SEPEMBER 29, 1967
'Pip' Turns Editor To
Peanut Butter
Pip Pip, Hooray! To see Barney Pip is to like him. To hear his soothing, pleasant, "sexy" voice is to love him.
Barney, 23, devotes most of his time to his favorite hobby, radio speaking. But Pip by no means leads an isolated life. He likes people and feels that "they are the ones who matter the most."
Opening and reading his own mail, Pip tries to reply to as many fans as he possibly can. The world's greatest trumpet player enjoys reading and often spends five or six hours at a time devouring a good book.
"Classical music in small doses and opera in smaller doses" tempers his usual musical environment of which he never tires. "I love all kinds of music; it's really what's happening." The Beatles, Paul Revere and the Raiders, the Mamas and Papas, the Beach Boys, and the Detroit sound are Barney's favorites in the pop field.
Red (passion) and blue (majesty) are his favorite colors; but he likes variety in everything, especially food, although peanut butter does rate as number one.
WCFL listeners hear Pip nine to midnight on weekdays. However, Barney reports to the station as early as 10:30 a.m. for DJ conferences and meetings with record company managers.
What does it feel like to be a recording star? "That's funny," Pip chuckled. "I consider my record a collector's nitemare. It was fun making it, and I don't think I shall forget the experience."
Barney, a dull date? "I like quiet things; I'm probably a dull date." After speaking to Pip for but a few moments, his sincere personality can't help but show through.
"Whatever it is, it's great," Barney replied when asked about the Picasso in Chicago.
"Oh, yes, the beard. I had one when I was 18, but I shaved it off at 21. I like it even though it does age me." First-hand observation confirms his statement but adds that the beard makes Pip look sophisticated yet real, which he definitely is.