Tonight I got really, really shitty news. My long-ago friend, Darrin Eck, known to many as Dill, passed away this week in his sleep. Dill and I spent years playing together as Dill and the Big Cheese Band — a severely kick-butt children’s band, based out of Nanaimo. We played all over BC, and even… Continue reading Sometimes, life, it sucks.
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How George Lucas Ruined the Lightsaber
A letter from the past
When we were kids, and lived in Montreal, my dad — who was both a sports reporter with the Montreal Star, and the sports director of CJAD Radio at various times — was able to score tickets fairly often to games and shows at the Forum. On more than one occasion, we were fortunate enough… Continue reading A letter from the past
A Close to the Hockey Season
Last weekend, we spent three days in Kenora, finishing out the tournament season for Gareth’s Atom hockey team. They played well, finishing in second place on the B-side — about seventh overall. I videotaped the first game Saturday morning, which they lost 1-0, but totally outclassed their opponents (Ignace Phantoms), who have pasted them several… Continue reading A Close to the Hockey Season
The Pylon
Video of a young fella from Naomi’s hockey tournament this weekend who just started hockey. I remember well when both Gareth and Naomi were of the same skating ability, so I’m not making fun of him, but I just couldn’t resist posting this: