June 2011
It's official: no more jokes about Tsawwassen with tracks from 54-40. I'd like to apologize to the good folks from Tsawwassen for the 73 jokes I made over the last few years; one for each of you.

Feb 2011
From the official SAGA website: "We are happy to officially announce that Michael Sadler is once again the Singer and Frontman in Saga!! The new studio CD and tour news with Michael will be up very soon!"

Jan 2011
Along the lines of the "N" word being replaced by "slave" in Huck Finn, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council released a decision this month concerning the broadcast of the song “Money for Nothing” by Dire Straits . They concluded that the presence of the word “f_ggot” in the song was unacceptable, and that the word must be edited out for radio broadcast.

Nov 2010
It was an honour to introduce both Nash the Slash and SAGA in St Catharines. Both have contributed immeasurably to Canadian music both here and abroad.

Oct 2010
Niagara motorists voted Welland Avenue in St Catharines as the region’s worst road. You know the road is bad when it gets elected twice: first as Welland Avenue, and again as Fourth Avenue. Drummond Road in Niagara Falls and Broadway Avenue in Welland also made the CAA list of Niagara's worst roads.

Oct 2010
Roger Waters HSBC "The Wall" show, Oct 8 2010, review: if you can get tickets to a performance, get them. This is "The Wall" full scale. The most spectacular concert since Floyd was on tour in the 90's.

Sep 2010
There were some remaining tickets released for "The Wall" show at the HSBC, as I mentioned on a broadcast earlier in the month, but within hours of me opening my big mouth, they were gone. Sold out again.

Jun 2010
As of this posting there are still tickets available for the HSBC performance of "The Wall" on Oct 8. Toronto is sold out.

May 2010
So you thought you might like to go to the show... Roger Waters is touring "The Wall" this fall.
Sep 15 & 16 at the ACC in Toronto
Oct 8 at HSBC Arena in Buffalo
More info: http://www.roger-waters.com/

Mar 2010
Congratulations to Vancouver for a great Olympic games; nice job! But where is Cypress Mountain? I've skied Cypress Bowl many times on both Strachan and Black Mountain, but despite the resort's name, there is in fact no Cypress Mountain in the area.

Jan 2010
The buzz about Conan and Jay is everywhere right now. Moving Jay to 10pm seemed like a good way for NBC to save money back in the fall, but they left the door wide open for the other networks to make a killing in the ratings. Now Jay's going back to "Tonight," Conan's out, and NBC is in hot water.

Oct 2009
Hosting Classic Rock Thursday: Live from Casino Niagara has been great so far. The staff and crew at the Casino are excellent. Drop by one Thursday night and say hi.

July 2009
The moon landing 40th anniversary was this week. We took an on-air poll Monday: was it all a hoax? 24 said hoax, 62 said real. You can view pictures of the Apollo landing sites taken from the LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) at nasa.gov.

June 2009
Hosted the morning show for a week; something I haven’t done for a while now. The last morning show I hosted was on Pulse 107 FM in the 90’s. I used to say doing mornings is like living on the dark side of the moon, but I was single then. With kids and a family, it’s not so bad. I had a great time on air; Rita and Peter were super.

May 2009
Niagara water rates are going up, apparently because we're getting better at conserving water. The argument is that up to 90% of production costs are fixed, so when we use less; it costs more to produce it. It makes sense, but it feels like we’re being punished for trying to conserve.

May 2009
“Buffalo is a big gang town,” said a member of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit. “The murder rate alone was over 700 people.”  These lines aired on a new episode of Criminal Minds this past week. I looked it up; the actual number was 55 with only 22 murders within the city limits during 2007. I suggest that the show apologize to Buffalo, and supply a few of the palm trees that appeared in the episode as reconciliation.

Apr 2009
Encouraging people to shop at local businesses whenever possible. These difficult economic times should inspire us to support our community in every way possible.

Mar 09
Talking about the state of the music industry, and how new music makes younger people fans of classic rock. Although there are very talented new artists around, they're missing the passion and purpose of previous generations. Just as an example, think of how many songs you can associate with Vietnam... now how many about Iraq? Peace, love, war, environment, society, politics, etc... Bruce Springsteen can't do it all by himself. We need new artists to step up.

July 2011
I love summer, but you have to be extra cautious on the roads around here at this time of year. Crazy driving has returned to the Falls. The chaos starts every year in July and fades out in autumn.

May 2011
The wind blew my fence down, ripped the shingles from my roof. A shifty claims adjuster came to modify the truth. We wait for help, for repairs, but it doesn’t really matter. In the end our rates go up, and the Bay Street gang gets fatter.

