I’m in London, Ontario attending Forest City London Music Week and the awards gala. Hanging my hat at home with my mom. Music was a huge part of my life growing up whether it was inside or outside the home. In the 1970s London was filled with clubs and bars covering everything from punk, rock, jazz, blues, folk to disco. Venues included The Cedar Lounge, The Diamond Club, Fryfogles Tavern (I celebrated my 18th birthday there), Old City Hall, Kelly’s, Mingles, The Noodle Factory, The West End, Smales Pace, Ridout Tavern…..just to name a few. There was something for literally everyone. Major concert venues included Wonderland Gardens (my favourite spot), Centennial Hall and Treasure Island Gardens…..the latter located way out of town near Highway 401.
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Pat Blythe – Christmas past, NYC, John Harris, N’we Jinan…and Music!
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 120 Diner, A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Bob Segarini, Canadian Musician, Cashbox Canada Legacy Award, Cashbox Canada Magazine, Chris Blythe, Cottingham Sound, Dave Beatty, DBAWIS, Distillery District Toronto, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Hampton Avenue, Harris Institute, Hell's Kitchen, Holiday Inn Express, Jane Harbury, Jim Norris, John Harris, John Rowlands, Lisa Hartt, Louis Cifer, luvthemusic, Merry Widows, N'we Jinan, New York City, Ocean, Pat Blythe, Pat Silver, Rising Records, Rockefeller Center, Sandy Graham, SING! Toronto, SING! Vocal Arts Festival, Tranquility Base on December 5, 2018 by segariniMy house looks like Santa barfed up an entire Christmas store. Lights, decorations, bibs and bobs scattered about, the decorating a work in progress and I haven’t even purchased the tree yet! Chris use to chide me on the amount of Christmas paraphernalia I had accumulated over the years so I decided one year to use the minimalist approach. A week before Christmas day Chris asked me when I was going to decorate? Ya can’t win…. So, five containers, an extensive Santa Claus collection and a couple of supplementary boxes heaved up from the basement, I am now sussing and sorting, banging nails, climbing ladders, walking on the counter to get to the top of the cabinets….letting no space go “unChristmased”. Even my musical Charlie Brown Christmas Tree is back in its place of honour.