CBC and Me

It's Friday again.. not sure where the time goes really. I've finished up my fall themed cards for the card swap I'm in with two wonderful ladies in the US and I did some hand stitching on a quilt block I'm doing in a nine-week class that started this week. But that's not what I want to write about.. I'm going to write about the CBC. 

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.. aka my lifeline. Yes, I know it sounds rather dorky that a radio station would be someone's lifeline but that is just the way it is. I was raised in a home where CBC reigned supreme; both on television and on radio. I think that was mostly because we only got two channels on the TV and Hockey Night in Canada was on CBC so that pretty much guaranteed it would be the "it" channel. . . and nobody in my family were really into the music that was played on the local radio stations so we listened to CBC. Even when I was a teenager I loved it. My all-time favorite broadcaster was Peter Gzowski and right behind him was Bill Richardson. Peter had such a comforting voice and Bill would make me laugh out loud and spit my drink allover myself. 1-888-SAD-GOAT... omg what a funny show. I had to pull over to the side of the road once when he had a show segment about stupid song lyrics..it was hilarious.  I can claim, quite proudly, that I have a tribute letter printed in the book "Remembering Peter Gzowski"... he was the only other person, besides myself, that I had ever heard use the saying "Holy Nellie".  I also have a letter printed in the book "Dear Sad Goat.. A Roundup of Truly Canadian Tales and Letters". On several occasions I've had letters, poetry and my own songs broadcast on CBC!  It's been good to me. CBC keeps me up to date on world events, introduces me to new music that I wouldn't hear anyplace else and takes me on travels around the world without ever leaving my house!

They've cut a lot of good shows from our nation's station.. we hear a lot of repeats now which drives me crazy. I love Stuart Maclean (nobody else in the house can stand him!) and I'm hooked on "Vinyl Tap" with Randy Bachman. I have learned so much about guitars, one chord songs and the adventures that Randy has had in his huge music career.. it's just like having him sit in the living room telling stories. The fiddle tracks on my CD were recorded in Randy's studio on Salt Spring Island.. some day I'm going there to see it for real. "As it Happens" is also a favorite. I guess I have to say that CBC is like a faded old pair of jeans; comfortable and good for your soul.

It's also very useful as pest control: if I want to clear the room of unwanted intruders and enjoy some pleasant time by myself I just turn the dial to CBC. Everyone in the family gets up before the station number shows up on the screen and scatter to the corners of the house like ants. It's awesome.

Have a great weekend!
Heather