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A “Classic Rock” song that really snuck up on me

Pete — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:39:53 +0000

Mostly, I listen to a jazz radio station. From time to time, particularily in the car, I listen to Q107, my favourite “Classic Rock” station, by a long way. All the other classic rock stations are all caught up on wierd stuff like Foreigner, Journey, Boston, Toto, Styx, all this stuff I never really listened to. Q107 tends to play more Zeppelin and Sabbath, but also more CanCon like Trooper, April Wine, Streetheart, Prism, Loverboy, and I like the cheesy stuff too. Not part of the LA corporate playlist, I guess.

Anyway, I heard this song on there the other day, and it got stuck in my head something fierce. I mean, really bad. It gave me all these flashbacks to camping with my parents when I was wee, shag carpets, globe cedars, yup, it really really took me back. And this video is a hoot – Kinda livish, and man, I have not seen a mullet nearly so wonderous as the one on that keyboardist for quite some time…

You may notice I didn’t mention the name of the song. I figger there’s a good chance you wouldn’t even try. But you should. It’s very short, and even more enchanting…

Billy Bragg on the CBC

Pete — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:31:24 +0000

On the CBC kids’ morning show, they often have “famous” musicians doing a number while one of the puppets politely listens and bobs it’s head. Usually I’m not terribly impressed by what I see, but this morning I was stopped in my tracks by an amazing performance by Billy Bragg. He did a tune called “Way over yonder in a minor key”, and I was pulled in completely. Stuck in my head all morning. I was glad to find it on the YouTube, here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNonCwUEuD0

Say “Hi!” to Captian Claw for me.

Scroll Down This Photo

Pete — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:20:49 +0000

There’s a neat long, skinny, vertical strip through this picture of Ruby and Gracie, I thought it might look neat in a long skinny column on a page like this so you can scroollll down and the story unfolds…

I just tried scrolling down it, and I got a chuckle out of it… Hope you do too…

Old Web, New Web

Pete — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:43:04 +0000

I noticed these two spider webs had slipped into a shaft of sunlight in the back yard today, and I wanted to get a picture of them. I don’t know if these belong to the same spider, but it seems pretty clear that one is fresh and new, and the other is old and not much use any more…

Some caption that seem obvious for this photo:

- Keeping up with the Joneses

- There goes the neighbourhood

- Benefits of the home renovation Tax Credit

- Web 2.0

- Movin’ on Up…

Feel free to leave a comment of a funnier caption, if you like.

Ice Cream in Baysville

Pete — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:42:51 +0000

Ruby and Violet enjoying some ice cream on a bench in Baysville, Ontario.

Olive the dog gets cute

Pete — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:38:03 +0000

This is one dangerously cute dog. The small, real one, that is…

Casey and his guitar

Pete — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:34:18 +0000

Casey has this really nice Rickenbacker guitar.

Ruby and her Best Friend, Gracie

Pete — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:21:35 +0000

This is Ruby, playing with her best friend Gracie the dog. Ruby and Gracie don’t get to see eachother very often, but when they do, they play all day and wind up more tired than anyone else can ever make them.

Looks like fun…

More McGlynn Tillsonburg Labour Day Barbecue

Pete — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:41:06 +0000

Here’s some more pictures from the McGlynn Family Barbecue on Labour Day in Tillsonburg:

*** The first page of these pictures is here

McGlynn Tillsonburg Labour Day Barbecue

Pete — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:31:13 +0000

Some of the McGlynn family got together at Gerry’s place in Tillsonburg, and had a barbecue for labour day weekend. Here’s some pictures: