Originally I wasn’t going to be producing a column today. However, feeling better than expected, at least at this particular moment, I shall attempt to put something together. Had a wee bit of surgery yesterday (Monday) and sister Chrissie is here making sure I don’t do anything I’m not supposed to…..well at least she’s trying.
Archive for Sam Taylor
Pat Blythe – Thoughts, James Blonde, Sam Taylor, Nefe & A Choir
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 1st Earl of Bath, A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Alex Rudi, Ann Thornton, Barbra Streisand, Bob Segarini, Brick By Brick, Cameron House, Canadian Welsh Singers, Cantorion Choir, Cathy Hart, Cherry Cola's, Chris Haystead, CMW 2016, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Don't Stop Me Now, Fitzrays, Glen Miller, Harry Belafonte, Harry Styles, James Blonde, Kenny MacLean, Lee's Palace, Longines Symphony Orchestra, Maia Van Raes, Nefe, Pat Blythe, Peter Bence, Piston, Platinum Blonde, Poultney, Sam Taylor, Sean MacLean, Secret Broadcast, Supermarket, Tyler Simmons, Waves That Stray, William Pulteney on June 7, 2017 by segarini
It’s a rainy Sunday and I’m supposed be working on piled up paperwork but another attack in England, this time on THE London Bridge has once again diverted my attention. The third one in as many months, I’m wondering exactly what these daft, obtuse thugs (I won’t give them the benefit of calling them terrorists) think they’re accomplishing?
Pat Blythe – Extremes: Rival Sons, Eagles of Death Metal and…Robbie Lane
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Bataclan, Black Sabbath, Bob Segarini, Cherish Stevenson, Cherry Cola's, CMW, Danforth Music Hall, Danger Bees, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eagles of Death Metal, Hair, Hare Krishna, Hollow Bones, Kid Carson, Kodak, Lorraine Segato, Native American Red Road, Parachute Club, Pat Blythe, Rebel Club, Rival Sons, Robbie Lane and The Disciples, Sam Taylor, SING! Vocal Arts Festival, Sound Academy, Teatro Fiasco, The Docks, Timothy's Pub, Toronto, Toronto cabbies on May 24, 2017 by segarini
It’s been busy the past few weeks. What with fighting that ghastly, intrusive flu/cold (whatever the hell it was) while still cruising the concert halls and clubs, celebrating a special day with my sons and generally trying to keep in or out of trouble….. depending on your point of view. I’ve also been rooting around in the basement searching for more of Chris’s work and I discovered not only his collection of slides but a brand new, unopened box containing a Kodak (remember them) slide projector complete with three carousels and a carousel stack loader. Never used. I cracked it open, plugged it in and everything worked like a charm. Now, if I can just remember how to put the slides in…..I keep getting them backwards or upside down. So I continue to catalogue, digitize and view slides. My drum stool just got delivered (thank you Kid Carson) so now, instead of sliding across the floor every time I use the kick drum, I’ll stay put.
CMW….The Bands, The Music, The Food, The Rain…..
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Bob Segarini, Bruce Bradley of Slammin' Media, CMW, Courage My Love, CSARN, David McMillian, David Shaw, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donna Creighton, Earle Taylor, Eddie Bullen, Eddie Kramer, Gordon Pinsent, Greg Godovitz, Greg Simpson, Heineken, Hugh's Room Live, Ian Davies of Sunfest, James Blonde, Live Nation, Luke Doucet, MacMillian Music Marketing, Martha Henry, Melissa McClelland, Neil Carson, Neill Dixon, ONES, Pat Blythe, Pat Kelly, Phil Taylor, Phoenix Concert Theatre, Quincy Bullen, RATSPACE II, Roxanne Tellier, Sam Taylor, Sheraton Hotel, Steph Mercier, Susan Rosenberg, Tanya Tagaq, TURF, Velvet Underground, Whitehorse on April 27, 2017 by segarini
Well…..I’m sick and wide awake at 2am, coughing…. I refuse to bow down to the Spirit Virus. I will not yield to the scourge that is coursing through my system…my eyes, my nose, my body. I will not lie down on the Altar of Kleenex. I reject this damnable cold…. (it’s amazing what your brain comes up with at 2am). I am in denial but it’s not working. So, with a box of Kleenex, a cup of tea and enough ibuprofen in my system to kill an elephant, I power on. Homemade soup comes later.
Pat Blythe – Summertime Blues and Jazzin’ Around….
