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JAIMIE VERNON – LET’S GO TO THE EX 2014

Posted in Opinion with tags alice cooper, barkers, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, canadian national exhibition, carnies, CHUM Wild Cat, Cinesphere, CNE, CNE stadium, Conklin's, cotton candy, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, ferris wheels, Grandstand, HMS Haida, Jaimie Vernon, Lighthous, Nautical Museum, North of Superior, Ontario Place, rides, rollercoaster, stuffed animals, summer jobs, summer vacation, The Alpine Way, The Coliseum, The Devil's Hole, The EX, The Flyer, The Gravitron, The Hockey Hall of Fame, Tilt-A-Whirl on August 23, 2014 by segarini

There are two things that mark the end of summer every year – one is the mopy-faced kids who’ve realized that 8 weeks of vacation just isn’t long enough. The anxiety of heading to school – public, high or post-secondary – means summer has officially ended for kids in an abrupt slap in the back and a new set of responsibilities.

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JAIMIE VERNON – SPIRIT OF ’76

Posted in Opinion with tags 1976, Beatles, Berner Trail Public School, board games, Bob Segarini, Boobies, Camping, Canadian Music, canoe, CHUM, coming of age, DBAWIS, Deja Vu, disc jockey, Don't Believe a Word I Say, first kiss, Jaimie Vernon, Lakefield, Malvern, memories, Monopoly, Nostalgia, Ontario, pre-teen, summer vacation on June 7, 2014 by segarini

My world in 1975 was earmarked with two rollercoaster events – the emotional and physical upheaval of my life when my parents bought a new house and uprooted us to the suburbs…and a two week trip across Canada with my grandmother in her 1972 Skylark. The trip trumped the upheaval and I slowly began to grow accustomed to my new surroundings, friends and lifestyle. So 1976 was a complete surprise when it introduced a number of firsts.