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Equilibrium
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…
Read MoreThe Shirley Years part 1
Shirley Eikhard In September 1975 I joined a band called Atlantis. It was a funky show band that included a James Brown set, Kung Fu demo with strobe lights, and a Dianna Ross tribute. I suppose it was marginally entertaining but even at the time I wondered why people weren’t asking for their cover charge…
Read MoreEarly Mikey
Check Out the Chick and These Dudes Second from the right is me. Gotta love the frilly shirts. Canadians know who the attractive young lady is but only a few remember her as a singer. I played lead guitar in a few bands during my teenage years. We made some money playing school dances around Toronto. So…
Read MoreMy Future In Site
Her Comment I may have already mentioned this in an earlier post, but I’m back to online dating again. Sad but true, my storybook romance with Kim fizzled. A…
Read MoreFoo O’Shit
Hi everyone. I’ve had some requests to provide a profile for the philosopher I’m regularly quoting. A font of wisdom, he never fails to provide pithy and relevant aphorisms on all aspects of life, death, and the universe. First, let’s clear up a misconception. He refers to himself as “the ancient Irish-Chinese philosopher”.This is just hype. He…
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