Toronto Mike'd: The Official Toronto Mike Podcast - Remix Jams #TOAST53: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 1904

Episode Date: May 25, 2026

In this 1904th episode of Toronto Mike'd, and 53rd episode of Toast, Mike is joined by Rob Preuss and Bob Willette as they kick out remix jams. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball,Ridley Funeral Home, Nick Ainis, and RecycleMyElectronics.ca. If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Toronto Mike at [e-mail].

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I'm thinking over those guys' names. I got you both. It takes a lot to surprise me. You've been on the radio a long time. It's true. I haven't been on the radio in a long time. It's been on the radio in a long time. It's been a long time.

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Pillars of the community since 1921. Joining me today, returning for this 53rd episode of Toast, it is Bob Willett. Yo. And Rob Pruse. Hello. Okay, so right off the top, I do want to know how things are going with Bob. I want to know all about his time at Indy-88.

I heard him on the radio quite a bit this past weekend, but I want to open things off right off the top. Rob Pruse, where the fuck were you on Thursday night when I made my headlining debut at the Elma combo? that was last Thursday? How long? Do you think he rehearsed that in the car? Yeah, yeah.

No, it just came to me right now. I can wing it. I can see him like practicing in a mirror. Yeah, I can do a little improv. No, seriously, though, it was last Thursday. It's, fuck. Yeah, yeah, okay. Can you, come on, bro.

We don't do schick on this show. I know we don't. So, never. Remember, I heavily promoted on this podcast and on social media and on Toronto mike.com, I heavily promoted that you were going to be playing. I know. From 7 to 755. Then you were going to play romantic traffic.

Then I was going to grab the mic for 90 minutes. And you were going to be a part of that 90 minutes. And then there was a top secret grand finale. But you were a no show. You did not show up at the Elma combo on Thursday night. Are you trying to be mad at me now? You're not improvving either. I still feel like I'm like in a daze.

Like I can't believe that it happened. That it happened, that it didn't happen. Well, tell us your feeling. We'll shut up and listen. Okay. Because Bob wasn't there either. I have questions. Yeah, there's lots of questions.

Tell us what the fuck happened and then we'll have questions. Do you want the full story? Yeah, of course. Because I 845 in the morning on Wednesday, which was the day I was going to be driving here. Okay. My wife and I were going to be teaching some classes at a school and we were going to move the cars. So she could get the car to the garage. Wait, there's multiple cars?

We have two cars. That's going to key into my follow-up questions. Please continue. Okay. So we were going to move the cars and... The Toyota Corolla was parked on the road right beside the garage, right beside our house. And I went to start it up, and it sounded like a fucking bomb went off. Like, just what, yeah?

I can't describe to you, whatever. And like the vibration and everything, I was like, what the fuck? So I turned it right off. Yeah, good idea. I was like, holy shit. It's like a mafia hit. Yeah, I was afraid it was going to explode. So then I tried a second time.

You see the godfather? Yeah. That's what I was thinking. I'm like, holy shit. I talk, you know, I talk shit politics in America and like, what the fuck? I don't know. So I tried it a second time again. I was like, oh, he did.

He went for a second for you. I did. Good for you. Because I thought maybe it was just an aberration. You didn't die the first time. Yeah. Try it again. But the second time as well.

As soon as the boom started, I turned it right off. I was like, forget it. We got to go. So then we drive and we go to do our classes. And while we're at the classes, and as we were talking about it. And Leia says, maybe somebody stole the catalytic converters. Why would you think that? Because she's American.

Yeah. Yeah. You are you already suspicious, right? So I'm like, it's an inside job. I don't even know what it means. So then we're in the school with the kids. You're like, I don't know what a catalytic decor is. Well, not literally, I've, I know the term.

I can see you not knowing exactly what that means. I knew it's a thing on a car, but I didn't know that people fucking stole these things. I didn't know people stole them anymore. I know they used to steal batteries. Oh, yeah, I know it's to steal. Yeah, but they have to get under the hood to steal the battery. Yeah. They don't, they only have to get under the car to steal the catalytic.

Okay. These are all things I didn't know even at this time. So for three hours, we're in the school. And as we're teaching the kids, I'm also Googling. Google. What does it sound like when your car sounds like a fucking bomb went off? and catalytic converters, like, are they stolen? And what came up at one of the links they came up said in the last like two years,

65% of the thefts of catalytic converters have been Toyota Corolla's. Ah, good resale market. So I'm starting to think, holy shit, maybe this fucking happened to us. And so we get back home and I'm still afraid to start the car. And by now it's like it's afternoon. I'm afraid to start it. I go knock on it. There's a neighbor that has a bunch of cars.

He owns a bunch of cars. So I knock on his door to see if he'd help. me because I'm like, I don't know if it's going to blow up or what's going to go on, but maybe you'll be with me. He wasn't home. Another neighbor wasn't home. Did you go under the car to see if something was missing? I looked, but I sort of thought. Not that, you know, sometimes you might see. Oh, obviously they saw it off this part of my car. So I, online, I saw a couple of pictures of what it might look like. So I looked at the

back, they said it's after, it's below or behind the muffler. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever. So I look under the car and I, I couldn't really tell. But then by the- Can you move the mic so Leslie Taylor can see your face? Like just angle it. Sure. Like, yeah. Like, like,

but angle it, you can angle it. Like this. He's showing you how to use a mic. I know. It's my mic. Mike sounds nice. Mike.

Um, but then I looked over, I went over to the path to the driver's side and looked under. And there was like a little, it looked like a piece of frayed something. Okay. And I was like, it's either worn away. So maybe it's a natural occurrence and something worn off or a rat shoot it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, but I don't know. I still don't know. Converters often just fall off. But I don't know what I'm looking for. So finally I get bold and I'm like, I'm going to, because then I read and it said, if you've

If you're missing a Cadillac converter, you can start the car, it will be a fucking loud rumble. And it's, but you can drive it. It's just that there's nothing between the exhaust and the drive. So it smelled like gas. It sounded like a Mac truck. So in this little Toyota. So I started it up. I've had some shit boxes in my time that had the drive.

I'm like, this was even worse. Love a good shit box. I'm telling you. So I finally, I finally like, I'm going to just start it up. Neil Young song, piece of shit. Just piece of shit Piece of crap I think of it was

A piece of crap A piece of shit Car is by Adam Sandler Piece of crap Neil Young Continue So I finally started it up And I had to suffer

Through the first bang explosion And then it's like Idol It was just like a Mac truck And so we had a service We have a service station Which is like

A couple of miles away Guy that we deal with So I'm like I'm just gonna take it to Joe And we'll deal with it So I'm driving it like Five miles an hour As soon as I gave it in gas

What about this miles bullshit? It's a couple kilometers, whatever. I don't know. So I'm driving really slowly, Layas following behind me, and we get to the service station, and I said to Joe, I don't know what it is.

He looks out of the car, he's like, yep, that's what it is. He knew right away. So he's like, just leave it with me. Wow. Yeah. So is it fixed now? No, no, no, no.

Okay, so on Wednesday, so how did you get here? I rented a car. Okay, okay. So let's just answer some questions. There's a huge turnout at live. Dotteronemike.com. Because I so heavily promoted your role,

at the Elma Combo Thursday night. And then it was only Wednesday when you called me and you said, I have a wrench in the, what did I call it? You said, I think you said, a wrench in the system, a wrench in the plans. And I was like, I said Rob, I said Rob, the events tomorrow, I don't have the like capacity to, I can't deal if a wrench in the plan.

I know what is your wrench that? I thought you were going to be that kind of rent to me. I thought you were going to change things up. I know. I didn't know you were going to be that dramatic. So tell us, though, what efforts did you make? to get here for Thursday night. The efforts that I made, I had no efforts.

I mean, basically when I went, no, no, no, no. It's good. You know what? I like honest. What is it? That's an absacker. Yeah, I'm just looking at it. Yeah, yeah. I brought you a couple of absackers. I just felt like that would be a, sure. Oh, it's a lot. Oh, hellless logger. Yeah, sure. Thank you. On the mic. Oh, you want to do it? Oh, yeah, yeah. Well, I'm listening to the story. Yeah. The story might go a while. Yeah, there we go. By the time I called you,

which was like three or whatever. Like around 3 p.m. Yeah. On Wednesday. This event is, of course, Thursday and doors open at 6.30. Thursday. So you said to me basically, Mike, I can't get there. But you did try. You said you took no efforts, but you tried to rent a car.

I did try to rent a car. There was effort. Yeah, yeah. But I was also dealing with the insurance people. Like, I was a little nervous about the whole deal. You didn't want to leave the country or you'd want to leave you. I understand your car wasn't. And Leah's got, but Leah has a car.

Well, yeah, but she's got shit going on. She was using the car. Yeah, yeah. She's real estate agent. Yeah, yeah. Did she know you were part of this. Of course. We were charging money for tickets.

Yeah. Yeah. Does she know you were part of this non-paying gig? Yeah. Well, that did come into the picture. The efforts to... If this was a paid gig, you know. Well, even then, I can't say,

but she's traveling to New Jersey and stuff. And I basically wanted to be there for the insurance. I didn't really know what the outcome was going to be because we hadn't heard back from the service station. Like, he's like, leave it with me. And then he was going to try to figure it out and whatever. But the time he could not have been worse. Yeah.

I was like, this is so close to that. I was supposed to leave at like, you know. That day. Yeah, that day. So anyways. Okay. So I'm just reading the comments that I'm going to shout out the people there in a minute. But so bottom line is you at some point Wednesday you realize, oh, I can't get there for this Elmo gig that we've been talking about for months. Two months, at least two months.

And we've been having Zoom, WhatsApp calls where I told you audio elements that were like transitional. And you sent me demos. When I say this, yeah, when I say this, play, she believes in me by Kenny Rogers. Look, I brought my script because this is what I had been working on for two months. Okay, well, tell us what you were going to do. Well, yeah, my God, yeah. I had been programming sounds in my iPad for the keyboard. I have my script.

So you had a real rundown because the last, I was a little worried. You guys seemed, every time I was here, you guys seemed a little laissez-faire. I'm going to be honest. Oh, yeah. I was very laissez-faire, but I never, I always, I had something crafted and memorized. I just had never done it with anybody. I didn't do it in front of a human. And we had never done anything together.

We were excited, in fact, because then I had a drummer line up. well, juice. My friend Juice, who plays with Platinum Blonde, with Graves of Wrath, was going to come and play as well. And I said to him, this is a social experiment. So I'm treating it like a social experiment. I have sort of a rough list. Well, can you tell us what's on that list?

Yeah, yeah. Sure. Like a bit of it? Of course. I've got the Depression Suite, which I also have, I have all the lyrics printed out because I had sort of learned the song to like do your key moments. Are you going through something? Were you going to sing?

Did you sing that still? So here's the news for you two who were not there. Because I should tell the list. The thorough recap of the Elmo gig is going to be on FOTM cast. Of course. That makes sense. Because they were there. Yeah.

Cam and Stu. You had to, we're going to get to you in a minute, Bob, but you had to work. I was on the air. Yes, you had a real good excuse. And Rob,

you have a good excuse. Your catalytic converter was stolen and you couldn't get here. That's a good excuse. I'm not busting your chops. I'm just having fun with you. But, but, what was my butt?

I don't even. That's good. Oh, yeah. So the tragical hip. So I did sing. Yeah, I did sing that bit. And I'm saying, I, I, I, I am two. And then I also did the, don't you want to see how it ends.

Yeah, yeah. So we have. Oh, yeah, that's what I record. It was recorded by Doug McCleman. Oh, he did record it. That's amazing. Because his BFF, Blair Packham, who we'll talk about it in a moment. Yeah.

Was on the bill. He subbed for me, last minute fill in. But he was already going to be in the big finale. No, he was nothing to do with the show. He was going to be at the show. Okay. Drinking a beer. He bought a ticket to take it in as a,

fan of the TMU, right? Supporter of the TMU. And then I phoned up Blair. So this is how it went down. I'll tell you my part. Then we'll get back to your sheet there. But you told me, you basically buffied. Yeah.

You had a good excuse, but you buffied. You're like, I can't be at the Elmo gig. And then my brain says, okay, I do have a lot of that 90 minutes where you were heavily involved. So I'm like, oh, I can edit that. Like, I can change that up. So you're less involved. One part I needed you for, I just sort of, I needed you to play heart of gold.

Yes. When I said I had a blood clot on the blood. brain. Like you were supposed to play heart of gold. And then I was going to be, oh, time to take my blood thinner. But I kind of worked around that. But otherwise, I just cut out a bunch of parts that involved you. But then I said, okay, who's my plan B? And the first name I thought of was Blair Packham because he was going to be there anyways. And he could do a great 45 minute set. I had actually reached out to him before I even called you because I wanted to sort of talk to him? No, I just sent him a text message. But I hadn't heard back. But I was trying to

get some, because I was so afraid to have to call you that I was trying to line up some possibilities. What am I going to do to you? Well, I don't know. Like, are you going to be, I'm going to replace you on toast? No, but I feel responsible. I thought about it. Because we had done so much, we had done so much preparation for it that I felt responsible. I had spoken to the guy at the El Macomba about possibly doing a Zoom.

I spoke to Andre. I was like, maybe we can put the computer. He wasn't even there, Andre. He wasn't? He had a woman named Vanessa do the, oh. Oh, I don't know. Vanessa's great. So Andre is great.

I met. No sense of humor, though. I was cracking jokes and she was very serious. You could have given her your cues and she would have done them for you. I have known Vanessa for years through working at Proud FM. She's a great stage. She's a great sound person.

Or she, maybe she's through the mic, Shalute connection. Completely. Well, no, I think she was there before. No,

maybe. I don't know. Vanessa's been around for years in this scene as a DJ. I know I've worked with her at different gigs. Small world, right, Rob.

Small world. But she would have, I'm telling you, that place is a great venue. No, because one minute after Rob delivered the news, I decided. You went to Blair.

Well, one minute before I went to Blair. There was one minute between you give me the news and me calling Blair. I realized, oh, I can do this 90 minutes with no one else on stage all by myself. And I basically started making lemonade out of it. Good for you. But Blair, who I phoned one minute later, said he was happy to do it.

And because he did it, because we asked, Melissa Stein, who's part of this show. Oh, I got to say quickly because I keep forgetting, she believes me. I'm dropping the entire set in the Toronto Mike feed Wednesday morning. Are you really? just before I go to McGill for my daughter's call. You recorded the whole thing. Well, Doug McClemmet recorded it.

So you've captured it. I wanted it recorded like through the board. You know what that means, right? So, but Melissa went to the Elmo, I think to Mike or something and said how much to get it recorded. You know what they quoted? A thousand bucks. $6,000. Wow.

