less fugazi more vanilli
Inside Starbucks, using the bathroom and there is a community board advertising local theatre and other local things, like as if Starbucks was small and genuinely interested, the way a […]
War
Story for the angry guy
After the gig the drummer and the bass player sat around with some brandy. I loved that last solo. said the bassist. Thanks. replied the drummer. Love […]
on that happy day
I heard Tea For The Tillerman as I entered the coffee shop before hopping the bus for Harbourfront. Asked the young woman who served my Earl Grey did you put […]
genes
Overgrown ivy on the outside walls, now squirrel babies running around the attic. Awkward moving a 25 ft ladder by myself and cut 3 of my fingers deeply. Trying to […]
thinking not thinking benjamin moore
When I asked the guy at the paint store what kind brush I should use for the job in my hallway, he answered with musical metaphors so it seemed to […]
blending in with other aliens
There once was a band that used science fiction as a theme. In their early years they had costumes, wigs and make up. As the decades passed they changed their […]
how thought works
My favourite salesperson in a music store is the one who despite not owning the expensive pieces of equipment or having any real experience with them has very serious opinions […]
inner life
once upon a time there was a chorus that said the same thing after each verse. the verses complained and got together to file a grievance. some thought the verses […]
where the one stringed banjo player is king
It might be a one stringed banjo player who rules in the land of the blind.. if all the blind people from that saying were specifically blind about music that […]
revenge of the old
In the 80s I was in England a few times with Blue Rodeo and spent the afternoons sight seeing, trying to find healthier food and checking out museums. At one […]