July 1, 1997

Winnipeg PC Users News Speaking of Music

CJOB has started an "oldies" radio show with Tom Lucas who used to do the Goldmine oldies show on CKY. This time the show is called "Retro-Rock" and requests can be sent in over a toll free number or via the Internet. It is broadcast on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. On the June 8th show, they started to ask listeners to send in pictures of themselves. I just knew my picture with Bill Gates would get their notice, especially since the show is brodcast from a computer firm, Dowco Computer Systems.

Sure enough, within 10 minutes of me e-mailing them the file, it was mentioned over the air - with the notation that I was from the Winnipeg PC User Group.

To me, the folks at "Retro-Rock" know what the Internet is all about - a medium for interactivity. You can check out their web site at http://www.retro-rock.com or go directly to http://www.retro-rock.com/fame and you'll see my picture on their "wall of fame".

Their 4 hour broadcasts are archived in RealAudio format, so you can hear the old shows by visiting their web site. Hugh Dobbie Jr., affectionately known as "Net Boy", tells me that each hour of RealAudio data takes up only 8 megs of space!

If you send in an e-mail request to them at: requests@retro-rock.com, tell Hugh I sent you! - Paul Stephen