Because they would have mastered, wanted to master it and do it all. They quoted 6,000 to record it. And I basically told Melissa, I said, tell them to fuck the right off. I'll get Moose Grumpy to set up a phone by. the side of this. Yeah, it turned out. Jeremy Hopkins recorded a lot of this to video and he's going to put together

like a super video thing. So shout out to Jeremy Hopkins. He's doing that. Like a super cut? Yeah, he's going to put together some great piece of video soon. That's amazing. But so when Blair Packham was added to the bill,

he posted on Facebook that he surprised, I'm going to open up for Toronto Mike at the Elmo, which is a weird sentence to even hear out loud. And then Doug McClements, who does work at the Elmo, said, oh, I'm happy to drop by and record this for free. And I reached out to Doug and said,

that would be amazing because that's cheaper than $6,000. I don't want to pay. Free is cheaper than $6,000. It's like $6,000 cheaper. You're right. If Andre says it's okay, I guess he's the boss when it comes to this stuff. So if Andre says it's okay, I will drop by and just record the whole damn thing completely free.

And he did that. I have the, I already put Blair Packham set on my YouTube channel in its entire. It sounds so good. I listened to it. Yeah. It's good because Vanessa did a good job. And Doug did a great job. It sounds amazing. We had it all.

So I'm going to share it on Wednesday so you two can hear it. But Stu and Cam are going to recap everything on FOTM cast. And you were missed. You had great excuses, but you were both missed. I would have loved to have been there. And as soon as I was off the air, I called. I texted right away. I didn't know you weren't there.

I texted you back. I was like, hey, I guess you haven't seen the news. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. It happened very suddenly. Yeah. And we, yeah, Rob. So I did, in my grand finale. I had a fake grand finale.

I saw that clip actually. Okay. I had a fake grand finale. I'm holding up the cherry blossom right now because it's here. And I would say 75% of the cherry blossom is still in this bar. Because I did a chunk and then the real grand finale interrupted. Right. So it's all going to make sense when you hear the show.

Right. Although if you were paid attention, I did drop that part. I think Jeremy Hopkins had a video. Yeah, yeah. It's very cute. Instagram or something like that. So all I'm here to say is. Oh, yeah, yeah.

You were missed. You were missed. So, but I honestly, I felt like on Thursday and then knowing it was happening that night, I was sitting at home and I felt numb. I was like, I can't believe I miss this. But it's, it's not just, it's like it's beyond guilt even because when it's out of your control and you're just like, no, it's like you got sick. We've all had that feeling right. I had that. So I was supposed to be in a wedding party in Saskatchewan.

Yeah. For my uncle, the day of the big power outage in the East Coast. Wow. I couldn't get out. I'm in the wedding. I'm one of the ushers. I have a tux waiting for me. I got measured for a tux here in Toronto.

I had a tux waiting for me, and I couldn't go. What is that key chain that says Toronto fire? Oh, that's from Jeremy Hopkins, people. It's a, I got it. Jeremy Hopkins was at, it was a car thing on Egglington, a car show, and it's a 150th anniversary. Okay, because this is episode 1904,

and I mentioned this off the top. Oh, yeah. Right? So, hold on, I'm going to get this right, because he put it in it. I didn't see him. I was there in the afternoon, and he was there in the morning.

But I saw that he was, he got, he saw these. I don't know if he has an association with the fire, the fire department. They had the classic fire truck there. And I have the key chain on my, on my, uh, on my massive keys there.

So Jeremy Hopkins says basically that 1904, this is episode of 1904, is the year of the great fire, which is Toronto's great fire of 1904. There's a great song people can dig up and listen to by Mike Ford, but that's the Mike Ford. Not, not the,

not the city counselor who is related to the, right. This is the Moxie Fruit. Moxieprivus Mike Ford. Mike Ford. And his song is called The Great Fire of 1904. Oh, cool.

Okay. So Rob, I'm sorry you had to go through a shit. How expensive was it to fix your car? I don't know yet. Because he still isn't giving you a price. No, no. Well, so I...

It sounds pricey to me. While I was coming up on Friday afternoon, I'm still dealing with the adjuster and talking to the guy at the service center. And I basically had to just like leave. And I haven't heard... But you rented a car to get here now. Yeah.

Was it because you also want to see Mommy? or is it just for us? It's for toast. Aw. Well, and my mom too. He says his mom. My sister and her family are going away to Germany

for a couple of weeks at the end of the week and my mom is going to stay at a home, like a long-term care, short-term care home for that whole time. Oh, because your sister takes, like, so it takes care of her?

Yeah, my mom lives with my sister. Oh, okay. So she's going to go into this home today, so I'm going to go and see her there getting her settled in as well. Get her settled in at this place. Yep. I will be very interested,

Rob and Bob, to get your feedback on this entire, like I said, Wednesday morning. I'm in Montreal. I'm going to wake up in Montreal on Wednesday morning. And it's going to post this. Then my wife and I are going to make our way to this convocation. My daughter's graduating from McGill. Congratulations. Very excited.

I like that shirt. I like that shirt. Sorry to interrupt. That's a good shirt. So that's a new custom shirt that Monica made for me called and that. Can I just play you a little bit of something? So because I was talking about my sheet, right? You can do anything you want, Rob.

With all the songs. You rented a fucking car to get here. I had this little sample of bat dance. I had black cars. I had the him. Did you do the Catholic bit with the... Yeah, I actually toned down the Catholic bit. Okay.

Did you do satisfaction? You talked about the Rolling Stones. Yeah, I toned that part down too. Okay. Well, you weren't there. I know, wasn't there. You did the Kenny Rogers bit with for Melissa Stein. No, because that was an audio part that you weren't there to do. This is sort of like it's a wonderful life.

Well, that never happened because you weren't there. You weren't there to save them. Did you do this part? Here, but I'm going to just play a little bit. I'm sure. It is like it's a wonderful life. What would it be like if Rob wasn't there? It's like it just changed the expectations.

So a lot of your stuff disappeared. Did you do this? So I didn't do that. That's my Doctor Who theme. Yeah, but I did reference that. I was going to jam it out with juice. We were going to like play it and I had the sound all ready to go. It is interesting to have this chat here now because, of course, I was so prepared for one thing.

I know. And then you delivered the news Wednesday afternoon. And then I basically very quickly in my brain basically, re-edited stuff. And it's interesting what it was going to be versus what it was, which was similar but different. So the next time we do it, I'll have all the... Wait, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

You didn't make that announcement yet? I told everybody what I believe to be true, which is this is never happening again. You don't know that for a fact. You believe it to be true. I can't predict the future. I don't believe it'll happen again. Maybe you could do it as a non-ticketed event.

You know, and, you know, maybe... I can't say that to the people, because I am going to do this on FOTM cast, but we're like a month out from FOTM case. So let me just say, I can't believe these people, these people, I'm not Don Cherry, doing the these people, you know, these people. That's not me doing a Don Cherry.

No, that's those people. Those people. That he would say those people. Right. Tim Cherry is in the Toronto Mike calendar to talk about his dad. Oh, amazing. He's going to be down here. That's cool.

That'd be interesting. And his sister passed away recently too, Cindy. Oh. So we have stuff talking about sad things. Okay, shout out to Ridley Funeral Home. So basically the fact that the, you know, I have these free events. You know this, Bob. I'm going to have the 22nd TMLX event on June 25th at Great Lakes Brewery,

6 to 9 p.m. Everybody's invited. There's no ticket. Forget the fact that's free. I don't even need to see a freaking ticket. You show up, you have a beer, you drink, you eat some palm of pasta food, and then hang out and then whatever. I did that 21 times prior to this event.

This is the first time I've charged any money to see something I did. And to be fair, you didn't charge it. No, I didn't charge it. I didn't charge it. There was an, it's very expensive to rent the elbow. Yeah. And I did math in my head. And Melissa Stein said, any money we make beyond that, we'll, we'll split it 50-50.

and I said, fine, I didn't expect any money to be made. I expected her to lose money. But the bottom line is, people came out. Like, when I think about the people I saw in that room and I realize, oh, they all coughed up $65 to be there. I just want to say thank you and that I'm honored and I'm almost embarrassed because I like your idea, Bob. Do it somewhere for free.

Yeah, I mean, look, this world that you've created is very unique. Yeah. But also some of the most, like, obviously kind to people, very kind, but all passionate. They love what you've brought and what you've created. Because you did. You're the one who created it. And they wanted to,

they wanted to see something unique. And I'm sure they did. And Jeremy Hopkins, who does take video of, it did take video of this event. He's a good boy. His name's come up 12 times already. Yeah.

But he says I did do a little bit of the Doctor Who theme. He says you tried to voice it. Oh, it's really. It's really. I'm blurred to me now. I may have did. I did a few improv thing. I did a few things that just on the cuff, right?

So it's like, you know, off the cuff. off the cup. Not on the cuff. And on the cuff. I do both sides. I cover the etymology of that, actually. I cover both sides.

So, Rob, are we done your story? So you had FOMO because you were a part of this show and then you weren't even there. FOMO because I did live stream it. Okay. So you'll hear it all and you'll tell me what you think. Yeah. Yeah. The next toast you'll review it.

Yep. Okay. So I want a minute with Bob. You've got 25 minutes. I need a minute of Bob because I have a lot of songs and stuff to play as we set things up. But Bob, how have you been? This is the longest gap between two. toasts in a long time.

Yeah, very good, very busy, you know, working, my, most recent, well, real drama in my life, like yesterday over the weekend, I'll talk about that in a sec. The radio station is doing well. My evening show is doing very well, constantly in the

top three of, of the city. That's amazing. Yeah. Adults 2554. Adults 1849, sometimes number one. Wow. Wow. That's amazing. Number one with females 1834. Don't you think that's amazing? It's a great, you guys play great music though.

It's a lot of fun. I will say I tuned in a lot on the weekend because Bob was on. If Bob's not on, I don't even listen to station anymore, but when Bob's on, I want to hear what he's saying. But I heard Shape of You by Ed Sheeran. That's the kind of stuff I'm hearing. Yep. Yeah, you're hearing some straight-ah-head pop. If I told you five years ago, you would.

You're going to hear Shape of You by Ed Shear. But I also heard Frankie goes to Hollywood this morning. You also hear Frank. Frank goes to Hollywood. You hear OMD. You also hear the Mumford and Sons with Chris. Chris Stapleton. Right.

So I think we've positioned ourselves as kind of a, and again, I'm not in programming. I'm just an announcement. Well, I do on Saturdays. Saturday night's electric ballroom, which is the impetus for the theme today of music of remixes. Because I play a lot of remixes on the show. This is your territory. I love, yeah, I love a good remix. And I've always loved, and I find they get really great reactions, especially on the electric ballroom, which is a three-hour show that they've asked me to do with.

with basically, like, no handcuffs. Like, I can, a little con can here. Oh, no, this is, this is, this is, I know, it sounds like conca. Totally, yeah, yeah. Only because I did sound like that. Yeah. No, this is BLT.

This is bizarre love triangle. Bob's talking and I'm getting rid of saying the table here. I just put this in the background. Yeah. Anyway, so it's doing really well. Although anybody who does follow me on Facebook or anything, I had real drama in my family. My dad is one of nine children.

And, uh, So I have a lot of cousins. I have like 30 plus first cousins. And one of them, yeah. And one of them, some of them, they live in Kitchener and my one cousin, her 12 year old daughter went missing this weekend.

And so my other cousins and I, who, like my cousin Rich, he's, he's cousin rich. He's like a character. We're really close. We were actually hanging out on Saturday night. She went missing Thursday night.

And him and I and my other cousin Mark, we were like, okay, what are we? Yeah. And like, Was this a runaway? Was this a, you know, he starts thinking human trafficking. Yeah.

This girl is 12, but she's 5.5. Wow. She's tall. And anyways, uh, it ultimately, it ultimately culminated that myself and my cousin rich got into our car, got into a car at midnight Saturday night and drove to Rexdale to pick her up, uh, on Weston Road outside of a closed shopper's drug mart and got her and drove her home to Kitchener. Wow.

Yeah. So, so. So she's okay. She is okay. There's a lot. There's a lot of spaces in between that things can be filled in. But the most important part is she's okay. So that's, I'm a little tired because I did have to work yesterday too.

And we were up until, we didn't get home until after three in the morning. Holy shit. After driving in that weather that we had all weekend. It was a lot, man. It was crazy. Anyhow, there we are. Oh, and I was at the Elmo, ironically, on Friday night before Mike Shaloo's wedding party. I heard about face on Instagram.

And it was a great party. and I met the guy who's in charge of the sound. Andre. Andre. I met Andre and his sister. And his sister is a singer-songwriter. And I met her and I met all these anyways. It was just funny.

I was there on Friday night. It's been a lot. And again, I'm not going to go into too much on the Elmo show. Drop it into the feet on Wednesday. You're not going to go into too much. But not too much except being on the marquee and then seeing your name on the stairs when you go down to the washrooms and the downstairs.

Like it is a bit of a mind fuck. How did it feel when you first got on stage? Like not being able for me to not be there in. not have heard it yet when you were like. So, because I didn't ever rehearse it in front of a human. I know, but you were wrapped up and I realized because I always said, and it was, I always said, I wanted to grab the mic at 8 o'clock and I wanted to give it up at 9.30. Yeah.

And for some reason, even though there's no rules, I decided that's my job. Yeah. Grab the mic at 8 o'clock. So I did, like, I literally got that mic in my hand at like 7.59 or something. And I literally passed it off to the grand finale at 930. Amazing. And I know when you talked to, was it Wednesday you spoke with Stu? and he was giving you the tips

and the ideas about did you have the sheets on the floor for cues? I had the order of stuff so I don't get out of order. Like a set list, like a band does, yeah,

and it worked out okay. All the stuff I had memorized but here I'll tell you this so you asked me what it's like to get on stage. It took me, I think it took me five to ten minutes

to completely relax. Yes, of course. But 10 minutes in it was like I'm talking to you right now. You're doing the show. Yeah, essentially. Yeah, there was five to ten where I'm like,

I just got to like, So I'm like, you know when you're having a big game on the road and you, you must win game and you got to survive that first 10 minutes of the hockey game? Because they're coming, they're coming. If you can survive that first 10 minutes, you can kind of lull them and win a road game or whatever deal. It's the same, same spirit. That's the feeling of a performing artist. I think in any capacity. I think you hear that a lot.

And like, I used to get that same feeling when I started playing a musical theater and I'd be in the pit and my heart was beating so fast. And I would be telling myself like, how fucking stupid are you? Like, why do you? How many times? Yeah. No, the very first time I never forget the first time playing at Phantom in the pit.

And like, I was like, I can't get away. Like, there's a conductor up there with a tuxedo and I'm playing beside the harp. And who the fuck do I think I am to think I could do this? And then you settle in. I know, that's what I mean. I'm on the fucking market.

Yeah. I'm so proud of you for having done it. It's just so great. Thank you, sir. I survived. I survived. You can hear it on Wednesday. Can't wait.

Thank you to everybody who came out. Who do you think is doing this remix of New Order? This is the six and a, half minute one, right? Actually, it's longer than... Oh, is it? I don't know this one. So, this is the famous

Shep Pettibone remix. The infamous Shep Pettibone. And I didn't... Is he infamous? He is infamous. What did he do that made him infamous? Just made a lot of great remixes. That's not infamous.

Infamous is being famous for a bad reason. Damn it. Don't you remember three amigos? Like Onica? They made that joke and they go, you're infamous. Oh, that means you're really famous. Yeah.

