AND NOW . . . .

Replay of Bertolo interview

2009-04-06T18:26:00.000-07:00

Tract List for April 4

1. The Goons / The Affair of the Lone Banana / The Goon Show

2. Mahna and the Snowees / Mahna Mahna / Music Mayhen and More

3. Spike Jones / Der Furers Face / Dr. Dementos 20^th Anniversary

4. Ruth Wallis / Davids Dinghy / 100 Novelty 45’s

5. Tom Leher / Poisoning Pigeons in the Park / The Very Best of Dr. Demento

6. Lorne Elliott / My Dog has Fleas Selections from all Directions II

7. Bryan Bowers / The Scotsman / The Very Best of Dr. Demento

8. Monty Python / Llamas / Live at Drury Lane

9. Dana Lyons / Cows with Guns / Cows with Guns

10. Joe Dorce / Ah shutupa your face

11. Arrogant worms / Malcom / Live Bate

12. Interview with Natalie Bertolo

13. weird Al Yankovich / Eat it / Dr. Dementos 20^th Aniversary

14. Victor Borge / Minute Waltz / King of Comedy

15. Bill Cosby / Slow class / The Bes of

16. Royal Canadian Air Farce / International Wine Tasters Convention

17. Rowen Atkenson / The Devil / Live in Belfast

18. Bob Newheart / Driving Instructor / The Button down mind of

19. Robin Williams. / Cocaine Problem / Live at the met

Well my friends I’ve been letting this Blog slide for the past little while and I am sorry about that.

But now I’m back at 'er and I have plans the make this thing the best thing in the Blogosphere.

(Oh who am I kidding I just hope I can make it a little bit more interesting.)

Right now the only way I've been able to figure out how to post my audio is with the link up top, but I hope to soon be able to inclue it in my main post like Mamo, Geek Survival Guide, ect

be patient, I'll be working on this to make this a better blog. If you have any advice I'll be happy to take it.

Have Fun And Take Care Of Each Other

2009-02-16T12:03:00.000-08:00

1. / The Han Solo Solution / Star wars
2. Chained Heat / On the Road again / Blues
3. / Bad Reputation / Shreck
4. Arrogant Worms / Tokyo Love Song / Russell’s Shorts
5. The Lost Fingers / You Give Love a Bad Name / Lost in the 80’s
6. Kim Stockwould / You Jerk /
7. Sandi Thom / What if I’m Right / Smile it Confuses People
8. Dr. Hook / Roland the Roady / Best of
9. Dwight Yoakam / Suspicious Minds / Honeymoon in Vegas
10. Steve Martin / How to meet Girls /
11. Jhon Goodman / Looking for a fox / Blues Brothers 2000
12. Beatles / Cant Buy me Love / 1
13. Jennifer Hanson / In the Cat House Again / How the Night People Pray
14. Buddy Holly / I’m Looking for Someone to Love / Gold
15. Spider Robinson / Belaboring the Obvious / Belaboring the Obvious
16. Willi Williams / Winner / Full time Love
17. Mudmen / Winner / Mudmen
18. 8ight Past Nine / Season’s / Stood in Rain

Ah Vanentines. . . . Big Fat Harry Deal

but I'm not bitter.

Highlight of the week.

Got my first pay check for the new job. Wich I started Jan first.

2009-01-26T17:15:00.000-08:00

1. /While Giants Mark Time / Star Wars
2. Gonzo and Jimmy Buffett / Mr. Spaceman / Kermit Unpigged
3. Ladybird Side Show / Safe and Sound / Live at the Orange Lounge
4. John Lennon / Ain’t that a Shame / Goin’ Home
5. Steve Martin / King Tut / Dr. Dementos 20th Anniversary
6. The Smokers / El Destructo / Package Deal
7. Sadi Thom / What if I’m right / Smile it confuses people
8. / Cows with Guns /
9. Groucho Marx / Rules of Administration / Coconuts
10. B.A. Johnston / You will Miss me When the Zombies Come / Stareway to Hamilton
11. Air Farce / Literary Hold up /
12. Ray Gun Cowboys / One Life Left / Ray Gun Cowboys
13. Paul Reddick / John Lennon New Orleans / Sugar Bird
14. Moxy Fruvous / It’s Too Cold / Wood
15. The Done Fors / The Narrator / How to have Sex with Canadians
16. Eleni Mandell / it Wasn’t the time (it was the Colour) / Artificial Fire
17. Little Richerd / I Feel Pretty / The Songs of the West Side Story
18. Ruby Jean / Girls you Love / the Thoughtful Bees
19. / Flour of Scotland /
20. Bryan Bowers / The Scots Man / Dr. Demantos 20th Anniversary Album
21. Bowser & Blue / Twas the Scots / The Illustrated Canadian Song Book
22. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes / Auld Dang Syne / Ruin Johnny’s Bar mitzvah
23. Ox / 1913 / Dust Bowl Carnival
24. the Poozia / Hoagie- Poughe / Folkn’ Hell

High point of my week:

I finally got my copy of Terry Prachett’s Hogfather the movie.

***GLEEE!!!!!***

and for the uninitiated it is not a horror movie, It's.... Terry Prachett. that's all you can call it. When I toured England I was looking in to a gift shot window I saw a Skeletal Santa and thought it was in poor taste. Then I read the sign next to it and it said Death as the Hogfather. and as soon as I saw that I loved it. This is one of my Favorite Prachett books.

Happy Robbie Burns day every Body.

You know this day dosn’t get enough press. It’s a Scottish version of St’ paddies day, with whiskey and Haggis. What could be better then that? I just with I could go out and celebrate it properly. But with the hours I’m working I’m not feeling comfortable going out before I have to go to work.

