CBC has been doing investigation into the ticket-selling business. The results are ugly. It seems there are scalpers’ conventions and they allege one major ticketseller has sent reps to recruit scalpers who “cheat its own system to expand its resale business and squeeze more money… Read More
I like roadtrips. I’m no longer so interested in the crazy and grueling drive to Cody Wyoming in 36 hours kind of roadtrips I used to do with my buddy East Texas Red, back when we were pretty serious about chasing trout with a fly… Read More
I just heard on the radio Sunday will be International Dog Day. Whoever invented this obviously doesn’t have dogs in their lives, as any old fool who has a dog snoring away in the background knows each and every day is International Dog Day. Yes,… Read More
Throughout my life as long as I can remember, I’ve struggled with keeping my weight down. Oh, there have been a few times when I’ve taken it off, but keeping it off is another story altogether. The last time I gained a significant amount of… Read More
I was surfing around the YouTube listening to old time fiddle music, when curiously enough, this popped up….
As some of you are aware (it isn’t something I usually write about here), I’ve been trying to shed some pounds. I was doing ok until I broke my ankle a couple years ago, then spent a few months getting not nearly enough exercise and… Read More
That’s Stan Repar on gut-bucket bass, me on banjo, Claude Breeze telling stories and in the foreground, the hands belong to Ardis Breeze.
Spotted in the Toronto Star this morning by Tuffy P, who sees everything: Happy birthday Mister Dickens.
I got a robo-call today from Doug Ford, brother to the late infamous Rob, former mayor of this great city. Doug wants to be the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario and ultimately the Premier of the Province. He wants it really badly. … Read More
