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Pat Blythe – 2020 and beyond….HERE WE COME!!!!….and lots of music…..
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Altamont, Andy Kim, Bob Segarini, CBC, Choir Choir Choir, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drop Top Alibi, Fabergé, Hot Lips, Indie Week, Jain McMillan, Jeremy Hector, Julian Taylor Band, Kelly Fraser, Killer Virgins, Little Magic Sam, LP, luvthemusic, monowhales, Nikki's Wives, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera, Pterodactyl Problems, Rival Sons, Secret Broadcast, Sesame Street, Suzi Kory, The Crooked, The Distillers, Tribe Royal, Woodstock on January 15, 2020 by segariniPat Blythe – Just stuff…..and music
Posted in life, music, Opinion, Review with tags A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Al Joynes, Beyond The Cage, Bob Segarini, Brian Barlow, CBC, Charles Shultz, Cherry Cola's, Christ Church Deer Park, Coca Cola, Cottingham Sound, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Indie Week, Isabella Hotel, John Sherwood, Killer Virgins, League of Rock, Meridian Centre, music, ONES, Pat Blythe, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera, QED Media, Robbie Lane, Scott Alexander, Toronto, Vince Guaraldi, Zoomer Radio, Zoomer Studios on November 27, 2019 by segarini
Saw the hip doc yesterday….time for a checkup. After 14 years my bionic hip is still in rock solid shape. Yes, there’s a little wear and tear but after all this time I can still do the hippy hippy shake. I’m extremely fortunate it’s lasted this long and the doc ….he’s smiling.
I decided to walk from Queen and Victoria over to Sherbourne and Bloor (downtown Toronto). I haven’t strolled around these parts in years. It evolved into a walk down memory lane. Chris and I moved into our first apartment together on Sherbourne between Dundas and Shuter. It had brilliant orange balconies and we were situated on the top floor. Complete with sunken living room, 12-foot ceilings and a huge bedroom we were set. We hunkered down there for two years before we became Beach residents.
Roxanne Tellier – A Crack in the Patriarchal Egg
Posted in life, Opinion, politics, Review with tags #MeToo, . Survivor:Borneo, .pur laine, Bill Barr, Bill Taylor, CBC, Constitution, Crowdstrike, Dan Spito, DBAWIS, Don Cherry Rogers/Sportsnet, Gordon Sondland, Harvard Law Review, Jeff Probst, Joe Biden. Rudy Giuliani, Johnny FairPlay, Kellee Kim, kompremat, Martin Luther King Jr., Navy Seal, Night in Canada, POTUS, Putin Playbook, Richard Hatch, Rudy Boesch, segarini, Survivor - Island of the Idols, Tellier, The Greatest Canadian, Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky on November 17, 2019 by segarini
At the end of the Montgomery bus boycott, Martin Luther King Jr famously paraphrased the words of Theodore Parker, American transcendentalist and pastor, when he stated, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
Pat Blythe: Synchronicity….
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags BB King's Blues Club, Bermuda Tavern, Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Bovine Sex Club, CBC, Cracked, David MacMichael, DBAWIS, Degrassi, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Don't Go Giving Me Love, Dr John, East End Love, EMAC Studios, Fanshawe College, Free FM 98.1, Girl With A Camera, Glenn Hill, Hard Rock Café, Hugh's Room, Jace Traz, Jeff Healey, Juno, Lick'n Stick Records, Lightin' Hopkins, Linsmore Tavern, Maple Blues Award, Mink DeVille, Mo Berg, Neil Young, Netherlands Music School, Pat Blythe, Pat Kelly, Paul James, Peter Genrick, Phoenix, Relish Bar & Grill, Rise 2 Fame, Robbie Lane and The Disciples, Rolling Stones, Sam Taylor, Seven44, Soundhouse Studio, Spencer Davis, The Animals, The Colonial, The Horseshoe, The Picture Taker, The Pursuit of Happiness, The Yardbirds, Western Fair on January 20, 2016 by segarini
Life happens (or maybe it occurs), either way my plans for today’s column were short circuited by a few happenstance events that tumbled into each other this past weekend. A visit, a text, a ticket, a song and two remarkable performances by two gifted artists. One who is just beginning on his journey and another who’s journey began over 50 years ago. This is the blues.
Pat Blythe: The Final “Rays” of Summer
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Birch Pines, Bob Segarini, Canada Oh What a Feeling, CBC, CNE, DBAWIS, Dirty Loops, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Lee Harvey Osmond, Maria Muldaur, Pat Blythe, Sarah Smith, Spotify, The Ex 2015, The Picture Taker, The Sarah Smith Band, Tom Wilson, UWO, Xprime, Yeah Yeah Yeah on September 9, 2015 by segarini
It’s the final weekend of summer….the official/unofficial end of walks along the beach, barbeques, wearing white, lounging with a martini…yes it’s Labour Day weekend. Many of us are all off cottaging or tenting or beaching. Escaping the city for one last breath of summer air and that sense of liberating freedom that comes with it.
Roxanne Tellier: Oh What a Feeling!
