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Ya gotta have the blues if you wanna play the blues...
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Yes, please rock on Mister Sister Morphine!!! :content:
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Dear Work,
Seeya in january. Im out!
Awww...phishtaper has finally left the closet...good on ya mate
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Dear Work,
What can I say? I am blessed to be surrounded by talented colleagues who are also good friends...whenever I need time off I have never been refused...and when I took a last minute get-away and on the following pay cheque realized that you decided to make it a paid vacation I was blown away...
Many days on my way to & from work I see people who are unhappy, rude and disrespectful which makes me realize how lucky I am to work in an environment where I can honestly say that there is laughter, friendship and support in abundance...
My bosses are incredible and do everything they can to make sure work is coming in the door, especially during the rough times which my field has always experienced...
And to be able to work with the best toys in the industry??? There are days that I truly am moved by my good fortune and can only wish that others will experience the same...
Tonight is our Christmas bash and these last through the night...hells yah baby!!!
Boat Drinks For Everyone!!!
www.crunch-recording.com Heaven on Earth indeed!!!
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I don't think Ontarians will be quite this happy when these same voices eventually vote to disband the senate, demolishing this new representation.
Interesting how the CPC seem to abandoned all hope of inroads in Quebec.
Harper doesn't give a rats ass about Quebec...instead of trying to work with "the evil separatists" he has driven a wedge further & deeper between Quebec and the rest of Canada ...and at a time when separatism is at an all time low...way to go Stevie!!!
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This thread is lame as well as nonsense
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Seems as though Harper is waking up and realizing that he has a Minority government and he has to make compromises or else he's out on his ass...he can only run & hide for so long
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Now they're saying to the Ontario government to reduce corporate taxes or jobs will be lost...holy fack, this is just disgusting...they're not worried about jobs being lost, they're worried about themselves and possibly being reduced to a few million dollars rather than a few billion... :crazy:
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Sorry, I meant "all who will be at Grossman's" will be witness and part of a great evening of music.
But your post basically says it all; that on April 18th there will be a great night of eclectic music in Ottawa.
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A few things to note.
I've sent bouche the show from Hugh's Room so check back to see when & where he posts it for download.
Carlos will be joining Caution Jam this Saturday at Grossman's Tavern.
ALL will be part of an amazing evening of music...unfortunately my band is playing out of the city so I'll be missing out on what is sure to be a great night of music
But for those of you heading to Grossman's, take Caution with the Jam!
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Purchase the upgrade for Quicktime to Quicktime Pro. It's very inexpensive and you can do it online.
Then open your MPG4 in Quicktime and export as an AVI file or a Quicktime DV/DVCPro-NTSC and you're good to go.
Quicktime Pro is great for quick edits and all kinds of other things video related.
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There's really no words that could describe what went down last night at Hugh's Room other than, "stellar, incredible, mind-numbing, magical, transcending, genius..."
You get the picture
I'm looking at getting bouche to post this for Jambanders to hear true virtuosos in their prime...
Carlos, Kevin, Matt, Jorn & Henry were "on" last night...on what I don't know...fire, white-lightning, acid...whatever it was it was nothing but good...
Think of it this way...for those who know how Kevin plays guitar, think of all the other musicians playing their instruments with the same command, uniqueness and boundary-breaking styles...
Just incredible... :content:
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I'm so stoked for this and am about to head out to set up for sound check & record for this show tonight at Hugh's Room!!! :content:
Carlos & Friends at Hugh's Room Dec 12
Dec 12CARLOS DEL JUNCO
CD Release
featuring
KEVIN BREIT,
JORN ANDERSEN,
HENRY HEILLIG
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
MATT BRUBECK
CD RELEASE
$22 advance / $25 door
Born in Havana, Cuba, del Junco (loosely translated "of the reeds") immigrated with his family at the age of one. He bent his first note on a harmonica when he was fourteen, making his debut with his high school math teacher at a student talent night. In his early 20's del Junco was immersed in a visual arts career; he graduated with honours from a four year programme, majoring in sculpture at the Ontario College of Art. Sculpture has definitely had an influence on his outlook on music: "Music is just a different way of creating textures and shapes."
