May 17th, 2009 to May 23rd, 2009How do four hours go by so quickly? I can tell you it is having absolutely fantastic music to listen to, plus interaction with you, the listener. I've been getting many more requests and phone calls recently. Add to that the dramatic increase in the numbers of people listening and the additional new visitors to the Chat Rom. What a combination! Speaking of the Chat Room, it was great to have Mike and Maureen from Berkley, California stop by for a visit. And they also sent in a phone request for a great song I had not heard since it was first released. The song was Laugh by The Velvets. Thanks for the great request. We also welcomed Linda Guy from La Habra, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. She has been in touch via email and phone calls recently, and dropped by the Chat Room. Within a few minutes she was certified as a true Nut in the Hut. She was warmly welcomed by the regulars and I know Linda will now become a regular too. She said that Treasure Island Oldies is the kind of show she has been looking for for many years and she's thrilled to have discovered us.
Happy Birthday wishes go out to my mother, Kathleen Godin, who lives in Gatineau, Quebec and just turned 89. Well done Mom! I am going to have a visit with her for a couple of days this week; so much looking forward to seeing her, my sister and brother-in-law. I will be back home in time for next week's show. Happy Birthday as well to Cora Quinn in Peoria, Illinois and thanks to her friend Shirley Ham in Cincinnati, Ohio for letting me know. If you have a birthday coming up, please let me know. Send the details to birthday@treasureislandoldies.com
I've been receiving many comments regarding the posting to the Treasure Island Oldies Blog regarding Johnny Mathis. Thanks very much. It was great to meet him and to have the opportunity of having my picture taken with him.
The Treasure Island Oldies Blog this week spotlights the great family voices of The Browns: Maxine, Bonnie and Jim Ed, in a live performance from National Life Grand Ole Opry in July, 1965 with The Three Bells, our Song of the Week. Enjoy!
Next week on Voice Your Choice we feature The O'Jays with two of their smash hits for your votes: Love Train and Back Stabbers. I wonder if the results will be close. 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.
A big hello to Max Kroll in Lerum, Sweden. He has just sent in his photo and is now part of the Treasure Island Oldies Listener Gallery. I invite you to be part of the gallery too. All you need is your photo, name, city and country where you live and also how you hear the show, whether it be on your local FM, AM or Online radio station or directly online from the website. Send it to michael@treasureislandoldies.com and you can show the world you're a proud "Islander".
If you missed the live show of May 17, 2009, just click Listen on the Menu, then scroll down to the Archived Shows section. And be sure to check all the great songs we played. Click Playlist for the song titles and artists.
Have a good week.
Bye for now.
Michael
