A summer, probably around 1982. A small town – might have been Guelph – and a touring rock band from Toronto with time on their hands ….
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Roxanne Tellier – That’s Enough Winning, Thanks
Posted in Interview, politics, Review with tags Alex Jones, America, Bob Segarini, Canada, Conklin, DBAWIS, Doug Ford, FordNation, Harper, Horwatch, Ontario, Performer, Roxanne Tellier, Toronto, Trudeau, Trump, winning, Wynne on February 10, 2019 by segariniRoxanne Tellier – Musical Friends Are Making Me Happy
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 80s music, aging, Bands, Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Foreign Affairs, friendship, Ice Age, Lady, music, Musicians, Performer, rock chicks, Roxanne Tellier, Sharon Kaid, Toronto on August 7, 2016 by segarini
No matter how you’ve lived your life … saintly, and with a whiff of heaven in your aura, Dora, or a little naughtily, with a more checkered past than you’d care to admit … you want to be rounding third base and heading into home plate with a fine group of worthy team mates, and a cheering section that still likes you, whether because of, or despite, your resume and reputation.
I must have done something right, because I’m blessed with a lot of wonderful people in my corner.And so many of us share a musical background.
Roxanne Tellier – On The Occasion of Robert Segarini’s Birthday
Posted in Opinion with tags Algonquin Round Table, Black Dog Pub, Bob Segarini, Bomb Records, Bryan Pratt, BunHeads, Cats and Dogs, Cherry Cola’s Rock and Rolla Cabaret and Lounge, CHOM, CHUM FM, DBAWIS, Delta Tango, Don't Believe a Word I Say, El Mocombo, Facebook, Flintstones, Garwood Wallace, Greg Godovitz, Jamie Vernon, John Lee Hooker, Link Wray, Montreal, Mr. Benchley, Mrs. Parker., Nickelodeon, Pat Blythe, Performer, Q107, Ramones, Randy Bishop, Rock n Roll Circus, Roxanne Tellier, Roxy, Sharon Kaid, Stefan Leroux, Steve Feldman, The Gazette, The Iceman, The Moustache, The Segarini Band, TheBobCast, TheWackers, Toronto, Tourists, Twitch, Xprime on August 30, 2015 by segarini
Started writing these reminiscing’s on Friday morning, as the world awoke to the dawning of our Fearless Leaders 70th year on the planet. Trying to finish writing them while still nursing the remnants of a hangover, 48 hours after the Birthday Boy’s bash.
For Friends of Bob (aka … FOB’s)
Roxanne Tellier – Take My Picture
Posted in Opinion with tags Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, duck face, Facebook, Jersey Shore, NoelStock, Performer, photography, Polaroid One Step, porn culture, Ricky Gervais, Robert Cornelius, Rock n Roll Hair, Roxanne Tellier, selfies, Soul Café, Tessa Kimmel, The Gasworks, vanity on July 20, 2014 by segarini
When I was a kid, photographs were precious. In the days before digital cameras and cell phones with photo capability, the taking of a picture was a big deal … families went to a lot of trouble to capture moments in time.
Roxanne Tellier: My Toronto – Part Two
Posted in Opinion with tags alice cooper, Ben Bergmann., Black Sabbath, Bob Segarini, Bomb Records, Brutus, Burton Cummings, Carole Pope, CHUM FM, CITY TV, Coney Hatch, Crowbar, DBAWIS, Divine, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eaton Centre, El Mocambo, England Dan and John Ford Coley, Foot in Cold Water, Frank Soda, Garwood Wallace, Gary Cormier, Gary Topp, geoff pevere, Goddo, Hap Roderman, Hard Rock Café, Harlequin, Hellfield, Hotel California, Jackson Hawke, JoAnn Brooks, Kenny Shields, Kevan Staples, Killing Joke, Larry's Hideaway, Lou Reed, Maple Leaf Gardens, Max Webster, Mike Myers, Moxy, Nickelodeon, Nico, Ozzy Osbourne, Performer, Piccadilly Tube, Prakash John, Rough Trade, Roxanne Tellier, Rush, Saga, Steve Ambrose, Streetheart, Sun Ra, Teenage Head, The Bobcast, the Chimney, The Cramps, The Edge, The Forge, The Garys Martha and the Muffins, The Gasworks, The Lincolns, The Police, The Rolling Stones, The Viletones, Tim Curry, Tommy Ambrose, Toronto, True North, Twitch, Wayne/Jayne County, XTC on April 13, 2014 by segarini
Toronto was a different place in the late 1970’s and early eighties. Although it’s easy to look back with rose coloured glasses, it was, in fact, a watershed time for Toronto musicians. Everywhere you turned, you were surrounded by outstanding music, made by dedicated and very talented players, who enjoyed the freedom to create their art, and make a living at the same time.
Roxanne: DBAWIS: Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
Posted in Opinion with tags Balmy Beach Rugby Club, Bing Crosby, Blarney Stone, Carl Peterson, DBAWIS, Doctor Who, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Horslips, John Allan Cameron, John McCormack, Lady, Michael Flatley, Montreal, music, music videos, Performer, Roxanne Tellier, Shawn O’Shea, St Patrick’s Day, St. James Pub, Stiff Little Fingers, the heymacs, The Undertones, Thin Lizzy, Toronto on March 17, 2014 by segariniFaith and begorrah! St Paddy’s Day is today, and I’m all out of green beer!
Just kidding – green beer is a blight, a slap in the face to any true Irishman worth his or her salt. But there will still be many pubs offering it up on the 17th. And many wannabe Irish puking it up the next day.
I do love to celebrate the day. My mother’s father was from Ireland, and all of his eight children were lovers and dreamers, happily singing traditional and ‘patriot’ songs, and generally brushing over the fact that their mother was one of the conqueror Brits. In Montreal, a city where so many Irish had settled, St. Patrick’s was celebrated loudly, and with much abandon.
Roxanne Tellier: A Victim of Fashion
Posted in Opinion with tags Axl Rose, Beyonce, Bjork, Carole Pope, Cher, David Lee Roth, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elton John, Elvis, Fashion, Florence Welch, Iggy Pop, John Mayer, Juliette Lewis, Keith Moon, Kiss, Lady GaGa, Lou Reed, Madonna, Manolo Blahnik, Margaret Cho, Mark Knopfler, Miley Cyrus, Montreal, music, OK GO, Performer, Rihanna, Rolling Stones, Rough Trade, Roxanne Tellier, Sandra Bernhard, Ted Nugent, TIFF, Van Halen, ZZ Top on September 22, 2013 by segarini
After writing about fall’s wonders two weeks ago, it was odd to wake up that Monday to the beginning of a week of Indian summer. Sunny and mild, the weather was perfect for the celebrities and guests swarming Toronto’s streets for TIFF. The beautiful people and their entourages swanned in and out of event venues in their little black dresses, smart cocktail gowns, and Manolo Blahnik shoes.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 