Just came back from La Malbaie with the family where we spent a couple days enjoying nature at its best. Driving to our destination was quite pleasant, leaving the highways and traveling along the secondary roads leading to towns and villages made us grasp this special way of life. We stayed at the Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu (didn’t even went to the casino!) and dined at some very good local places: Auberge des falaises and Auberge des 3 canards. The primary reason of our trip was to go see whales. So we got on board a zodiac excursion from Croisieres Charlevoix on to the St. Lawrence river, we definetely saw some whales (12-15 of them) … the kids really enjoyed and so did we.
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Last night I watched Neal Morse’s latest concert DVD: Neal Morse - Sola Scriptura And Beyond this incredible concert film showcases Neil’s multiple talents and musicianship all while being surrounded by five amazing young musicians. I’m a big fan of Neal Morse music (althought I do not completly share is passion for the all mighty - I respect the man!) and i’ve been following him since his days with Spock’s Beard and Transatlantic. Unfortunately Neal is the most underrated songwriter/musician on the planet! Over the years he as created some of the best prog-rock masterpieces… A must see
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I’ve been dragging this one for severals weeks (quite busy lately!), but I finally managed to complete it; The Republic of Nothing by Lesley Choyce, quite entertaining and one of the best books I have read to date. The story is about a small island called ‘Whalebone’ from the coast of Nova Scotia which declare its independance to the world… Politics, Vietnam War, Peace Movement, Anger, Love and Jealousy are at the center stage for a family struggling and trying to find their way and keep their identity and to not become a nation of anyone elses. I can’t give this book enough merits, everyone should read it. Now on to my latest reading adventure a 22 stories and 2 essays Sci-Fi book from author Kevin J. Anderson called Landscapes.
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Can we really do something about this? iPhone 3G Voice & Data Packages (unfortunately maybe not much!), but we can let it all out and let them know… see what Canadians are saying about it…sign up! /sf
On Friday June 27, 2008 Lucie and I were at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal to see Marcus Miller. We decided to arrive early at the concert venue (Metropolis) so we would get some good seats (and we did!), people kept trickling in just before the concert started and then just around 8:40 PM the lights went out and Mr. Miller made his entrance with ‘Blast’ from his latest CD, followed by other tracks like Stevie Wonder’s ‘Higher Ground’ and Miles Davis ‘Jean Pierre’ … and then finally the highlight of the night (for me!) was the rendition of ‘What is Hip’ from Tower of Power, way groovy and funky. Bass slapping and thumping at it’s best - excellent show. /sf
June 12, 2008 at the Bell Centre in Montreal - Ah yes! once again it was a brilliant show, not as much different then the one I saw in Ottawa (Kanata) last September, but who cares you can’t go wrong with these guys. Old classics like ‘Red Barchetta’ and the first two chapters of ‘2112′ made their way to the setlist and what about these accompaniment videos (simply hysterical!). This time I was with my friend Steve and we had awesome seats (as you can see!). Hats off to these gentlemens for giving us another wonderful demonstration of their talent and musicianship. Till the next time… www.rush.com /sf
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