Like everyone else, I have been watching CNN, trying to imagine the horror that the Hurricane Katrina victims are going through. Its impossible to realize. Not only have lives been lost, the survivors have nothing to go back to. No homes, no possessions, no jobs. Everything wiped out. The relief agencies are working over-time to feed, clothe, provide shelter and return dignity to the victims. How can we help? Cash. Whatever you can afford. The Red Cross needs our cash, fast. There’s a link to the Red Cross on this website, its easy to find and its easy to donate. We all know that returning to normalcy towns and cities decimated by Katrina will take time. But our donations will go a long way towards helping these people find promise and a brighter future.
Its unofficially ‘New Years’. Someone said that once, I’m not sure who, but it makes a lot of sense. The first week of September, back from vacation, back to school, back to work. At my cottage on Labour Day Weekend, the lake was really quiet, very few power boats roaring past my dock. Guess it was because families were in ‘back to it’ mode. Or, because the gas needed for these power boats is $1.30 a litre. Either one.
As Ottawa’s year of incredible concerts continues, I’m pretty charged up about going to back-to-back concerts, Green Day at the Corel Centre followed the next night by Hall and Oates at the Civic Centre. I’m sure that it’s the same audience for both shows.
Have you ever been to the New York City club CBGB? Its dark, its dingy, it actually stinks. But it was the nightclub that started the careers of punk gods the Ramones, Blondie, Bush, the Talking Heads and many others. I visited the club last summer and saw four bands in one night, and the vibe was about as cool as you could get. Well, sad news, it looks like CBGB is no more. The lease has expired and there’s some sort of legal battle, but Steven Van Zandt is not giving up without a fight. He’s enlisting the help of fellow Sopranos co-stars to get involved. One visit from Tony Soprano should just about do it!
