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It's ECHO time again! For the past six years, SOCAN (the Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada) has awarded the best independent Canadian song of the year a $5000.00 prize.
Unlike Polaris, once the top five shortlist of songs is announced, the choice is up to you by public vote to see which song wins.
That brings us to our...
Poll Question of the Day:
Kathleen Edwards "Soft Place To Land"
Japandroids "The House That Heaven Built"
Dan Mangan "Post-War Blues"
John K. Samson "When I Write My Master's Thesis"
Sloan "Unkind"
Are these the best independent songs of the past year? What song is missing? Too hard to nail down to one choice? Which song does not deserve to be on this list?
Let us know by posting on our blog, email to email@example.com, or twitter us @cbcradio3 and we'll discuss your comments throughout today's edition of Grant Lawrence Live.
*Polls are open between Sep 10 and Oct 10. Eligibility is July 1, 2011 - June 30 2012. Winner announced Oct 19. One lucky voter will win a free iPad! Past winners have included Katie Moore, Brasstronaut, D-Sisive, the Weakerthans, Abdominal and Propaghandi.
Related links:
Kathleen Edwards recovering from anaphylactic shock
Katie Moore wins 2011 ECHO Songwriting Prize
That's a pretty sweet list.
Going with loyalty and Mr Mangan...with Japandroids close behind.
Also, Good Morning. I AM awake.
Wow, all really good tracks. Mornin' C-mac! And Grant. Et all! haha :)
For me, Post War Blues was one of those love-at-first-listen songs. From the first time I heard it live last year, I knew it would be a favourite. So I am voting for that.
And I like Sloan, but I think Unkind was just kind of... a generic Sloan song. There are plenty other songs that would be more deserving for that spot.
Shit, this song (Knifehandchop) is making me really anxious, because it makes me think Mega Man is about to die.
Megaman lives to infinity.
@kirk #5 - that song was giving me an auditory seizure.
Good morning!
All taped shows were live at one point.
Note, deoderant is NOT on that list...
great list!
speaking of kathleen edwards..poor thing! http://music.cbc.ca/blogs/2012/9/Kathleen-Edwards-recovering-from-anaphylactic-shock glad she's alright...
Teeter!!! :)
Get your Mom or wife to knit idiot strings on all three to conjoin them all, Grant.
Problem solved.
You're welcome.
I love Unkind and House That Heaven Built, so it's a tie between those. I think this list is a lot better than last years. I don't remember what was on it, I just remember thinknig that they weren't great picks.
C.Mac in the movie credits on my PVR!!!!!!!!!!
@tb3 you are supposed to tell us that the spoiler is coming, not that it is done!!
I vote for Kathleen Edwards!
Out of this list, I'd have to go with "Post-War Blues." "Let's start a war for the kids" is in the running for Top 10 opening lyrics ever.
Spoiler alert.
I got a bitchin spoiler on my '82 Honda Civic.
Did I get it right JD?
Hi, Teebs! Can I talk shop with you? haha
ugh, i can relate. i've got way more than 3 things i need to remember every morning. i finally got one of those leather valet things for my bedside. everything i need goes in there, and nothing else. i empty it when i leave.
howdy folks! this is a terrific list!
KJ: Shop… Like what's coming Wednesday?
You probably know more than I do.
These are all worthy songs, but if I'm stirring the pot a bit...
Song missing from the List: Feist, Bad in Each Other
That song gives me the chills every time I hear it.
also also-FOLKFEST IS AWESOME AND OH GOD I AM SO HIGH ON MUSIC.
ahem. that is all.
Huh? haha I mean that my iPod button is stuck. haha.
@ laurita-- how adorable was Dan Mangan last night? and also.. how freakin' awesome was whitehorse??!!
Teebs: What's coming Wednesday?! haha
I would also like to nominate Sprawl II by Arcade Fire as a song with lyrics worthy of this list-I prefer the Hey Ocean cover, but damn, those are some kick-bum lyrics!
I love this song!!! I listened to this album crazy loud on my drive home last night from the CCMAs. I needed some loud rock n roll to counteract all the country music!
@ Erinev-I KNOW, RIGHT??? on both counts. I stayed to see the whole of Whitehorse with my friend and we were freaking blown away. TOM WAITS COVER, WHAT???
also, I have never seen anyone crowd surf before, ever. I'm glad Dan Mangan was the first one I saw.
Kirk, Cicero (who is visiting YVR) and I went and saw the Arkells yesterday afternoon for free as part of this Grey Cup tour thing...and they were SOOOOO GOOOOOOD.
So much fun to watch.
My list of threes is exactly the same as Grant's (wallet, keys, blackberry)
You need to put a bowl or something by the door and put the keys and wallet in there as soon as you come in the door. That way, everytime you leave, the only thing you have to find/remember is your phone. The only times I can't seem to find anything is the mornings after I get home stumbly drunk and the keys are not in the bowl where they should be so I have to try and piece the previous night back together in order to find them.
also also-if we're strictly keeping to this list, then I nominate either Kathleen Edwards or John K. Samson, although I'd pick a different Samson song, personally (I heart Heart of the Continent)
It might be obvious that I'm a major Mangan-ite (see profile pic) and I have also played the eff out of JKS' "When I Write My Masters Thesis" (it's about time someone wrote a song about that!) but, shockingly, I am going to have to go with "Unkind" by Sloan. I first heard this track on (GASP!) commercial radio when my iPod died and I rocked out instantly. I am not a huge Sloan fan but this is just a rocky, catchy jam!
okay, this is such a good song...and it's waking me up.
which is good because I have to go to the peak at 11am :s
@teeter was that supposed to be a link? or just an exclaimation?
The first thing I do when I get home is take my wallet and keys out of my pocket and put them on a shelf by the door. The last thing I do before I leave is pick up my wallet and keys from a shelf by the door.
TB3 this show is pre-taped like you are hilarious.
@flannel tom - we have a bowl by the door, too. But yeah it only works if you put the stuff IN the bowl...
Also, you cannot share the bowl with someone else. That is a recipe for that someone else to take YOUR keys / phone / wallet to work with them.
@ Smallie: GASP!
also, I don't think JKS expected us to love him so much. people were wearing cowboy hats and Winnipeg Jets caps. People were singing along to all of the lyrics. there was so much flannel-wearing. he looked super surprised after every song: "Wow, thanks guys!"
and holy moly i did not sleep last night, too excited for BON IVER and hey rosetta tonight. ahhhhh
@flannel tom re #33 must be a bummer then to lose your keys EVERY morning!
@ Erin: SO MUCH AMAZING MUSIC!!1
I'm pretty sure this is the best music festival I've ever been to, ever. I want to marry it and have it's children.
also @ Erin-I hope we all find each other! eep!
@grant [42] Zing!
@ Grant: you should ask us questions about OFF tomorrow. we will be INCOMPREHENSIBLE.
@ laurita-- just look for my R3 tuque!!
@smallie. I just noticed, after you pointed it out, that your profile picture is awesome!
re: cmac's 32
This was, I think, the 9th time I've seen Arkells live, and every time, they're so damn good. Every time.
@ Erin-will do!
also, I guess KC's hair is kinda hard to miss...
completely off topic: I work with a very odd fellow. He showed up today with a total military style crew cut. Who does that (if your not a cop or in the military)?
I am listening from home today, only the second time I have called in sick to work in twelve years.
I don't know anything about song writing, pretty hard to say which one is best. I do have a softspot for JKS, he sure knows how to pick his words.
I also have a bowl by the door. My wallet and phone go in there - there is an outlet close enough that I can charge it in the bowl. My keys go on the key rack next to the jackets. I cannot go to work without car keys and that reminds me to grab my house/work keys.
When I move my phone I forget it.
Did everyone hear about Kathleen Edwards' life threatening BEE STINGS last night?!?
I am stuck on Woodhands. I can't change the song it does it by itself. I can't listen to another artist or stream, and when I open a new tab for CBC music it's still Woodhands. I restarted my browser and the same thing.Can't restart computer for other processes happening.
This happen to anyone else?
With reference to Mangan…
So I had this discussion this weekend, with Mrs. Teebs. When Oh Fourtune came out I was still so enamoured with Nice, Nice, Very Nice, that (brace yourself, Radio3 friends, the province of BC, and generally everyone else) said I wasn't sure it was as good as an album as it's predecessor.
In my defense, I really loved Nice, Nice, Very Nice like that first kiss in a dimly lit basement to side A of Journey's Escape as the soundtrack…
But let's fast forward to a week ago and that conversation that happened directly after seeing that very wonderful doc. that Hodgey-Podgey put together.
I realized that like a ninja, Oh Fourtune has quietly skulked up on me in the night, and converted me over. I really think this album, will be Dan's THE album… As in the Sargent Pet Sounds of his career. And I in turn now love that album much more than Nice, Nice, Very Nice.
Kinda funny how some of the albums I love the most, really took some time for them to resonate with me. But, my vote goes for Mangan and Post War Blues. Which says a lot, because of how much I adore the ENTIRE Voyageur album.
