StoneMtn

desmond dekker

Definitely!

Don't even worry about it. I wouldn't even call that a lapse in judgment; just an oversight.

In my work, I defend negligent drivers every day. You wouldn't even believe the boneheaded things people do. secondtube, your transgression was nothing, in the grand scheme of things.

Good job in Court today, and congratulations on a favourable result!

Reggae:

Clinton Fearon with or without the Dragonnaires

Wailing Souls

Burning Spear

Toots and the Maytals (or that new band he plays with now, comprised of former Melody Makers)

Gregory Isaacs

Leroy Gibbons

Jazz:

Swing Soniq (Winnipeg, I think)

Jarek Smietana (Czechoslovakian, I think)

Ken Valitsky (very modern, fusion music)

Pearl Django (Django Reinhardt style jazz from state of Washington and Vancouver)

Other:

Slow Nerve Action (Canadian funk)

Don Ross (Canadian acoustic guitar god)

Mike Daley or his former band Uncle Violet (cool Canadian rock from Hamilton)

Nero (mindblowing Ottawa instrumental)

Luther Wright and the Wrongs (bluegrass covers of Pink Floyd from Kingston)

Jackson Delta (blues legends from Peterborough)

Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband (banjo rock from somewhere in the US)

Trout Fishing in America (guitar-bass duo, folky rock for grownups; and even some children's tunes)

I could go on, but those are a few, relatively obscure, musicians off the top of my head.

In my experience, traffic court bears little resemblance to "real" Court.

Would you believe that this is the second time I was told about this; the first time being by my grandfather? I think he was also impressed by Pierre Berton.

I just found a very cool site. It's online streaming reggae.

I just watched a feature-length movie, from the '70s. I think it was called "One World". The actors were a bunch of old reggae musicians, including Gregory Isaacs and Winston "Burning Spear" Rodney! The soundtrack was awesome roots-reggae, and the plot was written to allow for a live performance by Gregory Isaacs.

It was also pretty hilarious. It was essentially a Rasta-Robin Hood-action movie. The reggae musicians went around committing crimes (in between recording sessions, of course) on behalf of the poor people, stealing televisions and things and redistributing them back to the deserving.

Anyway, it's a very cool site, if you like reggae, and it's at http://oneworldradiotv.com/

(I found that the picture would get blurry every now and then, but I would just log out of the movie and log back in and it was fine again. It was probably because of my internet connection, rather than the site.)

I am editing my post, because I just noticed that the site, itself, is called "One World", so that probably wasn't also the name of the movie. Boy, do I feel silly...

Garaj Mahal came to Whistler to play.

It's no surprise - they blew me away!

Alan, Eric,

Kai, Fareed;

Jam-funk, without being cliche.

They jammed 'til the audience did pant;

Then an anti-George-Bush chant!

In bathrobes they were clad

And they seemed to be glad

To enjoy Canadian culture, extant.

Garaj seem like really good guys.

I'm amazed they play venues this size!

Mr. Fareed Haque

You've just got to come back!

To, again, Whistlerites mesmerize.

I just came back from the show. I always forget, between seeing their shows, how unbelievable these guys are live.

My mind is officially blown.

Awesome. Thanks for posting that!

Bokonon, I oft wish it be

That I spend my time teaching to ski.

But I'm of the few

In Whistler who do

Not work in the tourist industry.

While you work loaning out "Tom Sawyer"

I spend my week as a lawyer.

Arguing oftentimes,

(Though never in rhymes.)

Tough work, but in the mountains I enjoy 'er.

I always found Soul Coughing to be very "Cake-esque", too. I've often listened to them one after the other.

I hate to disagree with you gentlemonkey, but I think I like their albums in this descending order:

1. Comfort Eagle

2. Motorcade of Generosity

3. Prolonging the Magic

4. Fashion Nugget

... and I've actually never heard of Pressure Chief. Is that their most recent album? That's cool, because I always felt there wasn't enough Cake out there!

Oh ya. One more thing. It is hard to describe how horrible it was to see Gob open for Cake, but the only way I can describe it is by saying it compared to the time I was forced to sit through Moist before Neil Young.