Posted in Opinion with tags Amy Bishop, April Wine, Bob Segarini, Bryan Adams, Canadian Idol, Canadian MasterWorks, CBC, Celine Dion, Centennial, David Michael Moot, DBAWIS, Frank Sinatra, Gino Vanelli, Gordon Lightfoot, Guy Lombardo, Hank Snow, Ian and Sylvia, Jaren Cerf, Jeff Barry, Jeremy Koz, Jeremy Rush, Joni Mitchell, Kit Johnson, Loverboy, Martin Melhuish, Montreal, Neil Young, Oh, Pat Blythe, Paul Anka, Peter Grant, Princess of Wales, Rock Star: INXS, Roxanne Tellier, Rush, Steppenwolf, The Band, The Guess Who, Toronto, Turbine Studios, What A Feeling on August 23, 2015 by segarini
I don’t get out much. Living in suburbia is bad enough; being unable to drive only compounds the isolation. Still, there are times when I brave Toronto’s transit and hit the big city. This is about one such time, just this week.
Doug Thompson: A NEW BOOK ON THE CANADIAN MUSIC SCENE IS IN BOOK STORES OR ON KINDLES, OR HOWEVER YOU READ BOOKS THESE DAYS
Posted in Opinion with tags America, Anne Murray, ARC Records, Arcade Fire, “The Top 100 Canadian Albums”, Barry Allen, Bill Gilliland, Blue Ant Media, Bob Crewe, Bob Mersereau, Bobby Curtola, Canadian Music Centre, CBC, CHUM FM, Cory Wells, David Clayton Thomas, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Duff Roman, Edward Bear, Gary Buck, Gordon Lightfoot, Hi Fi Salutes, Ian Thomas, Jack London and The Sparrows, Jack Scott, John Kay, JUNO Awards, Levon and The Hawks, Little Caesar and The Consuls, Manfred Mann, music, Neil Young, Ocean, Oliver!, Paul White, radio, Records, Roman Records, Ronnie Hawkins, RPM Magazine, Santana, segarini, Shirley Matthews, Skip Prokop, Stan Klees, Steppenwolf, Terry Black, The 5 Man Electrical Band, The Band, The Beau-Marks, The Bob Crewe Generation, The Crew Cuts, The Diamonds, The Esquires, The Four Lads, The Four Seasons, The Guess Who, The History of Canadian Rock’N’Roll”, The Mod Beats, The Staccatos, The Top Canadian Singles”, The Ugly Ducklings, Three Dog Night, Toronto, Walt Grealis on June 15, 2015 by segarini
Before I begin my review, I have to say that I have the utmost respect for anybody who sits down (or stands up for that matter) to write a book…whether fiction or non-fiction. The amount of time and effort in research and the blood, sweat and tears that it takes to actually write it, can be monumental. Having contributed to over a dozen books, I know that it takes true dedication and can’t be undertaken lightly. Writing a book can (and often does) take over your life.
Roxanne Tellier: Death By A Thousand Cuts – Why You Should Care About the CBC
Posted in Opinion with tags Aird Commission, Anik A1, Bob Segarini, Canadian Media Guild, Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission, CBC, CBFT-Montreal, CBLT-Toronto, Chez Helene, Conseil québécois du théâtre, CRTC, David Gutnick, Dennis Donovan, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gaspé, Hockey Night In Canada, Hubert Lacroix, Jean-Léon Rondeau, Juliette, Linden MacIntyre, Maggie Muggins, Marie Wadden, Matane, Moncton, Montreal, Mr. DressUp, N.B., Omnibus Budget Bill, Quebec City, Radio-Canada, Rimouski, Roxanne Tellier, Saguenay, Sept-Îles, Seth Godin., Sherbrooke, Sing Along Jubilee, The Beachcombers, The Friendly Giant, The Pig and Whistle, Tommy Hunter Show, Trois-Rivières, Wayne and Shuster on November 23, 2014 by segarini
In 1922, the first licences for private commercial radio stations appeared. Then, as now, Canadians were more likely to listen to American stations than Canadian. By 1928, a royal commission (The Aird Commission) was established by the federal government, to advise on the future of broadcasting in Canada. It recommended the creation of a nationally owned company to operate a coast-to-coast broadcast system. In 1932 the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC) was born.
JAIMIE VERNON – TRUE NORTH GLUTEN FREE
Posted in Opinion with tags Aboriginal Day, assassination, Beer, Bob Segarini, Bobby Gimby, Bruce Cockburn, Canada Day, Canadian Music, CBC, Celine Dion, DBAWIS, Dieppe, Doggie style, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Fete du Canada, FLQ, Fox News, Geraldo Rivera, Gordon Lightfoot, Hockey, Jaimie Vernon, Justin Bieber, Lockerbie, military, Nickelback, Ottawa, Parliament Hill, Peter Mansbridge, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria, sex, Shania Twain, Sir John A. MacDonald, Snow, The Bells, The Five Bells, The Guess Who, The Trews, Tragically Hip, Vimy Ridge on October 25, 2014 by segarini
In the early morning aftermath of two tragic military assassinations in Quebec and Ottawa, Ontario this week America tuned in and saw a different kind of Canada.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 