Jun112011

A Handshake With The Duke

As a teenager I was a ‘bull in china shop’ – literally!While my friends were serving french fries and chocolate shakes I toiled deep within the caverns of Humboldt Street as the stock manager / stock boy for one of the oldest china merchants in BC.It was a great job, with lousy pay, receiving huge ...
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May142011

There’s a Loud Man in My Neighbourhood

There's a loud man in my neighbourhood. Well, actually, he isn't loud, he's VERY LOUD! He's that rattle the windows, turn heads at the River Village Coop Grocery, render sterile every rabbit within 2 miles kinda loud! Compared to him a bellow is a whisper. view full post »

Feb252011

Is Music The Universal Language…

"Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak." -William CongreveIt's a snowy Friday morning in River Village, just the kind of day to sip a hot cup of coffee and surf YouTube for some retro music. Fittingly enough, today is also George Harrison's birthday.Amazingly, at least to ...
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Feb082011

I AM CANADIAN!!

I am Canadian, And PROUD of it! I am not a great hockey player, And I am not a fan of Molson Canadian, or any beer for that matter. Nor am I a Communist-Socialist-Pinko, riding a bicycle, in downtown Toronto! I am not a member of the NDP, Or the Liberal Party of Canada, Or ...
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Feb012011

Yammering Through The Final Draft

I am learning lots on this project…Coldplay and Jame Blunt are great for getting my creative juices going but nothing beats Collective Soul / GooGoo Dolls / Emerson, Lake & Palmer for getting my typing speed up… VAROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!Ok… view full post »

Jan012011

Why?

LyricsSomething is going wrong With the singer and the song And the music isn't gentle anymore There?s a mist across the moon And the sun?s too hot at noon And the house is dark behind the broken door Where the flowers used to grow With their leaves are hanging low And the constant shadow lies ...
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