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I'm an ottawa bass player

My prediction is that the series finale will be a show down between Hank and Walt..

hey man.. I saw no Maiden hockey jerseys in the audience last night, but I hope you did make it out and enjoyed the show. Always fun playing Montreal. I hope we can do it again soon.

if you wake up Sunday morning in an unfamiliar location and missing your hockey jersey I claim no responsibility.. just putting that out there now.

holy crap!! I want an Iron Maiden Killers hockey jersey!!

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I'm playing sax with them. Only for half the set, it's something new for them, adding a horn.

you'll know me because I'll be the only guy there playing a saxophone

This Saturday (Dec 3rd), Toronto's soul injected garage rock band, The Mercy Now (themercynow.com), will be performing at Barfly along with local band The Strugglers.

And I'm very honoured and excited to add that I'll be joining The Mercy Now for a part of their set!

Here are the deets:

Who: The Mercy Now with The Strugglers

Where: Barfly - 4062 Boulevard Saint-Laurent

When: Saturday, Dec 3rd - 10:00pm

This Friday (Dec 2nd), Toronto's soul injected garage rock band, The Mercy Now (themercynow.com), will be performing at Yogi's Meat Locker along with local bands Djanguar and The Ditch.

And I'm very honoured and excited to add that I'll be joining The Mercy Now for a part of their set!

Here are the deets:

Who: The Mercy Now with Djanguar and The Ditch

Where: Yogi's Meat Locker - 34 1/2 Main Street

When: Friday, Dec 2nd - 8:00pm

Suggested cover: $8.00

This is an "All Ages/BYOB" event (or at least that's what it says on the poster).

I always thought Waste by Phish would be awesome.. or if you wanted something more uptempo I'd go with This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) by Talking Heads

I have a what.cd invite if you want it.. PM me

I thought this was a really great article as to why we should care about the Occupy movement, and it's from a Canadian angle

http://amymacpherson.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/the-occupy-movement-a-detailed-explanation/

Ian Blurton's power trio C'Mon (http://www.thisiscmon.com) are throwing in the towel and will be playing their final Ottawa show tonight at The Dominion Tavern. Also on the bill is Toronto's The Mercy Now (http://themercynow.com/).

Doors open at 9:00 and the ticket price should be more than reasonable.

The music journalist/columnist/critic Bob Lefsetz just wrote about this video. This is what he said:

This ain’t Coachella. It’s not even Bonnaroo.

We’re used to corporate sponsors, patrons staying in hotel rooms. Everybody in America is a winner, on their way up.

But here you have an endless supply of what society calls losers. And they all seem to know it.

This film is as powerful as the great documentaries of Frederick Wiseman and D.A. Pennebaker. It captures a vibe, a feeling, which you don’t find too often in today’s mainstream media.

I can’t imagine many of these people are Democrats. They want every dollar they earn, because it’s not many. And where’s the better life, the jobs Obama promised?

It’s an endless carnival of the disenfranchised. An underbelly pushed under the rug, joining together to have a good time.

What happens when your parents aren’t rich, when your life has taken a wrong turn? You get tattoos and become a Juggalo.

This certainly ain’t the beautiful people.

And it’s not all stoners. There are Straight Edge Juggalos, and if one of the talking heads is to be believed, even brain surgeon Juggalos. But I’m guessing those are in the minority.

This is not plastic-surgeried, dieted down to nothing television America. This is the people servicing you, doing those low paying jobs you’ve got contempt for.

But they’re also us.

They’re bonded as family, and that’s admirable.

But they’re Americans.

Watch this movie. Because first and foremost it’s watchable. Unlike so many of those YouTube clips, this has been made by professionals. Blow it up full screen, the HD is amazing.

And marvel at the human circus.

I’m not sure what it all means.

But I can’t stop thinking of the view I’ve been afforded by watching it.

http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2011/09/28/american-juggalo/

track listings?

that kinda ruins the surprise doesn't it? but here you go:

Vol 1

Oseo - Manteca

Hot Hot Hot - Arrow

Let's Go Crazy - The Clash

Jump In The Line - Harry Belafonte

Gimme Hope Jo'anna - Eddie Grant

(Nothing But) Flowers - Talking Heads

Send Me On My Way - Rusted Root

'Round The Wheel - String Cheese Incident

You & Eye - David Byrne

Just Play Music! - Big Audio Dynamite

Late In The Evening - Paul Simon

Love Is The Seventh Wave - Sting

Pressure Drop - The Specials

Jackpot - The Beat

Vol 2

Dilo Como Yo (Antibalas Remix) - Patato & Totico

Zingolo - Tinny

Say Hey (I Love You) - Michael Franti & Spearhead

Bizness - tUnE-yArDs

Dirty Old Town - David Byrne

Rudie Can't Fail - The Clash

Shimmy Shimmy Ya - Prince Fatty

Sally Brown - Bad Manners

Your Love Gets Sweeter - Finley Quaye

Did Ya Ever Look So Nice - The Samples

Toe Jam (feat. David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal) - The BPA