And there you have it… a long lost TB3 essay…
^^^ that Kathleen Edwards thing is freaky...
I also had lifethreatening bee stings last night.
KJ - stuck iPod button?
Out of warranty swap… Can't be repaired in store, has to be sent away, so they'll just do a swap, and you get one that works, for a fee. Not as much as a new one, but there is a cost.
Post War Blues gets my vote. Love that song!
House That Heaven Built would be second for moi!
@AL: thanks! It was taken after his show in your current home city at Mac Hall.
Kathleen Edwards bee sting story just made me worry my son doesn't carry his epi pen around enough. His allergy isn't bees but latex, but you never know when those balloons will attack.
I voted for Post War Blues - I can't describe what it is about Mr. Mangan, but he's got it. He can always get me to listen to and enjoy his songs.
that is scary about life-threatening bee-stings-eep! at the camp I worked at we had 4-year-olds carrying around 2 epi-pens a piece. glad we never had to use 'em!
@ T&C: you're allergic too?? poor dear, hope you're okay!
@teebs: Thanks! Booo... I've only had it for 9 months, and it was a Christmas gift. Womp. :p
Thanks so much for your help!
Grant #38: Your comebacks take too long… you need faster google skills.
@ Teebs: ...okay, fine. I guess I'm okay with you leaving the KE camp for the Dan the Man(gan) camp. I guess.
Mr. Mangan gets my vote, absolutely love that song. Can't listen to it without air-guitaring.
KJ - 9 months is under warranty! Book an appointment with the GBar at nearest Apple Store.
They keep infesting various tubes in my bike.
Also, Teebs, missed your essays. :)
Dammit, why didn't this happen when I was actually close to an Apple store.. haha. I was in both Edmonton and Calgary recently. Murphy's Law...
@ Tea: EEK! those bees are organized!
Oh Charlottetown, you grabbed me by the lapel.
i like Post War Blues, but it's so in-your-face compared some of his other songs.
i prefer his more subtle writing, and if i didn't "know" Dan Mangan through his other work, i'd think Post War Blues was a bit earnest.
like, TB3, I was initially underwhelmed by Oh Fortune when it was first released.
Unlike TB3, I have never gone back to listen to it. I should stop forgetting that I have it in my collection
@tea cart - yeah, the bees in the bike! I never found out what you ended up doing about that, but it seems like the problem is ongoing. Are you OK??
Good afternoon!
I'd probably go with Post War Blues but it's not really even my favorite song on that Album, that'd probably be Row of Houses.
My favorite song of the last year is Hallways by Islands, classic! Asleep and Aforgetting is such a good album.
@T&C did you manage to exterminate the bees from your bike? Have they returned, or did you just not get them all?
I'm going to pick Sloan, on the hopes that it'll set off a rant by theRadioHead about how backwards looking people who play guitars are :P
Yay! I fixed my internet and am back on the blog! Goodbye, productivity!
@ Grant: YES! TERRIFIC WEEKEND WAS/IS HAD!
laurita #68: I will never leave the KE camp… we gingers are joined by the freckle. It's just that Managn track has creeped up on me like a villain.
@jojo. Hallways is definately one of my favourite songs of last year. It is probably my favourite Islands song sing the first album.
Unbuttoned to the navel…
So a little higher than a Chris Kelly Vee Neck?
button up t-shirts exist?
Loyalty remains to The Mang, although I really like Kathleen's track as well as that Sloan tune.
Grant Lawrence: looking for any reason possible to unbutton his tee-shirt down to the navel.
Yes, Hallways is a great, great tune. Sign me up for that one.
Re Bees:
Hosed them out of my handlebars, patched that. Now the main frame has them, i think they must have entered through an old waterbottle screw hole.
Lunch time!
@Alsace @jdurley my favorite single of their's since Rough Gem!
I don't know that I would have thought Master's Thesis was one of the best songs of the year though...
and I'm right back to being sleepy...time for tea
@ TB3-speaking of gingers, at KE's show, I just happened to stand right next to I think her gingery-freckly brother, her mother/aunt? and her brother's little gingery-freckly son on his shoulders, all of them very nice-looking, friendly and supportive. the little kid was focusing really hard, and he looked to be about 5, max. It. Was. Amazing.
I assume yellow jackets are more like wasps than bees (same as wasps)? Wasps are jerks. Straight up. On the weekend we determined that wasps are the unduly aggressive juice monkeys of nature.
@tea wait until they are sleeping and then put some screws in those holes. This spring take those screws out and shake them out then put the screws back in to keep those greasy bastards out of there!
Kathleen Edwards Thursday night at Club One in St. John's! Molly Rankin opening!
@Ftom: I was also trying to visualize this button-up tee, independent of Grant.
What the H is the deal with the bees this summer? Third case of this I've heard in the last week! I'm in Detroit, so maybe it's a regional thing...scary, how many people don't even know if they are allergic?
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Grant, thanks for the mental imagine of your hairy chest. I should listen to your show more often.
Wasps are bastards. Once I watched one skin a caterpillar and fly away with his head and skin. Snce that day I've hated wasps. Douchebags.
@ Smallie: AGREED. A LOT.
once, at outdoors camp (no, not kidding) we found a hornet's nest and it managed to chase us down the pathway and sting 3/4 of a camp of like 25 kids aged 12 and under. we had no creams or meds, only ice packs. we were sore for like 7 hours. what a jerk.
Ottawa Folkfest has been absolutely amazing. Honestly could not have asked for a better lineup. Today is the last day of the festival, and I'm sad it's almost all over. Up until this point, Kathleen Edwards has put on the best performance of the whole thing.. Not sure if it was her amazing energy, witty humour, jim bryson accompanying her on stage, or her nearly bringing the crowd to tears when discussing how much Ottawa means to her. What a gal!
Also, she flat out said she's a single lady during her set.
and when i say imagine I mean image. *Sigh* spelling isn't my forte aparently...
if it's okay with you, I'm going to just sit back and trash talk all the other participants, without actually taking part
The great thing is that Edwards has a sense of humour about the whole thing.
Anaphylactic shock really ruined the whole "10 handsome firemen and paramedics fussing over you" moment. Too busy dying to get a number.
what Erinev said. a lot. and yeah, she was all in a blazing orange hippie dress and went 'now that I'm a single lady, I should show some leg!' and then we cheered. and she did. what. a. gal.
Mrs. TB3 has an alergy to bee stings and an epipen… She was stung by a bee during a pregnancy that didn't go to term, prior to the successful one that becmase Mini TB3. She went into anaphylactic shock and was rushed to the hospital.
There's nothing scarier than being a sidecar in it all and just watching something that scary unfold. Especially when it's the one you owe all your best moments to.
Thankfully, it worked out okay. We did lose the pregnancy, but here we are, years later, with a beautiful daughter and my best friend in life, still kicking it.
Carrying our epipen with us where ever we go.
My husband is allergic to wasp / bee stings, so I was always on the alert re: our daughter. The very first time she gets stung, it's on the INSIDE of her lower lip (tip: use extreme caution when eating blueberry pancakes with maple syrup outside at a farmer's market). Luckily the drug store was right across the street, so we went flying over there for some Benadryl. Didn't appear she was allergic, but it hurt like a @#$%^&*@%#&%$%^.
well I just voted for Sloan because honestly I don't much like those other options. I also don't feel like this is a fantastic list but I am at a loss to suggest other songs that should be on there... so for now, that's a good enough list and the Sloan song is the best one.
Micheal Rault's song Fall In Love With Every Girl I See could and should be on there. But maybe it didn't come out in the right time frame.
@ Tb3: awwwwwwwwwwwwww.
Yellow Jackets - Seem to be rather plentiful this year. We can't even eat outside anymore without an onslaught.
Although they seem more interested in my wine than stinging.
@JD [105] Nature's littlest arsehole.
@krib #109, that's my plan as well!
@ Jdurley: that bee/wasp sounds like a huge jerk.
laurita.snow: Her freckly brother is married to Amanda Putz a CBC host and former Radio3 host too! We played with them all at Wolfe Island this summer. That son… is named Elliott! After the Brood!!
@Tb3: I am glad that the story has a happy ending. Also: stupid wasps.
@ Stevierayk: maybe not jerks so much as winos?
@Tb: <3
Less life-threatening but still sucky news...
Dave Gunning is being fined by, of all groups, The Royal Canadian Mint
@ Tb3: AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! SO MUCH FRECKLY MUSIC GOODNESS! also, her brother was quite attractive. can't say I minded standing next to an attractive guy with a cute little boy on his shoulders.
Bees are fine. Wasps are dicks.
@TB3 - Oh my god, that is a horrific story. I have been in the bystander position for a couple of scary medical things, and it is NOT GOOD. Sorry you all had to go through that.
The yellow jackets were bad up here last year but it was because we didn't get a week or so at -30. They hibernate in the ground over winter and a good cold snap kills a lot of them off. If we don't get one, then they are out in full force the next summer.
We've had to hang one of those traps for them in the backyard to keep them out. Every couple of weeks I pour a handfull of drowned yellow jackets out if it. Good riddance to those bastards, I say.
