A post on WFMU (published back in December 2005) features a radio dial scan recorded shortly after John Lennon’s murder. This file captures the public air waves response to his death, enframing the cultural/media history of such an event in a truly amazing manner. Link. Discovered via digg.com.
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What are your five favorite film adaptations of a Stephen King novel or story?
- The Shining (1980) by Stanley Kubrick (23%, 34 Votes)
- Shawshank Redemption (1994) by Frank Darabont (21%, 32 Votes)
- Stand by Me (1986) by Rob Reiner (18%, 27 Votes)
- Misery (1990) by Rob Reiner (17%, 25 Votes)
- The Green Mile (1999) by Frank Darabont (13%, 19 Votes)
- Carrie (1976) by Brian DePalma (11%, 17 Votes)
- The Dead Zone (1983) by David Cronenberg (8%, 12 Votes)
- Creepshow (1982) by George Romero (5%, 7 Votes)
- Pet Cemetary (1989) by Mary Lambert (5%, 7 Votes)
- The Mist (2007) by Frank Darabont (4%, 6 Votes)
- Firestarter (1984) by Mark L. Lester (3%, 4 Votes)
- The Running Man (1987) by Paul Michael Glaser (3%, 4 Votes)
- Cujo (1983) by Lewis Teague (2%, 3 Votes)
- Christine (1983) by John Carpenter (2%, 3 Votes)
- Children of the Corn (1984) Fritz Kiersch (2%, 3 Votes)
- Cat's Eye (1985) by Lewis Teague (1%, 2 Votes)
- Dreamcatcher (2003) by Lawrence Kasdan (1%, 2 Votes)
- Maximum Overdrive (1986) by Stephen King (1%, 2 Votes)
- The Lawnmower Man (1992) by Brett Leonard (I imagine Stephen King would suggest this should not be on the list) (1%, 2 Votes)
- Dolores Claibourne (1995) by Taylor Hackford (1%, 2 Votes)
- The Dark Half (1993) by George Romero (1%, 2 Votes)
- Apt Pupil (1998) by Bryan Singer (1%, 1 Votes)
- Thinner (1996) by Tom Holland (1%, 1 Votes)
- Needful Things (1993) by Fraser Clarke Heston (1%, 1 Votes)
- Silver Bullet (1985) by Daniel Attias (1%, 1 Votes)
- Sleepwalkers (1992) by Mick Garris (1%, 1 Votes)
- The Mangler (1995) by Tobe Hooper (0%, 0 Votes)
- Sometime's They Come Back (1991) by Tom McLoughlin (0%, 0 Votes)
- Creepshow 2 (1987) by Michael Gornick (0%, 0 Votes)
- Graveyard Shift (1990) by Ralph S. Singleton (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 150
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What a neat find. It is one thing to hear people retell what it was like when they found out but, it is another thing to listen in to the actual events.
It is strange how engaging with an artifact from the time period has a different impact and in my opinion, more powerful. You can get a sense of the shock of what it would have been like to go through station after station only to hear a Beatles song and John Lennon singing.