Category Archive: People

Jan 11 2012

Ave Maria

My walk home after work tonight was completely different to yesterday’s. As I made my way, I had to pass by Roy Thomson Hall. As I approached the hall, I heard the sound of Ave Maria drifting through the air, and I could see an old Chinese guy across the street from me, playing this beautiful hymn on …

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Jan 10 2012

Neil

“Hi, my name’s Neil!” says the guy, loudly, as he turns the corner right in front of me and moves into my way. I’m walking home from work, it’s just after 5PM and starting to get dark. The temperature is 4°, unseasonably warm for January—a nice night to walk home. I have to stop, because …

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Jan 07 2012

Corrado’s Barber Shop. Men’s Hair Stylist.

Screen shot of prices

Adam is sitting in the steel and leather barber’s chair, his back to the small table displaying the tools of his trade and the large mirror on the wall, as he talks to an older guy seated across from him. The mirror competes for wall space with a number of vintage Playboy pin-up posters, the edges of …

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Jan 05 2012

Two kickass Canadians

Andy Stochansky

I have a singer/songwriter friend named Andy Stochansky. He’s quite well known in the Canadian music scene, as well as in the U.S. and internationally. Andy’s lyrics have been sung by artists worldwide, including Australian Idol winner Shannon Noll. Some of his works are included on best-selling albums, like the soundtrack for the latest Twilight …

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Dec 31 2011

100 Strangers on New Year’s Eve

Screenshot of Ted's website: TedRysz3.com

Walking home along King West today (after braving the crowds at the LCBO to buy a bottle of bubbly for tonight’s New Year’s Eve festivities, which in our case involves sitting at home with cheese, hummus, bread, olives, bruschetta, wine, and  a selection of our favourite pre-recorded TV shows), I saw a young couple in front of me with cameras …

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