Thanksgiving holds a special place in my heart amongst all of the holidays that we celebrate throughout the year. You see, a dozen years ago I found myself homeless and living in a tent at a county park with my wife and three young children. My job had been outsourced three years earlier and while we managed to get by for a couple of years, it was difficult having to choose between paying for food and paying the mortgage. We sold the house for a loss, as everyone else in the neighborhood was out of work as well. That year [...]
I had planned to step down off my soapbox today and post some obscure, but interesting, bit of history and a few songs to go with it. My good intentions were disrupted once again by the day's headlines. Now that the US dollar has dropped below the Canada dollar, it continues it's freefall toward parity with the Mexican peso. News of GM's record $39 billion 3rd quarter loss and supermodel Gisele Bundchen's rejection of payment in US dollars sent the stock market into a tailspin, with the DJIA losing 360 points. Pat Robertson, the man who [...]
"In every one of those little stucco boxes there's some poor bastard who's never free except when he's fast asleep and dreaming that he's got the boss down the bottom of a well and is bunging lumps of coal at him." - George Orwell The plight of working folk has never been an easy one, but for the past few decades we have been losing what little progress our parents made. For many years now wages have lagged behind inflation. Our purchasing power has declined while the elite are enjoying record profits and [...]
This is part three in our ongoing series on the subject of childhood. You can find part one by John Gruen here , and part two by Will Hubbard here. Lake Arbutus by Lucas Stangl Summer always brought two things I could count on as a child: swim lessons and Lake Arbutus. My mother's father (Grandpa Ed) was an underwater welder. He had helped construct this dam/canal. My mom's [...]
This party is for the Vernal Equinox. Pop a top and celebrate seventeen songs for spring!!! Jolie Holland ~ Springtime Can Kill You Tom Waits ~ You Can Never Hold Back Spring Sasha Dobson ~ Spring Is Just Around The Corner Joni Mitchell ~ Little Green Greg Brown ~ Spring & All Grant Lee Phillips ~ Spring Released Cheryl Wheeler [...]
Old Blue Bus
This Recording
The Late Greats
J-Ax Meglio Live Tour 2012: la scaletta della data zero a Rovereto con l'omaggio ai Beastie Boys
The National - The Rains Of Castamere [Game of Thrones Soundtrack]
Sound of Summer (v. 3.1)
