Weblog and Playground of Gord Fynes

THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THE SUMMER COLD and/or flu to really knock the shit out of you on a moment’s notice (not literally, mind you). Today would have to be my turn for it since the sun is actually out and it looks like a nice warm day, for a change.

After drifting in and out of cold remedy-induced naps, I have nothing to offer but some weird dreams about growing my hair long again and a list of some cool websites for you to visit:

* The Neistat Brothers: Van and Casey. Two NYCers with a video camera, a Mac and some neat and funny stuff. iPod owners: check their “iPod’s Dirty Secret” movie and subsequent interviews.

* Robert Wyatt feature over at the BBC.

* Mice Parade a.k.a. Adam Pierce: Skilled multi-instrumentalist, performer, label guy, etc. (the bastard!). I’d have to say that Obrigado Saudade is probably my favourite disc of the year, thus far.

* 1974 video footage of Steve Reich’s Clapping Music performed by the composer and Russell Hartenberger.

* Michael Wood: Wonderful photographer and teacher of Miksang. You’ll more than likely be spending a fair bit of time on this site.

* And, of course, this week’s Strong Bad email.

With any luck, I’ll have my sense of taste back in time for dinner, sans throbbing forehead and eye twitch.

On a much happier note: Congratulations Clive and Emily on your recent big day! All the best!

Happy Birthday Michelle!

I KNOW THAT IT’S SOOO LAST SUMMER to be going on like this, but I’m just too giddy when it comes to this stuff.

I decided to add the email address for this site to my others than are screened by Knowspam for bullshit mail. I normally had mail from this site forwarded without utilizing its own POP account. Setting it up on its own sent a deluge of garbage on its way, only to be stopped cold. Over the span of a few hours:

Others have already sung the praises and done the time-saving math. I’ll stop now.

I’VE GRADUALLY HAD THE SMALL MOUND of film rolls, which had accumulated on the countertop over the past few weeks, developed to some surprise. Having shot some of this stuff a few weeks back, I only remembered a few of the photographs based on what I was trying to capture at the time. Funny enough, those ones didn’t quite turn out as I’d hoped.

A newer Miksang gallery has been posted for your viewing pleasure. If you see anything that tickles your fancy that you might like a print of, send me an email and I’ll see what I can do.

FIND YOURSELF SCRATCHING YOUR HEAD at your local music shop trying to remember just what it was you wanted to check out? Perhaps you’re wondering what the new [insert artist here] disc sounds like and wanted some more info. Why not start at this week’s hot-off-the-ftp edition of The Brain from the fine folks over at Brainwashed for some reviews and sound samples?

You’ll be glad you did.

I HAD TO DO A DOUBLE-TAKE upon seeing the headline on this blurb from today’s Globe and Mail. Still believe in karma? Some people walk away from nasty car crashes. Some people always get the good concert seats. Some people always get downtown parking right in front of where they’re going (referred to as Charlie’s Angels parking). Some get struck by lightning and live to tell.

That guy’s just a prick.