Infamous, yeah. Infamy would be you're famous for bad reasons or whatever. This guy's just famous. But I just wanted to, to start the show by saying we're kicking out our favorite favorite remixes. This is Bob's topic. You've got great songs coming up. And I wanted to start to set the table with a

Shep Pettibone remix because I remember so many great Shep Petty Bone remixes. Yep. Me too. I love to Shep. I love his name. I have some Chris Shepard information. Do it, brother. What? He's in Ottawa. What? But have you, do you have a sighting? No, yeah. So who do you, can you don't have a... I can't say right now,

but there's somebody you trust. Mom, wah-ish. He's a listener. me on Indy 88 and he worked at CFNY in 86 87 80 he worked on the retro road show with them before he worked with Marty with streak he might be the same guy who was going to be

on Toronto Mike and then pulled himself Oh okay I will talk about it on the documentary release which I referenced in my one man show really becoming the villain to the CFM wire this guy says he's he knows Neil Mann like and and Shepin The one guy you said no to me

talking to the people at the party for Marty at the opera house. Yeah, and yeah, and apparently they have breakfast and stuff. Neil Mann and this guy, yeah, and Shep, yep. He's out of the, yeah. I don't know. This is inconclusive.

I don't have it for sure. I just, if you knew like, oh, this was from this person I know and trust. I met that. But he's a long, he's a long time listener and says he, and I don't have his, I won't give his name now, but yeah, he texts with me all the time on the station. But that's an interesting lead.

Okay, he's in Canada because the Costa Rica thing has been so or dumb. No, I've heard he's in Ottawa. Maybe this is the gateway to him resurfacing. Maybe. Maybe I'll be the catalyst to it all. Catalytic converter.

That's right. Convert the catalyst. That's too triggering for Rob Proust to hear that word. Okay, there's some Shep News, and this is Shep Petty Bone. Okay, so quick mop-up stuff before we get to our remix jams, okay? So I wanted to just...

Oh, yeah. I message you about this. I love the song so much. But I'm working for. But Bob, I'm playing this version first because this gentleman just passed away. But not the famous version. This is not Johnny Paychecks version? No. The songwriter, this is the songwriter.

Oh, it's him doing it. Oh, this guy who wrote it? Right. Who passed away? He's passed away. Do you guys know the name of the guy who wrote? I sent it to you. I can't remember what it is.

I don't know. What was his name? I can't remember now. But I knew the stuff this guy wrote is amazing. By the way, the Mike Judge, Johnny Paycheck cartoon. Oh, no. I've never seen it. So good.

Wow. David Allen Coe. That's it. He wrote this song. Yeah. But what else did he write? Like, he's like. Well, this is this big one, I think.

But I'm going to play the Johnny Paycheck now so you can compare. Okay. So this is the hit. Take this job and shove it. Shove it. Yeah, you're right. This is the big hit. But I have a fun fact about David Allen Coe before we move on.

David Allen Coe wrote a sequel song to this one. Do you know? You know there's a sequel song? I did not know that. Okay, so shout out to Ridley Funeral Home, David Allen Coe. His son had a podcast I listened to about country music called Rhinestones and Cocaine, but it might also be called Cocaine and Rhinestones now that I say it out loud. So, shout out to David Allen Coe, who also wrote this sequel song.

Take this job and shove it. I was working in this factory. So this is called, you ready for it? Take this job and shove it too. T-O-O Oh, geez. Really? This is a sequel.

This guy was the Rhinestone Cowboy. That's what the thing was. He wrote Reinstone Cowboy? He was the Rhinstone Cowboy. He wrote, yeah. Wow. He had a whole thing

where he was the Rhinestone Cowboy. David Ellen Co. Yes. His third album was the mysterious Reinstone Cowboy. He adopted several years before Glenn Campbell had the hit. Wow.

Yeah. And yeah, he was the Rhinstone Cowboy. That's funny. Yeah. And he worked with John Pryne. He worked with all kinds of guys. John Whalen and Willie. But take this job and shove it was his big jam.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, it was his biggest, yeah, mainstream hit for sure, yeah. Anyways. Country royalty. I love me some classic country, man. How's the Great Lakes beer, Bob Blub. You know what, this Hellas, I love a good Hellas Lager.

It's excellent, thank you. I'm going to try this weird thing that's called rice lager. Ooh, really? Yeah, so I wanted, yeah, because when they do the between two fermenters down here, they bring new fresh beer off the line. So is that gluten-free? Is that for people who care? Or like celiac?

I didn't say that. If it's rice beer? Lord Honickman says you can't make such a statement. Oh, about what? I don't know that's gluten-free. Yeah, but this goes with the music that you're playing. Listen, Armadillo Crazy Dry.

It says, howdy, partner? Why, I do say you're looking mighty parched. We're plumb out of Sarsperially around these parts, but we do have this nice here in rice lager. It's plenty dry with a pleased and spicy bitterness and lots of bubble. Not sure. You spend a lot of time in the States, but that's not very good. Should quench your thoughts?

Thirst, something fierce. That's not a Queen's accent, is it? No, so pop that open on the mic. It's Mr. Haney from Green Acres. Oh, I hear that. So I wanted to pay respect to David Allen Coat. Well, that was good. But I have one for you, too, Rob.

You ready? Yeah. Oh, yeah, Dave Mason. Rip, shout out. Shout out. Shout out. Shout out. Shout out, Ridley.

I love the song when I was a kid. God. Just a song you know. Yeah. But I couldn't name the artist to save my life. Really? Yeah. I only knew.

If anybody said Dave Mason, I would think of this song and nothing else. Apparently he did a lot of the shit. He was in traffic as well with Steve Woodward, right? Have you changed your style and do you think that we've grown up differently? Don't seem to say, seems you've lost your feel for me. So let's leave it. Because we can't see eye to eye. Here comes.

There ain't no good guy. There ain't no bad guy. There's only you and me and we just disagree. What do you think of that? Yeah. That's a great guy. So this was a big fucking radio hit. Oh, yeah.

76, I think. He's looking at you for the answer. I know. And you're not even looking to answer. I wasn't even conscious of music. I'm guessing 70. What's the name of the song? What's the name of the artist?

You guys haven't said it. Dave Mason, we just disagree. There you go. So Dave Mason passed away. But you said he was in traffic? He was in traffic in the 60s, yeah. Not romantic traffic. Not romantic, but traffic.

Which is a band that I don't, I didn't know Steve Whittenwood's in it. I don't know that whole thing. I didn't know that when he was like 17. Yeah. Did they have that song about, oh, high-heeled. Yeah, the low spark of high-heeled boys.

Yeah. Ben Mergi kicked it out when he kicked out. Oh, wow. They are so good. They're like one of those bands I never got into. Did you watch the BGs, specifically speaking of the BG's documentary? Yes. It's so good. Yeah, yeah. Oh, my God. I was like

the BG's, I love everything that existed before the disco era. Totally. So amazing. Traffic is a band you could jump into any point. Yeah. Because I didn't know them until like maybe the night into the 1990s or whatever. Yeah, yeah. Working backwards with Steve Wynwood. Yeah. And their music is so good. Yeah. Like Steve Wynwood for me is higher

love. I know. Exactly. And then, yeah. Which was a remix. No, not remix. Remade. It's a cover. Covered by Whitney Houston. Yeah, and remix by Kygo. Really? Yes. Kygo, who is, when I was at,

for the 15 minutes, I was the program director at Virgin. On the live stream, Mike made an observation. So you mentioned that, so Stu Stone said, because I was going to have a cheat sheet and put it somewhere

and we're going to stand or something. And then Stu Stone said, no, make the font bigger and put it on the clown. So when you're staring at your shoes, you're really seeing what the hell you're saying next. But Mike makes the observation in live stream

that I snapped up my own set list after the show. I didn't want anybody to have it. There's normally, normally like a rodeo come out and grab it and hand it to somebody in the audience. So that set list did not find its way to any FOTM in attendance because I took it. I said, no, you don't get it. But again, it's all recorded. All get me shared. Okay.

So a couple of passings there, but I wanted to do one more. But first, I'm going to talk about the song that was sampled, okay? So maybe I'll do some sponsor shoutouts while Lynn Collins gets going here. This is called Think. in parentheses about it. Let me tell you something. The sisters are not going for that no more because we realize two things

that you aren't doing it. Think of all the hip-hop songs that sample this. Okay, shout out to Ridley Funeral Home. Much love to Great Lakes Brewery and much love to Palmapasta. Who of you two wants a frozen lasagna from Palma Ponce to Bob Willett? I think I'm okay.

No, you know what? I'll take one. You remember it is improv training, which is yes and. I just got to make sure that, you know, did I remove the freezer? Yeah. I know.

That's my life. God, I need a free. Don't get me started. I need a deep freeze. Because, like, I have one of these IKEA fridges that's, like, only counter-depth. It's horrible. Hate it. So I have a frozen lasagna for you.

Bob Willett, courtesy of Palma Pasta. They're going to feed us at TMLX 22 on June 25th, that Great Lakes Brewery. That's happening. Much love to Nick Iienis, who came down with a cold and couldn't be, like, listen to this. Oh, yeah. R-I-P. Same sample. That's from that.

Yeah. Oh, yeah. So good. And now you know where Rob Bass and DJ Easy Rock got it, okay? Yeah. And now they're together in heaven. That's right.

Yeah, both died too young, so I want to get to that here. Let's bring down Lynn and get to the subject of the matter here. What about now? I'm cracking open a great late. Do it. MCRaw bass and DJ Easy Rock, Rock, Rock. Rock. You know exactly how long

Yeah I mean We're of an age Bob This was massive I have the songs I have the four I have the four I have the 45 For

Joy and Pain and this They're so good I love both songs I just played I actually just played A remix of Joy and Pain Last weekend On the electric ballroom

Sounded amazing I bet It's so good I love joy and pain Yeah me too Like I know this is the one This is the big one But joy and pain You know

I love singing along that one Yep I want to rock right now I'm Rob Bass and I came to get down I'm not internationally known But I'm known to rock the microphone Because I get stupid I mean outrageous

Stay away from me If you're contagious Late, oh man, a non- See, I forgot when I always go through early So rest in peace Shout out your baby Funeral

Yeah He was 59 years old Only 59 Much older than DJ Easy Rock was Who was very young 42 or something like that What's going on there My goodness we lost a good one

This was a jam right here But that Lynn Collin sample Holy shit I'd like to get that on vinyl, actually. I want to hear that. Okay. So, just to wrap things up,

recycle my electronics.ca, that's where you go if you have old cables, old electronics, old devices. You go to recycle myelectronics. dot C.A. Put your postal code in there. Did you take batteries? You know what?

Good question. Because I have like an old, I've been holding, I've got to figure out what to do with it. I have an old... IKEA does, don't think. Yeah, but I have, no, but I have an old battery for a whippersniffer, like for a weed whacker.

Oh, wow. That is dead. And I don't know what to do with this. Shout out to Ridley Funeral Home. For my dead whippers. Oh, one more. So you gentlemen haven't been here since the Maple Leaf season kicked off. Yeah, it looks like you're having a good time there.

Yeah, they postponed yesterday, but I was at the last two Sunday afternoon games at Christy Pits. No ticket required, just like a TMLX event. And I got books for you. I know Rob Proust collects these. The history of Toronto Maple Leaf's baseball. But honestly, we should all get together. I saw Cam Gordon at the, no pressure, but I saw him at the season opener when Yassie El Pueig had two bombs.

I would love to see you guys at a Leafs game. I know, but I'll get you a Leafs logger. I'm excellent. I'll get you some. They got a new pizza sponsor. They have a new sponsor called Pallies, which is these potato chips that are unbelievable. And there's crispy cream.

I can take care of you, okay? So Phil the Hill this summer, catch some Maple Leafs. baseball. Shout out to Ridley Funeral Home, Rob Bass. So this is the first thought I had. Well, I had a few first thoughts. I really like this topic, Bob. Willett. You didn't at first.

You were like, then I loved it. He really didn't at first. You were like, I don't know if I... It was challenging, but it's good. Then I liked it. So this is the original version of a song. You might have played at a wedding or two. I don't know. I don't think you played this version, though. First one, the name that tune. Is this, uh,

uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, hookacaca chaka, It sounds like the beginning of, no. Oh, Macarena. This is the original version of Macarena. Do you want to hear the Bayside boys take a crack at remixing this? Sure, because I've never heard that before. Oh, yeah, you know this one. You think?

You get it to get you again? You got me again. Oh, my God. Here's an example of a song where everybody knows the remix. More than the original, yeah. This remix was a big fucking hit. I did a whole episode of Toronto Mike about it. You did a whole episode on the Macarena?

And is this remix based on that version you just played? Yeah, of course. That was the original. Are the vocals from those guys? Yeah, same guys. Lost Del Rio are the guys. This stuff here is all part of the Bayside Boys. Yeah.

Yeah, it is the same vocals. You're right. It's amazing. I never. We'll play it this version. This is, this is, out of it. Get rid of that chick. She made this a fucking hit, whoever she is.

So, shout out to Macarena. Okay. You're going first, Rob Proust, since your catalytic converter is M-I-A. What were... You know what? What do you got? Yeah, I'm ready. I'm just checking which order.

So I don't think we talked about this yet. Oh, that's right. I want to close with the remix that you prefer. Yes. What's that? I'm looking at Bob Wollett's eyes. He's handsome man. You told me what?

I want to close each song. Each set. Yeah. With the remix that you prefer. Oh, I've only provided one remix of everything. Yeah. But you have,

you also provide the original. I'm saying I want to play the original first. Oh, of course. Yeah, yeah. Oh, sorry. Yeah, that's what I thought too. Play the original first. I wasn't sure.

I wasn't clear first, but I said both anyways. Yeah. I have no mind blows because I figure we're all playing too. Right. Like, I'm like, okay, we're going to play a little bit of the original. I still brought in.

a couple of mineblers. Of course you did. It's your show. Macarena, nobody chose it. It got Hansen. I thought one of mine you might have taken, but you didn't. Yeah. I did have one of Robbs and I gave it to him because it makes more sense for him to have it. It won't say what it is. It was my first choice. You ready? Yeah, I'm ready. This is original. Yep. I got to go to the live stream and see if they can name that tune.

This is a remake, isn't it? I think I'm like Bob. Well, we're going to find out. We're going to find out. Is it the same band? Same band. Same vocal. Everything is the same. New shoes? This is new shoes? Oh, okay. Excellent choice. Nice.

It's a great song. Nobody listens to this version. I also just played the remix on my, on my, uh, the remix is the hit. Yeah, right? That's the middle. Okay, well, let me listen to a bit more of this original version. Get through the end of the chorus and you'll see what's missing from it when you play

the lyrics. Yes. It's going to be that. Yeah. Love that part. I can't wait. Andy left this choice. Andy, by the way, Bob.

Yes. Moose Grumpy says you can drop your string. I know I'm answering her right now. I'm Monsie. I know. That's the big... Have you ever gone to these transfer stations? I have been used.

