Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: maeve
Date: 18 May 09 - 07:24 PM

Here's your confirmation, Lizzie:

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Rapaire - PM
Date: 17 May 09 - 11:49 PM

No, it means that if you're in the UK you'll have to listen at 01:00 (1 a.m.), Tuesday, May 19, to www.kisu.org.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Jeri
Date: 18 May 09 - 07:26 PM

Actually, yes I think. 33 minutes from now.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 18 May 09 - 07:28 PM

Thanks, maeve...I've just foundmy way into the show...this is the link again, to save folks from trying to find it again on the thread...

Bruce's radio interview - click on 'listen live' at bottom right of page

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Jeri
Date: 18 May 09 - 07:39 PM

OK. I know what time the show's on, I just don't know what the flip anybody's talkin' about except me, and I'm not too sure about me. I have my little laptop set up and ready and I'm going to get some hot chocolate because it's COLD here.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: maeve
Date: 18 May 09 - 07:44 PM

Enjoy that hot chocolate and Bruce's interview, Jeri. It's cold here as well, and I can't get anything from the radio station website on this substitute pc. Darn! I really wanted to hear this interview!

May as finish some outside chores.

maeve

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: gnu
Date: 18 May 09 - 07:47 PM

13 minutes.... oh... I hope that's noy unlucky!

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: maeve
Date: 18 May 09 - 07:49 PM

It's a very lucky number if you're able to catch the interview, gnu.

maeve

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: gnu
Date: 18 May 09 - 07:49 PM

Somebody really should take the time to repost the connection details this close to it...... ten nimutes. I would if I could.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: olddude
Date: 18 May 09 - 07:53 PM

Right now a great story about autism ..

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 18 May 09 - 08:02 PM

Hey, he's ON! :0)

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 18 May 09 - 08:05 PM

From gnu:

Somebody really should take the time to repost the connection details this close to it...... ten nimutes. I would if I could.

Bruce - Radio Interview Live right now! - Press 'listen live' bottom of page on right

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Dorothy Parshall
Date: 18 May 09 - 08:25 PM

One of life's more frustrating events. It worked fine until B came on, then cut out off and on until quitting entirely. Lots of silence! I love silence but ...........Guess it couldn't make it over the mountains. Flying Fishcakes and a few other choice terms.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: maeve
Date: 18 May 09 - 08:29 PM

Back from cutting asparagus...still nothing here. I'll try the "Listen again" option when I have the Dell back home.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 18 May 09 - 08:32 PM

Dorothy, Bruce has spoken about why he gave up music, his return to it, and how 'Matters of the Heart' came together, with the help of his friends. At the moment, he's talking about his fire fighting in Hinton, how much he loves it, what it means to all the men and women involved...

"You're a very genuine man" the lady has just said.."We continue to fall in love with your music..."

Yup, to both of those...

And now he's talking about The Apple Hollow Festival, getting together with so many of his old friends from Montreal...

'I Can See You Now' has just started playing them out, in the closing seconds...

"Thank you Bruce, so very much"


Yeah, Thank you Bruce! For your music, and for being the man you are, the man we all care about so much.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 18 May 09 - 08:35 PM

And they're playing out with this one...

You Made My Heart Beat Fast


Hope that makes up just a little for not being able to hear the interview itself...Hopefully, Bruce will be able to send it on to you.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Deckman
Date: 18 May 09 - 08:35 PM

Very,very well done Bruce. Bob(deckman)Nelson

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Neil D
Date: 18 May 09 - 08:36 PM

We had no problem with the feed. We really enjoyed hearing Bruce being interviewed. He is quite charming and entertaining. Lotsa love to ya Bruce. Thanks to Rapaire and everyone at KISU and the Pocatello Library for making this possible.

                                       Neil and Christina

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Tim Leaning
Date: 18 May 09 - 08:39 PM

Blimey he sounds as grumpy talking as he does singing... LOL
Thought that was real nice interview mate actually managed to listen all way through congrats ;)
'tis me bedtime now so good night
And may we all wake in the morning.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: maeve
Date: 18 May 09 - 08:43 PM

Thanks, Lizzie.

Rapaire, thank you for setting up this series.

maeve

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: bobad
Date: 18 May 09 - 09:10 PM

Bravo Bruce, well done.

Thank you Rap for making it happen.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Azizi
Date: 18 May 09 - 09:11 PM

Bruce, that was a great interview! You were bodacious*!

*For those who didn't have the opportunity to hear that interview, one of the two women interviewers shared that someone had described Bruce Murdoch as "the Canadian Bob Dylan". Bruce graciously declined that comparison and strongly complimented Dylan,saying that the one word for that singer/song writer is "bodacious."

"Bodacious        
Prodominately used during the 80's and early 90's, bodacious is a combination of the words bold and audacious. To be bodacious is to be:

impressive, awesome, brave in action, remarkable, prodigious".
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bodacious

-snip-

That definition fits you too, Bruce.

