February 2009 Blog Posts (71)

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I've been away for a while and am overwhelmed by the zoomer messages in my email since my return! I did note that someone asked if all the photos on my web site were my own . . . yes, except for about 1/2 dozen and I'm sure a trained eye can pick out which ones those are . . . lol . . . took lots of photos on our holiday however I am looking forward to buying a better camera for next year's journey to New Mexico and the western coast of Mexico . . . anyone have any good suggestions? Also… Continue

Added by Deeare on February 28, 2009 at 4:08pm — No Comments

This weekend on AM740 - February 28 and March 1, 2009

Weekends on AM740 are times for reflection and celebration. You’ll hear great music, of course, but also some unique cultural glimpses and snapshots of the best that Toronto has to offer. Here are a few highlights of what’s on this weekend.



SATURDAY



9am-10am :: The Garden Show

Charlie Dobbin talks fruit trees, and planting seeds in general -- almond seeds in particular.



10am-3pm :: Live in The City

Frank Proctor… Continue

Added by The New AM 740 - Zoomer Radio on February 27, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Top 10 at 10 for Fri Feb 27: Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1952

The Top Ten Hits from THIS Week in 1952



10. / Shrimp Boats / Jo Stafford

9. / Tell Me Why / Eddie Fisher

8. / Please Mr.Sun / Johnnie Ray

7. / Blue Tango / Leroy Anderson

6. / Tiger Rag / Les Paul & Mary Ford

5. / Slow Poke / Pee Wee King

4. / Any Time / Eddie Fisher

3. / The Little White Cloud That Cried / Johnnie Ray

2. / Tell Me Why / Four Aces (also a Top 10 hit this week for Eddie Fisher)

1. / Cry / Johnnie Ray & Four Lads… Continue

Added by The New AM 740 - Zoomer Radio on February 27, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Top 10 at 10 for Thu Feb 26: The Top Ten Hits by Fats Domino

The Top Ten Hits by Fats Domino

Fats turns 81 today)



10. / Let the Four Winds Blow / 1961

9. / I Want to Walk You Home / 1959

8. / Valley of Tears / 1957

7. / Walkin' to New Orleans / 1960

6. / Whole Lotta Loving / 1958

5. / Blue Monday / 1956

4. / I'm Walkin' / 1957

3. / I'm in Love Again / 1956

2. / Ain't That a Shame / 1955 (his first big pop hit; #1 for 11 weeks in R&B)

1. / BLUEBERRY HILL / 1956 (his biggest pop hit; peaked… Continue

Added by The New AM 740 - Zoomer Radio on February 26, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

I could tell that she wanted me by the way she ignored me.

Years ago I ended up at a friends apartment one night and spent the night drinking, playing guitar and singing, totally oblivious to the fact that there were a couple of girls sleeping in one of the bedrooms. In the morning, I'm hung over lying face down on a mattress on the living room floor and I hear a girl in the kitchen. With my face still buried in the mattress I say ..... If you're making coffee I'll have one. I could tell that she… Continue

Added by Andy Ryan on February 26, 2009 at 8:00am — 5 Comments

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Added by Bonnie H. on February 25, 2009 at 11:15am — 3 Comments

Top 10 at 10 for Wed Feb 25: Top Ten Songs by George Harrison

Top Ten Songs by George Harrison

(ex-Beatle's birthday yesterday - Feb.24; would've been 66 - died in 2001)



10. / I Need You / Beatles (written/sung by George - from 1965 Help soundtrack)

9. / Don't Bother Me / Beatles (first song written/sung by George - from 1963 Meet The Beatles)

8. / What is Life / George Harrison (his 2nd solo release in 1971)

7. / While My Guitar Gently Weeps / Beatles (written/sung by George - from 1968 'Double White'… Continue

Added by The New AM 740 - Zoomer Radio on February 25, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

The Oscars - is it just me?

Nielsen reports the Oscar ratings were up 13% over last year - to just over 36 million from 32 million. But last year was the all-time low. By comparison, the Oscars reached over 55 million households in 1998, when "Titanic" won best picture.



I'm not certain whether it's a sign of becoming a curmudgeon, but I am having more and more difficulty really caring about who wins the Oscars. My anecdotal research - of all age groups - confirms a lack of enthusiasm. I started out determined… Continue

Added by David Cravit on February 24, 2009 at 12:17pm — No Comments

Top 10 at 10 for Tue Feb 24: Top Ten Songs About New Orleans

Top Ten Songs About New Orleans

(today is Mardi Gras - "Fat Tuesday")



10. / Bourbon Street Blues / Louis Prima (New Orleans' born Prima, about THE main street in French Quarter)

9. / Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee / Stick McGhee (early R&B hit from 1949 - mentions New Orleans)

