I am sad to hear of this, but as is sometimes the 
case, reading his obituary was my first 
introduction to this person.  And now I am 
intrigued by and looking forward to listening to 
his Vinyl Cafe programs which I understand are 
available via websites and podcasts.  That is one 
good thing about being an artist -- even after 
your death, your art does live on.

--Steve Hoffman, Takoma Park


On 2/16/2017 8:43 AM, Taylor Roberts wrote:
> Stuart McLean, a Canadian writer and broadcaster best known for his "Vinyl
> Cafe" live theatre broadcasts on CBC Radio, died yesterday. His
> 'meandering' story-telling style was probably similar to that of Garrison
> Keillor in the US and, of course, Mark Twain.
>
> McLean was a three-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for
> Humour.
>
> With the radio in the background on Saturday mornings, I frequently found
> myself drawn into McLean's humorous stories, in medias res, that I had not
> heard begin!
>
> RIP
>
> Taylor Roberts
>