http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/home.aspxThis is the best way to fit tousands of people inside Sharon's head. Take a peek...en-usCopyright 2012, CHOM-FMThu, 17 May 2012 00:46:38 GMTTue, 15 May 2012 00:07:13 GMT1http://emmisinteractive.comWe celebrated all the muthas, mommys, mamas, mamajamas for the Mother's Day edition of The Sunday Morning Stretch... yesterday.  I will admit to racing home for a nice day with my family after work and saving the blog for today.  It was another fun show with some ol' faves that had mother references to them and some songs that just fit... like the one we heard from Lindy, Todd Rundgren and thanks to my friend Cheryl for the nudge-reminder on an early Big Country tune!  The Crossword Cuts allowed for Paul Simon and the beginnings of City & Colour.  Also, The Smiths, The P-Furs and Tears For Fears were sprinkled throughout the show, so as not to crowd each other.  =D  Frank Zappa's powerful guitar and George Harrison's beautiful cover of a Bob Dylan original just felt right!  Thanks for listening.  I hope you had a great Mother's Day.  I like ...http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10383218sharon@chom.astral.com (Sharon Hyland)http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10383218Tue, 15 May 2012 00:07:13 GMTHey there! Rob Kemp guest blogging Sharon this morning with some great news! If you didn't get your hands on tickets to see Rush when they went on sale this past weekend...you've got another five chances to win some this week on "Dead Guy In An Envelope"! Last Friday, Mark who was, partially, hard at work at Boni Metal in St-Leo phoned in for his shot at the decaying corpse in the manilla envelope. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if Mark checked out the recap, cause he asked if the dead guy was an actor or was in any war movies. Sorry Mark...he wasn't. His guess of Norman Schwarzkopf was wrong...mostly 'cause, Stormin' Norman ain't dead yet! Tune in to the Queen of Rock this afternoon for another chance to guess who's in the envelope...but check out the recap below before you call! Cheers,Rob So, to recap: No he wasn't ...http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10382643sharon@chom.astral.com (Sharon Hyland)http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10382643Fri, 11 May 2012 20:46:39 GMTI wish I had some kind of ecological excuse for not blogging last week's Earth Day Sunday Morning Stretch, but I don't... just forgot.  Sorry bout that.  =/  If ever you have any questions about something you heard on the show please feel free to email me (sharon@chom.com), or post something on my facebook PAGE (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Sharon-Hyland/111393865559807) and I'll get back to ya!  Having said that, the song list from last week's show will follow the very prompt blogging of this week's show.  =D  (**PLEASE NOTE: I won't be in next weekend, so The Sunday Morning Stretch will return when I do, on Mother's Day weekend!!) Thank you for listening, and reading this!  Thanks also for the feedback, I appreciate it!!  Today we got into Bad Company sans Paul Rodgers, and Hall & Oates... yes, Hall & Oates with a song co-written by Jon Bon Jovi that would be their last chart "hit."  Also, sunny songs ...http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10377835sharon@chom.astral.com (Sharon Hyland)http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10377835Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:54:48 GMTOkay so after being all hopped up on Easter chocolate, I forgot to blog last week's show. =o  You can find it at the bottom of this page if you like... even if you don't like it's gonna be there.  lol!  ...but I hope you like.  =D Today, we started with a couple of highlights from Greg Lake's shows on Thursday and Friday, which led into an acoustic-y first half of the show.  Also got to hear The Skydiggers, a great Canadian band that did a show back in the mid-90s at Clyde's in Pointe Claire.  The intimate (which is sometimes code for small) room was packed with fans!!  Concert info for one feisty Irish girl who's coming back to Montreal May 25th at Place des Arts (you'll find her in the second half of the show) and the 80s rock show coming to the Bell Centre in July allowed ...http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10371043sharon@chom.astral.com (Sharon Hyland)http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10371043Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:03:14 GMTWe got to celebrate the 'fool' angle today... sometimes we do that anyway without even knowing it, but for April Fool's Day we got to explore fools' music and talk about some classic pranks that can't work today, thanks to call display.  "Is YOUR refrigerator running??"  =D  Phone tunes thanks to Yes and ELO,  Aerosmith did a great 60's cover, so we could talk about their show in Laval in July - tickets went on sale yesterday.  Also, Styx and Stones and Doobies with obvious, but fun choices for today and FM, INXS and Joe Jackson to help on the 'haven't heard THAT one in ages' angle!  A cool Alan Parsons Project tune... wait a minute, all of APP's are cool!!  