By Howie Roman
Rick Bockner, Immanuel McKenty and I have spent a year and a half working on this. Rick and I spent 18 months looking at over 30 hours of Lip Sync that Immanuel digitalised for us. We selected 16 acts and 7 mc bits for a usb video of Highlights of Lip Sync. It was a constant reminder of how great the shows were and what a special thing they were. We did 23 shows in 11 years It provided an outlet for the island’s performers that is now missing.
Continue reading The Lip Sync Video
Originally posted on Cortes Radio.ca
All Things Must Pass
For many different reasons the Lip Sync is no more.
It’s the end of an era and we had an amazing run.
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On February 25th, Rick Bockner will be returning to the stage at Mansons Hall, as MC of the CKTZ Lip Sync.
Rick Bockner: “We are having a Lip Sync after taking two years off because of COVID. We’re all very excited about it because it’s been a while, but it’s been a great tradition for the radio station and a great fundraiser and a community event that we all need these days.”
Continue reading Rick Bockner: Returning onstage with the CKTZ Lip Sync
CKTZ’s Lip Sync returns to the stage of Mansons Hall at 8 PM on Saturday, February 25.
“Over the last three years I’ve heard from people who want it back: ‘So when are you doing a lip sync?’ We haven’t been able to do it until now,” explained Howie Roman.
“It is without a doubt, one of the highlights that I would point to in my time on Cortes. I just love it when that many people get involved in something. It’s about 30 nowadays, performers and crew.”
Continue reading Feb 25: The Lip Sync is back[Editorial by Bill Dougan, reprinted with permission and some editing; this article first appeared in Tideline on Jan 15, 2021]
As long as I have resided on Cortes Island, housing has been an issue. In my earlier days many folks had housing most of the year, but would move out to allow the owners to enjoy their property during the summer months. This was not an ideal situation but it now appears, in hindsight, the Good Ol’ Days.
This year we have 18 families residing on the Gorge Harbour Marina Resort property; most of these people are here because they cannot find a place to live. Some of these people have lived on Cortes Island for years, built a life here, have friends and children here… but now find themselves with no place to stay on a permanent basis .
Continue reading Who WIll Be Left? Cortes Island Housing crisis
