"So how do I alchemize my four-nights-at-Wembley golden-god status? Not with champagne, cocaine, supermodels, and speedboats. During the Invisible Touch tour I've been visiting local model railway shops the world over, shipping fun-sized rolling stock back to the U.K. There I intend to fill the basement...with a...layout that will have Rod "the Mod" Stewart sobbing with HO-gauge envy."
Phil Collins, Elton John, and Gloria Estefan dominated Adult Contemporary radio back in the 1980s and '90s, yet have disappeared from modern radio. Seemingly, the only time you ever hear them is at the grocery store or your local CVS. This blog remembers the music, the stories and the quirky characters from my days working in Adult Contemporary radio.
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Rod Stewart "Downtown Train"
During one of his world tours, Phil Collins admitted to spending his days shopping for...model trains. Yes, miniature trains. In his autobiography Not Dead Yet, he writes: