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Pat Blythe – Tributes, Sarah Smith, Indie Week and Robbie Robertson….

Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Aoelian Hall, Bob Segarini, Bothwell, Confederation, Dave Marsden, DBAWIS, George Brown, George Brown College, Indie Week, Jay Allan, Jay Gold, Leon Russell, Leonard Cohen, Michelle Gold, NY The Spirit, Pat Blythe, Province of Canada, Robbie Lane, Robbie Robertson, Ronnie Hawkins, Roxanne Tellier, Sam Taylor, Sarah Smith, Sir John A. MacDonald, Testimony, The Band, The Globe (now the Globe and Mail), Xprime on November 23, 2016 by segarini

I will start by paying tribute to two remarkable artists. First a true Canadian icon and our poet laureate (in our hearts) Leonard Cohen on Monday, November 7 although the notice of death was not released until the day he was buried. Today (Sunday, Nov. 13), the news informs us of the passing of the unforgettable Leon Russell. Two legends (if I may use that term) in our lifetime that have shared a piece of themselves with all of us. Their minds and their hearts live on in the music and lyrics of our lives.

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JAIMIE VERNON – VICTORIA’S SECRET

Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 1819, 1867, 1901, Bob Segarini, British Empire, Canada, Canadian Music Leonard Cohen, Canadian Royal Heritage Trust, Commonwealth, Confederation, Crown Victoria, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Edward VIII, Fête de la Reine, Germanic, Germany, Jaimie Vernon, May 24th, May Two-Four, Nazi sympathizers, Prince Albert, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Street, Queen Victoria, Rebellion of 1837, Regina, Saxe-Coburg, Teutonic, twenty-fourth of May, Victoria, Victoria Day, William Lyon MacKenzie, Windsor on May 21, 2016 by segarini

If you’re reading this it probably means you’re broke and can’t afford a weekend off or you have no idea that this is Victoria Day weekend. It’s a celebration of our formerly longest reigning Monarch of the British Vampire, er, Empire (June 20, 1837 until her death January 22, 1901). Queen Elizabeth recently usurped that record by tiptoeing past Victoria which opens the door for us to one day celebrate Lizzy’s Day instead. Currently the weekend celebrates Vicky’s birth on May 24, 1819.