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Canada

Land of the silver birch, home of the beaver
Land where the mighty moose wanders at will...

Well, Jo from Canada, that was one great bio. As you know, I'm from Florida, so naturally I lost my last response. Dumb, eh?

For McTag:




Canada

Land of the silver birch, home of the beaver
Land where the mighty moose wanders at will,
Where the snow is so deep that should you fall asleep
You may end up frozen and still.

the little rant is from, of all things, a beer commercial

see it here joe canadian rant

Taken in by a sham Canuck. Love it, dj. sooooo, a song for the suckers:



Came in last night at half past ten
That baby of mine wouldn't let me in
So move it on over (move it on over)
Move it on over (move it on over)
Move over little dog cause the big dog's moving in

She's changed the lock on my front door
My door key don't fit no more
So get it on over (move it on over)
Scoot it on over (move it on over)
Move over skinny dog cause the fat dog's moving in

This dog house here is mighty small
But it's better than no house at all
So ease it on over (move it on over)
Drag it on over (move it on over)
Move over old dog cause a new dog's moving in

She told me not to play around
But I done let the deal go down
So pack it on over (move it on over)
Tote it on over (move it on over)
Move over nice dog cause a mad dog's moving in

She warned me once, she warned me twice
But I don't take no one's advice
So scratch it on over (move it on over)
Shake it on over (move it on over)
Move over short dog cause the tall dog's moving in

She'll crawl back to me on her knees
I'll be busy scratching fleas
So slide it on over (move it on over)
Sneak it on over (move it on over)
Move over good dog cause a mad dog's moving in

Remember pup, before you whine
That side's yours and this side's mine
So shove it on over (move it on over)
Sweep it on over (move it on over)
Move over cold dog cause a hot dog's moving in.

Been a while since we played Hank Williams, listeners

Always loved Hank, even the sad, low down songs.

this song name checks another hank

He's An Old Nova Scotian
Bob Snider

He's an old Nova Scotian
far from the ocean
lost and alone on the street.

He looks like a lobster,
all boiled and red.
His coat is so greasy
his eyes are half-dead.

He doesn't remember
the last thing he said.
He's a derelict,
dead on his feet.

But that's no reason
to be sitting there teasing him,
laughing the way that you are.

You're a far sadder sight
in the deep of this night
in this cold, neon lit, coffee bar.

He comes to the counter
carrying his guitar
and he sits in the stool next to mine.

The boys at the tables
are yelling requests
but the old guy
doesn't pay them no mind.

Then he jumps up and shouts
"I come from the South Shore.
I left in the fifties 'cause
the living was poor

but I've spent all these years
walking up and down Bloor Street
living on handouts and wine."

Then he strums his guitar
and he starts in to sing
but the words don't make sense
and he gets caught in the strings.

But what was by far
the sorriest thing
was the audience howling for more.

And the manager doesn't know
what to do next
- he's been through this so many times.

He's asking him, please,
to put down the guitar
as the audience starts throwing dimes.

And the old man is standing there,
so out of place,
when he lays the guitar on the floor

and a beautiful smile
crosses his face
like he isn't there any more.

He pulls out a clipping
from a long time ago.
He says: "Here's my buddy,
his name is Hank Snow."

And some of the tables
yell back: "Yeah, we know."
As the manager
shows him the door.

But all that's no reason
to be sitting there teasing him,
laughing the way that you are.

You're a far sadder sight
in the deep of this night
in this cold, neon lit coffee bar.

You're a far sadder sight
and the losers tonight
in this cold, neon lit coffee bar.

Hank Snow was very good and my Mom's favorite country artist.

dj, that was a down and out in Nova Scotia song. Great one, however.

edgar and dj. I learned to like the country artists when I realized that they were really good performers and especially after seeing the words as opposed to hearing the voices.

