We watched "West Side Story" and couple of weeks ago, and I commented that both my children enjoyed it. What surprised myself, that some two weeks on, my lads have been singing songs from "West Side Story" around the house, we have had the finger clicking to the "When Your A Jet..."
Last week we showed them "Hairspray", my word...they loved it!, my youngest son has played it over and over....."Good Morning Baltimore!"
This leads me to last Sunday, we watched a normal kids based filmed, Walt Disneys "John Carter", fifthteen minutes in, my youngest says "When are they going to Sing!! lol.
It's really made me realise that, kids minds are like sponges, and it's easy to take these small things for granted. The good news, I have plenty of musicals up my sleeve for them, up next is another monster hit "Grease".
I recently had a weeks break from MW TA listening, for my own sanity really, but you will be pleased to know, I am back on the horse now. Like all hobbies, I find you need to step back from time to time.
I also found this out when I used to play the drums, something I haven't mentioned before in my blog. I used to play the drums for 20 years, based around Newport.
It's something I do miss, however I reached a point in my life when my family were more important to me, and sadly moving to a different part of Wales, travelling up and down the M4 corridor just to practice and not giging enough, resulted in me leaving my long time band "The Rob Flectcher Band"
I did try to few adverts for bands, but nothing ever came about, so in the end the drums and cymbals were sold off to pay some outstanding bills. At the time, I know some of my mates couldn't quite believe it, but life moves on, and I have had some fantastic memories of great gigs, and helping with song writing and producing the band demo's (Thats for another day)
Well, I hope it wasn't to painful if you decided to take a listen!
Before I sign off here is this months MW TA logs for March 2012
73's
Damien
590 00.35 VOCM, St Johns, ID after weather 323 11/02 DER
930 01.31 CFBC, St Johns, Back to Back ,ID “93..CFBC” 222 11/02 DER
950 05.59 CKNB, Cambleton, NB, ID on the hour 222 24/02 DER
1010 07.02 CFRB,Toronto, ID “News Talk 10 10” 222 11/02 DER
1020 07.00 WURN,Kendall, FL. Very Weak ID On Hour,
Spanish Chat 111 08/02 DER
1130 01.01 WBBR,New York, Bloomberg ID, Sports PX 333 11/02 DER
1140 07.00 WQBA,Miami, FL ID on hour 222 04/02 DER
1140 01.04 CBC-1, Sydney,NS ID after news,and PX ID 222 11/02 DER
1180 06.00 Radio Rebelde,Cuba. Usual hourly ID with big organ
theme,USB 111 24/02 DER
1190 05.30 WLIB, New York, ID good signal, QRM at my QTH from
1215Khz 311 26/02 DER
1250 07.00 CHSM, Steinbach,MB. Very weak ID on hour 111 06/02 DER
1290 07.00 WJNO, West Palm Beach, ID On Hour 232 08/02 DER
1310 01.00 CIWW, Ottawa. ID band on the hour “This is CIWW”
111 11/02 DER
1320 07.02 WLQY, Hollywood FL, Managed to get ID,live help of
Skywaves 111 16/02 DER
1320 06.02 YVMP, Radio Apolo, Turemo Venezuela, Jingle On the Hour 222 23/02 DER
1330 04.01 WRCA, Waltham, ML, ID just past the hour
LSB 211 26/02 DER
1360 07.03 WMOB, Mobile,AL Really good signal, ID on the hour 322 04/02 DER
1360 06.06 WDRC,Hartford. ID after weather 212 07/02 DER
1380 07.19 WABH,Bath, NY, ID during Back to back Country
Music 111 04/02 DER
1390 06.00 WEGP,Presque Isle,ME. ID on Hour 211 12/02 DER
1400 06.02 CBG,Gander NL, “CBC News” 222 12/02 DER
1430 07.01 WENE,Endicott,NY
Sports Talk 111 11/02 DER
1440 02.57 WRED, Westbrook,ME Sports ID as “The Big Jam” a nightmare to ID 223 16/02
DER
1470 07.00 WWNN, Pompano Beach,FL
Amazing signal strength S9! 333 08/02 DER
1500 07.00 WFED, Washington, NY ID on hour 222 04/02 DER
1510 07.59 WUFC, Boston, just caught the end of religious
program 222 01/02 DER
1510 07.33 WLAC,Nashville,TN
ID before sports news 222 04/02 DER
1520 08.00 WWKB, Buffulo. ID on hour before “NBC News” 222 01/02 DER
1520 06.30 WVOZ, Radio Voz,PTR, Mixing with WWKB 211 23/02 DER
1530 07.00 WCKY, Cininatti,OH. ID afer the “Overcomer” show 212 04/02 DER
1540 07.00 KXEL, Waterloo, IA .ID on hour 211 04/02 DER
1540 07.00 CHIN,Toronto,ON, Mixing with KXEL,reference to
Toronti news 111 04/02 DER
1550 06.00 Radio Rebelde,Cuba. Usual hourly ID with big organ
theme,USB 111 23/02 DER
1560 07.00 WQEW,Radio Disney, New York, ID on hour 222 04/02 DER
1610 07.00 University Network, Caribbean Beacon, Usual
Religious output 333 25/02 DER
1620 07.00 Radio Rebelde,Cuba. Usual hourly ID with big organ
theme 333 01/02 DER
1630 07.00 WRDW, Augusta, GA ID on the hour just before news 111 03/02 DER
1630 07.00 KCJJ, Iowa City,IA Good Signal ID on hour 333 04/02 DER
1640 07.00 WTNI, Biloxi, MS. Super Bowl Highlights 111 04/02 DER
1650 06.00 CJRS, Montreal,ON ID on hour “Radio Shalom” ID 222 01/02 DER
1660 07.30 KRZI, Waco TX. Advert for ESPN Radio 222 31/01 DER
1660 01.01 WGIT, Camuy,PR Phone in show in SS 111 02/01 DER
1660 06.00 WBCN, Charlotte,NC
ID on the hour 111 05/02 DER
1660 07.00 WCNZ,Marco Island, ID “The Avenue” Mixing
with others 111 13/02 DER
1670 07.04 CJEU, Gatineau, QC. ID as “Radio Enfant” Children
singing songs 333 01/02 DER
1670 07.00 WPLA, Drybranch,GA
ID on hour Sports 111 06/02 DER
1680 07.30 KRJO, Monroe LA, Carrying “Bloomberg News” Good
Signal 333 31/01 DER
1680 06.01 WOKB, Winter Gardens, ID on the hour 222 03/02 DER
1690 07.01 WMLB, Avondale Estate,GA. Brief ID on hour 211 23/02 DER
1690 07.00 WPTX, Lexington Park, MD ID was “the News station WPTX” 212 04/02 DER
1690 07.00 CHTO, Toronto, ON.
222 04/02 DER
1700 07.33 WJCC, Miami Springs . SS phone in. 222 01/02 DER
1700 07.31 KVNS, Brownsville,TX
Ad’s For Fox Sports 111 11/02 DER
Once again, I guess, we are finding ourselves learning things that our forbears have picked up on and which we all have to learn afresh, I guess. Thanks for the video, too! You may get the chance to drum in the future in another context and you'll pick up where you left off!
ReplyDeleteThanks For your kind comments Andrew. I really don't have a clue, on how many people read my blog, but I see it as a kind of diary, without to getting to personal.
ReplyDeleteIt also keeps my mind busy, and I love to add a bit of music,to brake up the boredom, of flat out radio logs.
Who knows about me returning to the drums, I kind of look at it as another lifetime now.
Thanks for commenting!