It often takes a shitty experience to inspire a post – and so my three reviews and an interview go on waiting for another day… Today, I took my cat to the vet for her annual checkup. I get these […]
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This, to me, is the best example of what can happen to a song once it’s out in the world and its meaning is no longer controlled by the writer. Let me set up the context in which I was […]
“Did you girls have a milkman?” I asked my friends. Reminiscing about our youth last night, for three prairie girls, meant discussing the best way to pull wood ticks from their hideaways under the waistband of your pants, or that […]
In April 2009, the Alberta government launched a re-branding campaign designed to attract new inhabitants and remind current citizens of why the province was a desirable location. This campaign was marked by scandal when it was discovered that the photo […]
Those who know me well know that my two main interests are country music and ballet. But unlike my two favourite foods, cheese and wine, or my two favourite drinks, red wine and white wine, I don’t believe in mixing […]
My mind’s a jumble. I close my eyes and six million scattered thoughts pass through, pictures of people walking away from my life and others coming in, images of someone I probably just pissed off and song titles and lyrics […]
A deliberately provocative title. Of course I like many girl singers. The other day, I put on an album by a female artist, got through one song and then had to switch to something by a guy. Sort of like […]
I swore I wasn’t going to write about the Junos this year. I actually have nothing to say about them. But here I am. Whoops. Whatever. It’s just that I keep thinking about k d lang. For the last couple […]
I have this great used bookstore in my neighbourhood; every time I go in, I find some rare Canadian or country music book. I avoid the store, because if I went in regularly, I’d spend all my money on filling […]
On my way to work this morning, though it was a super shitty ride, I looked down at my boots and my skirt, and around at all the girls around me with pretty coats, and I thought, I’m going to […]
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