Anthemillas (Pitbull vs El Guincho) - The Hood Internet

Double Dutch - Malcolm McLaren

Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard - Paul Simon

A few years back I made a mixtape for myself that I titled "Music For Drinks With Little Umbrellas". It was a mix of music that was either directly or influenced by African, Caribbean, and Latin music. I have shared it with friends over the years and they all really seemed to enjoy it. Last week I got inspired to make Volume 2. I figured I should share both mixtapes with you guys. I hope you like them.

Vol 1

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I1G9ZLEF

Vol 2

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JGYM0L2V

nice.. he's a cool guy

tomorrow wraps up early (specifically 1:30pm), need to get Jack back to Toronto. There are and will be books to sign at all the constituency offices though. If you aren't in an NDP riding I could probably find out for you the closest office where you can go and sign a book.

I just got back from the Hill, us staffers had a reserved time to pay our respects, just after the MPs and dignitaries and just before the general public.

I took me over two hours to get through the line, sign the book of condolences, pay respect to Olivia and Jack's family, and have my last visit with Jack (in the physical sense).

When I left Center Block the line for the general public flowed down the lane way, and wrapped around East Block. I never saw the end of it as I made my way back to the office.

If anyone is planning on going to pay their respects I suggest you might want to go earlier than later.

(also, after Olivia and family greeted us they then went through the newly formed line of general public mourners, even going outside. Class act all the way.)

Jack will indeed lie in state in the main foyer of the House of Commons starting tomorrow at 12:30 until Thursday.

Any idea what the hours of operation are for members of the public?

Public hours are:

Wednesday from 12:30pm-8pm

Thursday from 9 am-1:30pm

And then in Toronto at Toronto City Hall on Friday 9am-8pm and Saturday 9am-11am

I have not heard.. I'll post here once I know though.

ok.. last update (for a while).. I promise.

Jack will indeed lie in state in the main foyer of the House of Commons starting tomorrow at 12:30 until Thursday. His funeral will be at Roy Thompson Hall at 2:00pm on Saturday.

Constituency offices will be open for guests to sign their condolences as well as we will continue to have our site set up to receive them as well.

I just wanted to point out something about that Broadbent Institute donation form. I was hoping this was going to be resolved by this morning but it looks like it's taking a bit more time.

When you fill that form out it will appear as if you are donating to the party itself. You may even get a thank you message from our director Brad Lavigne thanking you for your election time donation.

Embarrassing as this is for us, this is due to our quick response yesterday, and due to the fact that The Broadbent Institute is not yet set up to handle fundraising donations (this has all happened so fast).

Please trust me when I tell you that all monies received through the form that I have put in that link will go to The Broadbent Institute and not the NDP. We are collecting and holding onto that money on their behalf until they are set up to receive it.

The election time thank you message will hopefully be replaced in the next hour (how embarrassing).

Thanks for your understanding.

I try hard to stay non-partisan posting here, because I know it's not a place to discuss politics and such. I'm sure I've failed in the past and will likely fail in the future.

I did not post anything yesterday just because I was far too busy (for those of you who don't know, I'm a communications officer for the federal NDP).

There will indeed be a state funeral in Toronto on Saturday afternoon. There is some discussion about the possibility of Jack's body lying in state here in Ottawa this week, though nothing has been finalized/confirmed yet.

I'm sure you have all read Jack's letter to Canada by now, but if you haven't you can read it here: http://www.ndp.ca/letter-to-canadians-from-jack-layton

If you wish you can send your condolences to Jack's family here: http://www.ndp.ca/express_your_condolences

Jack's family has asked that in lieu of flowers, and to continue the work of making Canada a better place, donations be made to the Broadbent Institute, in memoriam, which you can do here: http://www.ndp.ca/inmemory

Please excuse any rough edges you may come across when filling out the condolences form or making the donation. As with the rest of Canada the news of Jack's passing came as a complete shock to us here in the federal office. We were operating in that state of shock and grief, as well as still operating on a reduced staff due to it being the summer and people on vacation.

We will be smoothing out the edges on these things over the next day or two now that we have everything up.

Sorry for the lengthy post, but I figured at least some of you may be interested in those links.

I'm disappointed this album doesn't include Can You Picture That.. I think that might be my fav Muppet tune.