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Remembrance Day, 2024
Once again I would like to pay my respects and gratitude to the uncle I never knew, George Quartly. George died in battle during WW II, so that we may all be free. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun and in the morningWe will remember them. They were young, as…
Life is Short, Eat Candy
Found at Loblaws: words to live by… I couldn’t agree more…
Elevated Busking
Last weekend I saw this street performer singing his heart out from atop the underground parking stairway at the intersection of York Street and University Avenue. You gotta get a gimmick!
This Is Canada
My country is the second largest in the world. It’s incredibly diverse and often looks nothing like people imagine it. This isn’t Greenland – it’s Canada (Baffin Island) This isn’t New York – it’s Canada (Toronto) This isn’t Croatia – it’s Canada (near Tobermory) This isn’t Paris – it’s Canada (Montréal) This isn’t Morocco – it’s Canada (Athabasca Sand Hills) This isn’t London – it’s Canada (Ottawa) This isn’t Japan…
Myles Goodwyn
I’m very late getting this post out, so all you April Wine fans, please forgive me. I was saddened last month to hear of the passing of Myles Goodwyn, the main man of April Wine. I just wanted to acknowledge his voluminous contribution to Canadian rock n’ roll. Growing up on the prairies in the 70s, April Wine was omnipresent, their music woven into the culture of the times. I…
“Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)”
Released in September 1974, Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) by Reunion was instantly catchy, a definite earworm and one of those feel-good songs. The band Reunion was founded by songwriters Paul DiFranco and Norman Dolph. They had little success with the group until they tapped bubblegum pop veteran Joey Levine to revamp a song they had shelved called Life Is A Rock. “I loved it, thought…
Living In Canada
Top Reasons To Live In British Columbia Top Reasons To Live In Alberta Top Reasons To Live In Saskatchewan Top Reasons To Live In Manitoba Top Reasons To Live In Ontario Top Reasons To Live In Quebec Ahhhh….Give me a minute here to think…….Gosh, this is hard…….OK, here are some: Top Reasons To Live In New Brunswick Top Reasons To Live In Nova Scotia Top Reasons To Live In Prince…
Growing Up With Canadian Bands
Growing up in Central Alberta during the 1970s, 630 CHED out of Edmonton and 1140 CKXL out of Calgary were the ultimate stations to listen to – they were 70s AM radio at it’s finest. I remember that if the weather and the night were clear, the reception from these two stations would be excellent. 630 CHED and 1140 CKXL played a lot of great Canadian content; I suspect that…
But Is It Art?
These are the new garbage chutes, waiting to be installed in my condo building. It has the potential for modern art, what?
“Ballet Dancer”
Every weekend my Internet radio is tuned to SOMA-FM’s Underground 80s. Every so often this (once) unfamiliar song comes on that has such a great chorus, and I love it! After checking the Underground 80s playlist I found out it’s a song from 1983 called Ballet Dancer by an 80s group I’d never heard of – The Twins. Some minor Googling told me they were a German synth-pop duo from…
Kiss Him Goodbye
I usually stay very apolitical on my blog, but I found this video the other day which speaks to the fun you can have with a great old 70s tune and some clever computer graphics:
Dancing Queen
Queen Elizabeth II, as you’ve never seen her before…
St. Joseph Street
I love walking down St. Joseph Street in downtown Toronto. The street consists mostly of 1940s-era Art Deco and/or brownstone apartments. Much of the original architecture is still in place and, thankfully, the street has not been totally overrun with towering condos. Yes, there are some condos on this street, but they have been kept low (not counting FIVE St. Joseph near the corner of Yonge Street) and styled to…