everybody knows
leonard cohen at the junos in vancouver 25 years ago. just a handshake by the back door as he was leaving. wished a handshake could be a long conversation but […]
Politics
for every action
Republican child molester, then whackos attack the same news outlets, frame them using actors so they “prove” they found bias. Their message, despite being a child molester the greater crime […]
legacy
Never understood why they don’t make benches available in the subway the length of the station for the waiting public like Parisians do. Is it just fear of poor people […]
jack layton
Jack Layton came to one of my Rivoli shows in 1994 stayed until the end, came to the dressing room to tell me he was there, that he was into […]
reading in the sauna
Yesterday at the Santa Claus parade the first participant we noticed was a clown with a garbage can. Wonder if anyone besides me understood the planners vision: Santa at the […]
After the dog story.
When he writes about the main issue after first writing about the quality of ketchup, everyone just wants to share ketchup stories. All of them miss the point. I told […]
in my blood like holy wine
Earlier this week I made a presentation to people studying food issues so I played them food songs that have affected me. Started with the blues and all those sex […]
the juno for doublespeak
At some point a few years ago the head of A&R sent a letter to all the artists urging us to write the Government of Canada complaining about the unfairness […]
trick or treat
Two best parts of the AGO Halloween kids party. One was realizing on the dance floor when YMCA came on that it was one of the greatest examples ever of […]
grants
Strange facts about grants. The artist is suppose to explain what they will make before they have made it. Let’s say Chopin comes back to life or Jimi Hendrix or Billie Holiday. […]