This week on Treasure Island OldiesMarch 29th to April 4th, 2009
I was so pleased to welcome a couple of first time visitors to the Chat Room. We said hi to bossguy in Los Angeles, California and to gerard in Guaruja, Brazil. It was fun to play an "instant request" for bossguy who wanted to hear Cherry Hill Park by Billy Joe Royal. He was thrilled to have his request played so quickly. I invite you to be part of the extended experience of Treasure Island Oldies - the Chat Room. Click Chat on the Menu and carefully follow the easy instructions. Join us during the live show Sundays from 6 to 10 p.m. Pacific time. You too can become a Nut in the Hut on the Island!
Happy Birthday wishes go out to Tom Locke, in Vancouver, B.C. Tom has a long history with Treasure Island Oldies as writer of the weekly feature Moment In Time. He developed and brought the Sorrells Pickard Gourmet Peanut Butter Pick of the Week feature to the show and also wrote every episode of the Pick. My best birthday wishes also to Rich Howe in Hillside, Illinois. Rich is a long time listener of the show and a regular Nut in the Nut in the Chat Room. Also I'd like to wish my good friend Red Robinson from the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame a very Happy Birthday. It was great to have the chance to get together with him on his special day. If you have an upcoming birthday, send your name, address, city, province or state, postal code and country to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com You may just even receive a birthday card in the mail!
A big hello to Maureen and Michael in Berkeley, California, who sent a warm and moving email to me. They listen to the show on one of our member radio stations of the Treasure Island Oldies Broadcast Partners Network, The Legend in Indianapolis, Indiana. They said they wanted to let me know how much they appreciate the work that goes into the show, it is always a highlight of their weekend. They felt that what we are doing on the show is quality. Thank you so very much Maureen and Michael. I very much appreciated hearing from you. You can be sure I will play your request on next week's show, How The Time Flies by Jerry Wallace. I'd very much enjoy hearing from you. You'd be surprised by the number of listeners who are in touch at various times throughout the week. It's nice developing a dialogue with a friend. Drop a note to michael@treasureislandoldies.com And just so you know, I am the only one who receives email addressed to me.
The Treasure Island Oldies Blog pays tribute to the late and great Uriel Jones of Motown's The Funk Brothers with a clip from the sensational Standing In The Shadows Of Motown feature film. It's Joan Osborne in concert with The Funk Brothers in a most soul stirring and emotional performance of What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted that one could imagine. This is excellent. Enjoy our Song of the Week!
Speaking of soulful, Voice Your Choice features the very soulful Otis Redding with two excellent soul ballads: I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) and That's How Strong My Love Is. Cast your vote for the song you'd like to hear. Click the Voice Your Choice button on any page of the website and make your selection. We'll play the winner in Hour 3 of next week's show.
I look forward to you adding your photo to the Listener Gallery and showing the world you're a true Islander. Send your photo, name, city and province or state to michael@treasureislandoldies.com
I am still looking for your input as to whether we should bring back the Listener Map so that everyone could see just how many people in many different countries in the world all enjoy being part of Treasure Island Oldies. Please let me know, send an email to map@treasureislandoldies.com Thanks, I look forward to hearing from you.
If you missed the live show, you can enjoy the Archive of March 29, 2009; just click the Listen button on the Menu. Be sure to check out the Playlist to see all the songs we played on the show.
Have a good week.
Michael