8. / City Of New Orleans / Arlo Guthrie (folk singer wrote this tune about the train called "The City of New Orleans")

7. / New Orleans / Gary U.S. Bonds

6. / Walkin' to New Orleans /… Continue

Added by The New AM 740 - Zoomer Radio on February 24, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

Life Lessons from Shirley

Part of my volunteer responsibilities as a Copper Mountain Ambassador is to take visitors who are unfamiliar with the area on a mountain tour. This week I took Shirley Ziebarth touring. She made it clear to me that she only wanted to ski advanced terrain. No beginner or intermediate stuff for her! As we began, I quickly realized I would need to kick it up a notch if I wanted to keep up with her. We zoomed around the mountain covering steep pitches, bumps, and much of the advanced terrain on the… Continue

Added by Lance Secretan on February 24, 2009 at 10:57am — No Comments

Marketing Calls

If I ever have the opportunity to meet the inventors of marketing calls outsourced by various companies who entrusted them to not be obnoxious, annoying, and calling people to the tune of 50 times in a given day, I would personally love to see him/her hung by the neck for I am sure that if Alexander Graham Bell was here (for you that do not know - he was the inventor of the TELEPHONE!!!!!) he would say that he did not expect his invention to be abused as it is today

Added by Judy on February 24, 2009 at 10:57am — No Comments

no its fond du lac,wis. usa

dear james, i am pat schuppe of fonmd du lac, wis. usa. thats the way one spells it. what part of ca you call home.sign pat

Added by patrick r. schuppe on February 24, 2009 at 10:23am — No Comments

Happiness is Falling from the Sky

“It seems like happiness is falling from the sky.” What a wonderful sentence from a man who lives among the poorest in the world. It was said by Sohail Qureshi, father of Sabe who is the best friend of 9-year old Rubina Ali, child actor in the Oscar winning movie ‘Slumdog Millionnaire’.



When I read the story this morning on my computer I could feel the sheer joy of the people in this poverty stricken community on the outskirts of Mumbai, where Rubina was chosen for her part in the… Continue

Added by Kenneth Shields on February 23, 2009 at 5:48pm — No Comments

Top 10 at 10 for Mon Feb 23: Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1955

Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1955



10. / Make Yourself Comfortable / Sarah Vaughan

9. / Mr. Sandman / Chordettes

8. / Earth Angel / Penguins

7. / Tweedle Dee / Georgia Gibbs

6. / Let Me Go Lover / Joan Weber

5. / That's All I Want From You / Jaye P. Morgan

4. / Ko Ko Mo / Perry Como

3. / Melody of Love / Billy Vaughn

2. / Hearts of Stone / Fontane Sisters

1. / Sincerely / McGuire Sisters (would become one of the year's biggest… Continue

Added by The New AM 740 - Zoomer Radio on February 23, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

This week on AM740 – February 23 to 27, 2009

Join us as February winds down for Oscar celebrations, a demystification of the post office, highlights from classic radio shows like The Shadow and Hopalong Cassidy, fifty hit songs in five days at 10am, and much more...all on AM740 this week. Scroll down for details.



10am-11am :: Top 10 at 10 with Frank Proctor

 Monday: Top Ten Hits from This Week in 1955

Tuesday: Top Ten Songs About New Orleans (it’s Mardi Gras today!)

Wednesday: Top Ten Songs By… Continue

Added by The New AM 740 - Zoomer Radio on February 23, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

Beware of Antibiotics!!

Hello everyone...friends and soon-to-be friends...I have just recovered (still not back to normal) from a bout of C. Difficile. Won't explain much more since the Internet is full of info...go to MSNBC and click on Health...you will find out tons of stuff. Because of a cold contracted on Boxing Day that evolved into a strep throat (the bane of my existence..it seems...for many decades) I took a fairly well-known antiobiotic (Amoxicillin)..usually no problem. It cured the problem after 10 days… Continue

Added by Kathryn M. on February 22, 2009 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

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Added by lobo on February 22, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

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Please check out my latest post, in which I talk about my latest insight about being a Boomer:…

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Added by Kate on February 21, 2009 at 7:34pm — No Comments

Boomers, support another boomer

My partner just applied for "The Best Job In The World". You haven't heard about it yet? Ya gotta go look-see! Applications just closed today, and now we wait to hear the results by next week.



Here's the link to our application video:

http://www.islandreefjob.com/#/applicants/watch/LoMV9Kw4GDQ

(be patient; sometimes the website is so busy that it takes several minutes

for the page… Continue

Added by Kate on February 21, 2009 at 7:28pm — No Comments

More pictures

Upload a bunch of pictures from the last few years, even Eldora Raceway, Tony Stewarts track. Made things easier with the Flickr link! Let me know if you like 'em!

Added by David Slater on February 21, 2009 at 6:22pm — No Comments

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