This is my final column of 2020, a year we’d all much rather forget but will be permanently etched in our psyches forever. So on that note, I’ve decided to end on a more upbeat, festive but somewhat educational note.
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Pat Blythe – Farewell to 2020…….the flora and fauna of Christmas…..and music
Posted in Family, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags A Christmas Carol, Advent wreath, Anglo Saxon, Beltane, Bob Segarini, Christ Candle, Christianity, Christmas 2020, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Druids, Eid al-Fitr, luvthemusic, Mac Beth, Middle Ages, mistletoe, Mother Earth, New Year's Eve, Pat Blythe, Prince Albert, Queen Charlotte, Queen Victoria, Ramadan, Romans, Saturanlia, Saturanlia Festival, Saturn, Shakespeare, Strasbourg in Alsace, sugarplums, sweetmeats, Twelfth Night, Virgin Mary, Windsor Castle, Winter Solstice, writhan, York Minster, Yule log, Yuletide on December 9, 2020 by segariniJAIMIE VERNON – VICTORIA’S SECRET
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 1819, 1867, 1901, Bob Segarini, British Empire, Canada, Canadian Music Leonard Cohen, Canadian Royal Heritage Trust, Commonwealth, Confederation, Crown Victoria, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Edward VIII, Fête de la Reine, Germanic, Germany, Jaimie Vernon, May 24th, May Two-Four, Nazi sympathizers, Prince Albert, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Street, Queen Victoria, Rebellion of 1837, Regina, Saxe-Coburg, Teutonic, twenty-fourth of May, Victoria, Victoria Day, William Lyon MacKenzie, Windsor on May 21, 2016 by segarini
If you’re reading this it probably means you’re broke and can’t afford a weekend off or you have no idea that this is Victoria Day weekend. It’s a celebration of our formerly longest reigning Monarch of the British Vampire, er, Empire (June 20, 1837 until her death January 22, 1901). Queen Elizabeth recently usurped that record by tiptoeing past Victoria which opens the door for us to one day celebrate Lizzy’s Day instead. Currently the weekend celebrates Vicky’s birth on May 24, 1819.
JAIMIE VERNON – STAMPS OF APPROVAL
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Battlestar Galactica, Bob Segarini, Bones, Canada Post, Canadian Music, coins, collecting, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, home delivery, House of Windsor, Jaimie Vernon, James Doohan, John Colicos, Karsh, King Edward VII, King George V, LORNE GREENE, mailman, music, Prince Albert, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria, Scotty, Spock, St. Pancras Station, stamps, Star Trek, Starship Enterprise, War Tax, William Shatner, Wood Burning kit, World War 1 on May 14, 2016 by segarini
This week Canada Post released a series of Original Series ‘Star Trek’ postage stamps featuring Captain Kirk, Spock, Bones and Scotty. Kirk, of course, was played by the human punchline and proudly Canadian William Shatner and his enemy in real life James Doohan, also Canadian, was Scotty.
JAIMIE VERNON: STAMPS & COINS & ROCKS & THINGS
Posted in Opinion with tags Bob Segarini, Canada Post, coins, collecting, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Jaimie Vernon, Jessica Tyler, Karsh, King Edward VII, King George V, music, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, Rob Tyler, stamps, War Tax, World War 1 on January 5, 2013 by segarini
At least once a week I get an excited phone call from my pal Rob Tyler – one-half of comedy/music duo Two For The Show – whose enthusiasm for everything is infectious. So much so that he always wants to share it. He loved my Encyclopedias so much he introduced me to the brain-trust at Long & McQuade Musical instruments and got me a distribution deal nationally with the company. My daughter showed an interest in recording a solo song – he offered his studio and production skills to see it through. I’m grateful he accommodated her. His biggest cheerleading is for his kids – a prouder Dad you would never meet.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 