When this column posts it will be exactly 365 days to the date the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. It’s been 365 days since the entire planet turned upside down, essentially transforming life as we knew it. There have been massive upsides and downsides, upheavals and confusion, disruptions and adjustments. As much as I have an intense dislike for the phrase “new normal”, that’s what we’re experiencing and there is no turning back. So, whether we like it or not, here we are.
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Pat Blythe – 365 Days …and Music!
Posted in COVID 19, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Julian Taylor, Julian Taylor Band, Junos, luvthemusic, pandemic, Pat Blythe, Podbean, podcast, The Pandemic Interviews, The Ridge, Who, World Health Organization on March 10, 2021 by segariniPat Blythe – Sounds Like Toronto…..and music
Posted in Interview, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags Archie Alleyne, Bob Segarini, Canada Council of the Arts, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Ed Sullivan, Jazz, Kensington Market, Kollage, luvthemusic, Pat Blythe, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera, podcast, The Beatles, The Colonial Tavern, The Pandemic Interviews, The Underground Railroad Soul Food Restaurant, Toronto, Toronto Heritage, Toronto Jazz Festival, Town Tavern, yonge street, Yorkville on February 10, 2021 by segariniThere’s been much written about the vibrancy of Yonge Street, particularly beginning in the late 50s to its eventual winding down during the mid to late 80s. Clubs like the Brown Derby, The Colonial Tavern, Club Blue Note, Town Tavern, Le Coq d’Or, Steeles Tavern, Friars Tavern, Hawk’s Nest, The Zanzibar, Silver Rail…..graduating to The Gasworks, Piccadilly Tube, Nickelodeon, Hard Rock Cafe and many others. All gone, except the memories. The jazz and blues, the beginning of the Toronto Sound, rock, disco and punk invasions, the Yonge St. Mall…..
Pat Blythe – The Pandemic Interviews – Conversations in a changing time…..and music
Posted in COVID 19, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie Bullen, Frank Zirone, Lisa MacIntosh, Live Music, luvthemusic, Pat Blythe A Girl With A Camera, Paul DeLong, Podbean, podcast, Quincy Bullen, Studio One 5, The Pandemic Interviews, Tracy Brett on January 27, 2021 by segariniTuesday, January 26 at 6:01am my first podcast was posted on Podbean. It’s been a work in progress since last May….well technically last August/September. Let me ‘splain…..