Comments on: Jack Armstrong/John Larsh/The Big Gorilla signs off http://www.greensborosports.com/index.php/2008/03/26/jack-armstrongjohn-larshthe-big-gorilla-signs-off/ Your Source For Sports News In Greensboro Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:20:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sue Ferguson http://www.greensborosports.com/index.php/2008/03/26/jack-armstrongjohn-larshthe-big-gorilla-signs-off/comment-page-1/#comment-23756 Sue Ferguson Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:37:33 +0000 http://www.greensborosports.com/index.php/2008/03/26/jack-armstrongjohn-larshthe-big-gorilla-signs-off/#comment-23756 I am 61 years old now, but still feel like the young & extremely shy 16 year old girl who had a major crush on John Larsh & had the good fortune to be his neighbor. Guess these days it would be called stalking, but the kids in the neighborhood & I loved him & followed his every move. (I was the only one who was old enough to drive.) We went to "his" concerts, listened to him on the radio & he was so kind & patient with us. We must have driven him nuts taking pictures & calling him all the time at the radio station. WCOG-Greensboro. He was a great DJ & he made life so much fun for all of us. When I got a new radio for graduation one year, our youngest member of the fan club (who was about 4 at the time) pointed to the radio & declared, "It's a John Larsh"!!! I am 61 years old now, but still feel like the young & extremely shy 16 year old girl who had a major crush on John Larsh & had the good fortune to be his neighbor. Guess these days it would be called stalking, but the kids in the neighborhood & I loved him & followed his every move. (I was the only one who was old enough to drive.) We went to “his” concerts, listened to him on the radio & he was so kind & patient with us. We must have driven him nuts taking pictures & calling him all the time at the radio station. WCOG-Greensboro. He was a great DJ & he made life so much fun for all of us. When I got a new radio for graduation one year, our youngest member of the fan club (who was about 4 at the time) pointed to the radio & declared, “It’s a John Larsh”!!!

]]> By: Terry http://www.greensborosports.com/index.php/2008/03/26/jack-armstrongjohn-larshthe-big-gorilla-signs-off/comment-page-1/#comment-14888 Terry Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:09:24 +0000 http://www.greensborosports.com/index.php/2008/03/26/jack-armstrongjohn-larshthe-big-gorilla-signs-off/#comment-14888 Well said be all involved. Handleman, BJOE, Devon, News and Record, and this web blog. Jack Armstrong was the best. Well said be all involved. Handleman, BJOE, Devon, News and Record, and this web blog.

Jack Armstrong was the best.

]]> By: BJoe http://www.greensborosports.com/index.php/2008/03/26/jack-armstrongjohn-larshthe-big-gorilla-signs-off/comment-page-1/#comment-14718 BJoe Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:05:14 +0000 http://www.greensborosports.com/index.php/2008/03/26/jack-armstrongjohn-larshthe-big-gorilla-signs-off/#comment-14718 I knew of him in the 60's when I was in a Band and even more when I had a retail business in the Carolina's. There was a "cross-over" period where AM like WCOG, WTOB, WKIX, WAYS etc was still the money makers and FM Rock with the "UnJock" delivery were getting started. I met many DJ's doing my commericals etc and heard hundreds of Jocks that in that period 71-74 or so that were inspired by Jack but could not compare with his style or energy. Thanks to people like Alan Handelman who help keep Radio alive by talking about it. I knew of him in the 60’s when I was in a Band and even more when I had a retail business in the Carolina’s. There was a “cross-over” period where AM like WCOG, WTOB, WKIX, WAYS etc was still the money makers and FM Rock with the “UnJock” delivery were getting started. I met many DJ’s doing my commericals etc and heard hundreds of Jocks that in that period 71-74 or so that were inspired by Jack but could not compare with his style or energy. Thanks to people like Alan Handelman who help keep Radio alive by talking about it.

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