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JAIMIE VERNON – LAMENT FOR THE DJ

Posted in Opinion with tags 99 Luftballons, Alan Freed, Bob Segarini, Bon Jovi, BOOM 97.3, Born To Be Wild, Canadian Music, Canadian radio, Casey Kasem, CFNY, David Marsden, DBAWIS, disc jockey, DJ, Don't Believe a Word I Say, internet radio, Jaimie Vernon, Jay Nelson, Mars Bar, Marsden Theatre, Murray The K, Q107, Red Balloons, Satellite Radio, Sirius XM, terrestrial radio, The Rock 94.9, Toronto's Rock, Wolfman Jack, Y108 on December 20, 2014 by segarini

Following 11 years as the sole live-to-air freestyle radio program on Canadian terrestrial radio, ‘Marsden Theatre’ aired its last show on 94.9 The Rock in Oshawa, Ontario this past weekend.

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JAIMIE VERNON – SPIRIT OF ’76

Posted in Opinion with tags 1976, Beatles, Berner Trail Public School, board games, Bob Segarini, Boobies, Camping, Canadian Music, canoe, CHUM, coming of age, DBAWIS, Deja Vu, disc jockey, Don't Believe a Word I Say, first kiss, Jaimie Vernon, Lakefield, Malvern, memories, Monopoly, Nostalgia, Ontario, pre-teen, summer vacation on June 7, 2014 by segarini

My world in 1975 was earmarked with two rollercoaster events – the emotional and physical upheaval of my life when my parents bought a new house and uprooted us to the suburbs…and a two week trip across Canada with my grandmother in her 1972 Skylark. The trip trumped the upheaval and I slowly began to grow accustomed to my new surroundings, friends and lifestyle. So 1976 was a complete surprise when it introduced a number of firsts.