A week visiting Vancouver with my best friends growing up, Allan and Kevin, had to include going to a concert, just like we always did back in the ’80s. We saw Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark together in 1982 at the Commodore Ballroom! And what a fabulous show it was!!
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The Nairobi National Park in Kenya just south of Nairobi was established in 1946, the first national park in Kenya. The park is enclosed on three sides with an open southern boundary to allow for migration of the wildlife. Even though the park borders on the city and is relatively
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Throwing shade on the Earth! This is a collection of my photos from Monday’s Total Solar Eclipse in Morrisburg (April 8th, 2024). A spectacular moment I won’t forget. I decided on Sunday that I’d take the day off Monday, and drive down to Morrisburg to be in the path of
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Something I came across this morning that made me pause… Discogs posted an article with a list of the Saddest Albums of All Time. These were the most notable entries for me: Pastel Blues – Nina SimoneBlackstar – David BowieBerlin – Lou ReedUnknown Pleasures – Joy DivisionDummy – PortisheadFaith –
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Not sure how long this will take, but I’m going through my entire record collection A to Z, listening to anything I haven’t listened to in the past couple of years, with the intent of seriously downsizing my collection and selling off what I don’t feel the need to have
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Peter Gabriel played the Canadian Tire Centre here in Ottawa on September 9th. As I’ve said elsewhere, this show was the most beautiful show I’ve ever seen! The music of course, of which Peter Gabriel is one of my favourite artists, but the visual… Peter is well known for his
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The Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum and Memorial Park in Accra, Ghana is dedicated to the prominent Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah.
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Black Star Gate in Accra, Ghana was built to celebrate Ghana’s Independence from Britain.
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A little something to make your Sunday special… I have loved this piece of music since the first time I ever heard it in 1986. I’ve had it on CD ever since and get much joy out of listening to it every now and then. I recently managed to get
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