Please do not adjust your sets.
Don't let the CBC turn off the transmitter.
We'll have the Conservative leader ballot count any minute now. We can do this.
Somebody wake up O'Toole.
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
And the new Tory leader is ... hold on ...
Please do not adjust your sets.
Don't let the CBC turn off the transmitter.
We'll have the Conservative leader ballot count any minute now. We can do this.
Somebody wake up O'Toole.
"Bodyguard of western civilization"
z
Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Dig gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, and claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!
--Lewis Carroll
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Friday, August 21, 2020
Young Justin reminds you ....
"Always wear your life jacket, kids ....
You might survive a confidence vote.
And if that doesn't work,
make the water go away for a month."
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Ice cream graveyard
What happens when ice cream flavors die?
Many go to the Ben and Jerry's graveyard.
Schweddy Balls. Turtle Soup.
Wavy Gravy. Holy Cannoli.
They dead.
Each doomed flavour gets a tombstone in Waterbury, Vermont.
If one stirs a memory, see all 21 tombstones at...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Are your sunflowers 13 feet tall?
They are at the Bent Anchor this summer.
https://www.facebook.com/bentbar/
Monday, August 17, 2020
NEW TUNE - Sleeping On My Dreams
Jacob Collier's new tune went up on the web last night.
A unique human, he's unrivaled for imagination and ... joy.
Back in January, we cheered Collier's third and
fourth Grammy wins, for his killer multi-trackings
of Moon River and All Night Long.
A North American tour was supposed to land him
in Toronto in May, but of course, covid cancelled it.
Collier was in T.O. July 2019, amazing footage with
Daniel Caesar here:
https://youtu.be/fD4rxj7-uO0
Sleeping on My Dreams has the British music/tech ace
up on his feet, dancing. Yes. Dancing. Me too.
And below, a flashback to his debut album four
years ago, when he could only manage seven
Colliers, six of him to sing, one to play keyboards.
https://youtu.be/zua831utwMM
Sunday, August 16, 2020
Yay, Quran-team! Drive thru strip club
Is this the new normal?
Drive-thru strip clubs in Houston & Portland?
Enter tent with three other cars.
Order burger.
Two tune maximum.
Strippers dance behind fence.
In masks.
Dollar bills litter the floor.
Off you go, ace.
Don't call it a quickie.
Just don't.
Friday, August 14, 2020
Train Hopping with Owen
So how have I spent the pandemic?
I've been down strange and unfamiliar YouTube rabbit holes.
I've been riding freight trains.
I hopped a train from Bakersfield to Barstow, CA.
Rode the roof of a boxcar through famous Tehachapi Pass.
Best views ever.
I'm addicted to the RanOnARail channel on YouTube.
"Owen" is the anonymous videographer/desperado who jumps trains in the US/Mexico/Canada and posts his trips to the web.
He haunts yards and depots, hopping freights.
A clear example--click above--shows how it works.
My guess: these are hours of real time trips, beautifully edited into 30-70 minute Epics. The dude's skills are impressive.
That jet trail in the opening minute?
The dangerous climb to a better view?
Only the rumble and clunk of rail cars is the soundtrack.
In a way, it's ASMR.
I click one of his rides late at night and clickety-click into zzz-land--with thousands of other home screen train-hoppers.
If you like the above ride, you'll go nuts to ride thru the Rockies from Denver to Grand Junction.
No dome car produces views like these.
Gore Canyon at the five minute mark, below...
https://youtu.be/2HkSMWxEUuA
There's a great-paying job for Owen at any TV/film production house. But until then, it's him and a camo knapsack.
These are glorious rides thru amazing landscapes.
And for any railroad buff ... probably better than sex.
Okay. Not "probably."
They're better.
JUST IN: HUMMINGBIRD SMUT
Zefrank1 -- the Internet's Greatest Science Explainer --
aims his odd genius at Hummingbirds.
Hummers are weird.
Who knew?
Dirty Little Bee-yerds.
With forked tongues.
Epic.
Eat your heart out, David Attenborough.
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Oh yeah, this is fun
UK covid concert set-up: 500 platforms,
5 souls on each
2,500 total customers
Everybody wears masks.
No mingling.
It's a hell of a throw to the mosh pit.
From the looks of it, the stage is apparently in the next county.
