CBC Radio 2 has new life.
I have listened to CBC Radio 2 in the morning for a long time. Tom Allen is teh(sic) awesome. This fall CBC really shook things up and changed the format of Radio 2 Morning and Radio 2 Drive. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT. Were Tom Allen and Rich Terfry separated at birth? There is definitely some overlap between their shows but it seems to me that Rich sticks to more recent fare. Hey Tom. 70′s era Stampeders and King of the Road … er … doesn’t really turn my crank. But hey, those are just a few bumps. Wait! Hold the click publish button! I googled Rich Terfry to get the spelling of his name and I discovered he is Buck 65. I DIDN’T KNOW! (I didn’t know). Explains a few things … especially the comment that he was not used to a regular paycheque. His interviews are stellar especially the one he did a few weeks ago with Beck. Rich stated that a recent Radiohead concert was the best concert experience of his life and followed this bombshell up with some Weird Fishes.
Rich, you mentioned that once you turned down a chance to meet Neil Young because you didn’t know what you would say. I think you should have met him just to say “Old man, look at my life. I’m a lot like you were.”
I think Mr. Terfry is a natural born entertainer. He’s as good a radio host as he is a musician/storyteller/rapper.
Like I said on Twitter, the fact that he is Buck 65 is what got me interested in the show. The fact that he does a bang-up job as a host, and that he plays excellent music, is what keeps me listening.