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Jun 24, 2016 CBC Radio 3 Podcast with Louise Burns featuring Daniel Romano, Repartee and Nick Thorburn Article posted by Louise Burns in Radio 3 Summer is upon us friends!

But...

To be frank, I'm not the biggest fan of the summer. I'm often left with an overwhelming feeling of guilt as I turn down opportunities to camp, hang at the beach, attend outdoor festivals with port-a-potties, the list goes on. I simply don't know what to do with myself in the dog days of the year.

But, I suppose there is something to be said about perpetual sunlight and a high dose of Vitamin D, so with that, let's celebrate the quieter side of summer.

This month includes an album of epic melodramatic songwriting (Daniel Romano), some existential psychedelia (Quest For Fire), a shimmer of pure pop bliss (Repartee), and an interview with Nick Thorburn, indie music pioneer and future rock star ikebana practitioner. We're also featuring music by Yu Su, who is on Genero, an all female electronic music label based out of Vancouver.

Happy listening,

Louise

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Benoit from Ottawa

1 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Hey, what about that Britain, eh?

It must be the distemper of the times: Brexit's a go, Trump approves, and the blog is being eliminated. Coincidences???

mcfflyer

2 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

That's it?  No farewell to the blog?  No farewell to the Radio3 faithful?  I guess that says a lot, doesn't it?

mcfflyer

3 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

And a final good morning.  I uploaded the photo I'm using last night, a photo that looks off to the future or to the past depending on your perspective.  Taken last October when Peggy and I were up in the Shaggin' Wagon for a last camping trip of the year up at little Silver Lake in Lassen County, in northeastern California.  This photo is looking away - at what was once wonderful - our Radio3 community, but knowing that we do have each other, a relationship that came along after I was a regular on the blog.

I wrote a little (?) comment to post here today, and it follows.

mcfflyer

4 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Well, my friends, the Night of the Long Knives is approaching, and our time here on the CBC Radio3 blog will be coming to an end.  I am forever grateful for everything I got out of Radio3, the discovery of exciting new music, the fascination with Canada, the amazing radio that came out of Vancouver and Toronto, the talented and welcoming hosts, and all of the amazing friends I’ve made on this blog.  And now it goes away.  They’ve told us that Radio3 failed to capture a large enough audience.  I contend that Radio3 failed to capture a large enough audience because no one knew that it existed.  When I first heard it, I thought it was the best radio I’d ever heard – much better than the crap that goes out over American airwaves.  And yet, that’s what most of Canada listens to, the same American crap.  So much for CanCon.

I have made friends from Victoria to St. John’s, have had visitors from five provinces, and I have visited and met with Radio3 fans from BC to Ontario. These Radio3 bloggers have become real, serious friends who I care deeply about, and know my life would be poorer without them.

And the music. My gosh, to have this music – Sloan, Said The Whale, The Weakerthans, Holy F, the list goes on. I’m grateful that I got to see Two Hours Traffic in Vancouver in 2009, still sad that Liam never brought the boys to do the West Coast Tour down to California. But this music was brought to me by CBC Radio3, I sought it out, and I’m so grateful for that.

But now, by Mark Macarthur’s admission, the music on the “new” “Radio”3 is to be geofenced to be Canadian only. Let’s see…I can’t listen to the music and there’s no blog to discuss the music, so just what is the goal of Radio3 anyway? Certainly not to serve Canadian artists, at least outside of Canada.

CBC Management has driven Radio3 right into the ground – deliberately. We have all witnessed the station steadily being stripped of personnel, resources, creativity, incentive, and even the music has been stripped. We went from five daily hosts, Vish, Craig, Grant, Lana, and Lisa to three, and their shifts were increased from three hours to four. We lost Lana, but got her back when Lisa moved to Radio One.

But the darkest days of Radio3 were when we lost our basement and went to the bland CBC Music website, and the other was when Craig left – and he was never replaced. Instead we had a ever changing array of fill in guest hosts who never varied from their orders of “That was, I am, Have you ever” host breaks that said absolutely nothing and never revealed any personality from the various fill in hosts. A radio station without a strong morning person? CBC Radio wanted Radio3 to fail. And when Lana moved back to Toronto, she was under their thumb, lost her theme song, her show name, and she had to walk the same walk. Only Grant, who was as much a participant in the world of Radio3 as any blogger, refused, as he clearly stated on his last day, when he preferred personality to strategy. No, CBC management got what they wanted. Steve Pratt is gone, Vancouver is just a building, and all the power is in the hands of Toronto. And they could care less about any and all of us.

But it was a glorious run. Listen to some of those long ago Listener co-hosts on Craig’s show, but listen to more than just Craig and the co-host. Listen to everything else. The wide variety of music. The stings, the announcements, the excitement that was there everyday. Trivia Tuesday, Foodie Friday, Appetite for Distraction, The Craig Norris Hour. Damn, but it was so very, very good. It may all be gone now, but we were lucky to have it to begin with, when there were some innovative thinkers at CBC that gave the “freewheeling hippies of Vancouver” free rein. If only they had really supported it.

With this, I’ll say goodbye. (I need to get ready to go to work anyway.) I’ll try to post if my iPhone will let me throughout the day, but believe me, I’ll be watching the blog. As always, I’m up for visitors here in Sacramento. Just use my Radio3 screen name and add “@comcast.net” to it.

Have a great day, have a few tears, remember the good times, and know we’ve all been made better people from this experiment. And I’m happy that my wife Peggy, who I met in 2011, got to experience a little of the Radio3 world with me. Of course, I have to give that special shout out to Grant Lawrence who did his best to make me a celebrity in Canada.

Lee Hower – 2009 FOTY – Sacramento, California

SamaraS

5 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

This is IT!? The Last Post?

mcfflyer

6 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

SamaraS, I know, no acknowledgement of us whatsoever.

mcfflyer

7 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

I think this is proof that CBC Music management doesn't give a crap about us at all.  Not even a "farewell".

SamaraS

8 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

Lee, thanks so much for your heartfelt words. I am speechless.

Wapuche

9 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

This used to be ours, it hasn't been ours for a long time. Who wants a drink?

CDNz1

10 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 24, 2016

So.

This is it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaQpQvpvkeo

Old Abe

11 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

Hello Fine Folks.

Big turning point for the R3 community today, that's for sure.

My time participating on this blog through the years has been great. I've met so many friends here and will always be grateful for that.

This has always been a pretty special corner of the internet. It was not created by CBC, it was created by us. Hopefully it can be created again elsewhere.

Wapuche

12 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Just when I finally got two monitors at work, so as to focus on tasks AND the blog at the same time. Dang.

CDNz1

13 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 24, 2016

Timing, eh?

Wapuche

14 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Every now and again I move to add a song to my playlists and then stop myself.

Shonica

15 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

Good morning friends!

garfielduk

16 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

hello

Wapuche

17 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

How are you holding up, Garf?

CDNz1

18 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 24, 2016

The mobile site is geofenced, as Yort discovered this morning.

SamaraS

19 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

garf! What the Brexit is going on!? You leave the UK for a few weeks and all hell breaks loose!

SamaraS

20 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

#18 *grinds teeth*

garfielduk

21 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Wapuche #17, I'm sad about the blog comments ending and annoyed that my homeland has taken the first step towards tearing itself apart and majority either don't know our don't care

CDNz1

22 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 24, 2016

My, what an appropriate song, considering...

Wapuche

23 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@garf #21- Yeah, this has been a real shite 24 hours. I'm glad that the blog brought you into all of our lives, and that you have a sea of couches on which to escape from time to time.

Michael Wynn

24 posted by

Michael Wynn on Jun 24, 2016

And another thing that will be lost, is all the blog posts, comments, etc, concerts, concert videos (i think they'll have to bring some of that back).  the history is being obliterated.   They will likely back it up in a database, but will they ever bring it back?  I doubt it.

A sad day, but I guess change must come, and btw I think Radio3 could NEVER have big numbers, it was a brilliant canadian-only idea that could only plateau. Craig & I and others often discussed this.

The cultivation and improvement of the site for artists let alone users, never happened since 2010. Especially since CBC Music launched.

garfielduk

25 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Wapuche #23, I'm trying to think of ways that I don't have to go home

Wapuche

26 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@garf- You could declare yourself PM-in-exile and lead a force of (largely) elderly ex-pats to retake the island. Just a thought.

garfielduk

27 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Wapuche #26, Queen Garf?

Benoit from Ottawa

28 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#24      Sigh, yes, we remember.

There's not one of the then bloggies who didn't realise the throttlings as they happened.

It's fucking sad, still today.

And now, making it impossible for CBC web to be heard outside the country? Nice way to promote Canuck music abroad (rayonnement, in French).

F is the grade.

Benoit from Ottawa

29 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

I wonder if the Brexit has the Queen amused, or unamused.

Benoit from Ottawa

30 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Anyway, unlike Brexit,  breakfast can't be put off any longer.

Wapuche

31 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@garf- Queen Garf, Mother of Buckys.

garfielduk

32 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@BfO #29, according to the Sun "newspaper" the Queen wanted us to leave the EU

mcfflyer

33 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

@Michael Wynn [24] - Maybe Radio3 could never have big numbers, but it was so hidden, so unadvertised, who knew about it to begin with?  It certainly did plateau but maybe it plateaued where it did for complete lack of exposure.  I only found Radio3 when I was looking for something about Sloan on the CBC site, and it led me to Radio3 - and that was before The Basement was even developed.  Once I found it, however . . .

Benoit from Ottawa

34 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#32   unsurprising, I suppose, but then, you'd have said they said she said the reverse, and I woudn't have been surprised either.

mcfflyer

35 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

@Russ 18 - Hey Russ, old buddy, the mobile site has been geofenced for some time.  I tried to use it last month and got the "get out of here, you American" notice.

mcfflyer

36 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Also another bitter pill to swallow is that the community gets snuffed out on the day that the "new" podcast gets dropped.  A podcast that I've found to be so uninteresting that after listening to the first two, I don't even listen to them at all now.

CDNz1

37 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 24, 2016

I had it playing earlier in the week, Lee.

Weird.

mcfflyer

38 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Russ, maybe you were getting a signal from Windsor?

Benoit from Ottawa

39 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#33     That's very true, Lee, but the fact is that CBC only "discovered" cross-platform promotion well after the setting up of CBC.music.dot (or however it was actually 'urled').

tiffyleeson

40 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

I don't if this was mentioned - but this day isn't the official last day for the blog.  But it was the last possible day given to me to choose from.  I was told to pick between the 20th and 24th to choose a 'farewell' day

mcfflyer

41 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Okay, I'm off to head out to catch the bus to work on this Friday.  Supposed to be 94F here today, but over 100 on the weekend.  Toasty.

I'll be watching the blog all day, and will try to post if my iPhone will let me. I'll come back after work tonight.

tiffyleeson

42 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

Also - they obviously wouldn't want to draw attention to the blog closing.

Benoit from Ottawa

43 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Should we try to stir a tiny shitstorm of actual written letters to the Prime Minister enquiring why CBC music on the web is now geofenced, i.e. interdicted internationally?

Makes no sense: the web is for being international. Everyone (except CBC.ca) knows that, it seems.

C.c. the Minister of Global Affairs, the old "Foreign" and previously "External" Affairs Department.

???

Wapuche

44 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

I don't think the blog closing/not closing was ever a priority as far as attention goes. The majority of listeners were never bloggers, and I think those of us on the "inside" often forget that.

garfielduk

45 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Tiffy #40, Wynnzie wss told that this version of the blog has no posts lined up for monday

tiffyleeson

46 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

ok.  well, then it is.  It was a 'could be but we don't know' thing I was told for today being the final hurrah

luckymaloo

47 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

Morning.

Wow.

Wapuche

48 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

I'm glad we're here now, though.

luckymaloo

49 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

I have to take my car into Peterborough soon. What the what?! Today of all days.

blergh.

'0

mcfflyer

50 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Grant also emailed that today would be the final day.

hotpatch

51 posted by

hotpatch on Jun 24, 2016

Regarding the R3XIT, it's a shame, but we will meet again someday, like the new lovers in STAMP

Benoit from Ottawa

52 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

The blog being cut, we can't complain about realistically, I agree.

However, Canadian indie music no longer being available internationally through the CBC's web presence is a valid complaint -- we overcame the lame argument "but they're not taxpayers" a long time ago.

Benoit from Ottawa

53 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

R3XIT,  bwahahahahaha!

(Re the real Brexit, I suspect garf is some depressed right now.)

mcfflyer

54 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Do you realize that as we dwindled away that we no longer have any participants from Atlantic Canada, no one east of Ontario? I attribute much of that to the loss of Craig and the failure to replace him.

CDNz1

55 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 24, 2016

#43 - Yort was talking about that this morning.

Wapuche

56 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

They're all valid complaints, BfO, and that one most of all. I have spent so much time and money following musicians that I would never have learned of if not for R3, and especially through the now-rare podcasts. R3 artists were the soundtrack to some of the most important moments of my life over the last 10 years. The joy of seeing a stranger in an R3 shirt, or introducing friends to great bands, is something that I'll always treasure. The looks on the faces of Canadian artists playing to a few people when they realized that we knew every word to their songs was priceless. R3 isn't solely responsible for these artists' success, but they certainly helped a great deal.

CDNz1

57 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 24, 2016

Aaaaand I've been chewing on #52 for a while.

mcfflyer

58 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Wapuche, I've been to shows that when I've introduced myself, they've responded, "Hey! I've heard of you on Radio3!"

tiffyleeson

59 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

I'm shocked that Britain voted to leave.  What a mess

Frankus

60 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

Is it the last day for this thing? CBCR3exit?

garfielduk

61 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

I wonder how the 28% of people that didn't vote feel today, how many of them thought the remain side would win so they didn't need to vote

OK back the last post

luckymaloo

62 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

I'm so grateful to all of you. Really truly. My life would not look or sound the same if it weren't for R3.

I know, I missed the glory days but still in it's death throes R3 managed to pull me in. Okay, Grant managed to pull me in. Oh Grant. (put those effing onions away will ya?!) It's all so sad, this ending but maybe because I'm an idiot optimist I still hope for something to carry on or re-emerge. The Duckibou from the ashes?

This Monday night my teeny little band gets to open for Shred Kelly here at home & it's a big deal for me & it wouldn't be happening if Garf hadn't tweeted SK asking them to get me into their nearby sold-out show last fall after which Tim & I pinky swore that they'd come play here with us. (they're good on their word those SK kids bless 'em)

@wapuche nice to see you here, thank you for being the first, back when i tentatively asked if it was a closed club or if anyone could join in, to say that all our welcome. I took it as permission. Fanks. :)

Benoit from Ottawa

63 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#60   definitely maybe.

Or so we're "informed".

Benoit from Ottawa

64 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#60  see tiffy @ #46

garfielduk

65 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

Grant came on last night to remind us that today is the last day for comments

Benoit from Ottawa

66 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#61    aaaaah, there's a thought.

---> Always someone feeling shittier than you, good thing too.

Benoit from Ottawa

67 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Brexit also = Cameron out = Boris Johnson in

With Boris in London, imagine Trump in the White House?

Michael Wynn

68 posted by

Michael Wynn on Jun 24, 2016

Wow hopefully it's an onslaught of people complaining on Monday, when nothing works on the new site.

They'll be putting out a lot of fires as far as I can tell, unless they've already addressed the issues I see, and are about to be deployed.

Also not sure why when you click on the 'artists' in the main nav it goes to a brand new window, doesn't really make sense.

Go Croatia! Down with Portugal! #euro2016

krib

69 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

SK is playing at Ness Creek this year. that'll be fun

krib

70 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

the last post always makes me sad

krib

71 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

well, the music on the beta site streams for me today. didn't do that yesterday

Frankus

72 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

Things change. I will remain hopeful. I await the return of Grantdalf in the future.

Frankus

73 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

Things got wonky there for a moment.

Wapuche

74 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@luckymaloo- I could only do that because Boders (among many others) put out the welcome mat for me. One of the great things about this community. We could yell at each other (and sometimes did) and I never remember thinking that anyone needed to be kept out. Even Mike Habib.

krib

75 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

it's two different songs playing here and on the beta site

krib

76 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

I guess, if the beta site allows skipping, it's coming from a different source

krib

77 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

also

WAPUCHE IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Frankus

78 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

I like the idea of an actual letter writing campaign. What about to our PM? He is a young guy who seems sensitive to the people's wishes and desires. He also seems to understand the importance of promoting Canada to itself and the world. I will do it once school ends. I am so busy right now. Later.

Frankus

79 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

Is there anyone who doesn't hear Grant saying 'WAPUCHE' in his particular pronunciation?

Wapuche

80 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Well, me, but only because I've used that name since 1998. I do love Grant's version, though.

CDNz1

81 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 24, 2016

Fucking Mike Habib...

mcfflyer

82 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Patrick, you'll always be Captain Morgan to me.

Wapuche

83 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

He was our own community spammer. I'll even miss him.

Wapuche

84 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Aw, thanks, Lee. And you'll probably be seeing a lot more of me in the mid-future. Probably not in the Captain Morgan costume, though.

Benoit from Ottawa

85 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

I've never been able to get the beta site's stream to play for me. Not once. Today? Endless ourobouros. (worm chasing its tail) Endless skirting the pizza.

I put in feedback about it on the form. Yay me.

Wapuche

86 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

"Endless skirting the pizza." That sounds like the name of a BSS song.

Benoit from Ottawa

87 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#84    Moving to Sacramento?

Benoit from Ottawa

88 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#86   Hah!

Wapuche

89 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

That's the tentative plan. Still at least a year off.

luckymaloo

90 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

Dammit I have to go.

I hope I'm back before lights out.

xoxoxo

CDNz1

91 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 24, 2016

"Endless skirting the pizza" is the new "Drugging The Drain."

Happy Obscure Song Titles Day!

krib

92 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

Mike Habib?

Wapuche

93 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Tax relief.

justingrady

94 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Good morning everyone!

justingrady

95 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Howdy @Wapuche!

Wapuche

96 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Howdy @justingrady!

garfielduk

97 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

did anyone save Fergus the flat footed fisherman from the Antarctic ocean?

mcfflyer

98 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Patrick, you're moving here?!

justingrady

99 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@luckymaloo.... so great to meet you last week.  I hope you come back later today!

Wapuche

100 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Possibly. My gf got a job at UC Davis, so we're looking at our options. I still have a full-time job in Ann Arbor, so there are many ways this could play out.

Benoit from Ottawa

101 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

"Drugging the Drain"!

Lederhosen Lucil! I know the woman some, she's really bright.

Benoit from Ottawa

102 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

(I'll edit my post about writing the government, in a while. Add a bit, correct something in the titles.)

tiffyleeson

103 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

Sterling pound hits 30 year low  - time to buy

mcfflyer

104 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Well, Patrick, you know you've got friends here!

Wapuche

105 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Indeed- one of the pros of coming out there, for sure.

mcfflyer

106 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Excellent!

tiffyleeson

107 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

Wapuche - The other pro is that it's Californ I A !

Wapuche

108 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@Tiffy- I don't know, I'm rather attached to my Great Lakes and proximity to Canada. I'd put the lunacy of our state governments on about equal footing at this point.

CDNz1

109 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 24, 2016

Hey, at least Fint HAS water...

Wapuche

110 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@CDNz1- True 'dat.

garfielduk

111 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@CDNz1 #109, is that what they call stuff that comes out of the taps in Flint?

Wapuche

112 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

It's basically water. It just brought along a bunch of friends who don't know how to get along with other chemicals in the party that is the human body.

lounge_act

113 posted by

lounge_act on Jun 24, 2016

Hello friends.

flannel tom

114 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

if I could only make one comment today, it would be the same as the name of a nofx album:

So Long & Thanks For All The Shoes

but I'm verbose so I will probably make more than one comment.

garfielduk

115 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

hi lounge_act

PhilipST

116 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

Hello. Goodbye. I'll be around today, moping.

garfielduk

117 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/politics/broken-promises-following-eu-referendum-result/

justingrady

118 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Good morning @lounge_act, how the heck are you?

justingrady

119 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@PhilipST I hope you're not moping in our behalf..... yes, bummer about our R3 blog....

flannel tom

120 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

54 - haven't been any east coasters in a few years for sure! I'm as close as you get, and it's been 7 (seven!) years since I moved away.

Shonica

121 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016 I'll try to comment from my phone, but I'm not confident it will work. I'm having a few issues with my iMac. My tech guy is heading over to have a look, might need to go to the see a genius.

krib

122 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

JG,

I see you tracked me down on runkeeper. I don't actually use it these days. I'm on a windows phone and runkeeper won't work on it, but my app will push to runkeeper as a place to store info

Benoit from Ottawa

123 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Re Brexit, at a 72.2% turnout, it means that, in effect:

34.72% of eligible "Brits" voted Remain;

37.47% voted Leave.

justingrady

124 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@Krib.... yes I did RE Runkeeper.  Donna reached out to me and we connected and then I saw she was connected to you, so found you that way.  I put all my activities on there.

flannel tom

125 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

the podcast description is soooo Summer Goth.

justingrady

126 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

I just heard on NPR that Scotland will be seeking to leave the UK, again.

darbarspecial

127 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Hi. I am still in denial stage. This can't be happening. Impossible!

krib

128 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

yeah, I put all my activities (that I bother to record) in there, too, but via some other app in Windows, so I never see if somebody comments on an activity or anything

garfielduk

129 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Justin #126, I would have been surprised if they hadn't wanted independence after that result. England pretty much pushed them into it.

Wapuche

130 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

England is going to find itself rapidly surrounded by its former subjects if it isn't careful.

garfielduk

131 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

does anyone want to addopt a limey?

garfielduk

132 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

I'll take that as a no

krib

133 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

I figured we'd have a few more people out to say good-bye

krib

134 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

this is one of my favourites, from one of Moniski's colouring contests.

I call him Dr. Evish

garfielduk

135 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@krib #133, I think this place died for most people when we lost live hosting last year

Wapuche

136 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

It's still early on the West Coast.

Wapuche

137 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Also, what Garf said.

Benoit from Ottawa

138 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#135   Yup. That was the day the blog's count went through the roof.

krib

139 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

yeah, I know. but this really is it, now...

all dead, all dead

jdurley

140 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

Wow, I still can't believe it. I haven't read through everyone's comments yet but wanted to say hi quickly first. I did read McFlyer's long post, though

@McFlyer - your words really nailed it on the head. I hope to meet you and Peggy in person some day. I'm angry that you and all other non-Canada-dwelling people are losing the app. EVERYTHING IS AN OUTRAGE.

That said, it says volumes about the caliber of people in this community that our posts today are not just filled with outrage, but are also flowing with gratitude. I fucking love that.

Benoit from Ottawa

141 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Repost of #43, with edits

"Should we try to stir a tiny shitstorm of actual written letters to the Prime Minister enquiring why CBC music on the web is now geofenced, i.e. interdicted internationally?

Makes no sense: the web is for being international. Everyone (except CBC.ca) knows that, it seems.

C.c. the Minister of Global Affairs, the old "Foreign" and previously "External" Affairs Department."

Ok, I've looked at thing a little, and minister of "Global Affairs" doesn't exist (The Dept does, but it's Dion minister of Foreign, and another for International Trade).

Follow-on in the next post

Benoit from Ottawa

142 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#141...

Note: Mail (I suppose: from Canada) may be sent postage-free to any member of Parliament. (Copied from M. Joly’s site; confirms known fact.) (In the address, “Canada” in parentheses is for Americans, of course)

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, M.P.

Prime Minister

(use M. Joly’s address, below : H of C, etc.)

cc's???

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, M.P.

Minister of Canadian Heritage

House of Commons

Ottawa, Ontario

(Canada) K1A 0A6

The Honourable Bardish Chagger

Minister of Small Business and Tourism

(use M. Joly’s address; it’s a Ms Chagger)

The Honourable Chrystia Freeland

Minister of International Trade

(use M. Joly’s address)

flannel tom

143 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

I already posted my "real" goodbye, back a month or so ago, the day y'all found out for sure they were shutting this bitch down. It was eloquent and nice and I should have left it at that but since I've been in the office this week and today is the last day... I've bene ruining my nice goodbye with off-colour comments and incoherent ramblings.

Wapuche

144 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Bardish Chagger is the name of a real human being? Incredible.

garfielduk

145 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@FT #143, so business as usual? :)

Wapuche

146 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Note- no shade at Ms. Chagger or the Chagger family. Her name is just incredibly fun to say.

garfielduk

147 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

dont forget ourbasement.ca

yeah it might look crap at the moment but it's ours

Funhog

148 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

New podcast day!

jdurley

149 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@FT - re: 143 - you say "ruining" I say "enhancing".

krib

150 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

not as fun to say as beLUGa or gaLOSHes, though

Wapuche

151 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

She's a smooth Griminal.

Wapuche

152 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Macadamia.

flannel tom

153 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

jdurly, always look on the bright side of life.

krib

154 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

I wonder if Ms Chagger has a bulbous bouffant?

Wapuche

155 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

No, her hair is fairly conservative.

jdurley

156 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@wapuche - I love it when people have really awesome names. My cousin walks her dog through a cemetery and became entranced by the names she would see on the headstones. Being a writer, she began what she calls the "cemetery name game" on Facebook. She posts a name she has seen and challenges us to write a story / description / poem or whathaveyou about the person. Some of the names are quite marvelous!

krib

157 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

I wonder if all the oldies who voted to leave understand that their winter trips to the mainland may become a whole lot harder to do.

Benoit from Ottawa

158 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#155   But a heck of a smile...

jdurley

159 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@FT - Good on ya. Also, congrats on your marriage!

Benoit from Ottawa

160 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Oh, the reference: http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/ministries?page=1

TheRadioHead

161 posted by

TheRadioHead on Jun 24, 2016 Hey Krib, I'm in your fair city, if only on the Tarmac of the airport. Lots of water around Saskatoon, do you swim?

krib

162 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

read an interesting article about what happens next re: Brexit.

said that one potential outcome is that the remaining nations strengthen their resolve to further unite because it's been the UK that's been the big holdout on any attempts to do that

krib

163 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

TRH,

yes, but not usually in the ponds and sloughs around the city

Benoit from Ottawa

164 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#157   I think it's the oldies in England (outside London) and who never go abroad who voted Leave.

Residents of Gibraltar, for instance, voted massively Remain.

garfielduk

165 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@krib, most of the older voters don't leave the UK even in winter. I remember having a conversation with someone that liked cheese, tomato, and bread but wouldn't eat pizza because it was "foreign"

Benoit from Ottawa

166 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

TheRadioHead is back!

jdurley

167 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

#162 - interesting - like finally cutting loose the group project  / band member that didn't share the artistic vision

Benoit from Ottawa

168 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

TheRadioHead is back! (2)

Benoit from Ottawa

169 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#165    On the other hand, Indian food and Britain...

krib

170 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

oh right. Forgot that the London area was pretty much all Remain

justingrady

171 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@Wapuche... I'm up here in Oregon, so early for me too. And then there's *that guy* @Shufle..... he's in Van.

TheRadioHead

172 posted by

TheRadioHead on Jun 24, 2016 Thanks to GL for reminding me that it is the last day of the blog. This place was a huge part of my life for a long time, and influenced the course of my life in a enormous way. I am grateful to have had it. Things change and it's important to change with them. We'll do that by making sure we stay connected. We'll meet at music and meet on the internets. It's an amazing world we live in.

flannel tom

173 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

I've never been to the UK, although my sister is moving to York in July. I wonder what she thinks of the Brexit, or if she cares.

garfielduk

174 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@BfO #169, that tends to depend on where they served during the war. One of the running jokes in Top Gear was that hamster would take beans with him long overseas trips so he didn't have to eat the local food

Switters

175 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@Benoit - Yup, the largest group voting to leave was 65+ and the largest group voting to stay was 18-24.  Looks like the split is happening around people 50-55.

jdurley

176 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@TRH - Well said!

Thanks to some encouragement from Shonica, I am VERY SERIOUSLY considering coming to WFF next summer. I hope that will include some Parisienne-style deck sitting.

TheRadioHead

177 posted by

TheRadioHead on Jun 24, 2016 Oh man JDurley! You know it!

tiffyleeson

178 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

durley - whats WFF?  Oh wait..  I'm going to guess Winnipeg Folk Festival?

flannel tom

179 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

jdurly - Do it.

Shonica

180 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016 Yes!!!

TheRadioHead

181 posted by

TheRadioHead on Jun 24, 2016 Are you folk festing this year Tom? I don't think I asked you.

Switters

182 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

Have people heard about the new discount airline in Canada? Flights start July 25, the downside is that they'll only be in 8 cities to start with.

jdurley

183 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@Switters - Hi!

I clicked your link and it says 12 cities!

jdurley

184 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

I've never been to Winnipeg! This omission needs to be corrected.

reginula

185 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

Well, hello.

I don't even know where to start. Hugs to you all.

darbarspecial

186 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

WFF next year sounds good to me!

krib

187 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

I haven't been to YVR, except for the airport

reginula

188 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Switters Are you in Edmonton (I always forget)? You're getting Hollerado and Royal Foundry for Canada day.

Funhog

189 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

HUGS to everyone!

TheRadioHead

190 posted by

TheRadioHead on Jun 24, 2016 Thanks for the greeting Benoit! I have a new position at work and can't be spending time here during the day anymore. Plus lots had been happening. I'm sure I'll see you at the Black Sheep on occasion when j visit my kid!

lounge_act

191 posted by

lounge_act on Jun 24, 2016

Wonderful night of music at the Ottawa Dragonboat Festival last night, including: Modern Space, The Balconies and July Talk.

shufle

192 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

Re 189 FunHUG

Switters

193 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@jdurls - That's even better! Now they just need flights in Calgary (they probably won't because of airport fees :( )

flannel tom

194 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

Sappy Blog Feelings Story:

If it weren't for the blog "community" (*shudder*, I hate that word, don't know why) when I moved to Regina in 2010, I wouldn't have met the handful of people who I still call good friends to this day (one of them was a groomsman at my wedding!) They made Regina an interesting place because when I moved there, it seemed shitty. But they went to shows and festivals and so on and we had fun (and still do!). From those R3gina ppl, I met the Winnipeg ppl... and indirectly, the wman who is now my wife! Crazy. And, I've met people in Calgary and Ontario from this blog, albeit, maybe only once or whatever.

To sum, blog was a good space for a canadian music fan to connect with like minded individuals. We had a good run. I'm not mourning the loss, it is what it is. I got more out of it than I ever thought.

Rock & Roll will never die. Support your local scene (go to shows or buy records and t-shirts, whatever you like to do). Be excellent to each other.

Benoit from Ottawa

195 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Hi, Switters @ #175!

Yes; but also look at the grography, in this; then cast a look on the two following articles on the same page: new Scotland referendum? Ireland referendum?

Dominoes, I wonder...

PhilipST

196 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

My CBC Radio app is still working for me, as of today, as is my access to CBC via the Tunein radio app. Should I expect that to end soon?

Switters

197 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@Reg - I'm in Calgary, we've got Joel Plaskett for Canada Day but I might be out camping somewhere

flannel tom

198 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

radiohead, re WFF this year - yes, if my work schedule allows it. No camping though, just the ol' shuttle bus in and out. LR will be volunteering again this year, in the store, so she'll be there all week.

PhilipST

199 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

@Justin, thanks but I'm not moping only due to bad R3 development, but a collection of bad news overall.

jdurley

200 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

BTW, if you're on Facebook and we are not friends, please friend me! That's the main platform I use. My first name is Jennifer. I guess I could pretty much put my full name, address, credit card information, SIN and mother's maiden name on here without much risk today, eh?

garjoh

201 posted by

garjoh on Jun 24, 2016

Well, the blog goes down and Brexit in one day. Life is one slow-motion car crash these days.

Love you all! Sorry I haven't been here much. Too much work and miss the hosts too much.

My wife and I are moving back to Chicago in a couple weeks if anyone passes through. Will be a visiting professor at Kellogg School of Management.

Thanks @mcfflyer for a great post #4.

Switters

202 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@Benoit - Yah that's a pretty stark divide

Benoit from Ottawa

203 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#200    And your passwords. Don't forget to put in your passwords.

justingrady

204 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

#199 @PhilipST ... sorry to hear about the other bad news, I hope things are better soon.

shufle

205 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

Did you know if you type your CBC password on the blog it becomes asterisks?

shufle

206 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

********

justingrady

207 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

#194 @flannel tom ... I heard the story of how you met your wife during my time in Toronto.  Very cool!

Benoit from Ottawa

208 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

"grography"? I like.

Hot grogs, their various appearances? Grogology...

shufle

209 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

I missed Grant and Lana's last live hostings - There was no way I was missing the last blog day.

Benoit from Ottawa

210 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

##205, 6

I feel stupendously protected.

reginula

211 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Switters That's an awesome show! Oh, a but of a bummer, but I bet you've seen him lots of times!

Funhog

212 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

WHERE IS GRANT?!

CDNz1

213 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 24, 2016

cowtesti

DOES NOT!

MrFussyfont

214 posted by

MrFussyfont on Jun 24, 2016

R3XIT

Benoit from Ottawa

215 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#212   He was here briefly yesterday. I think I remember his typing that he couldn't be here today. Does anyone else remember that?

shufle

216 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

Well the good news is I finally added my website to my blog profile today.

Shonica

217 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

So apparently my computer needs a new fan. It will be fixed next week, for now I need to not over work it.

Funhog

218 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

MrFussyfont - I wish I was as witty as you!

Benoit from Ottawa

219 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

♭♬  Where, oh where is Grant on the day when this joint could use a good shirtcocking?

jdurley

220 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

I left it to the last minute.

Could some kind soul please remind me how to grab my playlists? Thanks!

MrFussyfont

221 posted by

MrFussyfont on Jun 24, 2016

I'm not nearly as witty as many bloggers, but thanks!

Emma Godmere

222 posted by

Emma Godmere on Jun 24, 2016

Hey folks. Just so you know, it's likely you'll still see this site early Monday. The switch-flipping is a process and it sounds like it will be closer to 4pm/5pmET when you'll see the new site. Just so you know.

Also, you're all pretty cool people, just so you know.

Benoit from Ottawa

223 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Emma, don't try and be nice with niceness...      ;-)

shufle

224 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

@emma The more you know....

flannel tom

225 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

@jg, yeah it was crazy. WintR3peg hosted R3gina for a May Long/May 2-4 (whatever your local term is for it) pig roast party and the rest they say, is history.

Life's a pretty sweet fruit.

shufle

226 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

Grant will be here. It's only 930 am on the west coast here!

garfielduk

227 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Jenn #220, you need to open bbc each playlist fully then copy all of the text on the page over to txt files and if you give me a nudge at the start of next month I will sort out for you

flannel tom

228 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

I feel like shotgunning a few cans of pil.

Anyone else? Get this party started & turn 'er up a notch!

morgana

229 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

good morning friends.

Funhog

230 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

@flannel tom - I'm in.

reginula

231 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

I really don't know what it would be of my life without Radio 3. I knew about it for over six months since the day I met Davoud and he told me about it, but I didn't really join after a few weeks after my dad passed away and I finished college (I do not recommend going through those two things at the same time), but the day I started talking here, I felt so welcome and engaged with such awesome people, I knew I would never ever let it go. I met Grant in Vancouver a few weeks later and I was so mesmerized by how kind he was I still think that was one of the happiest days of my life.

Despite the distance and the short time I spend there, there has not ever been a day in which I don't feel part of this, and I'm forever grateful. You guys are my safe, happy place. It's not an exaggeration when I say you're the Hogwarts to my life with the Dursleys, magic and adventures included (Harry Potter, for those who don't Harry Potter often). I'm really afraid to wonder what would be of my life without you. My R3 friends (even when we've only hung out for two hours or never really hung) are an intrinsic part of my life, and most definitely, my favourite part of it.

I'm sorry to see this space go, bu I'm hoping we'll remain close (I'm sorry if I message you. I hope it doesn't feel intrusive). I think we have. I know I don't have much to offer, but I'll be always be there for everyone of you, no matter if you need a bed here or you just need someone to hear your rant about your work day. You guys mean the world to me.

shufle

232 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

I already started

Funhog

233 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

Neko is turning 3 on Sunday!

Frankus

234 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

Now I have Grant's version of 'WAPUCHE' stuck in my head as an earworm loop.

flannel tom

235 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

that's how they we give their our respect to paddy murphy radio 3

Benoit from Ottawa

236 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#231   It just got sort of dusty around here.

krib

237 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

#235 yeah. thanks for sticking that in my head

better than wapUUUUche, though

Benoit from Ottawa

238 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Or his very rare, aberrant phrasing of "garfuk".

flannel tom

239 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

reference point for #235

That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy

That's how they showed their honour and their pride;They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another

And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died

Benoit from Ottawa

240 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

We (maybe just I) didn't really know him, but he's the "Man of Constant Sorrow"; finally dead at 89.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ralph-stanley-dead-bluegrass-legend-906028?utm_source=twitter

Benoit from Ottawa

241 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016 Nice purple highlighter. Wish I could do that.

krib

242 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

oh, THAT's why Craig was posting a link to him this morning on FB

garfielduk

243 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

'Europe Is Destroyed': ISIS Celebrates Brexit Vote

morgana

244 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@Emma #222 so it is the slow tearing off of the bandage then is it ...

nice of you to stop in for a hello/update too.

life is good for you?

flannel tom

245 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

yeah, I didn't mean to have purple highlighter.. just copied and pasted from a website and that's how she went. Looks lovely and matches with the other furniture though I think.

Old Abe

246 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

@Winnipeg Folks - All this talk of going to Winnipeg has prompted me to share some fun news.  @Markgage and I will be visiting your fair city Sept 20-22 for a work conference. (Tues, Wed, Thurs)  We decided to stay the Friday, Saturday and fly back Sunday.  @TheRadiohead has been gracious enough to house us and offered to show us around.  I hope we can see all you Peggers that weekend!

flannel tom

247 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

old abe, #246 - BITCHIN'!

I hope to meet you guys for a frosty pint.

Emma Godmere

248 posted by

Emma Godmere on Jun 24, 2016

@morgana Hey Morgana! Life is rollin' along well. I hope things are well with you!

morgana

249 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

In local news, I am supposed to go sailing today before work and it is truly ugly and wet out there :(

justingrady

250 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Aw Geez... now I'm jealous... I want to go to Winnipeg too!  Have all all y'all!

MusicSoop

251 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Adios mofos. ¡Vive Le Basement!

Old Abe

252 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

@flannel tom #247, For sure!  It will happen!

reginula

253 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

Winnipeg is cool. Have fun there! (And bump into John K Samson for me)

justingrady

254 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@morgana... If it's any consolation I did a 10k run in the pouring down rain yesterday, it was not raining at the beginning of the run.  Get it.

flannel tom

255 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

morgana, get out our sou'wester!

flannel tom

256 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

*your

reginula

257 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

MusicSoop is back!

justingrady

258 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Welcome back @MusicSoop!

Funhog

259 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

Hi musicsoop!

Shonica

260 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

Old Abe, I put your visit in my calendar!

krib

261 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

krib

262 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

#261 remember when those used to break the blog?

morgana

263 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@justinggrady #250 yes but runners are crazy.  you would have gone on the run even if it was raining when you started ;)

morgana

264 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@flannel tom ##255 it is mostly the lightening I am not excited about when sailing; tall metal pole in the middle of the lake and all ...

