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SOWNY » Is Today's News From Washington A Sign of Darker Times Ahead » August 30, 2025 8:05 pm

Dicky Doo
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Saul wrote:

Blood thinners can produce bruising like that

When a person approaches 80 yrs of age, bruising on hands & arms is common (blood thinners or not) particularly if the individual is active (gardening, pickle ball, digging, moving furniture and pushing the '57 Chevy into a corner in the garage.          


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SOWNY » Stuntman On Cover Of One Of Rock's Most Famous LPs Has Died » August 17, 2025 3:54 pm

Dicky Doo
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Binson Echorec wrote:

*Aubrey Powell, not Audrey. What a miss, Rolling Stone.

Should'a gone to Spec Savers

D.D.
 

SOWNY » Jays getting huge numbers on Sportsnet » August 16, 2025 2:50 pm

Dicky Doo
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It's never ordinary at Bet 365


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SOWNY » Doves and Pigeons » August 15, 2025 4:41 pm

Dicky Doo
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No word (yet) on the Nobel peace prize status, however the guy with washroom security clearance has suggested that "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" (Cancon by the late, great Ronnie Hawkins) is the bird to watch  


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SOWNY » Doves and Pigeons » August 15, 2025 9:04 am

Dicky Doo
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A report currently circulating is that when the Alfred Nobel committee announces D. J. Trump's award of the Nobel Peace Prize, that oldies-format  stations the world over will play Ferlin Husky's "Wings of a Dove" (peaked @ no. 3 on the CHUM Chart AND @ no. 12 on Billboard Top 40 in December of 1960. 


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SOWNY » What Song Makes You Change The Radio Station? » June 26, 2025 7:20 am

Dicky Doo
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AM 740 is obsessed with Green-Eyed Lady by Sugarloaf

D.D.

SOWNY » A CALLER ASKED ANDREW BELL'S GUEST ON BLOOMBERG TODAY . . . » June 19, 2025 1:33 pm

Dicky Doo
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Easily Amused wrote:

That caller should know that they can be hunted down, and be made to 'disappear'...😳
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😁😉

So, are you a buyer or a seller?
 

SOWNY » A CALLER ASKED ANDREW BELL'S GUEST ON BLOOMBERG TODAY . . . » June 19, 2025 12:59 pm

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 . . . what he thought of Corus shares as an investment.       

Hope you caught it.     


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SOWNY » Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys RIP » June 11, 2025 2:37 pm

Dicky Doo
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Nicholas Jennings, Gene Stevens, Brad Wheeler & Peter Goddard will be scrambling this afternoon

SOWNY » CTV T.O.'s Painful Anchor-Only Weather Shows Why They Shouldn't Do It » May 30, 2025 2:57 pm

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You don't have to be a weather-person to know which way the wind is blowin'


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SOWNY » Political songs » April 30, 2025 9:40 am

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Fitz wrote:

Dicky Doo wrote:

Fitz wrote:

One last  swipe at this for me XTC Generals and Majors

 

It's Only Make Believe" by the late, great Harold Jenkins


D.D.
 

Learned something new from the above post.  Conway Twitty's real name.




 

You have a say in the tunes that are seldom played

SOWNY » Political songs » April 29, 2025 12:08 pm

Dicky Doo
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Fitz wrote:

One last  swipe at this for me XTC Generals and Majors

 

A final swing at this for me, as well:

It's Only Make Believe" by the late, great Harold Jenkins


D.D.
 

SOWNY » Political songs » April 27, 2025 2:17 pm

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Dale Patterson wrote:

I'm featuring songs about politics on my Monday community radio show. Any suggestions?

 - Green Onions by Booker T. & the MGs, for Eliz. May
 - the French Song by Lucille Starr for Yves-Francois Blanchet
 - Power to the People by John Lennon for Giorgio Mammoliti of the PPC
 - It's All in the Game as performed by Tommy Edwards & others; was co-composed by Charles Dawes, a former US vice president
 - Yakety Yak by the Coasters, a tune about debates, French & English & otherwise 
 - Get a Job by the Silhouettes, a tune about hanging in long enough to qualify for a pension


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SOWNY » Who Gets Your Vote On Monday Night? What To Expect On TV & Radio » April 25, 2025 6:53 pm

Dicky Doo
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Giorgio Mammolitti's tireless campaigning is about to pay off for the People's Party.   Go Giorgio!     Power to the People!


