Just 5 classes left for this term. it goes by fast. Next assignments are reviewing songs that have resulted in court cases over copyright infringement plus the students have to […]

You know when you are blindfolded and you walk in a room probably glass jars are knocked over and break, chairs are accidentally kicked even broken. It might be that […]

The renovation job is coming along, takes forever but didn’t I make up the timeline as if I was experienced and knew how long it should take? That is the […]

Student told me about their depression over so many courses, holding down a job and having too many roommates. I asked if they listen to any songs about depression. Why […]

Finished Margaret Atwood’s The Heart Goes Last and as usual the ending was fantastic. She is so good. I want to write her fan mail and maybe I will. The […]

In his home country Bryan Adams is considered a wise and exotic old rock musician. There is an aspect of my lyric course where each student has to eventually share […]

I like both Noam Chomsky and Thomas Sowell. They are my favourite Left wing and Right wing thinkers/ talkers. I see the perspectives of both and wonder if the course […]

The colloquium went well at the Tranzac today. It pays off to know what one is getting into before hand. Glad to have Rebecca Campbell read and John Oswald respond […]

There is a tall skinny student in my class who bears a striking resemblance to Dallas Good. He never heard of him or them. A few weeks ago he was […]

The latest assignment is writing about the 70s rock band Fanny. Writing about their lyrics and about aspects of payola in the music business. One student’s submission says there never […]