Today is your day Boomer! We grew up in the time of rock 'n' roll Boomers, and quite often I celebrate the lives of those outstanding musicians! Today, I celebrate a man whose VOICE defined our spirit surrounding this incredible music era. His name was Red Robinson, a DJ born in Comox and who worked in Vancouver, during those formative years of performers like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Elvis Presley. Red passed away this week at the tender age of 86 and his was a voice of sweet, smooth, baritone. I was so jealous as I was a radio announcer for a time in my 20's, and men like Robinson and actor Sam Elliot, made listening to the radio or watching movies sooooooo enticing. I loved their deep voices and could only dream that, one day, my tinny voice would somehow transform into something better. It didn't. Red Robinson hosted Vancouver’s first rock ’n’ roll radio show in 1954, when he was 17 years old. He was MC of the first rock ’n’ roll concert in the city, Bill Haley and the Comets, in 1956; MC of the Elvis Presley show at Empire Stadium in 1957; and MC at the Beatles gig at Empire Aug. 22, 1964. And according to the Times Colonist Newspaper, his "name was synonymous with rock ’n’ roll in Vancouver. He was everywhere: doing radio, MC’ing shows and writing music columns for the newspapers. He had some great stories from the early days, when acts often toured in travelling shows with multiple artists." Red....we salute you today on your passing. Boomers, especially in BC, will always remember you....