Rites of Spring #22 Two Old Goats reviewed on Flotsam Jetsam · Tuesday May 25, 2010 by colin newell
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Fun CD review over on Cheryl DeWolfe’s Flotsam and Jetsam blog.
You can also click on the above photo for the same effect.
Either way… Thanks. Humbled.
Rites of Spring #20 The power of my shoes · Friday May 21, 2010 by colin newell
My wife and I just spent the evening with Brit comic Eddie Izzard – arguably one of the funniest men on the planet. Maybe even beyond the planet.
We actually sat in separate seats – well, I mean – separate rows… obviously people cannot sit in the same seat while watching a comic like Eddie Izzard…
Unless they are making out or something.
We initially determined that there were no good pairs of seats left for the show – but came back when we realized that we could sit in two separate rows – not far from each other… maybe check each other out – flirt… and then go home together.
Brilliant! And it worked! But what about those shoes?
Digress. Actually when we go out on dates or weekends, I wear a pair of my Fluevogs – a very sexy shoe from an outlet in Vancouver. My Fluevogs are NOT shown in the photo above. I will get an actual shot of these 2-Tone Burgundy and Black bad boys. I mean, I do not wear great shoes to work. What would be the point? I did once and I was interrupted constantly during the day… never got a thing done that day.
It seems that even an old f*cker like me (late 40’s / early 50’s) can wear some bad-ass foot wear and pull it off. And whenever we are in the theater or cinema, someone spots these things and wants to talk about them.
Being over 6’ tall and still slim and wearing 501 jeans in a size an average 21 year old would like to be able to wear – with a Tommy Bahama shirt on top of that… and…
Without fail. Never. Ever. An evening. Where someone does not see the shoes and react as if they are a 5 month old puppy or a new baby.
Shoes for heavens sake. Shoes.
It seems a waste to wear them on my feet for all the love they get by passersby. I should strap an extra pair around my neck. That would be funny.
Anyway. Eddie was funnier than heck – and spent the entire 2 and 3/4 hour set delivering the history of everything and proving there is no God.
I am in…
Then again, I do have these shoes. That proves something.
Just not entirely clear what.
Colin Newell is a Victoria area resident, writer, singer and want-to-be funny guy… with shoes, awesome shoes.
Rites of Spring #18 - New Eye rules - enjoy your macular degeneration sir · Wednesday May 19, 2010 by colin newell
The B.C. Liberal governments new policy that will allow people easier and cheaper access to prescription glasses and contact lenses is a reckless and typically Liberal move that will compromise eye health throughout the province.
As of May 1, 2010, residents between 19 and 65 will be able to replace existing prescriptions without consulting a medical doctor or having a comprehensive eye health exam. And order glasses or contacts online without having to provide a copy of their prescription.
This policy sets British Columbia apart from all other North American jurisdictions.
The most obvious byproduct of this is that serious eye conditions could go undiagnosed as a result… like glaucoma and Macular degeneration
“It is a regression into a third world eye care model,” mused Dr. Antoinette Dumalo, president of the British Columbia Association of Optometrists.
From my perspective (glasses wearer since I was 13), this is typical Gordon Campbell Liberal policy making – looking after business interest first and to heck with regular citizens. Sure, I know a pair of prescription glasses cost, on average, about $400 these days – and that has to impact on the middle class in some way (if there actually is a middle class in this Province anymore)…
That said, I do not expect to fill my optical prescription at the local Radio Shack store (not far off into the future I suspect) or get sound medical diagnostics there either.
Sigh. Just another day…
in Beautiful Business Columbia…
Colin Newell lives and works in Victoria, B.C. Canada despite everything that is wrong in this wild west coast society.
Rites of Spring #16 - We remember Mount St. Helens from 1980 · Tuesday May 18, 2010 by colin newell
We remember Mount St. Helens – live audio!
Many of us over 40 years of age might remember that morning in May 18th 1980 when Mount St. Helens exploded.
The pressure had been building on the lava dome for months and it was well known that something might be happening soon. Very few would have expected such a violent explosion as this one.
For me, there was 2 distinct shock waves that rolled through Victoria. It sounded like heavy artillery.
Depending on the location in the Northwest, everyone had a different impression.
I had my 1973 era cassette tape running moments after the explosion of Mount St. Helens – so please check out this out-take of ham radio operators and a newscast from CFAX 1070. You are there!
Living in the Northwest and on the Pacific coast it is very important to be aware of the hazards of living in the ring of fire.
If you cannot see the audio thing below, click here for the mp3.
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