January
26th, 2014 to February 1st, 2014
What a great time this week on the show. The Chat Room was buzzing with the regulars and also new friends. In
fact, Linda from West Plains, Missouri stopped by for a
first time visit. She surprised everyone by saying she’s been listening to the
show since it began back in 1997! We all hope she’ll become a regular. I must
say if you come for a visit during the live show, you’ll find it is a nice
enhancement to the show itself. There’s lots of conversation about a given song
that’s playing at the moment, and it often prompts an “instant request” from
someone. Try it for yourself by coming to the website then Click Chat on any page; follow the instructions and you’ll soon be
with the other Nuts in the Hut. Hope
to see you next week.
I wanted to share an update I received from Ian MacLeod, General Manager,
RadioMax Radio Networks in the People’s Republic of China. Another new
station, CNAE, is on the air at 95.1 FM in Shenyang, in addition to the
stations in Beijing, Anshan, and Liaoyang. Furthermore, “the People’s Liberation Army has seized on
the entertainment value and so from Lhasa
Tibet to the Gulf of Aden, the
shows are being rebroadcast for the enjoyment of the young men serving their
country”. Treasure Island Oldies is the
most recent show to become part of the programming schedule. According to “Mac”,
it has met with tremendous success. What really surprised me is the following
comment: “the music content is excellent, and a lot of our university students
are turning to his speech patterns as actual English lesson content! Also the
servicemen patrolling the pirate-infested waters of the Gulf of Aden have
voiced their enjoyment at listening to Michael’s shows while they are out there
on a very lonely water for hours, days, weeks and months at a time.” Holy
smoke! Can you believe it??!! I am thrilled with the response and humbled by
the comments.
Happy
Birthday wishes to Sally Link in Peoria, Illinois. My thanks to her
friend Cora Quinn for letting me
know. If you have a birthday
approaching, let me know by sending the details to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com. I’ll wish you Happy Birthday on the air and also play Birthday
by The Beatles for you.
The Treasure Island Oldies Blog
is playing the Dave Clark Five as
they’re spotlighted in a rare British
Pathé News Reel Documentary. They perform both Glad All Over and Bits And
Pieces. Together they’re our Song of
the Week. Enjoy!
Voice
Your Choice presents The Temptations
with two of their many hits. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Masterpiece or Runaway Child Running Wild. I’ll play
the winner in the 3rd hour of next week’s show.
Here’s the Rock And Roll News
for the week of January 26th.
Listen
to the Top 5 Countdown from 1962.
Be sure to join me next week for the annual Tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper for The Day The Music Died. It’ll happen in
the 4th hour.
Have a good week.
Bye for now.
