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Music Monday – “They call me a troublemaker ’cause I’m finally saying “no”/I’ve been working hard and yet my pay is still so low

A highlight of my time at the Writers Guild of Alberta was getting to book Maria Dunn to speak and perform at our annual conference at the Royal Tyrrell Museum. “Troublemaker” – Maria Dunn

Posted 13 April 2015 § Politics § PopCulture § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “I’ve had enough of watching scenes/Of schizophrenic, ego-centric, paranoiac, prima-donnas/All I want is the truth now/Just gimme some truth”

“Gimme Some Truth” – John Lennon

Posted 06 April 2015 § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Well it’s all right/Even if you’re old and gray/Well, it’s all right/You still got something to say”

I always think of The Traveling Wilburys as a bit of a hidden gem that people don’t really know.  So I was pretty surprised to hear this song, which pre-dates most Internet-era music, still has nearly 10 million views on YouTube… “End of the Line” – Traveling Wilburys

Posted 30 March 2015 § MemoryLane § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – O Chips!

A visually impaired Liberian street musician named Weesay makes up a song about chips on the spot using a very unique guitar… After the video goes viral, he is given a real guitar from supporters in the US. Now there’s even an IndieGogo campaign to raise funds to fly him to the US for surgery to […]

Posted 23 March 2015 § Internet § PopCulture § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “And the heart in my breast/For the girl I lov’d best/Was beating, ah, beating/How loud and fast!”

Happy St. Patrick’s Day (one day early)! Iron Brew was a Celtic band in Regina in the late 1990’s-early 2000’s.  The lead singer was the husband of one of my bosses at the Sask Publishers Group. He plays a monumental role in my musical education as the person who introduced me to Fred Eaglesmith’s music.  (I […]

Posted 16 March 2015 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “What’s the reason why/Da Vinci had to paint/Lennon had to write/About peace”

Remember how, in the old days, you’d try to maximize your $14.99 (or $19.99 or more!) when buying a cassette or CD? To do this, instead of blowing your cash on an album by a single artist that might only have 1-2 songs you like, you’d pick an album with a title like “Biggest Chart Toppers […]

Posted 02 March 2015 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – Bachata Dancers in the Dominican Republic

Posted 16 February 2015 § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Everyday’s not Valentine’s/But you make it feel like most of the time/When I’m all alone with you.”

Michael Franti used this video to propose to his girlfriend who happens to be a nurse from Saskatchewan which Shea informs me are two of the best qualities a woman can have! 😉

Posted 09 February 2015 § Saskatchewan § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars/Place your head on my beating heart/I’m thinking out loud/That maybe we found love right where we are”

Didn’t post this weekend as I was away at my brother-in-law’s wedding… “Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran

Posted 02 February 2015 § Family § Sad § Shea § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “We got the kinda love/A blind man can see” (American Idol’s Best Audition So Far This Season)

American Idol is one of my guilty pleasures.  It’s fascinating how they put together the show – especially the audition rounds to add narratives to what is otherwise a series of very similar clips.  For example, they’ll show a montage of one judge being mean to every contestant only to cut to them being blown […]

Posted 19 January 2015 § PopCulture § Sad § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,