Yeah. I might do the one on commissioners, actually. It might be closer to my house, but yes. I feel we don't play as much of the original. Yeah, go to the new one. Go to the remix. Is it okay? I'm afraid of Robbred.

So much better. I'm afraid of Americans. I'm afraid... There's a remix of that. There are many remicks for that. Okay, here we go. Some white space here. You call it white space, eh?

We call it dead air. There is. That's what we all know. And even the clap. Clap's not there. Nope. In the original. And then the keyboard.

Oh, yeah. Keyboard number one. It makes it so much bigger. And then. I like that. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

So the same year? Like, when was it? So they, so New Shoes recorded a song in 85. Okay. Okay. It was on an album that did nothing. Like, it played locally in Portland, Oregon is where they're from. And it got some airplay. Yeah.

And then a label in Holland gave it to a guy and a Dutch guy. Okay. And said, do the remix. And so this is the story. His name is a lot of Dutch guys in Holland. Apparently, a lot of Dutch guys remix stuff too. Yeah. Also, it's, I believe Holland is not how we refer to that country.

It's Amsterdam. No, it is. The Netherlands. In the Netherlands. Isn't like one of a state anyways? Yeah, but North Holland and South Holland are like... Can I tell my story now? well, we've got to do a geography lesson for him.

Snippy since he buffied on my big elbow. So anyways, his name is Peter Slaghuis. Of course it is. Right? So the label went to him and asked him, he'd been doing like remixes in Dutch remixes for Abba and all kinds of people, but underground stuff. So they asked him to work on the song.

And apparently he didn't like the song. He said, I hated the song. So I just decided to put a hook over it, change some sounds, I had a few samples, and that would be it. He did it in like an hour. He says, he was surprised at the success. They offered me royalties or money. And as I didn't like it.

like the track, I took the money, which was my first mistake. Oh, so he didn't take royalties? He took it flat feet. He took like 300 bucks. He took, like Vincent Price did to do the rap on thriller. Yeah. Famous story. We should collect the greatest example of people taking the money instead of the royalty. Yeah. Wow. So this guy could have been making money right now. Well, he passed away 30. He passed away when he was 30. Oh, drugs. Yeah. Whatever. No, actually, he was in the car accident. But the remix is the version we all know with those little voices. It's just cool to know that he took it and made it into that. So in 19,

86. You answer this because you would have been in studios at the time. Yep. What did he remix it on? How did he do it? Would they have sent him the stems? Like, because they're the radio station. Would they like there? No, it would be the record label. So the label would have sent him like the full, I don't know for sure. Best case scenario. What do you think might have happened? If best case scenario would. Were you there, Rob? I wasn't there. I wish I could have been. I had never been to Holland at that time. But they may have given him the multi-track, but it's also possible he could have just taken the mix of the song and edited the shit out of it and then laid down. track on top of that and then mix it together.

And then actually just like, because now you can make stems on the fly. Oh no, in those days it's all on tape. But that's what I mean. So you're literally, so he would, he could have been just EQing it to get just the vocals. Yep. You go through all those steps. And then you, what year is this? In 86.

Okay. In 85, I had a remix of the, uh, rock me on a dais. Yeah. Falco's rock me on a dayas. The remix, the Salieri remix, I want to call it the Salieri. Salieri. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That I like.

I liked Rock Me Amadeus, the radio edit but this remix was next level. It was so good. Because that was 1985 and I fucking love that remix. Wasn't it great? And that was the era when it was just starting to happen because sampling was coming into play. And you could actually record a bit

and then play it and re-trigger it, whatever. That was the Cassio. At home, I had a Cascio, the SK-10 or whatever it was. Tiny little thing where you could actually, I remember sampling my own voice. Yes, on the SK-1. On the SK-1. That's it.

But at that time, the high-end shit was like 50. There were fair lights and Sinclaviors and things. So, of course, those things existed in the high and studios. Yeah. But you still had to manipulate the tape and play the parts. And like there were ways to like that. It's all came from hip hop too, right? It all came from New York City.

Yeah. From Brooklyn and Harlem and yeah. All that original stuff. So, so this is a like I didn't actually know what at the time. I just knew this was the song. This was the version. Yeah, I never go back. None of us knew that first original fucking exists.

No. So it was a great. I thought that was the song. And talk about a difference. what a better song that remix is than the original. Yeah. And what other, oh, they had a couple other great songs on that album as well. New Shoes.

What's it called? There's like two other singles that we would know. Yeah, yeah, we'll figure it out. You know what? Somebody in the chat will look it up. That's right. Somebody in the chat. Give us the discography of new shoes.

Because I actually, I've known that song forever. Yeah. I love that song. But if you said to me, who sings, I don't think I remembered it was new shoes. I kind of always knew the name because it's so weird. Point of no return. Point of no return, that's the other one. Yeah, yeah.

But I think what happened... Kevin Kossner movie, right? Maybe. Sure. But I think what happened was when this remix became a hit, it sort of set the template for them. So when they put it on to their next album, the rest of the album sort of sounded like this.

Oh, this one works. Yeah. So much for artistic integrity. What a great start to our remix. That was really good. Yeah, awesome. Bob Willett chose this topic. Yeah.

Because what are you... You're cross-promoting your... I'm totally cross-promoting my Saturday Night Show, which I feel is so... nobody I actually like nobody in Toronto except for maybe DJ Danny D and the guys like the guys on C103 who do their like lunchtime mixes and stuff have as wide open a format as I do. Can I do some mixes for you? Absolutely. Oh, that would be 100% you can. Careful and he might bail on you. No, I won't. No, I, yes. Like, we should talk about it. Like, like if you tell me songs you want, I would just like like extend a shit out of them or whatever. I would yeah, yeah, no, absolutely. I would love that. I'd love to have my own stuff. I mean, I do some stuff on the fly that. Yeah, yeah. But I'm not, I'm not good. I don't have logic and I don't have. like both in my brain and the program. I was going to say.

Yeah. So anyways, I've been doing it for 12 weeks now. It's done, you know, it's so funny. I mean, on Saturday nights,

there's so, the amount of meters that are out there, again, it's always a sample size issue when it comes to radio. But it's been doing quite well. It's been growing since I took over. And Saturday nights.

Your penis? Yeah, my, yes, the amount of meters on my penis. Oh, there's a lot of scrotum talk in my one-man show.

Oh, good. You had the ball to do that. I didn't say, By the way, I never said, I never said my testicles grew. My scrotum grew. I don't know what was happening of my testicles. That was a baby.

This is all that makes sense after the year. Yeah, on Wednesday. Now I really can't wait to listen to it. Well, then, yeah, this will be discussed on FOTM cast, my scrotum. Good question, though. I now need to take a note to ask my mom, did my balls grow with the scrotum? Or did my balls? Did my balls?

Did my balls? Because apparently, apparently, it was like a balloon, right? I wish I was there. Oh, so it was a balloon. It wasn't just the sack was big. Right. Did the old man? Did the meat and the, yeah.

Kibbles and bits? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Did the kibbles grow as well? That's a great question. Yeah. I'm going to find out. You should find out. I'll find out for Foggia.

Ask your mom. Get your mom on line one. Yeah. Okay. Chris Ward says point of no return. 1993 with Bridget Fonda. Ah. Remix of Luffam Nikita.

Okay. And Canada Kemp points out. When we're talking about this mid-80s when all these remixes are coming out, the 12-inch six. singles were exploding. Yeah. I played bizarre love triangle off the top. That's the 12 inch,

yeah. And that's a famous 12 inch, because isn't that the 12 inch that cost more money to make than to, than they made from selling it? Like, didn't every copy of that 12 inch single cost new order money? I don't know that story. Something they put,

something about the way they made the vinyl and the cover, the production of it. The production of it meant that every time they sold, and it was a very, very big seller. It still didn't recope the cost. Who's, you wrote romantic traffic

Rob Pruse with Gord Deb. Yeah. Right? Gord Depp's Nova Heart, which he wrote on your keyboard, right? Yeah. The 12 inch is the best.

That fucking 12 inch of Nova Heart by spoons, man. Well, we did that? I mean, that was our... Would you have done it? Did you produce that? Like, did you guys work that together?

Because nobody else did it. Yeah, no, it was a conscious choice to make it as a 12-inch single. So we rehearsed the song with our producer as the extended version and then he cut it into the 45.

Right. So we worked back on. And they turned it into a radio edit. Yes. And it was easy. That's why they call it an edit. It was 1980.

Yeah. So, I mean, at that time, we were like, we need to make a song that's going to be one side of a, of an, of 45 or a 33, whatever. No, yeah, of a 12-minute. So we recorded seven minutes of music. Right. And then he cut it to the three minutes. Yeah. And that happened a lot, I think.

I think you can see that a lot when you see radio edits. Yes. And I mean, even last time I was here and we did stars on 45 on that, like, there's so many versions and remixes of that. But I had one, and I found it, the one, and I recorded it myself, the one 45 version that I grew up with. Yes. I couldn't find it online. Right. And I used it.

So, but again, that was also a cut down version of the 12 inch of stars on 45. And I mean, that was happening in the 70s already, too. Like people would cut a song. Yeah. I know with Peter Frampton in 75 or 76 on his Frampton comes a live album. They even made a cut version of his song, do you feel like we do? Which is a 13 and a half minute song. And it's so good.

And whenever I hear it come up with Casey Kasem on the 1840, that it was a single, didn't get very high. But they chopped the shit out of it to like a three minutes song. Yeah. And it's so. chop out a big solo and light my fire by doors? Probably. Oh, yeah, yeah.

Because it's a nine minute version. Yeah. They, you know what? I can, so I wasn't in the, in radio at the time, but I think by the time, is it five days in May come out with Blue Rodeo, they're releasing seven and a half minute,

but, with the big organ things. And radio's like, diamond mind was a diamond mind. Yeah. So like, and there were, and guys are like, yeah. That's Bobby Wiseman. It was great.

You guys, true is great. And you guys are great. And we want to play you guys. But we're not playing a nine, eight, nine minute version with a big fucking thing in the middle. And again, Again, spoiler alert, there's a grand finale at my emo show, which you'll hear Wednesday. But the song Rosie and Gray from Shakespeare, my butt, their record label, whoever, whoever the manager, the manager said you need a radio edit.

Nobody's going to play this. And the guys just said, you know, screw yourself. We're not changing that song and see if I did play it. But it has a long, as you know, I use it as a pretty good intro. It has a pretty long intro there. Okay. So, Bob, any words before I kick this one? Actually, I just now thought, I should have had the lead singer of this band on.

my podcast. Is this, oh wait, what's my first? How do I know? Okay, so one of them is named name of song underscore PN

and the other one is Oh, okay. So what do we? Artist dash the name of song dash Bob. Is this the country one? Yeah. Okay,

let's do the country one first. But I don't know which one's the original. I'm going to play the one I think is the original. I don't want the country one. I want that last. I'm sorry. I thought that was. Okay.

So which one do you want? Let's do filter. Let's just do filter. That's a real big description there. That's fine. Let's do filter the original first. Yeah. Patrick, brother was in Terminator, too.

Richard Patrick was on my, was on my, yeah. He talked about this because he's an F-O-B-A. Right. So this is an after third studio album. Here, we'll listen to it. Just get to the first chorus and all. Just let me feel, let me feel. Let's go right here, yeah.

Same guys who did, hey, I shot. Really? Yeah. Shout out to Bradley Fino home for Bud. Bud Dwyer is the politician who blew his brains out in front of the press song. For Hey Man Nice Shot. Yeah. That's what the song's about.

Wow. Yeah. But this is, so that was, the Hey Man Nice Shot was on short bus in 1995. Title of record was the one that had the great hit, Take My Picture. Right. And this is their third album, The Amalgamut. It's called it. And it did not do well.

This is, this did very little radio play. It didn't play at all on the edge. It was, I was there. It's 2002. I met Mojo Radio at the time. Oh, wow. But what it did get played, what did happen is, and I talked to Richard Patrick about this, about getting your art, getting your art remixed. It's your art.

It's your thing. And he said, this quote was something like, you can't be precious about these things. You have to just let it go. Once it's out there, it's out there. And so the executioners, very famous rap group, remixed it. And this is the executioner's remix of, of, by the way, the song is, where do we go from here? So this is the remix that we used to play on the on club one or two. It's how old way do we go from here?

That's great. This is the remix. Listen to this. Wow, I love it already. Just wait until it's like really good. Yes, this is the exact same lyrics and they're scratching the, uh, the, you can hear them scratching the guitars. And then they put in obviously the high end, like kind of give it that West Coast vibe.

So it's basically his vocals. And they've added the, they've added some things. But they're scratching this When it hits the A lot of fun to play When you're DJing It's so cool I haven't dropped this on the electric ballroom yet

I gotta get I gotta get to it Because it's Are they ready for this yet? No not yet No that's exactly it I have to work my way up to it Right So the executioners are actually like a

Like a collective Turntable lists Really? Yeah And from New York City They're DJs A turntable list They get together

and somehow they got a hold of this song and turned it into this. But there's Mr. Sinister, Rob Swift and Rock Radha. They're not there anymore. But there's a bunch of guys that are still in Executioners, total eclipse, DJ Boogie Blind and DJ Precision.

And they remix a whole bunch of stuff. And they also have their own stuff too. But I look like this is pretty great. And I, um, their big song is it's going down, which you would recognize if you're like, it's from the same era. It's like 2002.

It was a big, hip-hop song. You just said total eclipse. I thought of Boni-Tyler. I heard they put her in coma. Yeah, she's not in good shape. Yeah, she's not too well. Let's hope we're not shouting her out next episode, right? Yeah, no, I hear she's not too well. So that was my first remix. This one came to mine. This one, because it's so different from the original.

It's really different. I sometimes like it when they're close enough, but just give it a bit. This one is so different. And it's weird because it was a bigger, I think it's a it might not be a bigger radio hit. Neither of them were radio hits, but this is a much more popular version of the song than the original. It's really cool because it strips it down so you really get it. Yeah.

Like the vocal, right? So Bob, we talked about this when we talked about Mr. Patrick being on Bob's basement. Any plans to record a new episode of Bob's basement? You know, I'm so goddamn busy. It's been a while. I know. It's been forever. I'm just so, I want to.

Stephen Page, right? Stephen was the last one, yeah, when he was doing his live from, live from home for maybe you should drive because he was, I got, I wouldn't get it. But he was like, he was kind of, he was kind of, he was kind of, he was. he was kind of badmouting maybe you should drive and I was like, I love maybe you should drive. Oh yeah, he wasn't bad mouth. He was saying it. Shout out to Brian Dunn.

It was very unsuccessful compared to Gordon, obviously. But I still love it. And that's the one he worked with Stephen Tintin Duffy on a bunch of songs. I love that album. But anyways, you know what? I'm just so busy. And honestly, right now most of my time, I'm literally practicing DJing right now

because I have a new controller in which I could do so many. What did you say it was again? My controller? Yeah, yeah. It's a, oh God. Mac, not for Drake song. controller. Yeah. No, it's...

Mackey's the mixer. No, Mackey's the mix. Yeah, but this is a mixer as well. It's... It's all in one. The piano in this reminds me of the succession theme song. Really? It's a Pioneer DDJ. Pioneer DDJ. I have the SR2.

