Through the magic of Facebook I have reconnected with a few folks including some former lovers which always proves quite interesting. One of the reconnects is with Ron Paley from my old band days back in Winnipeg.
Ron had a group called The Eternals and like The Jury they also recorded a few hit records. Ron’s band was a little younger than my own so he was still going after I left The Jury to pursue a Radio career when my Daughter Candis was born. Radio eventually took me to California where I ended up forming my own company so I kinda lost track of all the band guys. Ron it turned out started his own company by buying up most of the equipment his band recorded on which they used to build their own recording studio in Winnipeg. Ron since has gone on to building some sophisticated automation equipment for Radio which is far to complicated for me to even begin to describe. The other day on Facebook Ron and I were reminiscing about the fact that we had both recorded some tunes at K-Bank Studios in Minneapolis and I was telling him that I have a much better appreciation for my band days now because unlike Radio they last forever or as Sir Paul said it better … The Beatles are a bigger deal to me now than they ever were when I was a Beatle. The thing I’m most proud of is the fact that there must be a couple of thousand people who live in my gated community but I doubt any of them have records hanging on the wall.
What I’ve never understood about Women is why shortly after meeting me some of them need my money for the rest of their life.
George you definitely meet or look for the wrong women. I married at 18 , married happily for 46 years till my husband died. Now I enjoying the single life and don’t need a man in my life.
I definitely get involved with the wrong Women Irene because I am attracted to the broken ones and they are attracted to me. I’m doomed but it is kinda fun.
George – I used to worry about what people thought of me. . . .as I got older I realized – they weren’t thinking about me at all!
Exactly Bill and how sad was it to discover that after all we went through to look good nobody was watching either.
Geo: I am truly honoured to be mentioned in your blog and finally after many many years we find out how close we were to each other in the CKY Winnipeg days yet, so far apart. It wasn’t until we got together in West Palm for brunch in 2010 that we met again for the first time since the early 60’s. Your achievements in radio are to be admired and thanks again for the posts on Facebook and mentions in your blog. Ron Paley
Ron, Every one I know is in Jeopardy of being mentioned in my Blog. Who would have thought that two guys like us from small towns in Manitoba would have amounted to very much. I’m surprised myself(:
I have to agree with The Duke. Since I retired I’ve become the world’s greatest procrastinator.
I hear ya Bruce but the problem may be that we are on deadline right now and for that procrastination is a good thing.