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I was at the record shop that replaced Black Dog Video on the Drive. Essential Soul Records, it's called. I picked up a few CD's and forgot about them. Just played one. Diana Krall Christmas Songs. Chanteuse, she is. Not everybody's cup of tea, but really nice recording/compilation. I remember I was at a jazz festival and one of the guest performers was Diana Krall. This was when she was still in high school. She's from the Island (Nanaimo). Beckham can bend it, but this gal can bend it, too. What a voice....... contralto and sexy as all hell.
Yeah it’s a nice perk. It’s that Amex aeroplan reserve card again. It gives you Avis presidents club status for just holding the card. I paid for a Corolla (intermediate class) and I get their top of the line whatever.
This thing is quite plush. Inside and out. Not a big fan of the huge grille but whatever.
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Back to christmas……………. Sort of.
Hallelujah, written by Canadian artist, Leonard Cohen, is now considered a christmas song. Wow, the song was about sexual innuendo and slight on religion. Cohen was Jewish and studied Zen Buddhism for roughly five years. Was a monk, of all things. The song Hallelujah originally had 15 verses, but only 6 were recorded. Various changes were made over time, but wow, a christmas song?
Spoiler!
I heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the lord
But you don't really care for music, do you
Well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth
The minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing hallelujah
Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to her kitchen chair
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah
Baby I've been here before
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor
I used to live alone before I knew you
I've seen your flag on the marble arch
But love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
Well there was a time when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show that to me do you
But remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was hallelujah
Well, maybe there's a god above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
It's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah
You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
But if I did, well really, what's it to you?
There's a blaze of light
In every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah
I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though
It all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah
I love how he writes. Lyrics with plenty of deep, deep meaning. My favourite song "Famous Blue Raincoat." So beautifully written. The man was forever tortured by his own mind. Creative minds.............. some scary shit, man.
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even worse was his manager embezzling millions from him, selling his music rights by forging documents. poor bastard had no idea. I was listening to an interview and he said it forced him to go back on the road for many years. he was pretty much into retiring , but back to work he went, in his early 70's. the only upside was he kinda enjoyed his reborn career.
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I bring this up every year............... if you see the Salvation Army Kettle, give what you can. I make it a point to travel with extra change in my pocket this time of year. I stop and talk to the people, most of whom are volunteers, about my 16 years of living in the DTES. I tell them how the good folks at the temple on Gore and Hastings helped everyone and anyone without questions or being judgemental. Upon hearing this, they all open up and talk about how they or some person they know got help from the Salvation Army. Most people just walk on by and say nothing or just put something in the kettle with no eye contact. In the end, I tell them to keep up the good work. It really makes their day. Some of their stories are very heartwarming.
I even get the "god bless" here and there, lol.
Throughout the year, when I come across old clothes or tools and appliances, I donate them to the SA Goodwill location on Hastings and Gilmore. All that stuff gets put to good use.
The Sally Ann is one of the very few charities out there that really make a difference. If not the Salvation Army, Covenant House is another charity that does a lot of good work. https://www.covenanthousebc.org
Season for giving.
Anyway...............................
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Youth is, indeed, wasted on the young.
YODO = You Only Die Once.
Dirty look from MG1 can melt steel beams.
"There must be dissonance before resolution - MG1" a musical reference.
Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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Fireplace channel. For once, I want to see the set catch on fire and blow up.
Anyway, channel 198 and 199 on Ignite TV (Shaw).
I swear, the room gets warmer, gulolololol.
The mind is a scary thing. Like a guy I used to know……….. he would go up to a pinup poster and try to look up the girl’s skirt. Joking of course, but I actually saw people try it after seeing him do it. Monkey see, monkey do. We called it the IQ test.
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"There must be dissonance before resolution - MG1" a musical reference.
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Fucking hell. I wanted to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas. Searched all the channels and couldn’t find it. Turns out the rights are now owned by Apple. You have to subscribe to a streaming service.
So, going out to get a 4K HD Blu-Ray copy of it from the States. Might as well get a good version of it.
I really wanted this for the office Xmas party but the fuckers don’t have it in my size (2XL). I should have just went to their Montreal office and demand they give me one.
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Love the carrot. Should have used those Asian carrots. Thick as a daikon. Butt it wouldn’t work, ‘cause we all know…………… is there such a thing as black carrots?
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Youth is, indeed, wasted on the young.
YODO = You Only Die Once.
Dirty look from MG1 can melt steel beams.
"There must be dissonance before resolution - MG1" a musical reference.
RS…………. Helping cultureless Oompa Loompa's open their eyes, since 2002.
Speaking of, just saw trailer of the new Wonka movie, where one of the Oompa Loompa’s says, "I’m of respectable size…………….. for an Oompa Loompa," gulolololol.
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I like the song, Driving Home for Christmas. There's the one line in the lyrics I could never figure out.............. tuck your toe in tail lights....... lol. My Mondegreen.
I'm driving home for Christmas
Oh, I can't wait to see those faces
I'm driving home for Christmas, yea
Well I'm moving down that line
And it's been so long
But I will be there
I sing this song
To pass the time away
Driving in my car
Driving home for Christmas
It's gonna take some time
But I'll get there
Top to toe in tailbacks
Oh, I got red lights on the run
But soon there'll be a freeway yeah
Get my feet on holy ground
So I sing for you
Though you can't hear me
When I get through
And feel you near me
Driving in my car
I'm driving home for Christmas
Driving home for Christmas
With a thousand memories
I take a look at the driver next to me
He's just the same
Just the same
Top to toe in tailbacks
Oh, I got red lights all around, uh
I'm driving home for Christmas, yeah
Get my feet on holy ground
So I sing for you
Though you can't hear me
When I get through
Oh and feel you near me
Driving in my car
Driving home for Christmas
Driving home for Christmas
With a thousand memories
I take a look at the driver next to me
He's just the same
He's driving home, driving home
Driving home for Christmas
Driving home for Christmas
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"there but for the grace of god go I"
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Youth is, indeed, wasted on the young.
YODO = You Only Die Once.
Dirty look from MG1 can melt steel beams.
"There must be dissonance before resolution - MG1" a musical reference.
RS…………. Helping cultureless Oompa Loompa's open their eyes, since 2002.
Speaking of, just saw trailer of the new Wonka movie, where one of the Oompa Loompa’s says, "I’m of respectable size…………….. for an Oompa Loompa," gulolololol.
As much as I love the VSO shows, especially the orchestra playing over movies I have a hard time stomach going anymore with all the gross Telus promotion slapped all over it.
In regards to Elf, not sure if it’s still going but we saw a live performance of Elf at the Stanley last month and the Stanley is hugely hit and miss with its plays but elf was REALLY good, highly recommended
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I love christmas............. great time of year. Butt, I just saw a commercial from Canadian Tire that just made me love christmas a little less............
I've spoilered it because you know what they say...... once seen, cannot be unseen.
Having said that, the latest commercial with that song, "For the First Time." is great. The song is a version nobody can identify. The most known version was recorded by the Platters back when the world was, "white and alright." NOT.
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