Arn't Mornings Fun

2009-01-05T13:14:00.000-08:00

1. / A New Hope / Star Wars
2. Mathew De Zonte / Pictures on the Wall / Bottom of the world /
3. Kevin Fox / Phone Book / Songs for Chellos and Voice /
4. Arkells / Dead Line / Jackson Square /
5. Air Farce / Intelligence Experiment / Comedy Album /
6. The Grusomes / Buzz off / Grusomania /
7. Lenka / Dangerous and Sweet / Leaka /
8. Kate Rogers Band / Silent Movie / Beauregard /
9. Guess Who / Running Back to Saskatoon / The Best of /
10. Jennifer Gasol / The Pizza Man / Songs for You /
11. / The Chicken Cordon Blues /
12. 21 Tandem Repeats / The Key of 5 / No Junk Mail Please /
13. Dr John / Come on (Let the Good times Roll) / Live at Montreux /
14. Tracy Chapmen / For a Dream / Our Bright Future /
15. Lorne Elliott / Tonight is the Night / More Lorne Elliott than you can Shake a Stick at /
16. Serena Ryder / Brand New Love / Is it OK/
17. Sons of Maxwell / Whole Lot Lighter / Sunday Morning /
18. AC DC / She Likes Rock N Roll / Black Ice /
19. Sue Foly / Where the Action is / Where the Acton is /
20. Great Aunt Ida / Macarana / Our Fall /
21. The Vantino Orchestra / Delirium / Feeling NO Pain

Well I’ve Started my new job. I am now the night Cleaner at both Montana’s and Kelsies Restaurant, and I’ve even agreed to go in twice a week to the new Breakfast lunch restaurant, Tutie Frutie , up the road. I hope I’m not bighting off more then I can chew here. I’m starting to get it together, but it’s hard on the body to readjust to working all night and sleeping through the day. But not too worry my friends I promise you this I will not shirk my duties as your host of the And Now show. In fact, prepare to be amused by my sleep deprivation hallucinations and Dementia. Should make for some interesting shows.

Well for the start of a new year I started off with a new Audio Drama. STAR WARS! It’s an interesting show. Goes into the characters a bit more then the movies did. And if you think that the voice actor of Luce Skywalker has it down pat your right, because they got Mark Hammel to reprise his role for the show. Neat.

High Point Of The Week
I went in to the Source to check out flash drives and while there I grabbed there flier. In it I found that they had 22’ flat screen monitors on sale for almost half price. I talked to one of the sales reps and was told that they just had the display model left. I couldn’t really refuse such a good price so I bought it. The man went into the back to get its packaging. He returned with out it and tolled me that they couldn’t find the packaging it came in and so he is willing to give me an additional 10% off the sale price. Is that Sweet or what?

Have fun and Take Care of each other.

OLD YEAR FAVES

2008-12-28T16:11:00.000-08:00

TRACT LIST

1. Spike Jones / Happy New Year / Kooky Christmas

2. Dave Clarke / Just Waiting for a Train / Reunion

3. Stolen Babies / Spill! / There Be Squabbles Ahead

4. Country Boys / Thespian Stole my Beer /1.2.3.4

5. Revival Dear / Town That I’ve Known / Revival Dear

6. Horror pops / Kiss Kiss Kill Kill / Kiss Kiss Kill Kill

7. George Carlin /

8. Eartha Kitt / Santa Baby /

9. Isasc Hayes / If Loving you is Wrong (I don’t want to be right) / Can you Dig it

10. Jeff Healy / Mess of Blues / Mess of Blues

11. New Art Night / Shake one hand at the Devil / New Art Night

12. Tom Fun Orchestra / Mashall Applewhite / You will Land With a Thud

13. The Window Sills / Good Friends Won’t Rip You Off / The Wind Whistles

14. Little Miss Higgins / That Trains a Comin Down / In Tune

15. The Trews / Cant Stop Laughing / No Time for Later

16. The Lost Fingers / You Shook Me / Lost in the 80s

17. Fuad & the Feztones / That’s Bad, That’s Worse / Beeramid

18. Heather Blush / Damsel in Distress / Vice

19. Chumbawomba / Compliments of your Waitress / The Boy Bands have Won

20. Basie Bulat / In the Night / Oh My Darling

21. Floor 13 / Blame it on Me / Mmmm!

22. Sheesham & Lotus / John Henry / Every Time!

23. Fembots / Good days/ Calling Out

24. Divine Brown / Boogie Slide / The Love Chronicles

25. Walter Jr. / Sweet Potato Pie / The River Club

26. Krystel dos Santos / Shake ya Body / Krystle Dos Santos

27. The Creepshow / Rue Morgue Radio / Run for your Life

28. Civet / Alibis / Hell Hath No Fury

29. The Wierdies / Good Girl Gone Bad Bad Bad / in 3D

30. Friendly Rich / Maybe Tomorrow / Dinasour Power

30. Barenaked Ladies / Al lang Sine/ Barenaked for the Holidays

Today was a special day. Today I looked back at all the music I played over the past 52 weeks and played some of the new stuff that I really enjoyed.

I also announced on Air what my New Years Resolutions are and would like to repeat them here

Resolution # 1
To get fit. Not to loose weight, but to actually feel like I’m a heather person.

Resolution # 2
Get at least 3 stories in print. I have works here that are just collecting dust and I think they are ready for the world to read.

Resolution # 3
Wright at least 5 more stories. Come on I can at least get five rough drafts done in a year.

Resolution # 4
Get Organized. It would be nice to be able to find the things I need around here.

Resolution # 5
Bring Sexy Back! What? You don’t think I can do it?

And like I said on air, if any one catches me doing somthing oposed to what my resolutions are they can come up and kick me on the shins.

