So I just got home from Word on the Street Halifax. I was flown from one coast to the other, thanks to the wonderful fact that “The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen” has been nominated for the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award (thank you Canadian Children’s Book Centre). They have some sort of partnership […]
Celebrity Encounter #7 – The Bestest for Lastest
About thirteen years ago, when our son Oskar was 4, we took a trip to Tofino. We stayed at a really nice, newly-opened resort called Middle Beach Lodge. I think we got a good deal because it was its first season. The first night, we ate at the lodge. We had just sat down when […]
Celebrity Encounter #6 – Margot Kidder ‘n More
So this is my second-last Celebrity Encounter post. Tomorrow is the doozy – my best and favorite tale. Today I just wanted to mention a few Canadian celebrities I met while co-producing “Robson Arms” here in Vancouver. I got to work with two former Kids in the Hall, Mark McKinney and Dave Foley. I was […]
Celebrity Encounter #5 – A Canadian Icon
No, not Stompin’ Tom, but that would’ve been cool, too. This is a shorty and a bit of a cheat because I never actually met this person face to face, but here goes. Many moons ago, while still living in Toronto – like, around the time I was crying in the Degrassi bathroom over Barry […]
Celebrity Encounter #4 – Shriekback (and how it sorta changed my life)
Okay so this one will only be for people who were around in the ’80’s music scene. And this story is more about yours truly than the celeb. Remember “Shriekback?” Well, I was a huge fan. They were playing, this must be around 1986, at the Masonic Temple in Toronto. I went. I don’t remember […]