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SOWNY » Disgraced televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dead at 90 » July 1, 2025 6:31 pm

Walter
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Not to speak ill of the dead, but what a tool.

SOWNY » John Moore Shoots On Ben Mulroney » June 29, 2025 3:38 pm

Walter
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Jody Thornton wrote:

RadioActive wrote:


Sure we can.  I just have a lower tolerance nowadays for needlessly angry and dumb

 

Me too.  Bless you Rodney.
 

SOWNY » John Moore Shoots On Ben Mulroney » June 29, 2025 2:30 pm

Walter
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Jody Thornton wrote:

Walter wrote:

Back off.  I loathe the 'Jiffy-App' spots.  Nothing more, or Moore, to it than that.

OK never mind the "back off" BS.  That's on you.  You pop up with a comment EVERY SINGLE TIME that John Moore comes up, and it has gone deeper than Jiffy App in tone, content and anger level.  So the impression I got from all that was PERFECTLY appropriate.  If I'm wrong, then great, but you sounded as I assessed.

Okay, forget 'back off'.  Get lost will do, and does.
 

SOWNY » John Moore Shoots On Ben Mulroney » June 29, 2025 2:12 pm

Walter
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Jody Thornton wrote:

g121 wrote:

Walter wrote:

Mulroney is far more passionate and opinionated than Moore, whose excitement level never reaches above mildly bored unless he's shilling for Jiffy App or Frank Leo.  Give me Ben over bland every time.

*chuckles* talk about bland/boring/repetitive .. how about someone who mentions the "Jiffy App" in almost every post he makes .. 

Yeah I was going to say, Walter's hate-on  for John Moore is a tad strong; almost to the point of sounding problematic.
 

I don't hate John Moore at all.  Never met him.  Probably a swell fellow.  Been listening to him on 1010 since the by-gone days of his entertainment spots on old Ted Woloshyn's show, then listened to him afternoons for years.  Yes, I remember 'The Cocktail Hour'.  I am very familiar with on-air John Moore, thanks, and don't dislike him a bit, let alone 'hate' him.  Back off.  I loathe the 'Jiffy-App' spots.  Nothing more, or Moore, to it than that.
 

SOWNY » Canada Day on radio » June 28, 2025 8:46 pm

Walter
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Ale Ont wrote:

Does anyone know if some radio stations will play all Canadian music on Tuesday?

The CBC is devoting the whole day to the 'Top 500 Inuit Throat-Singing Hits'.  Can't wait.
 

SOWNY » John Moore Shoots On Ben Mulroney » June 27, 2025 9:51 am

Walter
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Mulroney is far more passionate and opinionated than Moore, whose excitement level never reaches above mildly bored unless he's shilling for Jiffy App or Frank Leo.  Give me Ben over bland every time.

SOWNY » Ben Mulroney » June 23, 2025 4:57 pm

Walter
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Walter wrote:

I like Ben Mulroney as host from 9 to noon on 640.  The only time I change the channel is when he has that useless 'Dilemma' panel segment.  If I want 'Dear Abby' or 'Ask Ellie', I'll find it elsewhere, not that I will.

I was reminded today, while listening, that the only other time I switch over to the resident blow-hard on 1010, is when Mulroney welcomes his 'good friend' Tony Chapman.  Can't stomach him for 3 seconds.
 

SOWNY » In Praise Of Joe Siddall, As Dan Shulman Returns » June 23, 2025 3:45 pm

Walter
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As Jays fans, we watch all the games, and enjoy all the play-by-play crew, except Buck.  To us, his voice is like nails on a chalkboard, but to each their own.

SOWNY » Ben Mulroney » June 21, 2025 8:25 pm

Walter
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I like Ben Mulroney as host from 9 to noon on 640.  The only time I change the channel is when he has that useless 'Dilemma' panel segment.  If I want 'Dear Abby' or 'Ask Ellie', I'll find it elsewhere, not that I will.

SOWNY » Bitch & Moan » June 16, 2025 10:32 am

Walter
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I guess there's no 'Jiffy-App' for Mondays.  Suck it up, buttercup.

SOWNY » 1010 hosts laugh at mental illness » June 12, 2025 5:44 pm

Walter
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According to Keith, in his book 'Life', the only Stone Maggie banged was Ron Wood.  Insert your own joke here, regardless of mental illness.

SOWNY » CHCH Teasing Announcement Friday at 8:40AM » June 5, 2025 8:49 pm

Walter
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If an 'announcement' falls in the forest, and there's no one there to hear, does it still make a sound?

SOWNY » I Finally Saw John Moore In An Acting Role » June 4, 2025 7:57 am

Walter
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He could play the lead role, if they ever make a Bio-Pic of the founder of Jiffy-App.

SOWNY » Is There Anything Worth Listening To On A Saturday Morning? » June 1, 2025 10:41 pm

Walter
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RadioActive wrote:

I ask this question because of what happened to me on the first day of the weekend. I took my dog for a walk Saturday morning just after 8 AM, and as always, took a radio with headphones with me. I tried desperately to find some non-music program worth listening to, but came up empty. 

CFRB had the usual CP24 simulcast, which, "as you can see," proves TV still doesn't work on the radio. AM640's Weekend Morning show was off on some tangent about a charity with a long interview that really should have been a one-minute PSA, CBC Radio 1 was playing music, which is not what I was looking for, 680 was endlessly repeating the same stories I'd already heard before I left, and even AM740 was doing some kind of talk show which carried not a scintilla of interesting content. And both The Fan and TSN 1050 were airing U.S. content, talking about completely irrelevant American college sports - or something similar. 

Finally, after tuning around for about 10 minutes, I did something I've never done before - turned off the radio in disgust and just listened to the sound of the overly cold wind blowing and the traffic moving. 

