Age verification? I can remember the convenience store in my Ontario smalltown selling fruit-flavoured potato chips (Hostess brand cherry, orange & grape. And yes, they were as nasty as they sound!). I can also remember Ontario road signs posted with miles per hour speeds.

Congressional Democrats need to start talking about the longer game of how the current ICE raids are also meant to scare people away from showing up at the polling stations this November. If your State has positions for polling place scrutineers, sign up, bring friends & your cameras. #Midterms

#EcksteinsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 10: A song I can't stand. Foreigner: I Wanna Know What Love Is (don't care what album or year it is from). A 101% radio station changer. I despise this song so much I can't even bring myself to supply a link. You wanna listen to it - go find it yerself!

Morning Song. Perfect for those mornings when your sweetie or pillow fort are just too tempting to stay in bed with rather than heading out into another grey day, here’s Dusty Springfield - Stay Awhile (#13 UK, 1964). youtu.be/ooLhm03HNXQ?...

Evening Song. Perfect for making kissing cameos beneath a starry sky, here’s Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Silhouetted In The Moonlight (10” 78 rpm, 1938). Features vocals by the ever-lovely Kathleen Lane! 🥰 youtu.be/T3KYuBaRaPA?...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 10. A song from a concept album. Judy Garland - The Red Balloon (from ‘The Letter’, 1959). An album centred around a man trying to re-kindle a lost love, it included spoken word snippets by legendary actor John Ireland. youtu.be/3vdlopOl-6o?...

(Feb. 9/26) Hiya! If you’re hankering for some fab tunes tonight, my weekly radio programme 25 O’Clock surfs The Internets at 11 p.m. EST on canoefm.com! I’ll be spinning trax by Raspberries, They Might Be Giants, Aretha Franklin, Patsy Cline an’ a bunch more great musical artists! Tune in & enjoy!

#MusicChallenge #WrongDisneySong Day 10 The Little Mermaid Dizzy Gillespie - Good Bait (10” 78 rpm, 1945). 😁 youtu.be/aV2r0SzovJA?...

The Country Hams - Walking In The Park With Eloise (1974). youtu.be/WDU8BrIhHvw?...

Random Early Jazz Records. It’s Fox Trot Time! Going back a whopping 99 years, here’s Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra - I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me (10” 78 rpm shellac, 1927). 🥰 youtu.be/6i5TlhCk75A?...

Just a super fun tune! Written for the 1941 Broadway musical Best Foot Forward, here’s the ever-lovely Blossom Dearie with her peppy version of Buckle Down, Winsocki (Soubrette: Blossom Dearie Sings Broadway Hit Songs, 1960). youtu.be/EVbE11JEYH4?...

Hey Americans - If everything goes politically South, you may already have a path to the North!

Just a lovely song!🥰 Beryl Davis - The Touch Of Your Lips (10” 78 rpm, 1948). youtu.be/dp4Go-hWA_M?...

Random WWII-Era Big Band Records. With a lovely vocal by Anita Boyer, here’s Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - I Concentrate On You (10” 78 rpm, 1940). youtu.be/Kalw-d8ZgdE?...

Can’t afford Broadway tickets? Weird Al Yankovic -The Hamilton Polka. The whole show in five minutes…and free to boot!! youtu.be/oNEdEDbhTQw?...

Just a great track! The Lovin’ Spoonful - Only Pretty, What A Pity. Nifty vintage TV performance: youtu.be/PJ3Mns6NmHY?...

Post a banger not in English. youtu.be/LWv1ASUNWJI?...

Morning Song. With a crunchy little number perfect for trying out the latest in early-morning wrist calisthenics, here’s Larry Clinton and His Orchestra feat. the ever-lovely Bea Wain on vocals - Scrapin’ The Toast (10” 78 rpm, 1937). I can’t believe it’s not like buttah! youtu.be/8fCq0T1QElU?...

Evening Song. It’s Fox Trot Time! Perfect for that last dance number of the night that you never want to end, here’s the Hotel Commodore Dance Orchestra - Hold Me (10” 78 rpm shellac, 1931). 🥰 youtu.be/8Y-VE-_-iFk?...

It seems like someone just won a sportsball thing or whatever.

Random 45s In My Record Collection. Split Enz - Six Months In A Leaky Boat (#7 Canada, Time And Tide, 1982). Official Video: youtu.be/cSGpLto1yxU?...

Janis Ian - Between The Lines (1975). 🥰 youtu.be/iZUQBjTFIbM?...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 9 - A song with a primary colour in the title. Going back a whopping 102 years, here’s the Mound City Blue Blowers feat. Frankie Trumbauer - Red Hot! (10” 77 rpm shellac, 1924). youtu.be/EBXJrJQrw9s?...

#MusicChallenge #WrongDisneySong Day 9 The Jungle Book King Louie’s Court - King Louie’s Glue (7” 45 rpm, 1966). A righteous slab o’ noisy garage rawk from Lansing MI’s finest!! youtu.be/v6snG_IzGBY?...

Hey Kids -Time for another No-Hit Wonder! Hailing from Indiana & also known at times as The Castaways or The Kastaways, here they are with their one & only single recorded under the name The Sigma Five - Comin’ Down (7” 45 rpm, 1965). A fine slab o’ faux British Invasion! youtu.be/022y_3exJ60?...

Morning Song. With a sweet late ‘50s R&B/Doo Wop number perfect for a kitchen pirouette or three while waiting for yer cuppa to gain some oomph, here’s Chicago songsters the Von Gayels - Twirl (7” 45, 1959). youtu.be/WXadH_-BNLA?...