Feb 2011
Every Wednesday at This Ain't Hollywood in Hamilton: THE GORD LEWIS SONGBOOK
A Rock N Roll Open Stage
NO COVER!!! 9:30PM
345 James St. N.
Hamilton ON
www.thisainthollywood.ca

Dec 2010
The UK Film Industry is making a comeback. Recent films like The King's Speech, Harry Potter, Nanny McPhee, Slumdog Millionaire, Hot Fuzz, Children of Men, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and the Bond revival are bringing British films back to the big screen here in North America.

Oct 2010
How to rate your prog rock library in actual music value per album:
Genesis = 1 (Lamb or B4 add 2)
Zappa = 3 (-5 if only Joe's Garage)
Rush = 2 (+4 for Hemispheres)
King Crimson = 2 (-3 if only Court)
Jethro Tull = 1 (-2 if only Aqualung)
Yes = 2 (-5 if no Yes)
Gabriel = 2 (+3 if Druid)
Soft Machine = 2 (? = -3)
Pink Floyd = 3 (+5 for Animals)
ELP = 1 (-3 for any ASIA)

Aug 2010
There may now be more investment money gambling on whether or not BP will be able to pay for the Gulf clean up without going under than it would cost to cleanup the Gulf. Perhaps it's time to close the casino permanently; obviously the reforms did next to nothing.

Jun 2010
The October 1, 2007 legislature that most Canadian adult passport holders can act as guarantors is a great step forward for democracy in Canada.

April 2010
Overseas phone support jobs should be brought back to Canada and the USA. I'm tired of support people with little or no knowledge of what they're talking about; plus we could really use the jobs here even at minimum wage.

Dec 2009
Ontario is looking into what the province could get for privatizing Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Hydro One Inc. and Ontario Power Generation, perhaps they should read Aesop's The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg before making any rash decisions.

Sept 2009
The tom-toms have it that the Canadian TV networks will be asking for a new $10 fee to be added to our monthly bill. We are already force fed Canadian network feeds on channels that are supposed to be US networks, and now we'll have to pay extra for that. I hate to say it, but perhaps it's time for lawyers to get involved.

Aug 2009
Introduced Kim Mitchell over the weekend at Canal Days; also Gov'nor Generals, Street Pharmacy, and the Half Ton Knights. Our local Niagara bands were excellent.

May 2009
Our family doctor appeared on the cover of the newspaper this week. In the photo, he is being arrested by police while protesting the closure of Douglas Memorial Hospital in Fort Erie. People burned a huge “H” on the lawn. Surely there's a compromise to be found that would solve this ongoing issue.

Apr 2009
I had the honor of introducing Classic Albums Live: Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon at Brock University. I spoke about the 1975 concert at Ivor Wynne, the passing of Richard Wright in Sept. 2008, and how Floyd used some of the money from DSOTM to fund the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It was a great show; Rob Phillips was awesome as usual. Thanks to Craig for introducing me.

Apr 2009
Several people have spoken up lately about poor service from the banks. The banks treat us well when we bring in business, but as time goes by the service wanes. I hope this isn't a trend.

Mar 09
Ran into Walter Ostanek again in St Catharines; congratulated him on his Grammy nomination. He looks exactly like he did 25 years ago; amazing.

Feb 2009
Spent the week in LA doing a photo shoot with Mista DJ, an excellent emerging rap star; he's the real deal.

June 2011
Did a live show at the Welland Rose Festival. Thanks to John and all involved for a job well done.

April 2011
Pro Tools has been replaced by Cubase at WPI. Recording is back on track with much fewer delays. Lucky the RTAS had VST versions too.

Jan 2011
WPI has setup the new studio; 100% Pro Tools with some excellent third party RTAS instruments.

Sep 2010
U2 manager, Paul McGuiness, claims (RS 1114) that ISP's are responsible for downfall of the music industry. That's like saying department stores caused the demise of 8 track tapes... read more

Jun 2010
It's about finding time. But there's a new concept for recording the 50+ songs that stand up. We're going to start with the political protest numbers. What do you think?

May 2010
Drummer Jamie S. dropped by and returned an old ES335 I gave him 20 years ago. Jam sessions are in the works.

Feb 2010
Spent an evening at the Copacabana night club in Long Beach checking out local acts; if you've seen "8 Mile," you've seen the Copacabana.

Nov 2009
Working with several new songs now. A direction for the new album is starting to take shape.

July 2009
Old family friend Les F. came by for a jam; he's been working on some crazy new rhythm chops.

May 2009
Spent an hour jamming with keyboardist Brendan B. He's playing guitar now, and getting quite good at it.

Mar 2009
Trying to find time to shoot the video for Hockey Night. If all goes according to plan, we should have it done soon. You'll see it here first.

Jan 2009
Working on new material to go along with Hockey Night, and a collection of children's songs with a hard rock edge.

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