Category: Countries
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The 62-Hour Bus Trip and My Polka With a Fighter
62 hours on a bus. It was an interesting journey. Very scenic, something I’ve never seen or done before, or do again. There was an amorous old couple, a gross bus toilet, highway closures, a chick who met a Montrealer and, well, they made poutine, semi trailer accidents, a drug runner who had to pick…
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READERS! Eat hearty!
For tonight, I dine in POLAND! I have a few posts coming up about Winnipeg, my bus trip to Ottawa, my adventure to Poland, music, movies, etc. If you like what you read, Twitter it, Facebook it, share it, distribute it to your students, colleagues, enemies, friends, relatives, girlfriends, wives, or whatever else you might…
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Winnipeg: A Love Story
“A crop of concrete and glass pops out of the prairies in an area fertile with history and culture. Winnipeg’s isolation, self-sufficiency and outside ignorance have allowed it to evolve into one of Canada’s most honest and composed metropolitan cities that can handle being the butt of the Simpsons gag, ‘That’s it! We’re all going…
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Merry Christmas! And about those goats…
I know it’s a bit late in the day, but I just wanted to make a quick post to wish you a Merry Christmas! Did you remember to track Santa with NORAD? I hope you and yours have a great and safe holiday season. Enjoy your time together since you never know where the next…
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Reminiscences of a Winnipeg Musician Part 2: Venues Not Operational
In this post I continue my jog down memory lane visiting the venues that were once testaments to the vibrant Winnipeg music scene. If you want to see more photos, you’ll have to check out my other Flickr page here. Blue Note Cafe The only venue ever to black list us. Wow. The bookie was…