Archive for the ‘My experiences’

NUANCE Progressive/Art Rock Festival and Showcases05.06.09

This years Nuance event at the Black Swan was … well another showcase of Toronto’s best kept musical secrets live on stage! The bands at this years celebration was none other then CounterPoint (my personal favorite), Half past 4 and Wilton Said.
Once again, a lot of praise has to be given to the man [...]



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Busker Of The Beaches Attends His Own Wake04.26.09

The well known beaches busker, 59 year old Dan Cole, is dying of in-operable lung cancer, but has a funny way of showing it.
Dan Cole is having a wake … but the thing is, it’s for him and he will be there … alive and kicking/laughing or juggling. The man who just can’t stop [...]



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The Shmenge Brothers04.19.09

The Schmenge Brothers, like many of the Canadians of the day, were a happy bunch that didn’t mind making fun of themselves in front of the world. We could all relate to these overly happy go lucky guys. When ever watching these guys on SCTV, they made me feel like I was in the show [...]



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An Idiot in the neighbourhood04.11.09

When are the items that we put out on the curb, for others who could use them when we do not need them, turn into junkyard garbage? Well this is a story that happened to us today.
While cleaning up our basement today, we were going through items that are (1) still working and (2) [...]



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Simon and Garfunkle back on the road04.10.09

Simon and Garfunkel are back out on the road again after all these years. They have dates booked for Australia and New Zealand, but I’m sure their have to look for America in the near distant future, lucky buggards. If you love their music and they are going to be playing anywhere within 500 miles [...]



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    I’ve written this blog to share my enjoyment of music, the guitar and other instruments and I hope that I can offer information that might be useful to others who are interested in playing the guitar.