When my Dad passed away, he left a collection of old records – mainly from the ‘big band’ era of the ‘30s and ‘40s including: Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Artie Shaw, ‘Fats’ Waller, Duke Ellington and, of course, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians. Plus, those great vocalists, including: Frank Sinatra,…
“In the town where I was born Lived a man who sailed to sea, And he told us of his life, In the land of submarines.” — Yellow Submarine by The Beatles I used to listen to tales of the high seas – actually Canada’s own Great Lakes – from sailors in my own…
Looking back, I spent most of my adult life working with one organization. And I was fortunate: both for being part of a ‘can do’ work culture, and by being surrounded by very talented people. That was one reality. Now that I’m on my own: I realize that it was also like living inside a…
When I first heard the lyrics to John Lennon’s hauntingly beautiful ‘Happy Christmas’ (War is Over) in 1972, it spoke to my heart in many ways and has since become a Christmas classic. Its message still resonates today. ‘And so this is Christmas, And what have you done? Another year over, A new one just…
Many may not realize just how pervasive music is with us. If you don’t think so, try thinking of just one of your favourite songs … right now. Can you also remember what you were doing and where you were, when you first heard it? You see, this is true for everyone and it starts…
For decades, acknowledged as one of the greatest electric guitarist ever, is the legendary American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter B.B. King – winner of everything the music industry and governments can bestow on an artist – including 15 Grammy Awards, the American Presidential Medal of Freedom … and my youngest daughter’s enduring adulation. Now this…
I was standing in the bank one day – waiting my turn in line. At the counter, two service employees were trying to explain to an almost frantic customer why it was she couldn’t take money out of her joint account, even though it consisted of mainly her earnings. A couple a places down from…
There once was a man who became very sad whenever he called his father on Father’s Day. His father, who lived in a distant city, always took the opportunity to chastise the man for not calling more often. To this the son would say that it was a two way street, but refused to be…
There once was a man who became very sad whenever he called his father on Father’s day. His father, who lived in a distance city, always took the opportunity to chastise the man for not calling more often. To this the son would say that it was a two way street, but refused to be…
He wasn’t a bad guy; but when it came to raising a teenage son, he was totally ill-prepared to do so. What guy could? With his wife’s final decision to leave; and with me wanting to stay in our family home, we were stuck with each other. And I really couldn’t blame my mom either. After…
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