ROAR-2010-07-?? - Episode 86 - The Reel Thing

This time on the ROAR:
Some easy and smooth Bob Marley, Brazilian style, installing Ubuntu, walkabout with Jim, Lillian, Andrew and Krista, smelling the lilacs, making perfume, idol worshipry, was Jesus catholic?, did Jesus have blue eyes?, when does summer actually start in the Republic of Avalon?, more chat about retrieval and backup from the VS2480 to make way for the new FW-1884, digitizing records and cassettes, old demos, some old music from Jim's brothers, Steve and Jeff Fidler, some old demos from Jim's cousin, Christina Aguilera, when she was 8 years old, the original version of Downtown Girl featuring Flip Janes on bodhran, original demos of Funky Lady, There's A Way, Citizen Of The World, the Jim and Lillian encounter before they met, a wee bit of Newfinese, the security suitcase, Linas the job thief, the No Time co-incidence, the three bears, brother Phil's mis-haps, the chance meeting in Toronto, first contact from Jim's brother Scott on March 23, 1992, co-incidences really co-incidental?, ribbing Toronto Mapleleaf fans, the Newfoundland version of the Blitzkrieg Bop, Digby O'Dell from The Life Of Riley, being mentioned on the Frank Nora show, the R-09 HR, is the Ironic song ironic?, German greetings from Andy, a bunch of dialog from the unwhitting extras along the way and back to the studio where Jim plays some old archival stuff.

Music this time:
Our theme, Genesis, and a bunch of snippets of old demos, by Jim Fidler

Best listened to on headphones.  -  Ain't life swell?

ROAR-2010-07-24 - Episode 85 - In Search Of Episode

38

This time on the ROAR:
Walkabout with Jim and Lillian, the new neighbours,

Canada day, Memorial day, the new ROAR website, a

call for listener feedback, in search of the lost

episode 38, the fire at the Burne building, passing

the hoo hahs on George Street, Austrians making it

bad for Germans, some potential new projects,

another call for listener feedback and a ole eap a

ting.

Music this time:
Our theme, Genesis, by Jim Fidler

Best listened to on headphones.  -  Someone send us

episode 38, please, please, please!!!

ROAR-2010-07-19 - Episode 84 - Take A Walk On The Mild Side

 This time on the ROAR:
Walkabout with Jim and Lillian, Salama, being nominated for an East Coast Music Award, being categorized by the music industry, signing with a label and all that there general kind of kvetching, let's give the whistle a real name, the Irish flute, upgrading in the studio, out with the VS2480 and in with the FW1884, remixing lots of old projects, Country music VS Urban music, culture as a living thing, what is "traditional"?, da gulls, gullture, being "nish", Jose Jemmenez, growing our own food, growing tobacco, maybe tobacco's not quite so evil?, poison in our food, poison in our water, poison in our cleaning products, and, did we say poison?, organic food, Timmy's a "fag", a brief encounter with Richard Mixer, Jim's t-shirt idea, the whole BP ting, rich, powerful people don't get together and make plans?, a good old chat with Toby McDonald about all kinds of tings and tings and several subliminal messages from the little people

Music this time:
Our theme, Genesis, by Jim Fidler

Best listened to on headphones.  -  "If it weren't for all the bad stuff, it would all be good."

ROAR-2010-07-16 - Episode 83 - The AnniversaryCast

This time on the ROAR:
We get things started with a wee bit of Jean Shepherd, a bit of OTR via the Great Gildersleeve, walk-about with Jim and Lillian, talking about all kinds of tings and tings, the reception in St. Pierre, the oil burner, tropical snow, the Timster has arrived, Michael is yet to come, the idea of the passing of time, the Halifax deja vu moment, backing up cassettes, listening to songs Jim wrote in 1980, music made with the Amega, helping Joseph Dawson get his ham ticket, Jim's reel to reel machine, what happens to things when we die?, the big Jim Fidler musical estate give-away contest, Jim and Lillian walking off the warf into St. John's harbour, the power of suggestion, "if you want to be someone's friend, leave'em alone!", the big mysterious ground loop, Buggs Bunny by the pub, running into the light-seeking, fake Torontonians, the pirates, the other Pirates, mlb.com, fiddling VS diddling, the bank visit, WD40 and Spray 9, running into Tim from Minnesota, the interview with Tim, and you'll just have to listen to figure out the rest because nobody's paying me to type all this wiggle waggle...

Music this time:
Our theme, Genesis by Jim Fidler

Best listened to on headphones.  -  Y'all come back now, ya hear!