Shonica

265 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

Hello MusicSoop! January 14th Jets vs Kings I hope we can be there and go to the game together again.

MusicSoop

266 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Hello y'all. Busy day at work but I had to stop by one last time. It's been real. Even in the middle of our time here I kept reminding myself to enjoy it because something as good as this blog thing doesn't come around often and can't last forever.

morgana

267 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

glad you came for a visit today MusicSoop!!

Old Abe

268 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

@Shonica #260, Great.  Are you around that weekend?

MusicSoop

269 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Regina: Best Blog Photo Ever

MusicSoop

270 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Shonica: Would love to see you and Mr Shonica! And any offspring you bring with you.

CDNz1

271 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 24, 2016

SOOP!

^5

MusicSoop

272 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Grady, Funhog: Yo

Krib: It was fun to break the blog every now and then. haha

reginula

273 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@MusicSoop Thank you! I like to call it "You can actually pinpoint the exact moment Regina dies"

flannel tom

274 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

it's Real Love Fest in Gimli this weekend, a bunch of local bands plus Great Lake Swimmers. I don't think I can go unfortunately. Bummer. Some good local acts though!

MusicSoop

275 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Oh yeah, Royal Canoe AND Plants and Animals tonight in LA. Woo!

justingrady

276 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

#263 @morgana ... You're right I would have gone running anyway in the rain.... protip... tape the nipples before getting soaked in the rain.  Chafing hurts!

shufle

277 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

We are on the way to an early Throne!

morgana

278 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@Emma #248 more traffic here today than there has been for a bit so I lost you for a bit there!

I am grooving to the Polaris Long List that @darbar assembled for us on Spotify and am looking forward to Kaslo Jazz Etc Festival as well as some inside shows that are coming to Nelson. I am a parent of a teenager so we are in the middle of exam prep so that part of life is choppy but I will get to the rolling along part soon I hope.

Is your schedule totally booked up with work for the summer?

flannel tom

279 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

NHL draft tonight - I'm excited for the Jetty-poos!

Old Abe

280 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

@flannel tom #279, I'm excited for Austin Matthews! :)

krib

281 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

some interesting stuff after this Brexit thing:

“The Leave of the United Kingdom sets forth the failure of political communities facing austerity, and the egotism of the member states, incapable of being a community … We want a Europe which is a ‘community’ and not a union of banks and lobbies,” said the party, writing on the blog of founder Beppe Grillo.

(that's an Italian party).

MusicSoop

282 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Oh and for one last usage of this word... Contrats to all of you for being so awesome.

Benoit from Ottawa

283 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

So, I "complained" about not getting any streaming from the new CBC site, and just got back an automated message full of p.r. and referring me to the FAQ page.

In other words, telling me to fuck off because they're too busy to answer people individually, y'know.

I'm not scandalised, just not happy happy.

reginula

284 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@MusicSoop I'm getting my visa fo'reals to go see Hamilton in December and that means I'll book a flight to San Diego/LA/Tijuana every time a Canadian band I adore plays there so LET'S HAAANG

reginula

285 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Benoit #283 ARRRRGH

CDNz1

286 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 24, 2016

#276 - I would never have thought of that.

morgana

287 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@MusicSoop #275 That tour was through here a few weeks ago.  I have never wanted to break the "no encore for opening acts" rule more!!  Royal Canoe was stellar.  Enjoy:)

KristaMark

288 posted by

KristaMark on Jun 24, 2016

WHOA i'm on the Blog!!!

Hello my fine R3 friends... just heard it is the LAST DAY of the Blog? WTF :( :(

even though i'm not on here so much anymore, I LOVE YA ALL! I've had an amazing 9 years of existing as "KristaMark" in the R3 world - I will MISS hanging out in the basement with Vish, Craig, Grant, Lana...meeting and chatting with all my R3 friends...partying hard at NxNE under the proud R3 label (will continue this one for sure).... and of course will miss the MUSIC that drew us all here in the first place.

Sigh...........feeling so nostalgic!!!!!

Benoit from Ottawa

289 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

"Jetty-poos"

Must be their fave nickname.

Benoit from Ottawa

290 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Long distance running is a nipple-taping pursuit

Free for public use.

morgana

291 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

#282 :)

stevierayk

292 posted by

stevierayk on Jun 24, 2016

Hey Kids.

I can't stay, the sun is shining and there are things to do.

It's been a slice, I'll catch you all on the other side.

Cheers

tiffyleeson

293 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

KristaMark - hiiiii!!!!!!

justingrady

294 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@BfO.... all shame goes out the window when distance running.....

MusicSoop

295 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

And thanks for everything Grant, Craig, Vish, Wynnsie, Lana, Emma, Brent, Bucky, Amanda, Lisa, Jijou, Alscher, Shumka, Louise, Graham Wright, Chris, Scotty, Steve, Tariq, and everyone else who has made this experience awesome.

tiffyleeson

296 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

stevierayk - :) / :(

Benoit from Ottawa

297 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Hi KristaMark!

Did you know garfield's procured an ourbasement.ca?

garfielduk

298 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

Contrats will never die!

reginula

299 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

And just so you know –but you probably do–, in case we're not in touch:

Facebook: Look for Regina and find the one with a Simpson's GET THAT CAT OUT THE WAY picture.

Twitter and Instagram: Same handle as here. (I tweet a bunch in Spanish, and my Instagram is private but no problem, I just do it to keep local acquaintances away)

tiffyleeson

300 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

Graham was my fave sit in host.

morgana

301 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@stevierayk enjoy the sun!  It's been a slice hanging out with you.  My fingers sure know there way around your handle after years of practice.

KristaMark

302 posted by

KristaMark on Jun 24, 2016

@Tiffy    HI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry to miss all the fun at NxNE this year.... next year for sure!

garfielduk

303 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Morgana #301, HI-O

morgana

304 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@justin #276 like I said, runners are a strange lot;)

I jab so because I have many friend of that sort.

KristaMark

305 posted by

KristaMark on Jun 24, 2016

@Benoit   Cool thanks for that!  I will bookmark that for the future!

Nice one GARF!

KristaMark

306 posted by

KristaMark on Jun 24, 2016

@Stevierayk     ME TOO bud!   It's been a slice indeed.

Can't stay long folks.... but wanted to pass on the LOVE.

TheIceman

307 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

Hi Ho Friends!

'Tis a day of much disruption in the Force.

Stay strong young Jedi warriors!

Let's keep positive memories about all the wonderful times that Radio 3 has given us, and not be bitter about it's demise.

Thank you for all the wonderful people that I have met through this blog.

MusicSoop

308 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

That ourbasement thing looks promising. Good job Garf!

garfielduk

309 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Tiffy #300, I regestered on here so that I could ask Graham when TPC would would be touring the UK again

darbarspecial

310 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

I think this was my first profile pic I used.

It sure wasn't easy to change it today. CBC didn't want me to.

MusicSoop

311 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Remember that time Matty got so mad about Karkwa winning the Polaris prize? haha

Funhog

312 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

Mica's last day of kindergarten today!

Benoit from Ottawa

313 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Change of subject; Ottawa is sort of "bike city" in that there are a lot of cars, but bikes have been used more and more over 30-40 years. I know both sides, bike and drive.

Now when riding, I make sure that people give me the usual one-metre leeway -- that they don't pass me any closer. They don't because of my techniques, wearing bright reflector shit, etc

But now Ottawa cops want to enforce that one metre, and are using "beepers" and threatening a fine and demerit points. Link to come.

(cont'd in next)

Frankus

314 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

Regarding reginula's blog photo: I am reminded of how I was introduced to Dan Mangan. It was on one of Grant's podcasts. He told a story about a Christmas party he was having. (I may get a few details wrong because it from pure memory.) He said everything was going great. The music was being provided by Said the Whale (? Does that make sense?) Anyway, there was a good groove going and someone asked if this guy dan could sing a song or two. Grant was all like, 'I don't know. It could be a bit of a downer/bummer.' But he was convinced to let it happen and then was blown away. He told that story and then played a Dan Mangan song and I was blown away. It was the story that made me listen that much closer. That personal touch has been lost for over a year now and today the last vestiges of human contact will be gone. Oh well.

morgana

315 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@garfy #303 oops!  goes various shades of red ...

Benoit from Ottawa

316 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

A few online comments:

"Absolute idiocy and hypocritical enforcement with a raging double standard," wrote Nick O'Brien on Facebook. "Guess they needed some revenue and what's a better way than extorting citizens already taxed to drive a car and on the road and on gas only to deal with idiotic cyclists who never abide by any traffic laws ever."

"I for one will not get myself caught in a face to face with another motorists just because the cyclists didn't want to ride his bicycle over a manhole on the side of the street and decides to jolt himself in my lane, sorry but it will not happen, tax payers' money went into making paths for those people and that's where they belong PERIOD!," wrote Francois Brousseau.

"This is sick. We pay a lot of money for our right to have our cars on the road and now we have to get out of the way for cyclist. Sorry...but have cyclists pay for their rights to use the road like the others and maybe I will share. Don't tell me that they are saving the environment …They are killing the economy. People don't spend and that is not good for our economy. Sorry but this is the way I feel," wrote Jocelyne Lacelle.

Me: this, I remind you, is about a law that's always been there -- a yard, or a metre, same diff -- but people's ignorance, or pent-up rage...

link to story

(Not only in the States, you say...)

Funhog

317 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

It turns!

garfielduk - our basement needs to be darker

morgana

318 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

It is time for some last minute review before the English final so I will be back in a few to see what sort of nonsense you all have gotten up to ...

justingrady

319 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Everyone..... I am so grateful to have been a part of, and continue to be, part of our R3 community.  As a USer I feel like a guest and yet fully included.

I cannot express how great it is and was getting to know you all. I had no idea when I randomly discovered R3 in 2010 what it would become. As a runner, I've logged hundreds of miles/km listening to Craig, Grant, Lana, Vish, Graham, Pedro and others and they have kept me going, from the Sweatin' to the Indies podcast to the Electronica one that I ran a 50k to a few years back.

On the blog you all have become my friends. You have supported me and I've done my best to give back. I am sad this chapter is ending, and nevertheless grateful for R3 and you all. Continue to keep in touch via Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.... I go by "justingrady" on all of them. We are also transitioning to a spinoff site ourbasement.ca that a few of us are working on where we hope to replicate this commenting style platform.

Twitter | Facebook | Instagram

Grant Lawrence

320 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

It seems that we've been given a reprieve!!! All be it a very short one... the blog will apparently still be operational until Monday at 5pm ET...

justingrady

321 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@Graaaaannntt!!!

Grant Lawrence

322 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@frankus re #314 thanks for remembering that.

garfielduk

323 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Funhog #317, that is just a temporary site until I can set up our own site on our own server. the plan, as it stands, is to emulate look of the old basement

Grant Lawrence

324 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

MUSICSOOP IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Benoit from Ottawa

325 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#320   We've been GIVEN a reprieve???

Or they can't quite make the new site work reliably?

Benoit from Ottawa

326 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

GRANT   Krista Mark too, recently.

shufle

327 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

Well they can't close the blog if we refuse to leave, right? Right?

TheIceman

328 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

Grant talks to the Governor and gets a stay of execution for the Radio 3 Blog.

Why does it feel like the Green Mile?

Dead man walking...

tiffyleeson

329 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

Frankus - I totally remember that story too!!

MusicSoop

330 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Grant: I'm only back for a few minutes. Working man. haha. Are you taking requests? Can you play some Rose Chronicles?

Funhog

331 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

GRANT!

Grant Lawrence

332 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

A STAY OF EXECUTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Monday!

Funhog

333 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

think I will listen to NVP's beer o'clock playlist now.

Grant Lawrence

334 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

Final blog meal? Chocolate chip cookies and beer all 'round. Can you imagine the party at the Shaggy Pony Pub this weekend in Leistershire?

reginula

335 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

#332 Now I want to play that Pink Mountaintops song

shufle

336 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

Uh, not too much partying going on in the UK right now.

garfielduk

337 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

blog comments usually stay open for 3 days so they should have been around all weekend at least

Michael Wynn

338 posted by

Michael Wynn on Jun 24, 2016

So will there be a new Blog post for Monday, that is the question, is it not?

garfielduk

339 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@shufle #336, only by those too stupid to know what harm they have caused

Benoit from Ottawa

340 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Grant, in case you don't have the time to scan everything here today, I've done a little search for "Grant", and these posts are especially worth reading.

4

79

219

226

231

288...

luckymaloo

341 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

Woohoo I made it to Peterpatch & as I left & was moaning over missing the final blog day The Eldest, so wise, said "why don't you take your laptop?"

Right.

<:)

So here I sit in the Mazda service lounge & damned if there isn't someone chopping onions here too.

hotpatch

342 posted by

hotpatch on Jun 24, 2016

Final meal, Grandmas Poutine with a large side of remorse

Funhog

343 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

re 334: with fancy new hand made I heart R3 mug!?

Emma Godmere

344 posted by

Emma Godmere on Jun 24, 2016

@morgana #278 - Lots of work here over the summer, yes! I'm happy to be popping on a train to MTL in a few hours though for a wedding this weekend - so a few short jaunts here and there! But I'll be kicking around the Ceeb otherwise.

@Soop #295 - Thanks man. The R3 team over the years has been above-and-beyond amazing.

KristaMark

345 posted by

KristaMark on Jun 24, 2016

GRANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

morgana

346 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

RADIO3 DICTIONARY; words I can not use in my everyday life that mean a great deal here

hi-ooo

blog schnog

shirtcocking/clamcocking

baboom

contrats

reginula

347 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Benoit #340 Thanks for reading and sharing. My heart is in that post.

Grant Lawrence

348 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

WAPUCHE IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grant Lawrence

349 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@benoit thanks for the round up!

KristaMark

350 posted by

KristaMark on Jun 24, 2016

I WON'T BE HERE ON MONDAY ...so final Blog goodbyes are happening now.

....but I don't digress, as I know we will still stay connected as a community through other Social Media means.

Wapuche

351 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Now I'm back from being away from being back. It's exhausting.

garfielduk

352 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Morgana #346

http://radio3wiki.info/w/index.php/Language

Wapuche

353 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@morgana- I use all of those words in my everyday life. People around me have learned to adjust. I bring a piece of R3 with me wherever I go.

shufle

354 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

@FunHug did Grant get his mug?

garfielduk

355 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

I want go and eat but I don't want to miss anything

MusicSoop

356 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Wapuche!

kirkofdoom

357 posted by

kirkofdoom on Jun 24, 2016

So is the changeover to the new site happening Monday? or Tuesday?

I have been really liking the mix on R3 in the last little while and it's going to suck that I won't be able to listen any more...

Grant Lawrence

358 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

KRISTAMARK IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wapuche

359 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

What did I do?

shufle

360 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

@garf, don't worry, it's not live.

morgana

361 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@garfielduk #352 I totally forgot about that!  no surprise as my brain is rather swiss cheese like.  thank goodness you keep track of all of the important stuff!

Funhog

362 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

@shufle yes he did finally!

morgana

363 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

#357 kirk or cmac?

Grant Lawrence

364 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@kirkofdoom why won't you be able to listen?!

Grant Lawrence

365 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@kirkofdoom change over to the new site is apparently happening at end-of-day Eastern on Monday.

morgana

366 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@funhog I love my CBC pottery logo that is on my fridge, right beside the shaggy pony and retro R3 magnets:)

kirkofdoom

367 posted by

kirkofdoom on Jun 24, 2016

Grant,

Because CBC Music streams are blocked at work, so I have listen by using the stream .pls file and going through a media player on my work computer. They are apparetnly cutting that on the new site. I even tried streaming R3 on the beta site, but it tells me I am not in Canada

(I am)

So, no more R3 for me unless I find a new job.

morgana

368 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@wapuche #353 very cool.  my kid can handle it but the people i serve at my job would not know what to do with me ... come to think of it that is already the case so i should just let my freak flag fly!!

luckymaloo

369 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant you'll be touring your upcoming book, right? I sure hope The County is one of your stops. Thanks for everything, even the heartbreak. :(/:)

garfielduk

370 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@shufle#360, it isn't? in that case I'lll be back in 30 minutes

Grant Lawrence

371 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@luckymaloo oh yeah!

Wapuche

372 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@morgana- That's my approach. At this point, they know who I am. Not my fault they didn't screen out weirdos.

luckymaloo

373 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

I keep flipping my time-turner. I think it might just work.

Grant Lawrence

374 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@kirkofdoom how is this current job? What is this current job? Where is this current job?

luckymaloo

375 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

#371 Fist pump! Yeah!

Wapuche

376 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Apparently it's in the part of Canada that isn't Canada.

morgana

377 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@grant i am looking forward to your visit to nelson soon.  stay in touch!

CDNz1

378 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 24, 2016

Remember when Martin (suckamc) made those CBC Radio 3 coffee mugs?

What year was that?

I have used mine EVERY DAY since then.

justingrady

379 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

I was tethering the internet off my US carrier phone while in Toronto, on Bell, my ip address told me I was in Chicago. So yeah, I was not in Canada according to my online activities.

kirkofdoom

380 posted by

kirkofdoom on Jun 24, 2016

Grant,

It would be a fine job if not for... reasons that I won't get into on a public forum.

I was hired as an audio editor, but I'm basically the entire production and creative department right now.

It's in Vancouver, near 29th & Rupert.

darbarspecial

381 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

I am glad to see some people showing up to say hi. Hi!

shufle

382 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

Don't worry, Kirk, according to CBC there is nobody here.

Wapuche

383 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

According to the CBC, I live at the Tim Horton's across the street from the Detroit-Windsor tunnel. Unfortunately, it doesn't recognize that while I'm at work.

TheIceman

384 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

I saw 2 great artists perform last night at the Argos pre-game tailgate that I'm sure I would not have known about, (The Strumbellas and Kardinal Offishal,) were it not for Radio3.

As much as our loss, I feel that Canadian Indie Musicians will suffer more.

Grant Lawrence

385 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

R3 BLOGGERS WHERE ARE THEY NOW?:

... suckamc ... TOtoLA ... crystaldee ... rocknrollloser ... gentlemanjim ... pjrocksmb ... FlannelTom ... 124thStBeat ... neuromancer ... cluckworthy ... RedVinyl ... mariecurious ... hedgehogfriend ... BWill ... Moniski ... ATrain ... themountainsandthetrees ... DantheCanuck ... FloridaGator ...

Wapuche

386 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

I heard about Kardinal Offishal on SNL a few weeks ago. And also on R3 well before that, of course.

reginula

387 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

Hi Daaaarbs

MusicSoop

388 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Grant: TOtoLA lives in Edmonton. But rumors persist that he may move back to Tel Aviv

Grant Lawrence

389 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

Who'd I miss?

flannel tom

390 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

benoit, you forgot to direct Grant to my post #194, which even features his most favourite of things, a blog (indirect) schnog.

justingrady

391 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant.. you missed @CanadaJanes

Shonica

392 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

I just tried to listen to R3 on the new site. IT DID NOT WORK!

flannel tom

393 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

390, re 194 - It was my heartfelt post with a posi-spin, otherwise I ramble incoherently

TheIceman

394 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

Man Kardinal Offishal really knows how to rev up a crowd. Amazing!

Funhog

395 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

tb3?

Grant Lawrence

396 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

TB3! THE FIRST-EVER BLOG COMMENTER!!!

krib

397 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

ZootAlors, DAA, Mikev, tb3

FlannelTom was on earlier today

flannel tom

398 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

Hi Grant! I'm here!

justingrady

399 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@Reg.... I'm very happy you're here! RE #231, your long post.

Benoit from Ottawa

400 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Ok, I'll be back, must go do a few actual, physical things. Other than pecking on a keybpard beng cleber.

Switters

401 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

Bah, surprise meetings suck.

@FT 239 - I've always thought the line was "They said it was a sinner's shame"

(shooting star going overhead)

MusicSoop

402 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Moniski: Manchester

ATrain: Vancouver

BWill: Right by Sneaky Dee's. At least that's where his work is.

Grant Lawrence

403 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

FLANNEL TOM! How's married life? Is it true you only had bottles of Keiths at your prairie blog schog wedding?

kathyjean

404 posted by

kathyjean on Jun 24, 2016

Hey pals. I start a new job on Monday, so won't likely be able to join in on anything then.

I want to say thank you to each and every one of you. I stumbled upon Radio 3 in the fall of 2009, desperately looking for something better than an all-repeat station. What I didn't know then is that it would bring me so much more than that.

A year later, I moved to Saskatoon for the job I've been at for six years until today. I knew few people here at the time, and that's always a bit isolating. I was glad to have great music to listen to while at work. I believe it was during Lana's show that she mentioned something about commenting on the blog. I went and peeked, and at first didn't comment. But then I did. And I "met" a bunch of awesome, funny, hilarious, kind people. I won a couple things, too, which was cool.

I have been been able to meet quite a few of you - the Saskies of course! Rebbey and AndyJanes (and Alisha) both stayed at my old apartment, I have met Grant and Lana <3, Tim and Lee from Cali, and so many more. I brought a growler of beer to a train station, I went to concerts with pals I hadn't actually met before, and many more random moments have occurred. I also got about 4 text messages when I won the cowichan. KATHY! WOOOO! hahah

I hope to still meet with many more of you and make to RFF and NxNE and other awesome festivals!

A small aside: my love of music caught the attention of my co-worker at the time, whose husband works at the community radio station here. She suggested I volunteer, and since then, I have become a host, host trainer, and board member!

Thank you to all of you for being a part of what was this amazingly connected community. It is the end of a really fantastic era - one that has opened up so many wonderful things to me - I am so grateful. Take great care, all of you! <3

krib

405 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

robin_m, drock, doctor_blind, cinnie23, rhiannon (whatever her blog name was), jljakobsen

Benoit from Ottawa

406 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#390   sorry, ft.

Switters

407 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@reginula - Send you a FB invite, I go by Alan

krib

408 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

west coast erin

Grant Lawrence

409 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

... cinnie23 ... gibsonguitarist ... HuckBuck ... jojodillon down Michigan way...

reginula

410 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Kathy Contrats on the new job. Thank you for your words and for being our friend! Hope to visit you in Saskatoon sometime (or visit me :D Our winters aren't as wild)

krib

411 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

mynameismoe

CDNz1

412 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 24, 2016

#382 BABOOM

flannel tom

413 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

Grant - I'm loving the married life. She's the best, obviously.

We did drink that place dry of Keith's hahaha! Good times.

Grant Lawrence

414 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

THANKS KATHYJEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

kathyjean

415 posted by

kathyjean on Jun 24, 2016

reg - I will likely take you up on that! <3

reginula

416 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Switters We're friends now! Are those Luchador masks? :o

Grant Lawrence

417 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

WHERE'S HURRICAN REBBEY???

krib

418 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

Reg,

do you know how to (ice) skate? come up here and we'll teach you

Grant Lawrence

419 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

... Switters ... CBarn ... Tagish156 ...

kathyjean

420 posted by

kathyjean on Jun 24, 2016

Grant - You are one of my favourite humans! <3

Benoit from Ottawa

421 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Grant, you did learn, didn't you, that MoniSki did finally get married?

(And they live, is it in England, now?)

OOPS. That brexit...

justingrady

422 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

#404 @kathyjean ... Thank you.... such a kickass group of people we all are.... the R3 crew.

Wapuche

423 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

jojodillon had another kid, so he's been busy.

Wapuche

424 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Are we talking about lucha libre now? CAN we talk about lucha libre now?

reginula

425 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@krib I don't and I'd love to! Besides, you must have preeeetty cool outdoor rinks.

kathyjean

426 posted by

kathyjean on Jun 24, 2016

We have a pretty beautiful one here, Reg!! :)

Old Abe

427 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

@stephramsahai

Wapuche

428 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Wait, are we talking about lucha libre now?

flannel tom

429 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

himymothra...

kathyjean

430 posted by

kathyjean on Jun 24, 2016

@justin - Agreed! <3

Wapuche

431 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Steph is currently at Rockfest. It's the part she was born to play.

shufle

432 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

I remember that one time I almost met FlannelTom. But then I found out he was in town stealing work from me.

Benoit from Ottawa

433 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

ah yes, Grant's little trinidad flower?

flannel tom

434 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

steph is at Rockfest in quebec right now. Wicked lineup!

justingrady

435 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Crap.... we're already getting close to a throne!  @Grant you better call it out man....

shufle

436 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

R3 where creepy internet behavior is deemed endearing.

Benoit from Ottawa

437 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Is Amnesia Rockfest what you mean?

justingrady

438 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Yo where's @Zammachus today?

Old Abe

439 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

@Wapuche #431, Looks like she is having a great time at Rockfest!

kathyjean

440 posted by

kathyjean on Jun 24, 2016

Hey pals, unfortunately, I have to hop off, because, well it's my last day at my job and I have quite a bit to wrap up.

Take care, and add me to FB if we aren't already pals. The last name's Gallant. :)

luckymaloo

441 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

@JG #438 Totally! Zammmyyyyyyy????

krib

442 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

KJ,

don't forget the CF 3R YXES

which I'm now the only member of on Fb - dude! WTH!?!?

backwards, that's SEXY R3 FC

flannel tom

443 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

@shufle, sorry we didn't meet up man! If it's any consolation, your town is awesome and I really like it and hope to be back.

Benoit from Ottawa

444 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#437    'cause FYI, it's in Montebello, which is not very deep Québec territory.

Same-ish distance from Toronto as Montreal.

shufle

445 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

@FT ha, no worries. And don't rush, if you're coming back that means you got another job from me!

Grant Lawrence

446 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@kathyjean right back at you!

Wapuche

447 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

I believe it is that same Rockfest, yes.

Grant Lawrence

448 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@wapuche what's that, seven kids for Jojodillon down Michigan way now?

reginula

449 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

Davoud (No Longer Lurking) can't get on the blog, but I'm guessing he sends his regards.

Poor guy (and poor Garf too), first the Brexit and now this.

krib

450 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

AlexOfAnders

Wapuche

451 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant- I think it's just the two, but I could be wrong. He's the accountant, not me.

Grant Lawrence

452 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

SO MANY BLOGGERS!!! I'm weeping.

TheIceman

453 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

HeyJon - Jon Corbin

Wapuche

454 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

This whole looking up people on Spotify to save for later is much more laborious than just adding them to my playlist.

TheIceman

455 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

TheRadioHead

rebbey

456 posted by

rebbey on Jun 24, 2016

OH HEY EVERYONE! :)

It's been way too long since I've been on this site, even still, I'm sad the blog is disappearing completely. So many friendships, relationships, travel plans, and confidants have been made over this silly lil thing... One really can't put something that's had an impact that huge into words.

tiffyleeson

457 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

From Davoud on Reg's fb:

Davoud Davies I can't get on the blog to comment (the site is crashing on the browser on my phone), but it's a doubly sad day.

First, the idiots in the UK have taken over the asylum and decided that leaving the EU is a good idea. Then, to add insult to injury, it's the final day of the blog.

R3 has been a huge part of my life for the last ten years or so. It's provided friendships and a steady stream of great music. I'm really disappointed that the new site will no longer allow listeners outside of Canada to enjoy independent Canadian music

krib

458 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

re: runner talk

the very last joke is related to the conversation earlier

Funhog

459 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

I've been part of this community since 2006 - 10 freaking years. I've also been at my current job for over 11 years.  I'm glad I haven't gotten fired for the amount of time I've spent on here during work hours. One can imagine that my productivity should go up now!

You are all awesome people. It's been a great run. Love you all. Life is too short to be too upset about this. Stay in touch!

Live long and prosper! yada yada yada

-Jeremy Hachey on Facebook

rebbey

460 posted by

rebbey on Jun 24, 2016

Grant - The hurricane will be in full force tonight to celebrate many things.. I guess the blog will have to be one of them :)

Wapuche

461 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

BAAAAAAAAAST FRAAAAAEEEEEENNNNNNGGGGGHHHDDDD!

tiffyleeson

462 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

Where's Frankus?

Shonica

463 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

Rebbey!

Funhog

464 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

cmac?

Benoit from Ottawa

465 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#454, wapuche, garfielduk supposed to come back with automated scripts for that; a txt file's all that'll be needed (hopefully).

garf's still in Toronto, on a kindle, not a proper computer.

flannel tom

466 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

biggiesmalls & manitou, the r3 bards

Funhog

467 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

cmac is just waiting to hit the throne...right?

krib

468 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

alsacelorraine

the german girl...whose name escapes me right now

justingrady

469 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

#460 Hi @rebbey !

krib

470 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

oh yeah, manitou...

Shonica

471 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

I am having the same issue as NLL on my other devices and my computer is acting funky! What a day for this all to happen!

reginula

472 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

Donkey!

Wapuche

473 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@BfO- Garf already pulled my playlist, to my eternal gratitude. It's the adding new folks that I'm hearing today that has been more laborious.

rebbey

474 posted by

rebbey on Jun 24, 2016

BBAAAAAAASSSTTTTT FRAAAAHHHHNNNNNDDDDDD!!!!!

Grant Lawrence

475 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

REBBEY IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *weeps*

Grant Lawrence

476 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016 ... Cicerco...

rebbey

477 posted by

rebbey on Jun 24, 2016

GL - you can thank Tim for that! He msged me at the perfect moment while I clue up to leave work for the day about this being the last blog day!!

shufle

478 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

Re #467 +1

tiffyleeson

479 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

arrickadams

Grant Lawrence

480 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@krib you're good!

Switters

481 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@Rebbey - Hi!

Grant Lawrence

482 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

There's been a lot of good / great / astounding times with this community both on and off this blog... thank you all for making it happen.

Grant Lawrence

483 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

SWITTERS IS BACK!?!??!?!?!??!?!??!?!??!?!??!?!?!?

Benoit from Ottawa

484 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

tiffy, perhaps point Davoud to my #142, or copy it, if he feels like sending a real letter to the PM, cc those others.

Tiny issue, but why take Canadian indie music off the international "web-air"? Not good for Canada's reach abroad.

TheIceman

485 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

Re: 467 - Hi O - "Waiting to hit the throne"

Benoit from Ottawa

486 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#484 self hi-ooooo (last phrase)

Switters

487 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant - Hi! On father's day do you get 2 presents now or what?

Benoit from Ottawa

488 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#473, wap', 'k.

MusicSoop

489 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

All those in favor of Grant's next book being about the blog say "Kim Fowley". haha

Funhog

490 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

I'm really quite sad that NVP can't be with us today, like for real. I'm glad that Liz is sharing so much about him on FB. I've gotten to know him better since his passing. Stupid cancer.

reginula

491 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

#489 Kim Fowley!

Funhog

492 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

Kim Fowley

jojodillon

493 posted by

jojodillon on Jun 24, 2016

It is I, to whom which of you speak. Yes, I've been busy fathering children.  But, I'm back, what did I miss?

PhilipST

494 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

Props and thanks to @Reginula for #231

Damn, we're gonna have a Throne today.

Wapuche

495 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Kim Fowley!

Wapuche

496 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Who's Kim Fowley?

stevierayk

497 posted by

stevierayk on Jun 24, 2016

Everything

reginula

498 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@PST :)

Switters

499 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

Kim Fowley

jdurley

500 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

balls

binsy

xcanuck

midnightcat & dawnh

leftandleaving

Switters

501 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

so close

jojodillon

502 posted by

jojodillon on Jun 24, 2016

Miss this!

PhilipST

503 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

#482+! Hi Grant!!

jdurley

504 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

mikev

Switters

505 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

Congrats jdurley on the throne!

reginula

506 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

JDURLEY IS ON (in? Damn english) THE IRON THRONE

justingrady

507 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

#489 Kim Fowley! .... werd

rebbey

508 posted by

rebbey on Jun 24, 2016

496+1...

and also Kim Fowley.Although I'd had to hear what ridiculous stories Grant spun about me on the train and in toronto in writing. hahaha (It WAS only 7 beer grant!)

justingrady

509 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Howdy @jojodillon !

Wapuche

510 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

My posts keep not posting.

jdurley

511 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

HOLY SHIT, I'VE TRIED FOR DECADES TO GET THE FRICKIN IRON THRONE!!!

Grant, can you please play "Sun in an Empty Room" by the Weakerthans?

Shonica

512 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

Kim Fowley

Grant Lawrence

513 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

JDURLEY IS IN POSSIBLY THE LAST IRON THRONE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (comment number 500) What do you wish you could hear?

jdurley

514 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

tea&cartography!

krib

515 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

I first stumbled across the precursors to this site when looking for New Pornographers' music. I found the Just Concerts (or was it called Live Concerts?) site. Back then, it was a jumble of different sites: New Music Canada, Roots Music Canada, Live Concerts (pretty sure it was Live Concerts).

Then those merged into the first incarnation of R3. I creates a user account on May 2, 2007 (same day as Moniski, coincidentally) so I could save playlists.

At some point along the way, I realized there was actually a radio stream and hosts and people were posting comments along with the shows (the original collection of sites didn't have that so I wasn't used to coming to the site for that). The rest, as they say, is history.

coincidentally, this old Trivia Tuesday post from 2010 - linked to in the wikia of R3 vernacular - was about people's summers, and it was the first year I actually met R3ers in real life, including Grant, who I met at the On a Cold Road show in March 2010, and then a few years later drove to Bruno for a book thing with him on one of the coldest days of the year in 2013.

The community that developed out of this is pretty astounding.

Grant Lawrence

516 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

!!!!!!!!!BALLS!!!!!!!! Loved her!

jdurley

517 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant see #511

tiffyleeson

518 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

What do you wish you could hear?  HA!

darbarspecial

519 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

So so many people that have come and gone on the blog.

Absotively

mandypants

carrieg

discothistle

knottynerb

and so many more.

reginula

520 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Jdurley #511 Great song. Fitting.

TT___TT

Funhog

521 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

contrats jdurlz!

Grant Lawrence

522 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@krib thanks!

krib

523 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

JOJODILLON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

he's like Beetlejuice

Grant Lawrence

524 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@darbar so many!

Wapuche

525 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

The first time I met an R3er in real life was when I had a spare ticket to a New Pornos show due to a break up. I met JoJoDillon, as well as Russ and Cathy that night. Cathy brought me pancakes.

Pancakes.

McS

526 posted by

McS on Jun 24, 2016

aww the last iron throne :'(

jojodillon

527 posted by

jojodillon on Jun 24, 2016

Say my name three times, Krib!

krib

528 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

the old trivia tuesday post I referenced in #515...

krib

529 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

JOJODILLON!

Grant Lawrence

530 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

Is there anyone here I haven't met in person? JustinGrady?

Funhog

531 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

PACK AD! this one's for NVP

krib

532 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

wait...what happens if I say your name three times?

Switters

533 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

The first time I met R3 people was at the tracks on tracks party at the Drake for NXNE. So many great people in that room.

Funhog

534 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

McS is awake!

flannel tom

535 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

jdurl, I've drank beers with 4 of the people mentioned in your iron throne post.

ROCK AND ROLL

reginula

536 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

Here's JDurlz request. Sun in an empty room by the Weakerthans. Play it!

Grant Lawrence

537 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

MCS IS AWAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

darbarspecial

538 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Wapuche my roommate in NXNE 2012! Hi!

shufle

539 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

Thinking about nvp really just hit hard.

jojodillon

540 posted by

jojodillon on Jun 24, 2016

Same here, Patrick Wapuche!  And the first time anybody gave me a scarf, EVER, was in London, Ontario...and that young man would grow up to be Wapuche!

Grant Lawrence

541 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@Switters that was a hell of a night

krib

542 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

that trip to Bruno was fun, but cold.

the old minivan wasn't all that warm, either. I'm surprised KathyJean survived in the back seat, given how little heat got back there

Grant Lawrence

543 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

Raise a glass to the memory of NVP.

Switters

544 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@533 - Actually, that's not totally true. I met Rebbey with Bwill beforehand, but since she doesn't remember I'm not sure it counts

rebbey

545 posted by

rebbey on Jun 24, 2016

Lovelies, I've gotta get going from work... please reminisce about all the hilarious and lovely times we've had together here and in person extra for me. It's just about BEER O'CLOCK ;)

big loves R3 fam!!! xox

McS

546 posted by

McS on Jun 24, 2016

Good morning!!!

Switters

547 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant - It was great, that's what got me to start commenting instead of just listening.

BWill

548 posted by

BWill on Jun 24, 2016 Oh hey everyone. Last day for the blog? Ain't that some poop

Funhog

549 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

I'm just going to have to use vacation pay to cover my lack of productivity today.

rebbey

550 posted by

rebbey on Jun 24, 2016

@switters... honestly until right now I didn't even remember what your blog name was, but at least I remember you now :) I'm coming your way in September!!!! fyi :)

krib

551 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

well, can't raise a glass, since I'm at my desk,

but I can do this

<<<<<

krib

552 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

uck-fay

jojodillon

553 posted by

jojodillon on Jun 24, 2016

I met Grant Lawrence once!  He got me bombed at the Phog Lounge!

Wapuche

554 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Hi Darbar!

I was just thinking that at least two blog folks agreed to let me stay with them before ever having met me in person. The power of R3.

McS

555 posted by

McS on Jun 24, 2016

@Krib are you... raising a cat?

krib

556 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

there!

Switters

557 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@Rebbey - You're visiting? Awesome, let me know when you're in town.

SamaraS

558 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

I can't get into my SamaraS profile... so I can't change the picture, or listen to my playlists one last time... I can, however, play my old chick-a-dee playlist so I am listening to the first songs I added to playlists when I joined in 2010. Gregory Pepper and His Problems "Drop the Plot" is on right now... it's really taking me back!

jdurley

559 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

Krib is like:  I see your beer and I raise you.... one cat!

Old Abe

560 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

#548 contains the word poop.

This reminds me of one of my favourite saying Craig used to use...

"You can't put that poop back in the donkey"

krib

561 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

McS,

it's my GF's.

When I met her last year, she was between places and had nowhere for the cat, so I took her in. (the cat, who was a kitten then).

jdurley

562 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@reginula - thanks for linking to my Throne song. You're a gem!

garfielduk

563 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Wapuche #554, at least 5 bloggers have allowed me to stay with them before I met them

MusicSoop

564 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

BWill! haha

darbarspecial

565 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

After I played jdurlz throne request some other Weakerthan songs played. Left and Leaving ...sob.

justingrady

566 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

#530 @Grant ... Right! We haven't met yet in person, I am hoping to come to Van within the year, not sure yet.  I'll bring some good Oregon craft beer your way.

What would be really badass to get a whole group of R3'ers together for Western CAN/US for debauchery, beer, and concerts, like NXNE. I really hope that could happen, thoughts? I know @Cmac would be game. @Kirkofdoom, others?

fresh ginger

567 posted by

fresh ginger on Jun 24, 2016

I LOVE YOU ALL.

I can't sit in front of the blog today and reminisce and shed tears, which is making me shed tears.

We're here for a good time, not a long time. (I still can't believe the knobs in my grad class thought that song was worthy.)

xoxo

Wapuche

568 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@Garf- Well, if you want to make it a contest, I guess you win.

krib

569 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

I have referred to her as my OAOAGF (on-again, off-again GF), but it now seems to be more O than O, so that's good, I think.

relationships can be challenge, what with all that having to consider somebody else stuff...

shufle

570 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

@Justin count me in!

Grant Lawrence

571 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016 @jdurley great song choice!

