Category Entertainment
Lighten Up A Little!
Tempting as it is, there will be no post-election analysis today. Half of Canada is celebrating, the other half thinks the country is on a fast track to hell. I will be weighing in on the election results, but today is not the right time. Canadians need a good laugh this morning. So does the […]
Losing The Signal
I recently purchased a new smartphone. My old one had reached the end of its usefulness, needing to be recharged two or three times daily. It was three years old after all, and calculating the age of mobile phones is like using dog years – there is a seven to one ratio. Three years ago […]
Unlikely Promises
The proposal to move Canada’s capital from Ottawa to Kapuskasing, Ontario, hasn’t received much publicity.Neither has the proposal to privatize the Canadian Army. I guess the news media has considered the source – the Rhinoceros Party. As the Canadian election drags on and on, politicians are making promises, left, right and centre. Most of […]
Every so often I go searching the internet for grammar jokes. Does that make me weird? Probably. With that admission out of the way, here are a few I enjoyed recently. (Yes, I know, strictly speaking not all are about grammar, but they all have to do with language usage.)
Don’t Quit Your Day Job; Advice For Aspiring Musicians
I am a crusher of dreams and ambitions. Or at least I try to be. Unfortunately I am not always successful. I’m the guy people come to when they are trying to get established, the guy who tells them whether their song will be heard on the airwaves or not. I’m the guy who says […]
The Author’s Test
During my childhood I was not exposed to the delightful children’s books penned by Canadian author Dennis Lee. By the time he turned his attention to writing poems for children instead of adults I was almost finished high school. I do appreciate his work though – he has a splendid imagination and never fails to […]
Memories of Chilliwack
My thoughts were simple: I thought must be crazy driving an hour in the pouring rain for an outdoor concert to see a band that I know won’t be playing my favourite songs. Especially since if the rain got any harder the show would be washed out. On the Friday I had driven to Spencerville […]
CityFolk IV – Wet Sheepdogs
I love The Sheepdogs. I hate the Sheepdogs. I’m ambivalent about The Sheepdogs. I can’t make up my mind. The Sheepdogs, if you are not aware, are a rock band from Saskatchewan that first came to prominence in their attempts to win a contest for independent bands, with the prize being a spot on the […]
CityFolk III – Why Bother?
Maybe it’s being in a crowd that does it. Or a general narcissism in our culture. But it was definitely in evidence Friday as Van Morrison delivered a strong set at CityFolk 2015. This was the big event of the festival. There were more people there than the previous two nights combined. Anticipation was high, […]
Cityfolk II – Confessions Of A Music Junkie
Once upon a time music pretty much defined my life. From waking to sleeping I was always listening to something. That isn’t the case anymore. If I have the radio on I am more likely to be listening to public affairs programming than to music. I still listen to a lot of music though; I […]
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