Here's a little update on my personal life.  I've gotten myself into a really big heap of trouble.  Unfortunately I didn't know it until it happened.  As some of you may know, I was a member of a collective which ran the Blackdot venue.  As you may also know, the city shut the venue down.  However, I had already decided that my time at the Blackdot was up a few weeks beforehand. 

The problem is that some rent wasn't paid, as well as debts left by the previous tenants was still not fully paid.  Also, the situation was not cleared up between the Blackdot and the building at the time the city shut down the venue... so now I'm personally getting sued.  I wish I could say this was my fault, and it is, in the sense that I wasn't more vigilent in staying on top of what was happening with the money flowing in and out of the place.  Now my mistake is going to cost me big-time.

 So BridgetheGap will be organizing a benefit show in September with a bunch of cover bands in order to pay off some of this unpaid debt and missing money.  Details will be coming soon.  In the meantime if you're interested in helping out in any way, please let me know by shooting me an email: bridgethegap@cjlo.com

While we've been back on air during our new timeslot since February, it's taken me a while to get truly back on track.  Tonight, you will witness this firsthand.  Jax will air the interviews she got with Lou from Sick of It All and with the boys from H20 last week.  Plus, some live clips which have gotten the ok to air from both www.hardtimes.ca & from Chris of www.errorfm.com (Mondays 7-9pm).

Tune in on Tuesday, August 12th at 8pm for all the fun.  A night dedicated to these 2 NYHC bands, and the punk rockers who dragged them on tour, Rancid.

Sorry kids, but BridgetheGap will not be coming to you live this week on Tuesday, August 5th.  The problem is that I will be at both Rancid concerts this week, in order to interview Sick of It All and H2O!!!  I will work around the clock to make sure those are ready to air on the following show.  Check back here over the next week for more news.

As you may have heard, our beloved Blackdot was closed by the city in the month of May... that is if you have ever heard of this venue. Odds are if you're reading this page and have tuned-in to BtG before, you know all about this. We thought it finally time to have a retrospective of the dozens, possibly hundreds, of bands that played our tiny venue in the 7 months it was open. Maybe some fo the boys from the Blackdot crew will be in to reminisce with me.

***This episode has been postponed indefinitely!!!  More info to come soon.

While this may not be exciting news for many of you, I have been waiting for this moment for months now.  The process began with my comeback and new timeslot back in February, with simply figuring out who could help me out in this endeavor.  Finally, a team was put together, including the likes of Mobs Goodness, DJ SoSo and Rukhie Wonder.  After a few weeks of only being told of the genius that would eventually be unleashed on CJLO, the day has come where I finally hear the finished project, along with all of you, for the very first time.  The team has managed to keep all of this a secret from even I... so it should be a good laugh at the very least. 

Tune in tonight, Tuesday, June 10th at 8pm... and send me your emails to let me know whether you think we should keep or ditch the new BtG intro.

Alright kiddos, it's been awhile since we've had a co-host of any kind.  Finally, someone has decided to join us on BridgetheGap... the first time since the Blackdot crew came in to cause havoc and do bad live on-air tattooing.  Mikerule, one of the co-founders (if you will) of www.hardtimes.ca, and former contributor to www.qchc.com

So Mr. Mikerule will be controlling the music and topics of conversation... which could mean trouble.  If you do not know this local colourful character, he has a tendency to cause trouble with his words, as he is a bit of an old-time sh*t disturber.  Warning, this episode will not be for those whose feelings are easily hurt.  Tune in Tuesday, June 3rd from 8-10pm... and check out www.hardtimes.ca for Mikerule's regular rants.

Paddy's Day weekend is now over, and I'm sure some of you are still feeling it's nasty effects.  Well if you're still suffering from a headache perhaps you should just go to bed like the old fart you are.  If you're in near top shape like my youngself, tune in tonight for a random playlist of loudness. 

Next week, we'll finally review RMR: The Book.  It's an easy read, particularly if you're already a fan of Rick Mercer.  So you still have a week to play catch up.  The next book in line Death of a Revolutionary: Che Guevara's Last Mission by Richard L. Harris.  If you have been reading along, or would like to but can't find a copy of the book, contact me.  Maybe I can pass you my copy!

A new tentative schedule:

Sept. 26th - Jeremy of Comeback Kid

Oct. 3rd - John Joseph of Cro-Mags

Tune in during the month of September for interviews with the likes of Ignite, Comeback Kid, John Joseph (Cro-Mags), and many more!!!

Tentative 'airing' schedule:

Sept. 12th - Ignite (Let's hope it's Zoli... just for my sake)

Sept. 19th - John Joseph

Sept. 26th - Jeremy (Comeback Kid)... Hopefully we'll score a Bad Religion and Dropkick Murphys interview while we're at it?