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"Good morning Vietnam!"

The DJ did it.

Pat Sajak was born and raised in Chicago, where he broke into broadcasting as a newscaster and announcer at a small radio station. He joined the Army in 1968 and was sent to Vietnam. There, he spent a year-and-a-half with Armed Forces Radio in Saigon — and, as in the feature film, he started each day by shouting, “Good morning, Vietnam!”

Pat Sajak/Ron Foster.



Some of the hits from "Good Morning Vietnam" -

Nowhere to Run - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
I Get Around - The Beach Boys (mono)
Game of Love - Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders (mono)
Sugar and Spice - The Searchers (mono)
Liar, Liar - The Castaways
Warmth of the Sun - The Beach Boys
I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
Baby Please Don't Go - Them (mono) version
Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead - The Marvelettes
Five O'Clock World - The Vogues
California Sun (Mono) - The Rivieras
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong



Which CCR hit is about "the apocalypse that is going to be visited upon us?"





  • A) "Bad Moon Rising"
    B) "Proud Mary"
    C) "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"
    D) "Run Through the Jungle"


This pic was taken on morning show about 7am. Pat and I joked about "not being quite awake" at that time of day. In fact, Pat hadn't even gotten around to tying his tie. I hadn't done much better. You might say we were both a little blurry.




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