MONTECRISTO

Paul Kantner

The first two albums I ever owned were both by Jefferson Airplane, the San Francisco band Kantner co-founded in 1965. For me, he was a giant.

Pluto

Getting dumped is bad enough. But then when you find out someone has taken your place—well, that’s when the pain really begins.

David Bowie

The voice loses range, the mind grows forgetful, but the lucky ones can keep going til the end.

Amy Winehouse Documentary

If the film was only a chronicle of tragedy and self-destruction, it would not be so compelling. That it is also a portrait of a major talent is what lends weight to every scene.

Hipster Jerks

On a lamppost outside the hip Matchstick Cafe on East 15th in Vancouver someone posted a leaflet: “Hipster jerk garage sale, East 10th and Fraser.” Best pitch ever.

Letterman Departs

David Letterman went from NBC’s 1980s enfant terrible to elder statesman at CBS, a different role that he nonetheless played well.

Valloria, Italy

Serendipity is the joy of travel. It’s the element guide books cannot provide—the special charm of stumbling over the unexpected.

Talking to Yourself

I talk to myself. Long-time singles tend to do that. But I have wondered just how strange the transcript from a hidden microphone in my apartment might sound.

Fred Latremouille

Fred Latremouille had been a fixture in the Vancouver market for decades, part of the original generation of rock and roll radio giants.

St. Patrick’s Day

Why has the Irish national day become the dominant non-statutory ethnic celebration?