Which is like a mid-level. It's not even... This is like a... Probably... They don't make it anymore, the one I had... I got... Actually, I'll give him a shout-out. I got from Tom Hall at Nth degree Entertainment. He set me up with it in exchange for some some mentions and whatnot. Tom Instagram did my sister-in-law's wedding.

They do, uh, they're really good. Tom Hall was a legendary country artist. Yeah. Tom T. Hall. Tom T. Hall. Yeah. I didn't say it was the same guy. Yeah. Tom T. Hall did, uh, I love, uh, I like beer. And, uh, but yeah, Tom Hall does, it's Anthony Rensatea. Tom Hall used to DJ.

It still does for, uh, now for, uh, boom for 973. He does all their retro remixes. Never heard of it. Yep. Uh, Mike boom. Yeah. Never heard a boom. Okay. There we go.

I enjoyed that very much. Because I'm actually not particularly familiar with that song. But I didn't say this. When he was on your show, that's what I was going to say. I know we joked about this. In real time, I remember thinking, and I hope this is not a disparaging term, okay? Soccer moms. But soccer moms loved take my picture.

Take a picture. And I always envision them throwing the CD on in the minivan. And then the rest of that fucking sound from that band is going to blow the brains out, right? It's like one thing by finger 11. Think about the song one thing. My finger out. There's so many. Or extreme.

We've done this. We've talked about. We've done this. We've talked about. Yeah. That's right. Extremes more than words. Like that don't sound like anything else.

Or Mr. Big. Yeah. Next to be with you. Yeah. Yeah. I talked to him about that. And actually,

I saw him live after that. They were here. That's the reason I was talking to him. He was coming into town. He was playing with ministry and Rob Zombie. Oh, wow. And he opened and he played like three songs and then take a picture. And then after everyone's, he's like, he goes,

now I watch everybody's face go, oh, Oh, that band. He knows. He's very aware of what he does. Yeah, he's like, oh, yeah, that's us. And then they ended with, uh, take, um, day man, nice shot, which was amazing. Amazing song.

Okay. I'm excited to kick out my first remix jam. You guys ready? Oh, wow. Yes. The original, everybody. It's from the album called Crystal Castle. So 2010, this is Crystal Castles.

Doing. These vocals are by the, uh, member of Crystal Castle's, Ethan Cass. So this is a cover, obviously. Yeah, we'll get to that. Bob mentioned it's a cover because us Canadians know this is a cover, but this is the original cover. Crystal Castle is Canadian, too, you know there.

Crystal Castle is Canadian, yes. But here is, I just want to do this because Bob had a drummer coming to my Elmo gig, and we had to cancel him, but it all kind of comes together. We'll do this quickly. I also worked with Mark Holmes at, at, at, I did a live there with him. Wow. Get him on Toronto, my. Oh, he's, uh, yeah, this story, he's, he's not doing anything right now.

Get his eyes down. So this is more like cover jams. Well, no. Wait, just hold on, Rob, okay? I'm doing something here. Okay. Haven't I earned your trust yet? No.

No. Yeah. Yeah. It's not my first radio. I love that Crystal Castle's version. I've never headlined at the Elmo, but I've recorded a podcast or two in my time. You sure have. We could now.

I love, I love this. It's so good. I love platinum long. This album is amazing. Mark actually told, who passed away? The guitar. Kenny. Yeah, Kenny passed away.

And Mark actually told me that he regretted. Kenny always wanted to get the band back together. When Mark was DJ MRK at the mod club, and he was doing the whole mod club thing. Didn't he own the mod club? Yeah, he was one of the owners of the mod club. And he, we hit the mod club in the mod night there and everything. And he actually went after Kenny passed away, he felt really bad.

He was like, because Kenny always wanted to get them back together. Wow. And he didn't do it until after Kenny passed away. So this is the big jam we heard on 680 CFTR in other great stations in Toronto. Platinum Blonde's Not in Love. Crystal Castles covers it. You heard it off the top.

Let's bring this down and play because you guys might not know this. At least Rob might not know this, but there was a fan of that Crystal Castle's cover of Not in Love who asked the guys if he could record a remix of the song. Let's listen to that particular remix right now. also played on the electric ballroom.

Yeah, this is so good. Because it's fucking amazing, Bob, that's amazing. I know. Love it so much. So cool. I wonder if Rob's ever met this guy. Nope.

Years after this remix was released, and it still sounds amazing in the headphones. It really is so good. It's timeless, right? It's so good. Source material is pretty good. You know, like the lyrics are great. I actually have Graham Norton.

show. There's a singer, and I don't know who, I can't, they have a great story about meeting Robert Smith. Yeah. Like they were out of studio and Robert Smith was there and Robert, like, just walked up to them. And was like, like, I can't remember who it was. But I was just thinking, like, that's the kind of person you would just, would blow your mind if they walked up to you and knew you. But he's also the kind of guy. If he walked down the street without the eyeliner and with his hair on a hat, he'd be like, who's that guy? Yeah. You think you were meeting Edward Scissorhan. Yeah, that's right. Okay. Robert Smith of the here asked the guys at Crystal Castle's for permission to remix. And then the guy whose vocals you heard in that original version, Ethan, said, yeah, what if you recorded your own vocals and we made a remix with that?

That's so cool. And that's what you're listening to right now, released as a non-album single on October 26, 2010. Wow. There was a music video played a lot on CFNY, and I fucking love this song. It's so good. And it was so exciting for us as Canadians. You hear Robert, ooh, he liked it.

But it's amazing, we were platinum blonde heads. I used to buy hostess potato chips and they had like CanCon artists in there. And the little... And Platinum blonde was a one of the... Platinum blonde, glass tiger. Probably this motherfucker over here.

Corey Hart. We did a New Year's Eve show. Brian Adams, I remember those. New Year's Eve, 1984, it was Corey Hart, Spoons, Platinum Blonde. Yeah. Yeah. Amazing.

Hot times. Although we should point out, your drummer friend was not in the band back then. No, no, that's right. He's been with them. But you said he's in the Grape's of Rath? And he subs for the Grapes of Rath drummer as well. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

He's a session guy. I can play with anybody. He plays with anybody. He's amazing. But he's been with Platinum Blonde for years now. So talk about improving a song. The cover was fine, and this was next level when Robert Smith recorded the vocals.

Amazing. There you go. That's my first remix. Any words, Mr. Rob Proust before your second remix jam? No. It's another good one. It's from that. It's this era.

This era, sort of, yeah. Original. Original. Oh yeah Oh yeah I thought of this one A little bit But I don't love the song

So that's why I didn't do it Really yeah You gotta love the remix Huge remix as well It's not that much different You know what though It just sounds like it's missing Yeah

That's missing Yeah it's missing Something The song is missing It's missing It's missing It's missing It's missing

It's missing Calvo. You almost got me. The night of my Elmo gig, I was chatting with my oldest, who was at the show, and he goes, he goes, don't take this the wrong way, but I did not expect it to be that good. Oh, that's nice. That's the best review. That's amazing.

Yeah. You know, get that in quotes, put it up in, yeah. Don't take this the wrong way. His expectations were lower than, he was very, um, well, that's, you know, how I go through life. And he's been thinking about parts of it ever since. Like, it resonated with him. Oh, nice. That's great. So this is missing.

Something, Rob. What the fuck? Kick the remix. Kick it! Okay, let's kick out this remix of missing. It sounds like a Genesis song. Well, they changed the cowbell to whatever that noise is. It's just like a set.

It sounds like Genesis. I'm walking down your street again. And past your door. There's so many remixes of this too. It was hard to like find the actual radio. Yeah, the other one. There it is. There it is.

Yeah. It's so 1995. I mean, that's what it is, right? It's like one of those beats that just sounds like it was everywhere. It's very reminiscent of Back to Life. Yes. It's a little faster. A little faster, but very reminiscent of that.

One step beyond Millie Vanilli. You know, those are FOTM. Those are FOTM jams here, Todd. I know. It's that era. But Todd Terry. Todd Terry, yeah. This came a year after they released it on their album.

And it was a single apparently originally, but it was sort of like much, it's that Mellowware version. So this, I mean, in those days, the dance club version really helped. I actually, why, why is my brain think there's another version? There is another version.

There's another version we would have played on, like, Club 102. This is close, but not quite the version I know. The Todd Terry's the big one. Is this the radio edit? So this is the radio edit. There might be the 12-inch edit, like the full Reddit,

that might be the one you know. Probably. But it sounds very soon, yeah. There's a bunch. On the live stream. Oh, here we're so loud here. I want to shout out, Andy Pandy, who I saw at the,

Elma combo. Good to see you, Andy. And I winked at her when I referenced new kids on the blog. As I promised I would with Stu Stone. Okay. Why would you say that? I make promises to my listeners. Yeah. Bob, you understand. Chris Ward. I mentioned him earlier. Chris Ward is here. Hey, ref is here. Hey, ref, we missed you at the Elmo. Jeremy Hopkins. Jeremy Hopkins. Jeremy Hopkins. Jeremy. Hapton, who took some video. It's going to be released shortly. I'll share it via my social channels. The exclusive Jeremy Hopkins edit. Well, he was so amazing. He moved around. He had a tripod.

Do you really? I have the opening part where he's coming in from the back of the nightclub thing and it's like you're watching an HBO stand-up special. Actually, you know what? I've been wanting to have Jeremy Hopkins on

in the basement, like on the basement. Just prepare to be funny because he will be very straight. That's fine. You need to be funny. Because he's, but he knows I'm a Toronto freak.

I grew up here. My family, I just did my ancestry DNA. Like we are 100% I've been here, my family's been here forever. You found that you're related to a serial killer. Yeah, of course.

like I had any choice. That's right. But he, his, all his posts, everything he does about Toronto fascinates me. Like I love Hugh Garner's book, Cabbage Town. Like I love stories about Toronto and he's so good at it. Well, speaking to that, I'm recording later today with another guy. He's no Hopkins, but this Adam Bunch character is coming over today to talk about unknown wild Toronto stories.

You've had him on before and I loved his visits. This is his third visit in three years. He's really cool. So, but I want to say Jeremy Hopkin is. the reason that my Elmo show happened, but I explained that. Oh, yeah. Does Jeremy have his own podcast? No.

He should. Well, he's here once a quarter. Well, I know. Do you think four times a year's enough for Jeremy Hopkins? Yeah, I want more. Here's what Hopkins. He needs me because Hopkin will give you the vegetables. He needs me. Wow.

Hopkin will give you the vegetables. Yeah. Yeah. So he gives you the ingredients? You need some dessert. Yeah. Yeah, that's true. I thought you were saying he gives you the ingredients and you make the dish.

Jeremy Hopkins accepts your invitation to be a guest on Bob's basement. I got to get Jeremy. Jeremy, I'll reach out to you. We're friends on Facebook. He stopped a book. He stopped the book. Canada Kev is here. My God, I didn't know he was at the Elmo gig. And then afterwards when I was walking around the crowd, I saw Canada Kev.

And I was just happy to see Canada Kev in the crowd. By the way, my fake business manager, Melissa Stein told me I should be in the green room while Blair Packam's doing his thing. And I should come out. And I said, no, I want to be with the people. I want to be with, I want to hang with everybody in attendance. I couldn't imagine hiding out backstage. Did you hang out before the show, like when Blair was playing as well? Yeah.

I listened to Blair with it. I talked up people at the time. She wanted you to make it like, so it was like exclusive. Like, here he comes. Mike, Mike, Mike Shalute wanted a big voice to say, welcome to.

And I said, no. Mike says, I'm going to thank Blair. Mike says, I said, I'm going to thank Blair. And I'm going to start talking.

I'm like you. I love, it makes me feel better too. And I'm doing a gig to like be with the people. I literally was in the crowd. And then Blair was doing his final song. And I looked at my watch. And I walked up.

And I walked up. And I thanked Blair. And I started. And everybody. And the other two are like, oh, what a waste. Shout out to Leslie Taylor. She was there with Cousin Janow. Apparently, Cousin Janow was not going to be there until Stude Stone and I just assumed she'd be there.

And then she felt shamed into forking over 65 bucks. So thank you to Cousin Janow. Mike is here. We talked about him earlier. Moose Grumpy is on the live stream. Always love to hear from Moose Grumpy. And I'm going to ask Bob Wollett. Not the country one.

Okay, I know which one. Because you and I talked about this many, many times. We've talked about this song many times. We're both fans of this remix. Yes. Speaking of Andy. Yes, exactly. That's why you just brought that up.

So in 1990 was the first time I saw a huge concert. It was at Skydome. And it was the step-by-step tour of new kids on the block with Paula Abdul and Heavy D in the boys opening. Wow. And I went with my girlfriend at the time. I was a 14-year-old. Yeah, it was 14. And we had floors.

He's younger than me. And, yeah. And I always enjoyed pop music. I can still remember listening to the top six at six preview on 680 news at lunch time. I'd come home from lunch and at one point in here. I like how you called it 680 news. Did I say 680 news? I'm sorry.

At 680 CFTR. Hold on. Time out. I'm going to lose power here. Oh, are you not plugged in? I am plugged in. So give me a second here.

What's going on? That would not be good. Yeah, I'm going to lose power. I've got to stop down here. I just saw. I never had this before. No, so is it, and is it?

There goes. okay it was almost actually I just kind of went red and it was coming in and it's always plugged in you know what the one of the things to go on Apple products is the connector yeah yeah you can get a little dust in there you get a little and it can really mess it up and it's been saying for a long time but I said this in my one man show that

I'm a device hoarder like I hold on as long as possible but it says service recommended oh maybe it's like the lights going on on your dashboard yeah oh I ignore on my Check your catalytic convert. That light was on for, I think it was on for 17 years. Yeah.

Nice. Yeah. That's, I don't know something to be plugged in. So we shouldn't lose. Yeah. Check engine light. But that was scary.

Is it still recording? We're definitely recording. It didn't pause like for emergency. No, we didn't lose anything. All right. We're fine. We're fine.

So I've all, I look, I can remember being in like, so 88. I'm 12 years old. I'm coming home for lunch. And, you know, back in the day,

you'd watch, you'd watch the Flintstones at noon at noon at lunch. But at a certain point, I stopped watching the Flintstones and started listening to 680 CFTR because I loved Tom Rivers in the morning. I loved Mike Cooper in the afternoon. Me too. And the 510 stupid joke of the day, all that stuff. Anyhow, I can always remember hearing, this is 87, 88 is when Hanging Tough comes out.

And hearing new kids in the block stuff. And everybody, of course, oh, that's, and then I'll pardon the language, but in, in 1980, 88, everybody is cool. That music's gay, blah, blah, blah. But I was like, I just like it. I like it's good pop music. I've always liked them. and they went through all kinds everything they did and of course

they released this on the step by step album which nobody knows this version of it but go ahead it's so bad this one I'm sorry so this is the original of games yeah the Wizard of Oz song I also listened to 680 at this time

and I enjoyed you you know please don't go girl please don't go girl cover girl I can remember yeah she's my cover The first one was Hanging Tuff. Hangin' Tough and the right stuff. The 90, 89.