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Adrian Chamberlain, Annette Shaffer, Beach Metro News, Bob Segarini, Bombay Sapphire, Canadian Music Week, CMW, David Gogo, DBAWIS, Dinner and a Show, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drew Winters, Duggan's Brewery, Eartha Kitt, Edward Finstein, Gary Topp, Horseshoe, Maple Blues Awards, No Cover Events, Norman Provencher, Olde Stone Cottage, Ottawa Citizen, Pat Blythe, Peter Kashur, Roxanne Tellier, Sam Taylor, Sorted MagAZine, Stephanie Nilles, The Alzheimer's Appreciation Orchestra and Chorus, The Garys, The Last Pogo, The Viletones, The Wine Doctor, Tranzac, Victoria Times-Colonist on April 12, 2017 by segarini
I’ve started a “reminder” page and called it “column ideas”. Not sure what the point was since I never follow it. There’s always something else that catches my eye….or ear. Lately I’ve had the attention span of a gnat. In fact…..no, never mind. It’s been a busy seven days, just not sure what the hell I’ve accomplished short of pissing off CRA and a couple of telemarketers, oh, and changing passwords on damn near everything….one of my lesser brilliant moves. Now I can’t remember how to log into anything. So, jotting down reminders (and new passwords) on scraps of paper. High security, that’s me!
Pat Blythe – The Chains That Bind plus Bits and Pieces
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Addiction, Aeolian Hall, Bob Hoskins, Bob Segarini, Christopher Guest, DBAWIS, Def Bombs, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eldon House, Fitzrays, Flesherton Library, Frank Gutch Jr., Harris Park, Jack Richardson Awards, JTB, Judy Dench, Julian Taylor, Julian Taylor Band, Labrador School Board, Linsmore, London Ontario, Matt Butler, Mrs Henderson Presents, Nawlins, Niagara Erie Writers, Oxford Dictionary, Pacanomad, Palace Theatre, Pat Blythe, Penn Kemp, Rock The Park, Roxanne Tellier, Sam Taylor, Sam Taylor and the East End Love, Science News, Scruffy Murphy's, Shawn O’Shea, SNDT Women's University Mumbai, St George Littledale, Tara Scott, Teresa Harris, The Triumph of Teresa Harris on March 29, 2017 by segarini
I’m going to sneak one in this week. I miss writing and Tuesday’s column by fellow writer Frank Gutch Jr. has motivated me. “War stories” of a different type….addiction…”the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity.” (Oxford Dictionary) In this case, I’m referring specifically to “a particular substance”.
Pat Blythe – Marsden, Mushy and Mod Night…..
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", AM640, BlackDog Ballroom, Bleeker, Bob Segarini, Brian Fraser, Bryan Swartz, Cherish Stevenson, Cherry Cola's, Christa McAuliffe, David Marsden, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Ed Zancowski, Ewan Divit, FM96.7, Hard Rock Café, Hawks, Jack the Lads, Joe Agnello, Joe Allen, Joe Rigon, Kennedy Pollard, Luke Austin, Matt Groopie, Michael Stanfield, Mike Ferguson, Mod Night, Mushy Callahan, NY The Spirit, Pat Blythe, Phil Skladowski, Phoenix Concert Club, Robbie Lane & The Disciples, Roberta Bondar, Ronnie Hawkins Glenn Hill, Sally Ride, Sam Taylor, Secret Broadcast, Seven44, Stan Valarde, Steve Shelski, The Band, Zoomer Radio on March 9, 2017 by segarini
I’m getting to this column a little earlier than usual. It’s a Monday night and one project has blurred into another today. The computer has captured most of my time along with a little redecorating. My friggin’ eyes are going square! One thing has been swirling around in my cranium today and it’s this, when are we going to stop “cutifying” and beautifying little girls because someone posts a really cute pic of one? It’s really starting to seriously bug me. The comments all focus on looks….and we wonder why females are objectified, dumbed down, not taken seriously….and the list goes on. ….and it’s not just the words themselves but the verbal intonations we use when talking to them as babies and toddlers. By the time these little princesses learn to walk, they’ve also learned how to use their tiny feminine wiles (oh yes, they’ve already figured out how to wrap daddy around their finger) to get their way. Damn, it starts early, waaaaaaay to early.
Pat Blythe – The Stories Behind the Songs Part 4….
