[ratnobMember]

Hello. I’m visiting Dallas on a kind of jingle pilgrimage. Here are some images from three rather well-known places of jingle interest that I visited today. I may have some video and audio footage later in the week.
https://www.facebook.com/bob.dinan.9/media_set?set=a.10152257290929804.1073741825.721959803&type=3&uploaded=20

[IainJohnston]

I know radio stations give out (or used to give out…) freebie “goodies” like pens, mugs, and all that…

…but JAM “do” balsa wood “promotional” aeroplanes ??? !!!

Have good time there Geoff

[SeanMartin]

Have an awesome jingle-trek, Geoff. Looking forward to ‘seeing and hearing’ more of your trip

[LenGroat]

Thanks for the great quality images! I spent some of my best ‘radio years’ there in Dallas between ’88 and ’92, and the sessions at JAM were truly magical.

[Jim Donahue]

Hope you’re having a great time in Heaven!

[IainJohnston]

Here’s a really long shot…

Whats the chances of ratnob doing a LIVE “Bob Dinan PodCast” direct from a JAM Personal Cut session in progress, via Sky*pe or something?

And there’s surely no way Geoff would visit JAM and not have something arranged with Jon to have done for him while he’s actually in the studio? We’re talking one huge jingle anorak here with Geoff!

“We have the technology Captain !!!!”

[ratnobMemberAuthor]

Thanks for all the interest. I have now written a rambling kind of blog, which I’ll try to update each day. This first one includes a piece of audio that I think you will find amazing.

Enjoy, as they say:

http://www.bobdinan.co.uk/Blog/Jingle_Podcast/Entries/2014/2/17_Bobs_Jingle_Pilgrimage.html

[Tracy CarmanMember]

I hope you’re having fun down there. What’s in 4141 these days? The last time I ventured by the building was when Neal and I sorted through the Thompson archives.

[ratnobMemberAuthor]

Hard to tell. Yesterday a light was on; there was a receptionist; no but signage, nothing to hint at what the building was actually used for. There was an easel visible through a darkened window, but more than that I couldn’t tell.

[scotronMember]

What an experience you are having Geoff. Look forward to the rest of this magical journey. Loved Jon playing that R1 jingle intro on ‘ THE’ very piano used on the session.

[jonnoMember]

impromptu jam session on the piano :-bd

[IainJohnston]

[[ speechless] !!!

And “New York 97” on THAT piano… Sounds superb as those clear, complex chords
I feel “an edit” coming on…

[gameswizardMember]

I thoroughly enjoyed the audio >

I could definitely listen to more of that.

[professor1036]

Fantastic stuff Geoff…glad you’re having a good time!

[RobinBlamires]

That’s incredible! There was recently a Radio 4 documentary series called “Piano Pilgrimage” and this would have been a nice overseas attachment.

Was it really recorded on an iPhone?

[bossjockMember]

As our American friends would say “awesome”. When Jon played the opening notes from that classic Radio 1 jingle it gave me goosebumps :-bd

[ratnobMemberAuthor]

More audio to follow from our visits yesterday to Insurance Lane, 4141 Office Parkway and Parkdale Drive. Some of the audio is a bit quiet.

Off out for today’s phase of the pilgrimage (I might call it Phase II, but that’s so seventies!).

Thanks for all your kind comments.

[LenGroat]

I did indeed find the audio amazing – what an unexpected treat, so good of Jon to share.

I did ask about 18 months ago if the ‘New York 97’ song was available (just the second half on my budget) but sadly it was just too big a project as it would need a lot of work to bring the original recording up to the high standards Jon insists on.

[Duncan]

Well done Geoff, what a great peice of audio. I’m sure we’d all love to do what you’re doing right now- enjoy it

[bland75Member]

Nice piece of audio Geoff – really insightful and thanks for sharing it with us.

Enjoy the rest of your trip. I, like many others here, are very jealous !

Cheers, Paul.

[IainJohnston]

Having “experimented” today with Jon’s impromptu piano NY97 audio there, it astounds me that out of all the thousands of cuts he’s been involved with over the years, he can walk up to the piano and not only play those rich chords note-for-note (almost! ), but he has the “tempo” so incredibly close to the actual cuts that I was able to very closely “match” the vocal mixouts of my own NY97 personal cut to his audio there without any time-stretching pitch-bending or other “digital trickery”.

I won’t post the “resulting mix” here, after all the original piano “session” is Geoff’s own “exclusive”, but to say that JMW has a “Good Ear” would be a complete & utter understatement!

Looking fowards to more of the blog Geoff!

PS – is “Phase II” of the visit a subtle hint that you’re next going to a certain other well-known studio “across town”

[Jeffrey T. MasonMember]

I’m certainly not trying to usurp the spotlight from Geoff/Bob. But, nearly ten years ago, the late David Barras, Neal Bowden and I visited JAM…and there are some pics and even video. IF you’re interested, of course. May be neat to see how things have (or have not) changed!

http://jeffreyt.com/JAM.html

[ratnobMemberAuthor]

Nearly ten years ago, the late David Barras, Neal Bowden and I visited JAM…
http://jeffreyt.com/JAM.html

Dead right – and you’ve put a great resource together, JTM.
Here’s my brief blog for yesterday, plus an interview with JMW in the ‘vault’.
http://www.bobdinan.co.uk/Blog/Jingle_Podcast/Entries/2014/2/17_Bobs_Jingle_Pilgrimage.html

Thanks for all the enthusiastic interest.

[ratnobMemberAuthor]

Higher resolution images from Office Parkway and Insurance Lane now added:
https://www.facebook.com/bob.dinan.9/photos_albums

[ratnobMemberAuthor]

Dallas Pilgrimage:

I’ve substantially updated the blog, including a lot of new audio (the early stuff is low volume – I hadn’t quite worked out how this new-fangled mp3 recorder works. Sorry).

http://www.bobdinan.co.uk/Blog/Jingle_Podcast/Entries/2014/2/17_Bobs_Jingle_Pilgrimage.html

Of special note: the ‘Studio B’ audio includes JMW answering my stupid question by playing the WABC logo.
http://www.geoffbarton.co.uk//files/Audio/Bob-in-Dallas/BID8-JAM-Studio-B.mp3

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