We watched “Sketches of Frank Gehry” by Sydney Pollack (DVD rental) the other night, quite an inspiring movie with the sole except of the “gush and awe” campaign unleashed Sydney towards Frank. One critic put it this way … “Pollack is too friendly with his subject (almost to the point of having a man crush [...]

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Useful for designers and friends in the clothing industry, the pantone fashion color report fall 2006 ..
“Just as day turns to twilight, Fall 2006 colors are a subtle deepening of the world around, lit with the final glow of the turning horizon. New York designers have found themselves in a sanctuary of color, filled [...]

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Videotron has been acting very flakey here at the office. The past few days have been frustrating at best with up and down service that seems to have no rhyme or reason. The problems seem to be only on our end with Videotron’s DNS - some other people we know who use Videotron verified some [...]

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Tuesday August 29, 2006 at the Saints Showbar (Address is 30 Ste-Catherine O. Montréal, QC - 7 PM $20) there’s a rockin’ benefit concert for Emergency Communities in New Orleans with The United Steel Workers of Montreal, Kodiak, Colectivo, People’s Gospel Choir of Montreal, The Cockroaches, Dibondoko and Lo and the Magnetics. There will also [...]

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I haven’t gone down to see it myself, but Roadsworth’s new piece at Place D’armes metro outside Palais de Congres looks kinda cool. Well conceived idea using a large amount of space. Good to see the city finally coming around with the obvious choice to support this local artist instead of jail him.
“Roadsworth rehabilitated Peter [...]

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My friend Johan has started a surfboard shaping group on flickr. Amazingly there wasn’t one already. Considering how shapers and surfers seem to love taking photos of their creations and rides. I expect once the group gets linked up at Swaylocks and some other sites - it will really take off.
A shaper is ….
“Sub-species of [...]

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My 3000th photo (full size) uploaded to Flickr. This photograph was taken driving home last night by myself from Krista and Eric’s wedding. It’s not a great shot by any means … it is fun though. I was coming down from Mont Royal crossing over Parc. I perched my canon on my dash while stopped [...]

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It’s been a dismal August in the Atlantic so far. Very hard to justify the 5 hour trip to surf 1 to 2 foot waves (if you’re lucky). Not that I’m an amazing surfer — solid 4 to 5 foot waves are around my comfort zone so far - at least the range that I [...]

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A huge congratulations to V and Carole for this. They made the cover of this weeks Hour … V told me about it last weekend - so I’ve been anxiously waiting to see how it looked ! I’ve known both these girls since just after high school and they are awesome, creative and deserving [...]

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Some nice little tips .. things I read and know but that haven’t come to mind in a while …I’ve been trying to expand my horizon on this, painting a bit, shooting more photos, and sketching (personal and work) a lot more…
“The way you work can have a huge impact on your creative success. We [...]

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Seems some people have taken up the “Big-O Skate spot Cause” … actually quite a few people. Look for potential reports in the mirror/hour/ctv/cbc, the french language media and much more over the next few days. It’s also getting press far from Montréal. It’s really is funny how few people in Montréal realize how famous [...]

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A very interesting story…
“…barely a month after Swedish police raided their server room and carted two administrators and their legal help off in handcuffs, the lanky co-operator of the Pirate Bay — the most popular and hunted piracy site in the world — settles back to watch a pirated copy of Spanglish.
Harbored by a country [...]

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My good friend Andi State attended the last night of the Cinema Du Parc. She took some absolutely wonderful black and white shots. She was the manager of the Cinema for a couple years around ‘97 or ‘98 - back when she was my roommate. Her time there lead to the hiring of many people [...]

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PBS had a nice little piece about Black Star ship-lines which was owned by Marcus Garvey in the early part of the century. Interesting man, with some questionable practices and beliefs. The name Black Star piqued my interest due to the album Black Star by Talib and Mos Def.
“Garvey is best remembered as an important [...]

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O no … this is terrible …
“Plans by mondo cheesemakers Saputo to build a soccer stadium out by the Big O may destroy a skate park known well beyond our borders (from MTL blog) –
La plus réputée des rampes de planche à roulettes de Montréal pourrait être détruite pour faire place à l’Impact et à [...]

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