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Pat Blythe – Jazz and Around Town

Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Aga Khan Museum, Black Swan Tavern, Blues and Roots Festival, Bob Segarini, Byron Lee, Danny Marks and Mike McKenna, David Rudder, David Storey, DBAWIS, Deborah Cox, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dirty Church, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dora Keogh's Irish Pub, Eddie Bullen, Freeman Dre, Galen Weston, Globe Bistro (Upstairs Lounge), Graffiti Park, Jack the Lads, Jazz Bistro, Julian Taylor, Lawrie Ingles, Liberty Silver, Linsmore Tavern, Mambo Lounge, Matt Lightstone, Melba Moore, Pat Blythe, Quincy Bullen, Secret Broadcast, TerriO's Sports Bar & Grill, The Supermarket, Thunder Dome Sounds, Winterfolk XV on February 24, 2017 by segarini

It’s so quiet in the house you can almost hear it…..the quiet I mean. The steady tick of the clock, the occasional gurgle of the hot water radiator and the hum of complete stillness. The outside world seems so far away, almost non-existent. As I sit typing this it’s like I’m on the inside looking out….a rather surreal feeling….like one of those movie scenes where the person is standing still and everything else is whizzing and swirling by at record speed. Watching and waiting. A sense of calm yet anticipatory. Of what I don’t know.

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JAIMIE VERNON – THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND

Posted in Opinion with tags Andrew Gold, best friends, Black Swan Tavern, Blair Packham, Bob Reid, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Dave Diamond, DBAWIS, Desmond Nathan, Don't Believe a Word I Say, friendship, Gary 17, Honouring Our Own, Jacke Tassé, Jaimie Vernon, James Ratch, Klaatu, Lawrie Ingles, Luke Jackson, Mr. Zero, Paul Royes, Pete Otis, Peter Kashur, Spare Parts, Swindled, Switchin' To Glide, Terry Draper, Thank You For Being A Friend, The Kings, Todd Miller, Wakin' Up Johnny, Why Can't We Be Friends on February 7, 2015 by segarini

As much as it’s a sappy platitude from the late music legend Andrew Gold, there’s no other way of saying thanks to those who have stuck by me year after year. I have over 2800 ‘friends’ on my Facebook profile. This isn’t a boast. It’s a matter of fact and it’s not to point out the quantity. I’m the rare exception in social media who actually knows most of the people I’ve friended.