dear tom,

i'll miss you in the morning.

this isn't song quest related, but it is CBC radio 2 related... as those of you who are loyal blog readers know, a big part of how this whole thing started was because i have a daily morning ritual of listening to tom allen. i get to work, sit down at my desk, start on whatever project i'm working on that day, put on the headphones, and listen online to tom's morning show.

i listen to radio 2 for the better part of the day, so i enjoy julie nesrallah's tempo, as well as tom allen's shift and rich trefry's drive... but it was tom's morning show that was always the closest to my heart. something about his smooth voice, his humour, the way he just sounds so enthusiastic and full of passion with whatever he is talking about (from music to numerous other subjects...) just was the right way to start the day. tom allen and a nice cup of warm tea... a great way to get down to a day at the office.

i will always be grateful, especially now, that i had the chance to be on tom's morning show to talk about the song quest and waskada. and i'm so grateful still for the way he was genuinely interested and excited about 'the little town that could'.

so, change is coming on monday... tom will no longer be on in the morning. change is part of life, i will learn to adapt... and i will continue to be a loyal cbc radio 2 listener... and of course, i'll still get my dose of tom with 'shift'. and i am sure i will enjoy the new hosts of radio 2 morning as well!

tom... wish you all the best.

bryna
xo