Jackie Shane (born Jack Shane) was born in Nashville in 1940 abandoned by his 16-year-old unmarried mother being brought up by relatives. By eight years of age he was singing in a church choir adding to his musical background of spiritual music played often by his grandmother. Shane purchased some drums to start his musicalContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: HOT DOCS: “Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story””
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“Travels to a Different Time” : 25July2005: Lagos, Portugal: BBQ Chicken and Saturday Night at the Bullfights
By God, another buffet breakfast. Yes they are excellent but when will they ever end? Almost as if there is too much choice with foods we simply do not have in Canada. The cheeses and the eggs are unbelievably good. The watermelon was particularly sweet this morning. There was a Brit dad with his youngContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : 25July2005: Lagos, Portugal: BBQ Chicken and Saturday Night at the Bullfights”
“Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: Off to Hollywood for the Academy Awards! Stopping off to See President Biden First! Joe Grateful We Avenged His Trumpian Nickname of “Sleepy Joe”: New Chain “Noodles for Peace” to launch in North Korea: Chapter Seventy Two (72)
Nicole Kidman Productions Ltd. has sent a corporate jet to take Bob, Fay, Dylan the Westie, Mr. Gordon Lightfoot with our friend Bosco and Martin Malivoire to Los Angeles but our friend President Biden has asked us to stop at Dulles International in Washington to take a quick tour to the White House and toContinue reading ““Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: Off to Hollywood for the Academy Awards! Stopping off to See President Biden First! Joe Grateful We Avenged His Trumpian Nickname of “Sleepy Joe”: New Chain “Noodles for Peace” to launch in North Korea: Chapter Seventy Two (72)”
RKS 2024 Film: “Our Grandmother-The Inlet”
This Canadian short falls into the “angry Indigenous genre” of documentaries. The treatment of Canadian Indigenous nations justifies the anger which is so intense in this short documentary with the distressed Kayah George, a young Indigenous woman that wants to burn “this fucking city down”. Could that be Vancouver? George, often with skateboard in hand,Continue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Our Grandmother-The Inlet””
RKS 2024 Film: “Les Histoires D’Amour de Liv S.” (The Love Stories of Liv S.)
Thirty-eight-year-old Liv Sándor meets the love of her life swimming in the lake. He looks like Bob Dylan. He talks like Rimbaud and he listens to me. The next scene has her storming out of her house a year later saying to her swimming sweetie that she is leaving and never returning. After storming outContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Les Histoires D’Amour de Liv S.” (The Love Stories of Liv S.)”
“Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: Bloodbath on the Beaches of Darwin! Fatalities, Missing Limbs and Trauma: Chapter Sixty Six (66)
The Ratpack have braved dangers of all sorts but frankly we are terrified of Salties as Winston in “1984” was terrified of bright lights. In fact we are scared shitless. Fast, unpredictable and jaws that can gobble up and swallow a dog whole. Sunday is the crew’s day of rest. We usually hang around theContinue reading ““Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: Bloodbath on the Beaches of Darwin! Fatalities, Missing Limbs and Trauma: Chapter Sixty Six (66)”
“Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut :Canadian Grey Cup 108 Years! Reggie Pukes! Those Trudeau Children Fed Me an Entire Slice of Pepperoni Pizza or was it the Chunks of that Ivor Wynn Double Cheeseburger? Those Trudeau Children Fed Me an Entire Slice of Pepperoni Pizza or was it the Chunks of that Ivor Wynn Double Cheeseburger?
We headed to Hamilton, Ontario on Saturday night checking in at the Imperial Hotel the night prior to the big Grey Cup game on Sunday at Tim Horton’s Field. After being in so many European cities on promotional tours for the Disney film “Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog” I would say Hamilton is a bleakContinue reading ““Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut :Canadian Grey Cup 108 Years! Reggie Pukes! Those Trudeau Children Fed Me an Entire Slice of Pepperoni Pizza or was it the Chunks of that Ivor Wynn Double Cheeseburger? Those Trudeau Children Fed Me an Entire Slice of Pepperoni Pizza or was it the Chunks of that Ivor Wynn Double Cheeseburger?”
“Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: The New Rat Pack: Kit Kat Speaks: Chapter Forty Seven (47)
I suppose you may have a question why a Portuguese dog from Porto is a Rat Pack member. Bob writes about wine tourism and a few years back was invited by the Portuguese government on a media tour of the Douro wine region. Mr. Antonio was the driver of a Mercedes van used in thatContinue reading ““Reggie The Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: The New Rat Pack: Kit Kat Speaks: Chapter Forty Seven (47)”
“Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: Reggie’s Security Detail: Penny The Silver Spooned Addition: Already on Probation! Chapter Thirty (30)
My security detail has unsavory elements to it. The Mookster could be referred to The Mobster with a former nefarious North Korean cuddle up with a tyrant background. Ollie handling explosives. Kit Kat with an alleged extremist and drug running past. As well Dillie the Westie has a bit of a silver spooned streak toContinue reading ““Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog”: The Final Cut: Reggie’s Security Detail: Penny The Silver Spooned Addition: Already on Probation! Chapter Thirty (30)”
Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 3August1971: Skiros, Greece: We Are Sleeping Outside Under a Grape Arbor
Dear Mother: This is my last letter till I get off Skiros. Every Greek Island brought something new. There was only one small hotel and it was full so we are out of town in vineyard. We have cots to sleep on hoping we are not visited by any scorpions. The sun wakes us upContinue reading “Travels to a Different Time: Travels of My Mother: 3August1971: Skiros, Greece: We Are Sleeping Outside Under a Grape Arbor”
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