Um... where would one get an "epi-pen"? I should probably have a few up at the cabin in Desolation Sound since ol' Jill got stung on the toe and a guest got stung INSIDE THE MOUTH. Last words to us when she left: a slurred and swollen "WUNKS FOE NUTTIN!"
Ok so maybe my font isn't big.
Epi-pens are available at the pharmacy, I believe.
@ Grant: I think a pharmacist? or a doc? as I understand it, there are different dosages and you can't share 'em unless you are really, really in a bind. and even then you shouldn't.
@Grant Ol' Jill?! careful there.
I'm terrified of wasps and bees. I've never been stung by one and because of that I'm terrified I'll be allergic and it'll have terrible repurcusions. My dad has been stung 100s of times and doesn't give a faawk about them. he's grabbed them in his hands and thrown them outside when they get in the house. i just close all th doors to that room and run away.
@zamma thanks!
#132-- stung in the mouth?!!! that is absolutely horrifying..
or maybe they just make a smaller one for kids. I've only ever handled a kids' epi-pen.
Mondegreen: Kick this city, kick this puppy!
@Grant - I don't think you can just buy an epi-pen - pretty sure those are prescription-only for people who are diagnosed as needing them. BUT antihistamine can help in a pinch. You should get some Benadryl or other similar antihistamine for your cottage.
@ Kirk: I agree, and wasp stings are a serious matter, but the way your Kirk-like was worded had me laughing hysterically for a sec.
@rebbey you've NEVER been stung? You mean you were never that kid (me) who would lob rocks into bees nests and then try to run away and get chased by a swarm in the shape of an arrow that would eventually engulf me as I rolled on the ground in agony?!?
@ Jdurley: yeah, aren't Epis just pure adrenaline?
Am I the only one who doesn't get the hype for these songs? I was similarly confused by the Polaris short list this year. Am I out of touch?
@ Grant: you would, wouldn't you.
@jdurley we have that stuff... Jill gets mad when I pop a few when I have a hangover.
laurita: Yeah, I think you're right. They are only intended for severe allergic reaction/anaphylaxis, ie: throat-closing and the like. Severe I believe that they'd have to be prescribed.
I'd suggest going to a pharmacy or GP and asking what you can keep on hand in your first-aid kit.
re: STUNG IN THE MOUTH - this is why I never drink anything sweet out of a container I can't see the inside of.
at Grant
why would you even try to outrun bees with your wonky knees and leg braces???
I got a couple free epi pens from their site online.
kirk: Baboom!!!
so, in defense of "wasps"...
the things everyone is hating on are a small fraction of the wasps that actually exist out there; they just happen to be the most noticeable. Many wasps are beneficial, and some to live on flower nectar and help pollinate flowers; in fact, the fig wasp is the ONLY wasp that pollinates figs.
The majority are parasitic, which sounds awful, but what they do is lay eggs inside other insects, often ones that damage crops.
the real wasp bastards everyone is complaining about are yellowjackets and hornets, which only seem to be the majority
@grant re: antihistamine misuse - just tell Jill you're not hungover, you've been STUNG IN THE MOUTH. Problem solved.
Antihistimines work for hangovers? Huh.
Grant punches baby dolphins.
/case closed
RE 135 - so what you are saying is... don't share needles? I guess you learn something new everyday.
your eyes are watery and nose runs when you're hung over?
@Kirk [#152] -- I had a whole call-back joke to last week's "train tracks" story; but I deleted it and typed this here instead...
Epi-pen: can be obtained over the counter from a pharmacist for large sums of money. However, if you plan to submit a claim to your health insurance you will need a prescription first. I learned this the hard way when purchasing one on my way out of the country. No time for trip to doctor = $100-ish spent on epi-pen. Still better than trip to US hospital.
@Tom #159, If I can't share needles what about crochet hooks?
We got his EpiPens a long time ago. Now I am reminded I better check the expiration dates on those. Yikes.
@GarfieldUK - if you've moved on to using crochet hooks instead of needles, it's time to admit that you have a problem... and really, really big veins.
WAPUCHE, MONISKI, AND TB3 on the same blog roll??? Blogasm!
Now on my to do list. Get more EpiPens. The ones we have expired Dec 2010. Oops!!!!
My vote: JKS... out of solidarity for Paul (producer, my little brother) and because I wrote a thesis - but I really like the Dan Mangan song too.
My four-year old is listening with me: he thought JKS was Rich? (although that might be because it is familiar) Kathleen Edwards song is "too pretty" and the rest are "not cool enough" but Japandroids was a close second to the "cool" Sloan song!
Last, but not least.
Where is ColinMedley????
@kirk why do you think the bees were always able to catch up to Junior me?
I've been stung twice. Once by a wasp when I was working as a house painter. We were doing the outside of a woman's century-old garage. She said there had been a nest but the exterminator had got rid of them. I was up there, took two scrapes at the old, flaking paint and a dozen of the bastards crawled out from under the eaves. BAM! One of them got me right between the eyes. I climbed down and quickly enforced my right to refuse unsafe work. I don't know what happened to that shed or the wasps...
The other time, I was 5 and we were eating watermelon on the back porch. I was wearing a white and neon-pink-striped shirt. A hornet buzzed up and went down my sleeve. I stayed in that awkward, arms-up position you take when you're young and eating melon slices for 10 minutes. I never saw it leave but I couldn't feel anything in there so I brought my arm down... There are probably few places that suck more to be stung in than your armpit... The mouth is definitely one of them, though.
After than, my older brother let me wear his wellies and he put a giant box fan on me... I don't know why he thought that might help, but he was only 6. Pampering means something very different when you're still a kid.
Oh haiiiii Nicole!
Those are some solid reasons he's got there.
@DBS #167, I've just been looking at the prices of epi pens and they go for over $100 each, I'm not worth that much!
did Grant just pronounce cicadas: Chick-kay-das?
@CMac #174, yes he did.
I believe you can share needles if you're wearing a condom.
GRANT: You're also the kid that threw food from an open vehicle window at metal heads in their camero
@Grant Oh those halcyon days of youth...
I feel like I spent my weekend listening to Jill Barber car commercials with some football thrown in every now and then. Cha... ching!
Did we come up with a Chavril style name for Grant and Jill? My vote is for Lawrber. Or Grill.
Grant is not constrained by things like "proper pronounciation" and "wearing shirts that cover his navel".
Also, he was not alone in bee/wasp misdaventures in youth. It seems a little sadistic to admit, but I would lob rocks at wasp nests and was always amazed that, even from afar, they would manage to track me down as I ran away. I got stung in the butt, through my swim trunks. They showed me.
@tb3 re #177 how did you know that?
Kathleen Edwards always and forever. Glad to hear she's better. And if she writes a song about the bee sting, that would be the luckiest insect ever.
And hi Grant! excited to see Jill tomorrow! Thanks again!
interesting...you go and look at past winners and nominees for this ECHO prize, and they seem to be trying hard not to have the same nominees year after year.
I was the metal head.
I can't decide who I think should win. Those are all incredible songs.
I probably won't vote. :)
Bee Fact
Swarms only happen when a hive is splitting and a portion of the population are on the move to find a new home.
Swarms are also when bees are at their most docile and least likely to sting.
@CMac how do you say that weird word? What is it, a cricket or something???
I'd probably have to vote for Dan Mangan's Post War Blues. Great recorded and live and really poignant lyrics.
JKS's Master Thesis is a close 2nd for me.
Awww, this is now making me think about the Danumentary and getting a little misty eyed again.
Oh yeah, Mangan all the way.
@Grant sik-kay-da
they're creepy, and I havent seen them here before, but Ontario...oh man. LOUD.
Great comment about best opening line: "let's start a war for the kids" YES! It certainly is. That would be another great contest :)
@carlyg, but if you vote you can be entered into a draw to win an ipad, ooooooooooohhhh.
They're the insects that make that droning buzz on warm summer days. They also look REALLY WEIRD!
Also, don't squeeze cicadas...
@Tb3 - That's what you get for wearing a Loudness t-shirt. Even I'd throw an orange at you.
Hey, who "taped" the doc? Non-Canadians wanna see it too.
@Grant #181, you know that feeling when you think someone is following you, watching everything you do. Well it's just the investigator that's bee following you for the last 30 years.
Sleep well tonight :)
Morning. I'm late to the stories on yellow jackets, but even down here in California its an issue this year. Peggy and I were camping over Labor Day weekend, and for the first time ever, we were chased indoors into the Shaggin' Wagon when we were eating breakfast. The triggering food item: bacon. However, they were not interested at all in stinging either of us, but when we came inside, damned if two of them didn't figure their way inside.
at grant
"cicadas" is pronounced like Feist pronounces it in the song.
I went with Dan, for the simple fact that I really like that particular track. I am in the camp of loving Nice, Nice Very Nice, and having a hard time shifting my love to Oh, Fortune. But I've since listened to the full album rollout podcast several times (thanks Grant!). And I feel it is a rich album.
Love Voyageur! And I think I've played Unkind about 200 times.