HIGH POINT OF THE WEEK

Getting the Muppet spy game.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN PROSE, BEING A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS

2008-12-15T17:40:00.000-08:00

Tract List
Lionel Barrymore / A Christmas Carol / A Christmas Carol
The Cast / Scrooge / The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Liptonians / Sing the Song / The Liptonians
Sara Blackwood / Bad Job Jeasus / Way back home
Reiner & Brookes /The Tax Expert / 2000 and one years with
Kaiser Chiefs / Never Miss a Beat / Off with their heads
The Dino Martinis / Chocolate for Breakfast / 50’000’000 Santa Fans Can’t Be Wrong
The Trashmen / Surfin Bird / Dr Demento’s 20th Anniversary
Civet / You Get it / Hell hath No Fury
The Organ Theaves / Don’t be Angry/ Music Primers & Educational Series
Royal Canadian Air Farce / Airport Security / RCAF
Lenka / Skipalong / Lenka
Jim, Croce / Speedball Tucker / Smash Hits
Ray Gun Cowboys / Curse of the Django / Ray Gun Cowboys
Tracy Chapman / Save us All / Our Bright Future
Barenaked Ladies / Green Christmas / Barenaked for the Holidays
Dina Krall / White Christmas / Christmas Songs
Elvis Presley / Blue Christmas / If Everyday Was Christmas
Monty Python/ Galaxy Song / Sings
The Bicycles / One Twist too Much / Oh NO it’s Love
Grateful Dead / Touch of Gray / in the Dark
The Mississippi Kings / Shoop (a Loving Sound) / Long Time Comin’

Well its that time of the year that they bring out the spookes of Christmas Past present and future and put a scare on on the skinflints of the world.

There is always a new version of A Christmas Carol going every year, be it a reading, play, book, comic, movie or T.V show. But to give Mr. Dickens his props he wrote a timeless story. A story that really tugs on the old heart strings, and from what I gather he just wrote it quick to get out of debt. I wonder if he realized how influential it was or would believe that it would still be so popular so many years after his death. During Dickens time traditional Christmas celebrations ere on the wane and it has been said that Dickens single handedly renewed traditional Christmas with his story.

Here are some of the Modern adaptation of the tale.

Scrooge (1951), starring Alastair Sim as Scrooge and Mervyn Johns and Hermione Baddeley as the Cratchits.

Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983), an animated short film featuring the various Walt Disney characters (including characters from Wind in the Willows, Robin Hood and The Three Little Pigs), with Scrooge McDuck fittingly playing the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. This version was based on the 1972 audio musical entitled Disney's A Christmas Carol. Most of the cast remained unchanged; however, in the audio version, Merlin (from The Sword in the Stone) and the Queen (from Snow White, in her hag guise) portrayed the Ghosts of Christmas Past and Future, respectively (the Ghost of Christmas Present was portrayed by Willie the Giant, as in the film version), whereas in the movie they were played by Jiminy Cricket and Pete.

Scrooged (1988), a remake in a contemporary setting with Bill Murray being a misanthropic TV producer who is haunted by the ghosts of Christmas. Directed by Richard Donner.

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), featuring the various Muppet characters, with Michael Caine as Scrooge. This adaption also adds a character named Robert Marley, who is Jacob's brother and was a second partner in Scrooge's business. He appears with Jacob as a ghost. The two are played by Statler and Waldorf. Also with Gonzo as Charles Dickens, with Rizzo the Rat tagging along, being "just here for the food."

Rich Little's Christmas Carol (1978), a HBO television special in which impressionist Rich Little plays several celebrities and characters in the main roles.
An American Christmas Carol (1979), an adaptation starring Henry Winkler at the height of his fame from the television series Happy Days, where the story is set in Depression era New England, and the Scrooge character is named Benedict Slade.

Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol (1979), an animated television special featuring the various Looney Tunes characters, with the role of Scrooge going to Yosemite Sam.

Northern Exposure used A Christmas Carol as the basis for its episode Shofar, So Good (1994), which depicts the Ghosts of Yom Kippur Past, Present, and Future visiting Dr. Joel Fleischman to encourage him to truly atone for his sins.

A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000), a humorous adaptation starring Vanessa Williams as bitchy diva Ebony Scrooge who is transformed into a kind-hearted soul.

Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988): a parody. In contrast to the typical Blackadder archetype — a conniving, selfish blackguard, the Victorian era Ebenezer Blackadder is a rather wet character, exploited by the other Christmas Carol characters who persistently take advantage of his good nature, reducing him to poverty. He is visited by a (single) Ghost of Christmas who shows him his ancestors (Lord Blackadder and Mr. E. Blackadder, butler to the Prince Regent), and two possible futures. One follows from Ebenezer emulating his "clever, charming . . . but disgraceful" ancestors and becoming "a complete b*****d" and sees his (eventual) descendant ruling the Universe. The other shows Ebenezer continuing as a doormat and leads to a future much less desirable. Convinced that he needs to change his ways he reclaims all that was taken from him the previous day and establishes himself as "the nastiest man in the world".

"Christmas Mikey" (2006 television episode) Season one Finale of Kappa Mikey, pitting Ozu in the role of Scrooge, and three Ghosts who resemble Japanese samurai.

Now I haven’t seen all of these, but I do believe I will be trying to hunt a few of them down.

HAVE FUN AND TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER

Yo, Ho Ho and a Ball full of Rum

2008-12-08T20:08:00.000-08:00

Tract List

1. The Goons/ A Christmas Carol / The Goon Show
2. The Silvertones / bling Bling Christmas / Christmas Greetings from Studio One
3. The Liptonians / Got me in the Bag / The Liptonians
4. Jimmy Flynn / School / East Coast Comedy Night Live
5. Tracy Chapman / Conditional / Our Bright Future
6. I Love my Shi-Tzu / With out a Clue / I Love my Shi-Tzu
7. Lorne Elliott / Toronto Blizzard / More Lorne Elliott Than You can Shake a Stick At
8. Rodney Cravell / The Rise and Fall of Intelligent Design / Sex & Gasoline
9. Jerry Leger / Raspberry Bush / You and the Horse
10. The Arrogant Worms / Killer Robots from Venus / Russell’s Shorts Yogi
11. Yorgesson / Yingle Bells / Kooky Christmas
12. DDT / Captain Morgan’s Christmas / Hardcore Holiday
13. The Killers / Neon Tiger / Day & Age
14. The Mississippi Kings / Dirty-old time Nursery Rhyme Blues / Longtime Coming
15. Monty Python / Henri Kissinger / Sings
16. Ray gun Cowboys / Asbestos Rock / Ray gun Cowboys
17. Beatles / I Feel Fine / One
18. Arkells / Deadlines / Jackson Square
19. Serena Ryder / Is It Ok / Is It Ok
20. Robin Williams / Marijuana / Live at the Met
21. Kingpins / Beat Girl / Watch your Back
22. Bill Hailey / Rip it up / Legends
23. Christina Smith & Jean Hewson / The Snow Shoveler's Waltz / August Gale

