What's new? Well, I was going to branch out and be heard on two internet radio stations but I had to put that venture "on hold" for awhile. It might happen by the end of the year - might. No promises as yet. . .For now, you can continue listening to me on TRM Radio Manchester/Devon on Fridays and Saturdays at 10 PM UK/5 PM US Eastern.
My birthday was in April and my pal from another station, DJ Clarke Cunningham (CJ The DJ!) arranged a HUGE birthday surprise for me! He somehow got My Broadcast Idol, WLS's DICK BIONDI to record a special birthday message just for me! I played that message (and a copy of Dick's famous song "On Top Of A Pizza") on both of my shows on my birthday weekend (April 18th and 19th) and was instantly transported to the Radio Days of my teenage years in ChicagoLand! I cannot thank Clarke - or Dick Biondi enough for their thoughtfulness and kindness. . .and Dick answered an email I sent to him, thanking him for doing this for me. Clarke and I are Skype buddies now, and I can tell you he is a really great guy and a great DJ!
Also have been playing a lot of music from Vinnie Zummo! Vinnie played guitar with Joe Jackson for years and is a brilliant musician who plays just about every instrument and musical genre on the planet - and plays all of them well. We are getting to be friends and he and his wife Janice (who sings like a bird!) are playing Jazz dates in and around the New York City area. If you are in the NYC area, please go to see them perform on May 24th at 4 PM in The Metropolitan Room in Manhattan. Check out my Facebook page (Toby Chicago) for more details! Also check out the cool photo Vinnie sent to me of him wearing one of my DJ Toby Chicago t-shirts! As more live performance dates are known I will print them here and on my Facebook page.
My Studio Engineer, My Havana Brown Kitty-Boy Seamus, sends his best to my listeners - as he always does - and wants to remind you that if your nose runs and your feet smell, you're built upside-down! ;)
Happy Spring, Everyone, and thanks for listening to Toby Chicago on TRM Radio! www.trmradio.co.uk