I get it - Saturday mornings are graveyards as far as the industry is concerned. But surely one station somewhere could come up with a show - even a reroll - that had some entertainment or interest value to it. Maybe I really should turn to podcasts!

Agreed, and Sunday morning is no better.  At least 640 airs a live talk program, for which they deserve some credit, but it has to be the most boring thing on radio.  When the highlight of the program is the endless butt-kissing events blather from Wally Crouter's kid, you know something is just not working.
 

SOWNY » Summer's Not Here Yet But The Vacation Merry-Go-Round Has Started » May 30, 2025 5:30 pm

Walter
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RadioActive wrote:

First, John Moore was gone for over a week. 

Then John Oakley took two weeks off, making way for sub Brad Smith.

Next, Jerry Agar is off CFRB next week. Not sure yet who's subbing for him. 

Alex Pierson isn't working on AM 640 Monday and Tuesday, but will return on Wednesday. Producer Mike Drolet is taking her place.

It appears the annual summer vacation merry-go-round is underway earlier than ever this year. You can't tell the players without a program. But if they all take off, none of them will be doing their program!

It's gotten to the point that I don't really care who hosts what.  While working, I just listen to whoever is on, with the exception of John Tory, who is beneath contempt.
 

SOWNY » Guitar Great Rick Derringer Dies At 77 » May 27, 2025 5:53 pm

Walter
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One of the 2 albums I ever bought, unheard, based solely on the cover.  Loved his silver gloves playing the guitar on 'All American Boy'.  The other was 'The Joker' by Steve Miller.  Loved the mask (Long before KISS).  Both turned out to be classics.

SOWNY » Moore in the Morning » May 26, 2025 6:30 pm

Walter
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Listener wrote:

I am listening to John Moore this morning as he is back from his 'getaway'.  I will admit I do like his show, however, as he was speaking and telling where he had been, I got the feeling that perhaps he may be retiring in the not too distant future. If that is the case, it will be interesting to see who will replace him.

Jiffy-app.
 

SOWNY » Sauga960 Looking For New Aft. Drive Host As Richard Syrett Leaves » May 25, 2025 2:57 pm

Walter
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Is Ed the Sock available?  Maybe even a smelly old sweat sock?  Does it really matter when no one is listening?

SOWNY » Global Names New Weekend Anchor » May 21, 2025 3:53 pm

Walter
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mic'em wrote:

Congrats, I just hope they  keep Noor Ra'Fatt doing weather, very attractive lady. 

When was the last time you saw a 'Weather Girl' who was a mutt?  Ours are relatively dowdy, compared with the eye-candy most other countries parade out.
 

SOWNY » Joe Bowen Critical of Sportsnet For Not Showing Proper Goal Replay » May 19, 2025 2:59 pm

Walter
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mace wrote:

What did he have to say about the Panthers disallowed goal. The HNIC talking heads all thought it was a good goal. Bottomline the kill shot came 47 seconds after the Leaf goal which basically sucked the life out of the fans.

But not until MLSE had sucked the last dollar out of the fans.
 

SOWNY » This Proposed Insane TV Reality Show Is Truly Sickening » May 16, 2025 8:03 am

Walter
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Too bad Richard Dawson isn't still around to host the inevitable production of 'The Running Man'.

SOWNY » John Moore Off For The Next Week And A Half » May 15, 2025 7:52 am

Walter
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Radiowiz wrote:

I would have loved to have seen Kevin Frankish up against John Tory for a morning ratings battle...

Bland v. Blather.
 

SOWNY » John Moore Off For The Next Week And A Half » May 14, 2025 7:28 pm

Walter
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AspectRatio wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

Instead it came out "Tom's Place. Tom will shoot you!"

I laughed out loud. I think that should be the new tagline from now on!

I heard that! As much as I'm annoyed by Tom and his droning on and folksy "non-radio presence" (even John Moore in the early days of the show seemed frustrated/exasperated by him, barely containing the eye-rolling coming out of the segment, before Moore tweaked his attitude a bit), I had to admire that Tom rolled with it, unflappably - saying something like "I'm not going to shoot you, I'm not going to shoot anyone. And I'm not going to shoot myself!" 

I'd shoot myself, before listening to one second of John Tory in the morning slot next week.  640 wins again
 

SOWNY » Wait…What?? » May 14, 2025 4:13 pm

Walter
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Doesn't matter in the big picture.  Canada will be an Islamic country in a couple of generations. 

SOWNY » John Moore Off For The Next Week And A Half » May 13, 2025 10:57 am

Walter
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RadioActive wrote:

Not many people begin their vacations on a Wednesday, but CFRB morning man John Moore does. He's off starting tomorrow, with Jerry Agar doing the show in his place. 

Whether that will be the case for the next week is another question, but my suspicion is that Agar is only a temporary replacement and we'll be hearing from John Tory sooner than later. 

Thanks for the warning.
 

SOWNY » Greg Brady To Make Brief Appearance On AM640 Friday Morning » May 3, 2025 4:22 pm

Walter
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Frankish is fairly left-leaning and bland, but would be an improvement on the morning show they're presently putting out.  I'm sure Davelle is a lovely person, but abject boredom gets old, even on a Sunday morning.  When consummate tourism shill Crouter is the highlight of the show, flogging a flea market in Stouffville, something ain't working.

SOWNY » The Equalizer Cancelled After 5 Seasons » May 3, 2025 1:31 pm

Walter
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Centerline wrote:

Thank goodness.

Having never seen a second of the show, I'll take your word for it.
 

SOWNY » Greg Brady Back On AM640 Starting Next Monday » April 30, 2025 5:19 pm

Walter
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Frankish could stay in Brady's abandoned spot, or replace The Great Interrupter from noon to 3, with no loss.

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