Davey Boy 2.0

stay in school, kids

Lyrics need work but other than that, me likey

From the Citizen: The union and OC Transpo will prepare the documents that will lay out their positions for the arbitrators assigned to settle terms of the contract. The sides have two months to submit their briefs to the three-person panel, made up of one member appointed by the federal government and one each chosen by the union and transit officials. The panel is supposed to make its binding decisions within three months, likely by late June.

I had a real zeitgeist moment the other day. Not sure if anyone else saw them but some bus shelters along Scott street had pieces of paper stuck to their sides, "BOO" in large font followed by about a paragraph of OC Transpo worker slagging (they appeared maybe a couple of weeks into the strike i think). I only skimmed it quickly but noticed that the last thing it mentioned was something along the lines of "If you disagree with this viewpoint, post your message here" So what's happening there? Anonymous public rant with the 'ranter' calling for a response from the rantee...in paper form on the side of a bus shelter!?!?! Whoever did it had to have been nurtured in the in-and-outs of Internet discussion boards...who else would've ever thought that the OC Transpo workers would see that notice, run home to their computers to type up a response then stick them up on all those different bus shelters? Kids these days, I tell ya

Legalize it - don't criticize it Legalize it and i will advertise it Some call it tampee Some call it the weed Some call it Marijuana Some of them call it Ganja Legalize it - don't criticize it Legalize it and i will advertise it Singer smoke it And players of instruments too Legalize it, yeah, yeah That's the best thing you can do Doctors smoke it Nurses smoke it Judges smoke it Even the lawyers too Legalize it - don't criticize it Legalize it and i will advertise it It's good for the flu It's good for asthma Good for tuberculosis Even umara composis Legalize it - don't criticize it Legalize it and i will advertise it Bird eat it And they leave it Fowls eat it Goats love to play with it

that just sent a shiver up my spine [color:#cccccc]in a good way

maybe it was due to my sobriety last night but i didn't find it particularly funny the presentation was good, the party planning was ho hum, ed helms was okay but there weren't all that many real laughs for me

if you were a union rep you definitely would've picketed

put me down for a bottle of sherry cask aberlour

and the "audience" maybe if the guatanamo inmates do get sent up here, they can be the audience with the provision that if they confess they'll be excused from the next debate cruel and unusual? perhaps.

is there some sort of unwritten rule that rock stars can do absolutely ANYTHING to their hair and everyone just accepts it? Do you have to sell a certain number of records before that kicks in? I bet that's why Keith Richards puts all that shit in his hair- he was probably sitting around with Mick and Ron saying "You know I'll bet you I can tie all sorts of crap in my hair and no-one will even mention it in the show reviews the next day" and it just escalated from there. Probably doesn't even remember why he does it now... Not that I don't like Ryan's hair, by the way.

they should have a talk show

awwwwwww sounds like Irving needs a hug

Lindsay Lohan?

you better have a few beers tonight, bud

3rd'd

the oddsmakers take a beating again

(please?) I'm not at all sure I'm going to really need the course but if it gets me out of the office and makes my managers happy... I use Coldfusion Studio daily without having had any formal training on it (I don't program but I do manage web content)

Floodgates------> opened

Puttin on the foil, coach

I hope you have one of these you can wear, Dinghy

the Relix website seems to still be up and running ^ that link is blocked for me

Bubble World Bouchard

BYLINE: Bruce Ward and Lynn Saxberg SOURCE: The Ottawa Citizen

Sing us a song, you're the piano men. And make sure it's a familiar song or else Ottawa fans might have a heart attack-ack-ack. When Elton John and Billy Joel bring their Face 2 Face concert package to Scotiabank Place June 1, fans should expect a retrospective of their greatest hits -- mostly songs from the 1970s that are as warm and familiar as dad's favourite crockpot. "The great thing about performing with Elton is that he is such a good piano player and that makes me have to dig deep to keep up with him, not to mention I've got the best seat in the house -- only one piano away from Elton John!" said Joel in a press release. "I love touring with Billy. I have the greatest respect for him and we're such good friends," John said. Concert details were released at a press conference yesterday. While Live Nation promoters last week hinted that up to four other concerts might be announced, no other shows were confirmed. But other major artists might still be coming here in 2009, said Riley O'Connor, chair of Live Nation Canada. If AC/DC adds another leg to their tour this fall, "Ottawa's got a good chance of seeing a date," he said, although we probably will not see U2, Bruce Springsteen or Paul McCartney this year. U2 is considering a stadium excursion, but it is unlikely to stop in Ottawa, Springsteen has no comprehensive tour planned as yet, and Paul McCartney is not expected to tour until later in the year or early in 2010, O'Connor said. (However, McCartney will be one of the headliners at this year's Coachella Festival in California in April.) If big acts do become available to come to Ottawa, Lansdowne Park could be used, said Mayor Larry O'Brien at the press conference. The Lansdowne southside stands were demolished last year because they were a safety hazard, but temporary stands could be installed, said Coun. Maria McRae. Promoters say 17,000 tickets are available for the Elton John/Billy Joel show at Scotiabank Place, one of two Canadian cities the pair have included on their tour. Both Toronto concerts, on May 26 and 30, are sold out. A second show for Ottawa is a possibility, O'Connor said, depending on ticket sales. John, who turns 62 in March, and Joel, who hits 60 in May, first performed together in 1994, when they sold out venues as large as the 79,000-seat Giants Stadium in New Jersey. They duo also did a series of shows in 2003. John and Joel, besides having surnames that are first names, also occupy the same ground artistically -- that soggy middle-of-the-road spot between rock and pop. Their shows in the mid-1990s were Springsteenian in length -- nearly four hours -- and showcased few new or recent songs. The 2009 concerts will follow the same format as the 1990s shows, opening with John and Joel on stage together. Next, John and his band will play a set, followed by Joel and his band. For the encore, both musicians and their bands will appear together. Each pianist will pay tribute to the other in their own set. In the 1990s shows, John performed Joel's New York State of Mind and Joel did a driving version of John's Goodby Yellow Brick Road. This approach was not always successful. Some critics said at the time that Joel's voice lacked the depth to carry off John's I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues, and that John's version of You May Be Right was too wimpy. Over the years, John has toned down his extravagant stage shows, which once featured outlandish costumes and special effects. In the first Face 2 Face concerts, he seldom left his piano bench. By comparison, Joel prowled the stage, twirled microphone stands and even did a somersault off the drum riser. But that was 15 years ago. He may be far less frisky in Face 2 Face, Part 3. The encore at the Bank may be particularly noteworthy. In the past, they closed the show with duets on raging uptempo numbers they loved as kids in the 1950s: Little Richard's Lucille and Jerry Lee Lewis' Great Balls of Fire. That was followed by John's bathetic Candle In The Wind, a reflection on Marilyn Monroe's death and by Joel's Piano Man. When the first leg of the shows begin in March, John and Joel may encore with their own material. On websites, fans are posting their dream set lists. One fan list suggested an encore of John's Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting and Joel's It's Still Rock and Roll To Me, followed by John's Can You Feel The Love Tonight from The Lion King and Joel's Lullaby (Good Night My Angel). Tickets in Ottawa range from $90 to $225.50.