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See your avatar. Just joking! Stephen Fearing's sister, Jane, used to be my boss at a coffee shop I worked at in Golden, BC. It's true.

I had the first mix going in the background while I was doing other stuff and enjoyed many parts of it.. Although I must agree with you on the Johnny Cash bit; that was brutal. I saw Czech once in Whistler and was blown away. Then last year he came to Seoul, Korea when I was there.. I talked it up a lot and brought a huge crew, and the show was a huge letdown. I'd still give him another go though live, if he was at a festival that I was at or something like that.

good luck!

Anybody goin? I'm goin!

I've always wanted to see Fred Eaglesmith live. Still haven't gone though. Probably cuz when he ends up coming around I can never justify the $30+ it costs to go! One of these days though. He's got a band. Willie P. Bennett was in his band for a long time.

Thanks for the setlist and report!

Nicelineup! There is a slight chance that, if I was to land this internship through UVic, I would be on Vancouver Island a week after this fest. Could hopefully squeeze it in.

hey all, anyone know of a good place in toronto to loiter around in all day and drink coffee and use their free wireless internet? i would just go to LINUXCAFFE as it is exactly what i am looking for, except for the fact that i work there and already spend enough time there as it is. AROMA on bloor has free wireless but they purposely have no power outlets for people to plug into. tricky bastards! anyone have any others? thanks.

i was flipping around and saw you on my tv screen! haha. you looked great and spoke well. calm, cool and collected!

and i don't have any new mail! anyone know how to stop it? its driving me mad.

Ahh.. That was probably the 80gb model. Here it is at Futureshop for $70: http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10101547&catid=23795

I saw this one for sale at Costco for $90 I believe a few days ago.. Although I can't seem to find that on Costco's website (?). It says its $130 at Best Buy so that must be a pretty damn good deal (at Costco)! Unless maybe it was a smaller model than the 120gb. Not sure. I want one of these though, for the portability. http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10088509&catid=20238#

Not sure if these have been posted yet.. http://www.casadecalexico.com/index.php 6 July - The Mod Club - Toronto, ON 7 July - Le National - Montreal, QUE 9 July - Ottawa Blues Festival - Ottawa, ON 11 July - Winnipeg Folk Festival - Winnipeg, MB Nice!

Haha good thread I think mine might've been "Long Way To Heaven" by Helix or "Photograph" by Def Leppard.

I saw the end of Animal Collective and the first bit of Portishead. Must not have been exactly live though cuz 1 second AC was on and the next second Portishead was on.. Unless they were on 2 stages. Kept having to rebuffer after 2 minutes or so. After a little bit I opted for watching The National. Nothing beats Live 8 in terms of top quality concert webcasts to date.

