HAS IT REALLY BEEN THAT LONG SINCE I'VE BLOGGED HERE? SORRY, KIDS. . .LOTS GOING ON!
THE HOLIDAYS ARE UPON US AND I'VE BEEN ANNOUNCING GIVEAWAYS ON ALMOST EVERY INDIES & OLDIES SHOW FOR A MONTH! (ONLY USA LISTENERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO WIN A PRIZE DUE TO CUSTOMS, POSTAGE, ETC.) JAM RECORDS, THAT GREAT INDIE LABEL HAS GRACIOUSLY DONATED SOME OF THEIR HOT-OFF-THE-PRESS CD'S FROM THEIR CATALOG AND A MUSIC STORE IN NEW YORK STATE CALLED "FAB GEAR" THAT SPECIALIZES IN VINTAGE INSTRUMENTS OF THE 60'S IS SENDING SOME TOTALLY GROOVY GUITAR PICKS WITH THE STORE'S LOGO ON THEM! IF YOU LISTEN CLOSELY TO ONE OF THE SHOWS, YOU COULD WIN A DJ TOBY CHICAGO T-SHIRT, ONE OF 12 OF THE LATEST EXCLUSIVE RUN! WHEN I SAY "STAY TUNED, BABIES," I MEAN IT ;)
STUDIO ENGINEER HAVANA BROWN KITTY-BOY SEAMUS HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD BOY THIS YEAR (AND EVERY YEAR) SO HE WILL BE GETTING SOME VERY SPECIAL GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. . .BUT PLEASE DON'T TELL HIM. . .IT'S A SECRET! ;) NO WORD YET ON WHAT HE IS GETTING FOR ME! I ALWAYS GET A GIFT FOR MYSELF AND THIS YEAR I BOUGHT "THE BEATLES 1" DVD AND AM TRYING TO NOT OPEN IT EARLY. . .!
BFF RICH AND I ARE WORKING ON ANOTHER GUEST DJ SPOT FOR OUR FRIEND CJ THE DJ, CLARKE JAMES, WHO IS ON ANOTHER STATION - BUT WE STILL LIKE HIM! LOL! OVER THE YEARS, CLARKE HAS DONE SEVEN GUEST DJ SPOTS FOR MY SHOWS AND THEY ARE ALWAYS VERY POPULAR WITH MY LISTENERS. HE IS A REALLY GREAT GUY!
THE CHARITY PROJECT HAS TAKEN ANOTHER TURN - THIS TIME IT MIGHT BE A WEB PAGE SIMILAR TO "GO FUND ME" WHERE LISTENERS CAN GO AND DONATE TO UNICEF (UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENS FUND) VIA PAYPAL. HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO EMBED THE DONATED INDIE MUSIC IN THIS WEBSITE. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST IN THE 'WHAT IF" STAGE AT THE MOMENT. . .THE OTHER WEBSITE WE HAD IN MIND KINDA FLAKED OUT ON US.
PLEASE KEEP LISTENING TO BUMPS RADIO ENGLAND, CATS AND KITTENS. . .IT REALLY IS A GREAT STATION AND WE HAVE A GREAT OWNER/MANAGER, PAULA BRIERS. NEVER HAVE I BEEN TREATED AS WELL AT A STATION AS I AM AT BUMPS RADIO - I MEAN THAT. PAULA'S THE BEST!
THAT'S IT FOR NOW, CATS AND KITTENS! WHATEVER YOU CELEBRATE, AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T CELEBRATE ANYTHING, HAVE A GREAT WINTER AND KEEP LISTENING TO BUMPS RADIO ENGLAND AND DJ TOBY CHICAGO!
HAPPY 2016!