Wapuche

572 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@justin- I can't commit to anything yet, but my life's goal since this morning is to work at Rogue Community College, so perhaps someday in the future.

tiffyleeson

573 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

How I found R3When I had my first internship in Toronto one of my coworkers was playing some music and after hearing Camilo a few times - I was like, ok I NEED to know who that is.  I LOVE it.

Googling around the internet looking for Said The Whale music to listen to while I work, I came across the basement and the Said The Whale playlist. This was at the height of their radio 3ness.

I found myself loving the 'What people are currently listening to' section, and eventually ended up listening to the live stream. I saw that people were commenting, but everyone seemed to know each other, and I didn't feel like I was invited to the party just yet.

About 6 months later I finally make a profile and start making some comments on the blog - but no one responded and I felt stupid so I just stopped lol

I then worked for a few years as a bartender / waitress and went back to school, so minimal blog time - but I was very excited hearing about Tracks on Tracks and I remember thinking - if they do this again next year, i'm going to fly out to Vancouver and take the train back with them lol

NxNE I am rocking out to Yukon Blonde (not even realizing that I am at the CBC Radio 3 showcase) and there is this chick beside me rocking out too and we are both singing along and being idiots. Craig Norris walks on stage, and I must have turned to this young woman and said omg is that Craig Norris? I find out very quickly that she was with the CBC R3 Crew, Her name was Christine and she was so very excited to help me meet everyone. I believe I met Grant that night for the first time - At the Horseshoe Tavern.

Anywhoo - many more memories, meeting people and events transpired after that - but that's how I ended up here with you guys!!

justingrady

574 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

And then after that.... Central Canada to see @Darbar @Flannel Tom @Donnahowe.... all those cool peeps & more.

darbarspecial

575 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

@justin - I would be interested in attempting to get there. Maybe by way of flying into Kelowna with NewLeaf.

justingrady

576 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

And then there is @deiru up in the Yukon.

Switters

577 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@justingrady - I'm in for that, I'm in Calgary. We might be able to convice eric to come up depending on timing

Wapuche

578 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@krib #569- And you have just succinctly described the human condition. You're having a productive day.

Grant Lawrence

579 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

JOJODILLON IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Frankus

580 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

Holy Moly! Things get rolling when Grant comes back! I am here. I have a freaking job that requires me to deal with other people. If these kids would stop asking questions I could get some good blog time in but Noooooooo. They want and edumacation. Don't they know the report cards are done and ready?

Grant, I am sorry I missed you in PEC. Perhaps in the future.

fresh ginger

581 posted by

fresh ginger on Jun 24, 2016

PS: most of you know how to find me on the twittershpere or other social media. I live on the edge of the continent on an island, but if you are ever coming this way I have camping space and great advice on hiking trails. Also chores if you want to help in the garden or with chicken coops. ;)

This blog expanded my life. I am heartbroken that it is leaving. but at least I know so many of you now.

McS

582 posted by

McS on Jun 24, 2016

@justin count me in!

Grant Lawrence

583 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@tiffy great story!

krib

584 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

Wapuche,

I have?

yay me!

now if I could just figure it out...

Grant Lawrence

585 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

FRESH GINGER RULES!

Wapuche

586 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@tiffy- Holy whatnot, I was there that night and didn't meet you. I only stopped in briefly due to reasons, but I'm sorry to have missed you.

justingrady

587 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@Switters.... oh cool. I go to Edmonton about once a year, so when I swing through, let's get beer.  As well as you coming out Van way.

jdurley

588 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant - thanks, man. Life goal reached right here today. Blog Iron Throne.

OK you guys I have to make a confession. At first, I didn't "get" The Weakerthans. But then all y'all kept going on and on and on and on and on, so I kept at it and then one day it was FUCK YES THIS BAND.

Grant Lawrence

589 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

What's the story of Deiru ending up in the Yukon, anyway?

Oh yeah, who's that other guy from the Yukon? Surly type? Went by his real name?

krib

590 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

#573

nobody responded to a new young lady posting on the blog?

Boders must not have been around to hit on you welcome you to the blog

Grant Lawrence

591 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@jdurley DAMN RIGHT!

Funhog

592 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

glad you're here tiff!

Wapuche

593 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@jdurley- I'll go one better (though I already shared this story on my Listener Co-Host ep). The Weakerthans played about 6 blocks from my house and I didn't go because I didn't "get" them yet. Less than a month later I was livid with myself for that decision, and remain so to this day.

kirkofdoom

594 posted by

kirkofdoom on Jun 24, 2016

You know, I don't think I've heard any of Megan Bonnell's music (on R3 or otherwise) but the artist feature spots that R3 has been playing recently make me want to. She seems like a good storyteller.

PhilipST

595 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

#589 Grant, do you mean Jon Dixon?

justingrady

596 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant... it was a job related thing... RE @deiru

jdurley

597 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant - JonDixon

He's actually not at all surly in real life, but a very nice guy. He has at least one, possibly 2 kids now1

Grant Lawrence

598 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

FUNHOG'S SECRET SANTA GIFT ARRIVED!!!! IN JUNE!!!! IT'S A CUSTOM MADE CBC POTTERY MUG!!!!

jojodillon

599 posted by

jojodillon on Jun 24, 2016

So is R3 going away, or just the Blog?

reginula

600 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Jdurlz Right on! They are awesome. John K is on the top of acts I need to see asap. And that song is one of my favourites!

krib

601 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

JD is surly?

justingrady

602 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Deiru's last update... in Skagway.

jdurley

603 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@Wapuche - NOOOOOO!!!!

Switters

604 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@justin - Sounds good to me. I'm hoping with the airline I can finally make it over to BC.  There's a few other R3ers in Calgary but I'm not sure if they ever pop on the blog

krib

605 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

remember ihatetacos? came on here to bitch about Grant a lot. would've been in 2010, because I remember talking about it at the On A Cold Road show*

saw Slow Down, Molasses; Maybe Smith; and the Sheepdogs at that show. For $10

reginula

606 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

Also, remember Anne of Green Gables' Kindred spirits? THIS PLACE IS WHERE THEY HANG

Just remembered that concept 'cause I'm reading a book named like that (Which Garf got me in the UK. Thanks Garf)

tiffyleeson

607 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

krib - hahaha  nope.  no one repsonded to me.  It's ok.  I think i've made up for lost time :)

MusicSoop

608 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Kirk Doom: Megan Bonnell is one of my favourite people. She's amazing.

krib

609 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

Natasha from CGY...forget her blog name

justingrady

610 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

My work productivity is for shit today...... blog goodness.

Switters

611 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@krib - Yah that caught me off guard too. Maybe he had a bad day?

tiffyleeson

612 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

Funhog - thanks man.

Funhog

613 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

It's not Christmas in July but Christmas in June!

Happy SecR3t Santa Grant!

garfielduk

614 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Reg #606, my pleasure treasure

Wapuche

615 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@krib- Cicero. My long lost love. Or hate. We never really figured that part out.

reginula

616 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@krib #610 Cicero

Switters

617 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016 @610 - Cicero

Funhog

618 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

krib - cicero

justingrady

619 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@Tiffy... I'm so happy you're here. And to have met you in person.... kick.ass.R3 brunch too!

Wapuche

620 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@Garf #614- HIIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOOO!!!

reginula

621 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Justin #609 HIGH FIVE BRO. I'll catch up with work eventually

krib

622 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

right, Cicero!

westcrunch

623 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

I don't even know where to start...

Christine McAvoy

624 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

Okay, I'm here...

Funhog

625 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

CMAC!

Christine McAvoy

626 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

Excellent timing Callan! I miss that face so much.

Wapuche

627 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Mayor McCheese!

jdurley

628 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@tiffy - thanks for sharing your How I found R3 story - it would be cool to hear others do the same.

My story is pretty boring - I stumbled across Sam Roberts Band on another site, and went looking to hear more - somehow ended up in the Basement. Started out by listening - I loved that feature with the 5 channels where you could see the upcoming songs - so I'd flip around between the channels - ended up hearing some live hosted shows. Got drawn in by Craig's show. Started commenting. Bob's your uncle.

krib

629 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

kn0ttyn3rb

westcrunch

630 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

Thanks for the heads up, @musicsoop. I had heard through the grapevine that our beloved blog was coming to an end...I just didn't want it to be true. That said, I couldn't pass up one last post to procrastinate at work.

shufle

631 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

@Tiff, I feel your pain.

krib

632 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

JustinG,

I'd be up for something in YVR. As I mentioned way up there ^, I haven't seen YVR, except for the airport

tiffyleeson

633 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

Grant Lawrence - picture of the mug please??

jdurley

634 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

BTW, I've already started on Beer O'clock

BWill

635 posted by

BWill on Jun 24, 2016

@634 Lucky ducky! I am so busy at work I will mostly be absent :(

MusicSoop

636 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Westcrunch I'm just so glad I met you and your seester thru here. So many great adventures since then. And who else would've met random strangers from the internet to go get bagels on the plateau in the middle of the night on a Wednesday in her pyjamas. You rock.

krib

637 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

in the thing I linked to in #528, Soop mentions "pulling a boders"

hehe

Funhog

638 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

turkey lurkey

Grant Lawrence

639 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

WESTCRUNCH IS BACK?!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!

kn0ttyn3rb

640 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

Hi all :) nice to be on the blog again. sorry I'm late

Grant Lawrence

641 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

... boders ... a blog legend. What WAS "pulling a boders" anyway? Changing the subject with a rant?

jdurley

642 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016 @Bwill - Luck is relative. I can only do this because my work hours have been cut and I now get Fridays "off".

Grant Lawrence

643 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

... PSTNYC ... recently had surgery and is laid up

PhilipST

644 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

Hey folks, this seems like a good time remind you that if/when you come to NYC, if you're calendar's not too jam-packed, let me know, and maybe we can taken in a live music show or share a cold beverage. I'm on Facebook as Philip Turner, Twitter @philipsturner, and email philipsturner(at)gmail(dot)com.

tiffyleeson

645 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

BWill - hello friend!  How are you making out?

justingrady

646 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Yay! @kn0ttyn3rb ... welcome back!

krib

647 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

#636 that's the funny thing about this place. Just about everybody would've done that.

who would've picked up some random old American dude from airport and let him stay with them?

who would've let some Brit they hardly know crash on their couch?

it's a good thing there were no psychos in here. A psycho killer could've had a field day with this group

where ARE all those bloggers we don't see anymore, anyway....?

PhilipST

648 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

#643, Thanks for the good wishes, Grant, I am almost fully mended.

jdurley

649 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@PST - ABSOLUTELY! Am dying to come back to NYC for a visit and will definitely take you up on that!

krib

650 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

Grant,

I think it was the excessively smooth way he welcomed new people to the blog, especially those of the opposite gender

Grant Lawrence

651 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@PSTNYC the timing...

krib

652 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

#650 correction, let's say "exceptionally" instead of "excessively"

it wasn't really excessive - we just liked to wind him up about it

Wapuche

653 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

From Matty James 2k1- "'Pulling a Boder' - to desperately hit on/crush on/fantasize out loud about a girl.. and fail in grand fashion.

Sometimes pulling a boder takes hours, sometimes a few seconds, sometimes you can Pull a Boder just by staring."

flannel tom

654 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

if said the whale was "the height of r3ness".... god have mercy on us all.

frig I hate that band.

Grant Lawrence

655 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

BWILL IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The fittest blogger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grant Lawrence

656 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@flannel tom trollin' to the end! New bumper sticker for your PT Cruiser?

Funhog

657 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

@ PhillipST Yay, glad I know someone in NY! Would love to visit some day!

shufle

658 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

@Krib My friends were very concerned when they found out I was going camping with a person I met on the internet.

CDNz1

659 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 24, 2016

HA!!!

What do you wish you could hear?

tiffyleeson

660 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

flannel tom - it actually reads "When Said The Whale were at (THEIR) height of R3ness.

BWill

661 posted by

BWill on Jun 24, 2016

@tiffy I am well thanks. My arm is out of it's sling but it's stiff like arusty old door. I caught a bad cough too so I quarantined myself instead of partying with you fine folk!

flannel tom

662 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

I wish I had a wood panneled PT Cruiser!!!

darbarspecial

663 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Hello!

kn0ttyn3rb

664 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

@justingrady Hi!

Christine McAvoy

665 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

I'll try not to say anything sad, I did too much of that when the live hosting ended, and I've talked about my r3 family at length.

I just want to say hi, one last time. And thank you.

You all know you have a person (or two or more) here, and my couch is (usually, if not already housing a band) free.

If I had one wish it would be that NVP was here for this. <3

krib

666 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

man, I'm like Carnac the Magnificent today

let's try this again

LIBRARY VOICES!

jdurley

667 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

I'm constantly amazed at Grant Lawrence's ability to remember details about other people and their lives.

Grant - this really is a SERIOUS AND RARE GIFT which I hope you continue to use for good and not evil. ;)

Switters

668 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@shufle - Introducing R3ers to people is always a good time, "This is a person I met on the internet, not sure what their name is."

tiffyleeson

669 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

BWill - you were missed my friend.

garfielduk

670 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

#659, hosts!

Grant Lawrence

671 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@shufle wait whoa whoa whoa, hold up... which R3-er did you go TENTING with?!?! And for how long? And where? And how many tents?!?

kn0ttyn3rb

672 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

Hi Wapuche! Hi Grant! Hi Boders? Or are we just making fun of poor Cam

PhilipST

673 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

Hello (and only briefly 'Goodbye', I hope) to all my Radio 3 pals.

morgana

674 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

Whoa, busy!

I'm back.

tiffyleeson

675 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

Grant Lawrence - ahahahaha  always looking for a scandal.

flannel tom

676 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

what blog was the one that tiffy found out the blog was done? I want to find a comment I wrote that day and paste it here.

reginula

677 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@CMac Hugs to you! and thanks! And yaaay!

reginula

678 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Krib LIBRARY VOICEEEEES

krib

679 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

Grant's getting excited...one last blog schnog, maybe?!?!

Wapuche

680 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Hi kn0tty! Cam isn't here, as near as I can tell, but he will always be with us in our hearts.

And our hearts will likely be making fun of him.

Christine McAvoy

681 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@Tiff I just read your R3 intro post. <3 I'm glad I talk to strangers.

and I definitely remember bringing you over to meet Grant and the rest of the gang at the back of the horseshoe.

Frankus

682 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

I think shufle and funhog went on a camping and music adventure.

kn0ttyn3rb

683 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

Hey Christine :)

Grant Lawrence

684 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@jdurley evil? Who am I, He Who Cannot Be Named? It's just memory, that's all, but thanks! As CMac knows, my brain only holds so much... like blog names only. I'm terrible at people's actual names. If CMac says "Brian Levenston is coming to Vancouver" I'll say 'WTF?" and she's say "LazerBeams4000 on the blog" and I'll "OH! Great! Where's the brunch?"

jojodillon

685 posted by

jojodillon on Jun 24, 2016

So, since the R3 went DJless, my career has been more up than down...not sure if any correlation...The music I listen to is slightly less Canadian...direct correlation...And my children are pleasantly surprised how much I interact with them...CORRELATION!  So I guess maybe the R3 was holding me back a bit?  Nah, I think it's all just happen stance.

tiffyleeson

686 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

flannel tom - I could tell you, but you need to promise to play nice for the rest of the day.

jdurley

687 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@Shufle - the first time I met an R3'er was when I had an extra ticket to a show and advertised it on this blog. It was The Iceman and Great Lake Swimmers. Anyway, my teen-aged daughter was seriously concerned that I was meeting up with a strange man from the internet. Never mind that my husband was coming along, too!

krib

688 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

Reg,

so far, every time I've mentioned someone, they appear on the blog. I thought I'd see if I could predict who else would show up...not sure if Dawson's out there lurking or not...

Switters

689 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@Tiffy - Always keeping an eye out for blog-snogs

kn0ttyn3rb

690 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

@Wapuche that is true. also, saw that you might be moving to Cali! exciting stuff!

Frankus

691 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

I want to show the kids a movie but I need my computer.

shufle

692 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

@jdurley re#671 Are you being sarcastic? ;)

Wapuche

693 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Exciting, scary, all the same. I'm just trying to get through the work day.

flannel tom

694 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

tiffy, why do you hate me so?

westcrunch

695 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

HEY YOU GUYSSSSS......I'm going to get sappy.

The blog came into my life at a time that I was looking for a change of scenery. I was fresh out of University, looking for a job and hanging out with friends who, although dear to my heart, were in different life stages than I was. I was at a crossroads, as most are in those critical early 20s years, and R3 was with me everyday seeing me through. Enter the YVR3 crew. Christine, Kirk, Leigh, Erin...they all welcomed me in with open arms (literally....CMac nearly knocked me over the first time we met) and embraced my weird dance moves (finger pointing 'til the end!) and sarcastic humour.

This warm community opened a whole new world to me and brought me a group of friends that have been with me through more shit than most. From busy work days, to stressful cross-country moves, to re-establishing myself in familiar hometowns, Radio 3 really was the shining light through some momentous years. It even took me to LA (shoutout SOOP for showing us Davey's a good time and being so kind to us)

Then came MontR3al and the golden hearts of Carol (@hedgehodfriend) and Kathleen (@kidcauley), who were my friends when I had no one else within 1,000s of miles. We went to shows, made cards, drank beers, and explored the beautiful city of Montreal together. In the case of Kathleen, there was even a hospital stay in there.

And then came Winnipeg. My hometown that was so unfamiliar to me when I moved back. Pat, Aaron, The Protulipacs, and eventually Tom. All I can say about these amazing people is that without them, home wouldn't feel as sweet.

What R3 means to me, and what I think it means to everyone, really became clear the other week at Tom and Lisa's wedding. It's so obvious to me now that a small group of people really can make all the difference. We're a ragtag bunch of people, sometimes with nothing more in common than a love of good music, but we can and do rally around each other like family. And that's truly inspiring in so many ways.

So thank you to everyone, whether we met in person or not. You're all rockstars and I love you for putting your heart and time into making this simple website a beautiful gathering place.

reginula

696 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Krib (Maybe? We could message him. Although I messaged him about this ending a few weeks ago, when he showed up and told his Tegan and Sara story)

Christine McAvoy

697 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@BLee I miss you! Come home please.

Grant Lawrence

698 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

... sethdollop... and one of the great awkward on air listener moments of all time when he asked CMac for a blog schnog ON AIR to her face in the studio! I just couldn't break the silence.

Frankus

699 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

What is after the Iron Throne?

Grant Lawrence

700 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

... ALEXOFANDERS ... classic R3 blogger.

Switters

701 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

I sent carlyg a message, not sure what she's up to/if she's around a computer though

morgana

702 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@jdurley #687 we have had our challenges in this house of a teen around that topic as well.  If you can meet strangers from the internet for a drink then why can't i sort of stuff ... and then i went and let one of our R3 family stay with us and i still have not heard the end of that!

Funhog

703 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant It was Shufle and I who shared a tent, but there was another guy so it really was an R3 experience.  It was on our road trip to BLACK MOUNTAIN!

tiffyleeson

704 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

flannel tom - I don't.

jdurley

705 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant - true true! I remember the time I saw you in line for Beer at Rae Spoon's movie screening, and I was "Hi, Grant" and you gave me a blank look until I said "It's jdurley from the blog" and then you were immediately asking me relevant questions about my daughter and life. (speaking of which, she is writing her last high school exam shortly and will be going to University in the fall! #holyshit)

Grant Lawrence

706 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

... Boots McGruff ... won the "date a host!" contest with me when I was single. Hot times at the Martha Wainwright concert!

Christine McAvoy

707 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

I just went back to see when/if you started looking for me.

In true cmac fashion I was sleeping in after drinking late last night, and got the Grant reminder that I needed to wake up/show up on the blog.

Soooo...nothing has changed.

kn0ttyn3rb

708 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

@Christine I miss you too! how was FOTC?

@Wapuche: my brother is moving to LA for work, so I may have to visit you and Lee sooner than later :)

kirkofdoom

709 posted by

kirkofdoom on Jun 24, 2016

I think "pulling a Boders" now just means completely dropping off the face of the earth.

Library Voices

710 posted by

Library Voices on Jun 24, 2016

you rang?

darbarspecial

711 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

@westcrunch - That was lovely. *tear

kn0ttyn3rb

712 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016 Kirk!

Grant Lawrence

713 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@shufle @funhog YOU CAMPED during a four hour drive to Vancouver??

krib

714 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

maybe he thought a schnog was a snog, like how the term is used in Britain.

still awkward, but not quite as, um...

tiffyleeson

715 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

Library Voices - ;)

kn0ttyn3rb

716 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant: Alexofanders... now with child!

Grant Lawrence

717 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

KNOTTYKNERB IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

reginula

718 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Library Voices YAAAAAAAAAAAY. Hi. *waves*

Wapuche

719 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Grant recognized me right away when we met. There was silence, but it wasn't awkward. It was profound.

Later that evening when I tried to talk to Jill, now THAT was awkward.

flannel tom

720 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

698 - amazing. I missed that moment, but I "remember" it. Was he the guy from Phoenix who loved PEI for some reason?

Christine McAvoy

721 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@BLee SO good SOOOOOOO good. Played some new songs, and lots of old. Some of my favourites. Friggen Murray came out and did a band meeting mid-show and it made my heart happy.

Apparently I was the only photographer there, and I'm excited to edit the photos. :)

Grant Lawrence

722 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

LIBRARY VOICES!!!!!!!!!! ONE OF THE GREAT ALL-TIME RADIO 3 BANDS!!!!!!!!!! WE ARE THE GENERATION HANDCLAP!!!!!!!!!!!

garfielduk

723 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Morgna #702, sorry

justingrady

724 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

#695 Thank you @westcrunch ... hopefully we can meet sometime!

Christine McAvoy

725 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@Callan I love you. And think about you whenever I do the finger-point dance.

Please come visit again soon!

kirkofdoom

726 posted by

kirkofdoom on Jun 24, 2016

Brenda!

You were the first R3'er I met, I think? You recognised me from my South Park profile picture at a show.

Grant Lawrence

727 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

... bangs ... oh dear, dear bangs...

Library Voices

728 posted by

Library Voices on Jun 24, 2016

R3xit is pretty hilarious. And tragic.

kn0ttyn3rb

729 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

Hi Grant! Loving your travel photos recently :) what a lovely growing family you've got there. <3

krib

730 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

CHA CHA CHA - NAILED IT!

morgana

731 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

where is snarf? and what about deiru?

Christine McAvoy

732 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant re: on air proposal...and that ended me bringing people in to see you too. Yikes.

Grant Lawrence

733 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@knotty thanks for being there for Josh's first steps in Halifax!!! Who was with us??? Lauren...

Christine McAvoy

734 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

I'll message Shannon and Dale and see where they are... Cam too...

krib

735 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

MattyJames was the first blogger I met. He was at that show in 2010

then all the R3gina and WinteRp3g people, at RFF

darbarspecial

736 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016 I remember winning a weekend pass to Regina Folk Fest from Grant and then tapping him on the shoulder there to say hi and getting one of his hugs. I do believe that was the year that Library Voices played a tweener on the RFF stage and Grant enjoyed their set. Right after that they started getting play on R3. And here we all are now.

morgana

737 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@garfielduk #723 parents aren't perfect ... and it is fun breaking the rules with you!

westcrunch

738 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

@CMac: Miss you too, girly. August! I'm back for a few days in August!

tiffyleeson

739 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

darbarspecial - awwww

darbarspecial

740 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

McS was here already.

morgana

741 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

first blogger i met i think was kirkofdoon at the railway club.  man, another piece of history.

Grant Lawrence

742 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@darbar you're right... that's the first time I ever saw Library Voices and I said aloud to all "THIS BAND IS AMAZING! WHERE ARE THEY FROM? HERE? WTF?!?"

Switters

743 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

I let alsace know, I think she's too swamped with work though

124th Street Beat

744 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

Holy smokes, so many people coming out of the woodwork today.

I don't have much time to look at the blog today, I will try and pop in again, but if not, maybe see you in the basement.

@garf. so sorry man, Brexit is brutal and i have a lot of UK friends who are having fits at the moment, especially the ones living in NI

jdurley

745 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@shufle - me??  Sarcastic??  lol

I'm actually for realz not sure what comment you are referring to but my daughter really did give me the gears more than once about meeting internet friends in real life. My reasoning that there was a photo history of this group meeting up for shows and being cool did not convince her.

Christine McAvoy

746 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

whaaat? shannon got here before I did? dammit whiskey...

flannel tom

747 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

callan, I'm glad you have been one to have helped make me feel at home in YOUR city!

Also, big shout outs to shonica and the radiohead, and crispyprotools (or whatever his name is!) and loweeda, and the magic man himself binsy! I love that guy so hard. He's like Guy Lafleur (and his gear is from the same era) out on the ice. Sorry if I'm forgetting any other WintR3peggers... you guys have really helped me feel at home here and love this town!

Grant Lawrence

748 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

124th STREET BEAT IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We surfed the Yukon River together! Sort of!

justingrady

749 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

#731 @morgana .... @deiru is up in the Yukon somewhere..... doing something Yukon'ey.

He's in Whitehorse to be specific, see here.

Grant Lawrence

750 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

... AirickAdams ... he of cats...

darbarspecial

751 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

The first R3 blogger I met in person was Jljakobsen. She came up to talk to a person beside me and I introduced myself. Out in the crowd that night I watched Mattyjames with his Blue Jays ball cap on and Jenelle introduced me to him. Our group grew from there.

Michael Wynn

752 posted by

Michael Wynn on Jun 24, 2016

I'm here but very busy, sorry all, it was nice commenting with you!  Have a great weekend, and I hope your post-commenting careers are plentiful.

Ciao for now

MoniSki

753 posted by

MoniSki on Jun 24, 2016

this day is filled with bad news!!!!

hi guys

Grant Lawrence

754 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

JLJAKOBSEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where is she?!?

Christine McAvoy

755 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

I'll see if I can find Shred Kelly...I dunno where they are right now.

Grant, did you hear THAT news yet? :)

morgana

756 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@justingrady #749 yes, we are working on plans to meet in whitehorse in august.  i was more meaning why aren't they here today, now ...

Grant Lawrence

757 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@CMac what news?

124th Street Beat

758 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant -

I still have that video saved in my itunes. Oh, R3 TV, another great thing that is only a memory now.

Alberto just got funding for a new jet boat by the way!

krib

759 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

#748 as in, you passed out in the Yukon river and he fished you out?

garfielduk

760 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

the first blogger I met in person was theIceman after I had sat on his front door step for several hours

Grant Lawrence

761 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

... centropomus ... nitzy ...IamRobSmith ...

kn0ttyn3rb

762 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

My first R3 blogger encounter was Alexofdoom! followed shortly by Grant and Jill. and then Christine in the bathroom at (I think) Jeremy Fisher/Hannah Georgas. and Kirk based on a South Park picture. I remember inviting a group of folks up to Whistler and getting super stressed out that Boders may have killed himself climbing up a waterfall at night. And 2 weeks straight of meeting up at the beach after work during the summer. Helping me not be lonely after moving for grad school. Being the first group of friends I made who believed me and stood up for me against an abusive ex.

Thanks Radio 3 for some pretty special times.

Library Voices

763 posted by

Library Voices on Jun 24, 2016

That RFF was a great weekend. Thanks for all of your support over the years Grant. Without that boost for us to R3 we'd have never met all of the amazing people we have around the world. We've only really accessed three demographics as a band: actual librarians, archivists, and R3ers. I'm not sure how that works but it's sincerely the case.

krib

764 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

JLJaksobsen is doing well. saw her at MoSo this past weekend.

morgana

765 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@michael wynn see you around i hope!

Grant Lawrence

766 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@garfieldUK ... and slept in his backyard for several weeks ... :o

MoniSki

767 posted by

MoniSki on Jun 24, 2016

Yes, I'm married and in Manchester!!

Sorry to hear this is the last blog. so sad!!!!

Funhog

768 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

Add my place to places where you can stay for free anytime you happen to find yourself in the Shuswap!

kn0ttyn3rb

769 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant: seeing Josh's first steps was such a special moment :) glad to have been part of it (no matter how small!)

krib

770 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

#763 might have something to do with your name. just guessing...

Christine McAvoy

771 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

Blee HOW DARE YOU! It was at the Dan Mangan show at the Cultch!

Grant Lawrence

772 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@garfieldUK speaking of which, WHERE ARE YOU?

124th Street Beat

773 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

@krib-

there is video evidence of the fun, if R3TV videos can still be located...."I know what you did last summer" or something like that was the episodes name

Grant may have almost pissed himself when he jumped in the river.

McS

774 posted by

McS on Jun 24, 2016

what about Noam dePlume (brother of Marie Curious), and dempstergirl

Frankus

775 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

Oh God! Things are coming to an end all over. Because I am using my computer for this blog thing the kids have decided to clean out their desks. We still have 3 more days.

AirickAdams

776 posted by

AirickAdams on Jun 24, 2016

Hi gang!

kn0ttyn3rb

777 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

@Christine WHATEVER <3

Grant Lawrence

778 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@124thStreetBeat seriously that day was a highlight of my entire career.

flannel tom

779 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

jljakebson is being efficient and busy, probably. She cut a few rugs at my wedding reception though! Good times.

There was actually a table of R3'ers there.

Also, Grant, my can-con at the ceremony: Julie Doiron, "Our Love"; Michael Rault "I Wanna Love You" & Old Man Luedecke, "Yodelady".

morgana

780 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@cmac dan mangan+cultch=magic

MoniSki

781 posted by

MoniSki on Jun 24, 2016

I just wanted to let you know guys know that I have many fond memories of hanging out on the blog and listening in to live shows. You were all such a huge part of my life!!

Grant Lawrence

782 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@frankus just stand up and yell "CLASS DISMISSED!!!!!!!!!"

Frankus

783 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

I think garfielduk is still in Toronto or maybe on his way back to the UK.

garfielduk

784 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant #772, I am in my room at 45Willcocks Street in Toronto

Grant Lawrence

785 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

MONISKI IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The reason the picnic exists!

Grant Lawrence

786 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@garfieldUK speaking of which... where are you right now??

kn0ttyn3rb

787 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

HI Monica!

Christine McAvoy

788 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@BLee <3 I just remember because YOU were my first one xoPS I still give He Who Must Not Be Named glares when I see him. He knows to give me a WIDE berth at events.

Frankus

789 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

I should send them outside to play.

Grant Lawrence

790 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

... WildWorks!!! ...

Grant Lawrence

791 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@Frankus dude, it's 3pm in Ontario.

balls

792 posted by

balls on Jun 24, 2016

WOW. It took me 10 minutes to even find the blog. It's been a while... So sad it's going, had some great chats here, seems like a lifetime ago. Main thing is, I've met some amazing people that I'm lucky enough to now call my friends. Hope to continue to meet more of you, regardless of being blog-less. Much love!

Frankus

793 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

MONINSKI??!!!!! I met her at the Drake for Grant's book launch many years ago.

morgana

794 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@frankus tear up the paper that is being recycled from the desk clean up and do a group paper mache project ... sounds way more fun than the studying that I have been doing with my kid anyway.

justingrady

795 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

i'm half and half between Portland, Oregon and Bend, Oregon... if any of you want to visit or need a place to stay, and have tasty Oregon beer, track me down!

MoniSki

796 posted by

MoniSki on Jun 24, 2016

HIIII!!

I'm glad the picnic is still alive and going! So awesome!

morgana

797 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

BALLS!

Frankus

798 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

23 minutes of school before dismissal. Then off to PEC for some fun in the sun.

lounge_act

799 posted by

lounge_act on Jun 24, 2016

Bye guys!

Grant Lawrence

800 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

BALLS IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *weeps uncontrollably* WHERE ARE YOU? Fuktyuktuk?

Chopz87

801 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

Me cago en la CBC

garfielduk

802 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant Room 303, 45 Willcocks Street just off Sadina in Toronto

krib

803 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

holy balls; it's BALLS!

reginula

804 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

#801 *shifty eyes*

Christine McAvoy

805 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

BALLS!!!! I was just talking about how much I miss you during the picnic the other day.

Grant Lawrence

806 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

CHOPZ87!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T HANDLE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS LIKE THE LAST SCENE OF "BIG FISH"!!!!!!!!!!

124th Street Beat

807 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016 @Grant-

That was a glorious day. It is amazing the magic that can be produced when you bring together a bunch of scientists who are really hosers at heart, an amazing place (Dawson City), a jet boat, ceasars and the Yukon River.

Next time you are in Edmonton over the summer let us know, we take the old beast on the North Saskatchewan sometimes!

Gotta run for now.

darbarspecial

808 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

CHOPZ!

krib

809 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

what lattitude is balls hanging at these days?

tiffyleeson

810 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

AirickAdams -hiiii!!!!!

Christine McAvoy

811 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@Paul you're alive! By the way, I was going to get bachelor party stuff for the brunch for you to wear. Good thing I ran out of time in the morning :p

Grant Lawrence

812 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@124thStreetBeat and my future wife!

westcrunch

813 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

REUNION!

124th Street Beat

814 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant -

can't forget that!

tiffyleeson

815 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

lounge_act - bye bye :)

Grant Lawrence

816 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

LOUNGE_ACT IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Still married?!??!

Switters

817 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@AirickAdams - I just texted you, not sure if it was the right number though

balls

818 posted by

balls on Jun 24, 2016

I'm in Norman Wells, NT guys!! Google it! But heading to Calgary, Europe and Newfoundland in 12 days!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Christine McAvoy

819 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

*waves* Hi Eric!

kn0ttyn3rb

820 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

@Christine happy to be the first, and happy that I wasn't the last, Ms. Mayor :)

Grant Lawrence

821 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

All-time Blog Negative Norman: I've happily sparred with a lot of people on this blog, dating way back to Gentleman Jim and TacoFiend but all time has to be...

PJROCKSMB.

Grant Lawrence

822 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@balls so cool! As usual!

kn0ttyn3rb

823 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

Hi Eric / catman!

Chopz87

824 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Darbar @Grant - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGIY5Vyj4YM

mcfflyer

825 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Wow. Just amazing to see everyone. And BLee, I've always loved that blog photo of yours!

Grant Lawrence

826 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

... calculust...

Wapuche

827 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

BLee doesn't exist in bad photos.

darbarspecial

828 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Ha Chopz! I am still a bit in the denial stage here.

Grant Lawrence

829 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@WestCrunch still with the football player???

iamRobSmith

830 posted by

iamRobSmith on Jun 24, 2016

Holy hell, this thing is still here?

krib

831 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016 but pjrocks loved you, Grant

it was all the other hosts he hated

iamRobSmith

832 posted by

iamRobSmith on Jun 24, 2016

Haven't you all gotten jobs yet?  ;)

Christine McAvoy

833 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

The NXNE group didn't follow the cardinal rule: Always follow Christine.

They left during Father John Misty, and when I finished shooting in the pit, I went to find lounge_act and on the way found Mangan, Zolas, and Hayden instead. Could have had hangs.

I'm sure Zeus was good though.

In other news, IF i get out of bed now, I'll post the group photo from the picnic. Complete with dog.

mcfflyer

834 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Special thanks to AlexofAnders, stephRamsahai, Russ and Csthy and tb3 for letting me stay with them!

flannel tom

835 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

Hi Pedro, I love you.

Christine McAvoy

836 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

haha yay Rob!

My texts are working/I am conjuring people!

jdurley

837 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@darbs - I'm really good at keeping the denial stage going for a good while!

Chopz87

838 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

Alls I'm saying is, dont stop the picnic.

AirickAdams

839 posted by

AirickAdams on Jun 24, 2016

Today Davoud and I will pick up everyone in the blog and together we will give everyone a piggy back ride into the sunset.

Wapuche

840 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@krib- Craig met pjrocksmb and had nice things to say about him.

Chopz87

841 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

Hola Tom, yo te amo.

Grant Lawrence

842 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

IAMROBSMITH IS BACK FOR THE LAST BLOG DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How many kids do you have now? Same condo? I'll be right over.

MusicSoop

843 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Wait, is there Shred Kelly news?

PhilipST

844 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

#821Yes, Grant, @PJRocksMB took the (ill-tempered) cake!

Grant Lawrence

845 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

TIM AND SAGE FROM SHRED KELLY ARE GETTING MARRIED SO SAYS CMAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grant Lawrence

846 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

What was the name of that Portland lady blogger that @AirickAdams refused to date?

tiffyleeson

847 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

AirickAdams - awwwwwww  that's hilarious / cute

Wapuche

848 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Getting married to who?

mcfflyer

849 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 And Brenda was also the very first R3er who I ever met, who met me at the Vancouver train station with the keys to Alex's apartment.

iamRobSmith

850 posted by

iamRobSmith on Jun 24, 2016

Still one child, still same condo but not there now @Grant.  Keys under the mat, beer is in the fridge.

boders

851 posted by

boders on Jun 24, 2016

The Last DJ is yelling while on pat leave...did something get broken?

Grant Lawrence

852 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@IamRobSmith how old is your kid now? Like 10?

Christine McAvoy

853 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@wapuche uh, each other.

justingrady

854 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

#830 Howdy! @iamRobSmith

Grant Lawrence

855 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

BODERS?!?!??!? Is it really... you.. ???? I can hear you but... I can't see you... come closer...

morgana

856 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@iamrobsmith hey there dad, great profile pic!

Wapuche

857 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

@cmac- You always take me so literally.

Chopz87

858 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

#DONTSTOPTHEPICNIC

iamRobSmith

859 posted by

iamRobSmith on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant wait...you're the one popping those little rug rats out like we're re-populating a lost civilization!

Frankus

860 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

Total chaos here!

balls

861 posted by

balls on Jun 24, 2016

R3 FOR LIFE!

Balls out.

xo

westcrunch

862 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

@GRANT

Sure am, he's the reason I'm back in Winnipeg. We are homeowners now.

Grant Lawrence

863 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@IamRobSmith hoping for two more to string together a few more pat leaves!

McS

864 posted by

McS on Jun 24, 2016

Chopz likes picnics

westcrunch

865 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

@iamrobsmith BOOM

Grant Lawrence

866 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@balls be good!

morgana

867 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@grant #821 is that the time you got called to the principals  managements office and was given a day off?

Chopz87

868 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@GRANT - You should give away ALL the R3 merch today.

Grant Lawrence

869 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

I remember the time I hung out with bangs and balls...

Grant Lawrence

870 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@Chopz87 from my house?!

Christine McAvoy

871 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

yay more people coming!

Grant Lawrence

872 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@westcrunch congrats, which neighbourhood? Is he still playing? He was QB for the Bombers right?

morgana

873 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

BANGS AND BALLS another great band name born on the blog!

Chopz87

874 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

It's hot as balls today in PR

pun intended

garfielduk

875 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Chopz #858, I don't see that happening any time soon. Just think of the people 3 generations in stood at b2 in Trinity Bellwoods park asking each other why they are those

Chopz87

876 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@GRANT - Si

Grant Lawrence

877 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@Chopz87 BABOOM!

MoniSki

878 posted by

MoniSki on Jun 24, 2016

@boders! did I used to call you borders??

flannel tom

879 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

westcrunch's dude is like, the nicest guy ever. and he's MASSIVE.