I do like Japandroids but am a bit of a late bloomer with their material. Just getting into Celebration Rock now, played this exact song on my show this morning as well. JKS has his spot in my heart, but I prefer other tracks of his.
That is all. :P
@Zammy -- woah, that is the weirdest Kirk/YT video ever.
@Alsace - Ohhhhh... well in that case, i will contemplate this further and come up with a favorite. It's probably between Mangan and Edwards, for me anyway.
@zammy My mom woke me up in the middle of the night once when I was young - told me I had to get my camera.
She was walking the dog before bed and saw that all the cicadas were shedding their skins on the trees in our backyard. It was CREEEEEEEPY.
Like some sort of horror movie
@kirkofdoom re #200 sorry, I dozed off!
Rayk: You and I both know it was Roudness.
I haven't seen the Danumentary either, Soop. It was only on in BC and if you have time changing stations like Dawn has haha
@Soop Hodgee said it was going to be on the internet for something ...sometimes soon (KIRK little help?) - bug him on the twitters.
@GarfieldUK -- umm... why would you ever need to hire a PI to follow Grant around? He's going to tell you everything you need to know soon enough!
yep, that is the one! the minute i heard dan sing the first line of the song last summer from the floating stage at kaslo jazz fest i was hooked, then came the crazy guitar and full on horns! no going back. love to hear the soft side of raunchy girl kathleen harmonize with hannah so that is my second choice.
@Tb3 - oh those Rock and Roll Crazy nights.
Far worse than bees are dogs with bees in their mouths and when they bark they shoot bees at you. I couldn't Kirk a clip for that.
Grant Baboom'd Feist in his rebuttal to Kirk's baboom on him.
And the cycle is complete.
Maylee Todd singing backup, every Toronto musician should seek her out!
Hey Lee!
Melanie is pulling a you! she's flying into Freddy and Mike V is picking her up and giving her the key to my apartment.
@Grant ABSOLUTELY NOT. anytime we had a nest around our house my dad took care of it in one of several ways. My favorite of his was inserting the top of a can of spray, spraying the whole can inside, then plugging it with a piece of wood so the wasps couldn't go anywhere. Showed them who's boss. Jerks.
Lock-a-loll clazy nights!
Bleh... That would be really weird. I've found empty carapaces and dead ones before. Just last week I found one wedged in Beau's grille. Not pleasant pulling that carcass off, lemme tell ya. =\
@EricR #209, Ah but does he tell us everything? (probably)
Grant, next time you're in ON or QC and you are out and wondering "what on earth is that weird buzzing noise I keep hearing?", it's probably cicadas
And it's only pronounced like Feist does in the song if you believe in Anglicizing pronunciations. Since it comes from a Latin word, it really should be a short a - ciCAHdas
I once tied a blow torch to the end of a hockey stick and lit a wasps nest on fire.
Those little fuckers were PISSED. I got stung about 25 times. It was worth it though.
at smallie
at cmac/soop, i don't remember if he specified, but i am pretty sure he said it'll be up streaming on CBC soon. They wanted it to coincide with his tour (or his show here)
@Garf[173] - My son may not think he is worth that either, but I do!
@kirk. Thanks for the info. I really want to see the Dan Doc.
@stevierayk[176] - In my son's case, that better be latex free condoms.
once there was a huge wasp nest in my shed. i stayed away from it, and knocked it down later when it was empty.
yup, i'm not getting the hang of this exciting story thing.
I saw a thing on the telly once about a place where they have a seven year cicada cycle. Every seven years there are so many cicadas they have to shovel them off the sidewalks. Talking on the phone during they days was impossible due to the noise.
@stevie. That's pretty gross.
@nvp #226, I wish I was that brave
I tweeted at Hodgee and he said something similar about streaming at some point. But that requires patience. I don't have that.
@stevie - Wow, where is that? I never want to go there.
'Soop: I have it on my PVR. You have to come here to watch it.
There are several different broods of cicadas. Some run a 7-year cycle. Some are longer and shorter.
The entomologist in me wants to see what happens when those broods overlap. Is there inter-brood mating? What cycle would those offspring follow?
Yes, I'm a nerd.
@darbar - but of course, gluten free as well.
@GarfieldUK [#229] -- would you rather be scared and alive, or reckless and ... Grant?
Teeter & Sooper
Or the PVR goes to Cali.
@Kirk: well done.
so... how do you say this word? cicadas. And are those the little tater things I order at Taco Time?
yeah, but a little crunchier
@Grant -- "Sick-Eh-Duh" = cicadas ... and no, I hope not. Unless you're going to a really sketchy taco place.
@EricR #235, No I meant I wouldn't have been brave enough to knock it down even when it was empty, I'd lock the door and ell the house.
Grant. How to pronounce Cicada.
the cool guy in me wants to give you a wedgie.
@grant - it's called Taco Bell. Taco Time...sheesh.
I read once that a wasp under attack releases a pheromone to attrack help of fellow nearby wasps.
That may explain why they're hovering around the front of your car in summer; they can smell the pheromones released by their dead brethren just before splatting
woah, checked out for a bit there-trying to move the furniture from my childhood downstairs and move the Big Girl furniture upstairs, eep!
but Smallie, I just wanted to say that your bee stinging you on the butt is freaking hilarious. I laughed a lot at your expense. hope that's okay.
also-grah! Jill Barber is still on the list of 'Need to See.' grah!
We had a couple yellow jacket nests in our eaves and I was all worried about how to knock em down and not get stung. Trying on different defensive clothing systems, testing my knocking down and running fast technique, etc. Then my roommate reminded me that we are renters and call the management company and they hire an exterminator. Which I did. Really takes the excitement out of the story though.
Work done. groceries need to be picked up, sorry grant, not much show for me today! : (
'Soop: Unless the exterminator is Walt and Jesse…
@Garfield -- you get used to it. I've gone through three wasp traps and three cans of wasp killer spray this summer. Taken down at least ten nests, if I remember correctly. Hunting just past dusk is key... they gather at the nest and you can blast a good number of them in one shot. Also, the foaming spray is great; slows down the ones who try to get away pretty well.
Needless to say, it's been a wasp-y summer; and, like so many else 'round here, my wife was also stung this summer. The swelling has just finally gone away after about 2 weeks.
also, it's really freaking cold here. WAY below seasonal. which probably explains why I ate a bagel and a half in 15 minutes.
@BLee [215] - And that visit in 2009 where you met me at the Vancouver train station started it all for me.
@tb3 re #248 nice reference to the best show ever
there's an entomologist in you?
Hey Grant - you are plying my wife and I's song!! Yeah to marriage.
Note Bloggers I have an awesome very Canadian PIcture form my wedding on sarurday but I do not think it will fit inot the little box...
On a camping trip when we were kids, my sister sat on a hornets nest. They flew up her pant legs and were stinging her. She was running around screaming and waving her arms and I had no idea what the hell was wrong with her. I got Mom and Dad to figure it out. She had many many welts and was pretty sick. Freaked me out.
re: Breaking Bad -- is it really as good as everyone says it is? My wife and I are looking for something new to watch on Netflix and I think they have the first 3-4 seasons on there. It's certainly a contender...
Getting ready for winter?
in the blog photo at the top of the page, John K Sampson and Kathreen Edwards are doing the exact same over the shoulder pose.
As an amateur private eye enthusiast, I'm very observational and tend to notice these things.
That reminds me...
Lee, what does this mean?
@EricR - Yes it is.
Grant: Mrs TB3 and I watched all 5 seasons of that show in a six month span. Now we're caught up and waiting for the next episodes like suckers…
Grant: I think you're a little confused, the best tv show ever features the adventures of Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles.
@ Fiasco: Contrats on your nuptuals!
@ Zamm: hahahaha I've seen that! and yes!
<----see epic high five picture
I remember when I was younger being with a group of people and us all being attacked by a swarm of wasps. I got away without being stung, but the guy in the kilt wasn't so luck. Seriously.
EricR: Is the show good? Watch one episode, and then kiss the next 6 weeks of your life away as you watch epsiode after epsiode.
you: Wanna watch one more episode?
your wife: NOW!
@soop - I won't argue with you on that.
at soop
I don't know if i'll have to hand in my Canadian citizenship, but I never "got" Trailer Park Boys.
@ Fiasco: BADASSES!
@KirkO'Doom [259] - I honestly have no idea. I've never seen that sign, or one like it, before. Must be something uniquely Canadian!
@Fiasco22 - CONGRATS!!! :D
I'd vouch for Trailer Park Boys being the best Canadian show ever.
I also have stories about giant (car-sized) swarms of bees flying through my school in Rwanda. I asked another teacher if these were the "African killer bees" that we always hear about in North America. The teacher shrugged it off saying, "eh, they won't kill you. Maybe a goat, or a small child."
I always felt bad for the custodial staff who had to get the giant bees nests out of the trees around the school, armed only with a broom and a wheel barrow.
Awww that's awesome!!! Congrats Fiasco!
Night Windows is a really sad song once you know the meaning behind it...
Fiasco - Nice! Contrats!