This is earlier. This is 90. The second album. So this is the second album. The second famous album. Is there one before? There was an 86 that did nothing. And then Hangin' Tough came out and it did it.

That's like Nirvana. Nobody knows Bleach. Yeah. It's right. Never mind. Oh yeah. That's the first time those two bands have ever been compared. Yeah.

Yeah. New Kids on the Block first album. Very similar to bleach. They both know melodies. Yeah. They do. So this was the first one. We're positive.

Okay, let's get to the big one. You ready? Then it gets the remix album. What you think normally you put out a remix album. If you listen to Fair Naked Ladies, you know, the first album, Gordon, they talk about a remix album.

They make fun of people. However, this is so much better. Okay. On the other side, can I shout out my favorite remix album of all time? Of course, you can the other side. Here we go. Ready, guys?

No more games is about positivity. You can do the rap. Positiveity is not about being soft. It's about being smart. You suckers. Is that Donnie Walbert? He was in my house. Yeah, yeah, that's right.

He was in town recently for that story. He films here a lot. Andy went to stalk him. I can see her reaction on the chat right now. She's very happy. I get in there. Okay, there's here. Here we go.

This is the same song we just listened to it. It's amazing. A lot of high bells, eh? It's all those high tambourines and cowbells. Got that Bellev-Div-Vevo vibe. Same era. Poison! Yeah.

Well, I mean, Maurice Starr, all those guys, DJ Freeze. They're all like, you know, Boys Demand, Belved DeVos. Yeah, a new edition. Yeah, yeah. They all came from that. Mori-Stars, all the middle of all that. It's a little young MC too. Young MC, yeah, yep.

Wouldn't last too long. We're going to lose Canada. have with this one. I think it's a good remix. I don't know. I'm with you. I'm with you. It's a great remix because this song is good and the album cut is boring.

Yep. I'm with you. And the video was huge. The video was huge on this. I was at the Budweiser stage for Paul. You saw? I would have gone to that show. Yeah.

I was there. Think of what you. You got to hear this one bit. Oh, CNC Music Factory did most of the remixes on that album. I believe this. Yeah. Yeah. One of them is dead too.

Freedom. Yeah. Freedom William. That's it. Yeah. Yeah, okay. So my favorite remix album of all time is Vital Idol, which was a remix album of Billy Idol's greatest hits.

I remember that. Loved it so much. Is that the one that has the live version of Moni Moni? Yeah, and that's the version. I had the 45. I think I have to go through this crate at some point this summer and dig up these old things and put them on display here. Yes.

But I hated the original Moni Mooney cover. Not hated. I didn't care for the original Moni Money cover by Billy Idol, but that live version of the live version, single. I fucking loved it. It was so good. Steve Stevens, I believe, was the guitar guy on that. Okay.

Yeah, there you go. Did you know Jonathan was gay? At the time, I mean, I thought they were all gay. Yeah, dating Tiffany. Yeah, and they didn't, I don't I think they dated for like two years and never had sex. And then she did Playboy. That's your first red, your warning.

Yeah, she's a red flag right there. Yeah. Two years with Tiffany and no sex. Yeah. I think we're a little. alone now, she kept saying. That's right. That's a cover by the same artist who did Moni, Moni. That's right.

Oh. So there was a moment in Top 40 Radio when the cover of that guy, Tommy in the Sean, Tommy, Tommy James. Tommy James and the Shondell's. That guy. He basically, I believe, Money Moni replaced, I think we're alone now on number, at number one.

Wow. There you go. Thank you. What year was that? 87? 88. I'd say? Wouldn't you?

Because we're five bad brothers from the Beantown land. Don't sell out. So get the hell out. We can do it all way. Critics say, you said we wouldn't last at a time of past. Said we're just a flash. But we're still kicking a.

They would not swear on this song. And there's, you know, you're so hard. Come on. You suckers. All right. I want the version. Okay, we're going to,

okay, thank you for kicking out games, which is a great rematch here. You're welcome, Andy. Okay. Okay, I'm going to kick out. That's the white lines baseline, right? That it sounds like white line. Yeah, for sure.

Oh, yeah. We'll more on that later. Okay. So I'm going to kick out a song, the original version by this artist. Okay, here we go. Actually, you know what? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

That's a good one. That's a great room. Yeah. I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner. I am waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee. And he fills it only halfway. And before I even argue, he is looking. out the window at somebody coming in

it is always nice to see you says the man behind the counter to the woman who has come in she is shaking her umbrella and I look the other way as they are kissing their hellos and I'm pretending not to see them and instead I pour the milk so this song is this is the original okay it's Acapella

So she released us on an album? Yeah, it was on Solitude Standing, which was her big album. Yeah. In 1987, speaking of the 80s, a lot of 80s in this episode. It was a single in Europe, and it was the follow-up. So a couple of fun facts. This is the follow-up to a certain song we all know. My name is...

You're Rob Pruse. You don't remember? My name is... Yeah, Prince loved this song, too. Is that Eminem? My name is... Hi, my name is. Yeah. Apparently, Prince wrote a letter to Suzanne and told her how much he loved this song.

This always reminds me of Martika. Oh. Toy Shoal soldiers. What sampled by Eminem. Oh. Boom. Wow. It all comes back.

Martika was on Kids Incorporated. That's right. Kids Inc. Yes. Fun fact. This jam, which by the way, I loved it at the time, but of course, it's a very sad story. It's a fiery sad song. I don't know why.

I sounded Swedish, that. But it's a very sad story. So I haven't played, obviously, the remix yet, but I'm going to bring this down so Rob Pruse can share. What was it? You're going to tell a story about this song? No, just that Prince wrote a letter to. Oh, that's a day.

Well, read the letter while I go through. Read the letter. I got to look for the letter. No, wait, we're not even listening to the song you're doing, though. Oh, yeah. Oh, okay. Turn it up. Can you help me hear it?

I'll go over now. I got, I got it. Or you just turn it down and talk about Mike behind his back. So Mike's in the bathroom presently. Yep. One beer and coffee, and that's it. Oh, you're welcome, Andy. And Jeremy Hopkins says the first song to be made new in MP3 was what?

The game remix? Oh, Suzanne Vega. Yeah, yeah. Suzanne Vega even recorded Tom's Diner on a cylinder record at the Edison Museum in New Jersey. Wow. See, this is why I need to have Jeremy Humpkin on my show on my podcast. He thinks he, the way he, Jeremy, I wouldn't let him talk away. He thinks he owns Jeremy.

Yeah, you know what, Jeremy, I wouldn't let Mike talk to you. Jeremy's a man of the people. Yeah, for the people. You're way. And he wears a nice hat. Oh my God, it's style? Yeah, absolutely. I want to be one of those people.

I have a really nice, like, big brown fedora thing. It almost looks like... It would look good on you. Well, I've worn it a couple times. I wore it to like the gray cup with a fur coat. And I was like, I want to be that guy.

I know. But I don't, I don't, I don't know. You can, you just have to do it? You just have to own it, right? Yeah. Do it. Don't think about it. Yeah.

Jeremy, I had that as a mind blow. Come on, brother. I had that as a mind blow. So it's not such a mind blow, apparently. He knew it. A lot of people know. But you know, you don't think that he's, uh, you know, you think he's just vegetables.

You call him a vegetable. Why you call the man a vegetable? Isn't that the Beach Boy song you like, Rob? I'm taking up my vegetables. There you go. With Paul McCartney chewing celery. That's right, right, right, right. Okay, Luca, goodbye, Luca.

Sadly, Luke is no longer with this. By the way, this album I referenced. So that, yeah. That hurts. That's really few know. So Solitude Standing, the second studio album by Suzanne Vega, included the a cappella, the original version of Tom's Diner.

So here's a mind blow before we get to the thing. A couple of mind blows. One is, did you know the Tom's Diner she wrote that song about is Monk's Coffee Shop from Seinfeld? I knew you were going to say that.

That's bullshit. Come on. Is it true? What I... Where'd you hear? I know. Where'd you hear it? Good sources on the internet

confirmed that. Oh, it's on the internet. Oh, then it's true. sources. Okay, so on the internet, it's true. The internet, you have to check your sources. I don't know. It is 100% sure.

It's called Tom's restaurant. Yeah. It's in Manhattan. Yeah, yeah. You ever been there, Bob? I gotta go. I've been there. It is a mid-20th century diner on the northeast corner of Broadway and West 112th

street. Yeah. Up there. She was frequently there in the early 80s when she was going to Barnard College. She wrote that song. And then years later, that exact same diner became, famous as a location used for the exterior scenes of Monks Cafe in Seinfeld. It's the funniest thing when you're up there.

Tom's Diner is about the same. It's about the Seinfeld Diner. That's so funny. It's weird when you see it in real life and you're like, that looks so familiar. But also this album, I have a lot to say here, guys. This album, Solitude Standing, had two versions of Tom's Diner on it.

The original one we just played, but there was a part two or something. Yeah, this is what played later. Oh, geez. This is on the same album. This is her best-selling album. It sounds like the rest of development. Because Luca was her big hit before the remix of this,

which comes up. All right, you get the idea. Yeah. What do you call this? A reprise? Yeah. That's what this is. A reprise.

Is that a pan flute? It's like a flute and a bassoon in there. Oh, here a string base. Boom, boom underneath. Yeah, yeah. Okay, let's get to the fucking remix. Let's get to the remix. I like the empty room vibe of echo, a reverb on it.

Also same beat. Same beat. I re-mixed it or I've done it on the actual ball. For sure. Oh, yeah. These together. Yeah, keep on moving. Back to reality.

A little horn. It's not horns, but. He could have been pouring that coffee for George Costanza and Jerry Seinfeld and Elaine Benis. Did she do this remix? No, DNA did it. Do you know what anything else DNA did? DNA, which by the way is a British producers, they did this in 1990. That's DNA.

And DNA also. Yeah, I was going to say, I think I know a couple of others. What else have they done that we might know? Well, I'm glad you asked. I thought you'd never ask. Yeah, yeah. Nothing else you've heard of. Okay, shocked by Kylie Minogue.

Oh, okay. Do you know shocked by Kylie Minogue? I mean, no. I mean, I really wanted it. Sharon Redd had a song called Can You Handle It that they remixed? You might know that one as well. I don't know it actually, but can you handle it and shocked or a couple of other bigger ones? There's a group called Tongue and Cheek.

They had a song called Forget Me Not with a dollar sign. Not Patricche Russian. No, not Forget Me Not. And one lad, their final hurrah in 1992 was Summer Breeze by Jeffrey Williams. So this is their biggest hit. So this is it. Yeah. Okay.

Never mind. I mean, they did do nothing I heard of, but they did Vanessa L. Williams, running back to you. But bottom line is, this is the one we're talking about. It is DNA remix of Suzanne Vega's Tom's Diner. Great remakes. Took Suzanne Vega to a whole new audience. Totally.

And it fit right in with the sound of the time. Also, it means we can't talk about her as a one-hit wonder now. Yeah. No, not at all. She has two hits, right? Okay. Bob? She sees her own.

No, Rob. No, Robert. This is the one. Okay. Oh, yeah. So this is the one I originally had. Yes. And then Rob chose it.

And I realize it belongs to Rob for reasons that will become apparent in a moment. Okay. Okay. So I'm just making sure I play the right version. Hold on here. The names are very similar. I needed to do a better job. Staying.

Oh, geez. I hope I don't blow this, okay? I think I sent it in the order. I don't know if you load the name. Let me listen and I might have to shut it down. Hold on. Okay. Let's make sure I didn't screw this up, okay?

I'm on a roll. It's time to go solo. It's time to go solo. The roll in my 5.0. Where's your remix of my ragtop? Because the original is so good. Nope. No.

I know what's going on here. I know what's going on here. I know what's going on. Okay. Can you name that song in one? Yes, yes, Yes, I can't. Yes, 100% I can.

That's the original. The album version? Yeah. Open the album, too, which is so weird. Yeah. I don't think people realize how big this band was if you weren't there. I know. They were the Beatles of the 80s.

They were just, yeah. I thought that was bad. I had to look up. I was like, what's that bar up? Back vocal. I was you. I can sing. You play the chorus for a second. I want to hear this original, but like how it sounds.

It's your jam, brother. Okay, play the remix now. You know, I once choreographed a breakdancing routine to this. Well, not this. The next one we're going to play. Yeah. Play the hit. Wish I had footage of that.

Yeah, me too. I love the beginning. Much better. You've got to five. You know the song. Yeah, a little bit. It was their first number one. Yeah.

First number one in America. Yeah. It was their second number one in England the year before. is there something I should know had gone to number one as well. But as far as breaking into America, this was it. Was this the first single off the snake one or not seven of the seven? No, seven the Reagan tiger. It was the third, I think.

It was the third single. Save a prayer on this album? No, that was the first one. Oh, no, a second album. Rio. Rio. Yeah. Was there third album?

Wow. So that tells you the one before Rio was their bleach. Yeah. But it wasn't because it had girls on film. Save a prayer. But save a prayer came out twice. Oh, yeah. Sure, sure.

Once they were like. Was the Union of the Star. snake on this album? Yeah. That was the first single. How about New Moon on Monday? This album. So I owned this vinyl. Yeah, yeah. Rio was the first vinyl I ever purchased. Is it really? Wow. So let's, okay, so were you like in the studio while this got remixed?

No, but what's... Because who remixed it? So this is Nile Rogers remix. He did, yeah, he remixed the whole book. That's why I gave it to Rob. Yeah, I can see why. And so it's weird because when I listen to it now and I think about being in the studio with Nile and his engineer, Jason Casaro was like his right-hand man because Jason was running

the board. He's doing the stuff and now. And Nile was like the inspiration. Yeah. And Jason was like, sure, Nile, whatever, whatever. But Jason was really the creative mind. So Nile is the, what's his name? Rick Rubin.

Totally. Niles Rick Rubin saying, do this, do this. And the technical guys, the one who actually executes it. Yep. Because listening to the original and then listening to this again, what I really hear is what Nile took away from the original.

Because all the elements were there, Nile's beauty was to listen to it and go, you don't need that. Get rid of that. And let's turn up this. So all these things were already in the original Duran Drandrand version. Right.

He just sort of emphasized certain things, but then he brought in the sampling with the reflet, and all that kind of stuff. That was brand new. He made it very much of the moment. Totally, yeah, yeah. So the story, the story that I heard on the internet,

which must be true, is that, so when we worked with Nile in the summer of 83, that fall he did Inexcess original sin, and he took a lot of this, the techniques that he did with us, and he did that one single with Inexcess,

and then Duran Duran heard in excess, and we're like, that's really cool, let's get Nile. Dream on Black, yes, that was a song. So then they got him. him to do this version. And I met these guys in March of 84 when they were doing the video for the song. And where, tell about the video for the song. Oh, so the video was done at Maple Leaf Gardens.