Is the woman bottom-left watching it on her cellphone?
Yay for the Quaran-team.
Rob Lowe podcast
"All graves go untended ...'
-- Conan O'Brien on fame and legacies
"Never compare anybody's outsides to somebody else's insides."
-- Rob Lowe
Newly-discovered podcast addiction:
Rob Lowe's Literally
available on all pod platforms including
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stitcher/literally-with-rob-lowe
Rob yaps with Chris Pratt, Mike Myers, Magic Johnson, Demi Moore, David Spade, Keegan Michael-Key, Gwyneth Paltrow, Conan O'Brien
O'Brien's Team Coco produces the hours.
Note: there's a quick promo at the top, then Lowe.
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
FLASHBACK:: CHUMbusters!
Spend an afternoon down a Toronto radio
rabbit hole.
Find J. Robert Woods'
least favourite song.
But how often do you get a chance to hear Scruff Connors sing?
With Dave Barker, Gary Slaight,
Once there were T.O. radio wars.
Ready? Set? Go:
Salome Bey 1933 - 2020
Been a fan since we met on the worst and penultimate
Spring Thaw. Condolences to the family.
Dance fever
Saluting the proud tradition of dancing traffic control dudes,
CBC News shares Daniel Odgers-Stedman at the link BELOW, makin' moves with every damn bug in the NWT ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/dancing-traffic-control-worker-1.5680685
Dan's 17, up on the Mackenzie Highway....
Joe List: I Hate Myself
“I’m not afraid of an airplane crash,
I’m afraid of a conversation... ”
Folks who've discovered Andrew Schulz, Mark Normand, Sam Morril ... the comic heroes of countless podcasts visible on YouTube ... already know Joe List.
Joe's new hour of stand-up went up over the weekend.
Prepared pre-covid, it easily eclipses many comic hours on AmazonPrime and Netflix. Jim Gaffigan, it isn't.
Funny. And free.
YouTube.
Also good for a laugh:
Mark Normand
https://youtu.be/tDolNU89SXI
Sam Morril
https://youtu.be/4Xo3Fq7GGWk
Saturday, August 08, 2020
'Now That I've Given Up Hope, I Feel Much Better'
This will make you feel better.
It's the perfect tune for a pandemic.
Given up hope?
Feel better?
Exactly.
This is my new favorite tune.
Directors: aAron munson, Lyle Bell
Official music video for the SO4 track
“Now That I’ve Given Up Hope, I Feel Much Better”
off of the Spanish Moss and Total Loss album
Me man. Me listen good.
Does Florida "Man Radio" know nothing of MOJO?
Toronto's All Dude Experiment?
"Talk Radio for Guys"?
Mojo Radio
2001-2004
On April 23, 2001, at 6:40 a.m., the station re-launched as Mojo Radio, a hot talk radio format aimed at the male demographic. The station also changed its call letters the same day to the current CFMJ.
The new format featured programs hosted by Humble and Fred, John Derringer, Phil Hendrie, Mike Stafford, Andrew Krystal, Spider Jones, and the syndicated Coast to Coast AM. (Wikipedia)
Me man.
Me like radio.
Me listen good.
Me eat now.
Yum, cheesies.
Turn radio off.
Scratch.
Everybody samba!
Click player.live365 link just above for music stream from connectbrazil.com
Yes, it works on Kindles, tablets, laptops & phones
Ceasar McCool
Everybody chill
Nathan Hower/Reuters/Axios
Ceasar McCool is the "therapy llama" familiar from
weeks of Portland protests. Everybody should have one.
Friday, August 07, 2020
Beer me Friday
International Beer Day (IBD) is a celebration on the first Friday of every August founded in 2007 in Santa Cruz, California. Since its inception, International Beer Day has grown from a small localized event in the western United States into a worldwide celebration spanning 207 cities, 80 countries and 6 continents.
Thursday, August 06, 2020
Barbara Amiel's memoir....
I've been eagerly sniffing the air for Barbara Amiel's upcoming memoir, Friends and Enemies, due out on Oct. 13
It's 608 friggin' pages.
The Toronto Sun editor traveled in far fancier, odder circles than her three years as The Black Queen of King Street.
She was exotic. Mysterious. Fascinating.
