Guitars made out of recycled material06.25.07

You’ve got to read this story!

This guy, Lenny Piroth-Robert, makes guitars out of discarded cigar boxes. Have you ever heard of such a thing? He uses the empty cigar boxes to make the body of the guitar. it takes him about 8 weeks to make a guitar and they are apparently [...]



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The Band is mostly Canadian eh?06.11.07

I’ll bet my life that most non-Canadians did not know that THE BAND was made up of mostly Canadians. They hail from the same neck of the woods that I came from. The History of “The Band’s” connection with Ontario is well documented. I am originally from Brantford and it happens to be in the [...]



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United States Flag Store05.27.07

I’ve been asked to write an article about an online flag store called United States Flag Store. My wife and I are proud Canadians and we display our Canadian flag at the front of our house.

It’s kind of interesting that Canadians aren’t quite as interested in displaying their flag as Americans seem to [...]



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Part one of trying to win Max Webster Tickets05.22.07

Well faithful readers, I am very desperate to get tickets for the super-Canadian Music Event of this millennium!
I decided to go down to Q-107 at the Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Toronto and attempt to obtain some tickets to this cherished show.

I put on my jacket, picked up my guitar and made a sign. [...]



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Oh Damn I wish I wrote that tune, oh hi Kim05.21.07

Now this is a song that I wish that I could have played live, back in the day, let alone write it!

Every single time I hear this song on Q-107 or on my CD home/car stereo, my mind conjures up these feelings as a young impressionable guitar player back in Brantford. I was being [...]



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