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 39 Days In July, A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Bill Durst, Billboard Magazine, Billboard's Hot 100, Bob Segarini, Bolero, Brill Building, Buddha Records, Cameo Parkway, CanCon, Curtis Mayfield, DBAWIS, Discoveries Series, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Go Ask Alice, Hi Fi Salutes, Hotel Isabella, Jane Harbury, Jefferson Airplane, Lewis Carroll, Longevity John, Miles Davis, Pat Blythe, Peter Pan, Ravel, Ritchie Yorke, Rolling Stone Magazine, Sam Taylor, Sketches Of Spain, Surrealistic Pillow, The East End Love, The Five Stairsteps, The Garrison, The Invisible Man's Band, The Viletones, Through The Looking Glass, Thundermug, Tranzac, Vancouver Island Musicfest, Volkswagon Rabbit, Windy City, Wizard of Oz on February 8, 2017 by segarini
It’s a miserable, cold, sodden, rainy, pathetically dreary, rather dismal night. Moisture and freezing temperatures will create your very own skating rink on the sidewalk, front lawn and even the roadway. I look out the window and see everything enveloped in ice. Jane Harbury had very kindly invited me down to her Discoveries series at Tranzac tonight but between prior commitments and the weather, my ass is safely ensconced on the couch writing this. I have one artificial hip…..I don’t need two and I’d prefer to keep any modicum of dignity intact.
Pat Blythe – The Stories Behind The Songs – Part Three
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", AHI, BB King, Bobby Curtola, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, George Chkiantz, Greg Simpson, Hard Rock Café, Hugh's Room, Jerome Godboo, Jimmy Winston, Joe Kelly, Justin Bieber, Kenny, Mod, My Psycho Ex, Olympic Studios, Pat Blythe, Robbie Lane, Robbie Lane and The Disciples, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Sam Taylor, Seven44, Small Faces, Smile, Steve Marriott, TAFT, Teniversary, The Beebs, Toney Springer, UG3 Live, We Made It Through the Wreckage, Western Fair on February 2, 2017 by segarini
Some things just happen for a reason. A parking spot just as you need it. That cheque you’ve been waiting for arrives in the mail at precisely the right time. The job opportunity comes along right when you need it most. Somebody mails you a CD out of the blue while you’re considering what to write for the next column. Well….the latter just waltzed into my mailbox….it’s the most beautiful rendition of this classic I’ve ever heard. The vocalist was only twelve when it was recorded.
The Stories Behind the Songs – Part Two
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Alex Vincenzi, Alistair Taylor, Beethoven, Bell Canada, Billy Talent, Blue Monday, Bob Segarini, Brian Blade, Cameron House, Cardiff University, Carly Simon, Cherish Stevenson, Cherry Cola's, Cleave Anderson, Cliff Arnall, Dave Murphy Band, David Celia, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drop & Roll, ELP, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Esperanza Spalding, Indian Handcraft, Jace Traz, Jason Wilson and The Perennials, Lawrie Ingles, Let's Talk, Linsmore Tavern, Maharishi, Mark Murphy, Matt Groopie, Max Roach, My Psycho Ex, ONERUN, Orbit Room, Pat Blythe, Paul James, Phoenix Concert Theatre, Robbie Burns, Sam Taylor, Shoes.com, Sky Travel, Stop, System of Down, The Beatles, Tim Jackson, UG3, Zaynab Wilson on January 25, 2017 by segarini
It’s snowing!!!! Not those big, fat, fluffy flakes where one can almost cover your face. But it’s snowing…. Sigh. The grey, dull days of January with just a mere hint that the sun actually exists…..which begs the question, why doesn’t Bell Canada hold their “Let’s Talk” campaign on Blue Monday? That makes infinitely more sense than say, Robbie Burns Day. Why in heaven’s name would you pick the 25th of January for mental health awareness??? According to a number of sources, the term “Blue Monday” was coined by holiday company Sky Travel in a 2005 press release. Cliff Arnall, at the time a tutor at Cardiff University, had come up with a light-hearted formula to determine the most depressing day of the year which commonly falls on the third Monday in January. It’s now a worldwide phenomena. Everyone has jumped on the bandwagon and the term is used repeatedly by companies and organizations (there’s even a BlueMonday.org) and stories in all sorts of media abound. Newspapers recommend taking the day off, there are various sites that will calculate, on a yearly basis, which Monday is going to be “blue” so you can prepare…..the power of suggestion. Although the entire idea is considered pseudoscience by the scientific community, Blue Monday is not going away anytime soon. Did you know mosquitoes are attracted to the colour blue twice as much as any other colour?