Hank Snow has a fantastic voice, and they still use his "I've Been Everywhere" behind hotel and motel commercials. I think it was Panzade who made me realize that Homer and Jethro did a parody on "I'm Movin' on."

Hank Snow, the singing ranger:

That big eight-wheeler rollin' down the track
Means your true-lovin' daddy ain't comin' back
'Cause I'm movin' on, I'll soon be gone
You were flyin' too high, for my little old sky
So I'm movin' on

That big loud whistle as it blew and blew
Said hello to the southland, we're comin' to you
When we're movin' on, oh hear my song
You had the laugh on me, so I've set you free
And I'm movin' on

Mister fireman won't you please listen to me
'Cause I got a pretty mama in Tennessee
Keep movin' me on, keep rollin' on
So shovel the coal, let this rattler roll
And keep movin' me on

Mister Engineer, take that throttle in hand
This rattler's the fastest in the southern land
To keep movin' me on, keep rollin' on
You gonna ease my mind, put me there on time
And keep rollin' on

I've told you baby, from time to time
But you just wouldn't listen or pay me no mind
Now I'm movin' on, I'm rollin' on
You've broken your vow, and it's all over now
So I'm movin' on

You've switched your engine now I ain't got time
For a triflin' woman on my main line
Cause I'm movin on, you done your daddy wrong
I warned you twice, now you can settle the price
'Cause I'm movin on

But someday baby when you've had your play
You're gonna want your daddy but your daddy will say
Keep movin' on, you stayed away too long
I'm through with you, too bad you're blue
Keep movin' on.

YeeHah!

My Nova Scotia Home
Hank Snow

There's a place I'll always cherish, 'neath the blue Atlantic sky
Where the shores down in Cape Breton bid the golden sun to rise
And the fragrance of the apple blossoms sprays the dew-kissed lawns
Back in dear old Nova Scotia, a place where I was born

The Scotian and the Ocean Limited, and the Maritime Express
Their mighty engines throbbing, make their way towards the west
And the sturdy fishin' schooners, sways so laz'ly to and fro'
Nova Scotia is my sanctuary, and I love her so

For across the great Dominion, I have traveled far and wide
Where the shores out in Vancouver, kiss the blue Pacific tide
I have crossed the snow-capped Rockies, saw the wheat fields' golden blaze
Headed back to Nova Scotia, where contented cattle graze

Where the pretty robin red breast, seeks its' loved ones in the trees
And the French di'lect in old Quebec, keeps callin' out to me
It seems to say, be on your way, there's a welcome at the door
Where the kinfolks are a-waiting on that gay Atlantic shore

Down through beautiful New Brunswick and across the P.E.I.
To the rock-bound coasts of Newfoundland, I'll love them till I die
But if God came here on Earth with us and asked if he could rest
I'd take him to my Nova Scotia home, the place that I love best

some facts about the place i live

ESSEX COUNTY is Canada's southernmost county - at the same latitude as northern California - and it is one of the most agriculturally productive counties in the country. Located as it is on a peninsula of land that virtually juts out into the Midwest United States, it is also one of Canada's busiest entry points and tourist areas. So the nicknames for the area, "Sun Parlor of Canada" and "Garden Gateway to Canada" are quite appropriate.





The Essex County Tartan was designed to recognize the beauty and wealth of this part of Canada by Mrs. Edith Bakes of Leamington Ontario in 1983.

The meaning of the colours are as follows:

Golden Yellow (sunshine) for the golden harvest grains, corn, soy beans, barley, oats and wheat.

Green for the spring fields.

Red for tomatoes,"Tomato Capital Of the World", and for other fruits.

Blue for the blue skies and the waterways.

Black for the automotive industry.

White for the salt mines and fish.

