Monthly Archives: November 2022

(Among the story-song artists of yore) 1954:I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 1955:Rock Around the ClockThe Ballad of Davy CrockettMaybellene1956:Blue MoonThe Wayward Wind1957:The Green DoorA White Sport Coat1958: Wake Up Little SusieJailhouse RockMagic MomentsTom DooleyJohnny B. GoodeSummertime BluesBimbombey1959:The Little Drummer … Continue reading →

(The greatest 20th century storyteller in song?) I still play and sing, mostly from the 50s-60s-70s, folk and rock. Nothing like a good story or a narrative outline/context in music. All Along the Watchtower (Dylan)April Come She Will (Simon & … Continue reading →

Hate is a burnin’ thing                                                                        … Continue reading →

The percentage of Albertans who actually voted for Danielle Smith to win her by-election (6,923 of 2,822,303 total Alberta voters, 2021 figure). The percentage of Albertans who voted her UCP leader (45,705) out of all voters (as above figure): .01619404436. … Continue reading →

My daughter’s. My IT guy also served. His dog tags.

3 things identified and remembered by Winston Smith which Big Brother’s government does not comment on which had actually shot up. (Chapter 5, 1984). Sound familiar, relevant to our time today?

It honours WWII soldiers and brings home the message of how war also influenced Canadian families and why people enlist to serve in wars.

Peter Jackson’s excellent, astoundingly realistic documentary covering the war from life before the conflict, recruiting, mobilizing, fighting, and the return home. Colorized, creating amazing immediacy. This is the ultimate document about what it was like to serve in WWI. Should … Continue reading →

After 70% of the voters indicated they didn’t think he should stick around, he offered to make no real changes American voters had challenged him about. Instead, he replied, in the style of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar that he is “constant … Continue reading →

(My Dad in his teens, 1944) Since many of the older vets are gone and legions aren’t what they used to be, and you no longer see vets at malls selling poppies, it is good to remember that you can … Continue reading →