Welcome to
K.I.S. (S) IN THE KITCHEN
Keep
It
Simple
(Stupid)
With my clever, cute and ever so platonic friend,

Natalie Bertolo, from Bertolo’s Home Made Foods.

On the first Saturday of the month we meet at Bertolo’s and Natalie shares a Quick and delicious recipe with me and all our listeners, both of them.

This Months recipe is for Rum Balls

½ cup Chocolate
½ cup powder sugar
1/3 cup Dark rum
¼ cup corn syrup
2 ½ cups finally chopped chocolate wafer crumbs
2 tsp cinnamon
¾ finely chopped nuts
Coco, icing sugar, ground nuts, wafer crumbs, sprinkles, ECT

Melt chocolate in double boiler
Mix in sugar, rum and Corn syrup
Stir in chocolate wafer crumbs, cinnamon & nuts
Mix, scraping down the sides of the bowl
Cover and refrigerate minimum 1 hour until mixture is firm
Form into balls
Roll in what you wish ( sugar, sprinkles, ect)
Layer remaining balls (like you weren’t sneaking a few) in an air tight container placing a sheet of parchment paper or waxed paper between layers
Can be stored for up to one month in the freezer.

This is also the month I shook up K. I. S. (S) a bit and added in bit of information for your education of the product. Let me know what you think.

one missed call

2008-12-02T18:58:00.000-08:00

TRACT LIST

1. / Rumpole / and the Confection of Guilt
2. Dina Krall / Let it Snow / Christmas Songs
3. The One Night Band / Mama was Right / Hit & Run
4. Reiner & Brookes / Fabiola / 2000 year with . . .
5. Tracy Chapman / A Theory/ Our Bright Future
6. The Liptonians / Charlie’s Back! / The Liptonians
7. Dr. Hook / Queen of the Silver Dollar / Greatest Hits
8. Billy Van / The First Hockey Game / Canada Observed
9. Serena Rider / Brand New Love / is it O.K?
10. The Campbell Apartment / dna / Insomniacs Almanac
11. Lenka / The Show / Lenka
12. The Responsibles / Dieter’s Monkey / the Fat Labs Sessions
13. Beast / Devil / Beast
14. Ray Gun Cowboys / Joey Ramone Street / Ray Gun Cowboys
15. Jennifer Gasoi / The Pizza Man / Songs for you
16. Snail Romp / A Pizza Already / Ska Bandits
17. BA Johnston / I Love you Pizza man / My Heart is a Blinking Nintendo
18. Lorn Elliott / Boots of the North / Selections from all Directions
19 Manna and The Snowths/ Manna Manna / The Muppet Show
20 The Soul Jazz Orchestra / Interested Benevolence/ Manifesto

Man what a show.

I was supposed to talk with Pat Finelli from Pizza Pizza, but we got our wires crossed somewhere along the lines and it was not to be. Still I got the pizza and Chicken that he sent for the taste testing.
We got in touch with each other later and made arrangements to have the interview later. So stay tuned.

This Friday we are starting our CKLU promotion drive at the Rainbow City center. We’ll have a booth set up and will be having giveaway’s, music, and as much tomfoolery as we can legally get away with.

I’m a bit anxious about this as I had a big roll in it. I went around to businesses to see about donations. I got some good stuff too. Deb thought I should get on the phone and contact the businesses that way. And she’s right. When we did sit down and do that we got a lot done, but I prefer to look the person in the eye and I’m there, if they want to give some thing I’m there and I could take it then. I guess I’m just old school that way.

Where did all this snow come from?

2008-11-23T11:19:00.000-08:00

TRACT LIST

/Mort part 4/
Dolores Diangelis / While you were Sleeping / Mona Lisa’s Secret
Gayla L Peevey / I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas / Comedy Christmas
Queen / I want it all / Greatest hits
The Pipkins / Gimme Dat Ding / 100 Novelty 45’s
The Unsettlers / The Cops are Here / The Unsettlers
Mavis Staples / Eyes on the Prize / Hope at the Hide out
The Bicycles/ Oh no it’s Love / Oh No it’s Love
/Mudcock /
The Liptonians / Miss Unaffected /The Liptonians
Green Go / Cash Money Gremlins / Green Go
The Creepshow / Run for your Life / Run For your Life
21 Tandem Repeats / Hey Rock’s Living Room / No Junk Mail Please
Monty Python / Do What John / Contractual Obligation Album
Tracy Chapmen / Sing For You / Our Bright Future
Seven Story / The Hippies Lament / Red head
Civet / Bad Luck / Hell Hath No Fury
Lorne Elliott / Winter & Canada / The Collected Mistakes
Sarah Marshall/ First Snow Fall /All the Dreamers
Captain Tractor / Snowman / Hoserista
Blackie and the Rodeo Kings / Drifting Snow / High or Hurtin
David Hasselfield / Snow Soup / Freeze
Johnny Hollow / Bag of Snow / Johnny Hollow
Heilling Maneuver /and then it had to snow / in motion

Now I have mentioned previously on this show but I have to say that that I love the work of Terry Prachett. His is the Book the Mort series is from. I was sad to hear that he was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. In his Bio he says that his one fears is that someone will find out how much fun he is having writing and make him stop. I think some one found out.

