Treat Me Like Dirt - An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond - 1977–1981 by Liz Worth Edited by Gary Pig Gold ECW Press (Updated Editi...

In previous postings I talked about my father's experiences during WW2 with RAF Bomber Command No 626 Squadron. Below is a photo taken ...

"Go ahead, sir. I'm in no rush." My offer went appreciated but ultimately rejected. The bloke explained his position: ...

“Since before your sun burned hot in space and before your race was born, I have awaited a question." Sir. Do cats have a grand plan fo...

A picture from 1967 featuring Liberal Party of Canada politicians: Pierre Trudeau; John Turner; then prime minister Lester B. Pearson; an...

I'm standing at a spot in Toronto, a gentleman walks cautiously up to me, more by me, as if unsure about some important profile. He slo...

“Since before your sun burned hot in space and before your race was born, I have awaited a question." Sir. What is meant by "take ...

L to R: Alan Peppiatt, Bob Yoshioka, Chris Ross, me, and George Furniotis. (Missing: John Furniotis; Susan Furniotis; Brenda, the receptioni...

This was a beautiful and entertaining movie in my childhood. It played at my local cinema, the now-gone Astral at CFB Borden, a few times a...

"I think that the singular evil of our time is prejudice. It is from this evil that all other evils grow and multiply. In almost everyt...

“Since before your sun burned hot in space and before your race was born, I have awaited a question." Sir. Why is time limited?

In a piece I posted last month, I mentioned a 'famous' film studio's music recording stage: Paramount Pictures' Stage M.  M...

  In February of 2017, I  wrote a piece on my experiences with Toronto's experimental film collective, "The Funnel" (1977 - 1...

Many years ago my roommate at the time and I decided to have some fun: we recorded a message for answering machine which could be best descr...

The Bombers and The Bombed ― Allied Air War Over Europe, 1940 - 1945 ― by Richard Overy Penguin Books 2013

When I work on projects at home I will listen to music, or, if my task requires little concentration, interviews and discussions or narrated...

Introduction: The following piece I wrote on October 6th, 2020, but after completing it, and just before pressing the "upload" but...

“Since before your sun burned hot in space and before your race was born, I have awaited a question." Sir. Why are so many Conservati...

This evening I re-watched a fine documentary on the late, great American conductor Leonard Bernstein; this flick, Leonard Bernstein Reflecti...

I went to do an errand one night. It was about 9 p.m. when I left the house, and before I flew out the door, I did the dance: "Should I...