Every time I see an article lauding Mayor John Tory’s ‘inspired’ idea of turning Toronto into a ‘Music City,’ I get queasy. You see, I came to Toronto in 1976, when it really WAS one, and have watched succeeding local governments and well-heeled blue noses, waving the banners of political correctness and money over art, stomp the culture to death.
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Roxanne Tellier – Music City, My Ass
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags . Nuit Blanche, .Liberty Entertainment, bathhouse raids, Black Hawk Motor Inn, BlueNote, Bob Segarini, BuskerFest, Caribana, CHIN International Picnic. The Big Bop, Chris Sheppard, Club Domino, Colonial Tavern, DBAWIS, Designated Driver, Dufferin Grove, Evergreen Centre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Gasworks, Jamaica, Kensington Market, King West, Knob Hill, MADD, Mayor John Tory, Music Canada, Music City, OCA, Parkdale, Pride Week, Queen West, R&B and soul, Richmond Hill, Riverdale, Roxanne Tellier, Scarborough, ScotiaBank, the Edison, the Junction, The Morrissey, The Toronto Music Moment., Toronto, Toronto Sound, Velvet Underground, Voodoo Club, WaveLength, yonge street, Yorkville on February 21, 2016 by segariniRoxanne Tellier – A Canadian Summer
Posted in Opinion with tags Bob Segarini, Bobcageon, Canada Day, Canadian Tire, Caribana, Centreville, Chely Wright, Crystal Waters, DBAWIS, Deborah Cox, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Hanlon's Point, Hercules and Love Affair, Hudson's Bay, k.d. lang, Kensington Market, Martha Wash, May Two-Four, Mayor Rob Ford, Melissa Etheridge, Mississauga, Muskoka, Nathan Phillips Square, Neon Hitch, Oshawa, Ottawa, Parliament Hill, Peterborough, Pride, Quebec, Ribfests, Roxanne Tellier, Sea-Doo., SkyDome, Staples, TD Toronto Jazz Festival, The Beer Store, The EX, The Rogers Centre, the Toronto Sun, Tim Hortons, Toronto Islands, Wal-Mart, Waterfront Trail, Windsor, WorldPride 2014 on June 8, 2014 by segariniThere is something so uniquely .. well, Canadian … about how we as a country approach the season of summer.
This year, the majority of us, bruised and battered by the wickedly fierce winter weather, are cautiously optimistic that the sun will again rise over the commonwealth. In fact, the big headline in the Toronto Sun on June 3rd was “Weather Network chief meteorologist Chris Scott said everyone can expect a “fairly pleasant summer.” Can’t get more cautious or Canadian than that, eh?