Well winter is here. And it looks like it will be a good one. Now I expect at this time of the year that there will be snow, but for the past few years it’s been a light snow that melts away and we get hit hard around the New Year. I don’t think so this year. It came in thick and fast and caught a lot of people off guard. Including me. I forgot that on the last big storm last year I broke the snow float. I said Oh I’ll have plenty of time to get a new one before the next storm. Ooops. Oh well I’ll have plenty of time to get a new one before the next snow storm.
I couldn’t belive it when I heard that on the first day of the snow there was 28 traffic accidents. 28. How does that happen? Really were Subariens. Driving in snowy conditions is in our blood. True I have skidded out in winter conditions; three times, but I was able to control it and there was no accident. That is some thing I take pride in. but 28 accidents. What happened to people’s driving skills? A friend at work thinks it’s because of an inflow of new residents from Toronto. I can believe that. I’ve been in T.O in the winter. They do not change there driving skills, and that is the big thing to remember. Driving in winter is a lot different then in summer.

I sent a Special song out to my Friend Nancy.

It was I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas. There was a bit of in-joke behind me sending this out to here. (Which I am not going to tell you. I mean that’s what an in-joke is all about isn’t it?) Any way she wasn’t listening in and missed it. I guess I was a little paranoid that that would be the situation so I down loaded it to my MP3 and brought it into work. Well it was a rough shift and she looked like she needed a cheering up so I grabbed my player and gave her the ears. She listened and then she laughed. And then she laughed some more. I think she needed that.

Well that’s that for now.

Don’t forget there is still time to vote for the And Now Show http://www.cklu.ca/ for our lighteners choice awards

Until next time have fun and take care of each other.

Here comes Santa Clause

2008-11-19T09:38:00.000-08:00

Tract list

Mort Part 3
Steve Martin / What is Christmas / SNL
Vince Guaraldi Trio /Christmas Time is Here / A Charlie Brown Christmas

Not a big Tract list today, because Saturday was the Santa Clause parade.
For close to ten years I have been helping my Mother with the clowns at the Santa Parade and it’s been a blast.

This year was my Mom’s last year, my Dad thinks that last year should have been her last year, but she stuck it in for one more year but now it’s someone elses problem now. I wonder what the committee is going to do.

Mom said they told here that the had talked with a woman who said that she would like to take over and that she would help get things together (which makes sense to learn what needs to be done from the people who know before you take over) but she never showed up. Next year should be an interesting show. I bet they call on Mom to do it again.

I just hope they get someone who knows what there doing with the banners. We lost half our volunteers to the banners because they didn’t get any one.

And don’t get me started on how the committee treated my Dad. Poppa had been there Santa of over ten years, you would think that they would show him a little more respect then hand out his position out from under him ( to someone mind you that didn’t even have his own beard)

Still every one I’ve talked to who watched the parade said that it was fun and the volunteers said they are looking forward to next year and I guess that’s all that madders. That the people of Sudbury had a good time.

Mission complete.

Scream a little scream

2008-11-10T18:53:00.000-08:00

TRACT LIST

Mort episode two

Don’t Fear The Reaper/Haunted House Party

Krystel Dos Santos/Cant Believe It. / Krystel Dos Santos

Air Farce/Bobby Clobber/Comedy Album

Any Lowe/Go Wolves Go/Sudbury Song Book

Bend Sinister/The News/Stories Of Brothers, Tails Of Lovers

Cam Malcolm/Lonely Boy/ A Little Bit Of History

Divine Brown/Next Best Thing/The Love Chronicles

Arrogant Worms/Me Like Hockey/Live Bate

21 Tandem Reports/Summertime Will End When It’s Over/ No Junk Mail Please

Blue Rodeo/Tell Me Your Dream/Blue Road

Metallica/All Nightmare Long/Death Magnetic

Monty Python/Eric The Half A Bee/Sings

Jose Phine Biundo/Who Will I Love Today/Let There Be Love

Irish Rovers/Tipperary-Pack Up Your Troubles

Tim Lawson/The Lucky Ones/Lest We Forget

Nancy White /Love In War Rime/Stickers On Fruit

Betty Lavette/Talking Old Soldiers/The Scene Of The Crime

Kati Agocs/Nostalgia For Airs Unheard/So You Want To Write A Fugue

It is at this moment I wold like to indudge in a little thing I like to call ‘Virtual Primal Scream Therapy’, Join me if you feel so inclined.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel better now.

I always look forword to my monthly visits with Natalie at Bertolo’s Hommeade Foods (Down town across from the ‘Y’) and this month she had something good. She made two incredible cheese balls.

They were easy, coulourfull, and delicious. I think it was one ofour best shows. And whad did I do? I droped my recorder midway through. I thought It was all working fine, but something was wrong and I am missing half of the show.

Well I’ll see Natalie soon and post a copy of the resipie here.

AND NOW . . . the news.

Here is some of the strange stuff that’s going on out there:

Donna and Joel Brinkle of Deltona, Fla., raised a family and held respectable jobs until, in the 1990s, they declared themselves a sovereign nation and stopped paying taxes. Subsequently, the county took their home, and they now appear to be living on the handouts of their son and their church, but they have become irritations by filing property liens against government officials (including, once, President Clinton) who fail to recognize their independent authority. Once, they tried to buy a $700,000 house with a "money order" drawn on their home-made currency. Even though the Brinkles' game plan has failed on every single point (and Joel even did some jail time), the couple remains chipper, according to an October Orlando Sentinel report, certain that some higher official will soon vindicate them. [Orlando Sentinel, 10-14-08]

