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Segarini: The Scattershot Scrapbook

Posted in Opinion with tags Bob Segarini, Cherry Cola's, Colin Mochrie, David Marsden, DBAWIS, Denise Donlon, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Felix from The Rascals, Geets Romo, Laurel Masse, Linda Ronstadt, Little Seven, Movies, Murry McLaughlin, music, Pete Stahl, radio, Records, The Bobcast, The Rascals, Toronto, Xprime on August 24, 2013 by segarini

Every now and then, enough stuff piles up in my inbox to warrant a column of loose ends. Pictures and videos and tidbits of my life (and the lives of others) that get pushed aside to make way for other subjects that need my attention, but that I want to share with you at some point.

That point has been reached once again.

So, welcome to another edition of The Segarini Scrapbook….

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Doug Thompson: CONFESSIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL ROCK AND ROLL INTERVIEWER – “WELCOME BACK…TO THAT SAME PLACE OLD PLACE THAT YOU LAUGHED ABOUT”.

Posted in Opinion with tags Andy Kim, Cheech and Chong, Dan Plouffe and John Hanlon, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thimpson, Dr. Hook, Footprint, Geets Romo, Henry Winkler, radio, Tower Records, Welcome Back on December 14, 2012 by segarini

I really started interviewing musicians and other celebrities in earnest in the mid 1970’s. Several friends of mine had a company called Footprint Productions, one of Canada’s first independent syndication companies. In the summer of 1976, Footprint’s co-founders Dan Plouffe and John Hanlon were working on a multi-hour program called “Welcome Back”. The premise was back to school stories from celebrities plus comedy skits with plenty of 70’s hits.