As promised, here's the other posting.
Chrysalis: (1988) heard the opening either on (yet again) a Reno TV commercial or radio ad
Claire's Dream: (1989) Weather Channel
Innocent Soul and No Man's Land: (1988) the day after seeing them in concert in (where else?) Reno, I went window shopping for electronics. Stopped in a speaker store and this guy popped in "Rites of Summer" and blasted those two tracks on a pair of ... um, well, it was a long time ago and I can't remember the brand. My sister also said a soap opera played a portion of No Man's Land during a scene where a guy was being chased through the woods. She didn't say this, but I imagine the scene happened at night and in the rain.
Don't believe I got any more pleasant surprises until ...
20/20: (1997) at the end of a Nightline broadcast on ABC, they showed a clip of Spyro Gyra playing that as a tribute to the band's 20 years of recordings. That was particularly special because I was at work; the boss hadn't long ordered a TV installed so we can watch the late news before going to press. And I just happened to be in a spot where I could see the TV when I heard their name.
And lastly, South American Sojourn and Morning Dance: (1999-2000) true, it is a jazz program on BET, but on Fridays they normally focus on Latin music. So it IS a surprise when the performers include Spyro Gyra and The Rippingtons.

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Woody

Mark this date: Aug. 25, 2000
Was in the checkout line at Kroger when right behind Billy Joel's "Always a Woman" they played "The Unwritten Letter" in its entirety, interrupted of course by promotions and in-store pages.

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Woody

THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!!!!

I was at a friend's house last night watching some videos of some gigs we did a looong time ago and at the end of the tape, there were about five minutes or so from a local TV show's commercials and guess what?????. THEY WERE PLAYING "DADDY'S GOT A NEW GIRL NOW" ON A TACO BELL COMMERCIAL.

What the hell!!!!!!

Well, anything can happen here.

Eril.

Ok...I am bumping this thread to the top to get all of your updates!!!

BTW, whatever happened to "JazzKnight"???

Peace!
Paul

I'm assuming he ignored my advise and hired another scribe who turned out to be a hit man for the cultural elists.

A couple of weeks ago:

Now get this...I am not a fan, per se of Don Imus.

But check it--at 3 a.m. following a program I listen to on 830 AM here in the SoCAL area--Imus opens his show with this bumper music:

The entire studio version of "Shaker Song"!!

Somehow, hearing a Spyro Gyra song in an unexpected place or setting only enhances the enjoyment---kinda like a surprise, out of the blue "romantic" encounter while you're driving(LOL!)!!!

Peace!
Paul

P.S. WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY FLOORED IF I HEARD "GETAWAY" on KTWV 94.7 in L.A. At the moment, that would be a "rare sighting".

Shocker. My co-worker and I were on the way home from the Benoit/Rippingtons show in Memphis when the area smooth jazz station played Getaway.
That makes 3 SG songs I've heard on radio that didn't specialize in jazz.
Yeah, it's a "smooth jazz" station, but this song came after a few typical WB and GRP brand smooth jazz, Aretha Franklin and a couple of other R&B singers.
Talk about a pleasant surprise.

Yeah Paul!!! Has it happened to you that you start humming it and everybody goes: "you actually know that song??!! "

You Go :rolleyes: That's Spyro Gyra!!!!

About a month ago i was wachting a rerun of old conan O'brien and as they were going to comercial i that i heard, what i thought was alturnating currents

.......but i could be wrong

loomis

Loomis, it wouldn't surprise me at all, if Max Weinberg's band was playing it.