Phil’s Inn

Brad is visited in the Inn by William Weston King and Lou Dalgleish - My Darling Clementine - and they chat about country duos and Elvis Costello . . . 

Brad holds a mini-film festival, showing previews of up-coming films in theatres, including "Anora 2" and "Gladiator III - Battle of the Minions". Popcorn ran out very early . . . 

Aparna Halpe, from North America's first all-women, diversity-affirming tango ensemble, pays a visit to the Inn and her and Brad talk about tango . . .

With five separate weddings - Romanian, Lebanese, Italian, Jewish, and German - Brad's challenge is how to keep the peace with five open bars with no drink limits . . .  

Brad decides to take advantage  of the town's Winter Street Sale to de-clutter some of the flotsam and jetsam that's been left at the Inn . . . lava lamps abound . . .  

Brad is joined by TONY QUARRINGTON and MARTIN WORTHY talking about Paul Quarrington - musician, author, filmmaker, screenwriter, Renaissance man, et al.

the New Years Eve party at the Inn got busted by the OPP - noises complaints, fights, underage drinking, and public urination - so most of the town is spending the weekend in the county jail . . . and the prison band began to wail . . . 

Join Brad in a three hour Christmas Music Immersive at the Inn this afternoon. Our criteria? NO SHOPPERS' DRUG MART CHRISTMAS MUSIC !!!! I think we succeeded . . . Happy Holidays !!!

Brad decides he doesn't need either a reason or an excuse to play cover versions all afternoon . . . 

Brad and a bevy of guests present prime examples on how to fundraising under stressful technical problems . . . we put the "fun" in fundraising . . . you can still make a donation to this independent radio station - www.ciut.fm and hit the donate button - visa, visa debit, mastercard, american express, and paypal . . . you'll feel so wonderful afterwards . . . 

Brad gets cosy around the fireplace with positive tunes and Jane Siberry popping by on the phone . . . then technical difficulties rear their ugly head . . . damn you, Spotify . . . 

"I don't want to talk about it, okay? I just don't. Don't want to see his face, hear his voice, i just don't want to talk about it, if you don't mind . . . nothing - nada - bupkiss -  But I'll tell ya the one thing that really pisses me off . . . aw, forget it, I don't want to talk about it . . . '

This is the REAL NOV. 2, 2024 show . . . Brad still enjoying the autumnal tunes and vibes . . . 

With logs on the fire, MacGregor socks and thermal underwear on the body, and Autumn on his mind, Brad takes it easy and surrenders to autumnal sounds and vibes . . . 

Ghastly - ghostly - gruesome - grotesque - grim - goblin-esque - gory - garish - grinning - gut-wrenching - and any other word that the "G" thing going . . . trying to present aspects of Halloween - a complex holiday indeed . . . 

People in the undisclosed, unnamed town the Inn is on the outskirts of has decided to hold a book fair at the inn. We are calling it "Word in the Hallway" . . . 

Famed singer-songwriter Tom Rush visits the Inn and a splendid time was had by all . . . sorry about the unexplained crackle in Tom's articulate interview . . . 

Brad reminds us how hard it is to hit a moving target . . . 

Exhausted from re-stocking the Phil's inn Larder for the winter months ahead, Brad decides to take it easy, puts another dog on the fire, and leans back in the rocker. 

Brad decides to broadcast live (sorta) from Toronto's Cabbagetown Festival, deep in the belly of the beast . . . 

Brad helps out the local Boy Scout troop by operating a lemonade stand with refreshmants as a fundraising venture. The Scouts have disappeared and Brad may be stranded on the roadside . . . 

A moderately sunny day, so Brad decides to spend the afternoon on the PHIL'S INN yacht moored in the PHIL'S INN marina. He may fall asleep . . . 

Come join us as we launch PHIL'S INN TRAVEL AGENCY, TRIP ADVISOR, AND DRY CLEANING w/Martinizing 1 Hour Cleaning. Alterations done on-site at the Boulevard of Broken Seams in the rear . . . 

In honour of the Olympics in Paris (France), the town decided to have a Senior Citizens (Elders) Olympics. We expect it to move much slower but with surprising grace and maturity . . . what else ya got at 78, right?

Finally, a somewhat sunny day at the Inn and Brad decides to relax at the Marina. As well, filmmaker, Caroline Curry, drops by to talk about her gorgeous film, "Shalborne", the closing feature at this year's Female eye Film Festival . . .