Monthly Archives November 2006

Goodbye Marilyn

Marilyn was my bass guitar.
I bought her from Musicstop on Cunard Street in Halifax. She’d been on hold for me for months, and I’d been slowly paying her down, bit by bit, while she waited patiently for me in the Musicstop warehouse. I made the final payment the day after I got back from visiting […]

Last bike ride before winter?

Today, I picked up my bicycle from College and Clinton and drove it home. The sun was shining, I had a brand new haircut, and every traffic signal turned green for me just in time.
I’m tempted to put my bike away for the winter, because it just doesn’t get much better than that.

Tristan presents: The Truth

On Monday night, Tristan came over to work on the soon-to-be-shipped Jim Dupree: Enthusiast box set (they’re looking great, by the way, and will be in your hands soon). While he was over, he told me about his newest blog: Tristan presents: The Truth.
Now, if there’s one thing Tristan Homer likes to do, it’s to […]

Black belt, brown sneakers

In my comments this morning, a link from Dunnit, makers of my new favourite sneakers. Seems they’re giving away free shoes to people who can provide a compelling enough reason. So here’s mine:
Far too often, I wear a black belt with brown sneakers. Apparently this is a no-no:
Belts are accessories. Belts shouldn’t be worn to […]