I had planned, tonight, to see Tom Waits play.

Getting tickets was impossible. I tried every way.

At least, after all,

There's Garaj Mahal

Playing in Whistler! They saved the day!

Bokonon's funny, as anyone can see.

But as she said, you can't touch her be-

Hind, on the way

To see the Slip Play,

But 'gas grass or ass no one rides free'!

Congratulations! That should be great!

Please tell Randy that I enjoyed every minute of, and appreciate his organizing, the "Clean Air Concert" last month in Duncan, BC.

(You don't have to tell him that, but it's true and if you do happen to tell him that would be great; as it was a benefit show and he should be aware that it was much appreciated.)

Tonight I will be thinking of you,

My friend who goes by the name Number2.

As this evening I shall be answering the call

To watch and dance to Garaj Mahal!

I hope you have fun tonight at the Slip.

I have not seen them, but they sound pretty hip.

I saw them in Vancouver a couple years ago. They were fantastic! (The opener was "Gob", and I almost left by the time they finished irritating the audience, but Cake put everyone back into a great mood.)

You'll love the show!

According to TicketBastard.ca it appears that there are only two shows, and they're both in Vancouver on October 22 (7pm and 10pm).

C'mon out here Velvet! I'll be at the Vancouver Airport waiting for you!

I just bought myself tickets to see the Trailer Park Boys live in Vancouver in a couple of weeks. Has anyone seen them do a live performance? Is it just stand-up comedy?

Either way, I expect this to be awesome! (Hopin' for a Bubbles guitar solo...)

I truly hope I did not offend

You, number2, so I append

To my former rhyme.

As it would be a crime

To say something bad about you, friend!

In fact, I think you are great!

Which is why I wanted to state

Explicitly

Absolutely

I enjoy each rhyme you create.

My poem was about history; true.

And those who today misconstrue

The facts as they were

And, of course, I concur

Merchant of Venice was about a Jew.

I would hate that it ever should be

I'm regarded as being PC!

In fact, I wish they would cease,

Those PC police,

And leave expression open and free.

So I hope I now speak more clear

Because I truly would fear

The loss of your rhyme

I look forward each time

To each poem I read and I hear!

You're planning to fill tanks full of weed? I guess you plan to 'trojan horse' the enemy.

Who are you attacking, Jamaica?

Merchant of Venice's Jew,

Has reached time that is long overdue

To be forgotten and viewed

As a rather crude

Portrayal of the Chosen Few.

People of this generation

Should know that discrimination

Is what forced Shylock

To loan money "in hawk"

As Jews were given no consideration

To be hired for a usual job

Because the rest of the mob

Believed it was straight

To discriminate

Causing Shylock to be viewed as a snob!

Unfortunately this stereotype

Has lived on and fed us with tripe

That it is thanks

To the Jew-controlled banks

That people are poor; oh what hype!

I don't suggest that number2

Is one who holds on to this view.

But I just had to say

That it's not true today

That Shylock represents today's Jew.

Number2's a staight shooter, for sure.

But I believe that the only cure

For the world's prejudice

Is to take moments like this

To dispel cliche's born from manure.

I must emphasize once again

That number2 is a man among men!

It is not he I address

With this poetic downdress

Of those who write with a poison pen.

I just think it's unfortunate

That Shakespeare's importunate

Portrayal of Jews

Has gone on to accuse

Modern Jews, and it's this I regret.

Two new rhymers! Flower and Paan!

Nice of you to join us

Stop in when you can

And help keep this rhyme going

Always room for two more

The more rhymers the more surprise at what next lies in store.

Blaming your sister was brilliant!

But I'd have thought bunny's more resilient

Than to die from a fall

Down the stairs in the hall

Did you skip a part of this story that's salient?

Nice. That's good thinking for someone named Bokonon, to say the least.

Congratulations on your new bunny.

Great pets; worth ten times the money!

Good luck in your quest,

To find the best,

Name for him (which doesn't sound funny).