Once upon a time, not long ago and not far away, a little boy focused his two-year-old eyes on a picture tube for the first time and… Read more “Canada 1974: Looking Up (Way Up) To The Friendly Giant”

Across Canada and around the world, we all have a special spot that represents our hometowns or childhood neighbourhoods – a playground, coffee shop or other local attraction… Read more “Canada 1973: Meet Me At Jigg’s”

He was one of only four Canadian acts to crack the RPM Canadian singles charts in 1973, but somehow Keith Hampshire’s music has managed to follow me… Read more “Canada 1973: Keith Hampshire’s Deep Cuts”

I was barely a year old in 1973, a good two decades away from my first official pub gig. (In a bizarre twist, it took place at… Read more “Canada 1973: Valdy – Nice Guys Finish First”

No, the gentleman pictured above doesn’t own hockey’s greatest prize, the Stanley Cup. But given that Henri Richard had won eleven of them – all with the… Read more “Canada 1973: The Pocket Rocket”

You shouldn’t be surprised to see Anne Murray’s name pop up on this blog, since it’s a celebration of Canada being written by a Nova Scotian. That being… Read more “Canada 1973: Annie’s Song “Danny’s Song””

I didn’t expect this to be a long blog post, because I’m not actually a Neil Young fan and don’t own any of his albums. (I can… Read more “Canada 1972: Neil Young’s Heart of Gold (and Sense of Humour)”

Ask anybody around the world about long-running TV shows and titles like The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, CSI, Law and Order, M*A*S*H, General Hospital, Coronation Street, Doctor… Read more “Canada 1972: The Beachcombers”

A scan of RPM’s Canadian singles chart for 1972 suggests that the year I was born wasn’t necessarily a big one for Canadian musicians, despite the launch… Read more “Canada 1972: Frank Mills – Tickling The Ivories and Breaking The Rules”

I was three days old when Paul Henderson scored The Goal. There aren’t many Canadians of a certain age that don’t know about The Goal. For Canadians… Read more “Canada 1972: The Goal”