@Lee: that still blows my mind. what can I say, I'm an enabler ;) have a great day in sunny (I hope) Cali! Off to class.
On the topic of Breaking Bad, there was a meth bust in London this past week… Notice the crystal is NOT Walt's formula.
hmmm... another mispronunciation? did grant just say "in the comets" - my four year old overheard... "they are up in the sky"
I'm with KoD ... TPB never did anything for me...
@Carly/tb3 ... alright, sounds like it's worth a peek. 46 episodes (4 seasons) of BB is on Netflix, so we'll give it a go.
there is one more reason not to go to Rwanda.
Stevie - Still worth it!
EricR: The Season 3 last episode, may go down as one of the best in a show ever. Season 4 is also 'HOLY SHIT' worthy!
@ CJ: woah. wow.
hair mike ..... very nasty grant!!!
Grant… re: Hair In Your Mouth
Button your shirt up Chewie!
@Jon RE:Bees
Yeah. That is for me to do tonight, and go over the whole frame and make sure there are no more entrance/exit points.
I don't know why they keep coming back. It isn't like I rubbed maple syrup all over my bike.
when I was young, I was told I was allergic to insect bites, and was scared silly of bees and wasps and stuff (it didn't help that my dad was also scared of them). Then, in University, I was out at the beach with a friend in the fall, walking barefoot, and I stepped on a wasp or bee or something and got stung.
I took some allergy medicine and we made a beeline for town, thinking I'd be dead by the time we got there, and it turned out not much happened. The toe that it stung swole up big time, but other than that...
so I'm a lot less worried about it now, and have been stung a few times. A couple of years ago, one just flew into my neck and stung me. Never got stuck in my collar or anything. It was fall. They get really weird in fall
Wait, did I hear properly? Did you just get a get a hair in your mouth from the microphone?!?
My son and I just finished watching Breaking Bad's Season 1 and 2. Season 3 here we come.
"i just got a hair in my mouth. from the microphone"
i'm surprised we've never heard that from Lana. or anyone else following Grant's time slot.
Thanks Everybody!
For the 1,500 that have been evacuated from Peachland in the Okanagan, can we hear B.C. is on Fire?
@BLee - Yeah, you're to blame! Now take a holiday and come visit! You've promised for three years! And tell Melanie that she's promised me too! Say hello!
I just like the Grand Theft Auto reference. Best game ever.
Sorry, got distracted listening to Rich Aucoin (Grant, play some 'It'?!) and getting ready to leave for the Peak (cheating on you guys, but hey, Mother Mother, The Matinee, Redgy Blackout and Maurice are there today soooooo...)
ahhhhhhhhhh! JKS did an acoustic version of this! it was wonderful!
Fiasco22: Is your picture with Plaskett taken at Home County this year?
A hairy mic? Probably smells funny too.
@Fiasco22 - Love that photo!!
Kirk re:259,
was there a bunch of kids dressed in black hanging out by that sign?
was it you that said you got free epipens?i am now a 2 epipen girl. they even have me a holster for them.it does not make me feel bad-ass.
@CMac what's going on at the Peak?!?
My take on this song: if the girl don't want him because he's not a PHD, he should just move on and forget her. Women are always trying to take a man and change him into what they want him to be.
CMac- Are you going there to photograph their big frequency change? That's today, right?
they're changing frequencies today, and i guess having some big hoopla.
Breaking Bad is worth it. All five seasons.
re: Breaking Bad
I'm watching through them all again after last weeks season 5 part 1 finale. I'm almost finished season 3 and that's only in a week of watching. It's just as good the second time around.
@teaandcartography - It was I that had gotten the free EpiPens, but I discovered this morning that they expired a couple years ago. They sent us the holster things too.
@T&C If you find some holes that you can't plug with screws etc, try putting a little bit of spray foam insulation in them.
@ Tea: heyyyyyy I've seen those! A girl at camp wore her neon-pink holster on her calf. she said that the kids would gravitate to her because of it. if she was trying to make me feel inadequate, it worked.
@Grant switchin over to 102.7, I'm taking photos. JP is gonna be there, is it professional to tell him to leave R3 alone?
the bands I listed are playing... hoopla is a good word for it, thanks kirk
This song (Ciao Monday) is so fucking perfect right now. Haha!
Breaking Bad: I got super depressed by mid-season three and took a Hot in Cleveland break. Laughed a lot. Then went back to BB and now all caught up. Yay.
Plants & Animals reference "bee-sting lips" in one song. This same look can be attained by NOT noticing that a bee has landed just inside your beer bottle.
I usually agree with this song except that ANAIS MITCHELL, HEY ROSETTA AND BON IVER ARE PLAYING TODAY!! ;D
Hi - Ciao Monday is the song for me today! SOOOO much work after a week off! No more blog today! :)
Are there any Can bands that do a cover of Monday Monday by the Mamas and the Papas? I wish there was and then that song could get played on Mondays too.
Hey Dudes, Happy Monday.
I heard Mother Mother on our local Top 40 radio station yesterday.
How did you manage to get them free?
They aren't the cheapest things, but they keep a person breathing.
Just a quick hello, and Happy Monday! Lurking today and listening to the great tunes. :) I miss Radio 3!
Oh look! It's my favourite Hollerado song! Swell maneuver Grant.
Whoops! Just realised my 'scrip has technically run out... I have extras from a change in 'scrip overlap but I should get it refilled now or I'll likely forget.
Back later, folks!
@Steph: I'm working on a slightly more vulgar take on "Ciao Monday" called "Hey Monday, Eff off"
aw...Hollerado - my daughter's friend just saw them in Mississauga on Friday and was over at our place wearing her signed t-shirt on Saturday. Cute teenaged fandom.
WAHHHHHHHH! I just got a press release!
ELLIOTT BROOD and WINTERSLEEP Nov 14th at the Commodore! My birthday week is turning into a birthday month.
Oh, also my daughter's friend said the Balconies offered to give any fans a sweaty hug after their set. I don't think she took them up on it, though.
I knew the Brood was playing that day, but I didn't know it was with Wintersleep. Ugh. Depending on set times, I'll go for Elliott Brood then bail on Wintersleep to go see Paper Lions at the Media Club.
@smallie - Hahah! I like it! More vulgar is always better! You know what's awful. My birthday is on a Monday (next Monday, in fact) this year... how LAME! AND my cousin's wedding is on Saturday so I can't even really celebrate my birthday on the weekend....
I have not seen Breaking Bad. I've been catching up on Community, now that Netflix has seasons 2 & 3.
Nov 1st - Plants and Animals and the DDWoods
Nov 5th - Chilly Gonzales
Nov 7th (my bday) - Hawksley Workman
Nov 8th - AC Newman
Nov 9th - Dan Mangan - RRAdvantage
Nov 11th - Neil Young
Nov 12th - Cancer Bats ( and GWAR!)
Nov 14th Brood and Wintersleep
Nov 15th - Patrick Watson
eveyone move to Vancouver for November and be my concert buddy.
@tb3, yes home county, the polaris workshop stage
The Gowan family likes to sing the "Winnnipeeeeeeeeeeeeeg" part of this song on roadtrips!
what is it about Breaking Bad that has so many people raving? It sounds seriously depressing, and violent
I will not watch Breaking Bad. It pisses me off that people are so wrapped up in a GD tv show but hey, I'm a jaded and surley type of guy.
@ Steph and Smallie: agreed on the vulgar, for sure! although, like you Steph, my birthday is also on a monday this year, after 2 years of being on a friday and then another on a saturday. DANGIT!
at cmac
Nov 20th - Wooden Sky
@Steph: we're fellow Virgos, my bday is on Thursday. Giving serious thought to using a "personal day" Friday...
You could hijack the mic at the wedding at some point and say "everyone shut up. I have a very important announcement to make. IT IS MY BIRFDAY!"
Everyone in Winnipeg should love this song!
i love breaking bad, but i now have to describe each episode to my spouse. she loves the writing, but it was too tense and too dark for her watching seasons 1 and 2. so now she doesn't watch it with me. she just asks me what happened.
@flanneltom "GD"?
@ Steph: mind you, it's a good excuse to party on a weekday!
@krib and flannel tom re: BrBa - exactly why you should each watch it.
Aight, I gotta go friendlies. Have a good day, I'll rock out to Young and Lazy for you all. XOXO
(@kirk, forgot to flip to the next page in the calendar, just wrote that in last night...more thumbs up!)
My birthday was on the Sunday after my very good friend's wedding last year. They got me a cake and everyone at the reception sang Happy Birthday to me. It was fun.
@krib - exactly... what's the big deal? Glorifying making money off of meth? Oh boy. Has anyone ever met an actual meth head? Just say no, kiids. Just say no.
Every song could use more vulgarity.... and cowbell banjo.
# 350 +1
Fiasco22: I was on the other side of that stage, likely right behind Joel in that photo, wearing a Home County shirt as I am on Board.
I recognized the super awesome Zep hat that Joel was wearing that day.
@smallie - Woo! Virgos! There are lots around here, but your birthday is on Thursday! That's awesome. I'll try to remember...