Yeah, March the 5th, I believe. Yeah. So they did, huge sold out show. My best friend's older sister was at the show. Oh yeah. I was at that show. So earlier that day, Earl Jive and Beverly Hills and I were in the four seasons for a CF&Y interview. And it was Simon and Nick and John. Wow. And Earl was recording for a CF and Y thing. And I gave Nick two copy, two cassettes of our Spoon's albums, Ari and symphonies and Talk Back. And he's like, oh, yeah, we just did the song with Nile. And we're making a video tonight.

And so it was like this weird meeting of the worlds, you know? Amazing. Confluence. You know what? It was probably a good idea for you to let him have this one, Mike. I happily handed it over on the silver platter. Yeah. But it's weird to listen to it now because...

He's drifting to his right, by the way. I know. He's moving away from me. Is it? Does Bob smell? No, not at all. It smells good. Okay, well, get closer.

Get a little closer. Don't be shy. Don't be shy. With air and extra dry. That's right. It's, I think the, it's fine. You know what? Maybe your basement is off kilter. It's not a TV show.

No, that's true. Yeah. It's fine. That's amazing. That was really cool. It was really cool. I saw Nile was involved in that. Like, I mean, is he still, he's still doing stuff, right?

Oh, yeah. I mean, he's mostly, he's touring tons now. I mean, I mean, I saw him a couple years ago open for Duran Duran, which was unbelievable. Yeah. Because he basically does that state, the tennis stadium? stadium. Yeah. That's where my son's

graduation is in two weeks time. Where? No, I'm the York version of it. It's the Queens one. That's right. In Queens,

yeah. What did you call it? I heard Soby Stadium. Forstil Stadium. Why did I hear Soby Stadium? Maybe because it's here. Maybe it's good branding. I call it the soup.

Because they call it the bowl. Really? We have a bunch of concerts up there. Yeah. The Indy 88 is presenting. And so I call it the soup bowl. What's the place Bruno Mars is playing now? Roger.

My wife is there on a side of. Roger's scaffolding, I call it. Somebody I saw online said that they heard it like 10 kilometers away. They were like, well, the other... Wasn't that like Midtown Gord? Was that gourd? I can't remember. You say online, but it was in the FOTM.

I'll tell you what, the other night in the east end of Toronto, so there's Woodbine Park where they've had bestival there. I saw the curate Woodbine Park. Wow. Yeah, it was amazing. Grimes was there. Anyhow, they had a, it's called an electric island as a festival that happens here in the city. It happens on the island for some, but they actually had the electric island, like,

preview weekend, last weekend during Victoria Day weekend. And it was so loud. I heard it at Maine and Danforth, which is like, it's crazy. On this note is that I heard very clearly from my bedroom where the magic happens.

I heard Drake's fireworks when he was doing his... Oh, from Harborfront. Yeah. Really? Oh, yeah, you could, I could hear that because there's nothing in between.

Yeah. Practically. It's across the lake. Yeah. It comes across the lake. It's amazing how sound bounces like that, like off buildings and whatever, right? By the way, not that anybody wants

three middle-aged white guys take on it. There's some great tracks on the Drake albums. Can you tell me the great tracks? Because I just burned through song and nothing resonated. Too hard for the radio. On the new album. Yeah.

The story of Bob Willett. Yeah. Too hard for the radio is the best most radio friendly Drake sounding song. Okay. Like if you like the motto and you like a cold on, I'm going home. Sure. Which or anything with, you know, the Rihanna ones or, yeah. Too Hard for the radio is the band.

It was James Edgar who heard this. Oh, okay. Concert from Rogers Stadium is Bruno Mars. I thought so. That was great. My wife will be there Saturday. So Roger Stee, I had friends who were there last night.

It was canceled on Saturday because of the bad weather. I had friends who there last night and said it was quite possibly the best show they've ever seen. Wow. I mean, I've seen some previews of it when he started it in Vegas and it looks insane. Amazing. I might, if I can get,

if I, if I, I won't pay. Um, but if I might go on Sunday night after my ship, I would go. And your wife has going to show? Uh,

she's got tickets for Wednesday. For Wednesday. I have tickets. I had tickets yesterday to give away. And, uh, you know, if you're listening this week to Indy 88.

Because they play Bruno Mars on Indy88. Did you know that? I heard that. This really bothers you. A little bit. I feel like. Yeah, because we have the best ratings we've ever had since we started.

One of my station. Yeah, you might die with a smile? No, uh, not that I'm not on my show, at least we haven't. Um,

yeah, you know what? I get it. I understand, but you know what I also understand. You're too close to it because you are employed there and you love what you do. And you don't ever control the business. I know the business is,

I know. You couldn't keep splitting that small piece of the pie with the edge. But, Listenership, we lost something that was different. But it's still different. Now everything's the same. No, it's not. It's very similar.

Who else? Does anybody else play mother-mother? Does anybody else play born ruffians? Yes. We play all that shit still. But you know what I love? You gotta go through some Bruno Mars and some edge here and everybody likes. But you guys, you have to remember back to top 40 when we were kids.

We played everything. They played everything. All this time. I always think about that. Top 40 is top 40. Yeah. But unfortunately, the world that we live in now has expanded so much that Indie, there's no such thing as India.

anymore. Everything is mainstream. Because if 100,000 people love something or 100 million people love something, it has the same effect on you as an individual. Look, I understand. Like, our purpose is different. Yeah. Radio's purpose is changed. You guys play a good variety. That's what I love. But listener Bob would not love the direction of Indy-80.

You mean 15-year-old Bob? That's not fair. Yeah. That's not fair because I haven't been listener Bob for 20 years. I don't say it was fair. I'm just saying if you didn't work there and you were a listener, you'd be disappointed in the direction. That'd be like me saying to you, if you didn't do this podcast. You wouldn't, you know, you wouldn't understand a podcast, why a podcast did something.

It's not quite like that. No, it's completely like that. You do this for a living. I understand both of your points, but I believe... What a diplomat. I'm a diplomat because I believe that what we remember from childhood as an indie station compared to a mainstream station was the coolest fucking thing in the world. Sure. It doesn't exist anymore. How did you feel when CFM and Y started playing Madonna? Madonna. Well, I wasn't listening at that point. Or George Michael. I already... I see he's... Or the Shep Pettyville remix of Hard Day. Yeah, no, but for me, as a professional musician, as a professional musician, I wanted to be, originally, I wanted to be played on CF&Y. I didn't give a shit about anything. And then when CKFC... But no one else would play you. Right. But when CQOC started playing us, I thought, wow, that's really cool. So now we're, like, mixed in with Journey and we're mixed in with Queen and whatever. It's kind of cool, because more people are listening to you. But I remember when Tears for Fears went to number one on Billboard, top 100. And I was a little disappointed because I was like, this is a shout? What was it? It was shout. Or was it everybody wants through the world. One of those. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But I remember. But I remember. But I remember. But I remember.

I remember being a little disappointed because they were my CF and Y band. They were cool. For five years. I was like, fuck now everybody knows who they are. This is when modest mouse went big with float on. Yeah. So you grow up and you have to realize, as long as people love your music, it's not taking anything away from you as an individual.

So like what Indy88 does is they play the coolest range of shit from our olden days. I care. Look, do I think the programming is perfect? No. No. But that's not my department anymore. You're in the business of making money. I'm in the business.

No, see now that makes me sound like a sellout. I'm in the business of making entertaining radio. And whatever that, whatever that might be. But you talk between the songs. I do. Yes. But you don't choose the songs.

I don't anymore. No very clear about that. I used to. When I was at Proud FM, I made, I made radio that I was proud of. No pun intended. And I made sure we played music that I thought fulfilled a wide,

like a wide variety. And I think we do. Look, you're right. Is it perfect? No, but nothing's going to be perfect. No.

Radio's, again, it's Marshall McLuhan all over again. It is the, the medium is the message. Radio's job has changed. And so for guys who are in their 50s to say, I feel like, you know, and people get to get angry that the station is changed. Not angry.

No, you're not, but other people are. But if you weren't on the station, it would no longer be one of my six presets. It's that different from what you, so what are your, so what are your five? Okay,

I'll give you them all. I'll try to go in Oregon. That's how I like to have them. Okay. So Indy 88, CF and Y. Yeah. Because they play all the stuff you love still.

Boom. on my preset. Yeah, they play stuff you love just the stuff you love. K-107. Also only play, it's all the same music, man. Hits 97-7. Okay, they play new rock, but you're gone when that plays. April Wine plays on there. I need to hear that glorious sun song about being oxycodden addicted to oxy-kotin.

What's that call? I fucking love that song. That album's amazing. Young Beauties and Fools is amazing. When that song, and now my youngest has got into it, but it's funny to hear her sing the line about OxyCodden. Who is that? Glorious Sons. Gloria Sons. Glory Sons, Young Beauties and Fools is amazing. They call it the tax man. I lost my job, and I got got hooked on Hockey Cotton.

They turned the lights off. It took my car in. I bought a sawed off shotgun. Wow. All right. So anyway, those are all fine. That's a big 97.7 jam over there.

Okay. I think that's it. I know in 99.1 because I listen to a lot of CBCRA1. That's my preset. Yeah. That's good. Yeah. So you're saying something else.

What would be there if it was an 881? 94 9. You can get it here. Yep. I can get it here in the car. I can get it. I can get it in the east end of Toronto anymore. Okay.

Well, I wish. Well, I have to check. I like those guys. I like my boys. You're still hanging on there because I know on the weekends is the only time ever in the car. Yeah, they're on Sundays. And I always say, ask the kids, because I'm in the car a lot yesterday.

Yeah. I say, oh, that man will be in the basement tomorrow morning. That's what I say. I think if kids are listening to your station, that's the coolest thing because they're hearing the music they love. Yeah. That's the thing. So when kids are listening to radio. A lot.

With their parents in the car. Yeah. With their parents in the car. Yeah, not on their own. Because Jarvis has a Spotify playlist where he begs us to connect Bluetooth. to the radio. Because I like to flip the radio because I'm old.

Sure. Yeah. If kids listen to indie though and they're going to hear somber, they're going to hear the shit they love and then they're going to hear Frankie was to Hollywood. I'm like, this is fantastic because they need to know that this exists. Anecdotally speaking,

there are a lot of young people listening to the station more than we think. More than the numbers play out. I think, you know, again, we just, we're never going to be what we were. Of course. The business in general.

It's never going to be. And so I'm part of an era right now where things, it's very much in flux. And I think the place where I am is doing one of the best jobs. And that's not just because I'm there. I think they're doing one of the best jobs in making those adjustments. And I, you know, blow my own horn. I also think I'm, I am, I'm doing things that nobody else does on the radio. Saturday nights.

Saturday nights is one. But you're also not targeting 51 year olds. Yes, we are. Oh, you are? Females, like 45 plus, yeah. New kids in the block. Oh, you're not, okay, you're not targeting 50. year old males.

No, males are definitely not. Super masculine guys like me. That's the biggest laugh of the day so far. As I said it, I started laughing. No, you know what? I mean, we're basically like a 50-50 split, but yeah, we would like to get a few more listeners from CHFI, let's be honest.

A few more female listeners. A station that's never been on my presets. No, but it's also the number one radio station by a mile. No, I know I get it, but I don't think any 51, I mean, I don't see any. Yeah. But it's not that, they're not. They're not targeting 51-year-old males on CF.

But you know what? Michelle Butterley, by the way, lives down the street. She's lovely. She's very good at what she does. She walks Gracie. I see her. I heard her on Chime FM in Kitchener while I was driving around. There you go.

Because they got her doing shows all across the country. I like the radio talk because I am. We're such nerds. I know. This is so inside baseball. Again, four kids. So this is a small sample size. But the 24-year-old and 22-year-old

have never had a favorite radio. Never touch radio. Never touch it. And the, Unless they're in the car with me, the 12-year-old and 10-year-old don't listen to any radio. The 12-year-old has recently become obsessed with Spotify. I don't even have a Spotify account, but his mom got him on. And the 10-year-old just seems she really likes Taylor Swift and stuff, but she's not listening to the radio.

But, again, when I'm driving, like I was on the weekend, I can, I preset until I don't, and again, unless you're talking. Yeah. I avoid old talk. Like once I hear best of, unless it's on CBC. Who's the morning show? Well, that's different, yeah. but the morning show on CFMY is. Is Moira and Tucker?

On the weekend they do this, I go to CFW. Seawye is playing a lot of like 90s jams I love, okay? So there's a lot of this like 90s songs I love or whatever, smashing pumpkins or whatever. And I hear like best of and once I hear talking, I go to the next day. You're out right away. I don't even, not even for a second.

I do not want to hear the, and again, they don't talk about the music. I would love it if they talked about the fucking music. She'll listen to Lana. Lana talks about the music on. But when's Lana on? She's on between two and six every day, Monday to Friday. That's not like a convenient time for me to listen to. That's your problem, then.

So Lana talks about the music. Yes, a lot. I want them all to talk about the music. I so want to learn something about the fucking song. You want the guys on Boom and Q107 to talk about the music? Please. Those songs are fucking so old. But Bob, this three-hour experience, we're creating as we speak.

Oh, you think the corporate owners are going to let them talk as long as we do? I didn't say that. I said what I want. Like, this show toast, almost. almost exists because it's what I crave. I want three people who know a little bit or a lot to sit down and when they play the song, talk about, because I have a fun fact about the reflex because it was my song before Rob Proust took it from me.

And I was going to share with you the fun fact that, and I've said this before, but Bruce Springsteen has never had a number one hit that he sang. Right. He wrote a song blinded by the light, Manfred Man Band went to number one. But Bruce Springsteen's biggest hit is Dancing in the Dark. it peaked at number two. Because. Two songs blocked it from getting to number one.

One of those songs... You're saying it right now. Is Prince's... Sit down over there. What are you doing? Get on the mic. He's leaving already. Prince's when doves cry.

Okay? It's no bat dance. It's no bat dance. But Prince is when doves cry is a pretty good song. And where is the Batman? Wait till Wednesday when I dropped the Toronto mic listener. What did I call that again?

The Toronto Mic's... No, it's called it. the social experiment. Social experiment. Okay. So, the other song that blocked Bruce

from getting to number one with dancing in the dark was the reflex. Okay. There you go. So we're on to Bob's last jam, right? Yes. Bob and I had a big radio chat.

Yeah, we did. I don't know which one is the fucking, can you tell me the one that has the word Bob in it? Is that the remix? Is the second one? Okay, okay. Yes. So the other one here,

this is just a, this is one of my favorite new country songs of all time. Oh, yeah. I would tell it, new country. I think it's a beautiful song. Bob loves this new country.

Oh yeah. No, I love good ballads. Oh, this is a big hit. Great song. It's a remix? No, this is the original. This is the original? Yeah. 2010. Yeah. I always try to play different styles of things. Love it. Gotta mix it up, that guy.

Can you get Niall Rogers on Toronto mic? Uh-huh. Probably. If I ever cross your mind. I'm surprised taking you this song to ask. I was going to ask me. I know my limitation. Yeah, that's true. Bob, what's this band's name?

Lady A now used to be Lady Antebellum. Right. Yeah. They're like the Dixie Chicks. They had a brand. Yeah. I love a good song about unrequited love or breakups or like I just love a good heartbreak song.

