Boy, am I late!!! Soooo late starting this column. Tuesday is my “writing” day, but far too much seemed to get in the way and now it’s 6:15pm and I’m on my third sentence! Good news is I received congratulations from our friends in Ottawa for attaining “senior citizen” status. Not only that, how absolutely thrilled they are to be sending me a monthly stipend of what nobody could live on. I should be grateful I receive anything (and I am), but if that’s what today’s 65-and-up population have to survive on, it’s no wonder we’ve got so many elderly living far below the poverty line. What I am extremely grateful for is that I can still work (when we’re not in the middle of a shitstorm) and continue earning a reasonable living. For how long is anyone’s guess, but this body and brain just keep chugging along.
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Pat Blythe – Chris …and Music
Posted in Canadian Music, Family, life, music, Opinion, Review, Work with tags A Girl With A Camera The Picture Taker, Bob Segarini, Chris Blythe, Christopher Blythe The Picture Taker, Cottingham Group of Companies, Cottingham Sound, DBAWIS, Don’t Believe A Word I Say, El Mocambo, ElMo, Film House, Hellfield, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, luvthemusic, Maple Leaf Gardens, Mitchell Field, Pat Blythe, podcast, podcaster, Quinn Labs, The Gasworks, The Pandemic Interviews, Toronto on September 29, 2021 by segariniPat Blythe – Tom Petty, Burton Cummings, Scott Holt and Bill Durst…..
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Bill Durst, Bob Segarini, Brian Andreas, Buddy Guy, Burton Cummings, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, El Mocambo, Greg Simpson, Harris Park, London Bluesfest 2017, MacLean and MacLean. The Knob Hill, MLG, Pat Blythe, Scott Holt, the blues, The Carpet Frogs, The Duncan Showroom, The Guess Who, Thundermug, Tom Petty, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, York University on October 4, 2017 by segariniI open today’s column with great sadness. Tom Petty, a true rock ‘n’ roller and one of the most respected individuals in the music business today, as both as musician and a person, has died just days before his 67th birthday. Social media was on fire with the news, jumping the gun just a tad early (thanks CBS) but nonetheless, we instinctively knew in our hearts he wasn’t going to make it. I traversed the 70’s and 80’s with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, listening to and loving his work. Not your “classic” rocker, in both appearance and musically, but we all knew Petty was pure talent. The “humanness” of his lyrics, his way of combining them with a unique melody and his distinctive voice, touched a certain part of your psyche and drew you in. You stopped to listen. There will be so much written about him over the next few days and weeks I won’t drag it out here. Suffice to say this is one rocker I will truly miss. I send my condolences to his wife Dana York, his two daughters Adria and AnnaKim, his step-son Dylan and his extended family.
JAIMIE VERNON – BULLSOGRAPHY: Sneak Peek #1
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Aqua Duck, B-Girls, Bakersfield, Bigger Than Bowling, Bob Segarini, Brian Gagnon, Canadian Music, Cynthia Ross, DBAWIS, Deadlier Than Darts, Doc Rock & The Wild Bunch, Don't Believe a Word I Say, El Mocambo, Front 54, Gilmore's, Goddo, Gulf War, Hamilton, Haywire, Jaimie Vernon, Killer Dwarfs, Lee Aaron, Lee's Palace, Lundy's Lane, M.T. Head Express, Mike Thorne, Mort Ross, Moving Targetz, Mysonics, Niagara Falls, Oshawa, Players' Studio, Purple Onion, Russell Graham, Saga, The Kings, Toronto, Tragically Hip, Trooper on September 24, 2016 by segariniJAIMIE VERNON – HEY, NINETEEN
Posted in Opinion with tags Anniversary., BMG Music, Bob Segarini, Bryan Adams, Bullseye Records, Canadian Music, Cheap Trick, DBAWIS, Derek Longmuir, divorce, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donny Osmond, Duke Street Diner, El Mocambo, Great White Noise Magazine, Honeymoon Suite, Jaimie Vernon, Jeff Healey, Kings X, Kingswood, little black dress, Liverpool, Made In Canada, Maureen Leeson, Moving Targetz, P.A.M., Paul Anand, Paul White, record collection, rock and roll love letter, Sharon Vernon, Spare Parts, Spin Doctors, The Bay City Rollers, The Eagles, The Kings on March 14, 2015 by segariniAs you read this my wife Sharon Vernon and I have just celebrated our 19th anniversary. We went to Cleveland to see two of her favourite bands – the American act Red Wanting Blue and Canadian rock darling The Trews who I introduced her to (musically) in 2003 after seeing them in a club in Halifax during the ECMA’s. We’ve done a lot of that on our anniversaries – going to see live acts. That includes Lighthouse on our 17th and Ian Mitchell of the Bay City Rollers (see story below).