Unlike their American counterparts, debt collectors in Spain are legally allowed to humiliate deadbeats in front of relatives and neighbors, and are thus quite successful, according to an October Wall Street Journal dispatch from Madrid. One collector's employees make flamboyant house calls in "top hat and tails" and another's are dressed as Franciscan friars, and yet another collector sends bagpipe players to announce the debt to the entire neighborhood. One debtor hurriedly paid off his daughter's wedding tab when the collector found the ceremony's guest list and began billing each attendee for his or her "share" of the debt. [Wall Street Journal, 10-11-08

In August, as Duke University's football team was preparing for the kickoff against James Madison University in Durham, N.C., two men parachuted into the stadium with the game ball. That was impressive, but they were actually supposed to have delivered the game ball to the stadium in Chapel Hill, 10 miles away, where North Carolina was hosting McNeese State. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 8-30-08

What started as a "strong-arm" street robbery in Warren, Mich., in October, ended when the victim turned out to be stronger than the perp. When it was over, the victim had gotten his money back, plus $30 of the mugger's as the man fled, according to a police report in the Macomb Daily. [Macomb Daily, 10-9-08]

A plumbing error in October at the annual Grape Festival in Marino, Italy, stymied the traditional hook-up in which white wine cascades through the famous fountains in the center of town. Instead, water continued to run in the fountains, but "10 to 12" nearby homeowners must have thought it glorious divine intervention, briefly, when they opened their taps and found white wine flowing freely. [BBC News, 10-8-08]

Finally don’t forget that on the 11^th it’s Remembrance Day so on the 11^th hour remember them.

Time Waster

2008-11-06T05:58:00.000-08:00

TRACT LIST

***************************Mort************

Tom Paxton*****************Getting up early*******Follow that Road

Divine Brown****************Jump Start***********Love Chronicles

Monty Python*************** Philosophers Song**** Sings

The Weirdies ****************New Jeans********** in 3D

Sarah Noni Moetzner **********See My Breath*******Mansion of Happiness

Civet ***********************Hell Hath No Fury ***Hell Hath NO Fury

Nervous Norvus **************Transfusion *********Dr Dementos 20^th Aniversary

Band Sinister***************** Dr Lee *************Stories of Brothers, Tails of Lovers

Rory Block ******************Jinx Blues*********** Blues Walking Like a Man

Lorne Elliott ******************Splitting Wood********Selections from all Directions II

The Creepshow ***************Run for your Life ******Run For your Life

Key Witness *****************Last man on Earth****** Royally Sparked

Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs ***Li’l Red Riding Hood*** Monster Mash Bash

Jose Phine Biundo************* Evil Gal Blues********* Let there Be love

Michael Jerome Browne******** This Beautiful Mess *******This Beautiful Mess

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones*** Desensitized*********** Let’s Face it

Dream Warriors************** Times are Changing ******The Master Plan

The Buccaneers***************The Time we Forgot****** Basement Monkeys

Moxy Fruvous*************** Boo Time ***************You will go to the moon

Royal Canadian Air Farce****** Nufie Time************** RCAF

Bob Snider****************** Time *******************Word and Pictures

Lazy*********************** Time******************* F.L.O.Y.D

Sonny Boy Williams*********** 23 hours too Long******** UK Blues

Cateriona McKay************* Starfish***************** Starfish

Sorry about the late posting, but I needed to wait until I got some film developed so I could scan them in. You see I don’t use a digital camera, I use to, but it died on me so I went back to my old manual and to tell the truth I find it more dependable then digital. Mind you I miss the convenience of being able to but pictures strait into my computer, the quality of the pictures are better with my Pentax.

But I digress

I hope every body had a grand Halloween. Was the Great Pumpkin good to you all?

How about the 'Grand' Pumpkin?

I had some fun I went to Little Montréal’s here in Sudbury and saw the Trixx. There good. I’m hopping to get to play some of there tunes soon. One thing that got me was the lack of costumes I saw.

I really didn’t see anything until late around eleven I think, at the bar. But I didn’t see any kids and I’ve been hearing the same from people at work. Their are fewer and fewer trick or treaters going out there. I guess parents are just too scared to send there kids out at night. Which is a shame.

I sent out a special song for my friend Chinelo for obvious reasons. She was the only server to dress up at work on Friday.

We had a Pumpkin carving contest and only a few people wanted to participate. I love carving Jack O'Lanterns. This year I did something different. Insted of a pumkin I used a hubbard squash. I was at the farmers market and at on of the stans they has these MASSIVE squashes and I thought to myself that one of those would look really cool as a Jack O'Lantern. What so you think?

Saturday night was also time to set you’re your clock’s back and hour.

We caught a few people at work with that. I chastised them on the fact that if they had just tuned in they wouldn’t be in this mess. Still better to be early then late.

I wonder how many across Sudbury came into work early because they didn’t pay attention to the time shift.?

Don’t forget to tune in this Saturday when We will have another edition of K.I.S.(s) in the Kitchen.

LETS GET OUR SPOOK ON!

2008-10-27T07:40:00.000-07:00

The Tract List

++Ghost Hunt++Suspense

Jumping Gene Simpson++Haunted House++Monster Mash Rock

CreepShow++Rue Morgue-Radio++Run for your Life

Arrogant Worms++Tokyo Love Song++Russell Shorts

Tori Amos++Happy Phantom++Live at Montreux

Three Days Grace+Scared++Three Days Grace

Paul James Band++It’s Halloween++Paul James Band

Bill Cosby++Old Weird Harold++Himself

The Tragically Hip++Scared++Yer Favorites

Elvira++Monster Rap++

Bette Middler++I put a spell on you++Hocus Pocus

Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies++Ghost Busters

The Romones++ Pet Cemetery

Stevie Wonder++Superstition++Rock’N’Roll Party

Holly Cole++Ghosts++Romantically Helpless

Jaxxon Phipe++Requium for a Buga Boo++Tombstone Park

Bill Cosby++The Monster++Himself

The Weirdies++Frankenstein’s Daughter++in 3D

Shuffle Demons++Funkin Pumpkin++Greatest hits

++Toccata en Fugue++Haunted house Party

We got a week until Halloween and I am proud to have been the one to kick off the celibrations here at CKLU.

