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3 Points Of A Triangle Converge And The World Disappears Into Nothingness
Hey folks. 2 blogs, 1 day. Go figure. But this was too much awesome in one little discovery not to share. Immediately. It will once again involve blatant promotion of my ...
Posted by Les Jupes on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:17:00 PST
I, Pierre
The Queen, I wonder, does she know?I trudeau!I trudeau!I trudeau!I trudeau!When Stephen Clarkson calls you a ghost?I trudeau!I trudeau!I trudeau!I trudeau!If Fidel reaches for his grade A coke?I trude...
Posted by Les Jupes on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:59:00 PST
Songwriting
If you will allow, faithful readers, I would like to talk about songwriting tonight. Its been on my mind a lot lately, both on a personal plane and a broader "history of popular music" plane. With a...
Posted by Les Jupes on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:00:00 PST
Barry & The Axis Of History
Barry works at the corner of Maryland and Portage. Sometimes he's got a cardboard sign with something moderately clever written on it. Sometimes he's brandishing a squeegee. He looks 35 or 40, a li...
Posted by Les Jupes on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:56:00 PST
The Search For Flavour Is Over
It is with great rub of belly and wondrous lingering taste in mouth that I announce that I have finally, after a year and a half of searching, found THE DEFINITIVE Hot And Sour Soup in this town. And...
Posted by Les Jupes on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 06:02:00 PST
The Rebirth Of Hockey. Day 1.
I have a dirty secret. Well, its not really that much of a secret, but it is a goofy little anecdote from my childhood. I collected sports cards as a kid -- primarily hockey and baseball, though a b...
Posted by Les Jupes on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:33:00 PST
Top 10 Records of 2006
Dudes and DudettesYeah its that time of year again. Sadly, this was a difficult one to put together. Not sure if its because I spent too much time not caring about music or just because not much grabb...
Posted by Les Jupes on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:40:00 PST
7 for 7. (Eat your heart out, Jim Balsillie)
Another obscure reference for you kiddies. Dig? Of course.So yesterday was a tour-de-force of epic social proportions. I almost bailed at the end on Number 7, but since that Slevin is Lucky, I figu...
Posted by Les Jupes on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 01:33:00 PST
New Song No.2 (How Do You Keep This All In Line?)
Well, look who's been a productive little beaver this weekend, eh? And I managed to fit in a filet mignon at Rae & Jerry's tonight too. Mmmmmmm. Perhaps too much wine though. Wowzas...Anyways, I f...
Posted by Les Jupes on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:33:00 PST
New Song!! (One Solemn Oath)
Woo hoo!Well, I just wasted a whole day in the attic, puttering away on this new little number. Like most of my demo's, there's a few rough edges, but I know you don't really care, oh faithful listen...
Posted by Les Jupes on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 07:56:00 PST