Burtt's Corner NB - CANADA

TIME MACHINE - A Quantum Jump

QUANTUM JUMP: I was channel surfing during an electrical storm when, suddenly, my TV went to a scrambled picture. IT WAS THEN, that the QUANTUM EVENT occurred. I quickly hit the record button as I was thrust backwards in time to the year 1988. Amidst friends but into heated battle, I soldiered on. All while on the mend from a broken ankle, held together by only a stainless steel screw. It was at the hands of Geary's "Hulk Hogan" (Ed Hogan), that I had missed nearly 8 weeks of hockey. I hope you enjoy the journey backwards nearly a quarter century, when Madonna was Queen and music videos were in their infancy.

Milton Jerome opens for Murray McLauchlan

A big fan of Murray McLauchlan back in the day, Moncton's Milton Jerome will open for Murray McLauchlan at the Moncton Press Club tomorrow night at 8:00 pm. Unofficial word has the show sold out but insiders say there may still be a handful of the tickets available at Frank's Music. The twelve time Juno Award winning McLauchlan has just released a new album, his first in 15 years.

AtlanticBands.com Responds to CBC news release - RE: Oliver Soaps closing at Chocolate River Station

Atlantic Bands RESPONSE TO CBC Radio News Storey at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 27th, 2010

We are only involved with the Murray McLauchlan Show. An announcement for a new venue, to replace Chocolate River Station, will come this week. Unfortunately, we've had to find this information out via a sign on the door at Oliver Soaps. I had earlier been told, in a phone call to the Town of Riverview's Shane Thompson, that Oliver Soaps was moving out at the end of September. Mr. Thompson had not ruled out using the venue for the McLauchlan show but did not follow up as promised and has not returned our email inquirie(s). It is our firm belief that Concert promoter Don Coleman has been working very hard to make sure that all concerts, previously slated for Chocolate River, go ahead in alternative venues

Sept. 28, 2011 UPDATE: Don Coleman has confirmed the Moncton PRESS CLUB will host the October 19th Murray McLauchlan Event. All previously sold tickets will be honored at the new venue.

U2 Moncton - 360 Tour Random Footage - One

Now a great memory, bringing U2 to Moncton obviously started as a deam for someone. Mud and rain aside, this world class event, by all accounts was a huge success. Even the likes of U2 made some new fans during the past couple of days. I know because I'm one of them. This song in particular hit home for me. So much so that I've put together a "dream theme" video using some random footage from the concert along with an acoustic cover of "One". I hope you enjoy!

U2 on Magnetic Hill - World Class Event

The U2 360 Tour Grand Finally at the Magnetic Hill Concert Site in Moncton NB, Canada was by most observations, a world class event. The "EVENT" featured every thing from an F18 Fly By to an out of this world conversation-collaboration with Mark Kelly floating weightless in the international space station. Heavy rains didn't seem to dampen enthusiasm and most fans were prepared for the ensuing mud fest. Bono made a lot of new fans and reconnected with old ones. The U2 segment was more of a love in than the typical high energy rock show Atlantic Canadian Fans have become accustomed to. All said, most people seem to enjoy the spectacle with the exception of those life long complainers. You know who you are, "laugh out lowd", as I was with one of them.

Way to go Atlantic Canada! We Rock!

Insurance Elevator Pitch - A Keeper

Sometimes a catchy phrase just sticks with you. The fact that my brother Doug kept it going over the years has certainly helped but I can still hear this disability insurance salesman's deep radio style voice; "The president of the company says" and then the pitch. After quickly going through a long list of qualifying questions, he would ask; "do you want to hear the good news?" Of course we do was the expected reply. "You Qualify". If anyone knows the name of this Combine Insurance Agent that would have been travelling around the Fredericton area back in the 1980s, please refresh my memory as we'd like to give him credit.

Today, the elevator pitch is more of a story and not so polished. All said, what is your elevator pitch? We'd love to hear it or one that you like to remember from back in the day.