Grant Lawrence

880 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@morgana yeah! That was over a PJRocksMB spat wasn't it??

morgana

881 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

AirickAdams #839 :)

Chopz87

882 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@McS - HI

Shonica

883 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

Mark is a keeper!

westcrunch

884 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

@GRANT Definitely not QB. I don't think our relationship would have lasted last season if he was.

House is in Wildewood. BBQ included. Come on 'round next time you're in our fair city

jdurley

885 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@chopz - I agree with #dontstopthepicnic

Christine McAvoy

886 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@Tom well THAT just made me laugh out loud

McS

887 posted by

McS on Jun 24, 2016

@Chopz howdy

westcrunch

888 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

awww thanks @Shonica (assuming you mean my Mark). If not, in general I support keeping Marks around. They tend to be cool people.

Chopz87

889 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

I got baboomed by Grant Lawrence on the final day.Everything will be alright

westcrunch

890 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

@Tom HA!

Old Abe

891 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

Wow.  This Blog is rolling!

Great to see many bloggers from the past here today!

flannel tom

892 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

Bombers home opener tonight

Jets draft #2 overall tonight

I'm going couch shopping

morgana

893 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@grant #880 that was an intense day!  I knew right then and there you were my kind of shit disturber;)

flannel tom

894 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

cMac - mind out of the gutter! ;)

Christine McAvoy

895 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

t-minus 3 hours until I'm drinking again.

NHL DRAFT DAY!!!

princefarming

896 posted by

princefarming on Jun 24, 2016

One last time as my original username!

iamRobSmith

897 posted by

iamRobSmith on Jun 24, 2016

Hey @Grant, we made a beer!

Chopz87

898 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

#DONTSTOPTHEPICNIC

jdurley

899 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@chops - you got Baboomed, I got the Iron Throne! EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT

morgana

900 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@michael wynn #896 right on!

westcrunch

901 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

@FT you going to the game tonight? Mark and I will be there.

AirickAdams

902 posted by

AirickAdams on Jun 24, 2016

@CMac Go Leafs. Auston Matthews to the rescue.

kirkofdoom

903 posted by

kirkofdoom on Jun 24, 2016

Grant's blog schnog talk just reminded me: your producer friends never called me back, Grant! I told you they wouldn't want me on their show. :p

Funhog

904 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016 balls - I have family in Norman Wells...

Christine McAvoy

905 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@Tom never.

PS You guys should visit us soon. I need to meet this lady of yours.

Frankus

906 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

Goodbye everybody! Have a great last blog! I am off for a two hour drive to the County. I will have a beer or two in fond memory.

jdurley

907 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@cmac - t minus 1 hour ago I started drinking #dayboil

princefarming

908 posted by

princefarming on Jun 24, 2016

I wonder if @Grnat will show up...?

Funhog

909 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

Hi Chopz - I hope to make it to Puerto Rico some day...

garfielduk

910 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

can someone nudge Chopz, I think his needle is stuck again

Chopz87

911 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@jdurlz - High Five!

jdurley

912 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@Frankus - enjoy the County! See you around!

flannel tom

913 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

westcrunch, no unfortunately not! I am actually going couch shopping. I've been promised ice cream though if I'm good.

AlexOfAnders

914 posted by

AlexOfAnders on Jun 24, 2016

Man, I'll have to catch up with all these posts but I got poked by CMac to get on here for the farewell. I feel profoundly lucky to have found Radio 3 when I did, a small growing community of awesome people who would open their arms, hearts and homes to each other. There were some amazing times on and off the blog that I'll never forget, friendships that will persist into the future and memories that will last a lifetime.

I'll admit I'm not great at keeping up with people and as I transition into being a father I may get even worse at it but please know that you're always welcome to keep in touch and I'll try to be better about it too.

That's enough of a teary eyed farewell for me, I'll try to catch up with the posts and jump in to the conversation best I can.

Shonica

915 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

Bye Frankus!

mcfflyer

916 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 What made the whole R3 experience work so well for me - total access from my office computer. Logging in was the first thing I'd do every morning. But then audio streaming was first to be blocked - then the entire site.

Grant Lawrence

917 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

PRINCEFARMING IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OLD ABE IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Am I... am I dreaming? Pa?

Where's MarkGage and his moose photo?

jdurley

918 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@Chopz - High Five!

reginula

919 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

#908 (YAY PRINCE FARMING) Do we get to know who Grnat is today? It would be... cool?

Christine McAvoy

920 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant YEA, GRANT ( re Kirk's #903) they haven't matched Kirk up yet...yell at them.

And they called ME within 24 hours. I can't believe I'm actually doing that. (It's filming in August).

Switters

921 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@jdurley - I'm jealous, I've 3 more hours to go.

flannel tom

922 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

cmac - we want to ride the via out to vancouver, maybe next summer!

Christine McAvoy

923 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@Reg that WOULD be cool.

Grant Lawrence

924 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@AlexofAnders you're pregs??? Congratulations!

Chopz87

925 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@funhog - Yes!  You can be added to the list of R3INPRFlannel TomCarly GRussCathy

Christine McAvoy

926 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@Tom excellent. I'll be here waiting. :)

jdurley

927 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@switters - 3 hours from now I'll be having a nap when I supposed to be making dinner for my family.

Alcohol, the cause of, and solution to, all life's problems.

Grant Lawrence

928 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016 @kirkofdoom well that's a kick in the pants! Do you still want to be on the show?

morgana

929 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@frankus tequila for me please.  have a great weekend ... and then summer break!

KristaMark

930 posted by

KristaMark on Jun 24, 2016

I'm with @CHOPZ #838

Wapuche

931 posted by

Wapuche on Jun 24, 2016

Alright, I'm leaving work and therefore my computer and therefore the blog for today. And probably ever. Wow, this got maudlin quickly. I love you all, even those that I don't. 'Puche out.

westcrunch

932 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

@FT that's a woman who knows whats up. Smart lady. You should keep her. Oh wait...

iamRobSmith

933 posted by

iamRobSmith on Jun 24, 2016

Ok, I have to go but wanted to swing in and say "later!".  You guys all rule and while I miss my time contributing to the blog and wasting my entire work day, I must move on and waste that time somewhere else.

CHEERS TO YOU ALL!

p.s. Grant, you were always my favourite and I still touch your face softly through your framed picture that sits next to me on my nightstand before I sleep each night.

reginula

934 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

CMac is going to be on TV? I want to watch that! Get me a stream!

Grant Lawrence

935 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

Remember the time Said the Whale stayed with McFlyer?

mcfflyer

936 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Updates: I just contacted Cicero who is away from a computer right now but will try to drop in later. And PeggyLee, my wife Peggy (cue the siren, Grant) also cannot log on but says hello to everyone!

Christine McAvoy

937 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@Jdurley amen sister. I think I need that as a tattoo...Homer included.

Library Voices

938 posted by

Library Voices on Jun 24, 2016

I don't understand how you all type so fast. Especially Grant. I feel like he must have interns helping him out.

KristaMark

939 posted by

KristaMark on Jun 24, 2016

@GRANT

MARKGAGE is off being a Dad and picking up the kid for her last day of school.

westcrunch

940 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

@AlexofAnders YOU'RE GOING TO BE A PAPA! CONGRATS!

Christine McAvoy

941 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant I actually just WATCHED Winning America the other day!

Christine McAvoy

942 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

This is very nostalgic. Being on the blog without having gotten out of bed yet.

kirkofdoom

943 posted by

kirkofdoom on Jun 24, 2016

Grant,

I mean, "want" is a strong word. Christine signed me up and I just figured I'd just go along with it and see what happened. I don't really care if they don't match me/call me back (still a blow to the ego, haha).

Maybe they didn't like it when in the interview I accidentally said all reality shows are fake? Heh...

MusicSoop

944 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

So, was the whole jacked in the sac thing a publicity stunt? Did that really happen? I've been wondering lately. haha

Chopz87

945 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Krista - Feel The 'Nic

Shonica

946 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

Contrats! AlexofAnders

jdurley

947 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@Cmac - hahaha! Re: tattoo.

Thanks for all your pickinic-arrangement work and what not, eh? You da bes mayor.

Christine McAvoy

948 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

KRISTA!!!!!!!

I missed you guys so much I almost cried at the picnic. <3

garfielduk

949 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

UrsaMinor says hello everybody

MusicSoop

950 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Library Voices: Great to see you on here again. When do you come visit next?

morgana

951 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

sounds like someone needs to make some R3forever onesies for the growing number of babies!

great music makes for great ... baby making.

Switters

952 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

@jdurls - Making dinner is hard work, making sure you're rested is important IMO.

Funhog

953 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

Cue Welcome by Hey Rosetta!

(both of my kids had it dedicated to them. Thanks Grant!)

mcfflyer

954 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Got this message from Cicero: If I don't get a chance to, please tell everyone how much radio 3 has meant to me, how much everyone has meant, that the community was an Internet home to come to when things were at their best and their worst, and that I'll be forever grateful to have been a part of it

Grant Lawrence

955 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@KristaMark ok thanks!

Grant Lawrence

956 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@LibraryVoices I long for the intern days!

morgana

957 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@cmac #942 here.  (passing a mug of chai tea)

Old Abe

958 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

Man, 4PM EST is taking it's sweet time to arrive...

reginula

959 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

#950 Crossing my fingers for that to get an affirmative answer and a date after I get my visa.

Grant Lawrence

960 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@McFlyer "if I don't get the chance"? HOW DARE SHE????

Christine McAvoy

961 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@morgana it's spelled FOR3VER

<3

morgana

962 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@reginula #959 are you making onesies or babies?

Funhog

963 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

Welcome

AirickAdams

964 posted by

AirickAdams on Jun 24, 2016

Do you have your trophy yellow R3 snuggie by your side, CMac?

morgana

965 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@cmac I'm a dancer not a speller but the heart is in it.

princefarming

966 posted by

princefarming on Jun 24, 2016

@Reg, that's up to @GRnat to reveal him/herself

McS

967 posted by

McS on Jun 24, 2016

@reginula - visa? are you moving to canada?

reginula

968 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Morgana #962 I'm whaaaat...? o_o

jojodillon

969 posted by

jojodillon on Jun 24, 2016

PJRocksMB  that guy was a turkey.

justingrady

970 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Hey... where is @evensteven?  His photo is of him asleep in a chair with his baby... I think.  Can someone find him to get him on here?

MusicSoop

971 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

@Reginula - As soon as you get that VISA to come to the US of A we'll have to make Library Voices visit LA.

Grant Lawrence

972 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

... smalliebigs...

Shred Kelly

973 posted by

Shred Kelly on Jun 24, 2016

Hello All!!!

As we travel the country in our rented mini van from Lakefield Ontario to Gagetown New Brunswick we all wanted to pop by to say hello and goodbye.

The Radio 3 Community has been such a huge and integral part of our band, starting with our Tracks on Tracks experience where we met so many of the beautiful people from this community.

We were just at NXNE on Friday and got to see so many of the people we love from R3 there too, and we continue to meet members of the R3 community whenever we are on tour. We believe this community will stay strong!

Some of our fave R3 memories are: (in no particular order)

1. Playing for the Mayor of Mellville of course and the whole Tracks on Tracks experience. (Thanks for voting us in!)

2. Beetle Road Trip - Floating down the Elk River with Grant and then having him stop by my parents yurts for a visit later in Minaki.

3. Playing at Russ and Kathleen's wedding at the R3 Picnic and the accompanying drum circle (oh and when you first showered us with R3 gifts in Windsor ON)

4. Cmac taking care of us whenever we're in Vancouver

5. Shonica's secret Santa Christmas present and outstanding coffee reccommendations every time we're in Winnipeg!

6. NXNE shannanigans every year.

7. Vancouver sushi with Kirk of Doom!

8. Meeting Joshua at The Fortune Sound Club.

9. Being set up by the R3 community on a blind cross-canada tour date with our band loves Loon Choir.

10. And seeing a R3 hat, scarf or t-shirt in the audience at shows across North America and knowing we're going to meet someone awesome after the show.

Thank you all for your friendships!

PS... the rumors are true. Tim and I are engaged!!!

Grant... will you be our wedding planner?!

Sending love from all of us!!

Sage, Tim, Shiner, Jordan and Ty

ursaminor

974 posted by

ursaminor on Jun 24, 2016

Hi Garry! Over here!

mcfflyer

975 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Library Voices - I won your Summer album from Grant! Have you ever made the West Coast Tour to California? As you know, Said The Whale did.

garfielduk

976 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Reg #962, contrats

reginula

977 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@McS I wish! I'm getting my US visa so I can enter the States (and visit and use their airports). I need to apply because my Mexican passport is not exactly aprecciated there

Sless

978 posted by

Sless on Jun 24, 2016

Hey,

Late to the party. Just wanted to pop in and say goodbye to the blog as we know it. I kind of feel like I am standing at the end of a long dark tunnel and talking into it. I hear my voice, or in this case I see my words, but it is all being shouted into the abyss.

I'll keep it short:

This community has been my home for several years now and it is with expected sadness that I have to say goodbye to the blog as it may never come back. I'm sure there will be a continuation somewhere to chat daily. But I'm still bummed about the change.

You guys are the best. Let's keep in touch. I've put my contact info into the spreadsheet, I hang out on twitter for 90% of my social media usage so follow me and find me there (@jslessor30).

On a much lighter side:

I am now the proud father of a 4 day old baby girl. I must admit that I have been abstaining from that Hey Rosetta song we know that must be played at the announcement of such a momentous occasion. Today I played it for my wife and daughter and had the most cathartic cry I have had in months. I knew this day would come though. But to that point, it would not be as special to me as it is now were it not for this community, this radio station, these hosts, and this great country and its musicians.

Thank you, community. Thank you, CBC Music. Thank you, to the many hosts over the years. Thank you, to Hey Rosetta for your wonderful music.

Peace and love,

Jeremy

justingrady

979 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@princefarming.... yes, it blows goats we'll be losing our R3 usernames..... mine, well, it's there.

morgana

980 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@reginula #968 I think when you responded in #959 you did not actually mean to say #950 but you did so it was kind of funny and I went with it ...

Christine McAvoy

981 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@Kirk I literally only said two things when they asked what/who I was 'looking for'... so I dunno. Clearly they had interview someone already and I was the match when I came in.

So now we're just waiting for the right girl to come in. and they'll call HER within 24 hours and you'll have been waiting.

Funhog

982 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

Yay Shred Kelly!

mcfflyer

983 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 And Shred Lelly! You never made it to Sacramento!

kn0ttyn3rb

984 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

Hi Shred Kelly! You guys got me hooked on the delicious chocolate bars you sent me for secr3t santa 2 or 3 years ago... lavender dark chocolate! who knew?

congrats on the upcoming nuptials :) be kind to one another!

Library Voices

985 posted by

Library Voices on Jun 24, 2016

@mcfflyer - we've toured the West Coast a few times. I think we've played LA a dozen. One of the funnest shows we ever played with in San Fran somehow.

kirkofdoom

986 posted by

kirkofdoom on Jun 24, 2016

THE MAYOR OF MELVILLE!

I think that whole thing ended up being recorded and on one of Dave's podcasts...

Grant Lawrence

987 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL AND HAPPY FOR! SO MUCH GOOD NEWS!

kn0ttyn3rb

988 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

Cheers Jeremy! Congrats on the birth of your daughter!

reginula

989 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Shred Kelly Loved your set at this NXNE. It was awesome to see you with my R3 friends n___n

McS

990 posted by

McS on Jun 24, 2016

@Sless Congrats!

Chopz87

991 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Shred Kelly - Your show at the Shoe last week was amazeballs!!!!!!

Grant Lawrence

992 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@Sless congratutlations! Hey Rosetta R3 baby song being played (in my head) for you right now!

MusicSoop

993 posted by

MusicSoop on Jun 24, 2016

Shred Kelly: YYYYAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! Contrats!

Funhog

994 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

Congrats Sless! -Jeremy

Grant Lawrence

995 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@Shred Kelly AMAZING! Yes.

justingrady

996 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

#973 @Shred Kelly ... I (and all us NXNE R3'ers) were at The Horseshoe this year up front, so many thanks for the shout out to R3 at the show.  It kicked ass!

mcfflyer

997 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 LV, where did you play in San Francisco?

reginula

998 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Morgana Bahahahahah. I was like "DID THE BLOG JUST MADE ME PREGNANT? DID I MISS SOMETHING". Yes = Getting my US Visa = USA (cheaper!) hangs.

justingrady

999 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@Reg... that would be the ultimate blog schnog....

mcfflyer

1000 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Bou, there are LOTS of congratulations to spread around!!

Shonica

1001 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

Congratulations Sless!

Library Voices

1002 posted by

Library Voices on Jun 24, 2016

@mcfflyer - Rickshaw Stop

reginula

1003 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

If Library Voices plays the west coast when I have my visa, I swear I'll go to ALL the shows and I'll bring ALL the candy and fight ALL the trumps

kirkofdoom

1004 posted by

kirkofdoom on Jun 24, 2016

Here it is. Dave "Uncle Weed" Olson's podcast with Shred Kelly playing in Melville and then meeting the Mayor.

AirickAdams

1005 posted by

AirickAdams on Jun 24, 2016

I am off to the ocean now. I love you all and hope to see everyone together soon for the most extravagant gathering known to all of humanity.

justingrady

1006 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Yo @Sless! Happy to see you again!

mcfflyer

1007 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 LV - where we last saw Sloan!

reginula

1008 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Justin #999 CALL THE VATICAN. Or Mansbridge

KristaMark

1009 posted by

KristaMark on Jun 24, 2016

@CMAC

Missed you guys too!!!!!! We gotta keep the R3 PICNIC GOING!!

Grant Lawrence

1010 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

MCFLYER IS IN THE HIGHLY COVETED AND RARELY ACHIEVED ***GOLDEN THRONE***!!!! (comment 1000) on Last Blog Day!!!. What do you wish you could hear, ol' pal?

jdurley

1011 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@Sless - Just reading about the cry you must have had during "Welcome" made me tear up. They played that song at CBCMusic Fest this year, and that was one of many times I wept during that show.

Chopz87

1012 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Library Voices - Come to Puerto Rico, even though I will be the only one there.

PhilipST

1013 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

Heading out to an appointment—I love all you guys. Best friends ever! See ya 'round, gang.

Christine McAvoy

1014 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@Sage/Shred Kelly send my love to the rest. I just edited the photos from NXNE and my face hurt from smiling while editing yours (esp Jordan looking directly into my camera AGAIN [they're blurry because i laughed immediately])

Come visit me and Laura again soon...my balcony is open for the season now :D

XOXO

garfielduk

1015 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

Mcfflyer takes the golden throne

Shonica

1016 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

Congratulations Sage & Tim!

So great to see you at the Shoe with the rest of the R3 gang. Also Chrispyprotools liked loves the shirt.

KristaMark

1017 posted by

KristaMark on Jun 24, 2016

@Sless   Congrats Bud!!

Parenthood rocks! ....exhausting, but so AMAZING!

Chopz87

1018 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

Adios Phillip!

KristaMark

1019 posted by

KristaMark on Jun 24, 2016

RE: Shred Kelly

WHOA Sage and Tim are getting hitched? Cool!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!

justingrady

1020 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Hey @Grant.... or someone, get @CanadaJanes on here.....

mcfflyer

1021 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Good lord. I had absolutely no idea we'd reached 1000 posts today. I think I want to hear "Losing California " by Slian and dedicate it to the new CBC Music site.

kn0ttyn3rb

1022 posted by

kn0ttyn3rb on Jun 24, 2016

I am nearing the end of my work day as well, so here goes...

Thank you all for your kindness and warmth. For your faith in people drawn together by nary more than a song (or a hundred). For your humor and heated opinions. For your couches and beers and hugs and schnogs and smiles. :D

I can be found on Facebook, @brendahlee, in Fredericton (for the next year), in Toronto next month, and at Sappyfest ! Let's meet.

Much love!!

Brenda (kn0ttyn3rb - retired henceforth because no one knows how to spell/pronounce it)

garfielduk

1023 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

only another 4500 comments to go beat the total for the last day of live hosting

reginula

1024 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

#1012 OH YEAH? Well, if Library Voices plays Puerto Rico, I'd be there too.

(And then I'd take them to my city and buy them all the tacos <3)

jdurley

1025 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

What's your biggest ROMO / FOMO moment of this blog?

Mine is not being able to participate in the one and only Tracks-on-Tracks. Gosh I wish I had done that.

SEIZE THE DAY people for we know not what the morrow brings. or some shit.

westcrunch

1026 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

Awwww, just the best @Shredkelly <3

morgana

1027 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@shred kelly i'm always in the audience when you come to nelson, or just to white water.  (don't fall off the stage!).  the "evening with" earlier this year was amazing and i look forward to adding it to my playlists once it is recorded.  don't ever stop coming to visit!

reginula

1028 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Jdurlz #1025 All the basement era! But mostly the picnic wedding :(

MSteve

1029 posted by

MSteve on Jun 24, 2016

Just a quick word, I don't post often but I've read most of your comments over the years, so even though most don't know me I feel I know most of you.  Thanks for keeping me company while I work.  You will be missed.

justingrady

1030 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

My ROMO is not getting started and more involved sooner with R3

darbarspecial

1031 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Wow! Tears for endings and new beginnings both!

Congrats Sage and Tim!

Congrats Sless!

sniff*

mcfflyer

1032 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 1021 - that's Sloan of course.

AlexOfAnders

1033 posted by

AlexOfAnders on Jun 24, 2016

@ Grant - Yup, my wife is pregnant, due in November so that'll be a change although you know how that goes ;)

Seems like there's plenty of life changes and congrats to go around!

Grant Lawrence

1034 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

MSTEVE IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for that.

Grant Lawrence

1035 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

Golden Throne for the Golden State R3 Warrior...

jdurley

1036 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

MSteve! I always loved your profile pic

Christine McAvoy

1037 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@Library Voices If this is Michael, I miss you...where they hell have you been?

Also, you best play here soon. I need to hear the new stuff live!

Also my favourite Library Voices/R3 moment was when you guys played during the Olympics in the Sask tent. Holy hell that was a dance party on a not-so-stable floor.

Funhog

1038 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

jdurlz - re:1025 - I'm on board with you on that one.

jdurley

1039 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

SSSSSSLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!

AlexOfAnders

1040 posted by

AlexOfAnders on Jun 24, 2016

I forgot, since I don't really twitter or anything newer, I am readily available on Facebook to keep in touch https://www.facebook.com/AlexOfAnders

Switters

1041 posted by

Switters on Jun 24, 2016

My biggest ROMO/FOMO is not commenting earlier and just listening on the sidelines for so long.

@shredkelly - Congrats! See you next time you're in Calgary

Grant Lawrence

1042 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

And just a reminder that the blog WILL still be here on Monday... until 5pm ET. But seems like today is the big day.

darbarspecial

1043 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

I am so glad I decided to jump on that Tracks on Tracks train that year.

jdurley

1044 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@funhog - I know, right?? I knew it at the time, but I already had our family vacation booked during the same time, work, family, etc. etc. but man... super jelly of everyone on that train.

Benoit from Ottawa

1045 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Ok. Step away for an hour and a bit, and over 600 posts to catch up with.

Yow.

mcfflyer

1046 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Darb - Tracks on Tracks, one of the most amazing events of my life. I still feel guilty and regret that I didn't bring Peggy along.

Grant Lawrence

1047 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@Benoit were you out trying to find Wildworks?

Christine McAvoy

1048 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@jDurlz Paul was just saying the same thing to me at NXNE. I'm so glad Green Couch asked me to come along on the train.

I wish everyone could have been there.

I still remember pulling into Edmonton and the train bouncing to Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party and just embracing Shred Kelly like we knew them already.<3

Library Voices

1049 posted by

Library Voices on Jun 24, 2016

@reginula - we were looking at a Mexico tour this fall but I don't really know what happened to it. Things get complicated because members won't stop having babies.

flannel tom

1050 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

Well, I'm about to sign off here for today (wait... For EVER....) and I thought I'd repost my #194 from earlier today because it's as eloquent as I can be.

Sappy Blog Feelings Story:

If it weren't for the blog "community" (*shudder*, I hate that word, don't know why) when I moved to Regina in 2010, I wouldn't have met the handful of people who I still call good friends to this day (one of them was a groomsman at my wedding!) They made Regina an interesting place because when I moved there, it seemed shitty. But they went to shows and festivals and so on and we had fun (and still do!). From those R3gina ppl, I met the Winnipeg ppl... and indirectly, the woman who is now my wife! Crazy. And, I've met people in Calgary and Ontario from this blog, albeit, maybe only once or whatever.

To sum, blog was a good space for a Canadian music fan to connect with like minded individuals. We had a good run. I'm not mourning the loss, it is what it is. I got more out of it than I ever thought.

Rock & Roll will never die. Support your local scene (go to shows or buy records and t-shirts, whatever you like to do). Peace, Love and Music. May the wind always be at your back and adventures on your horizon.

Be excellent to each other.

See you when I see you!

Tom "Flannel Tom" Westoll, Winnipeg, MB (by way of Regina, SK and originally Truro, NS)

MSteve

1051 posted by

MSteve on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant

No sweat, hope you find yourself back on the airwaves on day!

@jdurley

Thx, I think I pulled it from Hey Rosetta's website or instagram however many years ago.

flannel tom

1052 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

..... annnnd formatting is fucked. A good a way as any to go out!

Shonica

1053 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

The Tarp King gave me the Tracks on Tracks trip for my birthday. What an awesome present, we both had a time, and made so many great friends.

Sless

1054 posted by

Sless on Jun 24, 2016

Thanks for the congrats!

Love you guys!

See you on the other side, wherever that may be.

Goodbye.

reginula

1055 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Library Voices  WHAT WHAT WHAT. Can you get back on that? It would make my life. Is there anything I can do?

Christine McAvoy

1056 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

I think my only ROMO is not being at the first R3 picnic? I was lucky to be at a LOT of things over the years.

TxT is defintely #1...

all the NXNE's to follow

Olympics in Vancouver was pretty spectacular...

and a ton of festivals.

Plus I got my YVR3 fam out of it all. Remember when I spoke on stage at the Vogue about you guys. That was crazy.

Chopz87

1057 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Flannel Tom - Adios my punk rock compadre.

Funhog

1058 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

See ya later. I gotta work.

124th Street Beat

1059 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

Bye all -

Gotta go do some science which will take me away from the blog for the rest of the day.

I have to admit I am feeling a bit teary-eyed. It has been one hell of a ride with R3 from on air on R2 with David Wisdom and Grant as the mailman, to moving online, to the magazine, to the basement, above ground and now to the end. I managed to keep tuning in through all the moves through three countries and then back again. Good times.

Maybe they will resurrect this beast one day.

I don't really social media it so this is probably a final goodbye to you all. All the best to you all and by the looks of it, all your growing families. At least there was a lot of good news flowing this final day.

124th Street Beat, AKA Britta, back in Edmonton, maybe to stay this time.

flannel tom

1060 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

(I forgot Puerto Rico on my list of where i've met R3'ers... how could I!?!?)

ADios!!!

justingrady

1061 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

#1059 @124th Street Beat ... get it.  I'm in Edmonton about once a year, let's get a beer next time I visit!

Christine McAvoy

1062 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

Tom, and Vancouver ...geez

Shred Kelly

1063 posted by

Shred Kelly on Jun 24, 2016

@kirkofdoom Thanks for the podcast! We will listen to that on our trip!

Chopz87

1064 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Flannel Tom - You're fired!

Christine McAvoy

1065 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@chopz/tom SO fired.

124th Street Beat

1066 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

@justin- you have my email right?

morgana

1067 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@mcfflyer #1021 punchy to the finish line!  love it.

justingrady

1068 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

#1066 I don't think so... mine is justingrady at gmail dot com.  Send me one today and I'll reply back to make sure it works.

Christine McAvoy

1069 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@Shred Kelly see you in....August? end of July? I'm looking at this tour poster and it looks like you made names of cities up! haha.

flannel tom

1070 posted by

flannel tom on Jun 24, 2016

gah! Vancouver too!

That's it, I'm cleaning my desk out!

Seriously, I'm outta here. I'll read the blog later and catch up.

Big Love y'all!

Chopz87

1071 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

Where is The Radiohead?   Stephsahai is dreeeunk at Rock Fest

KristaMark

1072 posted by

KristaMark on Jun 24, 2016

Adios Amigos!   It's been nice bloggin with ya!

Chopz87

1073 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

Adios Krista! #DONTSTOPTHEPICNIC

Christine McAvoy

1074 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

Bye Kristaaaaaa send my love to the fam.

Shonica

1075 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

Chopz, She is in Edmonton for a wedding.

Old Abe

1076 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

I'm heading home.  Samara and I will be checking in later I'm sure.

Shonica

1077 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

Bye Krista & Abe

morgana

1078 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@cmac #1069 forget deer Lake Park, you should come and see them on the floating stage in Kaslo!

reginula

1079 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

Lunch! BRB in a short bit.

himymothra

1080 posted by

himymothra on Jun 24, 2016 wow this kinda blows. this was a cool place to shoot the shit and find solid music. find me on Twitter same handle

evensteven

1081 posted by

evensteven on Jun 24, 2016

I just found out this is the last blog. Really sucks! Great memories were made here and new friends were made!

I have a couple questions if anyone can direct me to the answers...

1) I remember hearing something about losing our playlists. Someone also mentioned there was a way to save them with spotify. How do I do this and what is the deadline. you can also e-mail or facebook me that answer.

2) Also... willI still be able to listen to R3 from New Jersey after today?

Thanks for everything EVERYBODY!!!

Cicero

1082 posted by

Cicero on Jun 24, 2016

Hey Friends!

I know it's been forever since I showed up on here - or even on FB for those of you who have me on there! life has been kind of a wild ride for the past year or so, but I can't ever just forget the beauty of the first online community that welcomed me with open arms! No matter how long I seem to be gone, when I end up back here, its never with apprehension, but with relief and happiness. It was (and is, she says, filled with melancholy) like coming back home.

Regardless of where I've lived or the twists and turns life takes, R3 has always been my hometown. I rep it with pride - I wear my Tshirts and my toques and my scarf and I rock out at local shows, and I know that inevitably, when I see you guys, online, or in person, its like running into old friends - time's passed, but the connection stays the same.

I wanted to say thank you all for that. Thanks to all the hosts who helped make it happen - Grant, Lana, Craig, Vish, Odario, the amazing guest hosts who came and went and came back again - it's been nothing short of incredible to have been part of something like this. Thanks to the blog, and every single one of you guys - together we got passionate about music, about Canada, about beer - we made lasting friendships and we turned something so ephemeral into something that could be tangible. We made it a living, breathing thing, together.

And wherever you guys are, whenever you turn up, I hope we can keep that feeling.

(I promise to be on Facebook more, after a somewhat extended hiatus! If you want to add me, please do so. I don't know how often I'll turn up, but I'll do my best to be around more than I have been! I love all of you guys, so please don't hesitate!)

So here's to R3. I love you, and I'll miss you, blog!

XOXOXOXOXO

marie_curious

1083 posted by

marie_curious on Jun 24, 2016

I'm here!! Is this the last day??

morgana

1084 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@evensteven #1081 hello funnyman.

1) yes. beyond me to remember how I did it though. Others will fill in that blank I am sure.

2) no

Library Voices

1085 posted by

Library Voices on Jun 24, 2016

@marie_curious School's out forever.

morgana

1086 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

himymothra, marie-curious and cicero all at once!

Chopz87

1087 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@evensteven - I was just in New Jersey

Benoit from Ottawa

1088 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Grant, Wildworks is on the book of Visages. (And thanks for letting me into your 5000!)

Christine McAvoy

1089 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

I love going down this list of names and thinking about how many of you have stayed on my couch/house.

(Some when I wasn't even in the city!)

MrFussyfont

1090 posted by

MrFussyfont on Jun 24, 2016

Hey everyone, I don't have time to read all the comments or say much, but thank you everyone for the friendship, great music, humour, and everything that I've received from this community!

R3XIT

tiffyleeson

1091 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016 marie_curious- I love your doggie soooo much!!!!!

Shred Kelly

1092 posted by

Shred Kelly on Jun 24, 2016

Cmac! We're bringing the love to the small towns of Canada this summer. You betcha. Maynooth, Minaki, Arden, Lakefield. Our motto is there's no town too small.

But yes, we will see you in August! Patio time!

tiffyleeson

1093 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

MrFussyfont - hi friend!

MrFussyfont

1094 posted by

MrFussyfont on Jun 24, 2016

GRANT!

When will you be back at CBC, and what will you be doing? An indie show on Radio 2?! That would be awesome!

marie_curious

1095 posted by

marie_curious on Jun 24, 2016

:( I just got a new job offer today. Nowhere to hang out during the work day anymore...

reginula

1096 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@CMac #1089 I STILL  need to do that

(Lunch time fo'reals)

garfielduk

1097 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@ES #1081,

1) you need to open the page for each playlist and copy it to a text file then email it to me and I will do rest when I get home

2) a satellite radio would work you or a vpn to access the internet stream

evensteven

1098 posted by

evensteven on Jun 24, 2016

#1087 CHOPZ No way man! which part? (or as they kid... which exit?)

jdurley

1099 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@tiffy - I tried to arrange a kidnapping playdate with my dog and Marie Curious' dog, but I think she's on to me.

McS

1100 posted by

McS on Jun 24, 2016

@MC Congrats!!!

MrFussyfont

1101 posted by

MrFussyfont on Jun 24, 2016

Hi Tiffy!

Was it you I was telling about my friend who makes shaving soap and brushes?

Unfortunately he is not currently selling.

justingrady

1102 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

#1081 @evensteven ... there you are man! Welcome back!

Christine McAvoy

1103 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@Regina anytime love. anytime.

Grant Lawrence

1104 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

EVENSTEVEN! MRFUSSYFONT! I really don't know where they'll assign me when I get back, or what I'll be doing.

evensteven

1105 posted by

evensteven on Jun 24, 2016

Morgana... thanks... That second one really hurts!

GARF!! Thanks buddy. Can't believe all this.

Guess I'll see everyone over on FECEBOOK

tiffyleeson

1106 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

MrFussyfont- no worries :)  Thanks anyways!

morgana

1107 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

#1095 excellent questions that I was hoping would come up today ...

GRANT ... over to you.

shufle

1108 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

Woah, went for lunch. 600 posts.

Chopz87

1109 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@evensteven - Asbury Park, been going there quite a lot lately. Shows at the Stone Pony Summer Stage and got to see a show at the Lanes before it suffered the same fate as the blog today.

justingrady

1110 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Awesome @Cicero...

marie_curious

1111 posted by

marie_curious on Jun 24, 2016

@Library Voices: This is where I heard your music for the first time. Now, you guys are the only band I actively make the effort to go see.

westcrunch

1112 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

@SHRED Stoke factor is high that you're headed to Minaki. I'm have to make the jaunt up from my place at Lake of the Woods.

Chopz87

1113 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

I have a hard time knowing who is who on facebook because of the whole blog handle/real name thing

Library Voices

1114 posted by

Library Voices on Jun 24, 2016 @marie_curious - that's the best. If you moved to Saskatchewan it wouldn't be such a hassle to go see us play. Also congrats on the new job!

garfielduk

1115 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Chopz #1113

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eYx0rZ0pvA_0IFozfy1-I4JIcMTIdyQvI1ieoXRuwL4/htmlview

Shred Kelly

1116 posted by

Shred Kelly on Jun 24, 2016

@westcrunch please do! July 23rd!

westcrunch

1117 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

Wait! I'm already going to be at the cabin on July 22 so DEFINITELY hitting up the Kenora show, @ShredKelly. YAS!

balls

1118 posted by

balls on Jun 24, 2016

@Chopz87 we all need "baseball" style R3 shirts with our blog names on the back for the next picnic. that'll clear things up. Also, I will make it to one of these picnics one day, I promise!!

Shred Kelly

1119 posted by

Shred Kelly on Jun 24, 2016

@westcrunch YEEEESS!!

Shred Kelly

1120 posted by

Shred Kelly on Jun 24, 2016

Computers dying! Love to the R3 Community. We'll see you all soon!!

Chopz87

1121 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Garf - Please check the address and try again.

Sorry, unable to open the file at this time.

garfielduk

1122 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Shred Kelly, any chance will be touring UK any time soon?

Chopz87

1123 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Balls - That would be amazeBALLS!     p.s. #DONTSTOPTHEPICNIC

marie_curious

1124 posted by

marie_curious on Jun 24, 2016

@Library Voices: I would love to move to Sask. for that very reason, but I can't leave Hamilton. It's just too damn awesome here.

morgana

1125 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@shred kelly it will be a bit hot to wear my identifying R3 toque in July but I'll see you in Kaslo.

TheRadioHead

1126 posted by

TheRadioHead on Jun 24, 2016

Chopz, look back! I was here earlier, then was on a plane. Now I'm in Edmonton for friends wedding, the friends who hauled my ass to SxSW.

I was thinking about it, I probably wouldn't have gotten to know them if not for R3, in a circuitous way.

I'm pleased to say that I keep up with many of the blog names listed earlier, and many that were missed.

One from the far past is DishPig. I loved that unruly kid. He was pre-facebook, and not a kid any longer.

Social media changed everything for us here, and we need to be sure to utilize it to stay connected.

TheIceman

1127 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

It's like the old days when you couldn't keep up with the blog, if you had gainful employment.

morgana

1128 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@TRH I was hoping you would pop in today:)

garfielduk

1129 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Chopz #1121, I'll try to send a better version via Facebook later

mcfflyer

1130 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Gosh, this is sort of like the old days with the exploding blog, and it's gobbling up my time! And miracle upon miracles, I'm doing this posting on my iPhone and it's not crashing!

TheRadioHead

1131 posted by

TheRadioHead on Jun 24, 2016

Yes Morgana, but I may not have if GL hadn't reminded me! Like I said, today is a travel day. You are someone that doesn't utilize social media much, I am afraid that we will lose touch!

justingrady

1132 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

#1127 @TheIceman ... ha! my last job was only half gainfully employed... well, it had a full gain paycheck.  I just had time to be on the blog.

WestcoastErin

1133 posted by

WestcoastErin on Jun 24, 2016

Hi everyone!

CMac just generously notified me that today's the last day of the blog. I can't believe it! So, so sad. Happy to gather here one last time.

I cannot adequately put into words what this community provided for me a few years ago when i first joined. I haven't been active lately due to work/school/life commitments but I still very much value the community that this blog has fostered-- and the amazing, ongoing soundtrack it has created. Big hugs to you all. Always loved the spirit of the R3 blog. So much support, inclusiveness and positivity.

morgana

1134 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@TRH I just realized that you were here earlier.  Nice that we are here at the same time anyway.

I am on the book of faces but sporadically. nothing else though. you?

WestcoastErin

1135 posted by

WestcoastErin on Jun 24, 2016

Garfielduk: Are you creating one master R3 Spotify playlist collection? (Because that sounds amazing!)

marie_curious

1136 posted by

marie_curious on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant [385]: I'm always here, in spirit. In body, I'm still in Hamilton.

@McS [774]: Noam de Plume lives in my basement now.

Christine McAvoy

1137 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

HI Erin! :D

TheRadioHead

1138 posted by

TheRadioHead on Jun 24, 2016 Instagram and twitter. Do you do Instagram?

You might like it, it is less intrusive than FB but still a good way to chat and keep up.

