Oct
17
My NT Vista 350Northern Telecom Vista 350
Growing up in Toronto in the 80s and 90s meant that my telecom provider at home was Bell.
While you used to be able to buy phones, you also could rent them. For numerous reasons (mostly because Bell was a corporate brother to Northern Telecom) Bell had “NT” phones.
And damn, those phones were good. I should say ARE good.
Oct
07
Yes, THAT Living Colour!
Let’s get it out of the way up front — They’ve been back together since 2000, and have been busy ever since. Those of you that bought Vivid on cassette or CD then forgot about the band, you missed out. You need to know right now that they have a new studio [...]
Jul
29
It’s my our 9th wedding anniversary!
9 years ago today the Scottish Bastard and the Irish Wife Girlfriend hooked up ’til death do us part and all that stuff. Those 9 years, well actually more like 10 if you include the dating, etc, has FLOWN by. Not a day goes by where I think to myself [...]
Jun
02
Well, for all intents and purposes Nine Inch Nails is finished (at the end of this tour). In the words of Trent Reznor he’s “making it disappear for a while”. Yet with a concert series ominously called “Wave Goodbye” it seems pretty permanent.
With the exception of 2 shows, I’ve seen them every time they’ve rolled [...]
Mar
16
It’s March Break! The Scot loves March break because it means his commute on the TTC is quieter and less likely to be late due to overcrowding on the system. As much as I despise the TTC, if you are running about within the downtown core, there really isn’t a better way to [...]