Hillbilly Music (new geo Blog for the week of Nov 27/17)

Hillbilly Music (new geo Blog for the week of Nov 27/17): When I was a kid growing up in Winnipeg, I had a band called The Jury which cut a few records and played with the likes of Neil Young, The Guess Who, and BTO. Every weekend we’d do concerts a…

Yes Men! (new geo Blog for the week of Nov 20/17)

Yes Men! (new geo Blog for the week of Nov 20/17): A lot of people have the power to say no, but only a few can say yes. Unfortunately, finding a yes man is tough duty but necessary if you hope to become successful. Case in point, I remember an eve…

How Bizarre! (a new geo Blog for the week of Nov 13/17)

How Bizarre! (a new geo Blog for the week of Nov 13/17): The other day I was thinking about how easy my job at WIBC /WNAP for the ten years or so I was involved. The on-air talent and backstage people at Fairbanks were simply the best, and I&#8217…

In Flanders Fields – Bruce Walker (The Jury)

In Flanders Fields – Bruce Walker (The Jury): During the Great War, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrea, a Canadian from Guelph Ontario was at the gravesite of his good friend Alex Hemer to pay his last respects when he noticed that the only thing …

“Good Time Charlie” (a mostly radio geo Blog for the week of Nov 06/17)

“Good Time Charlie” (a mostly radio geo Blog for the week of Nov 06/17): On March 09 1995 a good friend of mine, Charlie Minor was gunned down by a stripper at his Malibu home in California, and the music industry has never been the same since. When I first met Charlie …