life in and around a Vancouver suburb
AOTW Category
Jeremy Pete and Bethany Granholm
By: R&O on: Sep 20,2009 In: AOTWRemember über parents Jeremy Pete and Bethany Granholm who attempted to sell their week-old baby on Craigslist last year? Well they’re at it again.
Poor Party People
By: R&O on: Sep 4,2009 In: AOTWOur coveted Asshole of the Week award goes to the Kerrisdale couple that lost their appeal of a $2,800 fine for violating Vancouver’s noise bylaw during a 50th birthday party.
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A collection of thoughts and observations regarding life in a Vancouver suburb. I may touch on world events, local, regional and national politics, religion, sex, sports, fine wine and any other subject that strikes my fancy. Do you disagree or have something to add? Leave a comment by clicking the comments link below each post but note that I read and approve each comment before it appears on this site.
Georgia Straight Music
- Pavement shows Vancouver its still got it September 8, 2010For a group that’s spent most of the last decade on hiatus, Pavement still puts on one hell of a show. […]
- The Georgia Straight presents Robyn at Venue September 8, 2010Live Nation has just announced that Swedish dance-pop performer Robyn will play in Vancouver this fall. […]
- The Decembrists close down LIVE at Squamish with good old-fashioned West Coast rock September 7, 2010As the sun set on the final night of the LIVE at Squamish music festival, there were so many fans donning Bad Religion t-shirts milling about that you had to wonder if anybody was going to stick around for the weekend’s official closer, The Decembrists. […]
- More video of Tokyo Police Club playing LIVE at Squamish September 7, 2010A sample of Tokyo Police Club's September 5 set at LIVE at Squamish. […]
- Photos: More from LIVE at Squamish music festival September 7, 2010Thousands of music fans headed up the Sea to Sky Highway for the LIVE at Squamish festival. […]
- Video: Tokyo Police Club plays new song “Top Five” at LIVE at Squamish festival September 7, 2010At LIVE at Squamish, Tokyo Police Club surprised the audience with an unreleased track called "Top Five". […]
- Photos: Victory Square Block Party featuring Pack A.D., Tranzmitors, Apollo Ghosts September 6, 2010The Victory Square Block Party brought Vancouver bands, such as Makeout Videotape, together to celebrate the end of summer. […]
- Photos: Devo, Matthew Good, Tennessee Three rock LIVE at Squamish music festival September 5, 2010It was the first day of the inaugural two-day event. […]
John Gilliat – Nouveau Flamenco
- My Music Success Journal – Week 10I've completed my blogging challenge with Ariel Hyatt and I'm very grateful for all the new music promotion tools I now have. So this is the beginning of my new music success journal to keep me accountable for my musical career and dream. As I complete my daily tasks, I'll mark them done in bold and later summarize the day / week. […]
- Performing at Harrison Hot Springs, BCI began my performance with Andre at 6pm and we played until 6:45pm. It was a beautiful sunny September evening and we had a great turn out. We played a couple of encore pieces then hung out with everyone for a while. After I packed up the gear it was time to head home. […]
- Music Success in 9 Weeks – The Final Week!This is wonderful as I'm on the last week to completing Ariel's Music Success in 9 Weeks blogging challenge. Win or loose, I've come away with a much greater understanding of "social networking"and have now implemented all the right tools to really take my music career to another level! I truly mean that, this is a very, very good, u […]
- The 7.5 Hour Performance MarathonYup, you heard it right! Today is a 7.5 hour performance marathon. 2 locations an hour apart. Set up and tear down sound systems in 2 locations and perform for at total of 7.5 hours. […]
- Performance at McBurney Junction for the Pandora Love Pod EventThe event is to show case McBurney Junctions new Pandora jewelery collection. There won't be a lot of room for my setup so I'll keep my sound system small. I'll use 2 small Yamaha PA speakers with a single powered monitor. I'll also plug my guitar in rather than using a mic that everyone would most likely be bumping into as the are stroll […]
Wolfram Alpha
- More Math Help from Wolfram|AlphaA new school year is here, and many students are diving into new levels of math. Fortunately, this year, you have Wolfram|Alpha to help you work through math problems and understand new concepts. Wolfram|Alpha contains information from the most basic math problems to advanced and even research-level mathematics. If you are not yet aware of […]
- Bookmark and Share Wolfram|AlphaWe’re continually looking for new ways to make accessing and sharing knowledge from Wolfram|Alpha simpler. As a result, we’ve introduced a new tool that allows you to share and bookmark knowledge directly from any Wolfram|Alpha results page. With the new “Bookmark & Share” features, you can easily post Wolfram|Alpha results to Facebook, Twitter, Digg, an […]
- Wolfram|Alpha Back-to-School Webinars for K–12 EducatorsWe’re pleased to announce a series of free, live Wolfram|Alpha Back-to-School Webinars that give K–12 educators and administrators an overview of the utility and features of Wolfram|Alpha in education. Educators are showing interest in and enthusiasm for Wolfram|Alpha, and we look forward to helping them incorporate it into their classrooms. The webinars [.. […]
- The Wolfram|Alpha App Back-to-School SaleThe Wolfram|Alpha App for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad is now on sale for back-to-school! Now through September 12, you can download the Wolfram|Alpha app from the App Store for only $0.99. The Wolfram|Alpha app gives you answers and access to expert-level knowledge whenever and wherever you need it—whether balancing chemical equations in the lab, studying [ […]
- Putting the Spotlight on Your Wolfram|Alpha WidgetsWolfram|Alpha widget “builders” have been busy creating and sharing their innovative Wolfram|Alpha-powered mini apps on their sites and with their social networks. We’re thrilled by your excitement and widget-building efforts. Beginning today, we’re shining a light on some of the most popular widgets in the gallery, one of which will be designated as the fea […]
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