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I think I fell for David Bowie without really realizing it.

At least you have good taste in rock stars. 😋

A good cover should both capture the essence of the original and also bring something of the cover artist to it. I think this acoustic cover of "Noise" by Nightwish nails it. While singer Melanie Mau is not up to Floor Jansen's powerhouse belts and operatic singing from the original, the band knows that and instead takes the song in a direction suited to her own quite excellent voice.

Era can be many years.

Sane - Sine

Oh boy, watch out rock stars. 😉

Good morning! Kind of mixed day here. Cloudy but it's light cloud and supposed to be a mix of sun and cloud. A bit warmer, too.

Coffee pot is filled up with some Nicaraguan dark roast. Teas are Black Currant and Assam, with others available. Hot water is ready for those other teas and hot chocolate.

And Happy Easter!!!

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T. Kingfisher

Kingfisher is a fairly big name in horror and fantasy nowadays. She's actually a pseudonym for Ursula Vernon, who has had a raft of awards and nominations under both names.

Been reading Verbal's series about hitchhiking through Ontario in the early 80s. Nice memoir.

Android. Not fond of Apple for a number of reasons.

E-reader or tablet for reading?

No. I don't even like having medically necessary surgery, let alone doing it for purely aesthetic reasons. Maybe to cover a horrible burn scar or something, though.

WYE skip out on a tour group to do your own thing?

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pistachio butter

Hmm. I like pistachios (got a bag in the cupboard for snacking) but never come across pistachio butter before. Interesting. I actually use peanut butter as dip since I have cereal for breakfast most days.

Wintersun has kind of become the farm team for Nightwish, with drummer Kai Hahto and bassist Jukka Koskinen both moving from Wintersun to Nightwish in the past decade. Another member is now in American thrash band Megadeth.

But the band, led by vocalist Jari Maenpaa, has done some interesting work over the years, even if their output has been sporadic. In 2012 they put out Time I, originally the first part of an album to be called Time. 12 years later, they are finally releasing Time II. They actually put out another whole album in between. To be fair, Time I itself took six years (2006-2012) to get out.

From 2018 in Toronto, the title track of Time I.

The bearded giant on our left for the first half is Jukka. By 2018 Kai was in Nightwish so I'm not sure who is on drums.

Riders in the Storm - The Doors

VHS was usually cheaper and easier to get in the day, though I know Beta was better quality overall. Hm. Beta, I think, though I always had VHS.

Plug-in hybrid or full-on EV?

Them is a great band. (pardon the hillybilly grammar)

Vase - Vane

Hey, it's Sara! How's things? Any progress on the new Scamp stories?

Good afternoon. A bit grey here but we didn't get the showers the forecast was threatening (yet, anyhow).

Ever had part of a story all worked out in your head including where it might take the story as whole, then written something quite different when you actually sat down to write? I mean, seriously, it's like my fingers and my brain are fighting over where to go with it. Will maybe say more in a thread in Tips, Trouble, and Technique.

I would hope so but I am not the bravest of people and have never really been tested

WYE cook a meal for people you didn't know well?

Heaven Can Wait

Ape cheers!

Pangolin

Gooooood morning on Good Friday!

Sunny here but cool (8C high) so early Spring weather as it should be. I hear Alberta is getting kicked hard by some lingering gasps of Winter, though.

It's a long weekend so I'll fire things up and see if anyone is around.

Coffee is Tobermory Flowerpot Island. Teas are Original Earl Grey and English Breakfast. Fresh pitchers of lemonade and iced tea are in the fridge and the hot chocolate and marshmallows are stocked up.

See ya' round.

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My Back Pages. Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton & George Harrison. I was there!

I was so much older then, I'm younger then than now.

I have seen that performance before. Amazing. I love the song and the performance is just perfect.

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Roger McGuinn

Roger would actually have made a good Wilbury. Right style of music, bit of a sense of humour, well-connected in the industry so some of them would already have known him.

(Marmosets are so cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!)

Narwhal

(The) French Connection

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So many have covered this song, some incredibly well, but... None have yet improved on the original. Jennifer Rush, The Power of Love.

Yeah, I actually heard Air Supply's cover first for some reason and already liked the song but she packs quite a voice. Wish she hadn't been a one hit wonder (though I'm sure she has more out there if I look).

I have, for some time now, been rather ashamed of how many Canadians I am discovering through my interactions with European metal fans. I realize it is not really my fault. Our system is almost biased against metal but, dang, surely there must be markets for them somewhere here. After all, the Junos do have a Metal/Hard Music category (which went to death metal band Cryptopsy this year). Anyhow, one of those Canadians who really needs to be better known at home is Devin Townsend. Singer-guitarist-songwriter-producer and damn good at all of them. Rather like the UK's Steven Wilson, though his style of music is heavier than Wilson's.

From a 2012 concert DVD, the Devin Townsend Project in action. Quite a live showman, too, I will add.

The blonde female singer, by the way, is Dutch vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen who has probably been mentioned in these parts before. Her work with Devin is just one part of a long, multifaceted career.

State - Tetanus

Jest - Vest

I would but it would have to be one where an artist(s) I really wanted to see were playing. I'm eyeing one day of Rock the Park here in London when there's some decent rock playing.

WYE invest in a startup (if you had the money)?

Netflix. I don't think Hulu has ever come into the Canadian market, to be honest. Though I haven't checked in a while.

Hard rock or heavy metal?

List everything that you need.

Good morning, good morning! ape shuffles in

And hello Cora! Never heard of giving up a website for Lent but if it fills the bill for you, good on you. Looking forward to having you back next week, I guess.

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I loved Tom Petty when he did a stint with The Traveling Willburys.

Funnily enough, when they came along, he was probably my number four of the group (with Orbison, Dylan, and Harrison ahead of him). But his work from that era really got me into him a lot more. I mean, I had known of him going back to the release of Damn the Torpedoes (1979) but my general disdain for rock in that era kind of kept me at a distance (don't worry, I got better soon after). I would still, though, say that my favourite Wilbury's track was Orbison's magnificent solo on "You're Not Alone Anymore". One of his last recordings and what a note to go out on. And anything with Harrison on lead, who ranks as my favourite Beatle.

For the coffee set, I've put on some Ethiopian Yirgacheffe from Fire Roasted. In the tea pots there's Red Rose and Sunday Tea (black tea blend with vanilla).

See you 'round, folks.