Evening Song. Going all the way back to 1929, here’s the ever-bubbly Helen Kane - Me And The Man In The Moon (10” 78 rpm). youtu.be/WJptgWCUFWg?...

(Feb. 7/26) Hiya! If you’re hankering for some fab tunes tonight, my weekly radio programme 25 O’Clock borrows The Internets at 11 p.m. EST on canoefm.com! I’ll be spinning trax by Son Volt, Blondie, They Might Be Giants, The New Pornographers an’ a bunch more great musical artists! Tune in & enjoy!

Just a great track! We Five - You Were On My Mind (#3 US, You Were On My Mind, 1965). Written by Sylvia Fricker 🇨🇦 Wonderful vintage TV performance clip: youtu.be/nuWqz1q7MfE?...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 8 - A song with a title relating to fire or heat. XTC - Sacrificial Bonfire (Skylarking, 1986). One of my fave Colin tunes! youtu.be/59SM0tQvVIw?...

#MusicChallenge #WrongDisneySong Day 8 The Sword in the Stone Monty Python - Camelot Song youtu.be/P8ghXxXyAuw?...

7:30 p.m. - Relaxation Time - also time to break out the vintage contraband U.S. Hallowe’en ale!!

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 7 - A person with a unique voice. Yma Sumac - Virgin Of The Sun God youtu.be/CWQoxjn0_5U?...

(Feb. 7/26) Hiya! If you’re up & would dig easing into today with some lovely vintage tunes, my radio programme Zero To Fifty is on in a wee bit from 7-8 a.m. EST @ canoefm.com. Zero To Fifty - the little show that celebrates music from 1900-1950 - tune in your Wireless & enjoy!

#WrongDisneySong #MusicChallenge Day 7 Sleeping Beauty Adam & The Ants - Prince Charming youtu.be/9p__WmyAE3g?...

#MusicChallenge #MusicSky #DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 7 - A song with a word that starts with “un” in the title. Dick Todd 🇨🇦 - It’s Unbelievable (10” 78 rpm shellac, 1942). Fun Fact: Dick Todd was often referred to back in the day as The Canadian Bing Crosby! youtu.be/1DShXk5BBP4?...

(Feb. 7/26) Hiya! If you’re gonna be up early Saturday morning & would dig easing into the day with some lovely vintage tunes, my radio programme Zero To Fifty is on from 7-8 a.m. EST @ canoefm.com. Zero To Fifty - the little show that celebrates music from 1900-1950 - tune in your Wireless & enjoy!

It’s Fox Trot Time! Going back a head-pounding 98 years, here’s Waring’s Pennsylvanians - I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Ice Cream. (10” 78 rpm, 1928). youtu.be/O1WKImlPObU?...

Rickenbacker Alert! 🚨🎸 With a short musical intro bit by The McCoys, here’s a sweet Twofer from The Byrds - I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better & The Bells Of Rhymney. Fab ‘65 Shindig! performance clip: youtu.be/QAatnCjl3ZM?...

Such a lovely voice! 🥰 A wonderful vocalist whose recordings included sides with Duke Ellington's Orchestra in the late 1920s, here's Adelaide Hall - I'm In The Mood For Love (10" 78 rpm, 1936). youtu.be/VZyT4zZILwQ?...

Morning Song. Perfect for gettin’ the hips a-shakin’ you right outta bed an’ into the shower, here’s Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - Early In The Mornin (#3 US, 1947). youtu.be/Z7CwowI2kpI?...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 6 - A song with the same title as a movie, book or TV show Hot Chocolate - Emma (#8 US, Cicero Park, 1974). Fun very 70s TopPop performance clip - youtu.be/Hnfp-_vVGFc?...

#MusicChallenge #WrongDisneySong Day 6 Peter Pan The Beach Boys - Wendy youtu.be/gSr0BUXuTDA?...

Random Early Popular Records. It’s Fox Trot Time! Going back a whopping 98 years, here’s the ever-lovely Libby Holman - There Ain’t No Sweet Man That’s Worth The Salt Of My Tears (10” 78 rpm, 1928). 😢 youtu.be/c8y-7DDgWp0?...

Q: What’s neater than 5 Neat Guys? A: 6, er, 7 Neat Guys! From a Nov. 1969 episode of The Ed Sullivan Show, here’s The Association - Seven Man Band (#29 Canada but as ‘Six Man Band’, 1968 - it may have differed here because of the Metric conversion! 😁) youtu.be/Q2jH6WhzvzM?...

Holy Moly - whatta lineup!! Nat King Cole - Sweet Lorraine. Featuring Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis & Coleman Hawkins! youtu.be/TzlYSCiRCqA?...

Life Lesson #43: Never give a drunk guy a dart! youtu.be/jxJFdurombk?...

Morning Song. Perfect for doing something completely unexpected for your sweetie or institutional co-conspirators this morning, here’s the ever-lovely Helen Ward - You Turned The Tables On Me (10” 78 rpm, 1936). 🥰 youtu.be/E2mYRK0M5WI?...

Just a great deep cut track! The Rolling Stones - Ride On, Baby (Flowers, 1967). Groovy culled-together vintage footage video: youtu.be/xRn9tZems1s?...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 5: A song I play when I’m sad. Sugar - Try Again (Besides, 1995). A goodly galloping message perfect for egging one on to hop up on that horse once more, to head for the uplifting, outstretched, forgiving plains. youtu.be/u0wnV7HFWCI?...