May 26th to June 1st, 2019
It was great to be together once again this week on The Island. And what a historic week it was. 50 years ago in 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono arrived in Montreal at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel for their Bed-In For Peace. I was 15 years old at the time and was the co-founder of our high school radio station, FMHC Radio. We had several DJs from local Top 40 station 1740 CFOX who did guest appearances, one of whom was Brit Roger Scott. When John and Yoko arrived in Montreal, Roger Scott was befriended by them. I tried to speak with John but the line to the room was always busy. Finally one evening, I got through and the phone was answered by Roger Scott. I said I was hoping to ask John a few questions for our high school radio station and reminded him he had been a recent guest. He replied to hang on. The next thing I heard was John Lennon saying "hello high school"! I was so pleased to play that interview with John during the first hour of this week's show. If you missed it or would like to hear it again, go to the Broadcast Partners Network. There is a program grid of days and times when it will air on one of our Affiliate Stations. Ahh what memories!A program reminder for you. It's the Annual Father's Day Special, live Sunday, June 16. You'll hear lots of great songs relating to dads throughout the four hours. As usual, the show will get underway at 6 pm Pacific, 9 pm Eastern.
Happy Birthday wishes go out this week to Cora Quinn in Peoria, Illinois. If your birthday is coming up soon, I'd like to help you celebrate it on the show. Send the month and date to birthdays@treasureislandoldies.com. I'll wish you Happy Birthday on the air and also play Birthday by The Beatles for you.
Voice Your Choice spotlights the British soul rocker Joe Cocker. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either The Letter or You Are So Beautiful. I'll play the winner on next week's show.
This week the Top Five Countdown is from 1963, this week's Spotlight Year. The Number One is the debut single by Lesley Gore. It's My Party playing at the Treasure Island Oldies Blog.
Click here for this week's Rock and Roll News Podcast.
Have a good week.
Bye for now.
Michael