Chopz87

1139 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Radiohead - Hola! I missed you at NXNE

Chopz87

1140 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

What don't we just make our own message board? I could set that up.

garfielduk

1141 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Erin, no but I have been helping people convert their R3 playlist over to Spotify

Library Voices

1142 posted by

Library Voices on Jun 24, 2016

I have to get some work done. The speed of these posts is all consuming. Much love to everyone. Thank you to everyone who has supported our music via this blog. It's 200% sincerely the only way we ever caught a break and 2000% the only reason we stuck it out. Please keep in touch via FB or email.

Christine McAvoy

1143 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

Okay, I gotta get up and make food so that I can go drink beer.

I'll be back shortly.

Don't do too much while I'm gone...

marie_curious

1144 posted by

marie_curious on Jun 24, 2016

I'm just going to let my playlists die. Too many memories.

westcrunch

1145 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

@ERIN

Miss you so much girl, see you on my visit in August? I'm staying with Jax

Christine McAvoy

1146 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@LV <3

garfielduk

1147 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@chopz ourbasement.ca

McS

1148 posted by

McS on Jun 24, 2016

@MC awww noooooo don't let them die!

tiffyleeson

1149 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

OK guys - I'm going get the heck out of the office and go train my way to Burlington.  Staying in suburbia this weekend.

I'll check in later to see who is still here.

Love you guys.

SamaraS

1150 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

I'm so moved by all the wonderful testimonials to R3's music, hosts, and blog community - individually and collectively - and I feel so fortunate to be a small part of this amazing group of humans. Thank you all.

Now, back to lurking. ;)

marie_curious

1151 posted by

marie_curious on Jun 24, 2016

@Library Voices: So much Love!

WestcoastErin

1152 posted by

WestcoastErin on Jun 24, 2016

@Christine @Westcrunch HI!!!!

Westcrunch, YES! But when?! Im in the UK til August 5-ish! I miss you tons, would love to see you! And your R3 tribute many comments ago brought a wee tear to my eye.

marie_curious

1153 posted by

marie_curious on Jun 24, 2016

@McS: I don't know what to do to keep them, and I don't have a spotify account.

... Actually I might. let me find out.

evensteven

1154 posted by

evensteven on Jun 24, 2016

CHOPZ... COOL. I HAVEN'T BEEN TO ASBURY PARK MYSELF IN A WHILE.

sorry bout the all caps!

Chopz87

1155 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@garf - YES!

Chopz87

1156 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@evensteven - The spirit of Steph Ramsahai lives through you

westcrunch

1157 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

@Erin

I'll be there Aug 2 - 7, so I'll juuuuust catch you. Enjoy the UK! Jealous. (well, a little less today but still a little)

morgana

1158 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@TRH shoot, no i don't.  one social media is enough for me.  by the time i check email, text, FB and here I am done.  today is an exception to the time i am spending in front of the screen.  luckily it has been raining all day so gardening is waiting.

morgana

1159 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@tiffy happy weekend, even if it is in the suburbs ;)

evensteven

1160 posted by

evensteven on Jun 24, 2016

So... I won't be able to listen to R3 after today from New Jersey because of GEOFENCING?

Can I listen to R3 with my Sirius subscription which I use on my computer?

morgana

1161 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

I just realized it is friday the 24th

You know how days just roll ... anyway; there is an outdoor two block long festival downtown tonight and Bend Sinister is performing. It is raining so hard out there right now:(

garfielduk

1162 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@ES #1160, I don't know

Chopz87

1163 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@evensteven, I believe you can because it's not radio3 it's radio 3 classic.

evensteven

1164 posted by

evensteven on Jun 24, 2016

1162... It's all gud

morgana

1165 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@evensteven #1160 i do believe the answer is another no.

i recall Grant saying something about no more Sirius but I don't know when.

evensteven

1166 posted by

evensteven on Jun 24, 2016

1163.. chopz... I hope that's the case. thanks!!

Christine McAvoy

1167 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

Picnic photo is up!

evensteven

1168 posted by

evensteven on Jun 24, 2016

glad I was around while it lasted. found some of my favorite music of all time. DOn't know what crap I'd be listening to if I hadn't discovered all my favotires here.. like... PURITY RING, YSP, RAA, WORDBURGLAR, DIAMOND RINGS, and WET SECRETS (my favorites off the top of my head)

boders

1169 posted by

boders on Jun 24, 2016

@Moniski - you did call me borders! It's a good nickname.

Office is a shit show and I can't comiserate. Love to all. Don't know how this thing ever did all these weird things connecting folks but it's great it did. Here's to the thinkers and dreamers still making those connections by other venues.

Hope to find some news about R3 or some vein of a hosted indy show coming back to R2 nights. Or something.

Chopz87

1170 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

#1165 - WAIT WHAT??!?!!

garfielduk

1171 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

#1165, I don't remember hearing that

TheIceman

1172 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

Why am I not in the picnic picture? Can someone tell me if I was at the picnic?

Was it only a dream?

TheIceman

1173 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

Yes I do believe I heard no more Sirius for Radio 3.

McS

1174 posted by

McS on Jun 24, 2016

@Ian I believe you are behind tiffy

morgana

1175 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@TheIceman is that the top of your head just to the left of @garfielduk?

garfielduk

1176 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@theIceman, you are behind Tiffy, I can see your hat

TheIceman

1177 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

Hahaha my best photo ever! Way to catch my best side!

Old Abe

1178 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

@Evensteven - I see you got my FB message!  Nice to see you here!

TheIceman

1179 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

Strangely enough that's the way I feel a lot of the time - Invisible.

Chopz87

1180 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Evensteven - Grant just told me that Sirius will still be going on

darbarspecial

1181 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

@TheIceman - I was wondering who Tiffy's head tilt covered and then found you in the other photo CMac posted. Haha!

TheIceman

1182 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

You can actually see a blurry version of me along with other blurry people in the CMac blogger selfie pic.

darbarspecial

1183 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

@TheIceman - #1179 - Me too!

garfielduk

1184 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@theIceman, you can be seen in CMacs selfie photo

darbarspecial

1185 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

BLACK MOUNTAIN!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

You know I had to.

calculust

1186 posted by

calculust on Jun 24, 2016

#828 - You rang?

shufle

1187 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

@DARBAR +1

Christine McAvoy

1188 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

@TheIceman yea, you're behind TIff. I posted the other one where you're visible.

Hey man, I said if you can see me, I can see you!

Old Abe

1189 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

Hey! I'm home! Let the weekend commence! :)

It's Beer O'Clock.

darbarspecial

1190 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Hi calculust! I was trying to remember your blog name earlier. I remembered math. hehe

WestcoastErin

1191 posted by

WestcoastErin on Jun 24, 2016

Just wanted to say how awesome it is to see so many old familiar names on here :) <3

Also, I know many of us are connected in numerous other ways, but has there been discussion about a FB group for the bloggers? Would that be worthwhile?

darbarspecial

1192 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

@CMac/TheIceman - I can just imagine how it went down. You say the if you can see me I can see you thing and TheIceman thinks it's all good. Just before shutter release, Tiff tilts her head. Snap!

westcrunch

1193 posted by

westcrunch on Jun 24, 2016

Works out. Blog is out. I'm out.

You're all wonderful. This has been an adventure I'll never forget.

Thanks pals.

Keep on rockin' in the free world.

mcfflyer

1194 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Michelle! PhD! Where are you now?

Benoit from Ottawa

1195 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

R3 on other media: I read that it's no longer going to be available via iTunes (which has a frigging EQ); that's in addition to no longer webcasting Canadian anglo indie talent abroad (thanks, geofencing).

CBC IS DOING A SHIT JOB OF IT.

morgana

1196 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

the storm is getting more serious so i will probably loose power/computer soon so it must be time to get soppy.

i can't quite comprehend not being able to share, learn and shake my head with you all here anymore.

just six years for me but we have been though so much together; births, nuptials, separations, deaths, growing pains of all sorts really. did i mention that we talk about music some times?

thank you all for being a part of who i have become.

justingrady

1197 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Amen @BfO......

garfielduk

1198 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Erin #1191, we have several facebook groups but not all of us are on there

Benoit from Ottawa

1199 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#1191   There is ourbasement.ca: https://ourbasementblog.wordpress.com/blog/

And I've 'activated' my fb acccount, though as pointed out, often people know the blog name, but not the other one.

jdurley

1200 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

@morgana - well said. Why is someone cutting onions again??!!

TheIceman

1201 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

@Darbs 1192 - That's exactly how it happened!

krib

1202 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

geez, go away for a meeting...it's like the good ol' days

krib

1203 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

SHRED KELLY,

if you're still around. I'm going to be seeing you at Ness Creek!

If you've never been to Ness, you're in for a good time. I remember a few years ago, when the Tom Fun Orchestra played. I bumped into some of them the next morning at a workshop that their fiddle player was in. They were all in the same clothes and hadn't slept yet.

calculust

1204 posted by

calculust on Jun 24, 2016

@Darbar Nailed it! Like the Hawksley Workman song, but math, not spiders. Lol.

justingrady

1205 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@Calculust is baaacckk!

mcfflyer

1206 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 I want to reiterate that there's a welcome mat out for you all her in Northern California! And I know where the wineries are. Just ask Christine, Teeter, Balls, suckamc, Rebby, KristiArbo and all of the other R3ers I've shown around!

Christine McAvoy

1207 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

Guys, I gotta go get dressed and ready to watch my Leafs get their #1 pick (SOOOOOO EXCITED) and in the meantime, I need to listen to all of the Pola.ris Prize long list.

I went 3 for 5 on my first ballot.

What were YOUR favourite albums from this year? There are so many on the long list that I debated for my ballot, this isn't any easier.

Also, I'm calling it now. Peaches will take it home.

Snarf

1208 posted by

Snarf on Jun 24, 2016

Hi Blog,

Morgana alerted me to the blog party

1206 posts - you're not going our with a whimper!

calculust

1209 posted by

calculust on Jun 24, 2016 @mcfflyer Yep! Finished just over a year ago (on my birthday of all days!). I am in Victoria, been trying to find permanent work. I moved to Kamloops for 8 months a couple years ago for work (can't believe I didn't know that that's where shufle lives!), but came back to the island after they reduced my contract to part time work with a shorter renewal interval. I've been working as a sessional instructor at the university here picking up as many part time positions as I can, and just at the start of April I moved over to the college in town. It's been a good switch and is looking like it has more potential to turn into something permanent and full time. (Fingers crossed!)

darbarspecial

1210 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

MORE BLACK MOUNTAIN!!!!!! WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

HAHA!

Chopz87

1211 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

I will forever be grateful to R3 for Hooded Fang, Shad, Trust, Young Galaxy among many others

SamaraS

1212 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

Christine stevierayk thinks so too! About Peaches, I mean. That would be fine with me...

Christine McAvoy

1213 posted by

Christine McAvoy on Jun 24, 2016

It's a GREAT album.

reginula

1214 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

Back from lunch! What did I missss?

WestcoastErin

1215 posted by

WestcoastErin on Jun 24, 2016

@benoit Awesome, thanks! And thanks @garfielduk for setting that site up!

darbarspecial

1216 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

@CMac - Black Mountain is a fav. hehe

Also Suuns, Andy Shauf, The Strumbellas, Peaches.

I have been listening to more. I really enjoyed U.S. Girls yesterday.

garfielduk

1217 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

I'm watching Glastonbury on BBC2 via filmon.tv

Benoit from Ottawa

1218 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

I think I heard about Shred Kelley a little bit before they hit R3: Black Sheep Inn's Paul Symes' two daughters Nena and Kelley, spent a couple of skiing winters in Fergie, and in the summer after one of them got the band a show at the Black Sheep.

But whether I conflate or not where I first heard of them, the crossover was nice to see.

Library Voices: Years ago, probably six or so, I took in the Ottawa show of LB, and then (bitten fan) went down to Kingston for the one at The Mansion.

Who was there? Sarah Harmer herself! We'd talked quite a few times when she was in Weeping Tile, and at some point she confided in me, hands on ears: "With a name like that, I thought they'd be quiet!" (That was the LB of eight or nine, at least 5 voices probably more.)

Yup, that's one way to interpret "library voices", but not the right one...

krib

1219 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

we voted to exit - what?

darbarspecial

1220 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Operators! I forgot to mention Operators!

Jean-Michael Blais, Fred Fortin, Foxtrott, and PUP are also sounding good to me. I am not sure how to narrow it down to 5 yet.

Grant Lawrence

1221 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

What'd I miss?

Benoit from Ottawa

1222 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#1207    That's a good call. It'd be a good win.

Grant Lawrence

1223 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

WESTCOASTERIN IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

krib

1224 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

CALCULUST!

how you doing? haven't been to Victoria in 3 years now. I need to change that and get out to see one of my favourite cities again

garfielduk

1225 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

hi Grant

TheIceman

1226 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

So now Scotland....

Scotland 'highly likely' to hold 2nd independence vote after Brexithttp://www.cbc.ca/1.3650596

Grant Lawrence

1227 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

CALCULUST IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TheIceman

1228 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

Grant, who programmed the music today?

Grant Lawrence

1229 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@TheIceman ?!?!?!

WestcoastErin

1230 posted by

WestcoastErin on Jun 24, 2016

Hey there Grant Lawrence!

garfielduk

1231 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@theIceman #1226, the theory at the moment is that they might not call for a referendum until can be sure of winning

Grant Lawrence

1232 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@WestCoastErin what are you doing / where are you working?

reginula

1233 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

Given Library Voices' Mexico tour fell through, can I borrow $600?

TheIceman

1234 posted by

TheIceman on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant - The music today feels very much like it did when you were involved.

Chopz87

1235 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

In honor of the good music I found through R3, I just bought Trust's TRST lp #uninterestingfact

Benoit from Ottawa

1236 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Grant, what'd you miss?: TRH @ #1126; WestCoastErin @ #1133

garfielduk

1237 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Reg #1233, if only you had asked me on Wednesday

krib

1238 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

#1231 so, next week? the likelihood of winning is probably high right now. All the apoplexy at those limey bastards to the south

reginula

1239 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

(I never liked Trust (._. ))

garfielduk

1240 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Reg, I didn't know you had trust issues

krib

1241 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

rimshot

Old Abe

1242 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

#BFO - 1218 - Thanks for sharing that story re: Sarah Harmer.

Grant Lawrence

1243 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@Benoit thanks! Did you ever find Wildworks?

reginula

1244 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Garf only when they are trendy electronic acts from Montreal.

Chopz87

1245 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Reginula -______-

reginula

1246 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

#1243 looks like this in my head

darbarspecial

1247 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Wolf Parade! My affection for Dan Boeckner continues.

Chopz87

1248 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@darbar - I'm still so pissed that I missed them

darbarspecial

1249 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

@Chopz - I am pissed you missed them too! I would have loved to have the chance. hehe

Chopz87

1250 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

I think I'm the one one in here who actually likes Trust

calculust

1251 posted by

calculust on Jun 24, 2016

@krib Things are good! Just marking final exams before I enjoy 2 months of unemployment (vacation?). Eh, I balanced it out by visiting ToonTown last year. But yes, you should come back and try all of our new beers. :)

Benoit from Ottawa

1252 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Grant, #1243     um, no, but then again, https://www.facebook.com/WildWorksBlog/?fref=ts

WestcoastErin

1253 posted by

WestcoastErin on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant I'm still living in beautiful East Vancouver!

I was working in North Van (which took me away from the blog around 2013) but now I'm doing my Masters in Anthropology at UBC! So ironic that I'm now finally able to re-join the blog. Last time I was active on the blog, though, you were not yet a proud dad! So exciting. How we've all grown up. *sniff*

Grant Lawrence

1254 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@Chopz87 you are indeed, but you are also the person with the widest pallet of music of anyone I've ever met!!! And that's cool! Open mind!

mcfflyer

1255 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Michelle, still appreciative of you coming to Van to meet me when I came to town in 2010. Remember that breakfast went out to with the "insulting" wait staff?

Benoit from Ottawa

1256 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

I dnt trst jpnsgrls' mstrkrft.

Benoit from Ottawa

1257 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016 palette, Gee! (One lasssssst correction.)

Benoit from Ottawa

1258 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#1242, O.A. most welcome!

Chopz87

1259 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant - hahahaha thanks. I really dont get the Trust hate. I mean, I dont expect everyone to like them but I think the only only who has ever said anything positive about them was Lana Gay. I love Depeche Mode, New Order, OMD, Dead Or Alive, Mad At The World etc so TRUST is right up my alley.

Chopz87

1260 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

*Them being one guy.

garfielduk

1261 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

I dont remember saying anything bad about trust

darbarspecial

1262 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

@calculust - I have fond memories of Flaming Lips and the back alley behind the Shoe talking to Craig with you. :)

Chopz87

1263 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Garf- but do you like em tho?

Grant Lawrence

1264 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@chopz right again! Lana and you were the only one who liked Trust!

Benoit from Ottawa

1265 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#1261     But he's right, many said yuck, few said yay. Silent ones (like me, mostly, on this) don't get counted.

krib

1266 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

I have the first TRVST album. It's pretty good. Didn't hold my attention for as long as something like New Order or Depeche Mode, though

darbarspecial

1267 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

I wasn't a big fan of Trust but I sure liked Twist and they didn't get near enough love.

Katto H

1268 posted by

Katto H on Jun 24, 2016

Grant tells me this is the final blog! :(

sad to have to say goodbye.

darbarspecial

1269 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

The vocal ones are the only ones that ever get counted!

calculust

1270 posted by

calculust on Jun 24, 2016

@mcfflyer The Elbow Room? Totally!

I swear as soon as I can get some actual vacation time (that's not due to unemployment) I'll make it down to California again!

garfielduk

1271 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Chopz I can't even remember how they sound but I do like the other bands you linked them to in #1259

Chopz87

1272 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Krib - Last week at the Horsehoe, 2 bands on the bill played New Order covers.

calculust

1273 posted by

calculust on Jun 24, 2016

@darbar Oh man, that's right! The first time I met Craig was in that alley behind the Horseshoe while hanging out with you.

Chopz87

1274 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Garf - Give em a try. Very Gothy Synth.

Chopz87

1275 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Darbar - Tell me more about this Twist

garfielduk

1276 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

I have been told by Goth friends that I have Goth tastes

Shonica

1277 posted by

Shonica on Jun 24, 2016

Goodnight friends and R3 blog, until we meet again! Love you all.

balls

1278 posted by

balls on Jun 24, 2016

OH! I wanted to mention earlier... if anyone is in Southern Alberta on the weekend of July 8 - 10, there's a little event called Soulfest that's happening for it's 10th year, about a 15min drive outside Waterton Lakes National Park. It's a wild little festival with some great talent. And I will be there!! Event deets here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1564291873885060/

Benoit from Ottawa

1279 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

KATTO H IS BACK!

Yes, except that the blog may hang around until 5 ET Monday, but today's the day that was going to end up perhaps being the last. (Such precision.) So people are behaving like that.

marie_curious

1280 posted by

marie_curious on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant: Hi! Missed you at the picnic!

krib

1281 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

Evidently, they're known as TR/ST now

reginula

1282 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

Hi Katto H! <3

princefarming

1283 posted by

princefarming on Jun 24, 2016

Hey @Balls I'll be in Alberta from the 15th to the 19th of July, family reunion in DeadMONTON

Btw - it's well after BEER o'CLOCK in my home now.

garfielduk

1284 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

I am now listening to TRST

Chopz87

1285 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Shonica - Adios! Please sneak up on me in Toronto next year!

Chopz87

1286 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Garf - Which song?

balls

1287 posted by

balls on Jun 24, 2016

@princefarming - I will not be there then :(

Snarf

1288 posted by

Snarf on Jun 24, 2016

I can't hang out today, but seeing you all having a great time on the blog is very heart warming :)

It's been a slice.

See you at Kathryn Calder tomorrow in Vancouver?

krib

1289 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

wasn't Maya Postepski (sp?) in the first version of Trust?

Katto H

1290 posted by

Katto H on Jun 24, 2016

@Benoit - thanks :)

I have missed and will continue to miss this wonderful forum of dialogue with fellow lovers of canadian music. It's been so lovely getting to know many of you over the years. This blog, and radio 3 brought so much joy to mundane every day office life. I'll continue to keep an eye out for you all in social media and at shows. Much love to all. XO

garfielduk

1291 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

Shoom at the moment but I plan to go through the full album

Katto H

1292 posted by

Katto H on Jun 24, 2016

Hi Reginula! <3

Chopz87

1293 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@krib Yes

krib

1294 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

hehe...text from daughter

d: Can we go clothes shopping?

me: I don't need any clothes

dadtext FTW!

reginula

1295 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Katto How are you doing, girl? :D

@krib EVIL

krib

1296 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

I'm listening now and wondering why I don't listen to that album more...probably because it's hard to keep up with new music and listen to existing stuff

it's like drinking from a fire hose these days

darbarspecial

1297 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

@Chopz - Twist was a garage/pop band that got played a few times on R3 but not much.

Chopz87

1298 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Garf - Sulk and Candy Walls are my fav from that album.

Katto H

1299 posted by

Katto H on Jun 24, 2016

also - if any of you are passing through YVR let me know! I'm always up for a coffee!

Benoit from Ottawa

1300 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#1289    Yes, sez the wiki ("Soon after the release of the album Postepski left the band to focus on Austra's growing commitments and her own solo project 'Princess Century'.")

Katto H

1301 posted by

Katto H on Jun 24, 2016

@Reginula - pretty excellent! Thanks! How is the post-NXNW afterlife? Looked like such an awesome trip!

mcfflyer

1302 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016 Michelle, still waiting for your visit! :)

Chopz87

1303 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Darbar - I will check them out for sure

shufle

1304 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

We never saw the woman from that band here today....vague I know. Loon Choir! ummmm....

krib

1305 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

here's an (old) first line for y'all

a man in my shoes runs alight, and all the papers lie tonight...

one of my favourite bands

Katto H

1306 posted by

Katto H on Jun 24, 2016

@mcfflyer - us too! And we will have spare rooms very soon, so please come visit Vancouver!

Benoit from Ottawa

1307 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Shoulda been in # 1300: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TR/ST_(musician)

darbarspecial

1308 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

And just ignore #1297 as my face turns red. I remembered liking Twist but found the wrong one. Now this is what I really meant. Quite different. Oh boy... The right one was on my soon to be lost 2014 playlist.

Chopz87

1309 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@krib - If you like the synth pop stuff, check out Los Walters from Puerto Rico. You can download must of their stuff for free.

justingrady

1310 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Howdy @Katto H, nice to meet you!

reginula

1311 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Katto Great, but missing Canada a lot already!

princefarming

1312 posted by

princefarming on Jun 24, 2016

@Balls, that Sucks, then I'll be in Vancouver & Vancouver island from July 20th to July 24th

I'm thinking I need to go out on the 20th while i'm in VAN, not sure where yet, the media club? Commodore? Who knows.

WestcoastErin

1313 posted by

WestcoastErin on Jun 24, 2016

I'm going to have to head out now but want to thank you all for a wonderful afternoon celebrating the blog and all the connections made through it! I was super active on the blog around 2011-2012 so I feel like I'm still a bit stuck in that year, but R3 introduced me to some of my favourite music including the Pack AD, Young Galaxy, Austra, Chad vanGaalen, Elliot Brood, Ohbijou... the list goes on.  So grateful for R3.  I still play Young Galaxy and Austra like nobody's business. (I think kirkofdoom and I went to that show when they played together at the Electric Owl!) Here's to many more great hangouts, discussions, friendships and connections made over music! <3

Benoit from Ottawa

1314 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Also: tonight, at dragonboatfestfreeshow (that is how German works): Mother Mother Mother.

Which etc. R3 etc...

Chopz87

1315 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

THE FURS

krib

1316 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

shufle

kidcauley?

vjbeauchamp

1317 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

OMG, blog!

krib

1318 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

#1315 DINGDINGDINGDING!

GRANT, give that man a prize!

darbarspecial

1319 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Hi VJ!!!

Katto H

1320 posted by

Katto H on Jun 24, 2016

howdy JustinGrady! likewise

Chopz87

1321 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Darbar, then link just takes you to the home page, but it is not your fault cause Its doing it with both links

garfielduk

1322 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

VJ!

Chopz87

1323 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

#1318 - I want ALL the R3 merch that's left.

vjbeauchamp

1324 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

Hey @darbar!

Wait - this is it? This is the last blog? Don't make me cry...

reginula

1325 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

Hi VJ :D

vjbeauchamp

1326 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

#1322 Garry!

shufle

1327 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

Krib That's her!

vjbeauchamp

1328 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

#1325 Hey Regina! :)

garfielduk

1329 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Chopz #1323, just do what we did. get Grant to take you on an after hours your of the CBC in Vancouver and help yourself to stuff from the title trunk

krib

1330 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

VJ,

we thought so

evidently, they won't be ready to shut things down until Monday.

Benoit from Ottawa

1331 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Chopz87, Grant's on paternity leave, so he's not functionally associated with any part of the CBC right now. (To wit: he said he didn't know where he'd work nor what he'd do when pat leave ends, beginning January 2017.)

So as far as merch goes...

darbarspecial

1332 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

@Chopz - It's an outrage! I can't even share the artists on here anymore?!?

darbarspecial

1333 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Does this work?

AlexOfAnders

1334 posted by

AlexOfAnders on Jun 24, 2016

@Calculust MATH!

Benoit from Ottawa

1335 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#1333   yup, http://music.cbc.ca/#!/artists/TWIST

Chopz87

1336 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Darbar - YES!!! Gracias!

calculust

1337 posted by

calculust on Jun 24, 2016

@AlexOfAnders MATH!

justingrady

1338 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@vjbeauchamp ... there you are! How are you ?

luckymaloo

1339 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

HOLY SHIT I have sum major catching up to do! Go Blog!:)

vjbeauchamp

1340 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

@justin - I'm great. How are you? How was TO & the whole R3 NxNE thingee?

luckymaloo

1341 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

(Kim Fowley!)

PhilipST

1342 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

I'm back from my appointment, glad to see we're still going strong—over 1300 comments! I've loved being able to contribute to the blog with my writing. I've copies, pasted, and saved many of my own posts over the years, like the longer ones, comments on my personal history of going out to hear live music, beginning in the 1960s thru the '90s, then picking up once more about 2009 when I discovered Radio 3 and Canadian indie. I wish I could have those saved posts plus all of your comments, too. Love you all!!

vjbeauchamp

1343 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

#1338, #1340 - you know, other than the CBC and geofencing (thanks BfO!)...

garfielduk

1344 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

Hi MissMaloo

Chopz87

1345 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

hola Phillip

calculust

1346 posted by

calculust on Jun 24, 2016

@AlexOfAnders You'll be happy to hear that last week a friend and I got to choose what music to listen to at our favourite local coffee shop. He put on Bay of Pigs and almost got us kicked out.

justingrady

1347 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

#1340 @vjbeauchamp ... I had an absolute blast in Toronto with the other R3'ers.  So glad I went.  Was awesome to meet so many cool people in person too. I was lucky to get to bed before 2am each night. It's a bit boring being back here in Portland.

Next trip is Western Canada, I want to see that R3 crew (not sure when) .... you should come!

Chopz87

1348 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

What do you do when you cant get away from that Adele song? You cover it.

darbarspecial

1349 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

@calculust - I love that! Haha!

@philip - I have loved reading your posts!

darbarspecial

1350 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

@justin - July Talk is being played on R3 right now!

luckymaloo

1351 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

Hiiii Garfyyyyy!!!

waves

(only on comment #580...phew...Weakerthans was awesome, thx Durlz & Reg for the link:)

Benoit from Ottawa

1352 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#1348    Hewwo... this is me being all clingy and a real suck...

garfielduk

1353 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@MissMaloo, did your eldest try the food I left behind?

darbarspecial

1354 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

That was not my interpretation Benoit. Haha

darbarspecial

1355 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Spotify doesn't tell me when I have already added a song to the playlist. Damn it.

justingrady

1356 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Before I forget.... no one has mentioned SLAT BUTT yet..... now it has.

Chopz87

1357 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

This sounds like Madonna

krib

1358 posted by

krib on Jun 24, 2016

well, kids. Time for me to make like a hockey player...

It's been a slice sharing real time and pseudo-space with you all

as Peter said, "see you on the other side, Ray"

Grant Lawrence

1359 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

KATTOH IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grant Lawrence

1360 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

VJBEAUCHAMP IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grant Lawrence

1361 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@krib thanks for everything over the years, eh?

vjbeauchamp

1362 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

Bye @Krib... see you on FB.

Hi Grant!

PhilipST

1363 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

Thanks, @darbar!

tiffyleeson

1364 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

krib - bye !!!!

luckymaloo

1365 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

@Garfy I believe the pies got scarffed rather quickly but admittedly I didn't ask how he liked it. I'm willing to bet he loved it, perhaps both of them. Ruby said to me 2 days ago "I miss Garfy...Pikaaaaaah!" Thought I'd pass that along:)

Only at comment 680. bus has arrived...will return later...xo

PhilipST

1366 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

Grant, I always loved the interplay between your announcing, the music that was playing, and the activity on the blog. You're the best at that. I hope to hear you again on the air someday in some form or other.

vjbeauchamp

1367 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

#1366  +

darbarspecial

1368 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

*sniff

garfielduk

1369 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@MissMaloo #1365, give Ru a hug for me

Chopz87

1370 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

Hola Maloo

SamaraS

1371 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

krib! Visit me on Instagram sometimes! :)

reginula

1372 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

Samara's insagram is DA BEST

(Check out Laura Beth's too!)

Grant Lawrence

1373 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@PSTNYC thanks so much!

garfielduk

1374 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

my instagram is terrable

Grant Lawrence

1375 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

OK blog, looks like Jill needs me to relieve her and take over with the kids. This has been another great / historic / sad day in the long and winding Radio 3 history. Thanks for being here for it, thanks for your never-ending support, and thanks for being you!

See you on the other side (or... um... Monday...)

Yours always,

Grant

vjbeauchamp

1376 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

#4 posted by @mcfflyer +

So many posts. I am so glad to hear your voices again.

garfielduk

1377 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016 ttfn Grant

Funhog

1378 posted by

Funhog on Jun 24, 2016

thanks for hanging out Grant

justingrady

1379 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@Grant.... so kickass you were here today..... we always support R3!

SamaraS

1380 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

garf I emailed my mum this morning with condolences on her British citizenship  (Welsh) being out of the EU now and it hadn't actually occurred to her! She's says it won't really matter to her travel as she always uses NZ, but still disappointed about the whole thing.

PhilipST

1381 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

You're welcome, Grant! Now my wife and I are heading out for the evening, to see our son Ewan in a play he's in, live theater. I hope you all have a great weekend, and continue your marvelous lives. Love you all!"Till we meet again, happy trails to you....keep smiling all the way...happy trails to you till we meet again, my friend!"

reginula

1382 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

Bye Grant. Thanks for everything, always.

SamaraS

1383 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

Bye Grant! See you around. :)

Grnat Lawrence

1384 posted by

Grnat Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

So long Grant!  Take care of your wife and kids now!  And Bye all - sadly this is it

garfielduk

1385 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Samara, I am so ashamed of my country right now

PhilipST

1386 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

This is like a reprise of the end of live hosting.

garfielduk

1387 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

take care Grnat

PhilipST

1388 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

Ahh, Garf, I know.

Grant Lawrence

1389 posted by

Grant Lawrence on Jun 24, 2016

@Grnat WHO ARE YOU???

AlexOfAnders

1390 posted by

AlexOfAnders on Jun 24, 2016

@calculust - that's amazing

I'll have to sign off here. It's been great you guys!

SamaraS

1391 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

 reginula you're the loveliest. And all my comments are the latest. :( phone commenting is tricksy.

reginula

1392 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

OH MY GOD GRNAT

reginula

1393 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

AND we also still don't know who the tumbleweed is. Not that it needs to drop  by here today.

Chopz87

1394 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

Adios Grant! Gracias por todo!

vjbeauchamp

1395 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

bye Grant - thank you!

tiffyleeson

1396 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

Grant Lawrence - BYE BYE <3

tiffyleeson

1397 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

THANK YOU

tiffyleeson

1398 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

My money is on Garf

garfielduk

1399 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Tiffy, nope sorry

jdurley

1400 posted by

jdurley on Jun 24, 2016

Goodbye Grant and Grnat!

@justin SLAT BUTT!!!

Chopz87

1401 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

We are all Grnat

vjbeauchamp

1402 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

bye Alex, bye Philip - take care!

vjbeauchamp

1403 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

#1401 I love you @Chopz87

Chopz87

1404 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

@Vj I wuv you too

garfielduk

1405 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

come on you two, get a room

justingrady

1406 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Avoiding the SLAT BUTT.... @jdurley, I think you too the photo.

justingrady

1407 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

... no @MrFussyFont did....

tiffyleeson

1408 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

Chopz87 - AHAHAHAHAHA

vjbeauchamp

1409 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

Snort!

marie_curious

1410 posted by

marie_curious on Jun 24, 2016

I'm off, ladies and gents. If I don't show up on Monday, someone message me.

tiffyleeson

1411 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

so who is grnat and tumblin tumbleweed...

maybe shufle is grnat

Chopz87

1412 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

Texico Bitches!!!

tiffyleeson

1413 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

bye marie_curious!

garfielduk

1414 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

I'm just Wild Raccoon

shufle

1415 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

I'm not clever enough to be Gnant

shufle

1416 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

or even spell it

tiffyleeson

1417 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

oh yes you are

garfielduk

1418 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@shufle #1415, or that's what you want us to think

Chopz87

1419 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

What if Grant is Grnat?  #conspiracytheory #theilluminatiisreal

tiffyleeson

1420 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

ok lovelies.

It's time for me to head out. Going out for dinner with my mom.

I'm not saying good bye yet. Just see ya later.

shufle

1421 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

Honestly gnrat infuriates me. I thought that account should have been blocked.

vjbeauchamp

1422 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

See ya later @Tiffy

justingrady

1423 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Have fun @Tiff.... :)

tiffyleeson

1424 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

shufle - well now we're never going to know who it is! lol

shufle

1425 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

bye tiff. talk monsday

tiffyleeson

1426 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

thanks!

garfielduk

1427 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

it wouldn't be the first time I called Grant Grnat

vjbeauchamp

1428 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

crickets

dammit

garfielduk

1429 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

I'm still here

reginula

1430 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

I'm here!

vjbeauchamp

1431 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

Yay! So where are you now - TO?

garfielduk

1432 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

yeah, i am in Toronto until Wednesday

garfielduk

1433 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

then I get to fly home via Dullas

vjbeauchamp

1434 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

It's sweet - you've gotten to spend a fair amount of time this time, yes?

Frankus

1435 posted by

Frankus on Jun 24, 2016

Holy Shit! That is a lot of posts. I am getting told what to write here. I have to make it quick. I ain't seen my Andrea in nigh on - I dunno- weeks. I need some PEC unwinding loving time. Andrea is jealous of my love for the blog. I love you all but I gotta love here now and I have to go. That is the way of it.

It is all good in the end.

vjbeauchamp

1436 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

Dulles - less sweet.

garfielduk

1437 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@VJ, i was looking forward to picking up a cheap kindle on the way home but with the pound tanking I don't know how cheap it will be

vjbeauchamp

1438 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

Fare thee well, @Frankus

garfielduk

1439 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

it's a shortish layover

garfielduk

1440 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

ttfn Frankus

shufle

1441 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

so close to the Triple Crown

garfielduk

1442 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

only 8 more comments

justingrady

1443 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Dig it @Frankus! .... have a badass weekend.

vjbeauchamp

1444 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

Yikes, dunno what to say, @GarfieldUK. I like Craigslist for these sorts of things - maybe you've already looked there?

vjbeauchamp

1445 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

Wuhoo! Justin, you're still here...

garfielduk

1446 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

i wanted a new one, I'm already running an old model (it's what I am commenting from)

reginula

1447 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

What are we aiming for?

garfielduk

1448 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

I have $200cdn on my prepaid card and I might use that for the kindle

darbarspecial

1449 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Woohoo

garfielduk

1450 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Reg #1447, Grant usually if he is within range

shufle

1451 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

I think 1500 comments would be good. What did we hit for Grant's last show?

justingrady

1452 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@Garf.. with the pound going in the tank today, you might be better buying that Kindle in Canada....

shufle

1453 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

@Garf Baboom!

garfielduk

1454 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Candy #1449, Blur, Song2

reginula

1455 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

#1448 Bahahahaha

garfielduk

1456 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@shufle #1450, the whole day had over 5000 comments

darbarspecial

1457 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

I just wanted to comment and to let you know I was still here. I wasn't but now I am. :)

shufle

1458 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

woah.

garfielduk

1459 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Justin, I'll check what they are selling on my way through Pearson

garfielduk

1460 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@shufle

By the time Lana finished her show at 8pm EDST (5pm PDST) the blog post had received 5550 comments from 194 different members of the community. This means that for the 12 hours of broadcast the rate of commenting averaged at 462.5 per hour or roughly 1 every 8 seconds

http://radio3wiki.info/w/index.php/March_27th_2015

shufle

1461 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

Just imagine if I'd be able to post that day.

reginula

1462 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Garf so like, a throne every 70-ish minutes? wow.

garfielduk

1463 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

@Reg, roughly yeah

shufle

1464 posted by

shufle on Jun 24, 2016

ok, I'm out. Hope to see y'all Monday!

garfielduk

1465 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

sorry, I was compelled to do the math, a throne every 66 minutes or so on average

justingrady

1466 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Later @shufle!

vjbeauchamp

1467 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

Bye @shufle

garfielduk

1468 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 24, 2016

I'm backing out as well, see you on Monday

Loozrboy

1469 posted by

Loozrboy on Jun 24, 2016

Hi everybody, I'm here for the blog-closing party! Hello? Anyone? Hellooooo....

Chopz87

1470 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

Am I here?

justingrady

1471 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

OK all... off to bike to the Honda dealer to get my car out of service.... I'll check in later.  Total fun day today!

vjbeauchamp

1472 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

Bye all - see you on Monday, hopefully, or on FB otherwise...

Loozrboy

1473 posted by

Loozrboy on Jun 24, 2016

Trying to skim through the posts to see what I missed... sure are a lot of them. The coining of "R3EXIT" is my favourite highlight so far.

luckymaloo

1474 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

Baaaack!

845 yay! clapping...now back to reading...holy heck!

Benoit from Ottawa

1475 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

R3XIT is more leet though.

darbarspecial

1476 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

REXIT was what I used as well. Facebook tells me someone else already used that but whatever.

Chopz87

1477 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

Im out to work, If I dont see you on Monday then I will leave you with the words of McS to me that summarize everything...   "Thanks for not murdering me"       Chopa out.

SamaraS

1478 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

So did hot patch coin R3XIT up in #51? It's a good one.

darbarspecial

1479 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

*R3XIT I mean.

darbarspecial

1480 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Haha Chopz!

Loozrboy

1481 posted by

Loozrboy on Jun 24, 2016

#1475: oh yeah, that's what I meant. I mistranscribed all the cleverness out of it.

SamaraS

1482 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

Bye chopz!

darbarspecial

1483 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

I did as well Loozrboy.

Benoit from Ottawa

1484 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#1431   nicely put, there.

luckymaloo

1485 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

Chopzzzzz!!!!

