Michael Franti

I don't know if I am dreaming, but I picked up tickets to see Michael Franti perform an acoustic set at the Bloor Cinema! I saw a tiny ad in NOW Magazine and ordered the tix through TicketMaster. Needless to say, I am very excited. If you haven't heard his album, "Songs From the Front Porch" you is missing out, bro!

Michael Franti & Spearhead

Armed Attack Dolphins Freed by Hurricane Katrina

This is a bizarre twist. Apparently, dolphins trained by the US Navy to attack underwater terrorists were inadvertently freed by Hurricane Katrina. Time to put your chainmail wetsuits on before swimming again.

Armed and Dangerous

Don't call me on Thursdays!

Survivor is back. I am jonesing for this new season. There isn't gonna be just one twist! There's gonna be two! Whoa!

Commenting Systems

Alright, gents. I have thrown up a few different options for commenting. The one on the left is new, the middle is the old, and the right is the blogger interface that Dubby hates.

Lemme know your preference, or if you are going to make me find something else. Maybe something that automatically matches your eye colour?

Kirsten thinks we are all geeks - like we didn't already know this!

iPod Nano!

Holy crap! Check out the latest technology porn from Apple.

Get out yer kleenex!

Moon Tower is 2 years old!!!

Holy crap. Can you believe that we've been averaging at least a post a week each for the past 2 years? We're a developing part of Internet history, even if only the 3 of us actually read this stuff!

To commemorate this wonderous event, here are the first posts from each of us:

Tuesday, September 2, 2003, 10:46am, posted by Slippy:
Welcome to the Moon Tower! Well, all I'm saying is that I want to look back and say that I did it the best I could while I was stuck in this place. Had as much fun as I could while I was stuck in this place. Played as hard as I could while I was stuck in this place. Dogged as many girls as I could while I was stuck in this place...

Tuesday, September 2, 2003, 11:50am, posted by Wooderson:
Glad to be here...The older you get the more rules they are going to try and get you to follow. You just gotta keep on livin man! L-I-V-I-N!

Thursday, September 4, 2003, 3:27pm, posted by Dubby:
The Moon Tower...

This place used to be off limits man 'cause some drunk freshman fell right down the middle smacking his head on every beam man. Autopsy said he only had one beer...how many did you have?

You're dead man. You're so dead.

B, glad you started this blog thing. It could be really cool. Just got in from Amsterdam. I have loads of stories to tell. And websites to share, but I have to ask the blog master how much I can sweare when I type.

Check you later! Check you later!

Firefighter in the Family

Just thought Id pass along a couple of pieces of big news from London-town.

1) Jason got hired yesterday by the Mississauga Fire Department. He starts mid-September. Needless to say he and Sue are beside themselves with excitement ! Mississauga is currently revewing whether or not they will go to a 7-day 24Hour work period, which would mean Jason would only have to work 7 days of the month, and they would not necessarily have to move.

2) (and not ranked in any terms of importance re item # 1 above) Ethan has a new cousin! Baby Brooklyn was born August 18th at 8 pounds 6oz. All is good with mom and baby. Everyones very excited with new the new addition, although Ethan gets pretty jealous when Pam's around Brooklyn. Its funny. And yes...this has started us thinking about the possibility of # 2 ourselves.

3) I have decided to stay at Protek. Renogiated by contract for the better, and am very happy with my decision. I really like what I do here, and the company has show a good interest in me and the value I bring. All good.

C-Out.

NHL 06 vs NHL 2K6

Time for the annual debate Brett. You put me on to the 2K Series a couple of years ago, and I have bought it every year since. Im prepped to buy it again this year, although EA has made some pretty good strides this year too. Think Ill probably buy 2K6 right away (Sept 6th) and try and hold out for Christmas in hopes of NHL06.

(PS - 2K6 has Bob Cole and Harry Neale doing commentary...)

Warren and his man-sized Inukshuk

Warren and his Inukshuk
Originally uploaded by Dubby Hornblower.

Here's a pic from Iqaluit.

www.selftitled.com ?

I know I have touched on this subject before, but I am considering building a website. I kinda fell in love with the name "Self Titled" as a monicker for my personal work. The domain name www.selftitled.com is one of those search engine/web topic pages. Can you buy these domains or has some company bought it and is just sitting on it?

www.selftitled.com

Bedouin Soundclash

Another music sighting. I might be a little behind the times, but have you heard of a band called Bedouin Soundclash. They are from Kingston, Ontario and are getting a lot of radio play with their single, "When the Night Feels My Song". When I sampled some of their other tunes, I got deja vu of One's "Smoking the Goats" album. If you read their bio, you will see they have some street cred when it comes to reggae collaborators.

I am thinking of downloading their MP3's from the iTunes Music Store as an inital purchase using that service. Have either of you used the Music Store in iTunes?

Bedouin Soundclash Homepage

Possible Guys Weekends!

Fellas,

Sarah is off on a WWF cruise from Sept 17-25. I was wondering if either of these weekends might work for a possible guys weekend. We could even go as far as checking with Falsetto to see if he would make the trip to T.O. I would guess that Anthony would be out since he now has little Grace, but it might be worth an email.

Input?

