Last month in our second open stage, a student said this time they would read from their journal.  I only remember the first part, they turned to a page near […]

In my dream last night there was an alien force invading the Earth which made a certain sound upon entering spaces and murdered anything living or at least any humans […]

student: I want to write a song about my mother but I don’t want her to know.teacher: don’t play it to her.student: I’m not good at keeping secrets.teacher: this is […]

Vidal late at night at at Brunswick and Bloor at 3am, Lickn’ chicken, 1983. Then it was radical to be open that late in Toronto. His paintings were large and […]

The guest speaker left a unique impression on the class. “The thing one might control is internal, not external, not out there in the big bad whirled. The day one […]

I saw the film Tony Erdmann. Amazing in many ways especially the unexpected third half, brilliant. Also inspiring it seemed achievable for an ordinary filmmaker who doesn’t necessarily have access […]

Sam told me one time he was annoyed hearing a musician on tour from Vancouver, because she was imitating me. He was pissed off about it. For a second I […]

The first show I ever played as an opening act was opening for Dr. John at the Horseshoe. I asked Richard Underhill to play with me. We did maybe 6 […]

I was practising playing Martha My Dear. I always thought McCartney was saying help yourself to a better what is all around you. I thought it was cool way to […]