Year: 2009

  • CP Air commercial video, 1984

    Years ago I was contracted as the voice on many CP Air TV commercials and I even appeared on camera as a background passenger in a mocked up airplane. I also did a  series for CP Air Holidays. My brother Bill was the president of  this division. He created The Vegas Machine, The Reno Machine…

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  • November mailbag

    Hi Red, I had the pleasure of meeting you many years ago a charity fun run for old classic cars. It was hosted by the Lions Club sponsoring Easter Seals. It started out at the Guildford Shopping Centre in Surrey and this would have been around 1997. And around that time the 3 act play…

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  • A “Red” October

    October got off to a fast start at the Red Robinson Show Theatre. David Cassidy appeared on October 9 but was sick with flu. He decided that the show must go on so he went on stage and stayed for 90 minutes singing and playing. At times we thought he might pass out as the…

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  • Vancouver’s Star Walk gets an upgrade!

    October 6 saw the first installation of brand new plaques for the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame on the Star Walk along Vancouver’s Granville Street. This initiative recognizes British Columbians who have made an outstanding contribution to our entertainment industry in Vancouver, across Canada and around the world. Each year the nominating committee selects a…

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  • Promoter, former KJR DJ Pat O’Day keeps on truckin’

    The man never stops hustling. He is Pat O’Day, 75, Pacific Northwest legend. Until the day he dies, he’ll likely be blanketing the airwaves with yet one more Schick Shadel commercial, or calling a hydroplane race on TV, or promoting another rock show. (more from Erik Lacitis at the Seattle Times)

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  • Susan Jacks battles kidney failure

    Susan Jacks has spent much of the last decade as a caregiver. She looked after her late husband Ted Dushinski while he battled lung cancer, and in recent years has taken care of her brother Bruce as he fought leukemia and colon cancer. Now the voice of The Poppy Family has health problems of her…

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  • “The Red” is Three!

    Here I am on stage during the third anniversary of the Red Robinson Show Theatre. Our opening act back in September of 2006 was Little Richard.  A private concert was held the preceding evening for media, friends and family. Hard to believe that three years have passed. There isn’t a day that goes by without…

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  • C.H.I.L.D. Foundation Golf Tournament

    On Monday September 21 the C.H.I.L.D. Foundation held its second annual golf tournament to raise funds for research into intestinal diseases. Grace McCarthy began the foundation years ago when her granddaughter was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. I joined due to my son Jeffrey’s affliction with Crohn’s. The disease eventually took his life at 33 years…

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  • Blue Suede News

    I am flattered that Marc Bristol and his team at Blue Suede News are currently featuring my own rockabilly roots in the current issue of the outstanding magazine. I invite you to take a look at my article… but while you are at it, why not take a look at the other fascinating stories? Better…

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  • Burton Cummings at the “Red”

    This photo was taken at the meet & greet at the recent Burton Cummings show. Roy Hennessy, my old friend and General Manager of the new Shore 104 FM,  is shown here accompanied by his lovely wife Brenda and my wife Carole and I. Roy and Burton go back a long way and they had…

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