Columns are going to be few and far between for the next five or six weeks as my workload increases, a move on the home front is imminent, there seems to be BBQ’s and events every weekend and there are a lot of shows coming up. Better than not being busy. Music helps me get through the days and nights and here are several songs that I am currently enjoying.
I am going to save some time and stop trying to come up with clever (or not so clever) titles every week. As you may have noticed I have changed my theme once again and now, because it is much easier and less time consuming, I will be pontificating on ten different things each week. It’s more of a current events type of thing. Here we go….10 CC.
Well hello June. Time to get outside and see some shows, throw a few lawn bowls, and, get inside to watch some Euros (C’mon England!). I have lived in Toronto my entire life and try to enjoy everything this city has to offer.
I imagine I am currently sitting in the lobby bar at The Sheraton Hotel holding court with a group of friends from points unknown, making introductions, making connections, having a pint, talking music, books and the unlikely scenario where The Foxes have won the English Premiere League. Conventions are like my Christmas, friends, family and lots and lots of surprises. Some people who I have not yet met are likely to become friends for life, possible business partners, wingmen, music pals, or, forgotten by the time the next round appears. Sadly, and without me knowing it, it may be the last time I see someone in the flesh. I plan to make the best of it. Here are ten things I am looking forward to.
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When someone finds out what my profession is, one of the first questions they ask is who is/was your favourite artist to work with. This is usually followed by asking who was the most difficult. A couple of names always come to mind.
I am becoming a crusty antiquated old man. I don’t feel old but the numbers don’t lie. I am slowly losing touch with technology, music and fashion. I still think I’m hip but now more time is spent worrying about my hip than being hip. I guess saying hip is no longer hip. One of the highlights of the weekend was picking up four new pairs of “readers” at Dollarama and getting a new battery for my watch. Not a Fitbit, not an Apple, but a watch, which I use for telling time. I am entering my Grandpa Simpson years.
It was the annual get together of the old guard and the young guns as the movers and shakers of the music biz converged on the Phoenix Tuesday morning to hear the announcement for the 45th Juno Awards. It is always a fun morning and I look more forward to seeing old friends than hearing who the most recent nominees are. Most nominees will be forgotten in a couple of years, but the collection of people in the room has had a profound influence on my life and many have been good friends for almost forty years.
Bullseye Records of Canada
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 