English Electric Lightning

I can't believe my dad came across this by fluke. He was Googling English Electric Lightnings or somesuch thing and was watching this video. (Parents are in Florida for the month BTW - wish I was too) At any rate, he said last night that it was Mum who noticed that he is one of the pilots in it!

It's apparently a RAF recruitment video that he participated in because he was and is Canadian. Unfortunately, the original soundtrack has been replace with some background music (my favourite kind - NOT). Hopefully the guy who posted it still has the original and is willing to share.

Anyway here is the link to the video on YouTube.



Enjoy!

It's Canada's fault - Tag I'm It!

Canada posted this and didn't specifically tag me... but here you go anyway. I read it and I guess this means I wanted to do it.

1. I can’t believe I’ve never… owned a horse.

2. Every time I think about …the time I got caught in the mudroom with C by my landlord, I still cringe

3. I wish I’d … never gotten sick. (In some ways anyway)

4. I’ve never felt so out of place as when I…go to work every day .

5. Paranormal romance novels … is/are my guiltiest pleasure.

6. I hope … my parents know how grateful I am for … everything they have done and still do for me (support, education, love, etc)

7. In my darkest hours, I secretly blame my brother… for my dysfunction.

8. The diagnosis of CML … changed my life forever.

The tagging part - if you read it and want to do it, consider yourself tagged.

Ho ho ho and a bottle of... wait that's not rum nor a bottle!

Blackbeard's Rugged Tampons



Stolen from Seph who marked it as a favourite from Xantus....

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Loss of another great musician

Jeff Healey died yesterday at age 41. He originally lost his eyesight to cancer and it returned to his eyes, legs and lungs. It's really sad and it comes on the heels of the loss of the great Oscar Petersen. Hope you guys have fun jamming wherever you are.


Jeff Healey playing "while my guitar gently weeps"

and one of my favourites Monk's "Round Midnight" as performed by Oscar Peterson (also "Waltz for Debbie")



Oscar Peterson August 15, 1925 - December 23, 2007
Jeff Healey March 25, 1966 - March 2, 2007

The Police and Elvis Costello

After suffering a severe disappointment as a 14 year old - I wanted to see the 1983 Police picnic (with Blue Peter, King Sunny Ade and others) so bad but no way as the family was going to the cottage for two weeks. Then there was the Synchronicity tour for which I was probably told I was too young - I finally am going to see The Police live. With Elvis Costello to boot. I ended up splurging and have 12th row tickets section B for Scotiaplace in Kanata (formerly the Corel Centre). Nah, I'm not just a little bit excited!

I saw Sting some 20 years ago at Wonderland with Canada and the circle comes around - I'm going to see the Police with her in her (current) home town!






I used to have a huge poster of this last picture that was drymounted. I think I am seriously regretting letting my parents get rid of it. Sigh. See what happens when you get rid of things? You always regret it!!