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Concerts and bands
Performers, bands, concerts and a few of the other favourite entertainments in my world.
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Life has been so turbulent in the past few months, and particularly the past few weeks, that it's been a huge struggle lately just to keep my feet on the ground. There are a few things I can count on. Remembrance Day has long since been one Read More
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Sorry for flubbing "Tomcat Prowl", Doug, but don't you just remember the time I nailed "Nobody But Me"? Takin' it Day By Day, Mr. Bennett.
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You'll be happy with what I give you and you're going to like it. Damn it. Let's start off with my pal Loudo. Yeah, I'm singing along. I expect you to sing along too. And for some real strange reason I wanna go to Little Read More
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Oh dear, I knew this day was going to come sooner or later. I saw the video for Metal Queen when I was 16. That probably explains it all right there. Lee Aaron still has a fantastic voice and has transformed into a jazz singer these Read More
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The Clash - the best fucking folk group EVER! And we could all go for a little drop in pressure right about now, couldn't we?And a follow up just-for-fun. I'm filling up the car with gas tonight and this comes on over the loud speakers at Read More
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I often wonder which is mine: Tolerance, or a rubber spine? - Odgen NashI have no idea where they get off marking this down as the worst ever. It's got a beat and I can dance to it. Read More
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Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair! This week I'm Shelley. What ya goona do? I must be poetic. Starting off last Monday, I started off with The Who's "The Seeker." Pete Townshend is one of the masterful songwriters. Read More
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This is the way the blog ends.This is the way the blog ends.This is the way the blog ends.Not with a bang but a whimper.Or perhaps not. But it will come in dribs and drabs.Let's start with last Monday and the Arrogant Worms and a wonderful departure Read More
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I guarantee it. Three minutes from the moment you click the link. You're not going to make it through the song without cracking a smile. The last I heard, Andrea Wasse was down in LA doing her thing, making it big, breaking my heart Read More
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There's a goodly pile of stories I can tell about Bill Henderson. I've met him many times now, I've worked with him on occasion, and he continues to impress me as a really nice guy to be around. The very first rock and / or roll I'd ever heard Read More
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Although it's another one of those "two of three I can't dig up on youtube", I'll put in a near miss, a vague explanation, and an actual performance. Bob Brozman is known as an ethnomusicologist. Simply stated, not only does he study the cultural Read More
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I didn't write down what the song was last Thursday, and I charged my iPod last night, wiping out the list of songs. I figured I'd have to write it off as an "oops." Then riding the bus home tonight, I heard another Sloan song and it clicked. Read More
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Let's start with Monday: What can I say about Fred? Let me just start with, "I love ya, man. Pass a beer." With the bonus of Willie P. Bennett on camera, genius, star, personal hero and a genuine gem of a man. My son got Read More
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Gotta start with yet another song I'm not going to find on youtube. Wednesday was "Stone Horses" by Junkhouse. I'm a little saddened that I didn't find it, because "Stone Horses" counts as the one song that I most wish I could have written. Read More
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I've been wondering for a while which band would be the first to repeat in the morning. With all the Fred Eaglesmith I carry around, I'm awfully shocked that 1) it wasn't him and 2) I got a repeat before Fred even came up in rotation. Once Read More
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