"Host of 'Countdown' to Step Down"

[bleever]

Nothing good lasts forever:

http://www.popeater.com/music/article/kasem-shocks-with-final-countdown/558872

[SharonRB]

1. You better have the smelling salts ready for Berry

[Berry Cool]

2. That's OK, I'm sending bleev my cardiac bill.

Hey, I'm the one who posts stories here with headers like "50-year-old New Yorker named Keith strips naked on airline flight."

And don't forget last night's "HE GOT MARRIED!! :cry: :cry: :cry:" post about Jim Ward.

Truth be told, I didn't know Casey was still doing a top-20 countdown. I listen to a lot of his old shows on Sirius XM because they are such time machines to what music was popular years ago. You also get to hear a lot of old stuff you forgot about, especially in the lower reaches of the top 40. In fact, just this past weekend they played his July 4, 1970 show. Top song: "Mama Told Me Not to Come" by Three Dog Night.

Now I have to wonder one thing: for his last show, will they play that Europe song, "The Final Countdown"?

I figure when Keith finally calls it quits, that's what they'll play. But I hope that's not for years yet.

Adding: I expect Keith may have a story on this tonight. And he'll mention it with the other stories at the beginning of the show, like this: "And...the 'Countdown' host is calling it quits!...No, not ME..."

[Patsy Stone]

3. "And now... a story about a dog."

See ya, Casey!