I lik eyour mic hijacking idea!! I'll see what I can do! :P
@laurita - Indeed! And I'll be in Toronto so that's cool!
@T&C [321] - If I remember correctly, I think we had a code or something from the allergist doc. I guess I better pay up this time.
@fiasco22 @krib there's no glory on Breaking Bad.
@ Smallie: you were born one day after my ma!
@ Steph: woooo!
Echo Songwriting Prize
There's also a French version, and the nominees for that are:
Marie-Pierre Arthur - Si tu savais
Lisa LeBlanc - Lignes d'Hydro
Koriass - St-Eustache
Avec pas d'casque - Intuition #1
Salomé Leclerc - Dans la prairie
(Marie-Pierre Arthur is the only one of those five that I even know...)
this song is lovely!
@Grant - I was trying to keep it PG. you know, GD, as in Got Dang!
hiii all,
just had a bath to be squeky clean for Ottawa folkfest tonight woohoo!
@jojo I see what you did there.
@kidcauley thanks for letting us know! Where has your brother landed? Haven't heard from him since Babel ended...
My snister's bday is Thurs as well. Oh what to do for her?
woooo! Wil!
we need more Wil
and wow that was obnoxious. sorry!
Speaking of French.
This is where you can listen to those Pack a.d. tunes recorded en francais. (Sirens and Haunt You)
@krib - Do we? Ok if you say so.
Thanks to the Friday episode about winery concerts, my lady and I went to a few wineries around Santa Barbara - one called Demetria had a terrace outside overlooking the vinyards, and a fellow playing guitar. We were going to eat lunch on the terrace, but they noted that bees were swarming anyone eating food. Bad news bears... But many thanks to Grant & R3 for a great spontaneous weekend idea!
oh hey! haven't heard this in a while!
yes, Darbar, we do
Hi All, just getting on to the blog after a midday meeting here in NYC. I'm relieved Kathleen Edwards is okay. Saw her Luminato show in Toronto in June and she and her band were fantastic! My weekend doings:
1) I attended a great show Friday night with Great Lake Swimmers and Patrick Watson. A packed house at the Bowery Ballroom. Wearing my "Heart R3" t-shirt I met a Toronto couple there who'd flown down to NYC for the show and a long weekend in NYC. The wife of the couple pulled it off as a surprise for her doctor husband, showing up at his office with airplane tickets, saying "We're going to see your favorite band (Great Lake Swimmers)"
2) I've applied for press accreditation to the CMJ Music Festival in NYC Oct. 16-20. Canadian artists so far announced: Bend Sinister, the Luyas, Metz.
crank it!! just i need to get me into the vacuuming mode .... soooo sad
Ya, Wil is great. He's been at the game a long time, works hard, but just can't seem to bring it up to the next level. I don't get it, actually. He should be "popular", IMO.
This song makes me want to be able to whistle.
But alas I cannot.
*what ... must cut nails today so i can type
hey Grant!
I am not entirely sure what my brother is doing CBC-wise currently, I know he was filling in for some people while they were on vacation on and off. I also know he is working on an installation for Toronto's Nuit-Blanche, he was commissioned to do it after the success of his project at Art of the Danforth: http://thoughtballooninstallation.tumblr.com/ -that is the webpage for his installation.
I am glad you liked my bath update.
@teaandcartography #377 - I agree. in contrast, that Peter Bjorn and John song makes me want to end whistling altogether.
Wil is from Calgary originally (but lives on the Island now)
@kidc - nuit blanche sounds awesome. They do it in Halifax too, the first year for it was '08, the last full year I lived there and it was really cool wandering around town checking out all the art everywhere. I can only imagine T.O.'s is 600 times bigger and crazier.
I REALLY want to go to TO's Nuit Blanche this year - it seems that every year we're out of town somewhere. It IS big and crazy - it's divided into a bunch of zones, since there's no possible way of seeing everything. Even within a zone, you can really only get to a few things.
kC! TONIGHT
Working way too hard to keep up with the blog comments today...
YAY, Sloan! Yep, I think I'm gonna vote for this song.
GRANT - HOW'S ABOUT MAKING THIS A SLOAN SET??!! That would make my Monday.
@FTOM and KIDC: Nuit Blanche is so great! I mean, wandering around downtown Toronto, looking at art, listening to music, and sipping a cocktail or two? Wicked.
Unkind the song is unkind to my ears.
@ Nuit Blanche-anyone ever been to the one in Montreal? it too, is also awesome, hafta say. would love to try the T dot one sometime!
@krib - I do have Wedding Dress by Wil in my tunes and enjoy that.
@Jdurley: year before last we stayed out until about 4:30AM going from spot to spot, then went home for a quick nap before heading out for brunch, where we saw Strombo. Great 24 h period.
@kirkofdoom Wil is from Parksville, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. NEXT!
Correction to #374 That was my "I Hear R3" t-shirt.
graaah! need to get an R3 shirt, dangit!
@ErnieEv: I am so excited! My bus gets in at 7:20!
@smallie - that sounds awesome! Did you see the giant interactive heart machine thing that shot flames in the air? I know the artist who designed / made that (with a team, of course).
Grant, Kirk: TB3 has vacationed near Parksdale, VI, BC, Canada.
That IS a FACT.
@morgana re #375 vacuuming? You don't have a cleaning lady like the rest of the blog?
biggest hug ever coming your way KC. i miss you :(
@tb3 re #397 NOT a fact. No "Parksdale" on Vancouver Island, Bitch Pop.
@Jdurley: no! I missed that. I saw the van that'd be turned in to a disco ball, though. Very cool. The vibe that night was very strange...there was something in the air. Cool...but weird.
@ KC: eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
then why did he recently write a song for Tourism Alberta? And have a residency at the Calgary Stampede? And why, when I saw him the other month, did he tell stories about growing up in Calgary?
@Grant #398 I thought you were Jills cleaner
Speaking of Jill - just heard her yesterday on a Dodge commercial during my Broncos win! Hooray Jill
@kirkofdoom you're thinking of Chad VanGaalen.
Sorry, Mavis Beacon, I meant ParksVILLE.
@TO to LA re #405 um... REALLY??? Wow! $Cha-ching$!
some DuckDuckGo'ing (like Googling) indicates he originated from Aylmer, QC and moved to Calgary when he was young. This is from the iTunes bio, the CDN music wiki has something similar and mentioned Aylmer specifically
Born William Mimnaugh to two musically inclined parents, singer/songwriter Wil spent the first few years of his life in Quebec but moved to Calgary with his family in 1980.
@tb3 - Well, I've been through ParksVILLE on the train.
@Lee: You've also been through London, too.
@StephRam re #388 HOW DARE YOU? This is show a Sloan-Love-Zone.
although I haven't been able to find an article that says "...born in..."
TO to LA #405: this one?
Lee's been through a lot of things... including seven marriages!
I also ate my first Montreal style bagel in Montreal today. Rewarded myself!
Not bad Grant!
is this The Unicorns?!
@KidC -- oh how I miss Montreal bagels... warm from the over. Yum.
*oven. Obviously.
Islands! This got lots of play in my iTunes. I haven't heard it for awhile though.
@kidcauley re #418 basically.
INTERESTING FACT: Rough Gem was played originally by the Unicorns. Not sure if they ever recorded it in any fashion.
That's the one EP! (#414)
@Grant #415, Don't tell Peggy but Lee only divorced five of them, he's still married to the other two
The first song I have in my memory of R3 is Birdsong, by Golden Dogs. That makes it 2002, and that makes this year our aluminum anniversary.
They have teenaged Barnacles now? You can be a teenaged anything these days. Crazy kids.
@Kirk: did you see this article about Sigur Ros and the issues caused by slot bumping?
Rough Gem is the greatest pop song of all time, in my opinion. That's why it pains me to no end, when Islands don't play it live. Whatever, I guess you're entitled to play whatever you want, but when everyone is chanting for it, and then you don't play it. :-(
@EricR - I walked after class, and got sort of lost, but wasn't really - finally got a bagel with crean cheese and dummied it.
@jojo - Nick might just be one of the best pop songwriters period.
Play Jelly Bones by The Unicorns!
mumbletypeg is when you "juggle" a knife, isn't it?
@kidcauley - The first bagel I ever had was fresh out of the oven in Montreal. No bagel has lived up to it's awesomeness since.
In the spirit of correcting peiople, Grant, it is Mumbly Peg.
@hedgeway I wouldn't disagree with that at all. Power pop, AC Newman has a formula! But yeah Nick is my favorite!
Mumblety peg is generally played between two people with the aid of a pocket knife. In one version of the game, two opponents stand opposite one another with their feet shoulder-width apart. The first player then takes the knife and throws it to "stick" in the ground as near his own foot as possible. The second player then repeats the process. Whichever player "sticks" the knife closest to his own foot wins the game.
If a player "sticks" the knife in his own foot, he wins the game by default, although few players find this option appealing because of the possibility of bodily harm. The game combines not only precision in the knife-throwing, but also a good deal of bravado and proper assessment of one's own skills.
