Friday, April 30, 2010

So Far Away

I hate to end a good week on a real down note but I can't help but relay this story. My good friend Brent Rowney was involved in a school project to interview Veterans about their experience in war. One of his students interviewed a Korean War veteran and their video won the grand prize. Unfortunately for that veteran the grand prize, a trip to Holland for Liberation Day ceremonies, stipulated that the winner must be a veteran of World War 2. So the legion was contacted and they located a veteran that was interested in making the trip and the Gleaner than ran a great piece on Ken McAllister. Ken had served in Holland before moving home and settling in Fredericton and raising a family. His wife passed 20 years ago and since then he rekindled a long-dormant romance with a war-time Dutch sweetheart. He has hosted her in Canada a few times but had never been to visit her in the Netherlands until this opportunity presented itself.

I woke yesterday to the news on the radio that Mr. McAllister had passed suddenly just 5 days before he was supposed to leave. Eerily he was quoted with this line in the first story - "I'm just hoping my health holds up because I'm looking forward to having a good time and I'm not getting any younger." That just kills me.

I wish the best to his family and to Jenny.

Pace out.

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Friday, April 23, 2010

Turn Time Off

Hi, Welcome back.

I took a few weeks off to see if anyone actually noticed that I stopped. It turns out people did and then I just needed to get back in the habit of sitting down and writing. It's amazing how easily a habit that involves some work can die easy. Fortunately it didn't die, it just took a rest.

This is the Flashback Friday post but in this case I'm only flashing back to last night at the Playhouse and my favourite song off of David Myles's brand new album. Last night was the CD release party and it was a great success. Dave is getting more and more polished and he's finding his groove, quite literally, on a couple of the new tracks. This tune is low-key but also low-down and dirty. If he keeps this up he'll be the Maritimes' version of Keith Sweat, mood musician extraordinaire.

I hope everyone is great, please let me know!

Pace out.

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