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On This Day: June 16 2023 & 2024

On this day in 2023, June 16 fell on a Friday.  As usual, Grab A Stack of Rock was scheduled to go live that night with our very first Iron Maiden episode (which I shall re-edit and re-broadcast in 2025).  It was Iron Maiden rarities with Harrison, Aaron and a cameo by Jex Russell.

It almost got cancelled at the last minute.  Why?  See below.

I’m glad we re-ran the Adventures in Epilepsy episode last week so you can understand how it effects our lives every day of every week of every year since 2008.  She fell, and as you can see, she took a faceplant.  She insisted the show go on.  She never wants to be the reason a show gets cancelled.  And so the show went on.

On a brighter note, on this day in 2024, it was a completely different story.  Well, not completely:  Aaron was there with me once again, as we embarked to Toronto for our very best record shopping excursion to date!

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We Are Open! Spring is here!

Springtime is on my mind
Flowers bloomin’, all the time
Smell the roses, smell the grass
Old man winter can kiss my ass

Don’t you think that it’s a pity?
Don’t you think that it’s a shame?
Don’t you wish that
Every season was the same?

Time for lovin’ in the park
Wear a jumper when it gets dark
Mind the prickles, mind the dew
Wash your willie when you’re through

Don’t you think that it’s a pity?
Don’t you think that it’s a shame?
Don’t you wish that
Every season was the same?

Springtime, enough’s enough
Tired of flowers and all that stuff
Want some drizzle, want some sleet
Want some wellies on my feet

Don’t you think that it’s a pity?
Don’t you think that it’s a shame?
Don’t you wish that
Every season was the same?

Clockwork Angels at Revolution Recording Studios

Last Friday, Dr. Kathryn was in Toronto at Revolution Recording studio for a project.  She sent these photos!

We interrupt 50 Years of Iron Maiden with this…Covid?

Yes it is true.  Mike is down with his 2nd round with Covid.  He is now in week two, still positive.

For this reason (and we’ve been planning for it), tomorrow’s episode of Grab A Stack of Rock will not be Maiden Japan as promised.  We just need some extra time to build up a few more episodes in the bag before we play that one.  Stay tuned…tomorrow will be fun anyway.

Total Eclispe

Do you have plans to observe the eclipse today?  I have my glasses and will be popping out of the office to have a look.

 

THAT WAS COOL!  It got slowly darker and colder until it felt like early evening.  That part was almost cooler than the eclipse itself.

 

Your Christmas Music Is All Set For Today! MERRY CHRISTMAS from Max and the Arkells

Merry Christmas one and all!  Whether you celebrate or not, I wish you all a merry December 25!  I hope you are not working today, and I wish you true joy on this morning.

If you’re sick of all the shows on TV, and tired of your Christmas albums, the Arkells have just what you need. The Hamilton band have their “Fireplace Channel” all set on YouTube. You can listen to acoustic renditions of all their hits from the Campfire Chords record, while Max hangs stockings and brings you cookies.  Put it on a loop and enjoy with your tea and gifts!

Please drop a comment and let me know how you’re doing on this Christmas day.  I value every one of you.

 

Mike

 

Happy Birthday Jennifer

Please join me in wishing the beautiful Jennifer a happy birthday today!  I know all she wants for Christmas is the Leafs to win the Cup, but let’s wish that for her birthday too.  They need all the help they can get if they wanna hoist the cup in 2024.

OK, so now I’m in trouble on her birthday.

But seriously, she’s the best Jen in the whole world and if it wasn’t for her I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing today.

Happy birthday Sweetie Cutie.

 

No show tonight as we celebrate a special day.  Instead we are re-running the awesome Arkells Appreciation episode from last summer with Nurse Kat.  Enjoy and we’ll be back next week with surprises and recap!

 

To the three teens on the #12 GRT bus in Kitchener around 5:40 today

There were three of you, aged 17-20.  You were playing some kind of flashy game on your phones.  It was causing my epileptic wife distress.  She asked you to stop.  She told you she had epilepsy and could have a seizure.  What did you do?  You angled your phones at her, and she had a seizure.

That’s assault.

You are lucky my wife does not want to call the police.

You are lucky I was not present, or I would have called the police.

Consider yourselves very fortunate today.