I came across an article, Between 65 and Death, a couple of years ago, and for some reason kept it. Now that I’ve very recently earned this distinctive “honour” of attaining this magical number (and a government pension), the article popped up again when I was searching for something else. I’m not going to quote the entire piece here, but looking back at those 65 years, man I did a lot!!! A very rich life, full of ups and downs (and some of those ups were worth a whole passel of downs), was crammed into those years. Would I change a thing? In all honesty there are one or two things I’d like to go back and tweak. Do I have regrets? Nope! Well, maybe one…..I never have managed to meet Roger Taylor….yet!
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Pat Blythe – The productive years…..and “bewitching” music
Posted in Canadian Music, Health, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags All Hallows Eve, Bob Segarini, Carlynn Reed, Cherry Cola’s, Dan Clancy, DBAWIS, Don’t Believe A Word I Say, Hallowe’en, Halloween, luvthemusic, Pat Blythe, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera, Podbean, podcast, The Pandemic Interviews on October 28, 2021 by segariniPat Blythe – Remembering a life……and music
Posted in Canadian Music, dance, Family, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags Alfie Zappacosta, Bob Segarini, Cherry Cola’s, Chris Reed, DBAWIS, Don’t Believe A Word I Say, Kirk Reed, Lee’s Palace, luvthemusic, music videos, Pat Blythe, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera, Podbean, podcast, The Bee Gees, The Reed Effect on October 21, 2021 by segariniIt’s been a flurry of activity over the past couple of weeks. Thanksgiving was wonderful! I finally had my boys and their wives over dinner…..first time in a very long time. Of course, loads of leftovers which made their way to new homes. Homemade turkey soup dealt with most of the remains. Working on a new podcast project, which is finally gaining some legs (at least up to the knees anyway), and hopefully next week’s meeting will bring it to hip level. Garden work and spending time with friends make up the balance.
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Posted in Canadian Music, Family, Food, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera “The Picture Taker”, Bob Segarini, Brass Transit, Cherry Cola’s, Chris Blythe, Cottingham Sound, DBAWIS, Don’t Believe A Word I Say, Forever Seger, Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto, Hellfield, Jane Harbury, luvthemusic, Mitchell Field, Paradise Theatre, Pat Blythe, Paul DeLong’s ONE WORD, Podbean, Thanksgiving, The Demo Studio, The Pandemic Interviews, The Picture Taker on October 6, 2021 by segariniIs it me, or are the days and weeks running into each other? It feels like I just finished a column and here I am writing another…..albeit late as usual. Today was one of those days where you just seem to bounce from one thing to the next. A 3am bedtime call after spending hours editing today’s podcast, was not conducive to an early morning rise, simply to rush downtown and open my maw for the dentist. Two hours later and I feel like my mouth has received the white glove treatment. Mr. Clean and the Lysol Lady have thoroughly cleaned and sanitized my mouth. Everything is now shipshape and spotless…..just don’t eat. It’s kind of like after your mom cleaned, tidied and dusted the living room. You couldn’t sit anywhere!
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Posted in Canadian Music, COVID 19, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags Alessia Cohle, American Songwriter Lyric Contest, Blue Mountain, Bob Segarini, Carson Koa, Cathy Young, Cherish Stevenson, Cherry Cola’s, Collingwood, Country Cares, DBAWIS, dear rouge, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Don’t Believe A Word I Say, Downchild Blues Band, Elyse Saunders, Emm Gryner, Everyday People, Feist, Hawksley Workman, Hot Lips, James Blonde, Jason McCoy, Junction Craft Brewery, Kansas Stone, luvthemusic, Michie Mee, NEWSAID, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera, Podbean, podcast, Pretzel Logic, Rik Emmett, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, Sarah Smith, Sinful Sundays, Southside Shuffle, Suzi Kory, Suzie Vinnick, Tara Sloan, the Bovine Sex Club, The Carole King Songbook, The Pandemic Interviews, The Redhill Valleys, The Shuffle Demons, Timothy’s Pub, Tom Wilson, Touring, Tribal East, Unison Benevolent Fund, We The Crooked, West End Phoenix, Xprime on September 8, 2021 by segariniSeptember…..the beginning of my favourite time of year. There’s something so crisp and refreshing…..a newness spring doesn’t possess. New jobs, new schools, new grades, new homes, new lives…..September to me has always meant “beginning”. Maybe because it’s the month of my birth, or maybe it’s all the fall colours and brightness of the air, but I always feel inspired and invigorated in the comfortable cool months of fall. Of course, all things pumpkin spice doesn’t hurt either!
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