Gifted Typist

This would be part of Beth’s Big Wicked Online Pageant. I’ve broken rulz here. I’m supposed to post a cute kid pic of me in a halloween costume. OK, no I wasn’t exactly a child here. Sadly there are no pictures of me as a child dressed up. In fact, this wasn’t even Halloween. And […]

There’s New York City. And then there’s Lenny Kravitz.
Both of these are high-rise, high-wire, high-octane acts that are hard to follow. And I was lucky enough to do both in one weekend!
I’m still out of breath, trying to sort through it all.
I’ll get to Lenny first.
I knew he was good. I like his songs. I […]

But there was no Emergency.
Joel Plaskett was on stage Monday night at a new restaurant in town, and I was lucky enough to get a great seat. It was less a concert and more like being invited into his living room for a performance for friends and family. Joel is a hometown boy.
We ate a […]

Randy would have said he could sing the phonebook.
Paula would have said she loved him for who he is.
Simon would have said he had bad song choices.
All I can say is thank god there was no American Idol back in ‘63 when Dylan started out.
I was late after attending the Grade Six Band concert, which […]

Tonight the music planets have lined up and choices must be made.
What should I do*:
- attend the Grade Six First Year Band concert featuring one of the little typists on clarinet
- attend Bob Dylan concert
- watch the America Idol final
*With some fast footwork and the use of technology, I should manage all three.

Waking up this morning to news of Jeff Healey’s death was like getting mugged and whacked over the head with a 2 x 4. I still have the stars circling over my head. I feel sick about it.
This amazing blues and jazz musician and musicologist died from cancer at 41. I didn’t even know […]

Awhile ago a survey found that Nirvana’s Nevermind album was the most overrated of all time. Here is the list. It comes from BBC Radio 6.

1. Nirvana - Nevermind
2. Coldplay - X&Y
3. The Libertines - The Libertines
4. Oasis - Definitely Maybe
5. U2 - The Joshua Tree
6. Radiohead - OK Computer
7. The Beatles - Sgt […]

… and it is Sonos.
I’ve had this wireless multi-room digital music system for a couple of years now. A handset and zone player give wireless access to the music stored on your computer.
You can make playlists, listen to local radio and access 300 free internet radio stations. You can also play different music in different […]

It seems the Schmaltzy One has her knickers in a twist, a self-interested twist.
Last week, her production company canceled her mega concert in this town, saying the venue was not appropriate for her production requirements. It was appropriate for The Rolling Stones, but not for The Schmaltzy One.
Today we learn from the Schmaltzy One’s husband […]

It turns out that the Schamltzy One will not be coming this way after all.
Earlier this week, this typist told you that our mucky outdoor venue would not be  appropriate for Celine Dion’s brand of casino stage entertainment.
We have just had word that she has pulled out.
The reason? Our outside venue is not appropriate […]

Where I live, city politicians organize big rock concerts. (I know. I know.)
Last year we had the Rolling Stones play in an outdoor venue. It was raining cats and dogs, but devoted fans were defiant and stood in the mucky trenches for hours, wringing every drop out of the show. It was fantastic.
This year […]

And if that’s what getting arrested is like, then GT will be committing more crimes in the future. And so will the 20,000+ Toronto fans who saw them at the Air Canada Centre on Thursday night.
The post-punk trio brought the past into the present with the canon of songs that made them one of GT’s faves in the 80s. The […]

Just days ago, GT’s Chief Cheddar correspondent Rowan wrote this comment in response to our request for a fave song.
I think mine must be the Monster Mash by Bonzo Dog Do Dah Band / Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett a mad song from the sixties.. I just think its funny and obviously composed through that weird world […]

Mine is “Heroes” by David Bowie. What’s yours?
“Heroes” is a song about two lovers who meet at the Berlin Wall beneath an exchange of Cold War bullets. They know their relationship is doomed because they are from opposite sides of the wall, yet they find a way to seize the moment and extract the joy.
The […]