June 17th, 2012 to June
23rd, 2012
What
a wonderful celebration we had together during our Annual Father's Day Special. Hearing all those great songs brings
back so many memories and can recall occasions with your dad and perhaps a
particular record was playing that has remained with you as a rock-solid
memory. It was a treat for me to play such a great variety of songs by so many
different artists; yet they all sang about their dads. I truly hope you enjoyed
the show.
Be
sure to join me next week for our Annual Summer Beach Party. It's our
yearly way to bring on the summer season. We'll be setting up for the show at
the shore of the Island and Live beginning at 6 pm Pacific time and
of course, on the Archive. I'll bring all the great summer tunes and we'll have
the BBQ grill all fired up. All you need to bring is your favourite beverage
and a ton of sunscreen and maybe some seagull repellent. LOL And in two week's,
July 1st, it's the Annual
Made In Canada Special, my annual salute to the artists, groups,
songwriters, and even producers that made a dent in the entertainment business
across Canada and, in so many cases, around the world. We'll spotlight a whole
bunch of great Canadian music. Don't miss it.
With
summer about to officially arrive in the Northern hemisphere, it's about time
to get a new BBQ Apron for yourself. Gotta look stylish while grilling! You can
get your custom Treasure Island Oldies BBQ Apron at the Shop The Island Store. You can also get a great quality summer T
emblazoned with your favourite radio show, Treasure Island Oldies, of course.
:-) Everything's reasonably priced and custom printed just for you. Please
check it out. A portion of your purchase actually comes to Treasure Island
Oldies. Your support is appreciated.
My
long time friend and colleague, Gerry Young,
has written a book about his days as Promotion Manager with Polygram Records
and working with such stars as The Bee
Gees, Donna Summer, The Kinks, and even Sir Richard Branson and many more. Pop Goes The Weasel - Rock And Roll Off The Record, is a fun and
fast-paced read. You'll get a glimpse of many groups and singers that most
people never get to see. In some cases, that might not be such a bad idea.
Check out Gerry's book at Amazon.com
If
you have a birthday coming up, be sure to let me know. Send the details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com
and I'll wish you Happy Birthday on the show and play Birthday,
our official birthday song by The Beatles, for you.
The
Treasure Island Oldies Blog is
paying tribute to our Annual Father's Day Special by playing My Dad by Paul Peterson. The twist is the song is played over footage of
Lucas and Mark McCain, the father and son team in the TV show The Rifleman. Chuck Connors played the father role of Lucas and actor turned
singer Johnny Crawford played the
role of his son Mark. My Dad by Paul
Peterson is our Song Of the Week.
Enjoy!
Voice Your Choice celebrates summer with The Beach Boys with two of their many
great summertime tunes. Do you want to hear All
Summer Long or Catch A Wave? Cast
your vote at the Voice Your Choice Page. The winning song will get played in
the 3rd hour of next week's show.
Here
is this week's Rock & Roll News for the Week of June 17th, 2012
While
we're at it, here's this week's Top 5 Countdown.
Show the world you're a proud Islander! Send your photo and we'll post it to the Treasure Island Oldies Listener Gallery. Send it to listenergallery@treasureislandoldies.com
Hope you have a great week. See you on next week's Father's Day Special.
Bye for now.
Michael
