ROAR-2007-07-24 - Episode 55 - Le 14

This week on the ROAR:
Warning, greetings from Colleen Power, Jean-Guy Bruneau of Montibello, Quebec, Yves Seguin of Ottawa, Ontario, MC of the Vu D'ici podcast in Montreal,opening remarks, summer in the prime of its life, le 14, Louis Carol, Nostradamus, John Quatraine, Bastille Day, freedom, consenseless, forming a sceptic tank, one egg is un oeuf, Facebook, the web VS the internet, a call for support, out on walk-about, the great mic technique tip, Lillian's slug fest, more greetings from Junior Paris and Colleen Power, Lillian and some franc talk, "either you're with us or you're with the tourists", finger VS singer, greetings from Lekbir Halili, Ringo Star and the Beatles, a chat with Richard Mixer, country music, cross-country skiing, more about Facebook, a chat with Howie Southwood, greetings from Lise Hanick, more about Bastille Day, a chat with Jim Lawlor about Ireland, the southern shore and other things, a surprise appearance by Jim Joyce and all sorts of

general silliness.

Music this week:
Our theme, Genesis, Jacamo, Dariya, Welcome Back To Cairo Street and Dub Illusion by Jim

Fidler
Vive La Rose by Emile Benoit (compliments of Amber Music)
Grandpere by Thierry Artur,
Boite En Plastique and Chickadee by Colleen Power,
Mina Mina by Lekbir Halili,
Salama by Musaik,
Klaxon by Lise Hanick.

Best listened to on headphones.  -  If you don't have any, get some!

ROAR-2007-07-11 - Episode 54 - A Whole Lot Of Something About Nothing

This week on the ROAR:

Greetings from Eddy Mailbag, "I Have No Hamster For You By 14", greetings from Adrian of St. John's, Shawn Fulford of Torbay, Jim's Dad in Pennsylvania and the kids from Standup Radio in Philadelphia,

greetings from Eddy Grant, opening remarks, bigups to folks in the distant future on the Mars Colony, Moon Colony..., greetings to Jeromey Hartley, subscribing to the ROAR info, the OPML file offer, Leo Laport, In Our Time, the Y2K conspiracy, the 2012 mystery, pubs and pub culture, greetings from Bob McDonald of CBC's Quirks And Quarks, the "Nothing" segment, digression, congress VS progress, what is nothing, walking in circles to throw listeners off, the back-masking contest, the Combination Lock Ness Monster, whining about Hotspot Clicker, the Airport Security Story by Cynthia Bennett, gusts of hot air about gusts of wind, the many words for snow, lodge hats, free the Masons from Satan, If Hitler had won the war, the rectangular, cork tray saga, things that will make you better in bed, thanks to Rory Hoffman, a apple, the big cat shock, the "what it is is" cunundrum, a gust of Lillian, more kvetching about language, aliens outside the window, illegal aliens on the roof, how hard it is to do nothing, smarties, the Alphabet Song, some America bashing, even more kvetching about language, date jumbling, water spinning down the drain, the show spinning down the drain, audio waves and farewells, the blind and the naked, Lillian's movie picks, Apocolypto and Scoop, bleeping out the dandylions and more nothing about nothing than you could shake a tail at.

Music this week:

Our theme, "Genesis", "I Have No Hamster For You By 14", and Number 1 (Hospitality's Pavillion) by Jim Fidler

and The Airport Security Song by Cynthia Bennett.

Best listened to on mushrooms. - O, what it is to whistper sweet nothings into your ears.

 

ROAR-2007-07-02 - Episode 53 - We'll Rant And We'll ROAR

This time on the ROAR:
Greetings, greetings and more greetings, Canada day, memorial day, Newfoundland and World-war 1, the queen, Barbados, progress on the new album, the Stand Up Radio podcast, baseball and MLB.com, the walk downtown, jackets, man breastsss, the span worms, Lillian hikes up her skirt, Jim and Lillian's 11th wedding anniversary, the grand appeal for funds, fast women verses slow women, the present is a gift from Bob, Mayor John Murphy, the principle of "morphemy", the "burn" building, Mike Hanrahan and a goodly number of very insignificant stuff.

Music this week:
Our theme, "Genesis", Midnight Rover, Merrigan's Reel, The Curra Road, Flow On Waterford River and The Merman by Jim Fidler
and
The Lost Watch (Tick Tick Tick) by Roaring Lion

Best listened to on headphones.  -  Praises to the never-lasting Bob!