Week of August 9th to August 15th, 2009The Chat Room was packed this week with folks from across Canada and the United States including British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Wisconsin, California, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, North Dakota and other locations. Come check it out when we are live every Sunday from 6 to 10 pm Pacific time, 9 pm to 1 am Eastern. Click Chat on the Menu on any page of the website and follow the instructions carefully, particularly for the Java chat applet. I know you will enjoy your visit and it will enhance your experience of listening to the show.
Hi to Russ Horton and everyone at D-Moos.com in Halton Hills, Ontario. Russ has informed me that due to the tremendous response to the show, Treasure Island Oldies is now on every Thursday for 24 hours, non-stop morning, noon and night. Thank you, Russ, it is great to be on D-Moos.com and I am pleased to have the station as part of the Broadcast Partners Network. If you have a local station that you feel would be a good fit for the show, please let me know the name of the station and a contact so that I can get in touch. Send the information to michael@treasureislandoldies.com.
There are two more special coming up very soon on the show: August 30th it's our Annual Back To School Special and the following week, September 6th is the Motown Special, which will include an excellent documentary, The Motown Story, narrated by the legendary Charlie Van Dyke. I know you will enjoy both of these specials.
The Treasure Island Oldies Blog this week features The Drifters with a fantastic summer hit; Up On The Roof, our Song of the Week. Enjoy!
Voice Your Choice spotlights Paul McCartney during his post-Beatles era with Wings and we have two of his many hits for your votes this week: Listen To What The Man Said and Jet. Have a favourite? Vote for the song you want to hear. Click the Voice Your Choice button and make your selection. The winning song will be played in the 3rd hour of next week's show.
Don't forget to let me know if you have a birthday coming up and I'll wish you Happy Birthday on the show and play Birthday by The Beatles for you. Just send the details to michael@treasureislandoldies.com and also think about being part of the Treasure Island Oldies Listener Gallery. Send your photo, name, city and country where you live to michael@treasureislandoldies.com.
Have a great week.
Bye for now.
Michael
