Guitar Licks and Tips

To all Tour de France purists everywhere, this is not a joke! It’s called Ride the Lobster and when I first came across this article I thought it was a joke for sure. I guess this is our version of the Holy Grail of cycling.

It is a international unicycle race held in Nova Scotia Canada. The event will take place Monday, June 16 to Friday, June 20 2008. There will be 25 teams entered, consisting of 3 riders per team. It will take only the most dedicated unicyclist’s from all over the world to finish this event. The winning team, of this grueling 5 day 800 km. event, will go home with a rock lobster of a prize totaling $10,000.00 (Cdn).

I thought that only Shriners and guys in the circus drove these contraptions. So for all you die hard unicyclist’s out there, forgive my ignorance!

So if your team thinks it’s got what it takes to cycle with the big boys/girls, hats off to ya.

Keep on Jammin’(or cycling?)

I must have been living under a rock or something like that for a while now, but I just found out that Dan Hill is Canadian. Plus, he lives in my neck of the woods in a area called the “The Beach” or some call it “The Beaches”. As it turns out, there are tons of musicians who live or lived in our area.

I found this out by reading my Maclean’s Magazine on the Feb., 25th, 2008 version. The article was written by Dan Hill and his son. It was about his son’s friend, and how he got in trouble with the law. It told the tale of how this person almost destroyed his family and how they got through it in one piece.

After reading this article before going to work the other day, I asked people at work if had met him and some of the older nurses said yes they had. He was just like a everyday guy with looks that kill. He started out his career playing in little venues like The Riverboat in downtown Toronto which most of the staff remember seeing him play there.

I like some of his music but not enough to go out and buy all of his albums. It would be neat to see him live and maybe go backstage and chat or jam, but I can say that I’m not that big of a fan. I just thought I’d tell you about this one.

Keep on Jammin’

It’s nice to see that the great Canadian super group called “The Band” was finally recognized for it’s role in Rocking Roll! This was done at a invite only event in L.A. this past Saturday.

Even though they are full members of Canadian Music Hall Of Fame, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and has the honour of being called Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, this award shows that The Band’s influence still resonates to this day.

In my eyes, The Band is a group that truly will last forever. They were the most faithful to their art without selling out to anyone. God Bless The Band!

Keep on Jammin’

Well I must admit that this guy in my eyes is Canada’s answer to Billy Joel. The way he makes tunes that still to this day brings goose bumps to the back of my neck! The way his songs are built up in such intricate voicings is pure genius. His songs flow in and out of pop one minute then followed up with such rocking force is a real gift from God.

One of my favorite nurses to work with is just gaw, gaw over him. She always sees him when he blows through our fair city with her husband no matter the cost of admission. Her music appreciation is similar to mine and we’re the same age.

The other day her, a doctor and myself got into a discussion about if they would see Led Zeppelin if they went on tour and to my amazement, they said they would not! I still respect her music tastes but with a little bemusement in my eyes!

So this posts for you “Y”!

Keep on Jammin’