‘My father would have been very grateful’:
Cohen fans come together for star-studded tribute concert
Leonard Cohen fans from around the world came together to celebrate a Montreal icon for the star-studded Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen concert Monday night.(CBC)
Letter: Canadian Arts Deserve Financial Support
Joly outlined Creative Canada—the blueprint for shifting Canada’s cultural policies to the center of the country’s economic growth—with a policy framework highlighting three pillars: investing in Canadian creators, cultural entrepreneurs and their stories; promoting Canadian content at home and globally; and strengthening public broadcasting and supporting local news. While Joly discussed everything from the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Act to the Multiculturalism Act, a big takeaway for most people—including myself—was her commitment to investing in Canadian creators.(The Charlatan)
Christmas Music Can Actually Be Mentally Draining
“People working in the shops at Christmas have to [tune out] Christmas music, because if they don’t, it really does stop you from being able to focus on anything else,” Linda Blair told Sky News. “You’re simply spending all of your energy trying not to hear what you’re hearing.”(HuffPo)
Adventures and new friends on a Canadian train ride
On a recent weekend, I rode, as I have done on numerous occasions, the train from Windsor, Ont., to Toronto. It is a 4½-hour ride that is often filled with pleasant surprises. For one, the train staff on VIA Rail Canada are much more polite and courteous than their American counterparts on Amtrak.(The Blade)
Fans gather at the North Park to salute Gord Downie’s ‘Courage’
The Marquee above the entrance to the North Park Theatre told so much of the story. A Canadian flag hung adjacent, and the lyric excerpt “Courage, My Word” beneath the featured film’s title, “The Tragically Hip in ‘Long Time Running,’ ” drove the point home.(The Buffalo News)
And Finally
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVQBd7gPUUo
hello
Good morning!
it’s nice to see people enjoying the Canadian train ride experience.
Hi, garf, how are things?
Here, Fall # 2 (November) has set in, with freezing overnight; it’s supposed to stay under the freezing point from Fri. morn to mid-Sunday, although it’ll recover some after. Normal, I guess. I spent part of yesterday taking down some of the garden and bringing in those roots that can’t make it through the winter.
Y’know, about that politeness and all, I think one of the main reasons is that Canadians are generally much less stressed than Americans — not the least component of which is having much less population around. There are other things too, basic attitudes, guns, but…
(This thought brought to you by the Canadian train experience thing, up there.)
Hello hello! Train travel is my favourite way to get somewhere! If I could,I would take the train everywhere.
Also, the Leonard Cohen link up there just took me back to the Our Basement story for today.
Question for you, Janet. Are you related to a hockey player that wears a Winged Wheel?
Freezing overnight?! However will you survive!?
I woke up to a -25 wind chill yesterday.
I don’t really mind, because I’m looking forward to getting out skating and skiing, but that’s a bit harsh in the first week of real winter weather
krib, that sounds like (pardon the colloquialism) FUCKEN WINTER WEATHER. We here in this region are getting eased into Winter much more gradually, if in a very wet way.
Russ – Not that I’m aware of, though he has the same name as my brother. From what I’ve heard, his surname is pronounced more closely to it Greek pronunciation (Ath-an-a-SEE-you), whereas mine is definitely an Anglicized pronunciation (Ath-a-NAYS-you).
Interesting…
Or maybe too much information, sorry 🙂
Not at all.
TMI takes a lot more words.
And then we’re getting a visit from the melty man later this week…ugh
hehe…the melty man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs1zz4zZhdM
well, that stopped the conversation dead.
Hey, BfO, I just saw that NQ Arbuckle is/are playing at the Wakefield Inn Nov 18, if that interests you
Hi kids. Have you all been behaving while I was away?
I was asleep again, sorry
late to the party … has everyone left?
Pretty much I think. I will be around tomorrow to catch up. Be good. 🙂
now why would i do that!
see you tomorrow …