Monthly Archives: January 2009 »

Looking For Lions In New Timbuktu

Fusion 45 January 31, 2009 1

I remember the first time I heard Bruce Cockburn. The AM radio station where I got my first part-time gig played Wondering Where The Lions Are (along with every Urban Cowboy wanna-be on the

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Pick Up The Phone, Joan

Fusion 45 January 29, 2009 1

BR-549 made the trip to school with us this morning and the kids kept requesting a repeat of Cherokee Boogie. Something about the words Hey Ho Alena that appeal to a 6-year old. I

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I’m So Into Imaginary Lovers

Fusion 45 January 28, 2009 1

We know from our dabbling with Denny Yost and the Classics IV last week that a couple of their members, Buddy Buie and J.R. Cobb, went on to form Atlanta Rhythm Section. What I

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A Strange Undertaking

Fusion 45 January 27, 2009 1

A couple of years ago, I was at a consumer electronics trade show in Denver, walking around the show floor one early Saturday morning. Standing at one of the booths was a gregarious, outgoing

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Yeah, I Like REO Speedwagon. You Gotta Problem Wid’ Dat?

Fusion 45 January 27, 2009 7

Yesterday, I mentioned REO Speedwagon in a post I wrote about those rock one-hitters I discovered while working my first AOR radio gig. This morning, Jeff over at The Midnight Tracker gave me an

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