The winds of tyme have carried us back - hark! The Great Banana Hoax has returned after a summer hiatus. Between camping, road trips, parties, gigs and sleeps (oh, sleep), it was a busy and fun-filled off-season. Well, the NHL pre-season has started, the NFL is underway and the MLB and CFL are on the march to the post-season. Things are once again happening in the world of sports, which means your adventerous co-hosts will be there to bring you unique, college-radio-oriented opinions and musings on what's happening on the ice, on the pitch, on the diamond and everywhere in between.
And of course slathered in between are tunes of the psychedelic, punk and garage genre that you will only hear on the mighty CJSR FM 88.5 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The man in the picture above is Oilers head coach Pat Quinn, during his playing days with the Atlanta Flames. The Goilers have gone 3-2 so far this pre-season, most recently dropping a game to the Islanders of New York - honourary St. Paul, Min. cop Dwayne Roloson's new team. Pre-pubescent draft star John Tavares got his first NHL point. I'm sure we'll be seeing plenty more from the kid this season.
I like what I'm seeing so far from the Oilers. Their back-end looks sturdy (as it should be), and there is some stiff competition to fill the forward roster spots. Regardless of what happens, the Oilers should be in good shape come opening day, and just as noteworthy is that their farm team, the Falcons of Springfield, will be chalk-full of potential call-ups and AHL pluggers. If the Oilers want to have any success rebuilding this team, they'll need a strong farm team.
Most (if not all) of the Oilers pre-season games are being streamed live on edmontonoilers.com. It's funny - you get the audio from 630 CHED when the plays going on, and when it stops (or there's a commercial break or intermission), you get the sound from the Rexall jumbotron. I've never seen so many smooch cams in my life. As well as the camera panning to a 14-year-old teen with her dad while Warrant's "Sweet Cherry Pie" blares over the loudspeaker. Hmmmm.
After fumbling around with the board, we managed to get roving sports reporter Darnell Jenkins on the air. It was quite some time since we last spoke, and it so happened Darnell was back home somewhere in Canada. Interesting fact: The Toronto Blue Jays give out a free slice of pizza to everyone at the park if the Jays' pitchers record nine strikeouts in a game. Unfortunately for Darnell, the game he went against the Anaheim Angels yielded a measley eight K's. No pizza this time.
In no particular order, here are the songs we spun on the last show.
1. Blue Cheer - "Parchment Farm" - Vincebus Eruptum
2. Comets on Fire - "The Unicorn Ice Age" - Blue Cathedral (bonus disc)
3. Sleepy Sun - Side A - White Dove 7''
4. *Brave Belt - "Crazy Arms, Crazy Eyes" - Brave Belt
5. Yes - "Starship Trooper" - The Yes Album
6. *Simply Saucer - "Illegal Bodies" - Cyborg's Revisited
7. *Myelin Sheaths - "What's Yer Diagnosis? (Pyschosis)" - Myelin Sheaths
8. *The Moby Dicks - "Always Be Around" - The Moby Dicks
9. Loose Endz - "Easy Rider" - An Overdose of Heavy Psych
10. The Move - "Don't Make My Baby Blue" - Heavy Nuggets
11. *Painted Ship - "Little White Lies" - 25 Little White Lies - Canada Psych 1966-1972
12. Dead Meadow - "Dusty Nothing" - Howl From the Hills
13. Dead Moon - "Psychadelic Nightmare" - Echoes of the Past
14. *Deadcity Serpents - "Fight" - The Zombie Threat
15. The Lamps - "Hey Girl" - The Lamps
16. *Feral Children - "Dance Machine" - Currents E.P.
*denotes Canadian artist
September 23 - October 3 is the annual CJSR fundraising campaign, FunDrive. If you are a listener to CJSR, and want to support listener-driven community radio, consider donating. You can call in between the 23rd and 3rd (780-492-2577) or donate online at www.cjsr.com
Jordan and I will be joining Carrie of The Carrie Show on Sunday, September 27 for a special FunDrive broadcast. Tune in, dial your phone and donate!
Until next time, keep fit and have fun!
