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Roxanne Tellier – Summer of Songs Redux

Posted in life, music, Opinion, Review with tags A&W, Annette Funicello, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Boys, Belmont Park, Billy Stewart, Canada, Centreville, CFOX, Chicago, CHOM FM, Crescent Street, Dairy Queen, David Lee Roth, DBAWIS, Dean Hagopian, Doug Pringle, Echo Beach, Expos, Hanlan’s Point, Jarry Park, Jesse Winchester, Katy Perry, Loving Spoonful, Maple Leaf, Mark Bolan, Martha and the Vandellas, Martha David, Montreal, Munich Olympics, Nelly, Olympic Village, Orange Julep, Roger Scott, Roxanne Tellier, Sand Dunes, s’mores, Seals and Croft, segarini, summer, Summer Blonde, Summer of Song, The Bangles, The Cowsills, The Go Gos, The Kinks, The Motels, The Tragically Hip, The Who, Watergate Scandal, Wild Mouse on July 12, 2020 by segarini

I’ve been overwhelmed, recently, with the events swirling around us. It’s too much. And today, although I had planned a look into trump and Ford’s plans to re-open schools this fall, I’m gonna take a pass, and a day off. Instead of current affairs, let’s enjoy the summer sun, and take a stroll down Memory Lane, to this slightly edited column that I first wrote in August of 2015.

How very different things look now, from the perspective of 2020, and this time of plague! Seems almost naughty to see people gathered together, without masks or social distancing! And I’m not sure if any of the places I mentioned then, are open now. Never mind… Take my hand, come along with me on the wayback machine, and forget about today for a while ….

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Roxanne Tellier – Summers of Songs

Posted in Opinion with tags A&W. CFOX, Annette Funicello, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Boys, Belmont Park, Billy Stewart, Bob Segarini, Canada, Centreville, Charles P. Rodney Chandler, Chicago, CHOM FM, cowsills, Crescent Street, Dairy Queen, David Lee Roth, DBAWIS, Dean Hagopian, Doug Pringle, Echo Beach, Edgefest3, Expos, Hanlan’s Point, Jarry Park, Jesse Winchester, Katy Perry, Kongos, Loving Spoonful, Maple Leaf, Marc Bolan, Martha and the Vandellas, Montreal, Mother Mother, Munich Olympics, Nelly, Olympic Village, Orange Julep, Roger Scott, Roxanne Tellier, Sand Dunes, Scott Helman, Seals and Croft, summer, The Bangles Martha Davis, The Go Gos, The Kinks, The Motels, The Tragically Hip, The Who, Watergate Scandal, Wet Hot American Summer.s’mores, Wild Mouse. Summer Blonde on August 2, 2015 by segarini

This is not my Wet Hot American Summer. I’m not cavorting on beaches, fending off amorous, slightly intoxicated hotties while sprinting across hot sand in an improbable bikini, and then gathering around a romantic campfire eating s’mores while some talented and ‘mature’ looking fellow strums a guitar for a singalong.

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Doug Thompson:“I’M AS MAD AS HELL AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!”

Posted in Opinion with tags Angelina Joli, Annette Funicello, Aretha Franklin, Bill O’Reilly, Buddy Holly, Buddy Rich, Casey Kasem, Chip Taylor, DBAWIS, Dick James Music, Don Bustany, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Howard Beale, Howard Stern, Jean Kasem, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Carson, Johnny Rocket's, Jon Stewart, Jon Voight, Larry Fedoruk, Larry Page, Neil Peart, Orson Welles, Paddy Chayefsky, Paul Anka, Peter Finch, Reg Presley, Ringo Starr, Rob Ford, Robin Givens, Ronnie Bond, Rush, The Troggs, Tom Jones, Tom Rounds, William Shatner on July 30, 2014 by segarini

Anyone who knows their movie history, knows that rant comes from Peter Finch’s newscaster/commentator character Howard Beale in the movie “Network”. Credit where credit is due. Those words actually were written by the author of “Network”, Paddy Chayefsky. Where am I going with this you may well ask? Well, see I LOVE A GOOD RANT! And that “Network” rant is one of the very best. There are plenty more out there. Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly trying to record a quick promo and not having the time…or Orson Welles losing his patience with a British director on a series of TV voice overs.

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Doug Thompson: CONFESSIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL ROCK AND ROLL INTERVIEWER – THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THEMES

Posted in Opinion with tags Adam Clayton, Al Caiola, Alan o’Day, Andy Griffith, Annette Funicello, Barenaked Ladies, Barry DeVorzen, Carroll O’Connor, Charles Fox, Cheryl Holdridge, Christopher Cross, Chuck Lorre, Cyndi Grecco, Darlene Gillespie, DBAWIS, Dick Clark, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donna Summer, Doug Thompson, Duane Eddy, Earl Scruggs, Freddy Cannon, Gary Portnoy, Henry Mancini, Jay Livingston, Jean Stapleton, Jiminy Cricket, Jimmie Dodd, Joey Scarbury, John Sebastian, Jonathan Wolff, Lala Schrifrin, Lance Reventlow, Larry Mullen, Lawrence Welk, Lester Flatt, Mason Williams, Michael Omartian, Mickey Mouse Club, Mike Post, Morton Stevens, Nadia Comaneci, Neil Hefti, Norman Gimbel, P.F. Sloan, Pratt & McClain, Ray Evans, Records, Rhythm heritage, Richard Chamberlain, Rod Serling, Roy Williams, Steve Barri, Steve Carlisle, Television, The Grass Roots, The Marketts, The Monkees, The Rembrandt’s, The Ventures, THP Orchestra, TV Guide, U2, Van Halen, Waylon Jennings on May 6, 2013 by segarini

I was saddened by the death of Annette Funicello back in March. Unlike most of the male members of my age, I did NOT have a crush on Annette. That honour usually fell to toothy grinned Mousekateer Cheryl Holdridge (who in 1964, became a real-life Countess when she married Woolworth heir Lance Reventlow – his father was a Danish nobleman). Sometimes friendly Darlene Gillespie became my Mousekateer crush of the day or week, depending on my mood and my hormones. Turns out, Darlene was born in Montreal and her parents were originally from Saskatchewan, but I didn’t know any of that watching our little black and white TV set then.