Jack Of All Trades, Master Of None
We all know this past year has been a bleak one with people getting COVID-19 and dying, some famous ones too including recently Dawn Wells who played Mary Ann Summers on Gilligan’s Island, but within these dark times there can be rays of positivity, here is one such courtesy of… Read more“A Positive Message In These Dark Times”
Jefferson Airplane was one of those bands that either you loved them or you hated them, a lot of their songs have gone on to be thought of as Political anthems but one particular one I found out has an interesting yet simple story behind it: Months before they played… Read more“The Real Story Behind Volunteers”
Actor David Lander, known to a generation as Andrew “Sqiggy” Sqiggman passed away on Friday December 4th 2020 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of the disease he had been fighting for decades, Multiple Sclerosis. On the sitcom Laverne & Shirley, Lander played one half of the upstairs neighbors of Laverne DeFazio… Read more“Helllooo! To Heaven: My thoughts on David Lander’s Passing”
Long before Youtube, TikTok, Twitter, Vimeo and all those user generated services that came years later, Speaker’s Corner was the place where people of all stripes came to have their voices heard. 30 years ago today, this innovation in communications made it’s debut on CityTV for the very first time… Read more“Speaker’s Corner Still Remembered Fondly 30 Years Later”
Today, Exactly a month from Christmas… A beautiful looking Hawk paid me a visit on this fair yet cool day according to my Dad he has been hanging around here quite a bit lately.
As I Just turned 40 this month, that is half a life of memories stored in my head. So I thought I would bring some of them out of the vault to share with you all. Going to the movies was a huge deal for my family growing up, we… Read more“Memories Of My Childhood”
This is the Sleeman Center in Guelph, Ontario. Not much to look at but at one time this parcel of prime real estate was home to the Guelph Eaton Center. Opened in 1984 and anchored by the Timothy Eaton Company (aka Eaton’s) the mall was a right of passage for… Read more“Memories Of A Canadian Institution”
Note: Composed Back In 2018 “Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have.” Anthony Bourdain To say that Anthony Bourdain is good at his job, would be an understatement. The celebrity chef and host of Parts Unknown has said that he had the greatest job in… Read more“Anthony Bourdain – Accept No Substitutes”
Note: Originally Written May 12, 2020 Comic legend Jerry Stiller has passed away at the age of 92. Most well known for his roles in Seinfeld and King of Queens, Stiller had a 60 year career in show business, starting out in a comedy duo with his wife Anne Meara… Read more“Comic Legend Jerry Stiller Passes Away”
Originally Written May 5th 2020 A founding father of rock & roll whose fervent shrieks, flamboyant garb, and joyful, gender-bending persona embodied the spirit and sound of that new art form, died Saturday. He was 87. The musician’s son, Danny Jones Penniman, confirmed the pioneer’s death to Rolling Stone. The… Read more“The Legacy Of Little Richard”