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Sour Suite – The Guess Who
When I was a kid the second bargain priced record I bought was The Best of the Guess Who, Vol. 2. It’s long since gone from my collection, but thank God for YouTube. Listening to this one brings back childhood memories of listening to vinyl records in my room in Toronto, sitting in the back seat of the station wagon (remember those?) on the way up to Collingwood for skiing, and racing around in motor boats at Georgian Bay.
Like the record, all that’s pretty much gone from my life now… well, everything but the listening to music part. 
It’s true that this band had a string of AM hits in Canada (and some in the US) during the 70s, but I think we all knew they were good but not quite as good as, say, The Who.
Mind you, I do like Burton Cummings‘ voice. And guitarist Randy Bachman (also in BTO – “Takin’ Care of Business“) can still be heard as a DJ on CBC radio.
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Like this:
Glenn Gould memories…
Here’s a video that summons up childhood memories of listening to CBC FM radio, when it was still predominantly classical.
Glenn Gould used to live in a 70s-style Toronto condo called “Inn on the Park” that’s now torn down, replaced by a Toyota dealer. He’s buried in a nearby cemetery, where I worked one summer cutting grass so I’d have enough cash for school.
I’ll have to go visit some day and pay my respects…
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Lovers and Other Strangers now podcast
Toronto Glitters by Cliph
Toronto’s CHFI FM radio has put its top-rated “Lovers and Other Strangers,” hosted by Don Jackson, online as a free podcast (which means you can download it to your media player).
This isn’t the usual top 40 mix. Jackson blends wisdom, spirit and inspiration readings with today’s pop.
Lovers and Other Strangers…
city watchers by Sam Javanrouh
Whenever I go driving on Sunday nite, either to Mass or my favorite bookstore, I try to catch this radio program on CHFI.
The DJ, Don Jackson now has a blog.
Wireless World – 1915 !!!
wireless world, originally uploaded by earthpages.
So who said wireless was new..?
flow
flow, originally uploaded by earthpages.
This is a few years old but i really like all the different lines of movement in this photo…
