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Telescope
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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And, the find of the day at the thrift shop - an antique telescope, marked "Ross - London", battered and in rough shape, but a cool thing nonetheless.
M*** doesn't want to part with it yet, and so I didn't get a chance to purchase. Probably for the best, what do I need a telescope for anyways?
Good Will Hunting
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Film
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Yes, I know, hardly new but like a lot of movies I hadn't seen it. Knew it by reputation.
So, younger - unrecognizable almost Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver (Heard about her, still no real clue as to who she is), and Matt Damon, because he was pretty popular in a lot of other movies I never saw.
Anyways, good, not great, and certainly in no ways deserving all the heavy-handed praise. Just good.
Sketches
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- Category: People
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Sitting at the Kootenay Bakery, watching the passers by on Baker.
Daniel Boon, late 50's, in a 'coonskin cap, lumberjack-plaid shirt, a long beard...
A stocky but tall Alan Moore with Wizard's robe and staff...
Both of the above appear careless in their appearance, but, look closer, not at all, not at all...
A beatnik, reflective glasses, tilted flat Gatsby cap, plaid sports jacket, clean shaven...
The artist or writer, a-la Dudley Moore, Long curly hair, oversized beige-green cable knit sweater, khaki-beige trousers, Doc Martens, a blue scarf around his neck and tucked into his sweater, khaki canvas messenger bag over his shoulder, this one, he cultivates a certain air of aloofness,
The DJ, horn-rimmed glasses, a neck tattoo, buzzcut left a little longer on top, a goatee under his chin, fashionable...
Skinny guy with long dreads down to his waist, bundled under a Rasta-cap, long wispy moustache and goatee, sauntering jauntily....
There are some new buskers out living the dream, new faces, a newly welcomed "guitar" guy got a shout out in the local "hugs & slugs" for livening somebodies day, have seen him around, long black trench coat,...
and this is how you know that summer's coming, all the absurd new characters that pop-up in their spiritual pilgrimage to Nelson...
Sunday Night at the United Church
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Sunday, last night, finally forced myself to go out and do something.
I've been on the downlow, "Working" at getting bloody nothing done and doing a fine bloody job of it too, but all this do-nothing has seen me miss a few worthwhile events that I later regretted, and so I finally hauled my ass up to the church to check it out.
3 local artists, independent female singer/songwriters, a small audience of perhaps 70 people on the pews, the stage/altar they've done up to look like every folk musicians retro ideal, with old 50's, 60's & 70's style table lamps, a sheepskin rug, acoustic guitars...
And they were surprisingly good. Or, perhaps to better phrase it, not surprisingly, because this town has a superfluity of talent, and it made me realize that I have to make more of an effort to get out...
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