Hey there, sorry I haven’t posted for a bit but life has a habit of getting in the way. but This Post is about my recent birthday (although technically it is a couple weeks old) This year I turned 41 big ones I’m inching closer and closer to the big… Read more“Another Year Older”
Author: Daniel Swan
Heaven Just got a little funnier: Norm Macdonald has died
The world was heartbroken this week with the sudden, yet tragic death of Norm Macdonald. Famed comedian and actor whose list of credits is almost as versatile as the man himself. He died of a disease that is all too familiar: Cancer, it affects quite a lot of men as… Read more“Heaven Just got a little funnier: Norm Macdonald has died”
Digital Art Spotlight: Next Stop The Twilight Zone
This was inspired by the 1950’s Anthology series created by and starring Rod Serling (1924-1975) In which he narrates a well written series that always has a surprise ending and starred individuals who would go on to be big names in the future, Burgess Meredith among them. LICENSE: Free For… Read more“Digital Art Spotlight: Next Stop The Twilight Zone”
The Bell Homestead Historic Site (Brantford, Ontario)
Wayne Gretzky isn’t all Brantford is famous for!!! The Bell Homestead is a Historic site located on the outskirts of Brantford, Ontario. It was here that Alexander Graham Bell first created the Telephone which would go on to cement Brantford as The Telephone City, here is a selection of photos… Read more“The Bell Homestead Historic Site (Brantford, Ontario)”
Selections From A&W Cruise Night
You May Not Know Her Name But You DEFINITELY Know Her Work
Dolores Claman, the woman behind the catchy tune that used to introduce CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts, has died at 94. Claman’s daughter Madeleine Morris said Saturday that her mother died in Spain this week, about two years after she was diagnosed with dementia. “She was a good, ripe old age,… Read more“You May Not Know Her Name But You DEFINITELY Know Her Work”
A Storm Is A Brewin’ (May 23, 2021)
It was Sunday, at the tail end of a somewhat hot day and I was taking the day’s canful out to the Composter and I saw this opportunity for a photo that was quite a sight to behold after this I headed back into the house and sure enough a… Read more“A Storm Is A Brewin’ (May 23, 2021)”
There Will Never Be Another Walter Gretzky
He Was The Great One, If It Wasn’t For HimI Never would have picked up a stick… Wayne Gretzky Ask any Canadian, and they will probably tell you that nobody epitomizes the very essence of the term “Hockey Dad” than Walter Gretzky. The man dubbed Canada’s Dad passed away yesterday… Read more“There Will Never Be Another Walter Gretzky”
Remembering People City
If We End Up With A Population without a sense of belonging, we have lost the war…. Stability flows from neighbourhoods and neighbourhoods are based on roots. David CrombieMayor Of Toronto 1972-1978 I have been to Toronto on numerous occasions during my lifetime from a trip to Canada’s Wonderland back… Read more“Remembering People City”
There will never be another Christopher Plummer
To many, Christopher Plummer will forever be immortalized in the role that shot him to superstardom, Captain Von Trapp in Rogers & Hammerstein’s The Sound Of Music alongside Julie Andrews. The Toronto born actor whose versatility brought him to stage and screen including such diverse roles as Russian poet Tolstoy,… Read more“There will never be another Christopher Plummer”