I love Halloween. It’s one of the most fun holidays going. True that it is looked at mainly as a time to be scared (wich is nice) I see it as more as a time to let out your creativity and imagination.

What other hollidya lets you become something other and get free candy from strangers.

If your looking for a scare for the whole family here is a top 10 list of spooky movies from the List Universe that wont keep you up defending the house from nightmears.

10 Hocus Pocus

1993

More than 300 years ago, 3 witches were sentenced to die in Salem, Massachusetts and a boy was turned into a cat (a black cat, naturally). Now it’s Halloween, and the witches (who fly on - I kid you not - vacuum cleaners) are back. This time, they’ve got their eyes on immortal life and have turned their wrath on trick-or-treaters and it’s up to the 300-year-old cat to save the day.

9. Corpse Bride

2005

When an arranged marriage between Victor Van Dort and Victoria Everglot reaches the rehearsals, Victor starts to worry. Spending time alone in the forest, Victor decides to practice on his own. Everything seems to go well, until he accidentally puts the ring upon the hand of a corpse. Before he knows it, Victor is in the land of dead and now has a corpse bride. Whilst everyone’s worries about who Victoria will marry in the land of the living, Victor desperately finds a way to get back.

8. Casper

1995

Furious that her late father only willed her his gloomy-looking mansion rather than his millions, Carrigan Crittenden (Moriarty) is ready to burn the place to the ground when she discovers a map to a treasure hidden in the house. But when she enters the rickety mansion to seek her claim, she is frightened away by a wicked wave of ghosts. Determined to get her hands on this hidden fortune, she hires afterlife therapist Dr. James Harvey (Pullman) to exorcise the ghosts from the mansion. Harvey and his daugh- ter Kat (Ricci) move in, and soon Kat meets Casper, the ghost of a young boy who’s “the friendliest ghost you know.”

7 Monsters, Inc.

2001

In a land of monsters, James P. Sullivan is king. He and his coworker/ friend Mike Wazowski are two of many monsters that work for Monsters Inc. a utility company that generates power for a very paranoid and nervous city of monsters. This power, oddly enough, is generated from the screams of children, which is produced by scaring them in their sleep. One night, however, Sully uncovers a devious plot to rid Monster city of it’s power problems, but in all the wrong ways. Together, ironically, Sully and Mike will fight to protect the innocence of the children they scare every night.

6. The Witches

1990

A young boy, recently orphaned, is taken to England by his grandmother. At a hotel in which they are staying, a group of witches have gathered to prepare a plot to rid the world of all children. This movie is based on the wonderful book by Roald Dahl and stars Anjelica Huston and Rown Atkinson. This is a film that the kids will definitely love. This film was produced by Jim Henson.

5. Something Wicked This Way Comes

1983

In a small anywhere town in any state in America, two young boys- quiet Will Halloway and somewhat rebellious Jim Nightshade-enjoy the ever-shortening days of autumn. When the boys hear about a strange traveling carnival from a lightning rod salesman, they decide to see what it is all about-but Will is fearful, as most carnivals end their tours after Labor Day. When the ominous Mr. Dark, the Illustrated Man, rides into town on a dark midnight, setting up his massive carnival in a matter of seconds, the boys are both thrilled and terrified. A great film by Ray Bradbury.

4. Pufnstuf

1970

Originally a television program, the Pufnstuf film was a real gem and has outlived the series. One of the best things about this film is that it stars Mama Cass (Cass Elliot) from the Mamas and the Papas, as Witch Hazel. The show and the film were both notable for bright colors, fast edits, sped-up film, musical segments and pop culture in-jokes, and appealed to young adults almost as much as children. Central to the film is young Jimmy and his magic flute, and a group of wicked witches who want to capture the flute for themselves. The series and movie are named after one other important character, a friendly dragon.

3. The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993

Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, is bored with doing the same thing every year for Halloween. One day he stumbles into Christmas Town, and is so taken with the idea of Christmas that he tries to get the resident bats, ghouls, and goblins of Halloween town to help him put on Christmas instead of Halloween — but alas, they can’t get it quite right.

2. Beetle Juice

1988

After Barbara and Adam Maitland were killed in a car crash, they find themselves trapped as ghosts in their beautiful New England farmhouse. Their peace is disrupted when a yuppie family, the Deetzs, buy their house. The Maitlands are too nice and harmless as ghosts and all their efforts to scare the Deetzs away were unsuccessful. They eventually turn to another ghost ‘Beetlejuice’ for help…

1. Ghost Busters

1988

Three odd-ball scientists get kicked out of their cushy positions at a university in New York City where they studied the occult. They decide to set up shop in an old firehouse and become Ghostbusters, trapping pesky ghosts, spirits, haunts, and poltergeists for money. They wise-crack their way through the city, and stumble upon a gateway to another dimension, one which will release untold evil upon the city. The Ghostbusters are called on to save the Big Apple. This film is a timeless cult classic.

I also gave a shout out to two scare shows here in the greater Sudbury area. First off Northern Frights set up a hunted Mall at the food court of the Rainbow center downtown. I checked it out a few day ago and it’s freaky and once again the Big Nickel Mine has there haunted cavern at Dynamic Earth. I went to it last year and loved every freaky minute. It’s scary enough going eight miles under the ground. Ad people in fright masks jumping out of the dark t me and you have a definite bring spare undies situation on your hands.

So your homework for this week is to get the ol’ grey cells working and start your planning for this Friday.

Until next time

Have fun

And take care of each other.

