Even if very few of them know his name, almost everyone in the greater Halifax area knows Steve Dooks. For most people, Steve is “that guy who plays the piano at Pete’s“–one of Pete‘s better ideas, by the way. In Bedford they think of him like this: and people downtown think of him like this: While I’m sure that guy… Read more →
Month: October 2007
Cintra on L.A. (Two)
Picking up from here. There are a few hair-raising quality-of-life issues in Los Angeles, such as the fact that attitudes towards racism, instead of getting more enlightened with education and time, are rampantly degenerating—a retrogression completely supported and for all intents and purposes whipped further backwards by the torch holders of Hollywood status quo. Racism, which you don’t see an… Read more →
Really Old Books In The News
I noticed a couple of interesting–at least to me–stories in the news recently about some really old books. By far the more sensational story was the one about Codex Gigas, or Devil’s Bible, being put on display in Prague. That fact that it’s on display is perhaps less interesting than the fact that it exists at all. There’s quite a… Read more →
A little more on my little brother
One thing that the article about Steve didn’t go into was how he was spending his “summer off” after ending his hockey career. I think I can explain that in pictorial form. Here’s a picture from late summer: and here’s a picture from early fall: Steve’s quote: “42.5 inches, 16.5 lbs. I still want the big one.” I wonder if… Read more →
One Thousand (and one)
I am shocked to discover that the previous post was number one thousand. Damn, that’s a lot of my blather. To celebrate my millenipost, I present some of my favourite Latin poetry. This piece is commonly referred to by the highly creative and poetic name “Catallus 5”, since it’s the fifth of surviving works of Catallus. Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque… Read more →
Steve In The Hometown Paper
I just had a Thanksgiving conversation with my littleMy “little” brother. Heh. That always makes me smile–sure I’ve got some size on him, but he’s not exactly what you imagine when you hear “little brother”. brother, who is five days into his new career today. That reminds me that I need to post something about the big story that ran… Read more →
Any System
Any system you contrive without us will be brought down We warned you before and nothing that you built has stood Hear it as you lean over your blueprint Hear it as you roll up your sleeve Hear it once again Any system you contrive without us will be brought down You have your drugs You have your guns You… Read more →
Cintra on L.A. (One)
You may recall my mention that I’m really enjoying my couple-of-pages-a-day reading of Cintra Wilson‘s book. Well, here’s a quote about Los Angeles that stood out for me while reading the book, presented for your amusement: The “Ha-ha, Satan lives in L.A.” jokes are not really funny anymore, because they’re too eerily true. There’s so many hoof tracks and triple-6… Read more →
The Farouche Assemblage
If you read this blog closely, you will have noticed a few mentions of Matt Hughes, particularly including my mention of being startled at finding out there was a Hughes chapbook forthcoming from a publisher I had previously never heard of. Well, you can be sure I’ll be paying a lot more attention to Payseur And Schmidt from now on.… Read more →
Regular Service To Resume Shortly
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