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Continue reading →: What’s up with the ice cream truck music?
Okay, so call me old-fashioned, old school, a dinosaur even. But what the heck is up with the music you hear coming from the ice cream trucks lately? When I was a kid – and this is going back a while – the ice cream truck in my neighbourhood in…
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Continue reading →: Thumbs up, thumbs down…
Strange things happening in our strange world lately, chickens. And some of it’s even been good… Thumbs up: The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) for their ginormous Pride flag (see the Bloor Street side of the building) The State of New York for legalizing same-sex marriage. Thumbs down: Toronto Mayor Rob…
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Continue reading →: Bridesmaids kicks @$$!
OMFG and LOL – I thought I laughed a lot at Midnight in Paris, but Bridesmaids – whole other ballgame, chickens. I went yesterday with my pal Kira (who treated me for my b’day) and we laughed so hard that Kira got dangerously close to doing a spit take/nose spew with…
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Continue reading →: Happy Pride! Happy jazz!
Happy Pride everyone! Pride Toronto 2011 kicks off today, with the official rainbow flag-raising ceremony on Monday at City Hall. It’s 10 days of celebration, ending with the parade and after-partying next Sunday. For more info and what’s on at Pride this year, check out their official website: http://www.pridetoronto.com/ I’m…
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Continue reading →: kd lang, Dorothy Wilson & Father’s Day
So, wow, what a Friday night/weekend of fun and festivities. kd lang and the Siss Boom Bang played a free concert on Friday night as part of Luminato, on the festival hub stage in the David Pecaut Square at Metro Hall – and they were fantastic! Their opening band, LA-based…
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Continue reading →: Sugar, Sugar
Why have I been learning the vocal harmony for Sugar, Sugar by The Archies this week? And why am I rehearsing a song with this tune on Saturday? Check in on Monday to find out! In the meantime, here’s a vid of Sugar, Sugar – featuring clips of band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M91fc7sC93k&feature=fvst
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Continue reading →: I like Beethoven, but…
… not when it’s played over and over. And over again. When I arrived at the office this morning, I heard Für Elise playing. Repeatedly. And quite loudly too. After a bit of hunting around, I discovered it was originating from a BlackBerry that had been left on a desk in…
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Continue reading →: What would you pick?
So I was at the Jays game on Friday night (they lost to the Red Sox 5-1) and while the outcome was disappointing, the atmosphere at the Dome and, especially, the company I was in was fun. I was with my friend Dee and four of her co-workers, and –…
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Continue reading →: I would recommend…
Hey all – busy times and I’m back at the office now, so I’ll be brief. Stuff I’ve seen/experienced in the past week or so that I would recommend: Movies: Midnight in Paris; The Princess of Montpensier; Potiche Plays: InspiraTO festival of 10-minute plays – this is over now, so…
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Continue reading →: Happy birthday, Johnny Depp!
Okay, so I’m a day late – but I have a very good excuse. It was my birthday too – and I was out with my mum (who coincidentally picked June 9 to come in to T.O. for our annual brunch/neighbourhood walk excursion – my Mother’s Day present to her).…
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