“80 Years of Music, Baseball, and Confused Youth Memories”

This is when the Farrell Brothers stopped being just another bar band and started becoming a show band. Elley and I were building a life, the group was finding its identity, and every decision — from jumpsuits to new players — pushed uscloser to the sound we were chasing. There were hard calls, big leaps, a Jamboree that nearly blew the doors off, and even a showdown over a pair of bib overalls. E...

October 1976 sits right on the edge of everything — the shock of Billy Spencer’s death, the Farrell Brothers taking shape in their first rough‑draft form, and the day I met Elley without having any idea how much that moment would matter. I was roofing with Tilo by daylight and chasing music after dark,trying to find my footing as the Blizzard of ’77 gathered in the distance. This episode lives in...

Gleason’s coffee bit, a missing Sea Hunt mask, and the shoe‑shine hustle that kept me busy as a kid. Add in a Chicago drink and the call that pulled me toward Buffalo, and you’ve got the final chapter of my Canadian years — a mix of TVmagic, childhood schemes, and the first spark of what came next.  

Montreal comes roaring back in this vault episode — taverns, queens, cops, and the kind of chaos that finds you when you’re young and bulletproof. It starts with a mysterious white powder and a near‑death scare, then drops into a Mt Royal bike plunge, a bar with phones on every table, and a run‑inwith Montreal’s finest. And in the middle of it all, the drag queens who ruled the night.

Goodbye Command Performance means the end of one chapter and the start of another. I keep the Rick, reunitewith Louis one last time, meet Mary White, drift through Lehigh Acres and a wedding in Ft. Myers, and finally step out alone for a solo act in Daytona. Back in Montreal, I took a job with an industrial cleaning company.  

Whacky Jack Sargeant runs amok in the Bahamas, our photo ends up everywhere, I turn 30, we loop back through Syracuse and Cincinnati, and I face a rematch with the LittleFoxes — this time getting the last laugh. A fast, funny, sun‑soaked chapter with more twists than anyone asked for.  

What starts in the neon of Reno and Tahoe ends in the sun ofBermuda — but the real story is everything that happens in between. Johnny Ray’s compliment,  Paul Revere & MarkLindsay comments, then came Bermuda with a crazy beach volleyball game that turns competitive, the POW escape game runs off the rails, and wheelchairs somehow end up on stage. Add in a few casino moments we probably should’v...

Kentucky moonshine, Syracuse memories, and one last look at Joe Bello before the road pulled us north. Winnipeg Inn brought a $7,000 surprise, Harrisburg brought familiar faces, and Idaho brought a disaster I still shake my head at. Andsomewhere in the middle of it all, Rick tried to mail something he definitely shouldn’t have. Goodbye Joe… hello Jack.

One odd Bellows show, a long stretch of highway and a stop in Abilene, a nervous kid at the gas pump, and a KC dinner that lands perfectly. But Cincinnati isn’t calm. The Foxes War is waiting and it’s time for a battle.

A few weeks, three cities, and a string of great memories. Denver mischief, my first look at California, Jerry Van Dyke and Blackstone making Harrah’s Tahoe very memorable, and a view of my Air Canada flight taking off as I was landing. A long,icy night in Chicago — complete with a free room and breakfast from the airline. Times have definitely changed.

A command performance in Montreal, many long hours with the tapes, and a detour through Skyline Chili and Cheyenne skies set the tone for a smooth week on the road. Then Denver arrives with a mile‑high shock that rewrites the ending

Cerberus hits the road — 3 guys, one mythological name, and a sound system built for stadiums, not bars. From a sound wall that moved furniture and bottles behind the bar, to a concert on a lake where the sound travelled for miles. Then, a stranger in N.B. greets me with a 5‑year‑old ritual I never wanted to see again. Hello Florida for the winter months and an escape before Spring Break. .  

What a trip. We started with a singer who couldn’t sing, and Winnipeg answered with a moment I didn’t see coming. There was comedy, there was chaos, and an elevator debate about war that sent hotel guests scrambling for the call button. Somewhere in the madness, Cerberus was born — and a poor busboy walked away permanently rattled.  

North Bay, Sudbury, Timmins — the winter run that kept stretching. A few days in Wabush, Labrador, and a frozen body on the roadside. A cast of characters including 2 weird fellas from Churchill Falls & new connections like Gene Jacobs and Chuck Madden in Buffalo.  By the time I made it back to Montreal and linked up with the Ajax band — and then with Kurt, Noah, André, and Richard — the snows...

This episode moves through 3 moments that couldn’t be more different — a quiet pause on a bridge, a honeymoon story that went sideways for poor Ted and Jenn, and a little man whostopped me cold. Somehow, they all ended up in the same place, forming a strange little arc I’m still thinking about.

A simple offer to “help the Rangers” turned into a week I’ll never forget — sleeping on a beach, riding in a crummie, dodging exploding trees, getting bombed by a low‑flying plane, and even hanging off a cliff with a mattock in my hands. It was dangerous, ridiculous, and at times downright hilarious. How 2 folksingers ended up fighting forest fires in Harrison Hot Springs, outside Vancouver… well,...

From a surprise radio reunion in Winnipeg to 5 hard days on a Manitoba farm, this episode follows the twists of a youngtraveler saying yes to whatever the road brings. A champion Appaloosa, a prairie bull, a long drive west, and a forest fire waiting in the mountains — it’s all part of the journey. Join me as I ride the rails, meet the people who shaped the path, and head toward the next adventure

A wild spring at CKGM sends everything spinning — a bottle stunt, a disastrous shift, and a firing that leaves me walking home at dawn, wondering what comes next. That long walkbecomes the turning point, the moment I decide to leave Montréal behind and follow the road west.

The Rhyme & Reason story starts here: Montreal optimism, a Kingston stopover, and a Toronto mishap that proved the road always has a sense of humor. A mix of music, travel, and the kind of moment you only appreciate decades later.

The springtime energy of the 1968 Montreal Boat Show sets the stage for a fashion show that slips off the rails, The Raftsmen’s 2nd Album, and the arrival of Skip & Charley. Moments tied together with vivid detail, humor and charm.

Two journeys, a few years apart, weave together here: prairie miles, military life, a devilish Cape Breton legend, and the Halifax Explosion in 1917. A blend of history, memory, and theuncanny.

In this episode, I look back at 1967 — a year when music took the fork in the road and life followed. From a Maritimes tour to a brief Hamilton detour and a return to Montreal, things took an unexpected turn that still makes me laugh decades later. A mix of music, mischief, and one unforgettable moment I never saw coming.

A packed year unfolds in this episode: a reunion with a young musician who would become Valdy, a New Year’s Eve wedding featuring more makeup than expected, a honeymoon encounter with a drag queen, the arrival of a baby girl named Juli Ayn, and the rebirth of the Raftsmen. We hit the studio with only four tracks to work with, release a Lightfoot tune that climbs to #6, and discover what it feels l...

Episode Nine takes you from The London Ontario to the foghorn on the ferry to Nova Scotia, with a few unforgettable detours along the way. Lou and I reform the Raftsmen with Marvin the Wrestler, and in Halifax we cross paths with Whiskey the Dog and get serenaded by Old Man Bird calls. There’s an accident, a pair of red pants, and a Boston trip that never happens. It’s a full chapter of music, mis...

In this episode, Guy takes you back to the era of wet copiers — those strange, alcohol‑scented machines that bridged the gap between mimeographs and modern photocopiers. What starts as a simple sales demonstration in 1965 quickly spirals into a full‑blown comedy of errors. It’s a story of youthful ambition, mechanical betrayal, and the kind of workplacedisaster you can only laugh about decades lat...