Phil’s Inn

Beverly Taft, chanteuse extraordinaire, drops by the Inn for a short visit, bringing her songs and ukulele.  I even lowered the bowling alley sound effect in honour of her visit . . .

Paul James drops into the Inn with his guitar, his harp rack, his stories, and his charm . . . a splendid time was had by all . . . 

The Inn hosts the regional convention of the NADD - the National Association of Day Drinkers - and Brad decided to play music celebrating what the Irish simply call "the drink" . . . 

Brad controls the weather at the Inn this week - no more victim of our weather karma - and has decided to make it rain. Brad also completely forgets David Celia was coming for a visit. What a nice surprise his visit was . . . and he brought his guitar . . .  

Brad holds a dismal, poorly attended Garage Sale on the  streets of the unnamed town where Phil's Inn is located. No business but nice music . . . drop by . . .

The famed Jaymz Bee pops into the Inn to play some music and talk about his amazing event "Caravan of Music" . . . 

Rain, rain, freezing rain - time to put another dog on the fire, bundle up, and drink copious mugs of Ovaltine . . . 

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 . . .