

One way of expressing the answer to that question is: we can try to practice — each in our own way — and there are thousands of ways — there is no one way — what we are taught via Eastern spiritual thinking, exemplified in A Course In Miracles:

“When you meet anyone, remember it is a holy encounter. As you see him you will see yourself. As you treat him you will treat yourself. As you think of him you will think of yourself. Never forget this, for in him you will find yourself or lose yourself.”

“You should look out from the perception of your own holiness to the holiness of others.”

Namaste to each of you in all you do.

Robert Bernstein, (aka Scott Regen, WKNR; CKLW; WCAR; WDRQ; WMJC) Once Upon Time (page 11)

**Robert Bernstein** with Eastern Spiritualist and mentor, Swami Satchidananda *(Photo credit: Robert Bernstein; Once Upon Time)*

REFLECTIONS and PRAISE FOR ONCE UPON TIME

‘Once Upon Time’, by Scott Regen, is available on Amazon Books GO HERE

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“Your author is a man who was there in the 60s, helping to make Rock ’n’ Roll what it came to be. He knew the artists, he was even responsible many times for what should be released and what shouldn’t. He was spot-on every time. Whether you were listening to his radio program or not, he affected your life.

This book is Reflective and Genuine, Peaceful and Rewarding, Spiritual and Thought Provoking. Read this book and Scottie/Robert will touch your life yet again.”

Pat St.John, SiriusXM Satellite Radio

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“Scott Regen / Robert Bernstein has special powers of imagination and expressions. As a kid growing up in Detroit in the ’60s, he was by far my favorite DJ on WKNR and CKLW. Poetry is a special description of all he does.

Time, it never comes back, but fifty years ago seems like yesterday to me when the radio listening moments were so profound and wonderful.

Here is “Once Upon Time”. I love this book, my favorite book of poems, from my favorite poet. And all from the heart. Scottie tells it like it is.”

Michael Groen, WKNR, WRIF (Detroit)

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“In my years of knowing Robert, I have never seen him move forward in actions that deny the values and balance that create the incredible man he is. His poetry book is an extension of his character. Not only is it creative and spiritually welcoming, but it maintains his elevated level of integrity and belief.

It was gratifying for me to read it, and understand the logic behind his literal and spiritual wisdom. I highly recommend it. You will be pleased, I assure.”

Namaste, Helena Falcon

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“Robert has been my ‘Course in Miracles’ instructor and spiritual mentor for the past seven years. This book was written about times in his life, both before and after he discovered the course’s teachings.

Reading the book for me was a nostalgic trip going back to the 60’s rock and roll era, the dawning of the hippie generation.

It is written with humor, grace and spirituality. It is a heartwarming collection of poetry, commentaries and verse, written about the way we look at the world, and how we relate to both happy and troubled times.”

Chris Miller

Note: More thoughts and ‘reflections’ can be found in Scott Regen’s ‘Once Upon Time’

**Scott Regen** pre-WKNR years. *(Photo credit: Robert Bernstein; Once Upon Time)*

A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY WONDERFULLY SHARED

— A PERSONAL THOUGHT —

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This book is unlike any ordinary book I ever read.

For it is a wonderfully different type of book. Robert Bernstein (aka as Scott Regen) writes to us from the heart. He has penned a myriad of poems and lines deeply illuminating life’s journeys, chastened at times, by the human spirit. What is seen. What is not. What is past. What is present. The good. The bad. What is known. What is not.

This book will take the reader into a journey which will stir the imagination of the soul. And if one permits, refresh, if only momentarily, the mind itself.

What is written within these pages will make you reflect on your own life and mortality, your own time and place. Read. Pause. Thereby, think. For you may see what may lie therein, between the lines.

Scottie Regen is much more today than a legendary ’60s Detroit radio disk jockey. In that today, he is a man attuned to positive and personally profound spiritual thinking, graced with inner peace. Mind, body and soul.

Jim Feliciano
Curator, Motor City Radio Flashbacks

Available on Amazon Books HERE

**Scott Regen** backstage with The Beatles. Olympia Stadium, August 13, 1966 *(Photo credit: Robert Bernstein; Once Upon Time)*

WABX 99: BRAND X FREE-FORM ‘AURAL ABSURDITY’ . . . WITH A SIGN-OFF MEMORY

WABX 99X DETROIT

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The station began broadcasting on May 4, 1960, as WABX, beginning as a classical music station before adopting the MOR format in 1964. For a short period beginning in August 1967, the station adopted an all-girl jock policy during the day, playing jazz-oriented pop music and humorous bits. The idea came from Mickey Shorr, who was program manager and creative director of Century Broadcasting Corp., the station’s then-owner.

During the Fall of 1967, WABX began airing a new music show called “Troubadour” from seven to eight in the evening, hosted by station manager John Small. The show featured blues, folk, and rock music. During this time, WABX was still airing an MOR format, with an emphasis on up-tempo music from artists like Mel Tormé, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Wilson, and Joe Williams.

The strong, positive response generated by “Troubadour” was enough to convince the station’s owners to adopt a full-time progressive rock format. On February 1, 1968, “play lists” of acceptable tunes went out: the DJs picked their own music, and Century Broadcasting Corporation bit its tongue. With a free form progressive rock format, WABX became a springboard for the new music that no other station in the market (least of all CKLW and the other Top 40 stations) would touch.

The format, once having been branded in the media as an “aural absurdity”, the ABX revolution was one of style as well as sound. The station made itself a community catalyst for fun: free concerts and movies, kite-flys, bike-ins, and conferences.

