Got an urgent email this morning, informing me that 427 million MySpace passwords had been stolen, and were being offered for sale on an online hacker forum by Russian CyberHacker‘Peace.’ I was shocked. People still use MySpace?
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JAIMIE VERNON – 40 SUMMERS AGO
Posted in Opinion with tags Bay City Rollers, Berner Trail, Bob Segarini, Camping, Canadian Music 1976, CHUM, cousin, DBAWIS, Deja Vu, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dorothy Moore, girl next door, high school, Jaimie Vernon, RPM Magazine, school, Stampeders, Summer Holiday on June 11, 2016 by segarini
The end of the school year is fast approaching. As I take my son back and forth on what will be his final year in high school, I find myself drifting back in time to when we looked forward to summer break. My childhood was filled with great ones. In 1975 I took a two week trip west across Canada with my grandmother in her 1972 Skylark which changed my life, and my world view, for the better. That was almost completely undone when my parents attempted to take my sister and I on a similar trip to Canada’s East Coast in 1977. It was a study in stark contrasts on how not to travel with one’s family.
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Doug Thompson: A NEW BOOK ON THE CANADIAN MUSIC SCENE IS IN BOOK STORES OR ON KINDLES, OR HOWEVER YOU READ BOOKS THESE DAYS
Posted in Opinion with tags America, Anne Murray, ARC Records, Arcade Fire, “The Top 100 Canadian Albums”, Barry Allen, Bill Gilliland, Blue Ant Media, Bob Crewe, Bob Mersereau, Bobby Curtola, Canadian Music Centre, CBC, CHUM FM, Cory Wells, David Clayton Thomas, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Duff Roman, Edward Bear, Gary Buck, Gordon Lightfoot, Hi Fi Salutes, Ian Thomas, Jack London and The Sparrows, Jack Scott, John Kay, JUNO Awards, Levon and The Hawks, Little Caesar and The Consuls, Manfred Mann, music, Neil Young, Ocean, Oliver!, Paul White, radio, Records, Roman Records, Ronnie Hawkins, RPM Magazine, Santana, segarini, Shirley Matthews, Skip Prokop, Stan Klees, Steppenwolf, Terry Black, The 5 Man Electrical Band, The Band, The Beau-Marks, The Bob Crewe Generation, The Crew Cuts, The Diamonds, The Esquires, The Four Lads, The Four Seasons, The Guess Who, The History of Canadian Rock’N’Roll”, The Mod Beats, The Staccatos, The Top Canadian Singles”, The Ugly Ducklings, Three Dog Night, Toronto, Walt Grealis on June 15, 2015 by segarini
Before I begin my review, I have to say that I have the utmost respect for anybody who sits down (or stands up for that matter) to write a book…whether fiction or non-fiction. The amount of time and effort in research and the blood, sweat and tears that it takes to actually write it, can be monumental. Having contributed to over a dozen books, I know that it takes true dedication and can’t be undertaken lightly. Writing a book can (and often does) take over your life.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 