Also found out that Paul Rodgers and The Sheepdogs are fans of each other's, which allowed for a classic Bad Company tune, AND that Neil Finn's got a multi-artist concert DVD coming out ...http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10366288sharon@chom.astral.com (Sharon Hyland)http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10366288Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:47:36 GMTCdnNewsFeed: JUSTIN TRUDEAU WON HIS BOXING MATCH LAST NIGHT AGAINST CONSERVATIVE SENATOR PATRICK BRAZEAU!  THE OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER FOUNDATION BENEFITS FROM THE MATCH..  AND NOT TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY FOR BRAZEAU, BUT HE WASN’T TRUDEAU’S FIRST PICK, WHO SAID THAT HE WAS “sort of surprised it was as difficult as it was to find a Conservative across the aisle in the House not willing to punch me in the face, I suspected more of them would have wanted to." SO, NOT ONLY WAS WINNING THIS BOUT FOR A GOOD CAUSE, IT HAS ALSO PUT JUSTIN TRUDEAU AS THE FRONT RUNNER FOR TO REPLACE PIERRE GAUTHIER AS G-M OF THE CANADIENS.  THE JOB REQUIRES A CERTAIN UNDERSTANDING OF COMPETITION, AND WITH HIS PREVIOUS BOXING EXPERIENCE JUSTIN TRUDEAU HAS A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO KEEP GETTING UP AFTER BEING KNOCKED DOWN, A FEELING ALL TOO FAMILIAR TO ...http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10366283sharon@chom.astral.com (Sharon Hyland)http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10366283Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:12:58 GMTThe fly-by of two hours on a Sunday morning came thanks to fun tunes, facebook interaction and a feel good vibe to match whatever you've got goin on for the second half of your weekend... or your work shift, if you've got a sched like mine. =] It goes by fast for me, but in an energetic 'getting ready' kind of way; hopefully just the right pace for you! This morning we got into some reflection with Cat Stevens, got to hear a couple of songs about girls thanks to Simon & Garfunkel and Iggy Pop (with Kate Pearson of The B-52's) and linked up Elton John with... the ballet... obviously. lol!! Seriously though, you'll find a celebration of Elton John music through ballet at Place des Arts. Click HERE for info on the show running April 10-14th... 2013!! (not next month like I said. =/ Sorry bout that, and ...http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10363695sharon@chom.astral.com (Sharon Hyland)http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10363695Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:27:18 GMTAnother couple of hours that stretches into all the corners to make for another fast show!!  =D  We talked about George Harrison's birthday and the confusion that is the real date, AND heard a great tune from All Things Must Pass.  Also, some info on an exhibition a classic Gordon Lightfoot song happening in Ottawa from March 4th to September 9th (find info at junoawards.ca), though the song we heard had him singing about good tasting liquor and fast women.  =/  Rod Stewart and Jeff Beck possibly at their finest, Squeeze, Oasis sounding quite Beatley, along with The Beatles sounding Beatley too, as they should.  The Crossword Cuts got us into some movie music thanks to Jackson Browne, and an early INXS fave too!!  Lots more to round out a fun show - thank you all for listening and playing along.  =D  Here's something fun... I'll be filling in while Tootall is ...http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10352770sharon@chom.astral.com (Sharon Hyland)http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10352770Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:23:09 GMTIn a letter to both sides of radio (inside the box and the listeners), Big Wreck frontman Ian Thornley sent a thank you note for making the title track to their new album Albatross number 1!!  His post included the promise of tour info and a special sneak peek at the video for their next single "Control" before the album's release date, March 6th.  Check it out!!  Big Wreck is BACK!!  =D    http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10352678sharon@chom.astral.com (Sharon Hyland)http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10352678Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:01:42 GMTThanks for your feedback on The Sunday Morning Stretch!!  It's a great two hours of tapping into the roots of CHOM rock on many levels!!  Flashbacks, memories and the fastest two hours EVER!!  Time flies when you're having fun!  =D  We remembered Gary Carter today; the great Expos ambassador with a smile that we'll always remember.  A tribute to his faith, I thought John Hiatt was appropriate today.  Also played a couple of different tributes; one from Elton John to his friend John Lennon, and the other from John Mellencamp to Jackie Brown, who could be many people.  (sounds like a sad show... far from it!!)  On the upbeat side of things haha, I played a couple of songs from a couple of Steve's, Otis Redding showed up... (I couldn't stop him!  =D) talked about The Beach Boys concert info, which made it a no-brainer to play some summer sounds from the masters... like I ...http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10350379sharon@chom.astral.com (Sharon Hyland)http://www.chom.com/blog/sharonhyland/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10350379Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:58:41 GMT