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Angus Adair, a.k.a. The Svelte Ms. Spelt, with his contribution to Dan Savage's It Gets Better campaign, filmed in front of Café Deux Soleils on Commercial Drive in Vancouver.  Bravo.

I just found out that the Song Slam will be happening at Café Deux Soleils on Monday, November 8.

I have songs.  New songs, possibly even good songs.  That is not the issue here.  The first problem is getting them finished, the musical equivalent of a spit polish, crossing i's and dotting t's, saying "that's enough" and then letting them go.  The ( Read more... )

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What a night, what a weekend, 48 hours with which I can find little to fault.

Friday night:  Accordion Noir show at the Legion Hall on Commercial Drive, the same place where we played Ederlezi.  Mesamazing, Creaking Planks, Maria in the Shower, and of course, Orkestar Slivovica.  Sold-out show, hall overflowing with fans, a sea of dancing, top hats ( Read more... )

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Were I poet, I could do last night's Poetry Slam Semi-Finals at Café Deux Soleils justice here, but I'm not.  If you were there, then you know.  I got to the café just after 7.00 p.m. and the place was already close to half full; by the time the show started, there was a line-up outside.  All this for poetry.  Say what you will about Vancouver:  ( Read more... )