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"when used in folk and bluegrass music, the instrument can also be referred to as an upright bass, standup bass, bass fiddle, ...doghouse bass, dog-house, ...or bunkhouse bass." (Wikipedia)

My father, Charlie, played the bass in a Canadian band in the 1950s hence the name!

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On this page:

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Shadow May 1995-May 20, 2008

Rest in Peace, my friend and companion.

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Shadow says: Welcome to our website! Having guests is like anticipating a cookie!!

What you will find here

“To those of you who seek lost objects of history, I wish you the best of luck. They’re out there, and they’re whispering.” - Clive Cussler

You’ll find a wide variety of things here, based on many interests. These include, but are not limited to:

Abbie Andrews and the Canadian Ranch Boys

International and Internet Broadcasting, and Radio in General

The History of St. Catharines, Niagara and the Welland Canals

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Music in General

and much more.

All the links on the right were verified up to date recently. If you find one that doesn’t work, let me know (via the contact page) and I’ll delete or replace it.

Click here to go to Links to Items in my Monitoring Times Column.

Click here to go to the Annual Listing of Christmas and Seasonal Programming

We have recently added some sub-pages to various pages of the website. There is a glitch in navigating from these sub-pages back to the main pages. If you get an “error not found” message when you try to go to another page, click “Home” or the Doghouse Charlie icon in the top left corner to return to this page and proceed from there. We’re working on this.

And this is just between you and me, but this website is going to morph into several separate websites. I’d give you the details, but then that would ruin the surprise. And of course this is an avocation not a vocation so updates and changes and improvements occur as I have the time. Stay tuned.

What’s New

Lots more photos added recently on the Radio, Welland Canal, St. Catharines and Other Stuff pages…more to come…

February 13, 2008 marks one year since the passing of Canadian broadcasting legend Jim Paulson. Many photos and tributes to him on the “Radio” page.

Adding the odd things as time permits. Thank you for visiting.

If you click the “Blogs” button on the right, I have posted a list of links to the various stations, programs and personalities mentioned in my Monitoring Times column. ODXA links to follow, as time permits.

This website was created using Mozilla Firefox and is best viewed using that browser.

It’s fascinating to see how many people end up here, whether by design or accident. I hope your visit is a pleasant one.

Also, a big thank you to Frank in North Carolina, who cleaned up some of the photos you see on this page, and came up with the logo you see just below this message. Thanks again, my friend. If you have any photos you want cleaned up, contact him at:

phranque.surreall@gmail.com

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We get many interested visitors…

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Everything is relatively new at this point. This is a work in progress, so please be patient. If you are expecting to be dazzled by our web skills, better click the little ‘x’ in the top right corner now.

I am also concerned about how this website appears to those using dial up. If you find the pages slow to load let me know via the contact page.

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Hopefully you will find something to interest you. We firmly believe in the KISS formula when it comes to web design…Keep It Simple, Stupid

It is hoped that as the site develops you will continue to find items of interest related to the above mentioned topics.

Reader Feedback

Thank you for taking the time to drop by the website. Visitors to this site have come from Canada (8 provinces), the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, Egypt, South Africa, Japan, Ukraine, Hungary, Germany, France, Sweden, Senegal, Israel, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, Uruguay, New Zealand, Spain, Philippines, Malaysia, India, Mexico, Jamaica, Finland, Colombia, Ivory Coast, Switzerland, Ireland, Indonesia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Denmark, Thailand, Poland, Norway, Costa Rica, Belgium and the Netherlands. Your comments, questions, complaints and criticisms are always welcome. See something that is incorrect? By all means let us know. Have some information to add, or an interesting photograph? By all means drop us a line.

Thanks again for your interest. The internet is an exciting place. I really hope it catches on! ;-)

To email me, please go to the contact page.

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