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06/13/2022

This post brought to you by Diamond Kilmer!
Diamond Kilmer, the company responsible for that , near Victoria Park and Gerrard St E. We all really wanted you to decimate that beautiful , where people went to ride their bikes and walk their dogs, and you sure did! Great marketing too, 'Parkland' being one of the selling point. Why keep the existing when you can destroy and replace it with your own? With a landscaping company and way too much money, anything is possible!

Special Thanks to City of Toronto city councilors for making this all possible.

Here's hoping you're getting the irony you deserve, on WKJCRadio!

~Steel Oats Bob (S.O.B.)

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06/06/2022

PRESS RELEASE:

It was quite amazing to see a thousand people in the street getting back to what's important in life and enjoying live music again at the Dundas West Street Festival. [Do West Fest]

Here, in front of the independently owned Full of beans Coffee House & Roastery we had:

* Jeff Jones (Tours with the likes of Burton Cummings, and got into the Cleveland R&R Hall of Fame for recording bass and BG vocals on Ocean's 'Put Your Hand In
The Hand')

*Gerry Finn (An ace in any genre, whether it's traditional maritime music from Newfoundland, playing for Helix, or being lead guitarist for the metal band The Killer Dwarves)

*The Low Fills (You could float on top of the amazingly thick sounds of this tremolo-filled country/surf/jazz/circus-folk hybrid. Love that Gretsch and triple-headed Fender lap steel! When in doubt, end your song as a waltz, folks)

Thanks to Lori at Full of Beans for letting me open for these amazing musicians.

This is Steel Oats Bob, signing off!

~SOB

05/26/2022

No here, folks, it'll be out in the .
If you're looking for where what is, it'll be out in the streets.
If you're interested in the direction the river is flowing, it'll be out in the streets
It's 100 for the same damn thing,
A man poking a stick at a hornets nest
Will hafta hide from the swarm

You'll dig the streets, though.
There'll be rock and roll out there
after all the venues are gone.
And abandoned shopping malls
make great roller-skating rinks
Then and at the end of a long day.
Waste not, want not.

We'll reinforce the sentiment.
When it feels right, it feels like family.

So when the time is right,
Put up a good fight
Slip back into night
and say saynoara, Sally!

~SOB

Gil Scott Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be TelevisedPieces of a Man (1971)Flying Dutchman/RCA - New YorkJohnny Pate - conductorBrian Jackson - pianoRon Car...

05/24/2022

PRESS RELEASE:

If you are a musician, or another kind of street performer currently taking the streets of Toronto by storm, you may be interested in finding some outdoor electric outlets. To create your setup, and save on battery power, here's an ongoing list of outdoor electrical outlets- use at your own discretion:

East End:

*Indiginous Art Market at Pape and Queen

*Kilt and Harp on Danforth, next to Heirut

*Between 290 and 292 Danforth

*Near the steps of the East End United Regional Church

*Carrot Commons, look up! You may need a ladder or access the roof via the stairs

West End:

*Richmond and University (in the flower bed)

*The Wooden Stage at Kensington Market (look up! You may need a stepladder to plug in your extension cord, or a tall friend)

*Tibet Cafe in Kensington Market (ask inside for the hookup, and try the best homemade momo’s in the city)

*Spadina Station Tunnel

*Bloor and Dufferin, right outside the station entrance

*Queen Quay (West), in a study area along the pedestrian walkway, by some benches

*99 John St., the building across from Fox and Fiddle, downtown

We will have updates as more information becomes available.

05/22/2022

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https://excideo.com/phog/philbeaudoin-2

Phil's performance to raise money for Phog's open mic. Don't forget to watch the other videos of other amazing LOCAL performers from Windsor, ON! Come out to Phog on Monday nights for Open Mic Surgery!

07/14/2016

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