NotTV: RIP Stuart McLean - CBC Radio's The Vinyl Cafe
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Doug Eastick
Feb 15, 2017, 10:19:55 PM2/15/17
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Stuart was a legend here in Canada for radio storytelling. If you have 15 minutes and access online, go find the story of Dave and the Christmas Turkey. If you are really curious, I'll "ship you some cassettes" that I have :) -- email me directly.
Stuart's weekly radio show was recorded across Canada as a live stage production. Musical guests were regulars, and they recorded a few Vinyl Café stories based on the fictional characters Dave, his wife Morley, and kids Sam and Stephanie. These stories with Dave were often repeated over the years, sold as books, and sold as CD's. The stories were funny, sweet, touching, and poignant.
I had the opportunity to attend a recording of the Vinyl Café once in Sudbury, as well as Regina. Always a great night.
When our kids were small, we would listen to the stories on longer car rides.
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here's a screenshot from Google Play Music which features some of the story CD's issued over the years.
Jon Delfin
Feb 15, 2017, 10:26:15 PM2/15/17
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Presumably this is the story you mean?
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Doug Eastick
Feb 15, 2017, 10:31:46 PM2/15/17
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yes, that's it. I guess I don't need to "ship cassettes".
Again, if any of you need or want a laugh... just listen to one of his stories. I don't care which one. Dave cooks the turkey is a seasonal one. I recall other ones where Dave renovates the kitchen; Dave and Morley rent a cottage in the Quebec Laurentians; etc.
Then go and listen to more of his stories. Pace yourself.
On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 10:26 PM Jon Delfin <jond...@gmail.com> wrote:
Presumably this is the story you mean?On Feb 15, 2017 10:19 PM, "Doug Eastick" <eas...@mcd.on.ca> wrote:Stuart was a legend here in Canada for radio storytelling. If you have 15 minutes and access online, go find the story of Dave and the Christmas Turkey. If you are really curious, I'll "ship you some cassettes" that I have :) -- email me directly.Stuart's weekly radio show was recorded across Canada as a live stage production. Musical guests were regulars, and they recorded a few Vinyl Café stories based on the fictional characters Dave, his wife Morley, and kids Sam and Stephanie. These stories with Dave were often repeated over the years, sold as books, and sold as CD's. The stories were funny, sweet, touching, and poignant.I had the opportunity to attend a recording of the Vinyl Café once in Sudbury, as well as Regina. Always a great night.When our kids were small, we would listen to the stories on longer car rides.CBChere's a screenshot from Google Play Music which features some of the story CD's issued over the years.
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Mark Jeffries
Feb 18, 2017, 2:23:28 PM2/18/17
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"Vinyl Cafe" was airing in the U.S. on some public radio stations and had a cult following, but since MacLean was syndicating the show himself instead of through PRI, who syndicates "As It Happens" and "q" for the CBC, it wasn't on as many stations as perhaps it should've been. WBEZ in Chicago had not been carrying the program after MacLean ended production, but I assume they're carrying either this weekend or pretty soon the tribute episode that the CBC is airing this weekend.
On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 9:31 PM, Doug Eastick <eas...@mcd.on.ca> wrote:
yes, that's it. I guess I don't need to "ship cassettes".Again, if any of you need or want a laugh... just listen to one of his stories. I don't care which one. Dave cooks the turkey is a seasonal one. I recall other ones where Dave renovates the kitchen; Dave and Morley rent a cottage in the Quebec Laurentians; etc.Then go and listen to more of his stories. Pace yourself.
On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 10:26 PM Jon Delfin <jond...@gmail.com> wrote:
Presumably this is the story you mean?On Feb 15, 2017 10:19 PM, "Doug Eastick" <eas...@mcd.on.ca> wrote:Stuart was a legend here in Canada for radio storytelling. If you have 15 minutes and access online, go find the story of Dave and the Christmas Turkey. If you are really curious, I'll "ship you some cassettes" that I have :) -- email me directly.Stuart's weekly radio show was recorded across Canada as a live stage production. Musical guests were regulars, and they recorded a few Vinyl Café stories based on the fictional characters Dave, his wife Morley, and kids Sam and Stephanie. These stories with Dave were often repeated over the years, sold as books, and sold as CD's. The stories were funny, sweet, touching, and poignant.I had the opportunity to attend a recording of the Vinyl Café once in Sudbury, as well as Regina. Always a great night.When our kids were small, we would listen to the stories on longer car rides.CBChere's a screenshot from Google Play Music which features some of the story CD's issued over the years.
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Chris Neuman
Feb 21, 2017, 2:55:10 AM2/21/17
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I always thought of Vinyl Cafe as a Canadian analogue to Prairie Home Companion, and the Dave and Morley stories as Lake Wobegon set in residential Toronto.
I was of two minds about Vinyl Cafe. Here's my FB post on it, if anyone cares to hear an opinion that wasn't as effusive.
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So. Stuart McLean. I really disliked the spoken word version of Vinyl Cafe, the twee folksiness of his voice and the pre-Dave and Morley story about that down home coffee shop in Kamiscasing or that down home blueberry pie joint on Gabriola Island. But I really did enjoy the Dave and Morley stories as presented on the page. As an Edmontonian preparing to move to the centre of the universe many years ago, those stories gave me a grounding in Toronto life more than any issue of Toronto Life. Later, my sister and I exchanged text based where we envisioned Dave getting into Stephanie's stash of shrooms and screaming down at the Turlingtons from the roof, written in McLean's meandering voice. I actually registered @edgyVinylCafe to publicize those alternate takes but never got around to it. And now, because I never tweeted out, and because cancer sucks, and because Canada always needs more of its own content and characters, I'm sad that he's gone. Farewell and I hope you can find a good down home cafe where the scones are big, the coffee is cheap and plentiful, and there's a little stage for a folk duo on Fridays.
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Bob Jersey
Dec 22, 2017, 10:41:26 AM12/22/17
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Doug Eastick, in part, Feb 15th 2017:
Stuart was a legend here in Canada for radio storytelling. If you have 15 minutes and access online, go find the story of Dave and the Christmas Turkey. If you are really curious, I'll "ship you some cassettes" that I have :) -- email me directly.Stuart's weekly radio show was recorded across Canada as a live stage production. Musical guests were regulars, and they recorded a few Vinyl Café stories based on the fictional characters Dave, his wife Morley, and kids Sam and Stephanie. These stories with Dave were often repeated over the years, sold as books, and sold as CD's. The stories were funny, sweet, touching, and poignant.I had the opportunity to attend a recording of the Vinyl Café once in Sudbury, as well as Regina. Always a great night.When our kids were small, we would listen to the stories on longer car rides.CBC
From my Ceeb email blast: McLean's final Christmas show - a year old - but probably with the story Doug refs... CBC (link)
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