Love is in the air ... Or is it?

With Valentine's Day just a few days away, Joy has been dropping some not-too-subtle hints... No, it's not what you think - her gentle nudges haven't been about the string of pearls she's hoping for - it's for me to add some new shows to the RUSC Romance radio station!

So I'm happy to announce that it's now live and updated, and ready to get you in the mood for some good old-fashioned lurrrrve! 

There's a special RUSC Radio page, which you can access by going to:-

RUSC Radio

As much as I hate to admit it, I'm definitely an old romantic, so this weekend I will be showering Joy with gifts, and whisking her away to somewhere nice. 

(That last bit is supposed to be a surprise, so I hope she doesn't read this editorial before then!)

Well..................! It appears that not all of our members are old romantics like myself - with a whopping 42% of you voting in the recent RUSC poll that you'd rather celebrate the birth of one of the all-time greats of old time radio, Benjamin Kubelsky.

He was far better known as Jack Benny though! 

Do you think he'd have been just the 39 years old as always - or maybe twenty one again (plus one hundred!)?

With that in mind, and to celebrate Jack Benny's birthday, I've added a show on Saturday that I've been saving for a long time. It's from the Jack Benny Program, and it's called Jack's Life Story - with Jack Benny and George Jessel performing a sketch on the life of Jack Benny... Do look out for it, as it's a real hoot!

The Jack Benny Program was first broadcast on the Blue Network on 2nd May 1932. With his capable cast of supporting players Benny made his show into one of the greatest radio comedy shows. What was so special about this golden-age classic is Benny's ability to come across as a likeable guy despite being vain, argumentative, and a skinflint. People related to Benny, and his willingness to often give the best comedy lines in the show to his supporting cast made him popular with listeners, guests and colleagues. This is classic comedy that is still funny sixty years later. 

You can read more about his amazing life and career on the Jack Benny page, where you can also view and listen to every show on RUSC that he has appeared in - and believe me, that's a whole heap of shows!

Whatever your plans are for this romantic holiday, I do hope that you'll have a wonderful weekend.

Happy listening my friends,