Author: Red Robinson
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Bob Ackles – we lose a great one
The phone rang at my home late Sunday morning and an old friend asked, “Is Bobby Ackles dead? I just heard from someone that he had died and I can’t find anything on the radio.” I told him I would check with my media friends. I was shocked to discover that the rumor was true.…
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Jewel at the “Red”
Steven C. Pesant photo Jewel came to the Red Robinson Show Theatre and played her hits and more. This young lady has sold more than 27 million CD’s, has been nominated for 3 Grammy awards and has the Guiness Book Of World Records record for the longest chart run of a single for You Were…
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Red Around Town: July 5
The P.N.E. has announced its Summer Nights concert series for 2008 and it is outstanding. Trooper kicks things off in fine style on opening day August 16th. Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus’s dad, takes to the outdoor stage on August 17th. The Bacon Brothers, headlining the superb actor Kevin Bacon appear August 18th. High School…
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Red Around Town: June 28
Congratulations to the Miracle Network Telethon on Global Television for raising the unheard of amount of over 15 million dollars on their recent marathon. This is a milestone, particularly when you think the province has a total population of only 4 million. That’s a lot of money and for a very worthwhile cause… I see…
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Happy Anniversary, Grace and Ray!
I have been a director of the C.H.I.L.D. Foundation since it began. On June 23 a golf tournament was held at Morgan Creek Golf Course in South Surrey. I was emcee for the occasion and a great deal of money was raised for research into the various intestinal and bowel diseases. Linda C. photo Grace…
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April remembers…
Hi Red! I love your show on the Red Rock Diner Saturday evenings… I grin from ear to ear, trekking through the memories that all those neat songs bring back (from the late 50’s and early 60’s). I remember the first time I heard of you when I was in elementary school, you came to …
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George Carlin passes at 71
Sad news tonight: comedian George Carlin died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital this evening. Carlin, who had a history of heart problems, died at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. local time. We remember a comedy legend with his first “bit”: the one that got him noticed by…
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Red Around Town: June 21
I just returned from a week’s vacation in Palm Springs, California. I hadn’t been in the desert town for almost ten years. I couldn’t believe how many of the famous still live there or vacation there. Thanks to Jimmy Pattison, Carole and I had the privilege of visiting Frank Sinatra‘s sprawling estate. It was the…
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Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam appeared at the Red Robinson Show Theatre in recent weeks. Dwight had been here a year before but played the River Rock. This was his first visit to my theatre. We talked backstage about Elvis and his concert 50 years ago in Vancouver. He knocked me out by paying tribute to Elvis’ visit…
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Red Around Town: June 14
Summertime is concert time, and I thought this week I would take time to list some of the performers and events on tap for the coming months. This year and last year has seen a plethora of talent in and around our town. Here are just some of the upcoming shows you might want to…