Tagged With: Canada
Super Saturday – A New Generation
My childhood is a blended memory of the scent of fresh brewed coffee and first batch donuts, Zamboni exhaust, pneumonia, arena pizza, the fizz of swamp water and of course, that sweet smell of hockey sweat. The love for that collage of otherwise foul smells however, wasn’t something that grew overnight. I think I remember … Continue reading
Walk Off the Earth – Red Hands EP
Walk Off the Earth Display Range on ‘R.E.V.O.’ – EP Premiere Internet breakout stars deliver their four-song debut ~ Rolling Stone Now I don’t pretend to be in music circles. Being a dad is about all I am right now. I wouldn’t have it any other way. That being said, I love music and supporting local.It’s … Continue reading
No Such Thing as a Referendum in Canada
Bill 76 and Our Prorogued Provincial Government Original published on Raise the Hammer dot org here. In Canada, a referendum has no force of law. It is nothing more than a non-binding plebiscite, or a glorified, expensive opinion poll. We have seen the word “referendum” pop up more than once over the course of the past … Continue reading
That thing that makes us stand out amongst the crowd
LATEST (Feb. 10th, 2012): Walk of the Earth has signed a record deal with Columbia Records SonyMusicGlobal Sony Music Global Excited to announce @ColumbiaRecords signs @WalkOffTheEarth! Press release: on.fb.me/zY3To4 This article is also published on the local media outlet, Raise the Hammer, here. As artists, athletes, business people, as employees and even as lovers, we spend our lives trying … Continue reading
Of Dreams, Coffee, Food, Art and Love
Homegrown will appetize a sense of family and community into our downtown, and will awaken every atom of your senses. This Saturday September 10th, coinciding with the James Street North Supercrawl, my brother’s dreams will come true. Although I have known him all of my life, we were well into our twenties before … Continue reading
Why the Boston Bruins will win the 2011 Stanley Cup – Part II
Well, this is it. Game 7. Winner takes all. I am sitting here with my father, whom I also spent the evening with when Ray Bourque finaly hoisted Lord Stanley’s mug in what would be the last game of his career. It’s been a long road to this moment for the Bruins. It seems like … Continue reading
Game 4 Past-Tweets – Hockey and a PVR
Just catching up with the live game now. Here is what I was preparing to tweet when I could check Twitter without finding out what was goin on. Too bad I was counting characters with no spaces and not with spaces. I was going to tweet them all at once. Oh well, here they are. … Continue reading
Children of the Rink – The Hockey Child
Where our love for the game stems, and the buildings and people who fostered our life-long passion for this game. This post can now be found on HNIH.ca (Hockey Night in Hamilton) A week old Saturday paper sat on my living room chair. It had been a busy week at work and I simply hadn’t … Continue reading
The Canada in Hockey And The Year That Wasn’t
An Accidental Memory. I have written a lot about the game of hockey in my lifetime. I have written about coaches who have inspired me, how the game brought my father and me together, the friends I have met through playing this sport, and what hockey in general has meant to me … Continue reading
Showing Our Colors – Our Love For Our Teams
Tonight, one team will lay there heads on their pillows, having been one win away from realizing a childhood dream – playing for the Stanley Cup. The other, will have that dream realized. I believe humankind as a whole, loves to show their colors. Whether it’s a jersey of a favorite sports team, a tatoo, waving … Continue reading
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