This week marked two important memorial milestones in Rock and Roll History. It was 51 years ago on February 9th that the Beatles walked into the homes of America –and the world – via ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’. The other was the 56th anniversary of the Day the Music Died – with Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper perishing in a plane crash on February 3, 1959 [in a sad coincidence, Holly’s bassist in The Crickets, Joe B. Mauldin passed away on February 7th this year]. I’m of the generation that neither event was contemporaneous to me. I can only measure their importance by the impact crater they left on pop culture…and music specifically.
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JAIMIE VERNON – MEMORIES FADE
Posted in Opinion with tags 10cc, 1959, 1964, 78 RPM, Andrew Gold, Billboard Top 40, Bob Segarini, BOMP Records, Brian Williams, Buddy Holly, Canadian Music, Capitol Records, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, George Harrison, Greg Shaw, Jaimie Vernon, Joe Jackson, Joel Whitburn, John Lennon, lacquers, Lol & Creme, memories, misremembering, Paul McCartney, Peggy Sue, Pop Culture, Power Pop, Richie Valens, Ringo Starr, singles, That'll Be The Day, The Beatles, The Big Bopper, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Romantics, Twist and Shout on February 14, 2015 by segariniJAIMIE VERNON – THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND
Posted in Opinion with tags Andrew Gold, best friends, Black Swan Tavern, Blair Packham, Bob Reid, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Dave Diamond, DBAWIS, Desmond Nathan, Don't Believe a Word I Say, friendship, Gary 17, Honouring Our Own, Jacke Tassé, Jaimie Vernon, James Ratch, Klaatu, Lawrie Ingles, Luke Jackson, Mr. Zero, Paul Royes, Pete Otis, Peter Kashur, Spare Parts, Swindled, Switchin' To Glide, Terry Draper, Thank You For Being A Friend, The Kings, Todd Miller, Wakin' Up Johnny, Why Can't We Be Friends on February 7, 2015 by segarini
As much as it’s a sappy platitude from the late music legend Andrew Gold, there’s no other way of saying thanks to those who have stuck by me year after year. I have over 2800 ‘friends’ on my Facebook profile. This isn’t a boast. It’s a matter of fact and it’s not to point out the quantity. I’m the rare exception in social media who actually knows most of the people I’ve friended.
JAIMIE VERNON – It Was 50 Years Ago Today
Posted in Opinion with tags Al Kooper, Alan Merrill, Andrew Gold, Beatles Tribute, Bob Segarini, Bullseye Records, Canadian Music, Casbah Coffee Club, DBAWIS, digital album, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Ed Sullivan, Fab Four, Frank Levin, Gary Pig Gold, George Harrison, Goddo, Ian Anderson, It Was 40 Years Ago Today, Jaimie Vernon, Jeff Jones, John Lennon, Klaatu, Leo Sayer, Liverpool, Michael WHITE, music, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Kings, Tom Hooper, tribute album on November 9, 2013 by segarini
I’ll be 50 years old on November 19th (send no cards, just cash, please). A half century of fun, frivolity and heart-ache. Fortunately, I’ve had a lot of the former 
and less of the latter. Annually, I chase the notoriety of the JFK assassination by three days…and every f*cking thing The Beatles have ever done. My moments of personal glory will always be overshadowed by what they did on my birthday in various years:
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 