Randy | March 4, 2011
A couple days ago this little gem caught my eye, a beautifully rendered short animated film written and directed by Andrey Shushkov titled Invention of Love. Subtitled, “A love story from the world of gears and bolts,” it serves up bittersweet in a neat little package.
Randy | March 2, 2011
From the deep dark LFM family archives comes this little goodie. 1961 was a passionate year for me, and here I am with the second of my great childhood loves; Ann Wilson, professionally known as “Miss Ann” of Romper Room. Born Ann Ramey in Kentville, Nova Scotia in 1928, she hosted the Atlantic Canada version […]
Randy | February 25, 2011
Growing up with a burning interest in living safely and well outside of the comforting arms of “civilization”, I spent a lot of time learning and mastering my skills one at time so I knew they wouldn’t fail me when I needed them to live. More than half a century worth of winters down the […]
Randy | February 23, 2011
Binary code is straight forward. 1 or 0. On or off. Black or white. Love Justin Bieber or hate Justin Beiber. There are no shades of grey. I don’t get a heart throb vibe from this kid at all, but then I was brought up on the premise that the true definition of a male […]
Randy | February 17, 2011
What follows is a character development for the most important role in my present work in progress, Skrælingibók – A Skræling’s Saga. After all, without the Wendigo what would be the point? If you don’t yet know the concept of the story, click here for enlightenment. Lore holds that the Wendigo is a spirit. While, […]
Randy | February 16, 2011
On those rare occasions when I find myself on the road alone, singing helps keep me alert. This first song has always been one of my favourites, probably because I’ve spent way too many years of my life being part of the solution instead of part of the problem. Anyway, settle back for a dose […]
Randy | February 15, 2011
Randy | February 12, 2011
Until yesterday, when they found me serendipitously because of driving while listening to CBC Radio, I had never heard of these guys. The Stanfields are a band that plays out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, described by Q104 Radio as, “The bastard children of AC/DC and Stan Rogers”.
Randy | February 6, 2011
Just yesterday I was found by this uplifting little ditty by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and played it today to Mrs. LFM who, like me, had never heard it before. We both agree, what’s not to love?
Randy | February 4, 2011
Remember Gulf War One, where the army of George the First sallied forth to throw Iraq out of Kuwait? One of the things I remember most about that epoch was the inevitability of the Truth According to Wolf. Yes, I’m talking about Wolf Blitzer, he of the immaculately trimmed beard and seemingly limitless availability on […]