"Paris, like Christmas, disappoints."
The first words of Bill Richardson's review of Time was soft there: A Paris sojourn at Shakespeare & Company by Jeremy Mercer that appeared in The Globe & Mail on December 10, 2005.
December 12, 2005
December 8, 2005
What's cooking
Home after a long racquetball session, and I'm cooking chickpea ragout, which is a recipe I found on Jacques Pépin's Fast food my way site. This site is for his PBS cooking program that I've seen a couple of times, and quite enjoy.
Perhaps I enjoy Pépin's show, because he doesn't have a band or feel the need to kick it up a notch like some Food TV people that I could live without.
Perhaps I enjoy Pépin's show, because he doesn't have a band or feel the need to kick it up a notch like some Food TV people that I could live without.
December 6, 2005
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi, Oi, Oi!
So, I was watching the RCA Home Theatre (said in a Jean-Luc Picard voice) tonight and surfed by the local SHAW cable channel at 9:30 or 21h30, and saw a guy playing guitar. Not just playing, but playin' freaking amazing guitar, and it was a tune that I recognized, but I couldn't place it. I thoguth maybe it was a YES tune, but I just didn't know.
I watched until the end of the rather long instrumental piece, and the interviewer came back out to ask the guy a couple of questions, and he said he was going to be at the Billabong restaurant on Monday. I thought, "hey, that's tonight." I could go see him.
The Monday night sports choices were limited and the football game was 42-0 early in the second half, so I thought "what the heck. Let's walk over and see this guy play." I was there by 22h30.
It was cool. His name's Dale Willis, and he is from Aus. He did do the tune that I saw on TV and I did briefly ask him about it later. It's an Eric Clapton song, not a Yes song.
Anyway, I picked up a CD of his, so I'll see what that's like.
The place he was playing is called Billabong, and it's been open since March 19, 2005. I asked about that, and the guy behind the bar, who's a part owner said as much to me. I'd read about the place earlier in the day by chance in a local foodie magazine that came with the paper.
When I was there, I had the grilled flat bread and dips - three dips that change daily. One was a tapenade, one a hummus, and the other a beet root and jalapeno pepper. Very interesting. The place got a good review in the mag, and I can understand why from the appetizer dish I had.
I watched until the end of the rather long instrumental piece, and the interviewer came back out to ask the guy a couple of questions, and he said he was going to be at the Billabong restaurant on Monday. I thought, "hey, that's tonight." I could go see him.
The Monday night sports choices were limited and the football game was 42-0 early in the second half, so I thought "what the heck. Let's walk over and see this guy play." I was there by 22h30.
It was cool. His name's Dale Willis, and he is from Aus. He did do the tune that I saw on TV and I did briefly ask him about it later. It's an Eric Clapton song, not a Yes song.
Anyway, I picked up a CD of his, so I'll see what that's like.
The place he was playing is called Billabong, and it's been open since March 19, 2005. I asked about that, and the guy behind the bar, who's a part owner said as much to me. I'd read about the place earlier in the day by chance in a local foodie magazine that came with the paper.
When I was there, I had the grilled flat bread and dips - three dips that change daily. One was a tapenade, one a hummus, and the other a beet root and jalapeno pepper. Very interesting. The place got a good review in the mag, and I can understand why from the appetizer dish I had.
December 4, 2005
Back from Grand Forks
Back from a racquetball tournament in GF tonight. Won some, lost some. Had fun.
Picked up a couple of racquetball gloves, which are difficult to find in Canada, and an Illinois basketball t-shirt (the only one I saw, though there was plenty of Michigan stuff in the store, which only made me wish I'd brought a flame-thrower).
Watched Good Will Hunting on Bravo. Seen it before, but worth seeing again.
Q: Where is the good Ms. Driver these days?
Picked up a couple of racquetball gloves, which are difficult to find in Canada, and an Illinois basketball t-shirt (the only one I saw, though there was plenty of Michigan stuff in the store, which only made me wish I'd brought a flame-thrower).
Watched Good Will Hunting on Bravo. Seen it before, but worth seeing again.
Q: Where is the good Ms. Driver these days?
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