Year: 2014
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Pat O’Day Goes Ape On His Birthday
I took a trip to the San Juan Islands and Friday Harbor to visit old friend Pat O’Day. For those who were asleep during the 60s 70s and 80s, Pat was on air and programmed legendary KJR/Seattle, and he conducted many successful dances at Parkers and the Spanish Castle dance halls. He literally owned the Northwest…
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RIP Drew Burns
Every month a small group of us get together and talk entertainment. Among this crew was Drew Burns. We all agreed that we lived in the best of times, long gone but famously remembered. The last get together was two weeks ago and Drew showed up having missed a few previous events. We all knew…
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Glen Campbell: True Grit
Carole and I saw the line-up for the Vancouver International Film Festival and decided to take in the movie documentary Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me. He is so much more than a purveyor of great tunes like Rhinestone Cowboy. When Glen was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, director James Keach was given total access to the singer…
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Red Rock Diner Wows ‘Em!
The report is in: Red Rock Diner was the second most attended Summer show in the history of the Arts Club Theatre. Over 22,000 customers came to the held-over show. It will be shown in other U.S. and Canadian markets in the coming months. Stay tuned!
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Happy Birthday, Dick Biondi!
Happy Birthday to Dick Biondi, old friend and Chicago radio legend! We were elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame together in 1994 as pioneer deejays. Dick is one of those guys who never seem to age, and you can hear him LIVE weekend mornings! Saturdays 6-10 and Sundays 7-10 Central on 94.7 WLS-FM.
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West Fine Art Show at Trev Deeley Motorcycles
We have just completed the West Fine Art Show in Langley and this weekend the show moves to Trev Deeley Motorcycles on Boundary Road in Vancouver. My friends Brian Croft and Murray Phillips invited me to join them and a host of outstanding B.C. and Alberta artists for both events. Darwin Osarchuck (above), General Manager at Trev Deeley Motorcycles,…
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Joan Rivers Passes, 81
Joan Rivers was one of the funniest women alive and now she is gone. Even though she lived through some personal tragedies in her life, they were never able to grind her down. The loss of her husband and the loss of a friendship with Johnny Carson were but two negative happenings in her life. Joan had…
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Revolver Rocks The PNE On A Historic Night
A lot of planning went into the Revolver tribute to the Beatles on the 50th anniversary of their Empire Stadium concert. Carole deserves all the credit. She organized it all with the help of Revolver manager Bill Allman. A healthy round of applause greeted the “Beatles” parade to kick off the show. It began with…
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West Fine Art Show Returns
I have always been a frustrated illustrator, it was a choice I made while attending high school. However the opportunity to perform on radio came up and I abandoned my artistic career. In the last couple of years I have become friends with two very talented artists, Brian Croft and Murray Phillips. They inspired me…
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Beatles Mystery Solved!
The facts: The police and Beatles manager Brian Epstein told me to get up there on stage and tell the crowd to calm down or the concert would be cancelled. I did that. They left town for the airport because the pandemonium scared the hell out of them. But don’t let the facts get in…