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Happy New Year I’ve talked before about New Year’s Resolutions. My favourite one is that old saying, variously attributed to Socrates, Oscar Wilde, Benjamin Franklin, Voltaire, and Mark Twain: Moderation in all things, including moderation Okay, so who did, in fact, say it? To begin with, let’s rule out Socrates. Those old Greeks were a…

Hey Everbody It’s 11:45 PM Christmas Eve. I haven’t got enough time to write one of my usual long winded missives but I thought I’d at least send off a quick festive note. There’s a little bit of snow on the ground, the hedge by my front porch is lit with 125 multi-coloured lights, there’s…

The Road To Anne Land It’s magnificent—truly awesome. Usually, when I’ve been media-hyped to death about some “have-to-see” thing, I’m less than inspired by the reality. Not this time. What an absolutely stunning marvel of engineering it is; all eight breathtaking miles of it. Of course, I’m talking about the Trans Canada Highway connection between…

Moncton Casino The two-hour and forty-five-minute drive from Halifax to Moncton was uneventful. This was a travel day only. The Casino was supplying us with rooms for two nights in its adjoining hotel.  Barry rode with me, and we took it easy. No rush. Rick T-Bird Haynes, as usual, was way ahead of us.  Discussions…

Bad Planning? The show in Fredericton went well. It was a very appreciative crowd. We were really putting across well this idea that we aren’t a tribute band. Our point is to keep the music going rather than to pay some kind of homage to Mr. Lightfoot. This by no means indicates a lack of…

Hello Everyone According to Google Analytics, I have a sizeable group of stalwart readers. Thanks for tuning in from time to time. I’d like to hear from you. That whole comment thing has turned out to be a pain in the ass. It works just intermittently plus it randomly erases everything from time to time. …

Hi everyoneThis is going to be a short one.Beginning October 25, we did three shows within nine days: Burlington, Orillia, and Hamilton. As part of “Lightfoot Days” in Orillia, we hosted two workshops and participated in a panel discussion.Before I review those shows, allow me to do a bit of a preamble.I got into the…

Get ready, folks; I’m about to make another one of those “let’s pretend I’m a genius” generalizations. Context Is Everything No situation, idea, or statement can be understood in isolation. The larger the context, the clearer and less ambiguous the meaning. Chronology is a great tool for giving meaning to events. Timelines are an effective…

On Sunday, Andy rode with me from Charlottetown PEI to St. John NB. Andy is a great guy. He overflows with ideas, observations and humorous anecdotes. His verbosity, however, is in direct proportion to his exuberance. Also, there’s a speech technique he uses, subconsciously I’m sure, to give more import to his words. He lessens…

Hi Everyone I had resolved to write a post for each day of this remarkable tour of Atlantic Canada. It’s now six days into it and we’re in Charlottetown PEI having already played in Fredericton, Halifax and Moncton. So much for resolutions.  I didn’t get any sleep Sunday night before the trip. I left my…