**

The radio interview covered so many facets of Bruce's life. What I found most interesting was hearing about how Bruce traveled throughout the United States singing a song he had written for the Presidential campaign of anti-war Senator Eugene McCarthy. And even the serious subject about being a first responder/fire fighter included some lighthearted moments when Bruce shared how one of the firefighters rescued a turtle from a home fire after the residents of that house had gotten out.

The conversation between Bruce and the two women interviewers flowed without any gaps and there was a very comfortable feel to the interview-it seemed like a conversation more than a radio interview. Bruce's sense of humor (humour) was interspersed with informative comments about how CDs are made nowadays and how he returned to composing songs, singing, and playing the guitar after two decades or more away from those forms of creative expressions. Two other discussion points that I hope aren't forgotten was Bruce mentioning that he wrote (writes?) short stories, and the question by one of the interviewers about Bruce composing a song about firefighters.

Not surprisingly, in the interview, Bruce thanked those who had encouraged him to return to song writing and singing/guitar playing. Bruce mentioned Ron (Bankley) , Amos and his wife, and Mike (Rapaire) by name.

Thanks Rapaire and thanks to the Marshall Public Library of Pocatello, Idaho and its radio program. I hope that a transcript of that interview is transcribed and posted online for those who didn't have the opportunity to hear it. It was well worth the wait.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Jeri
Date: 18 May 09 - 09:15 PM

I enjoyed the interview. It would have been nice if they'd told folks where they could buy his CD, but they did mention his presence on YouTube and MySpace.

Thanks Rap and bravo, Bruce.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Dorothy Parshall
Date: 18 May 09 - 09:18 PM

Well, the I let me down big time. This is the third time I have tried to post in the last 15 minutes. I hope I get to hear that someday but at least I had Victoria. Apple Hollow next.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Rapparee
Date: 18 May 09 - 09:24 PM

The women were Ann and Kath Ann and they were scared shitless that they'd louse it up. They are by no stretch professional interviewers.

This afternoon, this very afternoon, they recorded the one and only Kendall Morse. Last Friday they recorded Bob Nelson.

By the way, wish Kendall good things on Wednesday when he gets his throat cut.

And yes, the interview will (soon, I hope) be on the Library's website and possibly also as a transcription.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Deckman
Date: 18 May 09 - 09:27 PM

You know something ... technology is simply amazing. We heard Bruce interviewed by telephone several weeks ago, then later broadcast on radio, and carried live through the internet. Simply amazing. I just read a blurb about a new and young upstart named something like.... hmmm ... let me try to remember ... Oh yes ... Tesla. Will wonders never cease. CHEERS, Bob(deckman)Nelson

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Azizi
Date: 18 May 09 - 09:28 PM

Well, Ann and Kath Ann didn't appear to be scared at all. As I wrote, it seemed much more like a conversation than an interview. The sense I got was that the women sincerely loved Bruce's music and found him to be an interesting person.

I started to write "an interesting character".

That too.

:o)

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: olddude
Date: 18 May 09 - 09:31 PM

Wonderful job my brother,
so proud of you ... great great interview!!

awesome job !!

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Beer
Date: 18 May 09 - 10:17 PM

I gave up. Bruce would be on for a few minutes then loose connection. Then try all over again get a few more seconds than gone again. I got pissed off and went fishing instead. I'm sure it was great.
Adrien

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Dorothy Parshall
Date: 18 May 09 - 11:11 PM

Thanks Adrien, Now I don't feel so alone and/or inept or WAY OUT in the NW!

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Peace
Date: 19 May 09 - 12:03 AM

I wish to thank you all for your comments. The gals on the show were great. Period. I felt at ease and quite welcomed by them.

We talked about a gang of stuff, and they indicated that they were a bit nervous. I replied, "OK then, that's three of us."

Thanks very much to Rapaire for having me on the show. Now, I'm looking forward to hearing the Morse/Deckman interviews. Those guys have LOTS of tales to tell.

Rapaire is gonna send me a copy of the show, and if a few folks want a copy I'll tend to that. I want a copy, because it'd be cool to have one. I dislike the sound of my speaking voice--always have. But I'm curious to know what the hell I said. Bundle of nerves: that's me.

As to mentioning some folks who made the CD possible, if I'd said everyone's name we still be on the show.

The folks who meant so much to it were named on the liner notes, and so far I haven't been told I forgot anyone. Whew!

Thanks again, all.

Bruce

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 19 May 09 - 03:44 AM

Azizi, thank you for your in-depth details of the interview. I got so carried away listening last night...(and trying to stay awake because of the time difference)...that I couldn't write much. Your eloquent post says it all though.

Great interview, Bruce. You put those lassies completely at ease. Well done. And, as others have said above, thanks to Rappy for organising it in the first place.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: bankley
Date: 19 May 09 - 08:03 AM

" But it's all in the game and the way you play it
    and you've got to play the game you know
    When you're born in a trunk at the Princess Theatre
                in Pocatello, Idaho "

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Azizi
Date: 19 May 09 - 08:11 AM

You're welcome, Lizzie.