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This year's E3 was severely lacking in surprises. Granted, new software was announced, but on the whole the show came off as more of an industry recap than a big event packed with reveals. It's therefore bemusing that each of the three main contenders (Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo) decided to unveil their most exciting games at the start of their press conferences, rather than end on anything truly mesmerising.
It's the videogame equivalent of turning up to a magic show, watching someone be sawn in half in the opening minutes, and then leaving deflated as the magician closes with a simple card trick. Sony is the least of guilty of this, as it closed with some gameplay footage from The Last of Us. Even so, opening with a totally brand new David Cage title and then working toward a 15-minute long segment on the Wonderbook peripheral seemed baffling. When you've only got an hour to play with, why waste a quarter of that on something that isn't really going to build any momentum?
Microsoft appeared to want to talk about anything but games in its conference, again opening with a big hitter - Halo 4 - and then dedicating masses of time to its entertainment services like the new "Smart Glass" feature (which enables Xbox integration with smartphones and tablets). Where were the Forza Horizon and Gears of War Judgement demos? If Forza is returning for the holidays surely it's far enough through the development cycle to be able to show it off in real time? To top it off, the company closed with a third-party multiplatform title, Call of Duty Black Ops 2. Sure, MS has the monopoly on timed-exclusive DLC, but that isn't going to make me want to rush out and buy their product now is it?
And then we come to Nintendo. Poor, crippled old Nintendo. Think I'm being unfair? Look at the company's performance in the last couple of years - the 3DS tanked so hard Nintendo president Satoru Iwata took a 50% paycut, the unveiling of the WiiU sent shares plummeting and now shares have dropped again following another lacklustre performance at E3. Despite being a long time Nintendo advocate, I'm finding it increasingly hard to remain enthusiastic about the company's products and games, with this year's presser leaving a bitter taste in my mouth.
Perhaps more crushing is that the conference kicked things off with promise of greatness. Pikmin 3 looked especially impressive and charismatic Nintendo stalwart, Shigeru Miyamoto, exuded buckets of enthusiasm as he showed it off. But that just made things all the more depressing as the show went on, the elephant in the room of course being Nintendo Land. Fucking Nintendo Land. I mean seriously, I can't think of a game I'd less like to see on the WiiU. Like some abomination born of Wii Sports and Wii Play, this bit-of-everything title was about as show stopping as a cold baked-bean. Did we not learn anything from Playstation Home?
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"The goal of this new model is to continue to build community and meet the Federation's marketing and communications needs by means of a regular, high quality publication, while at the same time stemming financial losses and operating as efficiently as possible," said MJF executive vice president Richard H. Meyer in a formal announcement Tuesday.
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A recent project I've been working on has been the Admissions Checklist - a site for prospective students to track what they've turned in, see deadlines, and get in touch with Admissions. This has been a fairly big project and there have been several things I've had to figure out through trial and error.
One of the first things that stands out to me involves CSS positioning. In the Checklist, we've got three sliding "panels" which the user can alternate between for their profile, FAQs, and contact information.
This is accomplished using postions absolute and relative. In the markup, I have a "container" div with its position set to relative with overflow set to hidden. Setting the container position to relative is necessary to position the panel absolute inside the container, and setting overflow to hidden hides the panel when it's out of view. The container div also gets a positive z-index.
My panel divs are then given an absolute position. By default, I then use Javascript to set the "profile" div to display on load by setting it's position (top, bottom, left, right) attributes and it's z-index to a value greater than the container's. The other two divs - "FAQs" and "Contact" - are then hidden by pushing them right and off the screen and a z-value less than the container's.
When the user clicks to move to a different panel, I use jQuery animate to switch the positions/z-indexes of my panel divs.
It might sound more complicated than it is, but in the end, it provides a nice little user experience.
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Let's get running! The Google Summer of Code 2008 is now underway and students should submit their applications before the March 31, 2008 deadline. Visit the Joomla! Wiki for the GSoC or review the Student Guidelines for more details about the program and how to get a running start.
The most exciting applications we receive are from students who take time to discuss their ideas before submitting. As a student, you can check out the Joomla! Project's proposed ideas or discuss your own ideas in the Summer of Code forum. You will also get some great insight and help on the Joomla! Summer of Code mailing list. We want you to get to know Joomla! even better and increase your chances of a successful project.
As a mentor, you'll join a nice mix of experienced Summer of Code mentors, previous students, professors, and community members. If you aren't a Summer of Code mentor yet and would like to become one, read up on the easy mentor guidelines and how to apply.
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We are pleased to announce Google has accepted Joomla!'s application to participate in the 2008 Google Summer of Code (SoC) program. This is Joomla!'s fourth season and we are eager to welcome another group of contributors with fresh ideas.
With the Summer of Code, Google sets up a win-win situation for students and open source projects. Instead of flipping burgers during summer break, talented student developers can do what they love and write great code in exchange for a $4,500 USD stipend. Even open source projects benefit with improvements to the code base and a $500 USD stipend per participant.
Perhaps the most important benefit is the long term involvement that can result. Both Nur Aini Rakhmawati and Hannes Papenberg were invited to join the Joomla! Development Team after successful SoC projects.
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Joomla! is an international award-winning open source content management system deployed worldwide with more than 3.5 million downloads in the last year alone. If you participate with Joomla!, your work could have a positive impact on people all around the world. If you enjoy developing applications and you want to work with experienced developers using emerging technologies, consider Joomla!.
Since Joomla! 1.5 has recently been released after over two years of dedicated effort, this summer looks even more promising. In just a few months, Joomla! 1.5 has been downloaded over 350,000 times. Developers now have an object-oriented, pattern based API that follows best practices and is organized into well-structured and logical framework packages. The new MVC design pattern for components gives developers a great platform for rapid application development and prototyping. Developers can hook into nearly any part of the application stack using Joomla!'s newly reworked events system, implemented according to the observer design pattern.
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The student application period begins Monday, March 24, 2008 and ends Monday, March 31st at 5:00 PM PDT. The application and submittal instructions will be provided on the Google SoC 2008 page soon. Other important dates and events are detailed in FAQ - Project Timeline.
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I just feel if the new bike being is good enough i have no doubt Michael is will suprise a few people.
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In light of the fact that Microsoft is not yet permitting the use of PowerShell to control Lync server and client settings, we've found that we can use the following registry values to control local Lync client policies:
/v "AwayThreshold" /t REG_DWORD /d <time in minutes>
/v "CallLogAutoArchivingPolicy" /t REG_DWORD /d [0|1]
/v "DisableCalendarPresence" /t REG_DWORD /d [0|1]
/v "DisableSavingIM" /t REG_DWORD /d [0|1]
/v "EnableEventLogging" /t REG_DWORD /d [0|1]
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What we're missing are the registry values which we can use to enforce the following:
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We don't currently have any ETA on full in-band provisinoning support, this would have to come in a possible future client update. However, I will try to find you some more information on this in the meantime. You can also see this article for some information on the current Powershell capabilities in regards to in-band provisioning:http://blogs.technet.com/b/csps/p/cmgmtprovisioning.aspx
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I don't have a definitive list of registry values, but I have been able to find some for Activity Feed and Location information:
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Location Information:HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Communicator\ThirdPartyLocationAccessHKCU\Software\Microsoft\Communicator\ThirdPartyLocationAccessUser
I am so far unable to locate a registry value for using either My Picture or the Default corporate picture. However, to help clarify the issue, are you using Lync Server, or Lync Online? If it is Lync Online, these values should be controlled with in-band provisioning.
We haven't heard from you recently regarding this question. Please let us know if the answer I provided was helpful or if you require further assistance. Also let us know if you were able to discover anything on your end.
Thanks for the assistance.
I learned that we're severely limited in what we can control via "out-of-band" provisioning (classic use of GPOs/LPOs/Registry Hacks) w/Lync on Office 365. I think the registry values listed in this thread are about all there are in terms of what can be leveraged at this time while we wait for service enhancements which will provide "in-band" provisioning capability with Lync on Office 365. If there is any way to bump up the priority for full "in-band" provisioning capability (PowerShell / Get/Set-CsUser, etc...), we'd really appreciate it!
The current administrative capabilities of Lync 2010 on Office 365 are akin to what BPOS/Exchange 2007 was like compared to Exchange 2010 on Office 365 currently.
Please help! :)
Thanks for the assistance on this. We look forward to a future release of Lync which would have these capabilities on Office 365. :)
Hi Jacob,
are there any news regarding in-band provisioning? Especially changing the conference policy.
I've heard that there should be Powershell support for Lync Online W15 but couldn't find any docs on that.


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What a difference a year makes: According to Rick Phillips, Yokohama Tire Corporation's director of Commercial Sales, 2012 could not have been any more contrasting from 2011. In this industry interview, Phillips, a 35-year tire industry veteran, discusses what the challenges were within the commercial tire industry in 2012 and how they will affect fleets and dealers alike in 2013.
Question: How would you sum up 2012 for the commercial tire industry? Was there anything that surprised you?
