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Friday Fun Link – 1980s WWE Interview Outtakes

Some inappropriate jokes and banter here but still interesting to see wrestlers dropping their characters and joking around…

Posted 06 May 2022 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Jobs § MemoryLane § Sports § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

A Moment With Margaret Atwood: Three Inspirations for “The Handmaid’s Tale”

“I did not put anything into the book that had not happened [to women] at some time or in some place in history or was not happening when I was writing the book.  So it was all reality-based and one reason I did that is I did not want to hear ‘You’ve got a warped, […]

Posted 04 May 2022 § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Music Monday – “The last goal he ever scored/Won the Leafs the Cup/They didn’t win another till 1962/The year he was discovered”

  “50 Mission Cap” – The Tragically Hip

Posted 02 May 2022 § Canada § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – 1953 Pro Wrestling Match

Fascinating to see how pro wrestling used to be presented… It’s not really fair as a comparison since it’s a compilation of his “greatest hits” rather than a single match.  But here’s a clip of some highlights from one of the most dynamic, innovative wrestlers competing today…

Posted 29 April 2022 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Sports § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “She got a six-six-six/I’ve got my crucifix/She’s got a spinning head/Like seeing grateful dead”

“Greedy Soul” – Liam Gallagher

Posted 25 April 2022 § MusicMonday § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – 2022 Sask Book Awards Shortlist Announcement

I wasn’t able to pop over for the live announcement like I usually do (and with current Covid stats in Sakatchewan, maybe that’s okay too?) But nice to have an archived livestream of this year’s SBA shortlist announcement…

Posted 22 April 2022 § FridayFunLink § List § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “They put you in a pinewood box/And cover you up with dirt and rocks/It all goes well for about a week/And then, your coffin begins to leak”

I think I first heard this done by the Pogues but this song has been around since WWI, popular with both soldiers and children! Uhm, Happy Easter? “The Hearse Song” – Rusty Cage

Posted 18 April 2022 § Humour § MemoryLane § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – random thoughts for a random age (2002 or 2003?)

When I worked for the Writers Guild of Alberta, I decided to be brave and do a poetry reading as part of the Calgary Stroll of Poets. Here’s one of my poems… headtale · Random Thoughts For A Random Age

Posted 14 April 2022 § Humour § MemoryLane § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

The Legend of How Gilbert Gottfried Turned a 9/11 Joke Into “The Aristocrats”

More than an uniquely annoying voice, Gilbert Gottfried was a comedian’s comedian and a comedy legend. RIP. Around two weeks after the attacks, one of the first big comedy events held in New York City was the Friar’s Club Roast of Hugh Hefner. Throughout the night, as funny as it was, there was also an […]

Posted 12 April 2022 § Censorship § Humour § Jobs § Meme § MemoryLane § News § Sad § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Now the only thing a gamblin’ man ever needs/Is a suitcase, Lord, and a trunk/And the only time a fool like him is satisfied/Is when he’s all stone cold drunk”

Joni Mitchell won a Grammy last night for her “Archives Volume 1” album which features some long-lost masters from her first-ever recording session when she was 19 and a local DJ offered to help her make a demo tape at a local radio studio in Saskatoon. Pretty cool story! “House of the Rising Sun” – […]

Posted 04 April 2022 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,