August 4th, 2013 to
August 10th, 2013
Wow
we either reached or surpassed the number of requested songs in one show this
week for our annual Instrumental Gems
Wordless Wonders Special on Treasure
Island Oldies. Thanks very much; it was great hearing from you and I'm glad
I was able to play your requested songs. Mike
Cleaver, former DJ and later newsman with 1050 CHUM Toronto, commented
on my facebook page "hearing stuff I
haven't heard radio play for decades!!". Thanks very much Mike. And
there were so many other comments via the chat room, email and other on
facebook as well. One listener, Kitten
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was enjoying the special
so much she asked if there could be two Instrumental Gems special every year,
one in winter and the usual summer show. We'll have to see about that, but I
thank you all for making this special one of the most popular of the year.
If you missed the Live
show, be sure to hear it on the Archives at the Listen Page.
While
I am in no hurry for next special, as it will mean the end of summer, the
annual Labour Day, Back To School, End Of
Summer Special will happen Live
Sunday, September 1st and later on the Archives
at the Listen page. As always, I invite you to send in your requests,
either via email by clicking the Requests
Button on any page of the website or by calling the Treasure Island Oldies Listener Line at 206-339-0709.
Happy Birthday wishes go out this week
to Ash Wells in Sydney, Australia, my
friend and extended family member Ed
Dunnett in Qualicum
Beach, British
Columbia, and James
Foster in Kansas City, Missouri. If you have a birthday coming
up, I invite you to let me know so that I can wish you Happy Birthday on
the show and play Birthday by The Beatles for you. Send the
details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com.
The
Treasure Island Oldies Blog is
keeping up the theme of this week's Instrumental
Gems Wordless Wonders Special with a clip from the movie A Hard Day's Night. For some reason,
this segment from the movie became a fan favourite. It's from the original
motion picture soundtrack and features their producer, George Martin, who scored the music for the film. Here is Ringo's Theme (This Boy), our Instrumental Song of the Week. Enjoy!
Voice Your Choice presents a British Invasion group, The Fortunes. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either You've Got Your Troubles or Here It Comes Again. I'll play the
winning song in the 3rd hour of next week's show.
Here's the Rock And Roll News
for the week of August 4th
See
you next week.
Bye
for now.
