Canada Day 2019

Happy Canada Day!

RIP Gord Downie

Gord Downie  1964-2017

Gone too soon. The front-man to Canada's band. So many iconic songs about what it is to be Canadian, but one of my favorites below. You will be missed.

First Contact Day

Happy "First Contact Day" to all!

Live long and prosper. 

Godspeed Apollo, Richard Hatch : 1945 - 2017

Well so far 2017 isn't shaping up to be much better than 2016 was. And this one hits really close to home. Actor Richard Hatch passed away today at the age of 71 after battling pancreatic cancer.

Some of my best memories from being a kid was waiting for a new episode of Battlestar Galactica to come on. Looking back at my youth it's hard to believe it only lasted sadly that one season.

It was that magical era before VHS was common and affordable. The great wave that was "Star Wars Fever" was still awash the land. The one fix for a sci-Fi loving kid was Battlestar. And as much as every kid wanted to be Starbuck, we all knew that really, deep down we were more like Apollo.

Even years later he worked endlessly to keep the franchise alive, and when the Scifi channel did a re-boot/update of the beloved series in 2003/2004, he ended up joining that series as a new character.

He even had branched out into the  Star Trek universe, playing Klingon General Kharn in the short fan web- film "Prelude to Axanar".

I personally never had the opportunity to meet him, but everything you hear about him was that he was nothing but kind, patient and gracious with his fans. He will be missed.

"Transferring launch control to Vipers...Launch when ready Blue Leader."

2017 - Happy New Year!

Congratulations! Hears to another successful trip around the sun. That was a bumpy one, like riding in old buggy down a precarious logging road off a mountain kind of bumpy. Lots of good, both in the world and personally for myself and my family. Lots of bad. Lots of weird...lots and lots of weird. And sadly, lots of loss.

I was listening to the radio a couple of weeks ago. the discussion was, as is common this time of year, the year that was and all the upheaval of 2016. They were talking to some expert (historian I believe) about his thoughts on the last year and he had an interesting thought. He said we are entering a new renaissance, and that just like in the fourteenth century, there was lots of public, political and social upheaval. Lots of push back by many to retain the old ways. I guess they wanted to make middle ages 'Great Again'.

So as 2017 begins I like to think of it all in that way, we are in a transitional time, moving from what we were to what we will become.

Farewell Princess : Carrie Fisher, 1956 - 2016

Just when you think you have made it through this train wreck of a year, 2016 decides to kick you one last time while your not looking. And it's a tough one.

The first crush of almost any fanboy that grew up with Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

As much as i loved her as Leia, my favorite was as "Joliet" Jake Blues ex girlfriend/fiancee, doing her best to kill him (and his brother) for standing her up at the asile in the "Blues Brothers".

She will be missed more than words can say.

Leonard Cohen 1934-2016

Sad to hear the news about the passing of Leonard Cohan yesterday. An extremely talented poet, songwriter and singer and a great Canadian. He will be missed.

Seemed appropriate for today.

and one of my favorite Leonard Cohen songs.