$2.75 to ride the train or bus in Calgary. Not a terrible rate really. Our family used the transit system for the first time in Calgary on July 1st to go to Prince’s Island Park for the festivities and to avoid the parking chaos. I brought change in case the machines didn’t take credit card … [Read more…]
This was a great show! and not just because I was about 20 feet from Neko Case for a couple hours (though that was pretty cool too). The music was energetic and fun. The artists gave it everything they could give on this first show of their North American Tour. The Mountain Goats opened with … [Read more…]
Got a call this morning at 6:30. School’s cancelled due to snow! It’s been snowing this week already. Along with wind and rain and cool temperatures. Everyone at school yesterday was speculating and hoping for a storm overnight. I spent the whole morning video editing – I didn’t even eat breakfast. I’m so giddy. Spring … [Read more…]
Folk-Roots or Alt-Country or Edge-Rock, there really isn’t a way to categorize Wilco, so why bother when you can listen to them! I got to listen to them live on Tuesday night at the Jubilee (the twin of Edmonton’s Jubilee as Wilco mentioned after their opening band Califone did too). Lucky me! Wilco proved that … [Read more…]
On Amber’s birthday, between a tasty brunch put on by Alanna and an evening of delightful food at a Greek restaurant, we spent part of the afternoon at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary with our friends from Whiskey Jack Cohousing. I wasn’t too keen on the whole thing since it was chilly and I’ve seen birds … [Read more…]
CBC’s Vinyl Cafe presented by Stuart McLean came to Calgary on December 4th. I went with Amber, Mom and Alanna. It was splendid! Mr. Stuart McLean really did well to connect with his eager audience. He gave us three vinyl cafe stories (spiked punch, bicycle, and Stephanie’s books), a story exchange story, and a story … [Read more…]
8.3 Km One Way Five Sets of Lights One Stop Sign Four Left Turns Four Right Turns Five Different Speed Zones I Pass: 7-11. WalMart. Remand Centre. Youth Detention Centre. . . . and . . . Bright pink sunrises that stretch 180° from north to south. Rolling hills covered in wild shrubs and grass … [Read more…]
My feelings exactly. We had a few wisps of snow on roofs yesterday morning and nothing on the ground, but this morning, the snow continued to fall and the sky stayed grey and the temperatures didn’t cool and the furnace stayed on and I stayed inside. I’ll wait 2 weeks before putting snow tires on … [Read more…]
On April 26, I paid a lot of money to see a 74-year-old Leonard Cohen sing for 3 hours. I’ve seen some good concerts in my lifetime: U2, Barenaked Ladies, Bob Dylan, La Bottine Souriante, Audio Adrenaline, Switchfoot, dc Talk, Sam Roberts, Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings, Burlap to Cashmere, Habib Koité to note … [Read more…]
So, Bush II is coming to Calgary tomorrow and sadly I’m working during the event. Otherwise, I would love to attend a protest event downtown. I was thinking up some slogans on my way to work this morning that I could present on a placard: Learn to Read 91,121+ dead civilians in Iraq Great job! … [Read more…]