Punk turns 100 today. Reason enough, me thinks, to flout convention and follow your muse.
For me, that means, oh I don’t know, typing the remainder of this article with my fingers placed one key to the right of where ‘The Man’ says they should be.
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OK, I can see a downside to that approach. Just as Good Charlotte revealed the downside of punk. Continue reading
Filed under Music
Hey folks:
It’s been rather quiet here at The Wig recently. Even Snorri has been otherwise occupied.
I’m not sure what his excuse is, but mine is a rather busy schedule that involves working 15-hour days, seven days a week for the Canadian Tulip Festival. And… uh, why yes, the Tulip Festival still exists. And no, I can’t tell you much about tulips; ask the NCC. What I can tell you, though, is I have gained a new appreciation for a 60-year-old festival that in the era of the “world-class” city is too easily dismissed as ‘provincial.’
And with that, I’d like to introduce you to my new friends Marg and Dirk, proprietors of a stand on the grounds of the festival that sells a too-delicious pastry treat called poffertjes. I’d like, if I may, to share their story with you. After reading it, perhaps you’ll better appreciate why this world-class city still hosts a tulip festival.
But I’ll have to be quick — still five days left in this year’s festival, doncha know. Continue reading
Dring! Dring!
(We were residing in Lowertown at the time.)
“Allo?”
“Yeah, this is Garry Peterson. I was checking my phone bill and it says I made a call to this number.” Continue reading
Filed under Brushes With Greatness
Why do they not promote new products as employing “space-age technology” anymore? We’re still in the space age. More so than ever, in fact.
My only memory of Sunday School is of being told that the following week we would be seeing a film about the first Easter. I hurried to class the following Sunday, keen to see the animated bunnies frolicking on screen. The greatest disappointment of my life, to that point.
My favourite stock observation from a hockey commentator is definitely the enthusiastic reference to “end-to-end action.” ‘Cause let’s face it, few fans prefer side-to-side action. Continue reading
Filed under On the bus, Ottawa
I like Frisby Tire. I really do. Just check out the profile on my Facebook page for proof.
Now, I’ve never purchased tires from Frisby. I do not, in fact, recall ever setting foot in one of their locations… assuming they have more than one location. Though, I have long admired their jingle — one of the most boss jingles in jingledom. Continue reading
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