Tuesday, February 16, 2010

A Quick One While He's Away...



Your humble blogger is studying. Happy belated Valentine's Day.

Now, the best performance of the Stones " Rock and Roll Circus". Enjoy!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Sarah Palin ( Part Deux)...



I told you Sarah was a dunce.

This Kimmel bit is pretty funny.

This woman terrifies me. Really.

Monday, February 8, 2010

The Who play the Super Bowl: My mother would have understood...



My dear departed mother loved Elvis Presley. Ironic given the fact Elvis longed for his mother for so many years after she died.

My mother loved Elvis when she was growing up in Nashville,Ontario ( that too is ironic). She loved Elvis long after she married my father, had two sons and moved all over the province for my dad's job. She loved Elvis even after he got fat, dressed like a circus freak and took his show to Vegas. She even loved him after he blew his heart out with a variety of prescription drugs. I didn't get it, but hey, it wasn't my place to understand why some people loved the King after all that time.

I guess it was my three daughter's turn to wonder why I wanted to watch The Who perform last Sunday at the Super Bowl halftime.

I loved them growing up after purchasing "Who's Next" in Grade 8. I loved them after buying "Quadrophenia" in cassette. I loved them after buying " Who's Next" on red vinyl (!) while I worked at a pub in Ottawa. Yes, and I still loved them after Keith and John both blew out their heart's out a variety of prescription and illegal drugs, respectively.

As I watched Roger and Pete work their tired legs around the gauche stage constructed for their gig, I finally saw what my mother saw: It wasn't the fact they were old, it was the fact we were all old together. I didn't see them through the myopic,skeptical eyes of my baby girls, but rather saw them as link to all our misspent, ill used youth. Yes they are old, but they were once young and they should command some sort or respect for all the great music they gave us.

I could care less what anyone says. I enjoyed the show. And I know my mother would understand that.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Bloor Street Sushi Reviews..


My poor Bella has been feeling poorly as of late, so I went to Toronto with my bride and my youngest daughter Wu.

Tonight we dined at:

Thai Spring Roll
525 Bloor Street West
Toronto,ON
416-827-4636

After a long cold day of walking around the Annex, the warm smell of the spices coming from the kitchen were heavenly. Unfortunately, that was the only heavenly thing about this dining experience.

We sat down and ordered our appetizers of one order of spring rolls with shrimp and one order with chicken. Exactly 55 minutes later, they arrived with one of the old "Ah gee, I'm really sorry for the wait" ( Not my problem that you're understaffed). Yes, I know that sounds bitchy, but this area is teeming with Asian restaurants. Get a mitt and get in the game.

Wu ordered the sweet sour chicken, my bride ordered pad thai, and I ordered beef with basil. 22 minutes after the appetizers, these dishes arrived.

Wu's dish had a plethora of baby corn, but very little chicken. My bride's pad thai was swimming in oil and red pepper, and my beef was so tough it actually made the right side of my jaw sore.

I would have complained, but the waitress was so busy it would have been futile.

Piece of advice: Try one of the other Thai restaurants in the neighbourhood. This debacle cost me $61.73 including a minuscule tip.

Rating: 1 star out of 5
Child friendly: No


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Friday, February 5, 2010

One thousand pardons...



I've been dealing with a sick daughter.

Wu ( my youngest), had a scary couple of days at the hospital. She's recovered and back at home ( thank the Lord Buddha). Ergo, my blog has suffered.

Here's an entry from my past.

What a great time to be young. These photos are so great.