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14
Aug

The place to be …

If there was any doubt that Dickens Pub was the place to be for Comedy in Calgary on Monday nights, the Aug 13, 2007 version of Comedy Monday Night should squash it like a bug. The thing about Monday at Dickens is that you never really know who’s going to walk through the door and wander up on stage. Its always a great lineup for Comedy Monday no matter what the date


12
Aug

Another road trip to Dickens …

Once again, Steph and I will be off to Calgary tomorrow to do the Monday night show at Dickens. I don’t really know what she has planned for the show, but I’ve been writing material like crazy lately, and I’ve got some new stuff to try out …


04
Jan

Smoking bylaws - where theres smoke, theres hypocrisy

On Jan 1st, 2007, Calgary enacted the first phase of its anti-smoking by-law for all bars and restaurants.  Until Jan 1st, 2008, bingo halls and casinos are exempt from the rulings, prompting some bars to try and argue they are casinos that raise most of their revenue from VLT’s, but as of Monday, most bars […]


23
Jun

globeandmail.com : Catholic bishop says all bets are off

globeandmail.com : Catholic bishop says all bets are off

There’s a potential controversy brewing Calgary’s Catholic community. For several decades now, the Calgary Seperate school board, essentially a Catholic organization, has used casinos an…


22
Apr

Fireworks and flags …

Calgary Stampede Fireworks 2002
Originally uploaded by Elron6900.
I'm not typically a very patriotic person. I like my country all right, but as I've said elsewhere, I tend to view myself as a citizen of the planet, not any specific part of it. Regardless, I can't help enjoy the sight of the Canadian Maple Leaf, especially in […]


13
Apr

Memories of the King Eddy

For nearly 100 years (possibly a bit longer) The King Edward Hotel has served the east end of Downtown Calgary. Built in the early 1900’s when 9th Ave was "Hotel Row" it, along with the Palliser way west on 1st St W are the last remaining struct…

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