I know, it’s still February, but we have been enjoying some very spring-like temperatures.
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Yellow Bird
Big Bird
Tennessee Waltz
Tomi Fujiyama…. how is it I’ve never heard her before?
Black-eyed Suzie
This features John Specker on fiddle and vocals and Richie Stearns on banjo. I love this groove! Earworm alert.
He did what?
I hope you enjoy this gem as much as I am….
Rushad Eggleston and Cormac Begley. I know you’ve been waiting for a cello/concertina duet around this joint.
Alligator Man
Jimmy C. Newman
The Speckers
La galope de la côte sud
Éric Gagné….
Ya!
Jacques-y RIP
Jacques has crossed over to wherever they send the really great cats. He’s been running the show around here for about 16 years. Friend to all the dogs, especially Memphis. He was both fearless and fabulous.
Here’s Jacques walking me and the original Partners, back in the day.
And here are some photos. If you walk Twenty Seventh Street, you’ve seen Jacques and his besty Jack Shadbolt hanging out on the rocking chair out front, or in the two-bedroom apartment they kept beneath the giant hostas.
A Weird Feeling
Listen to the new episode of The Agency right here or find it on your phone. You know the drill.
This episode:
Travels with Candy
Women of the Louvre
Tours + & –
Slow Horses – great concept, and it has Gary Oldman, but…
Why is the new True Detective so lame?
Listener mail fail
Tell The Agents what you think.
Opening theme is a traditional tune called Wild Hog in the Woods. Closing theme is another traditional tune called Lady on the Green. I played both of them on solo clawhammer banjo.
Morning Joy
Every morning, Bonnie hops into the back of the car and we drive over to Jack Darling Park, west of Port Credit. At this park, against all odds, the most amazing and enormous leash-free area was created several years ago as part of the renovation of a water treatment facility. There are steep hills – one of them becomes a toboggan hill for the winter, plenty of trees and bushes, several trails and a huge sand pit at the south end, home of countless doggy wrestling matches.
Over the past year, Bonnie has made many friends at Jack Darling, both canine and human. Some of the dogs have become special friends and obviously delight in seeing and running and playing with one another.
Bonnie was quite shy when she first came to us and she seemed to have many fears. I think the daily routine along with lots of play, chase and wrestling, has helped her become way more confident and more comfortable around new people as well. She still hates fireworks and construction noise, but I’m not a fan of them either.
I think our morning trips are good for me too. It gets me out of bed and active, and I start the day with a nice walk and chit-chat with the other Jack Darling regulars. It turns out it’s a good way to begin the day.
27th Street 