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Night Trax
Thursday October 23rd, 2025 with Professor Mike
Episode 419: Make It Happen

Episode 419: Make It Happen. LIVE and LOCAL for 2 SOLID HOURS and loads of great music, a few laughs and music from back to a simpler time as this years Funding Drive is aroundf the corner starting this Friday Morning.
Rocket Ride
Kiss - Alive II 2LP (1977) - Casablanca
Rock And Roll All Nite
Kiss - Alive 2LP (1975) - Casablanca
Talk To Me
Kiss - Unmasked (1980) - Casablanca
2,000 Man
Kiss - Dynasty (1979) - Casablanca
New York Groove
Ace Frehley - KIss - Ace Frehley (1978) - Casablanca
Find Your Own Way
Surrender - 7" (1979) - Capitol Canadian
Hey You
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Four Wheel Drive (1975) - Mercury Canadian
Concrte Sea
Terry Jacks - 7" (1974) - London Canadian
Lazy Love
New City Jam Band - 7" (1975) - Smile Canadian
Three Times In Love
Tommy James - 7" (1979) - Millennium
Yesterday's Songs
Neil Diamond - 7" (1981) - Columbia
Che Angelo Sei
Al Bano & Romia Power - 7" (1982) - Baby
Wild Horses
Gino Vannelli - 7" (1987) - Polydor Canadian
Pedro's Request/Framed
Cheech & Chong - Sleeping Beauty (1976) - Ode
I Was Made For Lovin' You
Kiss - Dynasty (1979) - Casablanca
Don't Hold Back
Chanson - Chanson (1978) - Ariola America
Dance In America
Boogie People - Boogie People (1979) - Magnium Canadian
Wasted
Donna Summer - A Love Trilogy (1976) - Oasis
Sherry
The Keane Brothers - 7" (1976) - 20th Century Canadian
Rock' Roll Baby
The Stylistics - The Best Of The Styllistics (1975) - Avco
Spirit Of The Shadow
Kyle Bergsma - Youtube (2024) Canadian
Shining Star
The Manhattans - 7" (1980) - Colombia
This Is Love
Paul Anka - 7" (1978) - RCA Canadian
My heart Belongs To You
Craig Rhunke - Just Like The Old Times (1982) - Sefel Canadian
Careless Whisper
Wham! - Make It Big (1984) - Columbia
Interactive CKCU
Professor Mike (host)
it's SHOWTIME!!!!

11:49 PM, October 22nd, 2025
Jeremy
Hey Michael, what’s up, buddy? Good morning how are you? Awesome music so far love the vibes.🙏🏼

12:20 AM, October 23rd, 2025
richiesee
Hi - the Kiss stuff brings back memories! Was that Ace Frehley's Back in the New York Groove - or Russ Ballard's?

12:25 AM, October 23rd, 2025
richiesee
I see it now. Thanks. BTW: I prefer the Groovie Ghoulies version of 2000 Man.

12:27 AM, October 23rd, 2025
Professor Mike (host)
Good Morning Jeremy and to you richleese and thank you for your wonderful comments

12:42 AM, October 23rd, 2025
Heavy Ben
Hey Mike, I listened to KISS Alive II countless times. As a kid, back when I had only a few records, that was one of them.

12:49 AM, October 23rd, 2025
Professor Mike (host)
Me too and I remember hearing for the first time when I was visiting relatives in Toronto in the late 1970's

12:50 AM, October 23rd, 2025
richiesee
Thank you Prof! While I was not previously aware of the origins of "New York Groove", I found Ballard wrote it for a band he was producing a recording for - called Hello. There is an interview segment with Ballard, on youtube, with the title: "I didn't want my girlfriend hearing it", in which he talks about the Bo Diddley beat and the lyrics and the situation where the song came about. I found it interesting. Thanks, again, for the music - and humour!

1:01 AM, October 23rd, 2025
Professor Mike (host)
No problem richleese and happy you're enjoying this weekly fun fest. Coming up on 12 years in January 2026.

1:12 AM, October 23rd, 2025
richiesee
Yes - I have been enjoying the show but was not acuctely aware of the span of your tenure with CKCU FM. I respect your dedication, not to mention your diligence!

1:28 AM, October 23rd, 2025
Professor Mike (host)
I started volunteering and training back in September 2011 about a month after my dad's passing at thye Age of 71 and mom passed away in October 2006 at the age of 54. 2 years plus of training paid off and on January 20th, 2014 Night Trax was born and to this date 419 Episodes have aired

1:36 AM, October 23rd, 2025
Jeremy
OK bye everybody. See you next time on Wednesday night. Everybody have a good morning and the rest of the day.

1:53 AM, October 23rd, 2025
Professor Mike (host)
You too Jeremy and to everyone else a very pleasant Good Night and join me next week for the first of 2 Funding Drive shows. Take care everyone.

1:55 AM, October 23rd, 2025
richiesee
Thanks again, Professor Mike! Very best regards.

1:56 AM, October 23rd, 2025