Open the Door Richard
Count Basie and His Orchestra
Words by Dusty Fletcher and John Mason
Music by Jack McVea and Don Howell

Peaked at # 1 in 1947 and, true to the times, six OTHER versions also made the
Top 10
Three Flames (#1); Dusty Fletcher (#3); Jack McVea (#3); the Charioteers (#6);
Louis Jordan (#6); and The Pied Pipers (#8)

Intro-conversations mingled in a crowded room
<All parts are spoken except where indicated>


???? at the club tonight. Ole Richard went home early-he's got the key to the
house. I'm gonna knock on the door, see if I kin get in.

<five rapid drumbeats>

Open the door, Richard!! Ya see, Richard sleeps in the back room. It's kinda hard
to hear.
Maybe I better knock a little louder.

<five louder rapid drumbeats>

Open the door, Richard!! I don't think Richard heard me yet. Knock one more
time-let's see
what's gonna happen.

<five louder and even more-rapid drumbeats>

Richard, open the door, please.

SUNG: Open the door, Richard
Open the door and let me in
Open the door, Richard
Richard, why don't you open that door?

Richard, open the door, man-it's *co-hold* out here'n this air. Now look-there's that
old woman 'cross the street lookin' out the windah
(Who's that, Widow Sweet?)
That must be her sister, I guess. She wants to make SURE this is me. She's tryin'
to find out
what's happenin'. Yes, it's me and I'm late again!
(??, did you hear what the lady's sayin'?)
No, what is she sayin'?
(She said you sure look common out here'n the street.)
COMMON? Man, I got class I ain't never used yet. I'm gonna knock again-
Richard's got to get up.

<five rapid drumbeats>

Open the door, Richard!! Man, you got a key to the house?
(No, ??, I don't have a key. I DON'T have a key.)
Somebody's got to get in the house. We can't climb in the transit.
(Oh, I know he's in there.)
How YOU know he's in there?
(I can hear him breathin'.)
Ooooh, let's try it one more time!

<SEVEN loud rapid drumbeats>

Richard, open that door, man. Maybe Richard's gone.

<five rapid drumbeats>

SUNG: Open the door, Richard
Open the door and let me in
Open the door, Richard
Richard, why don't you open that door? < halfway thru this singing
part, it blends
with a background conversation.>

I know he's in there.
(how you know he's in there?)
Why, you got on the suit.
I know I got on the only suit. Ain't got but one suit between us. That's the
reason why I don't like to roooooom with nobody.

FADE
Richard, why don'tcha open the door, man?

djjd
I would love to see that part of Canada. In fact, I would love to tour the whole country.

Me too, Edgar. Hopefully, Dys and I will be able to take our RV up there. I want to go to Glacier Park and then travel northeast. Lots of driving.

DJ, were you born there?

Here's some traveling music...

Tom johnston

Got those highway blues, can't you hear my motor runnin'
Flyin' down the road with my foot on the floor
All the way in town they can hear me comin'
Ford's about to drop, she won't do no more
And I smell my motor burnin'
Underneath the hood is smoke
Can't stop, and I can't stop
Got to keep on movin' or I'll lose my mind

Oh, rockin' down the highway
Oh, rockin' down the highway
Oh, rockin' down the highway
Oh, rockin' down the highway

The highway patrol got his eyes on me
I know what he's thinkin' and it ain't good
I'm movin' so fast he can barely see me
Gonna lose that man, I know I should
I gotta kick in my pedal
Make my ford move a little bit faster
Can't stop, and I can't stop
Got to keep on movin' or I'll lose my mind

Oh, rockin' down the highway
Oh, rockin' down the highway
Oh, rockin' down the highway
Oh, rockin' down the highway

dj, when you have the time, explain black watch plaid to me, ok? Those are my cousin's colors and I have the same in a suit. I saw on the news that today marks the 80th anniversary of The Grand Old Opry. More tartan magic.

Diane, my, my you never stop traveling, and it is wonderful that you and dys can.

edgar, thanks for the top songs. I will say goodnight.

Guide us safely through the night; wake us with the morning light.

