Every Olympics they fire up Vancouver’s Olympic Cauldron at the start of the Opening Ceremony. It costs so much to burn they only run it for two hours. A full two weeks would cost $200K. Ain’t nobody laying down the Benjamin’s for that. So every two years we get to see the flames. It is […]
We’ve had the most insane and beautiful fog recently. Walking the streets with streetlights and cars headlights glowing through fog has been amazing. Late in the day I went to the rooftop terrace. I work in a verrrrry tall building. The views were gorgeous. Off in the distance I could see the new Oakridge Centre […]
Not a bad year really. Some crap things but mostly got to tie up some loose ends that had been hanging around for a bit. Didn’t get to travel at all as I had to wait for some paperwork to get sorted but that finally happened. You can’t leave the country while that’s going on. […]
I’m going to act cool and say yeah yeah I’ve been into The Beta Band since the early days! Just go with it. The Gig Hunters, the unofficial name of our WhatsApp group where we diabolically plan gig hunting, was going to see The Beta Band at The Commodore Ballroom. Either you went wow, or […]
Lovely Sunday along the river watching logs. Got a wave out of one of the tug boat operators. Well, that was relaxing.
Well that was it. The final time to see The WHO. The setlist was nothing surprising but it was chock full of hits. Let’s get the complaints out of the way, Daltrey just doesn’t have the chops anymore. He’s all over the place. Some songs he changes the melody so much it becomes a weird […]
Well well well look at that! I’ve recently taken it upon myself to be the unofficial studio photographer but I shoot film! at all company events! I’m different, look at me, right? Ha! This was the second year of the dog races. I took some last year in black-and-white, but it just looked too bleak […]
Amazing night. I saw Neil once before at The Bridge School benefit in 1999. All acoustic then and not a full on Neil show. This. This was beautiful. Hearing the warble of his voice on the first song just brought an immediate feeling of calm. A set full of sweet acoustic melodies and raw slashing […]
Yur lis’nin to See Jay Oh Arr AM 600. Occasionally i have to make my way down to Richmond. Where? Yeah, exactly. It’s in the out in the middle of nowhere part of Richmond. There’s an old radio station transmitter out there for CJOR which was in operation from 1926 to 1988. It just sits […]
Sometimes when I pop down to the States I hit an antique mall in Bellingham. After a visit with my sister I went to Penny Lane Antiques and had a mooch around. A few sellers had some cameras but I found an old Brownie Flash Six-20 with the actual flash unit. I played around with […]
I say this every year but it’s not what it used to be. Of course it’s not as the show floor has shrunk massively since the late 90’s but the conference itself with talks and demonstrations seems pretty robust. It still holds a place in my heart. The second photo above is where the registration […]
Outdoor pool is open. Sun’s out, guns out and not a soul in sight. Just a bald eagle nesting high in the tree above.
Fuuuuuuuuck. Watching these fires from Vancouver made me realize how much I’m an outsider to my home town now. I’ve been watching the news live like anyone outside the L.A. area would. I’d been around for all the previous fires, earthquakes, landslides, natural disasters but this one made me really feel the distance and time. […]
Welp, she’s here, finally. It’s been Taylor Swift madness here in Vancouver nigh on a year. Tickets went on sale over a year ago and it was a slow burn until about 6 months ago when everything turned Taylor. Large lighted signs of song titles all over the city, advertisements hinting at the shows, sparkly […]
You have to love a panto. If you don’t you’re kind of a jerk. Actually I went into this one with much skepticism as it seemed a little too… local. Turns out it was amaaaaazing! I’ve never seen X so thrilled by a show so that was cool. His Gene Siskel rating was a thumbs […]
Well it’s about time. Sometimes the wait for a trailer to come out seems like forever. Here they are! Both look really great. I was on Skeleton Crew starting about two years ago but then it was extremely affected by the Hollywood strikes. It was really rough seas as the show went on hiatus and […]
Do you know Shannon and the Clams? I didn’t think so. First time seeing a show at The Rickshaw too! Divey and the worst part of the city with the skid row night crawlers all outside. I took a cab and met up with my Music Mates rather than walk it tonight. It’s a bit […]
Hey, did you hear? September 17th is Sarah McLachlan Day in Vancouver! Did you get your stamps? I certainly did! Look at that! I had no idea really, pure luck. I just mailed a ton of Halloween cards off at the post office and saw them. Am I now a philatelist? No, but it’s Sarah, […]
This is it. Last chance to see EL… Jeff Lynne’s ELO. So many great songs tonight but Turn to Stone was the best. Massive analog synths driving the song along. Ohhh maaan. I bet you wish you were there now! Listen to that! He’s never been the best stage performer as he really just stands […]
The Struts are my Taylor Swift. I just love them. Last time at the Commodore Ballroom they blew the roof off a 1000 seat theatre and tonight, just 10 months later, they’re now in a sold out 3000 seat theatre! My concert bro couldn’t join me tonight but we’re both at ELO coming up. I […]