As one of his lifelong friends, Bob Smith stated, “I do not recall that Sandy ever made me mad in all these years. Actually, I do not recall that he ever made anyone mad… he’s still one of the good ones!” Growing up in small town Ontario, he learned to play drums in the local pipe…
When my band mate Rob Mackintosh passed away after years of battling cancer, I asked a dear friend of his to offer a few words of tribute: Doug Varty. Doug, a seasoned performer and five-time London Music Hall of Fame inductee, is no stranger to the spotlight. I also knew that, as a certified yoga…
Putting down my pen, I realized that I have been in the presence of music royalty… as confirmed by Denise Pelley’s induction into the 2015 Jack Richardson Music Awards – plus winning ‘jazz vocalist of the year’ multiple times. Denise also enjoys singing in various genres including Gospel, R&B, Soul, etc. – an expansion of…
The decision to aggressively fight any legal investigation and associated charges has, in part, led to a one million (50%) drop in membership. They eventually came out of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with a $2.4 billion fund to support over 80,000 suffering from a lifetime of psychological trauma: enduring the unendurable.
Having raised a family, my wife and I moved back to our hometown and found it was just as we remembered: bike rides to coffee shops, friendly people, and walks in the quainter areas of town. The plan was to look for a new home while renting. Then Covid-19 happened and everything changed: people living…
“Does anyone know where the love of God goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours.” – The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot It didn’t take long for the sad news – the passing of…
Love… everywhere! I’d like to say a few words about Easter…. specifically, my Easter. Tradition tells us that a man named Jesus was killed for saying that he and God were one. To prove this, he did special things like making the blind see again and making the lame walk. But, he was still nailed…
No matter how long we live, we soon find out that our wanting to be successful is predicated on help from others. Like the flip sides of the same coin, nature and nurture seemed to play an equal part. Plus, if we’re not happy being selfish, we can always ask how we can help. Life’s…
When our youngest daughter was a little girl, she asked if Santa Claus was real or just pretend? Now, as a young adult, she’s asking is religion real or an illusion? Her intelligent, inquiring mind never suffered fools lightly. Now, she’s asking if I’m just fooling myself. “Well, I never been to Heaven/ But I…
I’m humbled for you allowing my little stories into your world. As Annie Erauax – awarded the 2022 Nobel prize in Literature said – “To write is to fight forgetting.” May we all be part of that better tomorrow! Thank you!
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