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a recent CBC Radio program thats really worth a listen: White Coat Black Art, Sep 19, 2009 (Swinefeld) We've heard a LOT about the global pandemic of swine flu in recent months. Experts are predicting a deadly second wave of the illness this fall. Accordingly, Canadian health officials are scrambling to put plans in place to handle the expected health crisis. It's costing us millions and millions of dollars. But not everyone believes it's necessary. This week, we ask the question: could this be a pandemic about nothing? listen to show

I hope Koerner Hall keeps solid shows like this coming!

Sweet- wish I was there- reviews?

Its not as bad as it sounds; the moe. security team was officially searching tents for non official after party flyers

I'll never get tired of Mountain Jam played by the original Allmans with Duane and Berry.

If a high ranking justice department official was the cyclist killed and not the driver in this situation, I doubt the motorist involved would still be free to walk out of jail the next day without a bail hearing.

Saigon intersection 15 out of 100,000 deaths per year caused by traffic accidents in both the United States and Viet Nam; Canada ranks slightly safer at 9.6 per 100,000 a year

velvet- not to say its "safe" to ride a motorbike without helmet through Saigon, but if you take the airbags, working seatbelts, mandatory helmets for motorbikes and mopeds out of the Canadian equation, not to mention the medevac helicopters etc, I reckon our road safety 'statistics' would be dismal in comparison to Viet Nam's...

r.e. too many signs / not enough brains Im impressed at how traffic in huge cities like Saigon and Bangkok, flows along as if its alive- people, animals, cars, mopeds, motorcycles, taxis, buses, trucks, rickshaws, bikes; all flowing together like a giant river- with far fewer and less serious accidents than we have in North America per capita. Definitely something to the argument that signs are a terrible substitution for overall driver awareness. .

Sure, generally speaking a former Attorney General is probably an unlikely flight risk, but Im stunned that here we have a violent conflict situation that ended in the death of a citizen in clearly dubious circumstances- a potentially serious crime committed and potential heavy charges pending; and buddy walks out of jail WITHOUT A BAIL HEARING?- fresh change of clothes for the cameras too! Let me guess, his good word will be his own star witness? Yesterday, two friends of mine who cycle to work on Toronto's busy streets were stopped by cops in roadside bike safety checks. I drove past one myself at Broadview and Danforth but the cops werent stopping cars- only bikes. Thats more spin than just a good PR company can deliver. Buddy's got high friends in places-

too funny woot woot

Mulching?

9 years gone to the day- we're all missing you Al-

"required to apply for a whale harassment permit"? wtf?

Had another visit from the little bat dude yesterday. This time I grabbed the camera. Worked out that they are getting in through the fireplace, apparently they can squeeze through a hole the size of a pinky finger!

So true, bass + hot keyboards and harmonicas but still can't make up for the loss; though the present incarnation kicks serious ass! Woody was a hilarious guy, had the good fortune to party with him a couple times.

Fearmongering timeout? 26 cases of human rabies in all of Canada in 84 years. resume fearmongering.

The show is happening at The Royal Conservatory of Music's brand spankin new Koerner Hall. Apparently this place has the best acoustics of any room like it in the world. Not a bad venue to see three living musical legends do some jamming.

Masterful genre-benders and leading virtuosos on their respective instruments, Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, and Edgar Meyer move with ease among the worlds of classical, bluegrass, and world music. Eight-time Grammy-award winning musician and the world’s premiere banjo player, Béla Fleck has virtually reinvented the image and the sound of the banjo. A classical tabla virtuoso of the highest order, Zakir Hussain is an international phenomenon and widely considered a chief architect of the contemporary world music movement. Masterful instrumentalist and bass player, Edgar Meyer has been hailed by the New Yorker as "the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively unchronicled history of his instrument.†In 2009, three of the most limitless creators and composers in the history of music, Fleck, Meyer and Hussain have joined together for the first time. Tickets and more info available here

Bat flew into the house a few nights ago during a big thunderstorm. Not sure how it got in. Saw it up close- cute little thing. Impressive sonar too, it saw us open the door almost immediately and whoosh- gone into the dark to eat more mosquitoes. Wish I had thought to grab the camera.

Here's to some classic John Hughes choreography and killer dance moves!

After the moe. show at the Opera House, a couple minutes walk west and another few hours of drinking, dancing, and debauchery awaits at the envelope 3 afterparty at the Dominion on Queen!