Don't touch the brown acid

Happy Hallowe'en FB friends and welcome to "Friday Night Happy Hour Video Date" with Pete. Tonight's show features a track from Woodstock in 1969. If you have never seen the documentary about this festival, go rent it NOW. It's an awesome movie capturing the true essence and spirit of the 3-day event.

After a crazy evening including The Grateful Dead, Joplin, CCR, and Sly & the Family Stone, Jefferson Airplane took the stage at around 8:45 a.m. and proceeded to mellow people out with their psychedelic set. Had you been there at this time, you would likely have been asleep, high on acid, or who knows what - but most certainly you would have been blown away by Marty Balin and Grace Slick's evocative and dreamy performance. Enjoy!

Blue Friday

Hey Everybody, welcome to the October 15th edition of "Happy Hour Video Date with Pete". The requests are flying in now so tonight I'd like to play a tune from an artist that my big sister recommended. Joanne Shaw Taylor is a phenomenal UK blues guitarist discovered at the age of 16 by Eurythmic's Dave Stewart. Her style is clearly inspired by Stevie-Ray Vaughan, with a twist of B.B. King, and a dash of Joan Osborne mixed in. My sis had the chance to see Joanne play in an intimate setting recently, and was blown away by her talent. Sit back for seven minutes, crank it up, and take a listen. Cheers!

I was cool once

Welcome to Friday Night Happy Hour Video Date. I love one-hit-wonders, and this band was certainly that. Formed in 1977, they recorded an album which sat for over a year before being released. This song went to #17 in Canada and provided excellent accompaniment as I drove around Vernon looking cool. I was indeed, in the Driver's Seat. Enjoy "Sniff and the Tears" and have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

'79 was fine

Another edition of Friday Night Happy Hour Video Date is on the air. Tonight, I am going to be a bit selfish and play a song from one of my favourite groups from the 70's and 80's, The Cars. Their first two albums were superb, and groundbreaking in the transition from 70's glam rock and disco to what was aptly labeled "New Wave" music. Featuring Ben Orr on vocals, this song was absolutely, positively, without question, my top song as I left high school and entered the real world ('79 was fine). Here's The Cars and "Let's Go."