Playing a ten hole diatonic harmonica, Carlos has developed the unique ability to play chromatically by using a recently developed "overblow" technique taught to him by jazz virtuoso Howard Levy. Overall, this approach to the diatonic harmonica, although much more difficult to achieve, is in many ways more expressive and communicative than the mechanized tone produced by the chromatic harmonica . Carlos is one of the few pioneers of this overblow method, bringing musical credibility to what has still been considered by many in the music industry - a fringe folk instrument. The sophisticated sound produced by del Junco is at once sensitive, soulful, and sexy while never forgetting the rawness inherent in blues music.
During the 80's del Junco performed with many bands including Latin/reggae/r&b band "Eyelevel", "Ontario College of Art Swing Band" with Bill Grove and he had a 6 year stint with rhythm and blues group "The Buzz Upshaw Band". With Kevin Cooke in 1990 he formed a blues/jazz/fusion band, "The Delcomos". He has recorded with Bruce Cockburn, Kim Mitchell, Cassandra Vassick, Oliver Schroer, Zappacosta, and has also worked with Dutch Mason, Hoc Walsh (Downchild Blues Band) and Holly Cole.
In 1991 del Junco performed and composed the music for Tomson Highway's Dora award winning play Dry Lips Oughta Move To Kapuskasing. The production toured Canada and was held over for seven weeks at Toronto's Royal Alex Theatre.
In 1993 Carlos del Junco won two gold medals at the Hohner World Harmonica Championship held in Trossingen, Germany. He was judged world's best in both the diatonic blues category and the diatonic jazz category.
With the late Bill Kinnear, Carlos del Junco released his first CD, Blues on independent label, Big Reed Records in November 1993. The rich collection of blues classics was a collaborative effort with Kinnear playing acoustic and dobro guitars and handling lead vocals. Five out of six reviewers in the Toronto Blues Society, selected Blues for their top ten releases of 1993.
In March/April 1995 del Junco travelled to Chicago with a Canada Council grant to study with Howard Levy. This year saw the release of of the critically acclaimed Just Your Fool a sizzling live session with Kevin Breit on guitar, Al Duffy on bass, and Geoff Arsenault on drums. It was this CD and the collaborative effort with Thom "Champagne Charlie" Roberts Big Road Blues,that won Carlos the 1996 Blues Musician Of The Year Award...
...del Junco continues to produce an eclectic palette of music on Steady Movin', his (2008) 5th recording in a band setting and his second CD for NorthernBlues. It features a mostly acoustic set with 3 solo showcases of Carlos harmonica wizardry. Remarkable guitar work by Kevin Breit, one of the most sought-after session players in Canada and now in the U.S. thanks in large part to his work with Norah Jones and Cassandra Wilson, adds beautiful textures to the 11 track collection.
Carlos has toured Canada regularly since 1996 and tours often in Germany and the United States. He has played all the major jazz, blues, and folk festivals across Canada.
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i work with a guy from Greece. given all of the strife happening over there, it was amusing to hear him say, "Wow, things are really fucked up here in Canada right now".
It is unbelievable to me that there aren't regular pickets and protests at this moment outside 24 Sussex Drive...Harper put the government to sleep during a global economic crisis...we as citizens of this country, should make sure that he doesn't receive one minute of sleep until Parliament gets back to business.
He has failed as a Prime Minister. He has failed as a party leader. He has failed as a Canadian.
Yet, as we're so often referred to, most Canadians are apathetic and one day, which may come soon, our collective apathy could take a massive bite out of our great country.
Yes, that's what is needed at the moment...to fill the empty senate seats... :crazy:
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Great to know Harper's got a plan to help with Canada's economy first on his agenda
Harper is a FUCKWAD plain & simple.
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I gotta find me some of those red diet pills...
"you go...and you go...and you go..."
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Yoga?
Well, yoga would be less painful than watching Harper videos, and yoga can be pretty painful at times
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Maybe I should stop picking on Harper but what the hell else is there to do on a Wednesday?!?
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Congrats!!!
Now, ger yer ass to Ottawa as there may be a position opening up in the Conservative Party that requires some sort of education
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Cool, I didn't know that and will now investigate!!! :content:
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Lest We Forget...
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Prime Minister King