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Old Dog

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  1. The Stampeders!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now that is a blast from the past!!!! I think this is a clip from Canadian Bandstand (yup, we stole the show) filmed in Kitchener!
  2. WILCOX??? wow ... David Wilcox was a Canadian bar icon.... he is definitely on the Ipod....
  3. Like RG, I am in a situation where my friends are my friends, regardless of what they do. So... when the time comes, you are invited to my funeral. Bring money for my kids, I spent all of mine on SPs.
  4. Ohhhh I love Emma. She puts the RRRrrrRRRRRrrrRRRRRRRRrrrrRRRRR in CERB and the MMMmmmMMMMMmmmMMMMM in Emma. We would be dangerous together.
  5. What can one say of the Angelic Ms Starr? She is sexy, sweet, gorgeous and has an abundance of wit and wisdom. She also causes a stirring within my loins. ;)
  6. Evelyn Beatrice Hall writing under the pen name of Stephen Tallentyre wrote these words: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." ("The Friends of Voltaire," 1906) in an attempt to paraphrase Voltaire's: "Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too." ("Essay on Tolerance", 1763) Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote this: "The pen is mightier than the sword."( for his play "Richelieu," 1839) in an attempt to paraphrase Shakespeare's: "... many wearing rapiers are afraid of goose-quills and dare scarce come thither." (Rosencrantz in "Hamlet" 1602) Those words should resound with all of us. Ostensibly while we defend free speech we need to be mindful of the effect thereof; words can cut deeper than any blade wielded. We will never be unanimous in our support of a particular argument nor will we share a collective sense of discretion, humour or self control. All we can ask is that if you don't respect the words, at least defend the author's right to express them. "Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me" is a lie. Keep that in mind.
  7. Oh yeah??? Well these people live in the bachelor apartment next door!!!
  8. When you remember this person: when they were the lead singer of Dead or Alive
  9. Lots more to choose from... The 60s and 70s: Edward Bear Neil Young Terry Jacks Susan Jacks Lighthouse The Poppy Family Joni Mitchell David Clayton Thomas Valdy Buffy Ste Marie Saga Trooper Harlequin Prism Chilliwack Major Hoople's Boarding House Fludd Andy Kim Patsy Gallant Bruce Cockburn Dan Hill Murray McLauchlan Triumph Streetheart Red Rider FM featuring Nash the Slash Cano The 80's? The Payolas Images in Vogue Platinum Blonde Loverboy Toronto The Headpins BB Gabor The Spoons Strange Advance Skinny Puppy Men Without Hats Bryan Adams The Kings Gino Vanelli Frozen Ghost Northern Pikes Sheriff Glass Tiger Corey Hart Colin James Luba Parachute club the Pukka Orchestra 54-40 Gowan Zappacosta Wall of Voodoo Allanah Myles Aldo Nova The Pursuit of Happiness Lisa Dalbello Carol Pope and Rough Trade Martha and the Muffins Liberty Silver The Box The Arrows Boys Brigade Teenage Head (okay, I did have a record store when I was a kid....)
  10. I like Shymale.... the comments are always positive and friendly... kudos my friend!
  11. Is it wrong to have naughty thoughts about a Golden Retriever???
  12. The common theme - time. Time may not necessarily heal a broken heart, but it will certainly distance you from the cause of your hurt, giving you the time to make changes. I found at the end of my marriage that "time" was bittersweet. I used it to rediscover the man that I was and the man I was to become and to heal the damage that was foisted upon me. I am sure that she did the same with her time. I think that the most bitter part was thinking of the time lost and the time imagined to come. Seeing her during the time of healing was painful - it only caused wounds to re-open but then again, those wounds will be less vulnerable, given time. Best advice? Use the time that used to be shared and spend it on becoming "you" again. We temper ourselves to fit each other's needs; now you can recapture the man that you were - the one that she fell in love with. She may never be the "one" again - but you will be better for having loved her and better still for being prepared for the next one. Whether it happens now or in a week, a month, a year or even years down the road, you will still gain by truly being the person you were destined to become.
  13. 1. Coming home from vacation and getting into your own bed. 2. Coming home from vacation and finding someone amazing in your own bed. 3. Having the time to grab a book and reading it from cover to cover. 4. The smooth feeling after you shave for the first time in a few days. 5. Big ripe red juicy cherries. 6. A friendly kiss that gets friendlier than you thought it would.... 7. An expanding group of friends that love you regardless of who you are and what you do.
  14. Negativity (n) -characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands. While I do agree that the board has a tendency to ebb and flow like the tides, negativity may have positive outcomes. It's like civil disobedience. There are times when you have to stand up and say enough is enough. "I don't like (fill in the blank)." Sometimes the effect is immediate. The corporate or community thought process is challenged because it was allowed to stagnate and the unacceptable becomes acceptable. When someones stands up and says "this is stupid/wrong/offensive" we all have a tendency of stepping forward to either defend the policy/rule/attitude or we change. Nothing wrong with that at all. Healthy, meaningful and open discussions are what we are all about. I do understand your point though. It never just rains, it pours. We see protest affecting change and we step up on our own soap box to see if we can get our mandate or opinion expressed. It's like an exponential paradigm - everyone wants their theory tested and proven. Back to your point. We do need positivity as an offset. It's the yin to the yang, the fig to the newton. You need it to make sure that we aren't all serious ALL THE TIME. Lighter threads are like having sex after a good fight; you can battle like cats and dogs but in the end, those same combatants can kiss and make up and be all the stronger. So kudos to you my friend. I applaud your efforts. But we are not having sex. With each other. EVER.
  15. I have a feeling that campgrounds in Canada would return the same results if you tried to use their WiFi. It all comes down to how deep an organization feels it needs to go to ensure that a "family" atmosphere is maintained. I do know how ya feel though... I was at the cottage last week and I could not wait to get back to my CERBies!!!
  16. Being a boy born and raised in Southwestern Ontario and being a teenager in the 70's, there was only one band from the area that made an impact... and that was MAX WEBSTER! No idea why they didn't make it bigger, especially in the States or even here.... Kim Mitchell was and is a genius, the band in and of itself was tight, professional and fun. Their stuff was the music of summertime.... I keep going back to "A Million Vacations" (dedicated to party summers at Grand Bend), High Class in Borrowed Shoes, Paradise Skies and then to Kim Mitchell`s solo stuff like `Go for Soda`, `Patio Lanterns`and Easy to Tame.... I still listen to it....
  17. We use only the finest baby frogs, dew picked and flown from Iraq, cleansed in finest quality spring water, lightly killed, and then sealed in a succulent Swiss quituple smooth treble cream milk chocolate envelope and lovingly frosted with glucose.
  18. You know you are old if you can identify these two guys... AND name the late night Friday Rock'n'Roll shows that they hosted....
  19. Holy schnikies!!! I just finished the Sauble Beach to Ottawa run myself!!!! Best time for that? 6.5 hours. Now the BEST time I have ever done was Ottawa (Bay and Laurier) to Kitchener (Highway 8 exit) 4 hours, 4 minutes. Of course it was when I had the Mercedes and that particular Mercedes thought it was a Ferrari. So for the Ottawa to Mississauga (airport) leg, I would be guessing that it was just a hair over 3 hours 15 minutes.
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