Hey there Sweetie

2008-10-21T07:17:00.000-07:00

THE TRACT LIST

1. Sherlock Homes vs. Dracula
2. Omar and the Howlers Mystery Walk Big Delta
3. Joe Hall Vampire Beavers Best of
4. The Weirdies Frankenstein’s Daughter in 3D
5. Walter Jr Sugar House Road The River Club
6. Big Dave Mclean Sugar Sweet Blues from the Middle
7. Go Van Go Sweet nothings Bliss Station
8. Smashing Pumpkins Sweet Sweet Siamese Dream
9. The Creapshow Rock & Roll Sweetheart Run For your Life
10. Air Farce Pay Tel City Comedy Album
11. O’Luge Istanbul Movements
12. Krystil Dos Santos Talk show Host Krystil Dos Santos
13. Trevor Jones Perfect Gentleman The Perfect Gentleman
14. Reiner and Brooks The Peruvian, 2000 years with
15. June Garther Black Coffee Here’s to you
16. Wilkins Just a Memory No Expiry Date
17. Rude Boy Happy Shut up and Dance
18 You wont succeed on Broadway Spamalot
19.Cumbawumba Compliments of your server The Boy Bands are Winning
20. The Buna Vista Social Club Alandra At Carnegie Hall

It was a busy day today. We had a staff meeting at work today so to both attend the meeting and entertain you all I rented a car, props to the guys at Rent a Wreck for the great deal they gave me though. I am really glad that they opened up a shop in town. I can/t afford a vehicle but on times when I really need one it’s nice that we have a place where I can get a good car at the cheep.

Started off the show with part two of Sherlock Homes vs. Dracula. This was a great find. Not just the story but the music and the sound FX made this a very eerie and compelling listen. I did a bit of research and found that; aside from the graphic novel I talk aboaut last week, there was only a few books with Homes and Drack. The best known was written in 1978 by Loren D Eateman called Sherlock Homes vs. Dracula or the Case of the Sanguinary Count. There was a rumor that Hammer films were going to make it into a movie, but nothing came of it which I think is a shame. That would have been so cool.

I hope you all had a great Sweetness Day. What? You never heard of Sweetness Day? Well neither had I until recently. It’s a holiday in the northern US for people to get together and give sweets to the underprivileged. in there community. This is a great idea. It’s a way of saying that every one is important, no matter what their station in the community is.

Tune in next Saturday for my Halloween Show. It’s going to be really Spooky.

Shining a light on Thanksgiving

2008-10-11T11:26:00.000-07:00

Today’s Tract List

Sherlock Homes vs. Dracula part 1
Bruce Dickinson- Dracula- The Best of Bruce Dickinson
Mathew Ryan Woods- Frightening- Edgewise
Saran Noni Metzner- Leave the Light on-Mansion of Happiness
The Creepshow- Rue Morgue Radio-Run for your life
The Royal Canadian Air Farce- Getting out the Vote-Green Album
Divine Brown- Meet me at the Roxy-The Love Chronicles
Springer & Ducomrun- The Light Bulb Man- 2 weeks from everywhere
Terminal Statues- Adult Teeth- Bedroom
October Sky- Hit the Ground- Hell isn’t my Home
Mary Lu Lord- Sugar, Sugar- Saturday Morning
Bowser & Blue- A Scrum with M. Chretien-The Illustrated Canadian Songbook
He is not Dead Yet- Spamalot
Monty Python- Election Special- Live at Drury Lane

I Usually play more then 15 tracts but today as a busy day.
First off my Morning drama was longer then usual. My starting drama a half hour show at the beginning of my show but SH v. D ran 45 min, but come on, it’ Sherlock Homes and Dracula together! I had to play it. While I was traveling I found a Graphic called Scarlet by Gaslight, witch was Homes and Drack. It was a great story but different from the drama I’m playing. The show takes place along with what happened in the book, while S by G happened after what happened in the book. Also in the Drama Sherlock is quick to acknowledge who and what his adversary is and Watson is the doubter, while in the S by G , Watson quickly accepts that Drac is a Vampire while Homes as a (temporary) break down when he confronts Drac.

Second, as per my want I like to research holidays that are coming up in the week so I gave a brief history of Canadian Thanksgiving.
Did you know . . .

Thanksgiving is a statuary Holiday in all of Canada except New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island.

The fist Thanksgiving was in 1578 held by explorer Martin Frobisher. (Even though it celebration of thanks have been held by various First Nations groups for centuries)

Thanksgiving was made Official on January 31 1957.

No? Well now you do.

I was also reminding people about the election on Tuesday. I’m looking forward to it. The only problem is I’m not sure where to vote. I’m sure I’ll figure it out.
Finaly I spent a good bulk of the show telling light bulb jokes. At Word on the street I picked up a book called Light Bulb 101 by Todd Vercoe. It’s over 4800 Light bulb jokes that he has collected from around the world.

How many radio general managers does it take to change a light bulb?

“It’s not in the budget. Work in the dark”

How many Oldies Radio program directors does it take to change a light bulb?

Three: One to change the bulb, and two to reminisce about the old one.

How many radio jocks does it take to change a light bulb?

“We had a light bulb in here”

And of core I had to have one for each of the parties.

How many Conservative Party members does it take to change a light bulb?

Any number: They’re all really good at screwing up.

How many Green Party members does it take to change a light bulb?

None: They use light bulbs that never burn out, so they don’t know how.

How many Liberal Party members does it take to change a light bulb?

It depends on how many of their friends are electrical engineers

How many NDP members does it take to change a light bulb?

None: They use candles because it creates more work.

How many honest politicians does it take to change a light bulb?

When we find one we’ll let you know.

So there we go here is my first official Blog. Not that bad is it. Leave a comment and let me know.

Starting this thing off now.

2008-10-07T08:53:00.000-07:00

Hey there.

Welcome to my little piece of the net.

I've been broadcasting on CKLU here in Sudbury for quite some time and I thought it would be good to have some place for people to come to learn a bit more about some the interviews I do , tracts I play, or interesting things I find out.

My plan is to post at the beginning of the week about the Saturday show.

I'm new to this so be patient with me it should get better over time.