Rockers and reruns...it's the week starting August 10th

The week starts with a LIVE edition

of The Strombo Show!

Listen starting at 5 pm (est) via the web or conventional radio on these Corus Radio stations:

The Edge 102.1 (Toronto)
The Fox 99.3 (Vancouver)
Power 97 (Winnipeg)
Y108 (Hamilton)
FM96 (London)

Guests to include...

American metal band (and mask enthusiasts) Slipknot.

(Update...George has announced that Slipknot will be on NEXT Sunday)

South African rock band Seether.

The band and their record label Wind-up Records are involved in a unique project to benefit The Kids Help Phone. Click here to learn about the project. Better yet, click HERE, watch the video for Rise Above This and help raise money for a truly worthy cause.

AND it just keeps getting better and better...

the return of Alex Liu to The Strombo Show!!!!

Coming up on The Hour...

As you are undoubtedly aware, the CBC is providing indepth coverage of the

2008 Olympic Games from Beijing and their schedule reflects this.

Therefore, things may not be as they usually are...keeping this in mind...

...according to The Hour's website,

the following interviews will be re-broadcast this week:

Author Naomi Klein

Actor Jeff Goldblum

Musician Kylie Minogue

Actor Alan Alda

Canada's Favourite Contractor Mike Holmes

Actor Nicholas Campbell

Hip Hop performer Wyclef Jean

Chef Jamie Oliver

Mia Farrow's Olympics

With the 2008 Olympics on the forefront of most, if not all, news resources this week, it may interest some to take a small peek into Mia Farrow's (a former guest on The Hour) ongoing humanitarian efforts, in regards to this event.

Before playing the video, it may also interest you to know that China has reportedly spent 44 BILLION dollars on their precious Beijing Olympics.
I find it quite laughable that their slogan "One World, One Dream" calls upon the world to unite in the Olympic spirit, when they themselves are in the midst of contributing to the devastation in Darfur. There are so many issues here that I could type until the sun rises, in all time zones.
I am not anti-Olympics, nor against international competition in sports, because I do believe they assist in finding common ground between people from all walks of life and generate pride in one's own country.
However, if the Chinese government is so concerned with showing the world how innately wonderful they are, how 'bout sliding some of those dollars into the hands of people that could actually make a lifetime of difference for so many.
Sounds simple, I know, but what a world we would live in, if instead of showboating and trying to win our hearts with extravagant pomp, to utterly dazzle us with an astonishing display of humanity. A real stretch.....I know!

So without further.......oh wait......uh, never mind.
I'm not even going to start in on my thoughts about our upcoming 2010 'celebration'.