Rick Phillips: 2012 was very surprising. In the 35 years I've been in the industry, I've never seen two years back to back that were as different as 2011 and 2012. The unpredicted swing in supply and demand, and also the price of raw materials, made 2012 somewhat of a challenging year.
Question: What were the main differences between 2011 and '12?
Phillips: In 2011, we were coming out of the recession and had a bigger spike in recovery than expected. There was a lot of pent-up demand and very little supply – and the industry wasn't ready for it. This created a lot of product shortages in the industry. On top of that, the prices of raw materials increased dramatically. In 2012, it all switched: we saw demand slow down considerably, which caused inventories to build, and the price of raw materials reversed course and decreased.
Question: How did the different yearly scenarios affect Yokohama?
Phillips: Yokohama actually fared well in both years. The challenge in an unpredictable market is to maintain a high level of service for your customers while adapting and adjusting to the changes that are occurring. We were successful at doing this because we actually gained market share both years. In 2012, our total volume actually was down a little bit – like the rest of the market – but overall, we were able to gain market share.
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Joey Barton has described the four-match ban given to John Terry by the FA as a "shambles."
Barton tweeted his thoughts about the ban and £220,000 fine shortly after the FA made its decision.
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Well I think that proves a lot. What an absolute farce. 12 games for violent conduct and only 4 for that. FA should be embarrassed #shambles
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4 games? A years worth of investigation, a four day FA hearing and only a 4 game ban? Suarez got 8 didn't he? WTF's going on...
Joey Barton was handed a 12 match ban after losing the plot in the last game of the season when his team, QPR, were playing Manchester City.


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std::vector is so much slower than plain arrays?
Looks like vector is allocated on heap instead of stack.
So should I consider using array to replace vector (if possible) when performance becomes a serious issue?
Looks like vector is allocated on heap instead of stack.
So should I consider using array to replace vector (if possible) when performance becomes a serious issue?
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No. (to satisfy the comment pedants, no, you should not "prefer" arrays over vectors for performance, but sure, you should "consider" using arrays to replace vectors, for the specific cases outlined below)
When performance becomes a serious issue, you should base your optimizations on actual data, not second-hand stories and hearsay and superstition.
If replacing your vector with an array gives you a measurable (and necessary) speedup, then you should do it.
But note that you can only use a stack-allocated array if:
In most cases, these conditions won't be true, and then the array would have to be heap-allocated anyway, and then you just lost the one advantage arrays had.
But if all those conditions are true and you can see that this heap allocation is actually hurting your performance measurably, then yes, switching to an array (or a
Otherwise? No...
If the number of elements is known in advance, in coding-time, then yes, you should prefer using array. C++11 provides this:
But avoid using this:
In C++03, you should still prefer
In most cases, when vector appears to be slow, it is because programmers don't take advantage of
Unless you're running on an exceptional system (i.e. one with a slow memory allocator) it is unlikely to make a significant difference. I'd suggest you prefer using std::vector instead, for its better type safety than plain arrays.


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The blog department here at Babble is expanding like a pregnant belly! Our latest addition, Being Pregnant, gives you all the news you need about how to get by during those fascinating nine months.
In a recent post, Ceridwen Morris – a childbirth instructor at Tribeca Parenting in NYC – weighs in on how much involvement fathers can and should have during pregnancy.
Dr. Jonathan Ives of the Centre for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Birmingham says "dad's involvement in pregnancy and childbirth might actually be setting him up to fail as a new father." Morris says the logic behind Ives' controversial statement is this: a man is expected to empathetically experience the pregnancy with his partner, "but hard as he may try the fact is he's not the one doing the work. So he begins to feel like a passive, useless partner and this lack of mojo carries over into actual parenthood."
I've seen the same argument used to explain why some modern men develop passive-aggressive personalities: because they don't feel like men anymore. Have we, in our struggle to eradicate gender bias, lost some of the benefits reaped by our innate differences?
I'd always assumed that the reason men of today were encouraged to be more involved in pregnancy and the birth of their children is so they'd be more attached to the baby when it was born. But Morris actually thinks Ives is onto something.
She says, "America really loves equality. For better or for worse, it continues to be the primary force behind the women's movement. But gestating and birthing a baby isn't something men and women can share equally. It's a time in our lives when the differences between men and women are starkly apparent."
I agree. And as a divorced parent, I'll tell you one reason among many that my ex and I split is because of how frustrated we would get with each other while trying to care equally for our child. I, like a lot of mothers, felt my husband just wasn't doing it right. While I don't want to romanticize the notion of 50's and 60's housewifery, I can imagine despite any difficulty women faced raising children effectively alone, I think separation of household duties based on gender — child-rearing among them — has some perks. Whatever keeps you from fighting, I say. I think men need some freedom to be Dads, and that happens much more easily for them when their children are old enough to walk, talk and play.
Morris thinks when it comes to attending labor, "We cannot send the dad back to the waiting room with Don Draper and a bottle of rye." But she notes, "French obstetrician Michel Odent announced that women do better — with shorter more straightforward births — when they labor with just one other woman in the room with them. No men. No male doctor. No male partner. Guys slow things down. Labor, in other words, is woman's work."
Woman's work! What a gem of a phrase. There's so much strength and oppression crammed into those two little words. Takes me back to my college days when I was a hairy, pseudo-lesbian (not much has changed) watching my friends do modern dance to the strains of Kate Bush (and later R&B God Maxwell).
Morris boils it all down by saying Dad finds himself in the delivery room because "lack of support in pregnancy and postpartum correlates with postpartum depression. Women need to get it from someone. So, instead of keeping dad away, maybe the answer is as simple as acknowledging that the period of pregnancy and birth can be weird and awkward and alienating for him. We can talk more about the differences between men and women's experiences. I don't talk about how (men) can go through labor, but how (men) can support it. And I do see an up-swing of confidence."
Fatherhood today is more complex than it was a generation or two ago, but Strollerderby blogger Madeline said it best when she said, "I think most kids today would pick their modern fathers over the cigar-smoking in the waiting room ones. Because weren't those also the ones who worked too late, drank too much, never made dinner and only said 'I love you' once during a child's whole life? I think dads, by and large, are actually relieved that they don't have to pass a newborn child through a normally rather small orifice and that giving baths and changing diapers and reading and shoulder-rides, etc., more than make up for their inability to carry a human fetus to term."
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College Hockey:Purple Eagles Find Way To Win
Chargers Come Up Short Despite Strong Effort
LEWISTON, N.Y. — On a night when it was outhit and outhustled, Niagara still managed to extended its record to a perfect 5-0 in CHA play, withstanding a gutsy effort from visiting Alabama-Huntsville in a 2-1 victory at Dwyer Arena.
Niagara entered the contest on the heels of five back-to-back weekend series. Conversely, the Chargers had been idle for almost a month. Neither circumstance seemed to detract from a surprisingly wide-open game and stellar efforts from both goaltenders.
The difference for Niagara, however slight, was the two-headed counterattack mounted by Barrett Ehgoetz and Jeremy Hall, both of whom turned Charger transitional mistakes into game-defining goal opportunities.
"There's two ways you can look at tonight's game," Niagara coach Dave Burkholder said. "Collectively, we did not play our best. That's pretty obvious. But the thing that's intriguing me about this team is that when the game is on the line in the third period, we are finding a way to win it."
Charger assistant coach Lance West disagreed with the suggestion that the layoff may have accounted for some of the Chargers' missed opportunities.
"I really think the difference tonight was that their skill guys (Hall and Ehgoetz) buried their chances," he said. "Tonight we had a good chance to pull one out, but we let it get away."
UAH opened the scoring in the first on the power play. Jared Ross won the draw back to Jeremy Schreiber, who froze the Niagara defender and beat goalie Jeff VanNynatten with a low wrist shot to the glove side.
Niagara evened the game in the second period when Hall found a streaking Ehgoetz for the one-timer past Charger goalie Adam MacLean, a shorthanded goal that seemed to snap the Purple Eagles back into the contest and set the stage for Hall's game-winner later in the period.
"Chris Welch dropped it back to me," Hall explained, describing the second goal. "I waited to see what the defenseman was going to do and when he committed I knew I had enough room to get around him, and that the goalie was out of position."
Though in the lead, Niagara was unable to sustain momentum and was often pressed deep in its zone. Both teams had plenty of power-play opportunities but not many quality second chances or putback shots. The third period remained scoreless as Ehgoetz narrowly missed an empty-netter during the waning moments.
Both teams are back at it Saturday night for the conclusion of the weekend series.
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Technote (troubleshooting)
You design a report that has several pages, and you want each report page to appear in its own tab in HTML output.
Resolving the problem
In IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1.4, you can specify that each report page appears as a tab in HTML output.
- Click File > Report Properties.
- Click the View pages as tabs menu and select the location where you want the tabs to appear in browsers.
Report page names are used to name each tab in the output.
The option to show pages as tabs is not supported when a report is used as a report reference in a report booklet. This option is also not supported when a report contains page sets. Page sets are created in a report when you add a page set object, page layers, and page breaks.
In Excel output, each tab becomes a single sheet within the same workbook.