Early Mornin' Rain

(Gordon Lightfoot)


In the early mornin' rain
With a dollar in my hand
And an aching in my heart
And my -pockets full of sand
I'm a long ways from home
And I missed my loved one so
In the early mornin' rain
With no place to go

Out on runway number nine
Big 707 set to go
Well I'm out here on the grass
Where the pavement never grows
Where the liquor tasted good
And the women all were fast
There she goes my friend
She's rolling out at last

Hear the mighty engines roar
See the silver wing on high
She's away and westward bound
For above the clouds she flies
Where the mornin' rain don't fall
And the sun always shines
She'll be flying over my home
In about three hours time

This ol' airport's got me down
It's no earthly good to me
'Cause I'm stuck here on the ground
Cold and drunk as I might be
Can't jump a jet plane
Like you can a freight train
So I best be on my way
In the early mornin' rain
So I best be on my way
In the early mornin' rain
So I best be on my way
In the early mornin' rain

born and raised

lived in toronto for about ten years

me too, i've seen a lot of ontario and some of quebec, and i've been out west to vancouver, but never been to the mid west or seen the east coast

Good morning, WA2K radio and fans.

It's a beautiful but chilly day here in Florida.

Last night on the air was delightfully revealing about our dj, and we now have several counties represented and that is exactly what our station is all about.

We are reassured to know that George is back after a brief respite.

Let's begin our programming with a bit of history from around the world:



On this date:

In 1792, highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier became the first person under French law to be executed by the guillotine.

In 1859, ground was broken for the Suez Canal.

In 1898, the United States formally declared war on Spain.

In 1915, during World War I, Allied soldiers invaded the Gallipoli Peninsula in an unsuccessful attempt to take the Ottoman Turkish Empire out of the war.

In 1945, delegates from some 50 countries met in San Francisco to organize the United Nations.

In 1959, the St. Lawrence Seaway opened to shipping.

In 1983, Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov invited Samantha Smith to visit his country after receiving a letter in which the Manchester, Maine, schoolgirl expressed fears about nuclear war.

In 1983, the Pioneer 10 spacecraft crossed Pluto's orbit, speeding on its endless voyage through the Milky Way.

In 1990, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro was inaugurated as president of Nicaragua, ending 11 years of leftist Sandinista rule.

In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed from the space shuttle Discovery.

Ten years ago: Show business legend Ginger Rogers died in Rancho Mirage, Calif., at age 83.

Five years ago: Assailants shot and killed Zika Petrovic, an ally of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. Broadway producer David Merrick died in London at age 88.

One year ago: Hundreds of thousands of abortion-rights supporters marched in Washington, D.C., to protest Bush administration policies. Cosmetics queen Estee Lauder died in New York at age 97.

Remember, folks, you heard it first on WA2K radio.

Good Morning to all. Just some patches of snow on the grass. Not enough to get the shovel out, but brrrrr.

April 25 birthdays:

1599 Oliver Cromwell, leader of the parliamentary forces in the English civil war (Britain; died 1658)
1874 Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of wireless telegraphy (Bologna, Italy; died 1937)
1906 William J. Brennan Jr., Supreme Court justice (Newark, NJ; died 1997)
1908 Edward R Murrow Pole Creek NC, newscaster (Person to Person)Died April 27, 1965
1918 Ella Fitzgerald, jazz singer (Newport News, VA; died 1996)
1920 Robert Q. Lewis, comedian/TV personality (New York, NY; died 1991)
1923 Melissa Hayden, ballerina (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
1930 Paul Mazursky, director/writer (Brooklyn, NY)
1932 Meadowlark Lemon, basketball player and Harlem Globetrotter (Lexington, SC)
1940 Al Pacino, actor (New York, NY)
1946 Talia Shire, actress (New York, NY)
1964 Hank Azaria, actor (Forest Hills, NY)
1969 Renee Zellweger, actress (Katy, TX)
1976 Tim Duncan, basketball player (St. Croix, Virgin Islands