When I write summaries of programs I'm channelling my Virgo "love of detail" Rising sign and Mars (astrological) energy. But when I make cut & paste, typos, and other proof reading mistakes that's my impatient, look at the big picture, love to share knowledge Sagittarius energy coming into play. Given that interplay of energy, I'm prone to make mistakes in my writing (as my Sun, Mercury, and Jupiter Sagittarius energy doesn't like using the Preview feature). I think that I made only made one mistake in that post-I meant to write that "I hope that interview is transcribed and posted online for those who didn't have the opportunity to hear it."

In addition to the astrological explanation, my interest in summarizing radio (or television) programs is heavily influenced by my daughter's love of sign language. My daughter isn't deaf but became interested in learning American Sign Language when she was one of a group of children in her performing arts elementary school who were selected to be part of an onstage singing/signing choir. My daughter took two sign language courses at the University of Pittsburgh and incorporates signing as part of her conversation and class room lessons with her kindergarten students. I regret that I only learned a few sign language words, but her experiences have raised my awareness about the need to have online transcripts and summaries of radio and television programs for those persons who are deaf or who have difficulty hearing, or for those who can hear but missed that program or for people who caught that program but want to read it for one reason or another.

I want to also note that there were a number of things that Bruce shared in his interview that I didn't include in my summary. As a storyteller, I really like how Bruce uses anecdotes and quotes that help people experience what he says. For instance, when Bruce was asked why he stopped performing he shared how he was tired of eating hot dogs, hamburger in town after town when he was touring. Bruce talked about being in motels or hotels that all looked the same and sometimes having to call the clerk at the motel's front desk the next morning after a performance to ask him or her which town he was in. Those kinds of make the experience real to listeners.

When Bruce talked about touring with the anti-Vietnam war Presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy campaign, he prefaced his remarks by saying that he wasn't going to talk about US politics but he then kinda talked about it anyway (I love that ploy) by sharing a quote about war and soldiers. I've been trying to remember that quote because I thought it was so profound. If Bruce or anyone else remembers what he said, would you please post it?
Thanks.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Rapparee
Date: 19 May 09 - 09:19 AM

Bruce will get an EDITED copy.

We're holding back the really good stuff for when he's famous and fabulously wealthy so we can blackmail him.

Nobody listened to the second half? Peter Schickele isn't unknown in music circles, even in folk circles.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Rapparee
Date: 19 May 09 - 09:22 AM

By the way, you can do us a favor by emailing Jerry Miller (the station manager) at [e-mail] and telling him you enjoyed it. Don't tell him I sent you.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Deckman
Date: 19 May 09 - 09:37 AM

DONE ... I sent you a copy. bob

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Tim Leaning
Date: 19 May 09 - 11:24 AM

I intended to listen to the second half too but Beer and time caught up with me .
The interveiw confirmed what I already surmised re Bruce and the whole quiet conversation thing was a treat to listen to.
Congratulations to the ladies ,Bruce and the folks who arranged it all.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: maeve
Date: 19 May 09 - 11:34 AM

Rapaire, I'll be listening to the entire interview once I get the good computer back. Part one will have my close attention, though.

maeve

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: bankley
Date: 19 May 09 - 11:50 AM

I'd like to get it on vinyl and try playing it backwards....

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: GUEST,Bob Ryszkiewicz
Date: 19 May 09 - 12:14 PM

Banks: When you do that, you hear Che Guevara, as a Bhuddisatva speaking in Hindi, teaching humanity. The rough translation is: "Revolutionaries only bring MORE revolutions...",
and "you can't stop hatred with hatred..." Then it gets "too Spiritual" for most Folks...

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: gnu
Date: 19 May 09 - 01:31 PM

I am kinda POd... after the PC virus fight of about nine hours, the intense headache and the windmedowns, I didn't even think of it. I say "kinda" because if I had had stream problems like Beer, I might have took the PC fishing... for the last time.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: GUEST,Bob Ryszkiewicz
Date: 19 May 09 - 02:24 PM

And make that Bodhisattva...(His PC never has a virus) Mos Def Mac Geek...

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: gnu
Date: 19 May 09 - 03:52 PM

Bodhisattva, won't you take me by the hand?

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: gnu
Date: 19 May 09 - 04:11 PM

Oops... sorry... just that Steely Dan are one of my all time favs.

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Peace
Date: 19 May 09 - 07:18 PM

"(''When people ask me why I went to Vietnam,'' one American colonel once remarked, ''I say I thought you knew. You sent me.'')"

As I recall, the Colonel was a Lieutenant Colonel named Sumner. (I had intended to do a masters degree on literature from the Vietnam War and he'd authored one of the books I intended to cite. Never did do it, though. Life got in the way.)

Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch on the Radio/Internet
From: Azizi
Date: 19 May 09 - 07:52 PM

Thanks for posting that quote, Bruce.

It's been bugging me that I couldn't remember it.