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Expo 67

Did you hear 3000 trees were blown over in Stanley Park?

....only we don't have an accent ...

Snap Crackle Pop returns to CBC Radio One - New Years Morning-Jan 1/07 - 6:00 to 8:30 AM.

Greetings folks,

Yes, it's true. Snap Crackle Pop returns - this time, on New Year's Morning, Jan 1/2007 from six to eight thirty AM.

Paul Grant and I will be spinning the usual great tunes from 33, 45 and 78 rpm records. And, from seven to eight AM, you'll hear nothing but 78s.

As Paul wrote for the Snap page of the CBC website:

Join Roy Forbes and Paul Grant New Year's morning for Snap, Crackle, Pop -- the show that runs at all three speeds -- 33, 45 and 78 rpm. Roy Forbes is a singer, songwriter and producer. He's also an inveterate collector of vintage records. It's become a New Year's morning tradition for Roy and CBC Radio's Paul Grant to share some of the best of the collection with listeners. You'll hear everything from Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Oscar Peterson to Wilf Carter and Anita O'Day. Snap, Crackle, Pop -- music with a history -- New Year's morning from 6 - 8:30, 6:30 - 9 in Newfoundland.

And, again, I want to say thank you for your e-mail in support of Snap Crackle Pop over the past few months. When the people speak, the people are often heard. Please feel free to keep the good words coming, both to me and to the CBC. I invite you to forward this note to as many friends as you can, to any e-mailing lists you may have, to spread the good word about Snap Crackle Pop. Because, heck- after ten years of occasional shows, Paul and I just getting started!

Before I go, if you're up late this coming Saturday evening, December 23, tune in to Saturday Night Blues on CBC Radio One around 11:30 PM. I'll be on with my old pal Holger Petersen, playing him some of my rare old bluesy Christmas 78s. It'll be a hoot.

Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and all that stuff. See you on the first.

Roy

PS. My weekly CKUA radio show Roy's Record Room has been running full steam ahead since April. Tune in every Monday evening from 8:00 to 9:00 pm Mountain Time. Note: as of January 15/07, RRR moves to a new time slot - 6:00 Mountain Time. You can listen online at www.ckua.com, through the StarChoice satellite system on Channel 828 or on your AM or FM dial if you're in Alberta. Please let me know if you'd like to be included in the RRR e-mail list. Here is a link to the RRR section of the CKUA site which features label scans and playlists of past shows.

http://www.ckua.com/programs/roysrecordroom/index.html

PPS. If you like Mince Meat Tarts, click here for some seasonal fun plus a great recipe for mince meat.

http://www.royforbes.ca/tart.html

Merry Christmas from Santa Roy.

PPPS. If you don't already know, I've recently released a new CD - Some Tunes For That Mother Of Mine. If you want to know more about the new album, visit my web site for more info, including how to order the disc online.

www.royforbes.ca




Roy Forbes,
Box 38724, Metro RPO,
North Vancouver, B.C.
V7M 3N1
CANADA

www.royforbes.ca

"Never play anything that ain't right. You may not make any money, but you'll never get hostile with yourself."
Advice from black pianist Reginald DuValle in 1916 to a young Hoosier with a passion for music - Hoagy Carmichael.