There’s been much written about the vibrancy of Yonge Street, particularly beginning in the late 50s to its eventual winding down during the mid to late 80s. Clubs like the Brown Derby, The Colonial Tavern, Club Blue Note, Town Tavern, Le Coq d’Or, Steeles Tavern, Friars Tavern, Hawk’s Nest, The Zanzibar, Silver Rail…..graduating to The Gasworks, Piccadilly Tube, Nickelodeon, Hard Rock Cafe and many others. All gone, except the memories. The jazz and blues, the beginning of the Toronto Sound, rock, disco and punk invasions, the Yonge St. Mall…..
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Pat Blythe – Sounds Like Toronto…..and music
Posted in Interview, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags Archie Alleyne, Bob Segarini, Canada Council of the Arts, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Ed Sullivan, Jazz, Kensington Market, Kollage, luvthemusic, Pat Blythe, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera, podcast, The Beatles, The Colonial Tavern, The Pandemic Interviews, The Underground Railroad Soul Food Restaurant, Toronto, Toronto Heritage, Toronto Jazz Festival, Town Tavern, yonge street, Yorkville on February 10, 2021 by segariniPat Blythe – Momma can you hear me? …..and music
Posted in Interview, music, Opinion, Review with tags Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Domenic Troiano, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Jack Richardson, luvthemusic, mixing engineer, Pat Blythe, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera, Podbean, podcast, podcasting, producer, recording engineer, recording studio, sound engineer, Studio One, The Pandemic Interviews – Conversations in a changing time on February 3, 2021 by segariniHere I am, Tuesday afternoon and I’m not sure what to write about. I usually have a thousand ideas racing through my brain leading up to today. But as I sit in my usual spot on the couch I’m drawing a blank!
Pat Blythe – The Pandemic Interviews – Conversations in a changing time…..and music
Posted in COVID 19, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie Bullen, Frank Zirone, Lisa MacIntosh, Live Music, luvthemusic, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera, Paul DeLong, Podbean, podcast, Quincy Bullen, Studio One 5, The Pandemic Interviews, Tracy Brett on January 27, 2021 by segariniTuesday, January 26 at 6:01am my first podcast was posted on Podbean. It’s been a work in progress since last May….well technically last August/September. Let me ‘splain…..
Pat Blythe – Book report, food porn…..and music
Posted in COVID 19, Food, Health, life, music, Opinion, politics, Review with tags Bob Segarini, cookbooks, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, food porn, Inauguration, luvthemusic, Marion Hilliard, Pat Blythe, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera, President Biden, Vice President Harris on January 20, 2021 by segariniI’m finding more tidbits of material and articles of interest as I go through files, newsfeeds and a rather stocked bookcase in my kitchen. Primarily a home for my many cookbooks, there are odds and sods of non food-related novels, appliance directions, clippings, etc. I find myself, over the years, spending more time dusting them off than actually using them. I confess I am a huge lover of food porn.
Pat Blythe – Chris Reed…..way, way too soon
Posted in Family, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags Bob Segarini, Cherry Cola's, Chris Reed, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Kirk Reed, Lee's Palace, luvthemusic, Pat Blythe, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera, The Reed Effect on October 21, 2020 by segariniI’ve been finding it difficult to focus on my column this week. Last Friday we received news that a much loved friend and musician had passed away. Chris Reed didn’t even achieve the revered status of joining “The 50 Club”. We’ve all been blindsided….totally stunned and still trying to absorb the news. I had to read his brother’s official FB announcement three times before it sunk in who he was really writing about. I thought for sure I was mistaken….but no, and then I burst into tears.
Pat Blythe – Sleeeeeeep…..and other stuff…..and music
Posted in COVID 19, Health, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags BBC, Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, James Blonde, luvthemusic, Mary of Modena, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera, sleep on October 14, 2020 by segariniIt’s a glorious fall day today (Tuesday), and my walk in the sunshine was equally wonderful. I needed it, not just to clear my head, but to rid myself of the crushing guilt of thoroughly enjoying a piece each of apple and pumpkin pie this morning. Open the fridge and there they are, staring me in the face, gently calling (nope screaming) my name. So coffee and pie it is for breakfast! C’est la vie as they say.
Pat Blythe – Mind F*ck Monday…..loneliness and loss…..and music
Posted in COVID 19, music, Opinion, Review with tags Bayb, Bob Segarini, Christopher Blythe The Picture Taker, Countermeasure, DBAWIS, Dirty White Boys, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Bayhnam, Eddie Van Halen, Frank Zirone, Hannah Arendt, Julian Taylor, Kim Hunt, luvthemusic, Mark Manson, Mind Fuck Monday, ONES Show, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera, Pat Silver, Paul DeLong, Peter Mifsud, Pretzel Logic, Robert S. Weiss, SING! Toronto, Stumblin' Blind, The Origins of Totalitarianism, URGENT, Yeah Yeah Yeah on October 7, 2020 by segariniThis is supposed to be a music column. I should be regaling you with all the Indie bands I’ve seen, the venues and clubs I’ve sashayed through, the festival stages I’ve covered, the photographs I’ve taken and cities I’ve traveled to (not to mention the food). The unfortunate thing is, for the past seven months I’ve done none of that (except for the food) and it’s starting to get damn frustrating!
Pat Blythe – Ageism….agism…..aging…..and music
Posted in Family, Health, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags Ageism, aging, Bob Segarini, Covid, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, growing old, luvthemusic, Pat Blythe, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera on September 23, 2020 by segariniLast week music. This week a new topic. No…..not COVID. There’s enough written about that already and it’s a subject I’m starting to grow weary of. We’re in the middle of a worldwide “situation” that requires diligence, clean hands, keeping a distance of 6.5 feet (when did two metres becomes six feet…..that’s a fail in math class?!) and a disguise when showing your face (or 1/3 of it) in public.