Also, the station played a role in giving many artists the recognition that they did not have at the time, including The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Iron Butterfly, and The J. Geils Band. The success of WABX inspired other Detroit stations such as WKNR-FM and WXYZ-FM to adopt the progressive-rock approach. “Air Ace” Dave Dixon was a musician himself who co-wrote the Peter, Paul and Mary hit “I Dig Rock and Roll Music.”

During the 1970s, WABX evolved into a more mainstream album oriented rock station, albeit one that took a softer, more laid-back approach than its competitors.

The station was branded as “WABX 99” during this era with a logo similar to the one used by the current WABX in Evansville, Indiana, featuring yellow lettering on a black background. The station’s studio also moved from its original location in the David Stott Building in downtown Detroit to a new facility in suburban Oak Park during this period.

By 1982, WABX was third-ranked out of three AOR stations in Detroit (behind WRIF and WLLZ). Century Broadcasting sold the station to Liggett Broadcasting that year. Under new program director Paul Christy, WABX shifted from AOR to “Hot Rock,” a Top 40/rock hybrid (known on the air as “Detroit’s New Music“), playing a wide variety of new wave, pop, rock and urban product with a slick, CHR-style presentation.

However, the station’s market share continued to decline throughout 1983, and a little over a year after WABX debuted “Hot Rock,” Liggett decided to change the station’s format and calls.

On January 9, 1984, WABX’s long-term reign as a high-rolling rock station came to an end with the song “When the Music’s Over” by The Doors, after which the station became “Class FM“, WCLS, with a soft rock format. However, the adult contemporary field in Detroit was as crowded as the rock format had become, and “Class FM” was not successful. At this same time, the station was sold to Metropolis Broadcasting.

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Source: WABX; Wikipedia

**WABX 99 * BROADCAST DAY SIGN OFF**

THIS WEEK IN AMERICA! BILLBOARD HOT 100: FEBRUARY 1, 1964

— NUMBER ONE SINGLE IN AMERICA —

“I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND” | THE BEATLES | CAPITOL 5112

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BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

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FEBRUARY 1 through MARCH 14, 1964

The Beatles’ debut single jumped to the number one spot in the U.S.A, this week on Billboard, for the week-ending February 1. This was the beginning of “Beatlemania” in America. The single, having debuted at #45 on January 18 two weeks previous, “I Want To Hold Your Hand” skyrocketed all the way to the top of the Billboard singles chart in just three weeks, 57 years ago, February 1964.

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THIS WEEK, 1964: 57 YEARS AGO! THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE U.S.A.

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA * FEBRUARY 1, 1964

— NUMBER ONE 1964 —

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FIFTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “I Want To Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles peaked at #1 this week (7 weeks overall) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, February 1 through week ending March 14, 1964. (Source: Billboard)

For our previous Billboard 1964 Number One U.S.A. Hits go HERE

THIS MONTH IN AMERICA! BILLBOARD HOT 100: JANUARY 25, 1964

— NUMBER ONE SINGLE IN AMERICA —

“THERE! I’VE SAID IT AGAIN” | BOBBY VINTON | EPIC 9638

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BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

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JANUARY 4 through JANUARY 25, 1964

Bobby Vinton’s hit, “There! I’ve Said It Again” — just nine weeks overall on the chart on this date — shared four of those nine weeks on top at the number one position. A rapid HOT climb on Billboard!

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LAST WEEK, 1964: 57 YEARS AGO! THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE U.S.A.

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA * JANUARY 25, 1964

— NUMBER ONE 1964 —

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THIRTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “There! I’ve Said It Again” by Bobby Vinton peaked at #1 this month (4 weeks overall) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, January 4 (through week ending) January 25, 1964. (Source: Billboard)

For our previous Billboard 1964 Number One U.S.A. Hits go HERE

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MOTOWN MONDAYS! THE FOUR TOPS ON CBS’ ED SULLIVAN SHOW

THE MOTOWN SOUND

— The Ed Sullivan Show —

The entire Ed Sullivan Show catalogue has hit the streaming platforms!

On June 12, 2020 came news Universal Music Enterprises and Sofa Entertainment brokered a deal to license and make available the entire Ed Sullivan video performance from the Sofa library, who acquired the entire catalogue in 1990. UME will make available the entire catalogue for public streaming in restored, digitized form, according to the Detroit Free Press.

Since its premiere launch on June 12, more videos have been added on the official Ed Sullivan You Tube channel, highlighting the Motown sound. As reported, it will take three years to upload the more than 10,000 performances which aired Sunday evenings on CBS-TV from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971.

For more on this story, go HERE.

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Note: Ed Sullivan passed away on October 13, 1974. He was 73.

THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW . . . CBS’ MOTOWN CLASSICS!

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NEW! For this ‘Motown’ Monday, we are featuring three classic Motown video performances from the Ed Sullivan Show:

The Four Tops (1966), The Temptations (1967), The Supremes (1965)

MORE Ed Sullivan Motown performances will be forthcoming on Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

MOTOWN MONDAYS! THE TEMPTATIONS ON CBS’ ED SULLIVAN SHOW

MOTOWN MONDAYS! THE SUPREMES ON CBS’ ED SULLIVAN SHOW

THIS WEEK! WJBK RADIO 15 ‘RECORD REVIEW’: JANUARY 17, 1964

WJBK 1500 RADIO

— JANUARY 17, 1964 —

NUMBER ONE THIS WEEK DETROIT’S TOP 15

— “YOU DON’T OWN ME” | LESLIE GORE | MERCURY —

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This official Record Review survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio 1500. (1964)

The above WJBK chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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Previewed for the week of January 17-23, 1964

— In Memory of George Griggs —

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

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