Filling in for Cam Carpenter (who is busy with the NXNE Film Fest this week) is Legendary radio and television producer and writer, Doug Thompson. Cam will be back next week, but look for Doug to be popping up again soon.
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”
John Lennon wrote that lyric for the song “Beautiful Boy”. It works for this column as well. When Bob Segarini and I first discussed my writing this, I thought I’d tell some funny stories about some of the interviews I’ve done since 1964 (my first year in radio). There’ve been over a thousand in total with everyone from ABBA to Frank Zappa and all the letters of the alphabet in between. I thought I’d start with one of my favourites, Ringo Starr and a couple of thousand words later, there was no room or time for anyone else. That’s why this is only one of many.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 