DON'TSTOPTHEPICNIC!

luckymaloo

1486 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

@sless #978 Congrats! Pass the tissues...

morgana

1487 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

good evening lovely stragglers!

Loozrboy

1488 posted by

Loozrboy on Jun 24, 2016

Evening, morgana.

I know I just got here, but I'm leaving again for dinner. I assume you guys can get to whatever kind of throne is 1500 comments while I'm eating. You're so close!

darbarspecial

1489 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

I must forage for some nourishment now. I will probably be back because I was always that person that hated to leave a party.

vjbeauchamp

1490 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

Just wanted to mention - we are so close to a Platinum Throne here. Keep it going!

reginula

1491 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

@Darbs #1489 Isn't that a song on the Andy Shauf album?

darbarspecial

1492 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Haha! Probably!

darbarspecial

1493 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Alright I will help get to 1500 and then I will forage.

luckymaloo

1494 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

...reading...

Chopz87

1495 posted by

Chopz87 on Jun 24, 2016

#DONTSTOPTHEPICNIC

darbarspecial

1496 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

In case people missed it earlier, the profile pic I am using today was the very first profile pic I used.

morgana

1497 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

Andy is on my hopefuls short list; Polaris talk of course.

darbarspecial

1498 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

#R3EXIT

darbarspecial

1499 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Andy is having a fabulous year. Proud of that boy!

morgana

1500 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@Loozerboy hi ... by

Benoit from Ottawa

1501 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#1496   Mine's also my first one, I think.

darbarspecial

1502 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

I LOVE YOU R3!!!!!!!

SamaraS

1503 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

I will be attributing @hotpatch with the creation of R3EXIT in comment #51 -- unless someone can offer an earlier reference? (Sorry to bang on about it, but I really like it and want to give credit where credit's due.)

Also: #DONTSTOPTHEPICNIC

vjbeauchamp

1504 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

And...  @morgana has claimed the Platinum Throne!

Benoit from Ottawa

1505 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

morgana's on the diamond throne, however briefly!

Benoit from Ottawa

1506 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Ah. Platinum.

morgana

1507 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

@SamaraS I think I first saw it on FB by @darbar

Benoit from Ottawa

1508 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#1503   I think it's his. Hers?

darbarspecial

1509 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

@Samara/morgana - I wasn't sure who did it first.

morgana

1510 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

Oooh, I am on the throne!

Does that mean I can veto the referendum in the UK and restore funding IMMEDIATELY for the CBC?

vjbeauchamp

1511 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

Maybe it's the diamond throne, I'm just going by the wiki.

darbarspecial

1512 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

I doubt I came up with it on my own either. I probably saw it some form of it.

morgana

1513 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

Wow, we have really broken the blog today.

Ton's of duplicate and even some double postings.

Benoit from Ottawa

1514 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

wiki's prob. right (garf)

darbarspecial

1515 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

It does have more trouble when there are more posts.

reginula

1516 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

WOAH Platinum throne!

morgana

1517 posted by

morgana on Jun 24, 2016

I am going to take my throne with me to work.

Later then ... somehow, somewhere, we will meet again.

Benoit from Ottawa

1518 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#1512    You and your machine, + feed? Not many on my desktop.

darbarspecial

1519 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

I need food!

SamaraS

1520 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

Well ok. I guess I have to live with not knowing. It's hard to know anything for certain anyway. Just know I love it and appreciate its existence. Fun stuff at a dim time.

luckymaloo

1521 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

oh sob I have to put The Littlest to bed. I'll return to see if anyone's still lurking around. What a glorious blog day, lots of folks I've only ever heard of. Thanks to those of you who hung on & welcomed me. I will miss this place so much. Thanks to @Garfy & JG for the perstistence & creating our next meeting place. See you in our basement...

(or here because I can't stand to leave a party until it's over)

xo

reginula

1522 posted by

reginula on Jun 24, 2016

Ok, it's almost time for me to leave.

I hope you all know how much I love you, and love this place. You make me happy.

See you around, awesome people I get to call "my friends".

I love you.

Bye!

luckymaloo

1523 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

Bye @reg!

(wahhhhhh)xoxo

Benoit from Ottawa

1524 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

SamaraS     #DONTSTOPTHEPICNIC, Chopz, #858

And I think you have the author of R3XIT.

Bye, everyone who's going, inevitably...

vjbeauchamp

1525 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 24, 2016

I keep saying I'm leaving and then I come back.

I am so grateful for getting to hear and obsess about all this great music. And so much more grateful for the opportunity to hang out with all of you virtually. Thank you!

And I'm crazy about all of you, so there...

Old Abe

1526 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

#DONTSTOPTHEPICNIC is a hashtag I can get behind. :)

Watching the Jays/Sox game.

Old Abe

1527 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

Good Night Friends.

SamaraS

1528 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

Good night.

darbarspecial

1529 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Awwww is the party over? hehe

Night all. It was fun while it lasted!

FOR3VER!!

luckymaloo

1530 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

Wait...what?! Over?!

Mr Lucky is putting Ru to bed so I can stay on a bit...

sings amidst sobs "All by my-se-e-elfff..."

Old Abe

1531 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

I'm still around. watching baseball. :)

mcfflyer

1532 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Okay, I'm home now.  I don't know why but all through the middle of the day, I had no problems posting with my iPhone.  Until I did.

mcfflyer

1533 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Was it you darbar who said changing your blog photo was difficult?

mcfflyer

1534 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Well, you're right.

Benoit from Ottawa

1535 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

I'm watching Ghostbusters on a channel I never, ever watch. Classic.

mcfflyer

1536 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

<<<< On Peggy's first visit to Canada!  Vancouver, February 2012.  Just before a three hour tour of Vancouver on Tyler Bancroft's (Said The Whale) father's tugboat!  It was absolutely amazing!

Old Abe

1537 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

It was nice to see you at the picnic Miriam :)

mcfflyer

1538 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

I forgot to text CanadaJanes until I was coming home to tell him about today, and he and Alisha are on the way to go camping in a campground that the Shaggin' Wagon has been in three times back in my Colorado days in the 80s, so he isn't blog accessible.  Bummer.  Another one of the wonderful R3 people who have passed through Sacramento - and we've seen them in Denver three times!

luckymaloo

1539 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

You too Old Abe! I hope to see you again with Samara. I'll let you know if I'm heading over your way & by all means do the same if you find yourselves in this neck of the woods!

Thank goes for all of ya!:)

mcfflyer

1540 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Andy and Alisha Janes are proof you can have a mixed marriage.  Andy's Canadian, and Alisha is from South Dakota!

Benoit from Ottawa

1541 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Ghostbusters. Watching that on the flatscreen, in risible resolution. CRT quality.

luckymaloo

1542 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

#1539 delirium. Thanks DO in fact go for all of ya but also that...

luckymaloo

1543 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

BfO The Middley Kid (Thing2) often wears a Ghostbusters shirt. I find that interesting since he also loves wearing Underarmour...Kids these days.

Benoit from Ottawa

1544 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#1543     Maybe he's 'designy' -- esthetic sense? UA's got a very clean logo. Ghostbusters has a very clean cartoon logo too.

Benoit from Ottawa

1545 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

#1540   Yuk yuk yuk...

luckymaloo

1546 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

#1544 Perhaps. I hope to see you again at the Sheep or HofT or somesuch place BfO:)

luckymaloo

1547 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

So..is shufle Grnat?

luckymaloo

1548 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

are you who may still be lurking silently shrugging or maybe I need to go back & read again...

Benoit from Ottawa

1549 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Shufle said that Grnat made him angry, and that he thought he (Grnat) should have been interdicted.

Doth protest too much?

Benoit from Ottawa

1550 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

He's said that a couple of times at least, today in particular.

Benoit from Ottawa

1551 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Go read. I'll check, but I'm watching Ghost... Right, I already told you.

mcfflyer

1552 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Andy Janes says hello to the blog, and will try to log in when they get back from camping.

mcfflyer

1553 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Peggylee, the other person in this photo is trying to remember her long-unused password to get onto the blog to do her writing on the wall before the place gets torn down into rubble on Monday.

justingrady

1554 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Word up peeps... I'm back!

luckymaloo

1555 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

Yo JG!:)

luckymaloo

1556 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

Holy crap, 1555 comments...

luckymaloo

1557 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

The picnic pics are so many kinds of awesome.

mcfflyer

1558 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Hello R3 Blog! This is PeggyLee.  I can't remember the email or password I used way back when to sign up.  So I'm masquerading as Lee.  Sending all the love and California sunshine this blog can hold to you wonderful, nutty, fun folks in R3 land.  We miss you! Come and visit! Bring spouses and kids!!

justingrady

1559 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Thanks @Peggy!

Benoit from Ottawa

1560 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

@peggyzombieflyer...

Benoit from Ottawa

1561 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

In Ghostbusters, they smoke routinely.

Dey don't no mo'.

luckymaloo

1562 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

*exhales

Loozrboy

1563 posted by

Loozrboy on Jun 24, 2016

Hi again.

I've been meaning to rewatch Ghostbusters ever since I bought myself an obscenely expensive Ghostbusters Lego set. Definitely bought it as a Lego fan rather than as a Ghostbusters fan. It's a pretty sweet set.

tiffyleeson

1564 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

are people still here!?!

tiffyleeson

1565 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

I just got back from dinner

mcfflyer

1566 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Sitting out on our patio, Peggy with a margarita, me with Death's Door gin on the rocks, enjoying a warm but not impressively hot summer evening. Potatoes already been baked, steak is marinating and I'm soon to fire up the grill. Except for things like the end of R3, life's good. :)

mcfflyer

1567 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Hey Tiff!  I think people will be in and out of here all weekend.

Loozrboy

1568 posted by

Loozrboy on Jun 24, 2016

I guess this might be somewhere between gossip and libel, but I could have sworn Grnat accidentally unmasked themselves a couple months ago. I wanna say... kirkofdoom? Possibly krib? I get those two mixed up all the time. Because they both start with "k". Or it was someone else altogether. Or I dreamt it.

tiffyleeson

1569 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

Nice!  I think that's probably true, and a great idea.

I just had all you can eat sushi. I might explode.

tiffyleeson

1570 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

Loozrboy - really?  I don't remember that.  Could be true, but then other people would know too!!

mcfflyer

1571 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

And Tiff when are you coming to visit the magical land that's called California?  And I'm sorry that I didn't see you first say hello on the blog in 2010.

Loozrboy

1572 posted by

Loozrboy on Jun 24, 2016

You know what? I'm thinking of the raccoon. And it may have been BfO. Or not. You know what, just disregard everything I say, generally.

mcfflyer

1573 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Tiff. We have lots of sushi in California too.

justingrady

1574 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

I'm still here, off for a run in a minute.... have fun everyone!

mcfflyer

1575 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

LB - Garry was the Wild cookie Raccoon. He professes not to know who is the tumbleweed or Grnat.

mcfflyer

1576 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Justin, ever get down this way?  Our next Oregon trip is October for Cal @ OSU.

justingrady

1577 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

Yo @mcfflyer... we should meet up for that OSU game....

tiffyleeson

1578 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

mcfflyer - Sadly I won't be able to make to California this time I go to the west coast (in two weeks) which makes me SO SAD.  But it's just not in the cards right now.

hahaha it's OK. I just felt like I was typing things and talking, but no one was reciprocating. all good!!!

I think Garf is all threeeee!!!!!

justingrady

1579 posted by

justingrady on Jun 24, 2016

@mccflyer.... I might winter in Phoenix... so might drive down through California, if so, I'll def look you up.

deiru

1580 posted by

deiru on Jun 24, 2016

There are so many posts that the scroll bar thingy wont load properly. Well done R3 community!

Loozrboy

1581 posted by

Loozrboy on Jun 24, 2016

Anyway, I may have mentioned this before, but back when Grnat was appearing regularly, I got the bright idea to stir the pot by creating an account called "ǝɔuǝɹʍɐ⅂ ʇuɐɹ⅁", using an upside-down copy of Grant / Grnat's standard profile picture, and only ever posting "¡OOOOOOOM". But I was thwarted by the lack of Unicode support in usernames. So disappointing.

deiru

1582 posted by

deiru on Jun 24, 2016

#R3xit

SamaraS

1583 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

deiru is back!!!!!!

Old Abe

1584 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 24, 2016

Deiru! Nice to see you!!

deiru

1585 posted by

deiru on Jun 24, 2016

jebus... looks like the whole R3 community came back for today and I missed it cursid work keeping me busy than Briton trying to figure out how to move to Canada.

deiru

1586 posted by

deiru on Jun 24, 2016

*busier and cursed(?)

mcfflyer

1587 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

SamaraS, thanks for your kind words on my post #4 today.

deiru

1588 posted by

deiru on Jun 24, 2016

any who, before I get bum-rushed out of my office, people of the blog do keep in touch on facebook and if you're ever in the Yukon hit me up.... maybe an R3 gathering at the Dawson City Music Festival next year?

luckymaloo

1589 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 24, 2016

Yay! Deiru!:)

SamaraS

1590 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

Lee I've been enjoying your reminiscences, in a melancholy way. Thanks for sharing. :) Maybe you'll visit southern Ontario sometime, we hope to see a few bloggers this summer.

124th Street Beat

1591 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

Just got home after a long day and thought I would see if anyone was still blogging the last day.

Lee - I have to say, you have always been one of the voices I have always wanted to meet the most. Glad to see you are here until the end. I usually am in California (San Fran) every December for a week. Maybe one day?

mcfflyer

1592 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

124th, hek yeah!

Benoit from Ottawa

1593 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa on Jun 24, 2016

Arrivederci!

SamaraS

1594 posted by

SamaraS on Jun 24, 2016

Buona notte.

mcfflyer

1595 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Anyone still there?

124th Street Beat

1596 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

@BFO - is this the last word? Your posts, although uncomfortably angsty for some were right on the dot the last few days. Much appreciated.

@Lee - I am easy to track down - Britta Jensen at the University of Alberta.

@SamaraS - Goede nacht, Slaap lekker (my family is dutch, it was actually my first language). Seems appropriate for today.

See you all one day!

124th Street Beat

1597 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

or not

mcfflyer

1598 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

sounds good, 124th. We're here!

124th Street Beat

1599 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

I am going to finish off my night listening to my complete playlist one last time.

toodaloo

mcfflyer

1600 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Sounds good. Peggy and I just finished a very tasty steak, baked potato and zucchini dinner. I'm still enjoying the wine!  Nice evening, out here on our patio.

tiffyleeson

1601 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

i'm here, but headed to bed soon.

124th Street Beat

1602 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

@Lee - I'm joining you with the wine, good late light here in Edmonton - sun doesn't set until after 10:30 this time of year!

Night Tiff....

PhilipST

1603 posted by

PhilipST on Jun 24, 2016

Good night, Irene, I'll see you in my dreams.

darbarspecial

1604 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

I came back to take a look.

@124th St - I just spent a day at U of A Hospital with my son a couple weeks ago. I wish I could say I enjoyed the visit but nope.

@Lee - It was ridiculously difficult to get my profile pic to change earlier.

darbarspecial

1605 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

@Philip - My mother used to sing that to me at bedtime.

zammachus

1606 posted by

zammachus on Jun 24, 2016

Only 1600 posts?

mcfflyer

1607 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Hey Philip. Hope you're on the mend!

darbarspecial

1608 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Hiya Zammie

mcfflyer

1609 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Darb!  I hope things get better for you and your son.

mcfflyer

1610 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Sammie!  Sold your soul at the office yet?

darbarspecial

1611 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

@Lee - Thanks! Me too! Sheesh!

124th Street Beat

1612 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

@PhilipST -

Had a chance to visit your grand city for the first time a couple of weeks ago. It was brief but memorable.... one day I shall return.

@darbar - I saw, I hope that the care was at least good.

zammachus

1613 posted by

zammachus on Jun 24, 2016

Hey, DBS. Been to any good Barss lately?

rimshot

i'mtired

i'llcomeupwithabetteroneinthemorning

punctuationinhashtags

mcfflyer

1614 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

My gosh. Radio3 was a huge part of my life for about five years.

mcfflyer

1615 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

Damned auto correct!  Sammie should have been Zammie in 1610!

zammachus

1616 posted by

zammachus on Jun 24, 2016

Same here, Lee. I don't have any friends like those I've made on the blog. I wish you were all closer so I had non-digital means of spending time with all of you.

zammachus

1617 posted by

zammachus on Jun 24, 2016

No office job as of yet for me. My "office" has been my laptop plugged into the flatscreen, sitting in my recliner with the handmade keyboard tray across it.

Also, no work. So there's that, too.

tiffyleeson

1618 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 24, 2016

I have the same sentiment.  I'm in a very strange transitional period right now with friends and life.  I've grown apart from all of my close ones at the moment.  Just different directions in life, and i'm changing interests in my life and don't have anyone who lives near me who I would consider a best friend.

zammachus

1619 posted by

zammachus on Jun 24, 2016

I think the blog is dying...

124th Street Beat

1620 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

'tis late. For most

zammachus

1621 posted by

zammachus on Jun 24, 2016

How should this all end? I'm thinking...

So long and thanks for all the fish.

darbarspecial

1622 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

@124th ST - The care was good there. There were parts of how they do things I question but overall it was good. I do like Edmonton.

@zammy/tiffy - I get that. The blog was certainly filling a need I had. I am going to be lost for awhile but will adjust.

darbarspecial

1623 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

R3XIT

FOR3VER

I think I will go play Meet Me In The Basement again.

124th Street Beat

1624 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

@darbar - good to hear. Now that it is my home I am back to trying to convince people that it 'aint so bad"

@zam, how about ending it on this classic Monty Python quote:

"Well ladies and gentlemen, I don't think any of our contestants this evening have succeeded in encapsulating the intricacies of Proust's masterwork, so I'm going to award the first prize this evening to the girl with the biggest tits."

Or is that too offensive?

124th Street Beat

1625 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

 I am a girl by the way, so can say things like that. I think. Maybe I have had too much wine.

darbarspecial

1626 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 24, 2016

Haha!

zammachus

1627 posted by

zammachus on Jun 24, 2016

I like Monty Python...

mcfflyer

1628 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 24, 2016

124th - A little too much California wine here too. :)

124th Street Beat

1629 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

@lee

I have moved on to the gin and tonics now.

Seems appropriate.

124th Street Beat

1630 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 24, 2016

And that's the way it is

Good night and good luck

garfielduk

1631 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 25, 2016

hi

Frankus

1632 posted by

Frankus on Jun 25, 2016

Hi back. And now I have firewood to stack before it gets too hot. Then off to the beach. TTFN (or maybe FOR3VER).

luckymaloo

1633 posted by

luckymaloo on Jun 25, 2016

Thought I'd peek in & see if anything's shaking.

BEaCH!!! Sounds good.

Old Abe

1634 posted by

Old Abe on Jun 25, 2016

Yes.  Beach is on the schedule today.

Going to be HOT. Good day for a bit of gardening. A walk soon with Molly before it gets too hot.

mcfflyer

1635 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 25, 2016

And good Saturday morning!  supposed to be a hot one here today too: 101F. A good day to get the famed Shaggin' Wagon ready for the annual summer camping trip with my best friend of 45 years!

CDNz1

1636 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 25, 2016

And good morning!

darbarspecial

1637 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 25, 2016

Hello stragglers. Enjoy your hot and sunny especially if you are by water. It is cool and rainy here today but I am okay with that. It feels like a good day for that for me.

morgana

1638 posted by

morgana on Jun 25, 2016

stayin' alive, stayin' alive

oo-oo-oo-oo.

good morning friends!

mcfflyer

1639 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 25, 2016

I'll be stopping by here occasionally all weekend and on Monday until the blade drops.

vjbeauchamp

1640 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 25, 2016

Good afternoon, y'all!

I'm just dropping in to say hi...

CDNz1

1641 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 25, 2016

Burgers soon.

garfielduk

1642 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 25, 2016

I'll have mustard and onions on mine please

cathyort

1643 posted by

cathyort on Jun 25, 2016

Hi Garfy. How is it in TO?

garfielduk

1644 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 25, 2016

hi Yort, good thanks, I should be of to see Canada play Italy in rugby tomorrow and then I will start getting ready on Monday for my return on Wednesday

cathyort

1645 posted by

cathyort on Jun 25, 2016

I'm way too lazy to read thru everything. Has a blog alternative been decided upon? Or still in the works?

garfielduk

1646 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 25, 2016

there is a small group of us working on a new site at ourbasement.ca

it redirects to a wordpress.com site for now but we hope to have our own dedicated site as soon possible

cathyort

1647 posted by

cathyort on Jun 25, 2016

I know everything is is good hands but let me know if I can help. Like if you need words. :)

garfielduk

1648 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 25, 2016

we always need words

CDNz1

1649 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 25, 2016

My photos are available if the site needs them.

garfielduk

1650 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 25, 2016

thank you

I should start working on a list of people to ask fot help with content

CDNz1

1651 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 25, 2016

Yup.

cathyort

1652 posted by

cathyort on Jun 25, 2016

*raises hand

mcfflyer

1653 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 25, 2016

Chicken on the grill, Glenfiddich in the glass.

mcfflyer

1654 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 25, 2016

Yort!  Cathy, I still think that letter you wrote to CBC management three years ago was nothing short of brilliant and covered all of the bases, everything we needed to say. But without Steve Pratt at the helm, we were doomed, as Toronto not only didn't care, they didn't like anything about Radio3, especially it's independence from Toronto. I guess we were lucky to have it as long as we did.

cathyort

1655 posted by

cathyort on Jun 25, 2016

Mcfflyer! Thank you for the nice words (blushes). Unfortunately, we are such a small blip on their radar screen, there's just no incentive to keep it going. And yes, we were lucky. What we had, and continue to have, is unique and amazing.

mcfflyer

1656 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 25, 2016

Cathy, I think the lack of exposure and cross-platform support that CBC didn't give made sure Radio3 would never reach its potential.

morgana

1657 posted by

morgana on Jun 25, 2016

finally home from work and teenager pick up!

a few corn chips and hummus for a pretend dinner and straight to dessert of a G&T.

I am bummed I did not get to see Bend Sinister yesterday but have fond memories of seeing them in Vancouver ... four years ago.

mcfflyer

1658 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 25, 2016

Our next door neighbors are away and told us we could use their pool.  It's nice over there in the dark!  And that water sure felt good!

See you cats tomorrow!

garfielduk

1659 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 26, 2016

hello

mcfflyer

1660 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 26, 2016

And a Sunday morning hello, Garry!

garfielduk

1661 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 26, 2016

how is everyone today

mcfflyer

1662 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 26, 2016

Mmmm. Just back from another refreshing dip in our neighbors pool. Glad their back yard is private!

mcfflyer

1663 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 26, 2016

What are you doing today, Garry?

garfielduk

1664 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 26, 2016

I was ment to be watching the rugby at BMO field but I felt unwell this morning so I am catching up on w at is happening back home in via news broadcasts and topical shows

mcfflyer

1665 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 26, 2016

Well, take care of yourself, Garry. I'm out to do some preliminary loading of the Shaggin' Wagon. Best friend flies up from San Diego on Wednesday and we leave Thursday morning for 10 days camping at the usual spots in northeastern California. Road trip!

darbarspecial

1666 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 26, 2016

There are a lot of things to see in TO Garf. Sorry you aren't feeling well.

I have had one of my crashes that happens after dealing with some of Devin's medical adventures. He is feeling okay right now and that is when I curl up and hide out for a bit. I think I will be back on track soon.

darbarspecial

1667 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 26, 2016

Have a fantabulous time Lee!

garfielduk

1668 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 26, 2016

I hope you have a great time Lee

garfielduk

1669 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 26, 2016

@DBS, I think I might actually be getting a little home sick along with thr anxiety of what my homeland is doing to itself

I'm currently watching ELO perform at Glastonbury on BBC2 via filmon.

I am thinking of nipping out for something to eat and drink along with some meds after Top Gear has been on at around 4

garfielduk

1670 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 26, 2016

the anxiety

i am looking forward to having a real keyboard

mcfflyer

1671 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 26, 2016

Now there's a word I never expected to hear from Garry: homesick!

mcfflyer

1672 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 26, 2016

<<<< By the way, this photo has been framed and will be hung on the wall of the Shaggin' Wagon today. Ill post it on Facebook when I do.

mcfflyer

1673 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 26, 2016

And thanks for the good traveling wishes. Tom and I have been best friends for 45 years - and today's his 65th birthday!

Garry, safe and uneventful travels to you too. I hope England is still there when you get back. ;)

garfielduk

1674 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 26, 2016

:)

tiffyleeson

1675 posted by

tiffyleeson on Jun 26, 2016

nice to see that people are taking advantage of the blog while it's still here!

vjbeauchamp

1676 posted by

vjbeauchamp on Jun 26, 2016

Just another hello from Portland.

Garry, I'd love to do some words, too. I have probably forgotten everything I know about coding and css but I'd be game for that too.

About to go to my catsitting gig. Wuhoo!

Sorry you are feeling unwell, Garry, and Darlene. I hope you're feeling better.

Garry, I'm sure it's hard wondering what's happening at home. I can't imagine it, myself.

Lee, I am so damn jealous of you having access to a pool. Is it as hot as forecast?

Cathy, what are you guys up to today?

Hope you all are having the best possible day...

darbarspecial

1677 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 26, 2016

Dropping in again. At Garf I can imagine getting a bit homesick now that NXNE is over. I hope it all works out at home. *hug

I am majorly unproductive but I am relaxing. :)

Hiya VJ! I like seeing you on here again while it lasts.

garfielduk

1678 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 26, 2016

I'm listening to Cross Country Checkup talk about Brexit

morgana

1679 posted by

morgana on Jun 26, 2016

my half day of work is behind me.  i had a nice chat with a coworker who went to go see Bend Sinister on my recommendation.  Nice to share music that I discovered through here, even if it was several years ago it is new to them now:)

garfielduk

1680 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 26, 2016

hi Morgana

morgana

1681 posted by

morgana on Jun 26, 2016

pools, packing, homesick and stress sick and WOOT roadtripping!

sounds like we are having quite a weekend at our various points in the Northern Hemisphere:)

morgana

1682 posted by

morgana on Jun 26, 2016

oh hi garfy!

hanging in there?

garfielduk

1683 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 26, 2016

yeah, just worried about what I am going home to on Wednesday

but in other news the guy I spoke to in smokes things they might expand into the UK soon

garfielduk

1684 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 26, 2016

we will need something to replace the pizza and kibab shops on high street when leave Europe in 2 years

garfielduk

1685 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 26, 2016

on the high street when we leave

morgana

1686 posted by

morgana on Jun 26, 2016

oh keyboardless whoas:)

yes, it is a strange time for you and your country folk. do you think you have gained any different perspectives being outside the country when it all went down?

garfielduk

1687 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 26, 2016

I don't know because I have been following it via BBC News and CBC News along with a pinch of MSNBC which is more or less how I would be following things at home.

I am finding it interested how many read how some people think the exit from the EU means that the UK can and will concentrate on strengthening its commonwealth links

garfielduk

1688 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 26, 2016

interesting to read how many

that was a user error

morgana

1689 posted by

morgana on Jun 26, 2016

I was wondering if your news sources were still the same.

So is it incorrect to think that there will be a focus on strengthening commonwealth links? Potentially just a news angle someone started up and off it went.

I am going for a walk on the beach with the family. Back after dinner, maybe ... I have to be up at 3:40am so maybe not.

garfielduk

1690 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 26, 2016

I don't see it happening any time soon, we are to busy worrying about what it means for our place in Europe at the moment. They are also going through the promises that were made by the leave campaign and why so many them won't be possible like the £350 million per week we were meant to be paying into Europe going to find the NHS. I heard of at least one person during cross country checkup that might have voted out for that reason but 2 of the people that lead the out campaign have backtracked on that.

Not to mention the fact that Scotland will probably want to leave the UK to stay in Europe and if/when we leave it will mean a hard border between parts of Ireland (Northern and Republic) which will bring back bad memories at least.

tb3

1691 posted by

tb3 on Jun 26, 2016

Well…I come here to leave a comment with the very same questions and expectation that I did when I first started leaving my thoughts in this community a zillion years ago:

• Will anyone ever read these?

• Where will these comments go?

And I am kind of sad that even while there is this amazing in-between that introduced me to some of the most amazing people I have ever met, and created a community that will live far beyond the technical bounds of this server space, because there will be people out there that will never know what this place was, and how special it truly was.

I said on Facebook this week (about the demise of this blog) that CBC Radio 3 – as we know it – might been taken away, but the friendships and people who care about it so dearly can never be shuttered and closed up. And I think in some way, the decision to close this up, has relied far too heavily on that, thinking that the next thing that comes along will automatically generate the same sort of impassioned audience by virtue of proxy.

This community connected me to some of the greatest people I have come to know and I am truly thankful for the musicians that were able to grow and love because of it. I will never forget that.

But, I think closing it up and deleting it like it never existed is probably the most surprising and indifferent decision I have heard made here. And it certainly smells nothing like the true core principles that brought this place together. In fact, it sounds more like something decided elsewhere, in another internet watering hole, and what drove us all here.

I am sad to think that no one will read this. And that it will be gone too soon. And that the comments that precede mine and the ones that came after too will be gone.

As the former first, CBC Radio 3 Fan Of The Year, and holder of a paper Bucky to prove it, I hope you understand the levity of this place we have arrived at. And I hope you understand how disappointed I am.

So…To those of you out there that made me (and continue to) feel justified in being such a big, giant nerd about Canadian music: thank you and never stop believing in it the way that you do.

To those of you out there that made the music (and continue to) that inspired this community grow and thrive: thank you and never stop believing in it the way that you do.

To those of you I call friend—musician or fan: thank you and never stop believing in it the way that you do.

Bye-bye CBC Radio 3 Blog,I will miss your spirit, heart and soul.❤️TB3🇨🇦

garfielduk

1692 posted by

garfielduk on Jun 26, 2016

is it me or did it just get dusty in here

cathyort

1693 posted by

cathyort on Jun 26, 2016

Thank you for saying so eloquently what I'm sure many of us are feeling, TB3. You are one of the first people I remember being there when I first got up the courage to comment on the blog. Where that led has been, to put it mildly, life-changing.

I know people will still gather, digitally and in person. What I truly hope is that those people will pick up where Radio 3 has so blatantly left off: introducing us to a variety of new Canadian indie artists that wouldn't get exposure anywhere else. The bands we all so love now-- Hey Rosetta! Shred Kelly, etc. etc.-- all started out that way. I would love for that to be a prominent feature of the new "blog."

justingrady

1694 posted by

justingrady on Jun 26, 2016

@tb3... Thank you for writing what you just did.  I love this watering hole and the corner of the internet, and us.

MackenzieC

1695 posted by

MackenzieC on Jun 26, 2016

Well said TB3

MackenzieC

1696 posted by

MackenzieC on Jun 26, 2016

Before the blog disappears for good, I just want to say how much I've enjoyed getting to know all of you over the past 10 years. Two things I will never disassociate from R3:

-Guacamole (guac-and-talk)

-(P)leisure suit

It was a fun ride while it lasted and I look forward to seeing you all in person (for the first, second, ... umpteenth) time at a show in the future!

CDNz1

1697 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 26, 2016

NOTHING'S over till we say it's over!

morgana

1698 posted by

morgana on Jun 26, 2016

here here @CDNz1!!

the day is over for me as the new one starts frightfully early.

I am not saying good bye. only, "see you at the next gig!"

justingrady

1699 posted by

justingrady on Jun 26, 2016

Def at the next gig..... I want MOAR picnics, get togethers, and online blog communications with you all.  You all are too badass.

tagish156

1700 posted by

tagish156 on Jun 26, 2016

My city's still breathing, but barely it's true

through buildings gone missing like teeth

The sidewalks are watching me think about you

sparkled with broken glass

I'm back with scars to show

Back with the streets I know

Will never take me anywhere but here...

jdurley

1701 posted by

jdurley on Jun 26, 2016

ARGH I left it to last minute to grab my playlists and most of them are already gone! :(

124th Street Beat

1702 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 26, 2016

Thought I would pop in to see if anyone is around and one last good-bye. I think this might be my fifth or sixth, but I couldn't help myself.

Had a bit of a hang-over on Saturday after spending the evening drinking wine and G&T night cap(s) while listening to my complete playlist one last time. The songs brought back many fond memories of R3 hosts, podcasts, bands I kind of had forgotten about and will revisit. Good times.

124th Street Beat

1703 posted by

124th Street Beat on Jun 26, 2016

@tagish

perfect last quote

darbarspecial

1704 posted by

darbarspecial on Jun 26, 2016

What the playlists are gone already jdurley? Damn.

Great comments from people.

FOR3VER!

justingrady

1705 posted by

justingrady on Jun 26, 2016

Yep... playlists are dead.... :( .....

Thanks to Garf for helping us get them, a listing anyway, not the music itself.

CDNz1

1706 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 26, 2016

My biggest concern is, how will people OUTSIDE of Canada hear new Canadian indie.

That's what brought me here in 2008, Canadian indie music.

I am a citizen of Canada and think that my national broadcaster has FAILED me and others.

While you have had your challenging moments, CBC Radio, you have failed to recognize the very piece of the CBC Radio family of which you could be most proud. Radio 3 has always been a well curated and informed group of educated music people who created this community and took it to levels that nobody expected, nor could explain. The radio consultants and media "experts" cannot figure out what makes us tick, nor can they monetize it.

You provided great Canadian indie music and WE listened.

You gave us informed LIVE hosts and WE engaged.

You promoted CBC Radio 3 events and WE came from ALL OVER THE WORLD to attend.

You told us where these artists were playing around the country and WE showed up.

You allowed this community a forum in which to discuss such things and WE do.

Now, you are taking this from us. How are WE to continue finding new Canadian indie music?

WE just congregated in a corner of a park, again, for the same thing that brought us together many years ago. You were invited.

WE don't get the geo-blocking part, why would you shut off the greatest avenue of promoting Canadian indie music around the world?

CDNz1

1707 posted by

CDNz1 on Jun 26, 2016

I said that i would not rant.

mcfflyer

1708 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 26, 2016

And I never went to get my one and only playlist of songs I'll no doubt never hear again.  Powers that be doing everything they can to snuff out everything that was Radio3 and what made Radio3 great.

Well, it's a warm evening here in Sacramento. Still 85F. Our natural air conditioning, the Delta Breeze, where cool air comes up from San Francisco in the evening didn't the last three days.

Although we've been told the new site goes live at 5pm Eastern tomorrow, there's no bet that come morning, this will be here at all. All they have to do is flip the switch to THIS BLOG IS CLOSED FOR COMMENTING, or whatever their blocking statement is. Suffice to say, I'm upset, but more sad that Radio3 is ending. But as I've already said, way back in Post No. 4 on this blog, I'm totally grateful for everything that that CBC Radio3 has given me: the music, the friendships, and the community. The suits in Toronto (or Vancouver as the case may be) can't take that away from me - or any of us.

Good night from Sacramento, California.

mcfflyer

1709 posted by

mcfflyer on Jun 26, 2016

Just tried changing my blog photo one last time.  I don't think they'll let me.  And my playlist has vanished too.

CDNz1

1710 posted by

CDNz1 at 5:07 AM

Good morning!

tb3

1711 posted by

tb3 at 5:23 AM

I'll bring the sun!

CDNz1

1712 posted by

CDNz1 at 5:27 AM

WOOHOOOO!

garfielduk

1713 posted by

garfielduk at 5:28 AM

hello

mcfflyer

1714 posted by

mcfflyer at 5:33 AM

And we all gather 'round.

SamaraS

1715 posted by

SamaraS at 5:40 AM

Morning. (I can't bring myself to say "good morning"... 😢)

mcfflyer

1716 posted by

mcfflyer at 5:41 AM

I see that Benoit posted on the blog that was in the usual "daily topic" position.  But what we heard was right: there is no new blog post for today.  The hangman's noose is being strung up for us.

SamaraS

1717 posted by

SamaraS at 5:47 AM

124th Street Beat you may never read this, but I appreciated your Dutch goodnight and sleep well wishes on Friday evening! I'm half Dutch, though I only know a very few phrases. Bedankt!

Ugh. I'm going to miss this place... I really hope we get lots of visitors to ourbasement.ca

CDNz1

1718 posted by

CDNz1 at 5:56 AM

R3-30 up tomorrow according to FB.

tb3

1719 posted by

tb3 at 5:57 AM

What time is Vish's show on?

When will Craig, Pedro and Jijou be on?

And Amanda will be on today, yes?

Old Abe

1720 posted by

Old Abe at 5:58 AM

Hey Fine Folks.

jdurley

1721 posted by

jdurley at 5:59 AM

HI BLERGH! I love you all!

tb3

1722 posted by

tb3 at 6:01 AM

On the topic of Joel Plaskett, where is TheRadiohead?

CDNz1

1723 posted by

CDNz1 at 6:06 AM

Doing that job thing, I imagine.

garfielduk

1724 posted by

garfielduk at 6:09 AM

You know TRH and her one track mind, focused on important shit

SamaraS

1725 posted by

SamaraS at 6:09 AM

TRH stopped by the blog on Friday but was on her way to a wedding so couldn't hang around. I'm not sure if her phone will let her comment from her various work places today.

tb3

1726 posted by

tb3 at 6:15 AM

I feel like Joel Plaskett has been mentioned on the blog, she will now show up to refute.

)

SamaraS

1727 posted by

SamaraS at 6:16 AM

:D

Shonica

1728 posted by

Shonica at 6:23 AM

Good morning friends.

I see we are still hanging on, I was not sure if I would find the comments closed message.

mcfflyer

1729 posted by

mcfflyer at 6:25 AM

Well, it's going to be the hottest day of the year here in Sacramento 106F/41C.  Yeow.  Usually get a day or two like this each year.

I don't know how or why, but last Friday, I was able to post onto the blog from my iPhone, something I usually cannot when it keep crashing the CBC link. Lucky. But I may not have that luck today. But even though I may not be able to post onto this last ever blog, I will be following it, and if it should still be live when I come home tonight, I'll return.

I've already said my piece, way up in post no. 4 above. Ohh, wait. I see them raising the blade in the guillotine. The time is drawing near...

Shonica

1730 posted by

Shonica at 6:25 AM

tb3,

TRH has a new position in her job and can't be here as before. Also phone commenting is difficult.

SamaraS

1731 posted by

SamaraS at 6:26 AM

Hi Shonica :) I too was half expecting to find the blog locked. I'm not ready for that!

Shonica

1732 posted by

Shonica at 6:34 AM

SamaraS,

Hello, I just posted a link to here on the Hannah G post, so folks can find us here.

tiffyleeson

1733 posted by

tiffyleeson at 6:37 AM

morning.

SamaraS

1734 posted by

SamaraS at 6:40 AM

Good thinking Shonica! I hope we get another good run of commenters today for our final hurrah.

hotpatch

1735 posted by

hotpatch at 6:41 AM

how long after the R3XIT will CBC R3grets it ?

SamaraS

1736 posted by

SamaraS at 6:41 AM

G'mornin tiffy, I hope your work week is off to a good start. :)

SamaraS

1737 posted by

SamaraS at 6:47 AM

hotpatch R3XIT = ingenious!

tb3

1738 posted by

tb3 at 6:48 AM

What is the throne for the last post ever?

garfielduk

1739 posted by

garfielduk at 6:51 AM

#1738, I think it should be named after the the first regular commenter, if I could only remember their name

tb3

1740 posted by

tb3 at 6:54 AM

@Garf

HAHAHAHAHA!