Watching Animal Colletive right now.. Cool.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080426.wfood26/BNStory/National/home Canada deaf to growing hunger crisis, UN aide says SINCLAIR STEWART AND PAUL WALDIE From Saturday's Globe and Mail April 26, 2008 at 2:11 AM EDT NEW YORK and TORONTO — A key adviser to the United Nations has sharply criticized Canada for abandoning its leadership role in international development, and urged the country to step up its level of aid to poorer countries in the face of soaring food prices. Jeffrey Sachs, one of the world's best-known economists, accused the Harper government yesterday of adopting an “antagonistic,†and occasionally “mocking,†tone toward the implementation of the UN's Millennium Development Goals, a group of objectives aimed at alleviating problems ranging from poverty to global warming. “We've seen essentially no global leadership from Canada on poverty, hunger, disease, climate change and foreign assistance,†Mr. Sachs, who is a special adviser to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, said in an interview at his Manhattan home. “This has been a huge surprise for me as a lifelong admirer of Canada, that we don't see the ambition of the Canadian people manifested in Canada's policies right now.†The UN has issued an urgent plea for food aid because of an unprecedented rise in grain prices. The agency's World Food Program, which dispenses food to developing countries, said it needs an additional $755-million (U.S.) just to meet its annual target. The sudden rise in prices for corn, wheat, rice and soybeans, among other crops, has sparked violent protests in Haiti, Africa and parts of Asia. A long line of customers wait to buy cheap government-subsidised rice imported from the US and priced at 25 pesos (0.63 USD) per kilo at a public market in Manila on April 25, 2008. Philippines is trying to cope with the rising price of commodities, especially rice, which is the staple food. President Gloria Arroyo ordered the distribution of cheap priced subsidised rice through government schools to ensure it reaches the poor families. A long line of customers wait to buy cheap government-subsidised rice imported from the US and priced at 25 pesos (0.63 USD) per kilo at a public market in Manila on April 25, 2008. Philippines is trying to cope with the rising price of commodities, especially rice, which is the staple food. President Gloria Arroyo ordered the distribution of cheap priced subsidised rice through government schools to ensure it reaches the poor families. (ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images) The Globe and Mail “This steeply rising price of food — it has developed into a real global crisis,†Mr. Ban said yesterday in Vienna. He added that the UN, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund will meet next week in Bern, Switzerland, in an effort to address the problem. “We must take immediate action in a concerted way,†the Secretary-General said. Canada donated $176-million (Canadian) to the UN food program last year, making it the third-largest contributor. International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda has yet to respond to the latest appeal, but a spokeswoman said the minister would be making an announcement next week. It is expected that Canada will increase its aid significantly to help with the deficit. The Canadian government has committed to providing the program with the cash equivalent of 420,000 tonnes of wheat annually, but it has missed that target several times. (Under current conditions, buying that much wheat today would cost roughly 60 per cent more than last year.) In 2005, Canada also revamped its food aid policy. Until then, 90 per cent of Canadian food aid had to be bought from Canadian producers. The change dropped that quota to 50 per cent, making it easier for aid agencies to respond to emergencies by sourcing food closer to the affected region. Mr. Sachs, among others, has been a vocal critic of the “blank cheque†approach to foreign aid, and has argued that donor countries should instead be focusing on sustainable development and support for agriculture and research. However, he said his pleas for Canada to take a special role in agricultural matters have fallen upon deaf ears dating back to the government of former prime minister Paul Martin. “Canada did not show leadership on critical issues, like agriculture, for example, where I was shocked by discussions I had in Ottawa,†he said. “Then the [Martin] government fell, and this government has come in and it's been antagonistic, rhetorically and in policy. It's almost mocking, some times, with these objectives.†Despite Canada's status as one of the larger donors, it has failed to meet a commitment to donate 0.7 per cent of its gross domestic product to the Millennium Project, despite a resource boom over the past few years that generated considerable economic wealth. Mr. Sachs said he was told on one occasion by a cabinet minister that Ottawa couldn't boost its aid to meet this target because it would threaten the country's budget surplus. The current food crisis has forced many aid organizations to cut their assistance programs this year because they can't afford to buy as much grain as they used. In addition to wheat, other crops have also seen enormous price increases. Canola has nearly doubled while corn, rice and soybean have also reached record prices this year. “We are in this terrible dilemma,†said Jim Cornelius, executive director of the Winnipeg-based Canadian Foodgrains Bank, which provides food aid to dozens of countries on behalf of 15 church organizations. Mr. Cornelius said the charity received a record amount of cash donations from Canadians last year, but the money doesn't go as far as it used to. “If we don't see some fairly significant changes [to grain prices] there's probably a 40-per-cent decline in the amount of food we can provide,†he said. Drought, increased demand from countries like China and India, and the diversion of corn into ethanol production have all been blamed for the unprecedented spike. Yet others argue this situation has been exacerbated by massive speculation by big investors. Investment funds have poured an estimated $200-billion (U.S.) into commodity markets in recent years and some say that has distorted food prices. But the fund managers argue the charge into commodities has been driven largely by ordinary investors looking for returns. One fund manager told a special agriculture meeting in Washington this week that his typical client was a “a schoolteacher, aged 42, earning $62,000 per year.â€

Good to hear that things are looking up.

Now that's the one I want to be at!

I may be checking this out at Absinthe in the Hammer on Sunday night.

So glad to have you guys back again!

I should really get on top of tickets for that Phoenix show.

2) Guns N Roses @ Copps Coliseum w/ Brian May Band (opener) --- 1993? 2) Lollapalooza 1995 All I remember though is Cypress Hill and Elastica, and trying to wade through the crowd to get to the bathroom while Beck was playing. I didn't know what was going on.

Together??

Actually Kev I believe it was you who hooked me up with those albums. Thanks!