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SOWNY » Eric Alper Picks The 10 Greatest Songs About Radio » April 20, 2025 10:53 am

Dicky Doo
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BJ the DJ by the late, great Stonewall Jackson

SOWNY » Kevan Staples » March 30, 2025 4:33 pm

Dicky Doo
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Chrisphen wrote:

 It seems the Corpse was they only media outlet to note.

"the only media" -- Globe 'n Mail (Brad Wheler) ran a full-page obituary (not just a death notice) yesterday


D.D.
 

SOWNY » CBC's Cross Country Checkup Airing On U.S. Cable's C-SPAN Sunday » February 24, 2025 8:48 am

Dicky Doo
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Shorty Wave wrote:

Dicky Doo wrote:

Shorty Wave wrote:

it is one of two decent broadcasts at this time on Sundays   

What is the other decent broadcast please

 

 
The Immortals AM740

Totally Agree


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SOWNY » CBC's Cross Country Checkup Airing On U.S. Cable's C-SPAN Sunday » February 23, 2025 9:23 am

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Shorty Wave wrote:

it is one of two decent broadcasts at this time on Sundays   

What is the other decent broadcast please

 

SOWNY » The Blue Jay Spring Training Games listings are hot off the press! » February 22, 2025 2:50 pm

Dicky Doo
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Laffin McGaffin hasn't opined on the play-by-play.   Lookin' fwd to that 


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SOWNY » Plane Speaking: Why It's Good To Have A News Person In On A Holiday » February 17, 2025 5:31 pm

Dicky Doo
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Zach Nolan, the youngster (traveler) reporting from the crash for CTV  is doing an excellent job





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SOWNY » Cdn Radio stays Resilient » February 15, 2025 11:52 am

Dicky Doo
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An interesting piece authored by Ben Kaplan on R5 of this morning's G. & Mail (in case you missed it)


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SOWNY » Are you guys watching the big game? » February 10, 2025 9:00 am

Dicky Doo
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mic'em wrote:

   I watched the last seven minutes. Congrats Eagles and fans. Was T Swift there ? I didn't see a shot of her pouting . 

Not in the last seven minutes


D.D.
 

SOWNY » Roger Ashby Oldies Show ending next weekend » January 7, 2025 8:38 am

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Doug Thompson wrote:

Very proud to have created all of the imaging and IDs for the Roger Ashby Oldies Show from the very beginning to the very end.

  

Here's hoping the severance cheque R. Ashby will present to D. Thompson this Sunday will be for a generous amount


D.D.
 

SOWNY » Belleville Radio Legend Celebrates 50 Yrs. On Air » November 27, 2024 1:49 pm

Dicky Doo
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Freddy Vette is CJBQ's Legend in the making


 

SOWNY » National Post Losing Subscribers » November 2, 2024 3:56 pm

Dicky Doo
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Dale Patterson wrote:

Can't remember the last time I bought a dead-tree newspaper. Anything I want news-wise I can get for free on the Internet.

 Saturday editions are not "news" papers, per se.     Content is substantially Opinions and Analyses (background to news of the day)


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SOWNY » National Post Losing Subscribers » November 2, 2024 2:43 pm

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YOU WON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT 'TIL ITS GONE;

Contributors to today's issue include:

Tristin Hopper
Donna Kennedy-Glans
Vivian Bercovici
Jamie Sarkonak
 Kelly McParland
Howard Levitt
Peter Hodson
Jamie Golomnbek
Arlene Dickinson
Raymond deSouza, and 
the irrepressible Conrad Black
 

SOWNY » CFRB's New Contest: A Date With Jerry Agar » October 19, 2024 1:00 pm

Dicky Doo
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paterson1 wrote:

   That tour sealed the deal with me, and I knew that I wanted to take a broadcasting course in college, and hopefully make my career in radio and or TV. 

Hopefully you will post a follow-up continuance 


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SOWNY » CFRB's New Contest: A Date With Jerry Agar » October 17, 2024 2:13 pm

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Binson Echorec wrote:

Ooooooh, he's so dreamy...

S. Kowch or W. Carroll (or both?)
 

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