Benoit from Ottawa

1741 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 6:55 AM

CDNz1     Scrunch #1706 into a shorter letter to CanGov people? Like the Justin & other ministers mentioned the other day?

(And good morning all.)

tb3

1742 posted by

tb3 at 6:56 AM

BfO!!!!!

Benoit from Ottawa

1743 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 6:56 AM

##1739, 40   (pronounced à la South Park)  The City Throne!

tb3

1744 posted by

tb3 at 6:59 AM

Guys. I need to get to the gym.

Please don't let anything happen to the blog while I am Sweating to the Indies!

Benoit from Ottawa

1745 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 6:59 AM

Hi, Teeter, long time! How did people know to get here in the first place? I was wandering from one blog heading to another...

hotpatch

1746 posted by

hotpatch at 7:02 AM

London 4 years ago

garfielduk

1747 posted by

garfielduk at 7:02 AM

@BfO #1745, Speking purely for myself I didn't close Fridays blog post over the weekend

hotpatch

1748 posted by

hotpatch at 7:05 AM

Re #1746, that was supposed to be a picture of tb3 and his daughter at LFF, but (as usual) my profile page didn't save settings properly

luckymaloo

1749 posted by

luckymaloo at 7:07 AM

Hi!

What a busy day, I wanted to pop in & say one last farewell through this medium, looking forward to the next!

If it wasn't for R3 I wouldn't be getting ready for the Shred Kelly show! I'm so grateful. Truly.

Big hugs & best wishes friends!

See you on the other side!

)xoxo

tiffyleeson

1750 posted by

tiffyleeson at 7:08 AM

SamaraS - thanks lady lou!!  My head in swimming in how much work I have to do today - but i'll try to chat as much as I can.  I also still need to save my last lisst!  ahh!!  always procrastinating...

tiffyleeson

1751 posted by

tiffyleeson at 7:08 AM

luckymaloo - have a BLAST tonight.  Take tons of pics!

luckymaloo

1752 posted by

luckymaloo at 7:08 AM

#1747 same here.

luckymaloo

1753 posted by

luckymaloo at 7:09 AM

Thanks tiffyyyy! I will! :D

Benoit from Ottawa

1754 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 7:12 AM

Yeah, lucky, break a string! Strain a vocal cord!

garfielduk

1755 posted by

garfielduk at 7:14 AM

have fun tonight Miss Maloo

Shonica

1756 posted by

Shonica at 7:15 AM

Lucky,

I'm so excited for you! Enjoy it and give those Shred Kelly kids a big hug from me!

SamaraS

1757 posted by

SamaraS at 7:16 AM

lucky! Yay! Very excited for you! Have a wonderful time!! Big hugs and WOO-HOOS!!

marie_curious

1758 posted by

marie_curious at 7:20 AM

three separate blog parties today?? come on!

Benoit from Ottawa

1759 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 7:24 AM

Confusion reigns, as I pecked elsewhere.

I'm out for a bit, the real world calls.

justingrady

1760 posted by

justingrady at 7:28 AM

Good morning everyone!

Old Abe

1761 posted by

Old Abe at 7:28 AM

Hey Justin!

garfielduk

1762 posted by

garfielduk at 7:29 AM

Hi Justin

Frankus

1763 posted by

Frankus at 7:48 AM

Thought I would check in one last time. Hi y'all.  It was a great weekend. Hard sweaty labour rewarded with ice cold beer and the beach and semi-warm water at Sandbanks. Summer started on the weekend for me. I still have 3 days of babysitting.

tiffyleeson

1764 posted by

tiffyleeson at 7:51 AM

HI FRANK!

tb3

1765 posted by

tb3 at 7:53 AM

It worked out perfectly that the last day we can post here, I just so happened to have a day off work.

Great to be back, reliving all those memories and more importantly connecting with all you fine people — the reason this place was so great in the first place.

I'll be in and out all day – as Benoit says – life does call. But, don't think my absence in the past, present or future is any comment on the value I place on this space, place and you all.

That's the part that won't ever go away for any of us!

Vivre le life. Et le music.(Benoit, please correct)

jlaselva

1766 posted by

jlaselva at 7:56 AM

I never check in here much but just wanted to leave a note that I know a few of you, I'll miss you, and I'll certainly miss R3. As a college kid living in Connecticut who found it by chance, it launched a years-long obsession with Canadian music that led me to co-host America's only indie Canadian show (here in Austin) and go to almost every Canadian artist who comes through town. That this site is going away is tremendously sad and that R3 is being geo-fenced is tremendously... stupid.

Here's hoping that some webmaster at CBC saves all this content for the future and hands it off... and that the community and music live on.

- Justin

justingrady

1767 posted by

justingrady at 7:59 AM

#1766 @jlaselva .... oh cool man, what's the name of the show?

jlaselva

1768 posted by

jlaselva at 8:00 AM

@justingrady This Great White North! Founded by Doug the Canuck.

jlaselva

1769 posted by

jlaselva at 8:00 AM

@justingrady https://thisgreatwhitenorth.com

justingrady

1770 posted by

justingrady at 8:03 AM

Just found it... and followed @tgwnradio on Twitter.

justingrady

1771 posted by

justingrady at 8:04 AM

@Garf... Matt LeBlanc isn't happy with Chris Evans on Top Gear UK.... sort of a s*** show over there I think.

jlaselva

1772 posted by

jlaselva at 8:05 AM

@justingrady Thanks, man. We may not be on the air 24/7 but at least we aren't geo-fenced and you can listen to us from Canada!

marie_curious

1773 posted by

marie_curious at 8:06 AM

I'll miss this, whatever it was. I was never able to properly describe it to anyone. Apparently "internet forum where we talk all day long to strangers who are actually our friends while we all listen to the same Canadian indie radio stream and everyone respects each other" isn't a thing that people think exists.

tiffyleeson

1774 posted by

tiffyleeson at 8:08 AM

marie_curious - hahaha.  I just say 'I have a group of music friends'

tiffyleeson

1775 posted by

tiffyleeson at 8:08 AM

jlaselva - cool i'll check it out.

Frankus

1776 posted by

Frankus at 8:09 AM

I think some kind of archive of this glorious thing should be created. The CBC Radio 3 'experiment' in all its iterations is an important part of Canadian musical history.

tiffyleeson

1777 posted by

tiffyleeson at 8:10 AM

jlaselva - there is a new R3 Group on Facebok.  Have you joined it yet?

justingrady

1778 posted by

justingrady at 8:10 AM

@marie_curious...  yeah no doubt!  My Dad was asking all about R3 yesterday as we were having breakfast out somewhere.  My best friend is a musician so he does get what is going on with R3.

jlaselva

1779 posted by

jlaselva at 8:11 AM

@Frankus Agreed.

@tiffyleeson I did not know, but I will join it tonight!

garfielduk

1780 posted by

garfielduk at 8:14 AM

@Justin #1771, I have watched Evans for years and have enjoyed most of his work but if it came down to choosing one host over the other I would want Matt to stay with 2 others hosts and bring back the news section

garfielduk

1781 posted by

garfielduk at 8:15 AM

@jlaselva, ourbasement.ca

Shonica

1782 posted by

Shonica at 8:18 AM

Hello jlaselva,

I have listened to your show often. I hope to get to your neck of the woods in the near future. Now that NxNE is no longer the same we are considering heading to SXSW at some point. We aren't getting any younger, so my husband tells me and we should do these things. ; )

tiffyleeson

1783 posted by

tiffyleeson at 8:19 AM

Shonica - COUNT ME IN FOR SXSW!!  I would LOVE to do that.

tiffyleeson

1784 posted by

tiffyleeson at 8:20 AM

Guys - i'm really sad.   it's just kinda hit me now that this is all going away.   :(

garfielduk

1785 posted by

garfielduk at 8:20 AM

so where will the R3SxSW picnic be held?

jlaselva

1786 posted by

jlaselva at 8:22 AM

@garfielduk Thanks, I'll poke in from time to time! I'll have to find a Canadian VPN service, too, so I can scam all those exclusive Canadian tunez out of the hands of Canadian taxpayers. :-P

@shonica YES! SXSW is amazing (though I had the flu and had to miss most of it this year). Let me know if you are coming down! We do a roundup of every Canadian artist and every Canadian show every year. An thanks for listening!

tiffyleeson

1787 posted by

tiffyleeson at 8:22 AM

sorry Sarf - where is that script thingy for my playlist.  And how do I use it.

tiffyleeson

1788 posted by

tiffyleeson at 8:23 AM

hahahaha Sarf means Garf

garfielduk

1789 posted by

garfielduk at 8:28 AM

@Diffy, it's a linux script so I dont know how essy it is to run on an apple computer but it can be found in our google drive online

CDNz1

1790 posted by

CDNz1 at 8:29 AM

My NEW Canadian passport will open the FREE MOLSON machine at Sx...

jlaselva

1791 posted by

jlaselva at 8:29 AM

@tiffyleeson @garfielduk Will that script still work? My profile, at least, appears to have been wiped out; the URL to my profile (and playlists) leads to an error page, now.

garfielduk

1792 posted by

garfielduk at 8:29 AM

I just tried to access my own profile and got an error message

jlaselva

1793 posted by

jlaselva at 8:30 AM

Sad that R3 is being walled off from the rest of the world especially as the playlists have been getting better again lately (moving away from that electronic/disco-tinged sound that has been gobbling up indie music for the past 2-3 years).

garfielduk

1794 posted by

garfielduk at 8:31 AM

so the script wont work now anyway because the first thing it did was access your profile

SamaraS

1795 posted by

SamaraS at 8:31 AM

I'm afraid my phone will refresh this page and not be able to reopen it...

jlaselva

1796 posted by

jlaselva at 8:32 AM

@SamaraS Yeah, that last refresh is going to be sad.

SamaraS

1797 posted by

SamaraS at 8:34 AM

jlaselva :( so sad.

Shonica

1798 posted by

Shonica at 8:35 AM

Tiffy, I have been wanting to go for a while now. I'm curious, has your dad been to SXSW?

tiffyleeson

1799 posted by

tiffyleeson at 8:35 AM

my profile is still alive

marie_curious

1800 posted by

marie_curious at 8:36 AM

Mine too.

hotpatch

1801 posted by

hotpatch at 8:38 AM

my profile is working too

garfielduk

1802 posted by

garfielduk at 8:38 AM

I wonderer if someone is backing up the profiles before deleting them in alphabetical order

not me

jlaselva

1803 posted by

jlaselva at 8:38 AM

@garfielduk I could set up a forum at thisgreatwhitenorth.com if y'all are looking for a permanent home for ourbasement.ca (not sure if that first post means that it doesn't yet have a permanent home).

jdurley

1804 posted by

jdurley at 8:39 AM

@TB3 - nice to see you on here today. :) I feel like if R3 were a pyramid scheme you would be the tip of the pyramid, or if it was a religion, you would have the most convert notches in your belt. :)

Thank you for being so welcoming and not creepy to new bloggies over the years. We are always saying how amazing it is that this blog was always so positive and respectful and FUN, and I chalk that up to the tone being set from the beginning by YOU.

Much love,

-Jdurlz

Benoit from Ottawa

1805 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 8:39 AM

#1765   tb3     la musique

Thanks.

jdurley

1806 posted by

jdurley at 8:39 AM

I think the deletion is probably random, as last night, about 2/3rds of my playlists were gone, but the other 1/3rd still fine. ??

jlaselva

1807 posted by

jlaselva at 8:41 AM

@jdurley I hope all this stuff is being archived and one of you amazing people can somehow get a leaked copy of it from a sympathetic CBC webmaster. :-D

tiffyleeson

1808 posted by

tiffyleeson at 8:41 AM

Shonica - I have wanted to go for YEARS.  I am now more in a place where I could plan enough ahead to do it lol.  I feel like it would be a very expensive week.  The wristbands are very expensive, and I hear lodging is as well.

My parents haven't been yet, but I thionk I recall them talking about wanting to go. I might see if they'll join us if we get a R3 group going!! Their big thing every year is going to The Rock Boat cruise that is full of indie bands. Leaves from Miami usually for 4 days.

garfielduk

1809 posted by

garfielduk at 8:41 AM

@jla #1803, we have server space but I can't it up until Thursday when I get back to using a computer instead of the kindle I am currently using but thank you for the offer

jlaselva

1810 posted by

jlaselva at 8:42 AM

Even if the blog disappears, it looks like the artist pages might be left largely intact, and THAT'S good. Those things have so much history on the Canadian music scene that isn't found ANYWHERE else on the Web.

tiffyleeson

1811 posted by

tiffyleeson at 8:42 AM

jlaselva - that's quite the idea!! (blog at your site)

tiffyleeson

1812 posted by

tiffyleeson at 8:42 AM

I like that!

CDNz1

1813 posted by

CDNz1 at 8:44 AM

I am actually listening to my monster playlist right now.

jdurley

1814 posted by

jdurley at 8:47 AM

@Russ - re: way above... no one believed you when you said you weren't going to rant. ;)

Was an excellent rant, too!

tiffyleeson

1815 posted by

tiffyleeson at 8:48 AM

They say that the sit is going to switch over at 5pm EST.  What happens if we don't refresh the page?

jlaselva

1816 posted by

jlaselva at 8:49 AM

@tiffyleeson If your browser never crashes and you never restart your computer, you'll have R3 forever. :-)

CDNz1

1817 posted by

CDNz1 at 8:49 AM

Thanks, Durlz.

jlaselva

1818 posted by

jlaselva at 8:50 AM

If I'd known about this whole closing-down thing sooner, I may have made an attempt to vacuum up some of the site content for safekeeping. :-X

tiffyleeson

1819 posted by

tiffyleeson at 8:50 AM

GUUUYYYSSSSSSSSS  :( :( :( :(

jdurley

1820 posted by

jdurley at 8:50 AM

@jlaselva - re: artist pages - I heard that those were also on the chopping block but some Ceebers covertly worked to save them. I'm sure they would have also have liked to save the user profiles but there's only so much one or two people can do. So I'm not expecting any miracles.

I am really glad about the artist pages. that's more important

tiffyleeson

1821 posted by

tiffyleeson at 8:50 AM

jlaselva - can I find you on fb?  I'm under Tiffany Elizabeth

jlaselva

1822 posted by

jlaselva at 8:52 AM

@jdurley Agreed. Individual profiles can be rebuilt but especially for bands that have broken up long ago and never got much press attention, this site is literally the only place in the world where you can find out something, anything about them. If they were to go away I'd be seeking out CBC webmasters and asking desperately for a copy of that stuff!

jlaselva

1823 posted by

jlaselva at 8:53 AM

@tiffyleeson I'm Justin LaSelva on Facebook, there shouldn't be many with that name. If there's more than one, I'm the one in Austin. Don't use Facebook much aside from the show... facebook.com/thisgreatwhitenorth

garfielduk

1824 posted by

garfielduk at 8:53 AM

I am of twitter as @garrybenfold and on instsgram as garfuk

I'm sure you can work out how to find me on the book of faces from my twitter handle

jlaselva

1825 posted by

jlaselva at 8:54 AM

I think we're already friends on Facebook @garfielduk :-)

garfielduk

1826 posted by

garfielduk at 8:56 AM

I have to step out to do some things I want do so I can watch the soccer later

tiffyleeson

1827 posted by

tiffyleeson at 8:58 AM

garfielduk - are you still in Canada?

Chopz87

1828 posted by

Chopz87 at 8:59 AM

Started from the bottom now we, still here

garfielduk

1829 posted by

garfielduk at 8:59 AM

@Diffy, yes, I leave on Wednesday

CDNz1

1830 posted by

CDNz1 at 9:00 AM

Diffy & Sarf

Sounds like a cartoon.

CDNz1

1831 posted by

CDNz1 at 9:01 AM

CHOPA!!!

Chopz87

1832 posted by

Chopz87 at 9:01 AM

RUSS!

shufle

1833 posted by

shufle at 9:02 AM

Do you think they will warn us before pulling the plug?

Chopz87

1834 posted by

Chopz87 at 9:02 AM

@Shuffle  NO

Shonica

1835 posted by

Shonica at 9:03 AM

I have to head out for a bit but I need to say farewell to the R3 blog just in case : (

This place has been an unbelievable place of music discovery and friendships for me over the past seven plus years. I am going to miss it greatly. My hope is this community will thrive in our new location. We can do this! I have been fortunate enough to travel and meet many of you in real life and I hope to continue to do so. I think most of you already know my other social media name (at)ShonicaR3 which I joined to be able communicate with all of you. #FoR3evr

Take care my friends, see you out there at shows.

Love Shonica

tiffyleeson

1836 posted by

tiffyleeson at 9:04 AM

Shonica - see you on the other other side!

Frankus

1837 posted by

Frankus at 9:04 AM

Bye Shonica! It was a great pleasure to meet you IRL. To the future!

Chopz87

1838 posted by

Chopz87 at 9:04 AM

@Shonica - Who's chopping onions up in here?

tiffyleeson

1839 posted by

tiffyleeson at 9:08 AM

what a sad day.

reginula

1840 posted by

reginula at 9:08 AM

Hello friends.

(

tiffyleeson

1841 posted by

tiffyleeson at 9:08 AM

Where's Reg?

tiffyleeson

1842 posted by

tiffyleeson at 9:08 AM

There you are! lol

Benoit from Ottawa

1843 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 9:08 AM

So: which is to be the main R3 gathering place?

There's garf's page (ourbasement), foR3ver, the book of faces group page, ...?

Opinions?

jlaselva

1844 posted by

jlaselva at 9:09 AM

Looks like all user profiles are now redirecting either to error pages or music.cbc.ca.

Loozrboy

1845 posted by

Loozrboy at 9:09 AM

@tiffyleeson: RIGHT BEHIND YOU!

124th Street Beat

1846 posted by

124th Street Beat at 9:09 AM

Jeez, by the looks of it my five to six goodbyes to the blog were all a bit premature. Still hanging on I see. does that mean we can keep on checking in here until the 1st?

And I have some how missed the playlist chopping block so far. Phew.

reginula

1847 posted by

reginula at 9:09 AM

Hi Tiff. *hug*

jlaselva

1848 posted by

jlaselva at 9:10 AM

@124th Street Beat Really? I can't view your profile, it takes me to an error page. Odd that some can still view profiles and others can't!

124th Street Beat

1849 posted by

124th Street Beat at 9:10 AM

Except for the fact that I don't exist any more re: #1844.

124th Street Beat

1850 posted by

124th Street Beat at 9:11 AM @jlselva -

yep, it is weird, I can't get to my profile but my playlist is still playing, which is awesome, I know what I am listening to today at work!

jlaselva

1851 posted by

jlaselva at 9:11 AM

@Benoit It sounds like @garfielduk has it figured out but if y'all ever need a place to congregate I'd be happy to set up a forum at thisgreatwhitenorth.com.

reginula

1852 posted by

reginula at 9:12 AM

@Benoit I'll probably hang out at all of them until we figure it out

(Which one is FoR3ver tho..)

(and hiiiii)

124th Street Beat

1853 posted by

124th Street Beat at 9:14 AM

@Benoit -

As one of the few with no facebook I will be checking out ourbasement (.ca? .com, I can't remember) once in a while to see what happens.

Benoit from Ottawa

1854 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 9:15 AM

#1852    Hi, reg.

This: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cbcr3

reginula

1855 posted by

reginula at 9:16 AM

@Benoit Ooooh, that one. Yeah, I guess I'll check all of them until we know-know.

justingrady

1856 posted by

justingrady at 9:17 AM

@124th Street Beat... Ourbasement.ca ... werd.

Benoit from Ottawa

1857 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 9:17 AM

124th: https://ourbasementblog.wordpress.com/2016/06/21/hello-world/#comment-4

(You may want to refine that link)

Old Abe

1858 posted by

Old Abe at 9:19 AM

Hey Friends.  I am off this afternoon, so will be hanging out until...the end...

124th Street Beat

1859 posted by

124th Street Beat at 9:23 AM

It lives! (or works I guess)

Thanks for the links all.

justingrady

1860 posted by

justingrady at 9:26 AM

Hey all.....

I am revisiting peoples interest in a Vancouver get together at some point, not sure when yet. Thoughts? People that have shown interest are:

@KirkOfDoom@Shufle@Wapuche@Darbarspecial@Deiru (I added him on my own, I know he's in Whitehorse, long shot)@Switters@McS@Cmac (I added her too, but am guessing she'd be in)@Grant... of course Grant (I added him too)

Anyone else? Let me know! I want to get an idea for the before the blog goes away today. :(

Benoit from Ottawa

1861 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 9:26 AM

More dropne-taken pictures to come, in the US anyway.

Drone journalism is coming to a newspaper and TV station near you within 60 days.

New Federal Aviation Administration rules on the flying devices opens the door to newsrooms using drones to cover events, peer into buildings and capture images like never before, according to the founder of the Drone Journalism Lab at the University of Nebraska.

"In 60 days, drone journalism will be legally possible in any newsroom in the United States. That's not to say it will be easy, but it will be legally possible in ways that it has never been before," wrote Matt Waite.

Link (Washington Examiner)

Benoit from Ottawa

1862 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 9:27 AM

drone

justingrady

1863 posted by

justingrady at 9:27 AM

Vancouver list again:

@KirkOfDoom

@Shufle

@Wapuche

@Darbarspecial

@Deiru (I added him on my own, I know he's in Whitehorse, long shot)

@Switters

@McS

@Cmac (I added her too, but am guessing she'd be in)

@Grant... of course Grant (I added him too)

justingrady

1864 posted by

justingrady at 9:29 AM

And... @Tiffy... what you were saying about a #SXSW R3 meetup?

shufle

1865 posted by

shufle at 9:29 AM

The problem with drones is that people don't realise that you need to follow the same rules as an airplane and file a flight plan, etc. The problem has been that only FAA officials have been able to inforce this so far, but they are training RCMP on this.

TLDR: RCMP are going to be shooting down drones soon.

Snarf

1866 posted by

Snarf at 9:30 AM

justingrady - There are a bunch more Vancouver types not yet on your list, including me.

YVR3 has a brunch (etc) facebook group. As long as someone puts the happening up on there you should reach most of us. That goes for big and small gatherings. So let us know if you are in town!

tiffyleeson

1867 posted by

tiffyleeson at 9:30 AM

justingrady - I believe there is a R3 YVR FB group.

That's alot of acronyms.

tiffyleeson

1868 posted by

tiffyleeson at 9:31 AM

justingrady - I am very much interested in doing a SXSW meet up next year.

Benoit from Ottawa

1869 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 9:32 AM

Remember those restrictive rules that Texas set into place, in effect limiting access to abortion services? (--->"mandating clinics have admitting privileges with local hospitals and requiring they meet the same standards as surgical centers")

Well, the US Supreme Court has just struck down the Texas legislation 5-3.

link (So: increased chance of a Texit?)

Chopz87

1870 posted by

Chopz87 at 9:33 AM

Im out and I dont think I'll be back before it's over, so to all the friends that I have made through R3 thank you for the good times and I hope I'll keep seeing you at the picnic or if you visit PR. Thank you Grant for everything! A big fuck you to the CBC. Kardinal Offishall is THE MAN.  Tengo un crush con una blogger pero no voy a decir quien es.....                Chopa Out!

reginula

1871 posted by

reginula at 9:34 AM

I would be in for a SXSW meet up! It's... closer

jlaselva

1872 posted by

jlaselva at 9:34 AM

@Benoit This state (TX) is crazy. I consider myself an Austinite, not a Texan, haha.

SXSW meetup fo' sure. We always have at least 80 Canadian artists here for the week!

reginula

1873 posted by

reginula at 9:35 AM

#1870 *Shifty eyes*

Whenver I hear someone speaking in Spanish in Canada I feel like I'm reading their thoughts so this comes from that.

tiffyleeson

1874 posted by

tiffyleeson at 9:35 AM

Awesome!  I'll put together some information for SXSW for the group and see who is all interested.

Benoit from Ottawa

1875 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 9:36 AM

#1865  drones: Yeah, don't they have (or the US?) a destructo-ray of some kind?

Basically a radio-command-overwhelmer, I think.

There's also 'simply' using another, bigger drone to go shoot a net thing at the interloper.

("Interloper": a great word)

tiffyleeson

1876 posted by

tiffyleeson at 9:37 AM

Maybe we can get some group discounts for things at SXSW if enough ppl want to join.

Benoit from Ottawa

1877 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 9:37 AM

#1865 (bis)

Hey, but in X-Men movies, they NEVER file a flight plan.

That's based on real life, right?

jlaselva

1878 posted by

jlaselva at 9:38 AM

@tiffyleeson Let me know if you need someone in the ground in Austin to look into anything.

jlaselva

1879 posted by

jlaselva at 9:39 AM

lol. "On the ground" not "in the ground." Big difference.

Christine McAvoy

1880 posted by

Christine McAvoy at 9:39 AM

Justin///Re: Vancouver meet up...we're around a lot in the summer, there is always stuff going on...just tell us when YOU will be here.

Good times to come:

- July 9th - Khatsahlano, Tiff will be here too

- July 15-17 - Folk Festival

- July 23, 27 or 30 - Free shows during the fireworks

- August (not too much big stuff wise, but lots of free shows at noon at the cbc during the week and a few other things)(I may try and organize camping)

- August 20th - my friends are going to be showing the final Hip concert and then doing a cover night (Including a THip band)

- Sept 15-18 - Rifflandia over in Victoria

shufle

1881 posted by

shufle at 9:40 AM

There's a vancouver brunch group?

justingrady

1882 posted by

justingrady at 9:42 AM

Oh cool @CMAC ...  I am planning the rest of my summer now.  And on into winter.

justingrady

1883 posted by

justingrady at 9:45 AM

Anyone have a link to that R3 YVR group?

Benoit from Ottawa

1884 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 9:47 AM

R3start things West of the Rockies (and yes, the other chains too)

shufle

1885 posted by

shufle at 9:48 AM

@Benoit, I watched an idiot with a drone at the beach and he smoked some lady with it crashing. He said it couldn't be prevented because his battery died.

reginula

1886 posted by

reginula at 9:49 AM

@jlaselva Hi there! I'm looking into our potential SXSW meetup. Is it easy to get from San Antonio or Houston to Austin by bus? we don't have non-stops to Austin from MEX, and the ones with stops must be crazy expensive for those dates.

luckymaloo

1887 posted by

luckymaloo at 9:49 AM

aw thanks for the well wishes up there ^ friends! Will pass on your hug @Shonny. Hope to not strain a vocal chord though BfO! ;)

@jiaselva I liked 2 (seemingly identical save coverpics) great white north radio stations on fb. Will stay in the loop. Yay!:)

I have to go. How many good byes will I type?

Big grateful heart here sending y'all the very best.

Stupid onions...

Christine McAvoy

1888 posted by

Christine McAvoy at 9:50 AM

@Justin we don't have a group. we've been around so long that we're just friends haha.

We have a brunch group, but that's about it... so you can just message me if you have a date in mind.

I tend to just round everybody up when someone is coming.

reginula

1889 posted by

reginula at 9:51 AM

Hi / Bye Lucky <3

Christine McAvoy

1890 posted by

Christine McAvoy at 9:52 AM

Oh, you don't want in on the brunch group thing...that's literally us just planning every Sunday. And makes no sense unless you're here.

I think we already discussed removing Dale haha *sad*

justingrady

1891 posted by

justingrady at 9:52 AM

#1888 @cmac.... ah, got it.  I will let you know.

Benoit from Ottawa

1892 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 9:54 AM

#1885    It couldn't be prevented because he's a fool.

That is a good example of why I'm happy we don't have flying cars.

Snarf

1893 posted by

Snarf at 9:55 AM

CMac / #1880 Do you know for sure Musical Nooners are back this year? I was trying to find the schedule a few days ago with no success.

Snarf

1894 posted by

Snarf at 9:57 AM

answered my own question: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/events/musical-nooners-is-back-for-a-7th-year-1.3620227

It must have been announced they day after I googled or something.

jlaselva

1895 posted by

jlaselva at 10:01 AM

@reginula Houston's about 3 hours away and San Antonio is about an hour with no traffic. I haven't had to use the bus myself but I know Greyhound runs buses from SA to ATX. Certainly getting from SA to ATX would be a lot easier than Houston.

Benoit from Ottawa

1896 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 10:01 AM

I'm sorry, I can't even think "musical nooners" without going HI-OOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

shufle

1897 posted by

shufle at 10:02 AM

#1896 +1

jlaselva

1898 posted by

jlaselva at 10:02 AM

@luckymaloo Thanks for the FB nod! We have a much older Facebook page we don't use anymore, and the new one with the logo banner. Can't hurt to follow both. :-P

jlaselva

1899 posted by

jlaselva at 10:04 AM

@reginula Any flights into AUS around SXSW will be SUPER expensive and absolutely full. If you can extend your trip to a few days before and after SXSW, the cost of a flight to/from AUS is substantially lower. Otherwise, yeah, flying into San Antonio or Houston may be much cheaper if your flight dates are very close to the festival (like leaving on Sunday... $$$).

Snarf

1900 posted by

Snarf at 10:06 AM

BfO - pretty sure that is the idea

Christine McAvoy

1901 posted by

Christine McAvoy at 10:06 AM

@snarf Haha sorry I missed that, obviously, yes they are.

I'm looking at the following ones/dates: July 8, 11, 13, 25 - August 11, 17

)

tb3

1902 posted by

tb3 at 10:07 AM

Guys!

I worked out. And came back and there was a whole lot more comments!

It LIVES!

Benoit from Ottawa

1903 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 10:07 AM

Hah! Cain't believe nuthin' no mo'

A petition calling for a second EU referendum which has gained more than 3 million signatures is under investigation by parliamentary authorities.

The House of Commons petitions committee has confirmed that 77,000 signatures, which were added fraudulently, have been removed. A tweet by the committee said that it would continue to monitor the petition for suspicious activity.

(...)

Despite Vatican City having a total population of just 800, more than 39,000 residents of the tiny city state appeared to have signed the petition at midday on Sunday, before fake signatures began to be removed.

link

reginula

1904 posted by

reginula at 10:07 AM

@jlaselva Awesome! I'll really look into that. I see flights to Texas on sale all the time so now I'm about to get my US visa I'll look into attending shows there, SXSW or not.

(I think this also means you're the R3 blogger who is the closest to me, in Mexico City, right now. HIGH FIVE NEIGHBOUR)

Benoit from Ottawa

1905 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 10:09 AM

#1900    Butbutbut it's put on by the CBC!

They don't have a sense of humour, normally.

Except at This Is That, and Because News...

reginula

1906 posted by

reginula at 10:09 AM

#1904 (When you guys complain the bloggie living the closest to you is within driving distance: Ò____Ó)

Frankus

1907 posted by

Frankus at 10:10 AM

This is what is going to happen: someone will 'forget' this blog comment thing is open and it will go on FOR3VER!!!!!

jlaselva

1908 posted by

jlaselva at 10:10 AM

@reginula Always nice to see proof that distance can't suppress the Canadian indie love. HIGH FIVE!

tb3

1909 posted by

tb3 at 10:16 AM

The comment thread is approaching Polaris night post count

CDNz1

1910 posted by

CDNz1 at 10:16 AM

Justin - Wapuche currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI so he might not be around.

jlaselva

1911 posted by

jlaselva at 10:17 AM

Do Andy Janes and his wife still hang around here on the blog?

Christine McAvoy

1912 posted by

Christine McAvoy at 10:17 AM

Okay guys. I'm back to work and then off to pick up a car for the Tall Tree Trip!

Have a great day, and keep watching the skiis.

Christine McAvoy

1913 posted by

Christine McAvoy at 10:19 AM

@Justin/teebs yea, I actually just looked at that Vancouver list again... why is Darbar on there? I WISH she lived here/closer!

Benoit from Ottawa

1914 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 10:19 AM

#1909   But on Grant's last hosting day, it burst through 5000.

I could not believe it.

Benoit from Ottawa

1915 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 10:20 AM

#1911   No, I don't think so.

justingrady

1916 posted by

justingrady at 10:20 AM

@Cmac, can you add me to that group anyway? RE Van brunch group.

justingrady

1917 posted by

justingrady at 10:21 AM

#1911 @jlaselva... you mean @Canadajanes?  He hasn't been on here since the last day of live hosting, as far as I an tell.

garfielduk

1918 posted by

garfielduk at 10:22 AM

for some reason I am a member of the R3gina Fun Club Facebook group

Loozrboy

1919 posted by

Loozrboy at 10:24 AM

So you think we're going to make it to a Diamond(?) Throne before they throw the switch?

I can keep posting nonsense if it helps.

Christine McAvoy

1920 posted by

Christine McAvoy at 10:24 AM

@Justin uhhh...yes? but it's literally only brunch plans, so as long as that is what you post about, sure.

jlaselva

1921 posted by

jlaselva at 10:28 AM

@justingrady Yeah, canadajanes. Just wondering, not sure what he's been up to aside from falconry and skipping SXSW the past few years!

darbarspecial

1922 posted by

darbarspecial at 10:31 AM

Hi all!

@Garf - You became a member when you were coming to Regina.

tiffyleeson

1923 posted by

tiffyleeson at 10:31 AM

jlaselva - is it possible to have a good SXSW experience without buying the GA wristband at about $900 USD??

reginula

1924 posted by

reginula at 10:32 AM

Hiiii Darbs

reginula

1925 posted by

reginula at 10:32 AM

@Tiff #1923 I was wondering about that too. besides, I'd probably spend 80% of my time there at Canada House.

darbarspecial

1926 posted by

darbarspecial at 10:32 AM

I am not on the Vancouver one am I? I need to read more posts. Ha!

darbarspecial

1927 posted by

darbarspecial at 10:33 AM

Hi reginula!!

tiffyleeson

1928 posted by

tiffyleeson at 10:33 AM

reginula - looks like you can buy a wrist band for the days you want.  From what I can tell on the other blogs / sites i've been looking at.

justingrady

1929 posted by

justingrady at 10:35 AM

#1920 @Cmac ... you don't have to add me of course, it is more to keep in my brain all the Van R3 ers.  Add me or not is cool.

jlaselva

1930 posted by

jlaselva at 10:35 AM

@tiffyleeson Hmm, maybe! There are cheaper hotels farther up/down I-35 or in the western reaches that are way cheaper than staying near downtown, and sometimes they will run an in-house shuttle downtown to the shows during SXSW... or there are also local buses that can get you downtown from many places around town for cheap (~$2/ride). If you know locals who are getting wristbands, you can also get a wristband for usually <$200, but locals are limited to two wristbands and the first one has to be in their own name, so that's not gonna cover a lot of people. I think if you are able to book a place outside of downtown early, can find decent airfare (maybe not to AUS directly or at least not to AUS during SXSW), then the biggest cost would be the badge.

tiffyleeson

1931 posted by

tiffyleeson at 10:37 AM

jlaselva- thanks!  Airfare will be covered by my airmiles points, lodging, I will probably stay in a hostel, or buck with ppl in air bnb - it just seems that the wrist bands are very expensive.  But at least I have alot of time to save up!

jlaselva

1932 posted by

jlaselva at 10:38 AM

@tiffyleeson Wristbands are generally only for locals; everyone else has to get a badge. The exception is that on the first day of the festival or the night before, you can often get a wristband in-person if they have any left, and those aren't restricted to locals. I've found that even my wristband isn't always necessary, though. You'd need a badge to get into the Canadian Blast BBQ (assuming CIMA puts it on again in 2017) but for most things in Canada House and other places, you can get in during the day for free and many venues will let you pay cover at night if you don't have a badge. Of course, w/o a badge, you'll miss any of the HUGE shows. But most Canadian acts here for SXSW aren't those kinds of shows.

reginula

1933 posted by

reginula at 10:38 AM

@Tiffy @jlaselva It would work waaay better if it was like NXNE in which you can pay for the shows you want.

reginula

1934 posted by

reginula at 10:39 AM

Oh, #1932 is the answer I wanted!

jlaselva

1935 posted by

jlaselva at 10:40 AM

@reginula Some venues (typically the smaller clubs and the bars) will let you do that (pay cover for admission to the show) if the acts aren't huge. Popular shows will generally be restricted to badge/wristband only... or sometimes even just badge-only.

tiffyleeson

1936 posted by

tiffyleeson at 10:40 AM

reginula- me too!!  :D :D

tiffyleeson

1937 posted by

tiffyleeson at 10:41 AM

jlaselva - thanks!   Welp.  Looks like i'm going to Austin Texas next March!

reginula

1938 posted by

reginula at 10:42 AM

@Jlaselva It's ok. The only thing that always attracts me and gives me ROMO is everything going down at Canada House, so I must be good :D Thanks

@Tiff let's look into that!

reginula

1939 posted by

reginula at 10:42 AM

o_o

"#RonMacLean to host #HockeyNightInCanada, #Sportsnet confirms. Will continue with #CoachsCorner. #GeorgeStroumboulopoulos leaving company.

CBC News Alerts ‏@CBCAlerts 16s"17 seconds ago

reginula

1940 posted by

reginula at 10:44 AM

Speaking of travel, my city does not have a travel advisory from Truddady & Co. So come visit!

Lots of places don't either. And I'd take care of you.

124th Street Beat

1941 posted by

124th Street Beat at 10:49 AM

@reg

Now if CBC could only get Hockey back from Rogers

I do like George though, but more on the music end, I truly think that the Strombo show on R2 is one of the few good radio shows left on the Ceeb.

marie_curious

1942 posted by

marie_curious at 10:49 AM

I just added a song to a playlist. Just because I'm sure I won't ever get to do that again.

tiffyleeson

1943 posted by

tiffyleeson at 10:50 AM

I used to have pictures of Mr. Strombo up in my locker in high school.  From back in the 'Much News' day.

Grant Lawrence

1944 posted by

Grant Lawrence at 10:51 AM

Everybody is still over here???

reginula

1945 posted by

reginula at 10:52 AM

Hi Grant. Yup

n___n

darbarspecial

1946 posted by

darbarspecial at 10:52 AM

@marie_curious - I just did the same thing! I added Royal Canoe's new song  Somersault because they uploaded it here but I don't think it is on Spotify yet.

garfielduk

1947 posted by

garfielduk at 10:53 AM

only the cool kids (and me) Grant

reginula

1948 posted by

reginula at 10:53 AM

Teach 'em how to say good-bye!

One last tiiiime

Loozrboy

1949 posted by

Loozrboy at 10:55 AM

@Grant: I think we're staging a sit-in, chaining ourselves to the old blog so they can't take it down.

tiffyleeson

1950 posted by

tiffyleeson at 10:55 AM

Loozrboy - hahaha

jlaselva

1951 posted by

jlaselva at 10:56 AM

Hehe.

darbarspecial

1952 posted by

darbarspecial at 10:56 AM

I wish it worked that way.

Loozrboy

1953 posted by

Loozrboy at 10:56 AM

Everybody link arms and stand in front of the bulldozer!

garfielduk

1954 posted by

garfielduk at 10:58 AM

@loozr

http://radio3wiki.info/w/index.php/Occupy_TWoK

tiffyleeson

1955 posted by

tiffyleeson at 10:59 AM

ew.  the stream just got all weird techno on me.

jdurley

1956 posted by

jdurley at 11:00 AM

#occupythebasement

tiffyleeson

1957 posted by

tiffyleeson at 11:00 AM

sounds like 5am at 'Comfort Zone'

justingrady

1958 posted by

justingrady at 11:00 AM

yep... we're in technoland!