But the Sun was just a blip on her celebrated career in journalism and high society. And the marriage. And Conrad's trial. And the decades-long trail of controversial columns, articles, that charmed, infuriated, enlightened or challenged readers.
She often rivaled Blatchford for Longest Lead.
Bono and I kept score.
Of her 1983-1985 stretch in charge of the Little Paper, there's no clue in an early publicity volley.
Shinan Govani's chat with Amiel offers a take on an amazing life, writing the weighty book and how--despite its publisher's claim it is "not a book of vengeance"--there are more enemies than friends.
Now, as then, a sharp wit and self-awareness seems to soften the memoir's name drops and nostalgia.
"Social media and celebrity wardrobes had not yet taken hold..." she writes. "In terms of shallow display, I was ahead of my time and behind in the number of handbags."
I think Amiel got a tough go in her three years at the Sun. I wouldn't be surprised if she had more satisfying work experiences.
But in a life fully lived, sometimes a lot of grump and fury fades. Maybe not for rats.
Late in the book, Govani says Amiel writes:
"I had stardust ... but not enough."
His interview appears in the new issue of Zoomer, the six-issue a year mag for geezers like me. Link below, boomers....
Amiel book interview by
Shinan Govani at ....
https://www.everythingzoomer.com/zed-book-club/2020/07/15/barbara-amiel-memoir/
Amiel in 2012
Jessica Darmanin/Maclean's
Pre-orders at the usual places
Aren't most mentioned in this book now pushing 80?
Honey? Can you help me lift this book?
Wednesday, August 05, 2020
Social distancing?
If anyone wishes for entertainment, such as will prevent him from feeling solitary even when he is alone, let me recommend the company of dogs, whose moral and intellectual qualities may almost afford delight and gratification ... I am often surprised by the cleverness and now and again by the stupidity of my dog; and I have similar experiences with mankind.
--Arthur Schopenhauer
The Pessimist's Handbook
Tuesday, August 04, 2020
Toronto Symphony Orchestra cancels season
It is with heavy hearts that we share our decision to cancel our previously announced 2020/21 season. We remain fiercely committed to performing whenever, wherever, and however we can with ensemble and audience sizes scaled to the circumstances.
TSO Zoom tune: Aaron Copeland
Come back soon...
Sunday, August 02, 2020
Who can save baseball?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/31/mlb-mascots-show-must-go-my-time-san-diego-chicken-shows-how-it-can/
Toronto: Just like Tokyo
Face mask vending machines, on corners near you
Full story at
https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/08/face-mask-vending-machines-toronto-malls/
And out goes Y-O-U
There once was a genie
with a 10-foot weenie
and a girl who lived next door;
she thought it was a snake
and hit it with a rake
and now it's only 2 foot 4
--children's skip rope rhyme
Saturday, August 01, 2020
A $2,500 weekend at Disney World
Not Mickey.
"My desire to meet Mickey Mouse evaporated around the age of 8, when I asked my mother about this wonderful place called Disney World and she said, in effect, that she loved me very much, but that she would rather die of dysentery than take me to Florida to have her pocket picked by anthropomorphic vermin. I don't think I asked again. The chance of being struck dead by a mysterious disease has not sweetened the appeal of the park ...."
--Graeme Wood, The Atlantic
Wood has so many hilarious and sobering takes on Disney's concocted kingdom in the center of the pandemic, it's easily the weekend's Best Read.
Online at ....
Friday, July 31, 2020
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
New directions in sky writing
A flight path that can only be seen on radar.
To count all the planes in the air at the moment,
check out
Sunday, July 26, 2020
Friday, July 24, 2020
Artifacts of Our Age: dumb cluck shoes
They did.
At high noon Tuesday, KFC Crocs will be unleashed, a mash-up of slip-ons that look like greasy chicken on your feet.
$60US.
That sound of hoof beats?
The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse are near.
Person woman man camera tv. Wow!
"He's cognitively t-h-e-re .... "
---Trademark pending, Republican National Committee
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Barry Blitt: Trump's brain test cartoon
Barry Blitt is the genius behind New Yorker's political covers.
Trump's brags about his cognitive test triumph prompted the cartoonist to recreate the actual exam result.
The weekly sent it to everybody on its humor list.
Their daily newsletter lures eyeballs to the mag itself.
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