Belated Happy B-Day B ! (and other random thoughts)

B-Happy Belated Birthday !!!!! Had every intnetion of calling you on Sunday night, but fell asleep ! Hope you had good one !
How are things with everyone? Dub, I expect yer back from your travels to the Great White North ?

Im going through some pretty good drama at work these days. Fun Fun Fun. Its actually resulted in me going on a couple of interviews (both which went swimmingly might I add). Winds of change could be blowing. Acting like a bit of a free agent, if Protek steps up to the plate, things could stay OK here.

Im a whole new man now that I know a hockey season is coming in October...a HUGE void will be filled in my life. I know...Im a geek.

Checkin In.
C.

Greetings from Iqaluit!

Bob and Doug MacKenzie would be proud. I am truly in the Great White North (although not so white this time of year). Iqaluit is a little place with a population of 6,000 (mostly native Inuit). We have spent a lot of our time wandering about both through the town and over the tundra. We are north of 60 and above the tree line so there is little more than lichen, small flowers and heather growing on the land. We made it out far enough to come across a human sized Inukshuk. We are here for a couple of more days, then back to the 'south'.

Talk to you soon.

New Bloodhound Gang Song

Have you guys heard the new Bloodhound Gang song, "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo"? I nearly peed myself listening to it on the way into work today...

Heading to Iqaluit

Hey, just a quick post to say that I am off to Iqaluit this Sunday for a week. I have no idea what to expect once we arrive. I am sure Jeff and Parisa will show us around. We were told to bring our toques! Might me a little chilly compared to the temperatures around here right now.

Check ya later.

Woah

Colin - Just checkin in...

So its Monday night around 10pm, and I'm just starting to fully appreciate Saturdays concert. Woah. I know I posted it on the web, but Im gonna say it again. Everytime you think Ben cannot possibly out-do his previous performance....hes does. And the margin with which he out-does himself is never small. Ridiculous really..

set [1]:
• Glory & Consequence (C'mon is their a better opener...ever) (I called it.)
• How Many Miles Must We March? (Unheard of. And a wicked version at that.)
• Brown Eyed Blues
• Everything
• Homeless Child (Very rare. Nice and poppy.)
• Gather Round The Stone (New song. Very nice.)
• Please Me Like You Want To
• Gold To Me (A classic. A special song for Dubby. Ridiculous gold and red lights.)
• Diamonds On The Inside (Crowd goes nuts...blue lights.)
• Steal My Kisses/Pressure Drop (Crowd goes nuts....a rainbow of lights. Ben covering Toots. What a song )
• Jah Work (Crowd goes nuts....lots of green green lights - the whole song. Deep green lights.)
• Forgiven (Crowd goes nuts...Crazy version. Ben goes off here.)
• Please Bleed (Crowed goes nuts...Some of the best concert performance I have ever seen. Red red lights. Deep. Like the green in Jah work...but red.)
• Burn One Down (Crowd goes nuts, and 2200 people are totally and absolutely immersed in music. I litterally dont think I took a breath between Gold to Me and Burn One Down ? Felt soooo good. Hot and sweaty, but who cared. Spent.)

I think at this point, I knew a good acoustic set was coming, but never could have expected the 10...10 song acoustic set. What a treat.

enc [1]:
• Another Lonely Day
• Number Three
• Roses From My Friends (A personal fave. I've heard it electric, but never acoustic)
• Waiting On An Angel
• I Shall Not Walk Alone (Brett's song.)
• Walk Away (A must-hear during a Ben concert.)
• There Will Be A Light
• 11 Commandment >
• Well Well Well
• Pleasure And Pain

enc [2]:
• Get It Like You Like It (Wicked new song. Crowd starts to get into it.)
• Dressed In Black (Crowd continues to get into it. Huge. What a song. No need for a lead guitarist. Some of the best guitar I've ever seen or heard!)
• Forever (OMG. Never plays it. Purple lights.)
• Suzie Blue (Never plays it. No guitar for Ben, just standing singing.)
• Ain't Too Proud To Beg (What a cover.)
• With My Own Two Hands/War (What a closer. Ben Harper. Bob Marley. Dancing. Use your own two hands. 2200 people now dancing. Crowd now a part of the performance. I BELIEVE IN A BETTER WAY. I BELIEVE IN A BETTER WAY. I BELEIVE IN A BETTER WAY....

Thank you. Thank you Ben and to anyone who reads this post and can understand what Im trying to get across ?

C.

Burn One Down

What can I say? What a night! Just wanted to thank you for coming to see my show. Then to hook up and go to see 3 hours of musical performace bliss which is almost impossible to describe was utterly outstanding. Thanks for being part of such a wonderful memory.

cheers,
Dub

Willie Nelson Reggae Album...

Came across this link.....Intriguing...

Countryman


Peace Out.
C.

Had to POST !!!!

So next Thursday night...July 14th, I'm driving with a couple of friends from London (Shannon and Karri) to go see Matthew Good Band in St. Catherines. They are MGB aficionados and claim he's awesome live, so I'm going to check it out.

Counting the days til Ben ! The crew from London is planning on hitting Toronto around 3pm that Saturday, to settle at the Browns, before going down to see Warrens unveiling. We should make some plans.

Lets talk soon.
C.