memories of wbz's larry glick.

i heard about this yesterday and looked into it. at that time, it had all the makings of a hoax. if it's true, then the folks at  bell are smiling. note: eastlink cable also serves a few ontario locations.

as far as people not knowing who "ed the sock" is.... yes, many younger adults might not know, but then again, does this demo listen to all night radio (or any other day part)? if anything, i'm guessing durham radio will use this as another way to market themselves, albeit indirectly, as a "toronto" station. it's nothing new for them. as a result, and in my opinion, it's just as much a promotional move as it is a programing decision.
i would think, as the novelty wears off, it'll be tough to stay in character when those late nights grind on (you're getting sleepy....sleeeeeeepy).
ahhh... going back in time when the  am frequency ruled interactive overnights.

as an aside, is dave marsden's show still on "the rock"?.... yes, i'm living under a rock.

 

bad idea - at the part there are things going on to fill in the dead spots.

Radiowiz wrote:

Ms. C. wrote:

but my sense is that the playlist has shrunk 

Yeah, AM 740 is GARBAGE now. What's a guy gotta do to hear some Palisades Park without having to go to Youtube?




 

or you can listen to a certain online oldies show on wed, afternoons where freddie boom boom cannon lives!!!  btw, geo must be doing ok in argentina... he keeps sending me crossover requests via a third party. this week it's ned miller.
 

good news! geo lives! geo sent me a message, by way of the internet radio station that airs my oldies show. he informed me he's not dead (lol), he's in argentina!
meanwhile, if you too want to listen to the show, even if you're not in argentina (we do have show listeners in south america), it airs today (wed.) at noon eastern www.blasttheradio.com or check out blast the radio on a variety of platforms, including spotify (plug over).

i've been a member of this board for an amount of years i don't want to admit. some of the more high profile, and very active members, are long gone. that said, there's one guy that has been through those years with me (i remember seeing him slipping a chum chart in craig's casket). he listens to my weekly oldies show and commented as recently as last week. i go to message him tonight, before i record tomorrow's show, and i get a notice that he is no longer a member of this forum. i'm talking about "geo". anybody know the story behind the story?

Tomas Barlow wrote:

We finished converting to metric in this country in 1985.  If you haven't bothered to familiarize yourself with it after 36 years isn't that your fault?

for the record, this country has 2 forms of measurement. imperial is often used... perhaps we're not "finished" converting ...perhaps. hey, i'm not talking kph. inches/feet are a common form of measurement. why not include them when providing storm alerts?
 

Peter the K wrote:

Radiowiz wrote:

If you have the number one song cranked up in your car you deserve to not hear the ambulance coming and you deserve the fine for not obeying the seconds can save program.
Any heavy song cranked up deserves heavy fines for driving and not being able to hear an ambulance coming down the road. 
Long story short, people who drive with loud music are stupid.  Drive with a respectable level, but not loud music.

(I'm sorry, but I just had to)

What about those who crank up the music because of a profound hearing loss?

i operated my leaf blower, the other day, and noticed it wasn't as noisy as it once was (i didn't have to wear ear protection). i then realized the obvious... the leaf blower didn't get quieter in its old age.

It is quite lawful to drive while deaf.  Isn't that why emergency vehicles have all those flashing lights?  Would you believe it's even not illegal (how's that for an awkward phrase) to wear headphones or earphones while driving?

The key is anything that can rob your attentiveness while driving is problematic.  That could be anything from distracting music or radio to that gorgeous pair of legs in the seat next to you. 

 

turkeytop wrote:

Back in the 1980s there was a group called Simple Minds (The most honestly named rock group ever)

They changed the group's name to Simple Minds after their original name "Johnny and the self abusers" didn't bring them success and fame.

The roots of Simple Minds are in the short-lived punk band Johnny & The Self-Abusers, founded on the South Side of Glasgow

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Minds
 

at least you didn't "forget about" them.
 

i worked with jim in halifax (back in the day). a truly nice guy.

i guess we have something in common,  besides oldies. my show, on northumberlad 89.7 is "country outlaws and alternatives with your ole pal rusty" (mondays at 9:00pm). next month marks its 7'th year.

the show starts at noon today (geo's requests et al)! http://www.blastthertadio.com

geo, i hung out with bobby bare (for an hour or so), before mc'ing for him. i introduced him to my uncle (they both shared a mutual friend... albeit not close) by the name of hank snow (hank dropped by my uncle's home in montreal). all american boy will be played. i'll also throw in one by "the hawk" as well... since i had the pleasure of chatting with him, for a couple of hours, leroy by the pride of windsor will also be played. 3 requests... not bad, geo. wed noon, on www.blasttheradio.com. a few sowny members are no strangers to the show.
damn, all this name dropping is hurting my back!

it would be cooler if it was wearing a leather jacket.