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Bring On Jan. 1
Hi everyone!Let me tell you what’s been going on in Heff world these past months. Beer, Sudoku, crossword puzzles and Netflix. Last February was the last time I had played a concert until Friday, December 18, when we (Gord and band) did a live stream from the El Mocambo in Toronto.I had a few “oh…
Read MoreBig News
What’s The News? I know, I know! These days it would take something like “Joe Biden Meets With Space Aliens” or “Toronto Gets A New Bus” to qualify as big news in the Covid Trump era but this is important to me and maybe one or two other people……… A Brand New Look Soon, maybe even…
Read MoreFLEXIBILITY, A NOBLE TRAIT
I didn’t think this was possible. It’s all the rage at the White House. “Man who have head up ass have shit for brains” So sayeth the great Irish-Chinese philosopher Foo O’shit who was drunk at the time
Read MorePandemonic Pandemic
Hi everyone, I’m back! I can’t sit by and miss a perfect opportunity to call out our current batch of society’s idiots. It’s just too much fun. Let’s get started Are You A Moron? Find out with this fun little quiz: 1. Did you, even for just a short while, believe that the symptoms of COVID-19 were caused by…
Read MoreEquilibrium
EQUILIBRIUM 3:40 am and I can’t sleep. I’m in a hotel room being mesmerized by the sound of the climate control. Set to medium, it’s not quite white noise, more like pink. A constant unchanging drone in the key of Amazing Grace and I can’t sleep. It doesn’t help that they’re bowling in the hallway. Or…
Read MoreMtH weekly #3 Parenthetical
Digression Is The Lesser Part Of Candor I recently had an idea for something of a novelty item. A little pocket-sized box that could emit a fairly loud, obnoxious buzz, not unlike the horn used in large arenas to indicate the end of a period of hockey. With just the press of a button, you…
Read MoreThe Shirley Years Part 3
If you haven’t read parts 1 or 2 the artist is Shirley Eikhard Shirley Years Part 3The third week of February 1977, I got a phone call from Shirley. There were a few gigs booked and she wanted to know if I was interested. She already had a drummer and a bass player, Bill Cymbala…
Read MoreHappy New Year 2020
Become A Better Person Time for resolutions. A lot of us resolve to eliminate bad habits beginning January 1 of the new year. Stop drinking a jug of wine a day, stop yelling at the kids etc. Or, start new habits. Exercise, meditation or more sleep for example. By Jan 3 four out of five of these…
Read MoreChristmas2019
Hey everybody. Once again we’re into my favourite part of the year. I like the cheesy movies, the decorations, and the music. Particularly the music. Not all the music of course. There’s that abomination by Paul McCartney, “A Wonderful Christmas Time” and the excruciating “Christmas Canon” by Trans-Siberian Express. Both are excellent examples of what…
Read MoreShirley Years Part 2
The Shirley Years Part 2 1976 Continued With the success of “Say You Love Me,” which was a rock tune, we started to feel the need for a bigger sound. We hired a drummer, Marv Kanerek, a guitar player, Lou DeAdder, and a bass player, Lonnie Glass. I dusted off my Hammond…
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