And I've always liked this song. And it's a great song. So the next thing I'm going to play actually starts with another song. song. So what is another person? I don't know if I ever went this deep into the song. Really? This is a great song. But where do they play this? I'm not hearing this in the wild.

You would have heard this on CHFI. Back in the day, you would have heard this on all the country stations. Chum? Yeah, Chum F.m would have played this at the time in 2010. Maryland Dennis might have spun this? Yeah, for sure. In fact, I bet you, lady... You know she's retiring? You have heard that. I hear, I bet you, Lady Antebellam might even have been on the

morning show with those. I feel like it. Because the country people are really good at doing radio. They understand how important radio is. In their world. Josie Dye and Jamar McNeil, the next morning show in Chum, is that confirmed yet? No. Is that your prediction?

No. What do you think? I don't know. I know that Leslie Taylor is a big chumhead. So Christian. So Christian is the program director there now. I happen to run into David Corey, who co-hosts. Who's leaving?

with Maryland. Who is also, yeah, but not by choice. Well, I heard some things. I never put him on the air because I'm a gentleman. Well, those are all unfounded. Well, that's also why I don't put him on the air. But he is a,

but this guy's like a big, he was the president of Bell. He was in charge of all of Bell radio at one point. He went to the States. He was in charge of all the country stations for like Cumulus. And like this guy, he's a known, he's a very known entity in the business. And he's co-hosting with Maryland

right now. And they're dear friends. And they're gone. When she retires, he's gone as well. So Christian Hall, there you go, who used to work at Q107 way back in the day, Christian Hall now has come from the West Coast. He was running a couple stations. He was with Rogers for a long time.

He's now come into Toronto. He's originally a Toronto guy. He's like his dream gig. He's running Chum FM. And there's talk of like that he might want to bring his own morning show in. I don't know. I mean, Josie is the logical choice. With Jamar.

With Jamar. Yeah, Josie and Jum. They're both FOTMs. Yeah. That's the logical choice. There you go. You're telling me that's not a slam dunk. No.

Rob's like, what are we talking about? I'm digging out of Toronto guy. This is very inside baseball, as you would say. I'm interested in this. Yeah, no, I've heard it. And Josie is a friend. So I'm not, I don't want to say I'm like starting starting rumors.

I would consider Josie a friend of mine. So, but I, again, and this is all just rumor mongering at this point is, I don't know that that's a slam dunk. From what I've heard. Stay tuned because on Rewinder with Blueprint Blair Packham, we never did do that part. I need to do it now. And then we're going to play your remix, Bob.

Yeah. We got to thank Blair Packham because 24 hours noticed to be the opening act because Rob Proust was buffing his ass off. He jumped in. It was amazing. And if you go to my YouTube, the Toronto Mic's YouTube channel, you can listen to the Blair Packam set. I listen to it.

It sounds amazing. Yeah, it's so good. And he pretended to be you at some point. He didn't play romantic traffic, though. You know what? That is my one grievance. I'm going to file a grievance with Blair Packham. Did he end with Last of the Red Hot Fool?

No, that was his penultimate jam. Okay. Yeah, I would imagine. But that was a big one. People were like, oh, I know the song. And I had to tell somebody named Jane. I said, Jane. That's his song.

Yeah. He's not doing a cover right now. He wrote it. Because he did that Jules Shear covered that, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, you're looking at me like I know what you're looking at you. I know. Because you're supposed to, um, Cindy Lopper. Do you remember my connection to the last of the Red Hot Fools?

Remind us. And then I'm going to kick out of it. I play bass on that song. What? But the version we hear on CFTR Sharon Taylor The version Sharon Taylor would play on CFDR You're playing the bass on that

That's fucking mind-blown Yeah, I know Okay, Bob, any words before the remit? So here's what I did. So this is from my very first mix I did on the electric ballroom. This is me playing the end of the song It's Robin and then there's a little ID

And then it goes into the remix that I like to play. I just want you to hear what it sounds like So there you go. That's great song. Exciting. The Electric Ballroom with Bob on Andy 88. It takes you perfect for the phone because I can't fight it anymore.

And I wonder if I ever cross your mind. For me, it happened. There you go. So that, that's a good remix. Yeah. So this, I think, is the Jason Nevins remix. Who did, it's like that, the Run DMC one. He's one of the biggest.

I think it's the, I'll be honest, there's so many remixes. I actually don't remember which one this is. But I think it's the Jason Nevin's. Nevins remix. And what I like to do with it is like I remember the year I was like, remember I was unemployed for almost a year in 24 and I was doing a lot of DJ and I was at supermarket in, uh, in Liberty quite a bit. That's how we got them, Rob. Yeah. Was that the year you were going to be at the casino as well? I was at the casino. Yeah, yeah, yeah, for a while. And I was like, I'm out of here. Um, but I would play it's, I learned

very quickly that, uh, younger people, because I was playing like, it was like you, a UFT party of like, you were talking 19 year olds. And I was playing some they love, this remix went over huge. And they probably didn't know the song. They just loved it. Well, I think they, again, it's 2010. They were probably born when it came out. That song was everywhere. Yeah. But you can dance to it now when you put a beat behind it. Of course. So anyways, that was my last remix. Nobody's going to kick out Space Man?

I thought about it. The Boomtown Boys remix. Yeah, because, yeah, our, your F-O-T-M-Biff naked. Also been on my podcast. She's a sweetheart. Yeah. The original Space Man, Harder guitars. And then the Boomtown. Boom-Tang. Not Boom-Town. Boomtang boys. Yeah.

That is a great remix. But I thought you would have taken it. Didn't make the cut? No, there you go. It's tough to make my cut. But there's a jam I'm about to kick out. But yeah, this was a big one. Okay.

It was fun. So that's again. Saturday night. Listen to Bob. Love it. Fun fact before I kick out my last jam, which is that Charlie Angus was here on Friday. Oh, no, everything's falling.

Charlie Angus has a new album with the Grievous Angels called Revolution. This artwork, Very reminiscent of the band you're about to play. This artwork is courtesy of Ron Hawkins. This is a Ron original. That's a raw original. He sells his art a lot. He's got some great stuff.

He has some amazing stuff. He has some small. Yeah, here, give it to me here. That's amazing. I'm going to roll right into mine. Does yours fade out or does it just end? That just ends. There it goes.

We've been holding it up for a while. This surety am here for you Anytime you need me For real girl It's me in your world Believe me Nothing make a man feel better There are a few things

That's forever My ladies We can make for or make babies Back when I was nothing You made a brother feel like he was something That's why I'm with you to this day Who no fronten This gentleman was in the wire

Really? The Land Show, yeah He had a big role in the wire What did Stu's mom call them The Wu Tang Gang I think it's with Stu's mom I'm sure you'd call them. The Bucingame.

So, Klan, this is Method Man, his big debut studio album, Ticau. This song is called All I Need, okay? So this was on his 1994

solo album, Ticow. All I Need by Method Man, okay? Yeah. On Def Jam. I'm for you. If you keep it real with me,

I keep it real with you. Mugin your host, chew. Chew. Life's me wanting to do. I took one look at you And it was plain to see You are my destiny

Anytime you need me For real girl is seeing That's forever My lady We can make more Make babies Back when I was nothing You made a brother feel like he was sucking

That's why I'm with you to this day Boone'll frontin Even when the skies were great You would rub me on my back And say baby it'll be okay Now that's real to a brother like me Baby Never ever get my fuck your way

And keep it tight. I'm going to walk these dogs so we can live. In a fat crib with thousands of kids. World life. You don't need a ring to be my wife. Just be there for me, and I'm going to make sure we be. Living in the f***leap of luxury. I'm realizing that you didn't have to fuck with me.

But you did. Now I'm going all out, kid. And I got mad luck to give you my nephew. Mary J. Blige shows up for this remix by Riza. They made a video for this that was all over much music. fucking love this remix of Method Man's All I Need, which is officially called, I'll be there for you slash, you're all I need to get by the razor sharp mix. There you.

A couple of fun facts, and one of them is very sad. One of them is very, very sad. It's not fun. Yeah. The funest, saddest fact of all. Let me bring down the remix and just play the original version of this song. Oh yeah Which has a sad fact to it

And then I'll play the other remix that was popular By a guy who has been Canceled Problematic Jam It's Marvin Gay everybody Yeah Yeah Rob this is an Ashford and Simpson

Composition Motown release, Marvin Gay and Tammy Terrell was her name. Sadly, I'm using past tense for that. But this song came out in 1968. It was a very big hit. Ashford and Simpson. You got it.

We need more and groups. Ashford and Simpson, Peaches and Herb, Sunny and Cher, somebody and somebody. That sounds like your next theme. I know. Who's there today? Band, bands. Tammy Terrell.

Tammy Terrell. You can hear in this song, there's a few moments where Marvin Gay says, come on, Tammy, because Tammy Terrell is singing this song while recovering from surgery because she had a malignant brain tumor. Wow. Wow. Malignant brain tumor and it was a struggle to get through this particular recording, okay? A year after the single came out, Marvin Gay was performing it with Carla Thomas.

because Tammy Terrell is not well enough. And this was at the Apollo. But Tammy Terrell in a wheelchair was seated in the front row, and she began singing along. And Marvin Gay left the stage and sang it with Tammy Terrell. It is her final performance before she died

in March 1970. Is there footage of that? That was on a TV show? This was live at the Apollo. I don't know if there was any footage. Yeah. Well, I mean, live with the Apollo, became a show.

Sure. Okay, this is actually at the ball of theater here. Check out the tube of you. But sad, what happened to Tammy. She was very sick of a malignant brain tumor,

but this was a big song. It was one of the big first Motown songs that didn't have the Motown sound. This is a more soulful, gospel-oriented theme. It's almost like those Atlantic records, who I would have been like,

Otis, right? No, was Otis on you? Atlantic? Yeah, it was like. Well, now you're bringing it. me back to Stacks and I feel like we need to do a Stax episode

because Otis was on Stacks records of course but Carla Thomas too of course of course of course but okay so the remix is so the one I like is that razor sharp mix and that's the one that had the video and I really liked it with Mary J. Blige

and Method Man from the wire but there was another big remix of that song I'm just going to play it because what the fuck why not but this guy is problematic so we'll just play a bit of this remix and then we'll say goodbye to everybody. It's been a long show.

Wilson Pickett was aware, man. Sorry. Wilson Pickett. Go ahead. Minis. Yeah, it's cool. I'm a man for you anytime you need me. For real girl is me in your world. Believe me.

Nothing make a man feel better than a woman. Queen with a crown that be down for whatever. There were a few things that's forever. My lady, we can make warra make babies. Back when I was nothing, you made a brother feel like he was By the way, I'm with you to this day, boo no prunton. Even when the skies were great. By the way, Tammy Terrell was only 24 years old when she died for that brain tumor.

Oh, my goodness gracious. Okay. And on equally sad note, this remix is the Puff Daddy remix, everybody. Puff Daddy remix. I just wanted to say, speaking of you, because you ended on the hip-hop note, one of my remixes that I really thought about is FOTM's, Mystra Fresh West Let Your Backbone Slide, because the original is not the hit. right? The original

the hit is the power version it's called, yeah. The power mix. Yeah, I was so I thought hard about that. I was really going to do that. Yeah, there you go. So, okay, so the power mix was 458. There you go. Oh, you got it right there. Yeah, yeah, right there. And then this, the radio edit was long and I figured we've talked a lot about Maestro. Yeah. Yeah. There you go.

Yeah. That's cool. Yeah. So there's the, and then the club mix. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. The radio edits is the one that, but it was the power mix that they made, they put the video to. That's so cool. Yeah. Yeah. This is a throwdown. A showdown.

Hell no, I can't slow down. It's going to go on the mix. That's what you have. Mary Ginger, please. That's right. The beat will be played in many parts. Many parts. Gentlemen, we went long.

Is this our longest? It's a good one. I don't know. I'll tell you right now. I don't know. It felt. It felt long. Yeah, yeah.

2.15, but we had to get the catalytic conversion story. That's true. Where the fuck was Rob on Thursday night? So, Rob, glad you're here, man. I'm glad you're here, man. I'm glad you're here. to be here. I'm still sad about that. I'm so glad that it went well, though, because I knew it would. You know, it honestly unfolded as I envisioned it on my bike ride to the Elma combo that night.

Like, I could visualize it, and it happened as I visualized it. The grand finale happened as I drew it on the board. It's amazing. And I'm very pleased. Yeah, I'm pleased for you. And I thought it went well. Visualization. I can't like to share it on Wednesday. Yeah, I don't know. Visualization. If you can see it, you can be it. Is that true? Yeah, it's true. I saw myself dunking the ball and game seven of the NBA final and it never happened. You'll see it when you believe it. It's the truth. Who picks the next topic?

Me. What topic are you picking for next week? Next month. Oh yeah, I know. It could be next week though, because next week is next month. Literally next week is next month. I don't think we've done it before. I want to do weather jams.

I don't think we have. You're the boss. We have no veto power. No, no, I know, but I don't think we have. Yeah. Whatever that means to you, weather jams. Weather jams. W-E-A-T-H-R.

Oh, damn it. Not weather or not. Weather or not. Here I come. A homonym? Yeah, I know. It's not a hominem. Damn it, I can't do it.

Maybe I'll get F-O-T-M Harold Hosein to make a special appearance. Exactly. He does calypso music. The weather man. He gave me CDs of his calypso music. Really? Yeah. It's funny, Mike. Hurricane Harold, he goes by.

Yeah, songs about the weather. Songs about the weather. No, you just said weather jams. Weather jams. Yeah, you can't give us that little thing. Weather jams. Okay, I'm looking forward to kicking out weather jams in June, my birthday month. That's right.

Are you two able to make the TMLX 22 on June 25th? It's a Thursday, 6 to 9. Oh, he was another full month between episodes. I'm getting a haircut earlier that day. Are you? My barber is flying in from New Brunswick. What time is that? Oh, no, you know what?

We'll talk. Bob's Bay. There's a dance competition. He's buffing. In Ottawa Saga. I don't know if I'll be there or not or whatever. I don't know. We'll see. Yeah.

That is a strong maybe from me. Strong. I'll take it. I'll take it. Strong, probably not for me. Oh, well, then, yeah. Well, as long as Cam and Stewart there, I'll be happy. There you go.

It's all right. It's all right. You don't record those. That's right. Cam, I think he'll sell copies of track changes at my event. Love that book. Only chapter 11 matters to me. Earn the rest.

Weather jams. I'm already thinking about it. I'm excited. Good. And that brings us to the end of our 1,904th show, 1904. Go to Torontomike.com for all your Toronto mic needs.

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Get to Christy Pits. Nick Aienies, Recycle MyElectronics.C.A. and Ridley Funeral Home. Rob, I got... Did you get the new and improved measuring tape last time? Yeah, I got one already.

All right. You got another one, brother. New and improved for you. Okay, I'll save it. I'll save you. See you all. I'm going to Montreal, but I'm recording later today with Adam Bunch.

I'll drop that tomorrow. Adam Bunch. A bunch of fun. Tomorrow morning. See you then.