June 6, 2024

Looking back 80 years … to D-Day: June 6, 1944!

UPDATED ENCORE PRESENTATION of original posted on May 31st, 2018 With today being June 6th, I cannot ignore what occurred on this…

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Sevoy Express - The 1940's
March 16, 2023

In the News … March 1945!

When XM Radio’s Savoy Express had its own newscaster, Ed Baxter … here’s what you would have heard Ed reporting on “the…

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December 22, 2022

Deep Within My Heart There Lies a Christmas Melody!

As “Richard” commented after reading my first Musings related to Christmas songs and recordings, which was published on this page in November…

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September 29, 2022

Song for Guy!

Sir Elton John is one of the most recognized and best-selling musical artists of all time! Yet, you may wonder, why is…

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January 27, 2022

Surrounded by Nature’s Beauty …

In case you haven’t heard of Butchart Gardens, it is located on Vancouver Island just a few miles north of the city…

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The 1940's Savoy Express
October 7, 2021

In the News … 77 years ago this week!

Here’s the text of another report of what those who listened to XM Radio’s 1940s Channel — known as the Savoy Express…

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August 26, 2021

Marlin’s Good-Time Picture Show – Part Five

As noted before, prior to leaving Maryland in the early part of this year, I sorted and sifted through many mounds of…

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The 1940's Savoy Express
April 8, 2021

The year: 1945, the date: April 12th! Remember!

The world is finally within months of bringing World War Two to a conclusion, as U. S. troops and Allied forces from…

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February 11, 2021

XM Radio . . . the Beginning and the End!

As I write this, it’s the beginning of February … within three weeks from now, I expect to be moving “home” to…

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January 2, 2020

Reflections: Christmas Music on Radio!

Just when you thought Christmas was behind us and all of the all-Christmas-music stations had returned to regular programming, here comes Marlin…

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August 15, 2019

My Satellite Radio Days: Part One

Originally Posted: March 29, 2018 As a Lead-in to next week’s planned Musings, I share this Encore post from March of 2018…

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