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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 – Summer Blues and All That Jazz, Mariposa …and Music!
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera, A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Bob Segarni, Castro's Lounge, Cherry Cola's, DBAWIS, Divine Brown, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie and Quincy Bullen Jazz Review, Etric Lyons, Guenther Kapelle, Little Magic Sam, luvthemusic, Mariposa, Mike Sedgewick, Pat Blythe, Sam Taylor, The Salty Dog, Tim Gittens, Tudhope Park on June 26, 2019 by segarini
Happy Summer Everyone! Finally!!!!!
Busy, busy in the outdoors this past weekend. Rocking (literally) the back garden my youngest and very industrious son Thom is building a small patio using the remaining stones Chris collected over the years. It’s looking lovely. A late start for planting but by BBQ time everything should be ready and blooming. Also busy hosting an AirBnB guest for three nights. Originally from Tibet, Levone has made New Hampshire his home for now but he is loving Canada and all the Pride festivities.
Pat Blythe – SING! Toronto, Jeff Jones Trio and …Music!
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags Ault Sisters, Beyond The Cage, Bob Segarini, Cherry Cola's, Countermeasure, Craig Riddock, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie and Quincy Bullen Jazz Review, Eddie Bullen, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Freeplay, Jeff Jones, Jeff Jones Trio, JJ3, Little Magic Sam, luvthemusic, Melissa Ogden, Mzansi Acappella Ensemble, NASA, Nelson Mandela, Pat Blythe, Patricia Silver, Retrocity, Reuben Cherry, Sam Taylor, SING! Toronto Vocal Arts Festival, Sister Someone, Swagger, The Swingles, Young People’s Theatre on June 8, 2019 by segarini
I am still in awe of what happens every time I step out the door whether it’s for a walk, head to a club, meet a friend for a meal, hop in the vehicle and drive….somewhere, photograph a festival, have a random conversation with someone you just met…..something totally unexpected invariably transpires, something I was totally unprepared for. Whether I’m learning it or experiencing it at least it’s consistent. Standing back and studying the broader picture I find there are a hundred million large and teeny tiny connections, that, as the universe unfolds and does its thing, links us all together. Whether it’s a person, a concert, a band, a type of music, an experience, a friend of a friend, we are all our own “six degrees of separation”. I find it all rather fascinating……and I’m still in awe.
Pat Blythe – Something Personal …CMW …A Few Shows …and Music!
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera, A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Bob Segarini, Burton Cummings, Canadian Music Week, Cherry Cola's, CMW, DBAWIS, Dirty Loops, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie Bullen, Genesis, Horseshoe Tavern, Jeff Jones, Jeff Jones Trio, Little Magic Sam, luvthemusic, Ocean, Paddock, Pat Blythe, Quincy Bullen, Quincy Jones, Sam Taylor, Sarah Thawer, The Carpet Frogs, The Musical Box, Tom Cochrane and Red Rider, Tre-Michael Bullen, Tuesday Nights at Cherry Cola’s on May 24, 2019 by segarini
Writing one’s column on the day it’s supposed to post is not the best in planning but it will have to do for today (and last week and probably next week). Right now I’m listening to The Beach Boys song God Only Knows and I can’t stop thinking of all the people that have shared my life, not just in the past four years but going as far back as I can remember. So add the following video I found on FB and a late night conversation and yes, once again my column takes a different fork in the road.
Pat Blythe – London Music Week, Canadian Musician Celebrates 40 Years …and Music!
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags 63 Monroe, A Girl With A Camera, A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", blues, Bob Segarini, Canadian Musician, Cedar Lounge, Centennial Hall, CFPL-TV, Cherry Cola's, David O’Hallaron, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Varty, Eddie Bullen, Forest City London Music Awards, Forest City London Music Week, Fryfogles Tavern, funk, George Clark, Guy Lombardo, Guy: A Royal Canadian, James Stewart Reaney, Jazz, Jeff Jones, Jim Norris, Kelly’s, Little Magic Sam, London Ontario, luvthemusic, Mario Circelli, Mingles, NFG, Noodle Factory, Pat Blythe, Pop, Rena O’Hallaron, Ridout Tavern, Sam Taylor, Scott Bentley, Sea Dog, Smales Pace, Steven R Stunning, Stinkin’ Up The Joint, Treasure Island Gardens, What Wave, Wonderland Gardens on May 1, 2019 by segarini
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.
Pat Blythe – MIrror, Mirror, Little Magic Sam, Jeans ‘N Classics …and Music!
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera, Bohemian Rhapsody, Cameron House, Cocomile Service Centre, Dana Carvey, DBAWIS, Devin Cuddy, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, George Weston Recital Hall, Hogtown Smoke, Jeans 'N Classics, Jennie Worden, Little Magic Sam, Live Aid, luvthemusic, Mike Myers, Moe Berg, Orchestra Toronto, Oscars, Pat Blythe, Queen, Queen II, Robbie Lane, Sam Taylor, Steve Grant, The Joint, Vince Grecco, Wayne’s World, Wembley Stadium on February 27, 2019 by segarini
So……some asshole, who decided he needed one of my car parts more than I did, expertly stole my passenger side mirror. Parked on Queen St., directly in front of the Cameron House, against a snowbank. F********K!!!! Not a “smash and grab” but carefully popped out, heating wires neatly disconnected and presto, I’m out $80.
Pat Bythe – Saying Goodbye…and Music!
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Adelaide Hall, Barrie Wentzell, BlackDog Ballroom, Bob Segarini, Cherry Cola's, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dylan Hennessy, FeFF, Female Eye Film Festival, Frank Gutch Jr., Greg Godovitz, Jack White, Jerome Tucker, Kid Carson, Leslie-Ann Coles, Little Magic Sam, luvthemusic, Maia Van Raes, Melody Maker, Melody Makers: Should've Been There, Michael Williams, NXNE, Pat Blythe, Salty Dog Bar & Grill, Sam Taylor, Sauce on The Danforth, Secret Broadcast, Steve Grant, Stuck On Planet Earth, The Duke on June 20, 2018 by segarini
A blank page. I’m staring at a blank page. (ok, not anymore). A few words have appeared. It’s not the dearth of things to write about, it’s the overabundance.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 