Pretty sure that's not what they played. It was definitely a male voice but the entire arrangement was different and there wasn't the same instrumentation as the famous version.

When Bell bought CHUM, they must have inherited all of their library. (Not that I'm thinking they're still playing anything off of 45s or LPs.) You'd think there would be someone there to identify the right version by the right group. This is almost a weekly occurrence now.   

It's happened again, and I should probably just get used to it. On Ashby's show this week, he did a Top 5 countdown that ended with The New Vaudeville Band's "Winchester Cathedral." Or at least it was supposed to. 

I have no idea what version of the song they played, but it certainly wasn't the one that topped the charts in the 60s. Not only wasn't it close to the original but I'm not even certain it was actually the New Vaudeville Band at all, it was that different. 

While I agree this is not the most important thing on the planet, I wish they would fix whatever's causing this. It simply doesn't sound good when a very famous tune that topped the charts and won a Grammy and became famous around the world isn't the one that reached that pinnacle.  

I happen to have a 17 minute long video clip of AM640 hosting a "Silence the Gun" panel.  It looks like its dated Jan 5, 2006.  Some of the people mentioned in the article are in this video.

The broadcast division for Rogers has not been doing well, what media is right now?  Likely the bad news started with the expensive NHL broadcast deal which still has years to go until the 2025/26 season.

Rogers will be glad to be rid of that drain on their revenue.  Their only hope between now and the end of the deal would be that a Canadian team makes it to the NHL final.  Look for the next NHL broadcast package in Canada be a split between Rogers, CBC, and Bell.

Rogers seems to be getting into real estate in a big way, with a big development in Mississauga and an even larger one proposed for downtown Toronto which may be on hold until the economy settles down.

Their $10 billion take over of Cogeco is dead but it does show that Rogers still has a lot of cash to throw around.  The Cogeco takeover included a lot of radio stations and it would have been interesting to see if they would have kept them or sold some or all of them off.  Most of the stations were in Quebec where Rogers doesn't have any.

cash wrote:

Thankfully, Rogers has that NHL deal. 

... and Shomi plus their $500 million, next-gen cable box. LOL

Jody Thornton wrote:

Charlie wrote:

Reading through all that drivel, can somebody explain how Twitter has done anything but damage to the world?
 

Why was what she wrote drivel in your estimation?
She seems to have had a rough time with this, and also wanted to express her gratitude to listeners and colleagues.
 

Not what she wrote, what everybody else wrote.  Twitter brings down any conversation in about 2 seconds.  Utter garbage, for the most part.
 

Forward Power wrote:

How about Rogers just totally cleans house and shuts down completely?  Do us all a favour and put that piece of crap company out of its misery.  Same with Bell.

Bell is most likely doing a lot better than Rogers financially.
The thought that maybe Rogers IS bankrupt, but not yet filed does come to mind.
THAT
Or maybe they want to wash their hands of all the businesses they own, but need to make it look profitable before the sale... 

I don't know, but something is not adding up when you figure all the recent cuts PLUS the recent hikes in cable, internet, etc...
 

Thankfully, Rogers has that NHL deal. 

Oof.This show gives you an idea of how talented Mel Brooks and Monty "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!" Python were to write their classics.

By the way, Mel's on Twitter and he's a hoot.

I vaguely recall taxpayer subsidies...

Anyhow, funny that this comes out when attendance is below zero...
 

mojo55 wrote:

In its heyday, the SkyDome was a major improvement over Exhibition Stadium.  In the early 90s, the Jays had no
problem getting the big crowds especially for decisive games. Whatever structure replaces it needs a retractable roof
simply because our climate on many days during the baseball season is not conducive for enjoying the games in
comfort. Although it is not a traditional ball park, I will hate to see it go.  Play ball...regardless of the weather.
 

It was one of the last of the concrete monoliths. They were behind the curve as the trend had begun for retro ballparks. I've never seen a ballpark with less character than Rogers Centre, except maybe for Tropicana Field and the Kingdome. It's just a giant info-commercial for Rogers Communications. And I wouldn't feed the food there to a dog.
 

Charlie wrote:

Reading through all that drivel, can somebody explain how Twitter has done anything but damage to the world?
 

Why was what she wrote drivel in your estimation?
She seems to have had a rough time with this, and also wanted to express her gratitude to listeners and colleagues.
 

It won't come down any time soon. Rogers can't afford it - in fact they've recently done mass layoffs just to stay solvent.