Happy New Year! My biggest fan checks in after what sounds like a pretty interesting New Years celebration:

Jan 2 Stalker

We still get the occasional telemarketer calling the station. Lately it seems like almost daily we get a call from a recorded voice telling us we’ve won a trip to Florida, or somewhere else warm. Another one came in recently:

Telemarketing Sickness

Got two new calls for you. One came just before I headed out to Florida. It came after more than a month of no calls. The second one was just after I returned from Flroida and before the holidays.

Click on ‘em to listen: 

Biggest Fan December 7th

Biggest Fan December 20th

George and Dallas from Alexisonfire stopped by the X92.9 studios for a chat. They’re in town for some shows and will return New Years Eve for the X92.9 bash. It’ll be their last North American show for quite a long while as after things wind down they’ll head back into the studio to work on a new album. Here’s the interview in two parts:

Alexisonfire Segment #1

Alexisonfire Segment #2

Stars were in town for a sold-out X92.9 presentation at Mac Hall. She took some time out to chat with me about showering with multiple people, the environment, and of course her band Stars (and Broken Social Scene). Have a listen:

Amy Millan Speaks 

(it’s a big file, so give it some time to start)

Haven’t had a chance to upload these until now, so you get a triple dose of my “biggest fan.”

The first call is before I head off to Vegas for the weekend and Vegoose:

October 25th Biggest Fan

The second call comes in after she returns from Vegas, when I’ve already returned a week earlier. Apparently her Vegas trip was lonely and kinda boring:

November 5th Biggest Fan

The truth about her Vegas trip comes out, and it’s umm…strange:

November 8th Biggest Fan

OK, technically this should be on Lynch’s blog and not mine, as Lynch is obsessed with Transformers. He wants to be a Transformer, or failing that, make love to a Transformer, or failing that, make love to his lotiony hand while wearing Transformer PJs. But Lynch is a lazy, lazy blogger, so this one’s for him. Maybe he’s not lazy enough to link to this post from his blog. We’ll see.

I must thank listener Leanne Harrison for sending this my way. We had some fun with it today. There’s a website where you can get Optimus Prime to call or e-mail a friend or enemy of yours. Unfortunately at the end of the message Optimus Prime starts shilling DVDs. Also, if you have an unusual name, you might be out of luck. There’s no Lynch and the closest to Josh I could get was Joshua.

Optimus Prime Calls Lynch (audio)

Get OP to call someone

On Monday, my biggest fan (can’t use the “S” word anymore - too dangerous) called in and discussed some Halloween pranks she likes to play, and wanted me to help her pick a costume. The choices were tough. The image of Gene Wilder wearing a coconut bra is somewhat disconcerting. Listen:

Biggest Fan October 22

Well, apparently she knows about the poll ( over there –>) and doesn’t like the term stalker. When she called Friday, this is what my “biggest fan”she had to say

Stalker October 19th

Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace came by to have a chat about his new solo album The Hunter’s Lullaby . Here’s the interview:

Raine Maida Speaks