Loozrboy

1959 posted by

Loozrboy at 11:01 AM

@garfielduk: My take-away from that is that the only reason it didn't work last time is because you didn't make it to 3000 comments.

124th Street Beat

1960 posted by

124th Street Beat at 11:02 AM

@Grant

I think they forgot about us.

justingrady

1961 posted by

justingrady at 11:07 AM

@Graaaannntt!  Nice pic of your family over the weekend on @JillBarber's Instagram BTW.

jlaselva

1962 posted by

jlaselva at 11:09 AM

Hmm. I don't think I knew about that R3 wiki. Who runs/ran that?

Benoit from Ottawa

1963 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 11:10 AM

Best year for the Pontiac, 1963

Benoit from Ottawa

1964 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 11:12 AM

1963 Pontiac Parisiennes

Benoit from Ottawa

1965 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 11:12 AM

#1962    Garfield

jlaselva

1966 posted by

jlaselva at 11:12 AM

Oh man, the good ol' days... http://radio3wiki.info/w/index.php/Schedule

zammachus

1967 posted by

zammachus at 11:14 AM

Hello, friends

Grant Lawrence

1968 posted by

Grant Lawrence at 11:15 AM

@justingrady thanks... I gotta admit I don't have much to say today... a lot of my energy and emotion was spent on Friday...

vjbeauchamp

1969 posted by

vjbeauchamp at 11:16 AM

hello!

Loozrboy

1970 posted by

Loozrboy at 11:16 AM

re. #1964: We had a 1985ish Parisienne wagon. It was substantially less sexy.

zammachus

1971 posted by

zammachus at 11:16 AM

I spent all day Friday setting up my grandparents' new digs. Sad I missed all the fun. :(

jdurley

1972 posted by

jdurley at 11:18 AM

@zammy - how're the old folks settling in?

zammachus

1973 posted by

zammachus at 11:18 AM

I do not miss the faux wood paneling. Although it makes me laugh internally to see someone who's put it on their PT Cruiser.

Take a shit box and put stickers on it so now it's an uglier shit box.

zammachus

1974 posted by

zammachus at 11:20 AM

Durlz

Last report, a lot better than we thought they would. Gran had a bad morning today, but it was only the morning. It seems my suspicions were right, that she no longer recognized the place she was in but rather the things that were around her. All those familiar objects are there, but in a much smaller space, which also helps. Most of her upset in Kingston came when she couldn't find Grampa and they were living in a massive three-bedroom bungalow.

Loozrboy

1975 posted by

Loozrboy at 11:20 AM

I don't know what they were thinking. The idea of making a car look like it was made out of wood would be bizarre even if the execution weren't so unconvincing.

tiffyleeson

1976 posted by

tiffyleeson at 11:20 AM

gaaaaahhh  what the hell is this song.  This is TERRIBLE.

jlaselva

1977 posted by

jlaselva at 11:22 AM

@tiffyleeson Haha, yep. Not a fan of this latest Phèdre stuff.

jdurley

1978 posted by

jdurley at 11:22 AM

@Zamm - Aw... kinda breaks your heart a little, eh? It's great that they have moved to more manageable digs. Glad to hear it's going passably well. Good on ya to do all that!

Loozrboy

1979 posted by

Loozrboy at 11:22 AM

I'm beginning to think it's fortunate that I'm in the office and can't listen to the stream today. Does this mean they've completed the phase of the site launch where they replace the old music with shittier music?

Benoit from Ottawa

1980 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 11:22 AM

#1973   That's what I used to think about vinyl roof covers, tonneau covers, etc.: also, they were a good way to make an otherwise non-rusting part of the car rust.

As with this splendid 1978 Cutlass Saloon Brougham.

marie_curious

1981 posted by

marie_curious at 11:22 AM

This song is making me angry... Marie SMASH!!

zammachus

1982 posted by

zammachus at 11:24 AM

When Escher smashes things, stairs no longer have endings.

zammachus

1983 posted by

zammachus at 11:25 AM

Anybody remember For Esme, the band Loweeda was talking up a lot last year?

They're playing in Oshawa next month! At a venue called The Moustache Club!

jlaselva

1984 posted by

jlaselva at 11:26 AM

@Loozrboy I hope not... the R3 playlists the past week or two, I think, have gotten noticeably better. A lot less electro/synth stuff and more traditional indie rock-sounding tracks.

Benoit from Ottawa

1985 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 11:26 AM

Chairs just keep on bumping down staircases endlessly.

jlaselva

1986 posted by

jlaselva at 11:28 AM

Although if they're geo-fencing R3 after today it doesn't make a difference to me what they play... I won't be listening. :-(

justingrady

1987 posted by

justingrady at 11:30 AM

#1973 @zammachus ... my first car, bought for $50, was a 1977 metallic brown *woodgrain* Subaru wagon. I loved that car.  Can't tell you how much the ladies swooned over that car.... just can't.

Benoit from Ottawa

1988 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 11:31 AM

I think they're playing the same stuff as usual. I'm muting frequently.

zammachus

1989 posted by

zammachus at 11:32 AM

Zero isn't that hard to say. See? I just said it.

Zero.

Zeeeerrrroooooooooooo

Loozrboy

1990 posted by

Loozrboy at 11:33 AM

@jlaselva: I thought at least some of the music was supposed to remain unrestricted... although it may have just been the tracks on the artist pages, which aren't very convenient without playlists :P

vjbeauchamp

1991 posted by

vjbeauchamp at 11:33 AM

I can't get the stream. It sounds like that might not be a bad thing.

tiffyleeson

1992 posted by

tiffyleeson at 11:33 AM

I haven't been listening lately.  I can't do this shitty synth music.

zammachus

1993 posted by

zammachus at 11:35 AM

I cannot remember the last time I streamed anything here. Shuffle on iTunes provides a better mix and I don't get repetitive canned "host breaks" to remind me of what could have been.

jlaselva

1994 posted by

jlaselva at 11:36 AM

@Loozrboy Hmm, I guess that's better than nothing. I can still see the text of the Top 30 so I can still go sample and buy the music elsewhere. Just means I'll have to work my connections with artists and publicists more often to get new music, I guess... R3 made is much easier to absorb some of what's new.

marie_curious

1995 posted by

marie_curious at 11:36 AM

Just horrible.

Benoit from Ottawa

1996 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 11:37 AM

Well, the new site isn't up yet (or I can't find it); the beta one is. I've never gotten it to play.

Sounds to me like they're not ready for prime time.

zammachus

1997 posted by

zammachus at 11:37 AM

I am watching someone take a Ford F-100 with a NASCAR engine in it around a very wet raceway.

(Granted, it's in a video game... Still should be amusing. The truck's speedo only goes up to 90.)

tiffyleeson

1998 posted by

tiffyleeson at 11:37 AM

i've switched over to my itunes and put on some great lake swimmers.

much better.

jlaselva

1999 posted by

jlaselva at 11:37 AM

@tiffyleeson Glad to know there are others who don't favor the stuff. Seems most of the "scene" has gone electro/synth over the past few years. Even bands that once had a great unique sound (say... The Darcys) are now completely unrecognizable because they sound like everyone else who's adopted this synth-y sound.

marie_curious

2000 posted by

marie_curious at 11:38 AM

They're smoking us out with shitty music!! Stay strong comrades!!

jdurley

2001 posted by

jdurley at 11:38 AM

OFF TOPIC

Hey guys what do you do if everyone around you is having major stress about something you can't help them with (eg. they're in line at the airport and might miss their flight / they are running out of cash for their self-funded startup / they procrastinated their homework too much and now they're screwed)

...and they come to you for support, or rants or whatever. What's the appropriate response? I'm trying not to be an uncaring jerk, but I'm also trying not to take on stress I don't own. Like, if you were that person in the airport and you're like "ah, this line isn't moving and I"m gonna miss my flight" to someone on messenger, what are you hoping to get back from them?

jlaselva

2002 posted by

jlaselva at 11:38 AM

OMG, I write that and "Miracle" comes on the stream immediately after I post.

I'll give The Darcys some slack for changing their sound so drastically... they did lose half their band.

Benoit from Ottawa

2003 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 11:39 AM

Darcys, such as are being played right now...

jlaselva

2004 posted by

jlaselva at 11:39 AM

@jdurley Sympathy? Most people venting just want to be heard. Not looking for you to fix the problem!

shufle

2005 posted by

shufle at 11:40 AM

I've got the 1989 Canada Hip concert playing right now.

vjbeauchamp

2006 posted by

vjbeauchamp at 11:41 AM

#2001 @jdurley

just to listen - just to be heard.

Benoit from Ottawa

2007 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 11:41 AM

#2001   I think you then want a little (undeserved) sympathy.

Probably giving the sympahy is better than being righteous. Doesn't cost a lot either.

Loozrboy

2008 posted by

Loozrboy at 11:41 AM

(* patiently waiting for Grant to come back and acknowledge @marie_curious' Whatever Throne *)

tiffyleeson

2009 posted by

tiffyleeson at 11:41 AM

jlaselva - totally agree.  We've had quite a few heated convo's about that on here in recent months.  Especially with the new Darcy's album.  They had dropped the 'the' in their name too

shufle

2010 posted by

shufle at 11:41 AM

@jd The same thing that a 5 year old having a tantrum wants: someone to listen and a "yes, that sucks, I hear ya"

Benoit from Ottawa

2011 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 11:41 AM

Geez, 3 of us agreeing...

marie_curious

2012 posted by

marie_curious at 11:41 AM

#2001: Fretting won't make the line go any faster.

Benoit from Ottawa

2013 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 11:42 AM

vjbeauchamp

2014 posted by

vjbeauchamp at 11:42 AM

And, @marie_curious claims the throne. Oh wait, @loozrboy already called it. Nevermind...

zammachus

2015 posted by

zammachus at 11:43 AM

Cut them. They'll soon realise there are worse things that could be happening.

garfielduk

2016 posted by

garfielduk at 11:43 AM

why is the person in line not speaking to a member of staff at the airport?

shufle

2017 posted by

shufle at 11:43 AM

The last thing anyone wants to hear is, "well, it's not really a big deal so don't worry bout it" cause at the time it is a big deal.

vjbeauchamp

2018 posted by

vjbeauchamp at 11:43 AM

#2015 ha ha ha!

Loozrboy

2019 posted by

Loozrboy at 11:44 AM

Go ahead @marie_curious, request some shitty synth pop and they'll play it for you.

marie_curious

2020 posted by

marie_curious at 11:44 AM

2008: Ooh! A throne! For my request, I would like to hear all of the old talent back live hosting at radio 3.

vjbeauchamp

2021 posted by

vjbeauchamp at 11:45 AM

#2019 I was hoping she was going to request an r3xit r3instatement...

jlaselva

2022 posted by

jlaselva at 11:46 AM

@tiffyleeson Ah! Wish I had been part of those conversations. I've been griping about this for a year or two now. My girlfriend long ago got sick of hearing about it. :-)

Benoit from Ottawa

2023 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 11:49 AM

Even the latest Lowell cut is very electrosynth. Very.

(Available here)

Benoit from Ottawa

2024 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 11:50 AM

#2023   If you play it, and finish it, another unknown-to-me Lowell tune comes on (Ride).

Maybe more.

zammachus

2025 posted by

zammachus at 11:53 AM

Lowell has a new album coming out soon/out now.

jlaselva

2026 posted by

jlaselva at 11:54 AM

@zammachus She played a lot of good stuff at SXSW two years ago that I still haven't heard released...

jlaselva

2027 posted by

jlaselva at 11:58 AM

2 hours left until this thing is scheduled to go offline...

Benoit from Ottawa

2028 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 12:00 PM

Wow, incredibly, D. Trump said this in a speech last Wednesday, about H. Clinton of course:

" "She lacks the temperament, the judgment and the competence to lead our country. She should not be president under any circumstances," the presumptive GOP nominee said in a speech at Trump SoHo in New York."

I mean: exactly what many more people than his supporters think about Donald Trump.

Benoit from Ottawa

2029 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 12:01 PM

When was the new CBCMusic.ca supposed to come online?

jlaselva

2030 posted by

jlaselva at 12:02 PM

I've seen 5 PM Eastern in this thread.

tiffyleeson

2031 posted by

tiffyleeson at 12:02 PM

5pm EST

Benoit from Ottawa

2032 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 12:02 PM

Correction to my #2028: "Exactly what Donald Trump has shown himself to lack: temperament, judgment, and competence."

Benoit from Ottawa

2033 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 12:03 PM

Ah. I thought that was the reprieve given to this site; I thought the new one was due online sooner.

Loozrboy

2034 posted by

Loozrboy at 12:06 PM

As I recall*, they said the web "team" or whatever would be working on getting the site switched over today and it would happen when it happened, and they projected that would probably be closer to the end of the work day than the beginning.

(* - My memory is shit, and my recollections are not to be trusted.)

garfielduk

2035 posted by

garfielduk at 12:09 PM ftom up there

Also, you're all pretty cool people, just so you know.

222 posted byEmma Godmere on Jun 24, 2016

Hey folks. Just so you know, it's likely you'll still see this site early Monday. The switch-flipping is a process and it sounds like it will be closer to 4pm/5pmET when you'll see the new site. Just so you know.

marie_curious

2036 posted by

marie_curious at 12:09 PM

It's over when it's over then.

Loozrboy

2037 posted by

Loozrboy at 12:10 PM

Well shoot, if I'd known I just had to scroll up for the answer...

jdurley

2038 posted by

jdurley at 12:11 PM

Ha ha sigh now I'm looking up flights on my computer and texting them...

justingrady

2039 posted by

justingrady at 12:12 PM

I'm streaming the podcast on this post, before it goes away....

124th Street Beat

2040 posted by

124th Street Beat at 12:13 PM

@justin -

Can't you get them from itunes? I still get mine that way....

lounge_act

2041 posted by

lounge_act at 12:14 PM

This is the best diet pop I've ever had!

It wasn't diet at all. 49g sugar! Kiss ketosis goodbye. Pizza anyone?

Benoit from Ottawa

2042 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 12:14 PM

@2037    heck of a scroll

justingrady

2043 posted by

justingrady at 12:16 PM

@lounge_act.... you do a HFLC / Keto diet?

lounge_act

2044 posted by

lounge_act at 12:18 PM

Generally only Sunday to Friday.  Sometimes I can push through the weekend.  If I stay away from beer.

I did this weekend.

Tricked by a PC-brand lemonade.

Benoit from Ottawa

2045 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 12:20 PM

#2040    We've been told R3 will no longer be piped (available) through iTunes, so perhaps the thought is they're cutting all links.

(They're so much I don't understand.)

124th Street Beat

2046 posted by

124th Street Beat at 12:23 PM

@BFO -

The podcast is a subscription though....not streaming. Maybe it will survive??

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/cbc-radio-3-podcast/id73329584?mt=2

justingrady

2047 posted by

justingrady at 12:24 PM

@lounge_act... and ex of mine was a big proponent of it.... but she had to be really disciplined about it, she was full time keto.  What is your logic in doing it?

Oh yeah, beer will blow the ketosis state out of the water!

jlaselva

2048 posted by

jlaselva at 12:24 PM

What were the suits thinking? Isolating yourself to one little platform in one country is not the way to add value to your content or get it in front of more eyes/ears.

lounge_act

2049 posted by

lounge_act at 12:28 PM

I only do it on a cut.  Cuts cut time drastically.  At least that's what I've found.  Tough to find energy some days.  Got to dig deep.  Full of sugar now.  I could blow a house down.

justingrady

2050 posted by

justingrady at 12:29 PM

@jlaseva.... the thinking (we speculate), is that the record companies' licensing agreements are at fault here with the such tight restrictions.  It's just about killing R3 all the way which is very sad.  Taking a great resource, which has done so much good, and has great loyalty.

It's a flat out bad move to restrict the stream.

Conversely, if they had done this well, why could not have R3 made agreements with Pandora and others, to have a Canadian indie channel?

justingrady

2051 posted by

justingrady at 12:29 PM

@lounge_act... a cut? Am curious now, explain.

tiffyleeson

2052 posted by

tiffyleeson at 12:31 PM

justingrady - I think it's more about paying for the international copy write / licensing fees to make it available outside of Canada -  or whatever terminology that would fall under.

I don't know enough about how it works to fully speculate.

lounge_act

2053 posted by

lounge_act at 12:35 PM

Cutting or bulking are the two states which a lot of gym enthusiasts would suggest for training.  Essentially eating at deficit calories to shed fat or surplus calories to gain mass.  There is also eating at maintenance, which I am sure you can guess.

tiffyleeson

2054 posted by

tiffyleeson at 12:36 PM

lounge_act - i've spent the last year 'bulking' so, I think it's time i start 'cutting'

justingrady

2055 posted by

justingrady at 12:37 PM

@louge_act... got it, thanks for the info.  I'm a geek about nutrition and exercise.

garfielduk

2056 posted by

garfielduk at 12:38 PM

I've spent 45years bulking

reginula

2057 posted by

reginula at 12:40 PM

I was out at a sorta-stressing assignment.

Also YAY for Iceland (sorry Garf)

tiffyleeson

2058 posted by

tiffyleeson at 12:41 PM

NO for iceland :(

lounge_act

2059 posted by

lounge_act at 12:41 PM

It's a pretty simple science, really.  In fact, check out Simple Science Fitness.  You can basically digest the whole website in an hour.  Very easy to understand.

garfielduk

2060 posted by

garfielduk at 12:42 PM

:(

reginula

2061 posted by

reginula at 12:43 PM

#2048  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I feel the whole "rights to Canada only"-thing is more of a they don't have the rights to play, say Metric or Grimes or big names elsewhere so there goes the rest of the bands that don't really have their rights restricted to anywhere. Man, they could reaaally use those plays elsewhere. But I may be wrong.

reginula

2062 posted by

reginula at 12:43 PM

Bububut Iceland is a wee happy country and they must be feeling like they won the world cup :(

garfielduk

2063 posted by

garfielduk at 12:44 PM

I couldn't find a video stream for the game so I am listing to the radio commentary

vjbeauchamp

2064 posted by

vjbeauchamp at 12:44 PM

I like to think you're right, @reginula

reginula

2065 posted by

reginula at 12:46 PM

@garf if you can find a VPN to Mexico, I think internet . aztecadeportes . com has it (in Spanish)

Loozrboy

2066 posted by

Loozrboy at 12:46 PM

I don't know shit about sports (this is about sports, right?), but I do enjoy a good underdog story. Go Iceland!

tiffyleeson

2067 posted by

tiffyleeson at 12:46 PM

reginula - it's not about 'rights' to play, CBC can purchase the rights. (from what I understand)

then again, this is just me speculating on information i've absorbed over the years.

jlaselva

2068 posted by

jlaselva at 12:47 PM

@reginula sounds probable. even today there are several bands here on R3 that you can't listen to outside of Canada.

reginula

2069 posted by

reginula at 12:47 PM

#2065 Or here for that matter

Loozrboy

2070 posted by

Loozrboy at 12:47 PM

Let's see Iceland vs. Andorra in the final!

garfielduk

2071 posted by

garfielduk at 12:47 PM

if it was against almost any other team I would be cheering with you

reginula

2072 posted by

reginula at 12:48 PM

@Tiff Then I dunno :(

justingrady

2073 posted by

justingrady at 12:49 PM

#2068 @jlaselva ... outside of Canada.  That's true, I would get that 'for Canadian audiences only' warning.  So, I know the CBC can already restrict per song.  What I don't understand was the business thinking behind restricting the entire stream.

I read Radio 2 is also being restricted BTW.

tiffyleeson

2074 posted by

tiffyleeson at 12:50 PM

 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

zammachus

2075 posted by

zammachus at 12:50 PM

I think it's a situation much like that of Canadian vs. American Netflix, but I am not a copyright lawyer so my ideas are pure conjecture/educated guesswork, too.

jlaselva

2076 posted by

jlaselva at 12:51 PM

@justingrady no good, no good. i saw the latest update to the CBC Radio iOS app also pulled the R3 stream, saying it's available in the new CBC Music app. but the CBC Music app is not available on the U.S. iTunes Store

zammachus

2077 posted by

zammachus at 12:52 PM

Holy Fuck are going on tour. Only two Canadian dates, Ottawa and Hillside.

garfielduk

2078 posted by

garfielduk at 12:52 PM

@Reg, the problem is that I only have a kindoe and an old iPhone and neither of them likes flash

if I had a phone that could handle ios8 i could use the ITV Hub app and a vpn to watch the game, I could have watched it if it was on th BBC

zammachus

2079 posted by

zammachus at 12:53 PM

Ottawa is for "Bluesfest"

(Quotes because Holy Fuck are not blues.)

vjbeauchamp

2080 posted by

vjbeauchamp at 12:53 PM

see y'all later... xxoo

zammachus

2081 posted by

zammachus at 12:54 PM

I'm going back downstairs to watch the rest of the match. Go Icies!

garfielduk

2082 posted by

garfielduk at 12:54 PM

@Justin, R2 has been restricted to 2 international feeds outside of Canada for a while now

garfielduk

2083 posted by

garfielduk at 12:55 PM

-_-

justingrady

2084 posted by

justingrady at 12:56 PM

@Garf... ah, I rarely listen to R2, maybe once ever have I tried to use it.

CDNz1

2085 posted by

CDNz1 at 12:58 PM

I get Radio 2 over the AIRWAVES from Windsor.

jlaselva

2086 posted by

jlaselva at 12:59 PM

I imagine they will keep R3 on Sirius XM? not that I would pay a subscription fee for Sirius just to listen to one station...

Loozrboy

2087 posted by

Loozrboy at 12:59 PM

@CDNz1: Content thief! Expect a visit from the RIAA's lawyers!

darbarspecial

2088 posted by

darbarspecial at 12:59 PM

Can you hear me now?

garfielduk

2089 posted by

garfielduk at 12:59 PM

I get R2 over tunein from t'internet

darbarspecial

2090 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:00 PM

Holy it worked! Internet issues at work today. My earlier post attempts weren't going through.

garfielduk

2091 posted by

garfielduk at 1:00 PM

@Candy, pardon

tiffyleeson

2092 posted by

tiffyleeson at 1:00 PM

darbarspecial - HAHAHAHA

garfielduk

2093 posted by

garfielduk at 1:01 PM

so this is the final hour

PhilipST

2094 posted by

PhilipST at 1:02 PM

Ahh, no I just got here!!

jlaselva

2095 posted by

jlaselva at 1:02 PM

Every refresh could be the last!

CDNz1

2096 posted by

CDNz1 at 1:03 PM

Aaaaand Holy Fuck/DOOMSQUAD are playing DET in July.

You would no know this without the CBC Radio 3 blog.

darbarspecial

2097 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:04 PM

Maybe Holy Fuck will tour more of Canada at a later date? *Fingers crossed.

jlaselva

2098 posted by

jlaselva at 1:04 PM

meeting.. hopefully i'll be back before this is done

garjoh

2099 posted by

garjoh at 1:04 PM

I don't suppose we have a "R3 blog alumni association" Facebook group after they turn the lights out on this place...

124th Street Beat

2100 posted by

124th Street Beat at 1:06 PM

@garf -

The last hour? Some R3 doomsday clock?

darbarspecial

2101 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:07 PM

Are you in this group yet?

garfielduk

2102 posted by

garfielduk at 1:07 PM

@garjoh #2099, ourbasement.ca

CDNz1

2103 posted by

CDNz1 at 1:07 PM

Garjoh - https://ourbasementblog.wordpress.com/2016/06/21/hello-world/#comments

garfielduk

2104 posted by

garfielduk at 1:08 PM

@124th, It's the final countdown

Snarf

2105 posted by

Snarf at 1:08 PM

Final hour? Ok well then I will say, if we ever meet in person you should know I am introverted and awkward. I am officially telling you I am happy to see you and would love to chat.

124th Street Beat

2106 posted by

124th Street Beat at 1:09 PM

We're leaving together

But still it's farewell

And maybe we'll come back

To earth, who can tell?

I guess there is no one to blame

We're leaving ground (leaving ground)

Will things ever be the same again?

garfielduk

2107 posted by

garfielduk at 1:10 PM

@Candy #2101, he is now :)

124th Street Beat

2108 posted by

124th Street Beat at 1:10 PM

Who thought the final countdown lyrics would be so appropriate?

darbarspecial

2109 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:10 PM

@Snarf - I hope we do meet one day!

SamaraS

2110 posted by

SamaraS at 1:12 PM

Hey everyone? I... just... thank you.

garfielduk

2111 posted by

garfielduk at 1:13 PM

@Snarf #2105, I'm an introvert but sometimes I can hide it

darbarspecial

2112 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:13 PM

*hugs Samara

garfielduk

2113 posted by

garfielduk at 1:13 PM

(((samara)))

darbarspecial

2114 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:14 PM

@124th Street Beat - Who knew?!

Snarf

2115 posted by

Snarf at 1:14 PM

darbar - agreed!

There are so many blog people I haven't met, but I have hope. There are so many off-blog connections now I think we will keep bumping into each other. It's not like Canada's population is massively geographically spread out, or anything.

darbarspecial

2116 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:14 PM

Haha!

garjoh

2117 posted by

garjoh at 1:15 PM

thanks all

tb3

2118 posted by

tb3 at 1:15 PM

Is this still working?

Snarf

2119 posted by

Snarf at 1:16 PM

#2111 +1,000

Old Abe

2120 posted by

Old Abe at 1:17 PM

Hey...still here I see :)

tiffyleeson

2121 posted by

tiffyleeson at 1:17 PM

Snarf - i'm super loud awkward, lol

garjoh

2122 posted by

garjoh at 1:17 PM

wow! Hey @tb3: the alpha and omega of the blog!

garfielduk

2123 posted by

garfielduk at 1:18 PM

It's not like the community has members in 7 countries on 2 continents (that I can think of)

Old Abe

2124 posted by

Old Abe at 1:18 PM

I'm watching Eng/Isl

Loozrboy

2125 posted by

Loozrboy at 1:19 PM

All in favour of letting tb3 have the last word at 4:59?

jdurley

2126 posted by

jdurley at 1:19 PM

Final Countdown has lyrics?

garfielduk

2127 posted by

garfielduk at 1:19 PM

aye

jdurley

2128 posted by

jdurley at 1:20 PM

All in favour of TB3's final word being "poppycock" ?

Loozrboy

2129 posted by

Loozrboy at 1:20 PM

#2128: seconded.

jdurley

2130 posted by

jdurley at 1:21 PM

Or I guess "shirtcock" might be more appropriate.

(never thought I'd utter that phrase...)

garjoh

2131 posted by

garjoh at 1:21 PM

thirded

tiffyleeson

2132 posted by

tiffyleeson at 1:22 PM

awwww

darbarspecial

2133 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:22 PM

A repost of #1691 would work.

Snarf

2134 posted by

Snarf at 1:23 PM

Tiffy - then that post goes double for you :) Especially because I may see you at Khats.

tiffyleeson

2135 posted by

tiffyleeson at 1:23 PM

darbarspecial - agreed/

shufle

2136 posted by

shufle at 1:25 PM

Thanks for putting the final countdown in my head.

CDNz1

2137 posted by

CDNz1 at 1:26 PM

Darbs gets the Rush Throne.

garfielduk

2138 posted by

garfielduk at 1:26 PM

@shufle #2136, you are more than welcome

tiffyleeson

2139 posted by

tiffyleeson at 1:27 PM

shufle - no kidding eh.

darbarspecial

2140 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:28 PM

@Russ - Huh? haha

shufle

2141 posted by

shufle at 1:32 PM

Fun fact: There was a wedding band in my town that used to play in the parades. The guitar player/ singer would have wireless mic and git and walk and play and sing at the same time. He was not fit and would get gassed immediately. At one show we started chanting for the keyboard player (the high school music teacher) to play "Final Countdown". He got a look on his face like this was why he was put on this earth and he cranked out the opening. The rest of the band was so pissed.

CDNz1

2142 posted by

CDNz1 at 1:32 PM

124th Street Beat

2143 posted by

124th Street Beat at 1:33 PM

Well, I would say goodbye, but I have done that a lot already. Obviously the Final Countdown said it better anyway.

Regardless, I have to track someone down at work, and the doomsday clock may have rung by the time I get back. So how about a thanks instead? For the music info, the jokes, the stories, the hours of procrastination while writing my thesis, and then for keeping me connected to Canada during my journeys to Madison Wisconsin and Belfast, UK and back again.

garfielduk

2144 posted by

garfielduk at 1:34 PM

I know England voted to leave Europe but I didn't think this is what they had in mind

darbarspecial

2145 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:37 PM

@Russ - Ahh. I googled 2133 and Rush and came up with nothing. 2112 works much better.

jdurley

2146 posted by

jdurley at 1:41 PM

@Shufle - haha, great Final Countdown story!

MusicSoop

2147 posted by

MusicSoop at 1:44 PM

Still going, eh? How about some classic topics then? How do you guys feel about beer? And Poutine? Do you have favourites? And what songs are the best songs about beer and delicious treats?

tiffyleeson

2148 posted by

tiffyleeson at 1:47 PM

LOVE Beer.

Poutine is OK. I hate fries. But I love cheese and gravy.

garfielduk

2149 posted by

garfielduk at 1:48 PM

I may have eaten too much poutine while I have been here

shufle

2150 posted by

shufle at 1:49 PM

If there is gravy on your Poutine it is not Poutine, it is Fries and Gravy. And have you ever met a weirdo that dips fries in mayo??

darbarspecial

2151 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:49 PM

Some people aren't able to connect to the site already.

tiffyleeson

2152 posted by

tiffyleeson at 1:49 PM

shufle - LOVE fries and mayo lol

Or fries and a frosty?

darbarspecial

2153 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:50 PM

I have heard of that fry/mayo thing. Yuck! But I don't like mayo.

tiffyleeson

2154 posted by

tiffyleeson at 1:50 PM

darbarspecial - really?  I have another tab open that I keep refreshing to see when the switch happens.

jdurley

2155 posted by

jdurley at 1:50 PM

@Soop - don't forget coffee grinders!

garfielduk

2156 posted by

garfielduk at 1:51 PM

that means the change over has started working its way through the DNS system

shufle

2157 posted by

shufle at 1:51 PM

Loozerboy has been disconnected.

shufle

2158 posted by

shufle at 1:51 PM

I feel like we are being attacked by the matrix

darbarspecial

2159 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:51 PM

VJ and Loozrboy are talking about it on FB.

124th Street Beat

2160 posted by

124th Street Beat at 1:51 PM

shufle - I AM one of the those weirdos. Most of us are dutch or of dutch heritage. I think you ketchup people are weird.

Sriracha mayo - now that is luxury.

(my colleague was not at their desk so I hurried back for the last few moments - procrastination master today)

hotpatch

2161 posted by

hotpatch at 1:51 PM

Adieu my friends, until we meet again! I hope to talk to you at ourbasement.ca and/or in person for someday i will return to the north to visit, tip a few pints and take in some shows.

i know there are many wonderfull artists that will KEEP MAKING GREAT CANCON MUSIC, so i'll be on the lookout for that somehow -some way, lord help me but i might even have to stream indie 88 or something ugh

garjoh

2162 posted by

garjoh at 1:51 PM

Not a good week for England...

shufle

2163 posted by

shufle at 1:52 PM

Don't forget about m-

jdurley

2164 posted by

jdurley at 1:52 PM

Poor loozerboy. If only his parents had named him winnerboy he might still be connected!

tiffyleeson

2165 posted by

tiffyleeson at 1:52 PM

NOOOO  :( :( :( :(

darbarspecial

2166 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:52 PM

I am scared!

darbarspecial

2167 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:52 PM

Haha jdurley!!

124th Street Beat

2168 posted by

124th Street Beat at 1:52 PM

My playlist is still working although I have to manually start almost every track.

tiffyleeson

2169 posted by

tiffyleeson at 1:52 PM

Well.  Incase I get disconnect soon.  It's been a BLAST.

garfielduk

2170 posted by

garfielduk at 1:52 PM

i wonder if tb3 is still around to claim the final comment

Old Abe

2171 posted by

Old Abe at 1:53 PM

Whoa. What a game.

jdurley

2172 posted by

jdurley at 1:53 PM

@hotpatch - I haven't talked to you much lately, but I really hope you get in touch if you're ever up in Toronto. You and your wife are good people!

tiffyleeson

2173 posted by

tiffyleeson at 1:53 PM

shufle - did he close the tab and try to get in?  Or just get booted off

Grant Lawrence

2174 posted by

Grant Lawrence at 1:53 PM

MARIE CURIOUS IS IN THE EXTREMELY RARE PLATINUM THRONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (comment 2000). What do you wish you could hear?

jdurley

2175 posted by

jdurley at 1:53 PM

#2168 - Same re: playlist

124th Street Beat

2176 posted by

124th Street Beat at 1:53 PM

@garf, he should hurry, there are weird things happening to me now with the posting. I feel like the computer is going to explode in a cloud of sparkles at any second

shufle

2177 posted by

shufle at 1:53 PM

Should we light candles?

shufle

2178 posted by

shufle at 1:54 PM

What song should we all sing right now? Hold hands, let's go!

124th Street Beat

2179 posted by

124th Street Beat at 1:54 PM

And sorry for the shit storm that is England these days. Iceland heh.

darbarspecial

2180 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:54 PM

I think I am going to start crying. So sad...

garfielduk

2181 posted by

garfielduk at 1:55 PM

always look on the bright side of life?

darbarspecial

2182 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:55 PM

Left and Leaving or Meet Me in The Basement or Lovely Allen?

shufle

2183 posted by

shufle at 1:55 PM

@Tiff, I think he went away and tried to come back.

124th Street Beat

2184 posted by

124th Street Beat at 1:56 PM

Lifes a piece of shit, when you look at it....

shufle

2185 posted by

shufle at 1:56 PM

FUCK THE SHIT by Sons of Butcher

tiffyleeson

2186 posted by

tiffyleeson at 1:56 PM

Meet Me In The Basement or Emerald Lake, AB by Said The Whale

124th Street Beat

2187 posted by

124th Street Beat at 1:56 PM

Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true

124th Street Beat

2188 posted by

124th Street Beat at 1:57 PM

You'll see its all a show, keep 'em laughin as you go

jdurley

2189 posted by

jdurley at 1:57 PM

I'm listening to Wintersleep "Encyclopedia" right now. Not on purpose, it was just the next song on my soon-to-be-defunct playlist

tiffyleeson

2190 posted by

tiffyleeson at 1:57 PM

It think that was he STW fan fave in here.

hotpatch

2191 posted by

hotpatch at 1:57 PM

the last couple songs have been appropriate for the occasion

@jdurley, yes, likewise, we really enjoyed our stay and meeting the R3Torono gang and we'll be back

124th Street Beat

2192 posted by

124th Street Beat at 1:57 PM

Just remember that the last laugh is on you

124th Street Beat

2193 posted by

124th Street Beat at 1:58 PM

I love Monty Python.

Destroyer may be my last. My playlist isn't scrolling down any more!!

SamaraS

2194 posted by

SamaraS at 1:58 PM

I feel like someone is about to torch a family photo album. It's so sad.

This place was really something... it was a pleasure to join you all here for a while. xo

Peace out!

Old Abe

2195 posted by

Old Abe at 1:59 PM

Thanks to all you fine people for making the blog what it is.

reginula

2196 posted by

reginula at 1:59 PM

I love you all.

darbarspecial

2197 posted by

darbarspecial at 1:59 PM

Love you all! *sniff

garfielduk

2198 posted by

garfielduk at 2:00 PM

I can't help thinking I am going to be alone for the first time in a little over six years

124th Street Beat

2199 posted by

124th Street Beat at 2:00 PM

Bye-all

Amazing, my playlist appears to be dead but is still playing.

Zombie-list

shufle

2200 posted by

shufle at 2:00 PM

You are all awesome. Thanks everyone.

Grant Lawrence

2201 posted by

Grant Lawrence at 2:00 PM

R3 DOLPHIN POD UNITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

garfielduk

2202 posted by

garfielduk at 2:00 PM

((((((((((everybody))))))))

shufle

2203 posted by

shufle at 2:01 PM

Untie what?

jdurley

2204 posted by

jdurley at 2:01 PM

ACK! GRANT! I was managing not to be teary until you invoked DOLPHIN POD!!

!!!!

darbarspecial

2205 posted by

darbarspecial at 2:01 PM

I can't fucking believe this is happening! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

garfielduk

2206 posted by

garfielduk at 2:01 PM

tb3

124th Street Beat

2207 posted by

124th Street Beat at 2:01 PM

@jdurely

I am with you.

garjoh

2208 posted by

garjoh at 2:01 PM

eEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeE

eEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeEeE

jdurley

2209 posted by

jdurley at 2:02 PM

Love you all!

You're a great bunch of weirdos that I'm proud to call friends.

Grant Lawrence

2210 posted by

Grant Lawrence at 2:02 PM

See you on the other side, everybody. Thanks for everything. -Grant Lawrence

shufle

2211 posted by

shufle at 2:02 PM

Doot Doodle Doot Doo

hotpatch

2212 posted by

hotpatch at 2:02 PM

gottta go, meet me at the dolphin station

Loozrboy

2213 posted by

Loozrboy at 2:02 PM

Oh hey, we're back! (?) For now.

124th Street Beat

2214 posted by

124th Street Beat at 2:03 PM

The R3 doomsday clock appears to be running slow.

garfielduk

2215 posted by

garfielduk at 2:03 PM

so long and thanks for all the fish

garjoh

2216 posted by

garjoh at 2:03 PM

... Doo Doo

Shonica

2217 posted by

Shonica at 2:03 PM

Still here! Hello everyone!

darbarspecial

2218 posted by

darbarspecial at 2:04 PM

Whew!

tiffyleeson

2219 posted by

tiffyleeson at 2:04 PM

Loozrboy - you made it back!

Shonica

2220 posted by

Shonica at 2:04 PM

LOVE YOU ALL!

tiffyleeson

2221 posted by

tiffyleeson at 2:04 PM

testing post - they are not going through

darbarspecial

2222 posted by

darbarspecial at 2:04 PM

We just can never ever close this tab.

garfielduk

2223 posted by

garfielduk at 2:04 PM

music.cbc.ca is working for me but cbcmusic.ca isn't

CDNz1

2224 posted by

CDNz1 at 2:05 PM

Who said poutine?

Grant Lawrence

2225 posted by

Grant Lawrence at 2:05 PM

Is this going to be like that cult in San Diego that all wore Nikes for the End of the World and then it didn't happen?!?!

shufle

2226 posted by

shufle at 2:05 PM

And at the final seconds Grant manages to remember the R3 override password and defeat the system. Incidentally, the password was 3R.

zammachus

2227 posted by

zammachus at 2:06 PM

Is this thing on?

Loozrboy

2228 posted by

Loozrboy at 2:06 PM

DARBARSPECIAL IS IN THE REPEATING DIGITS THRONE!! Is that a thing? It can be a thing, right?

jlaselva

2229 posted by

jlaselva at 2:07 PM

Is this thing still working?

Grant Lawrence

2230 posted by

Grant Lawrence at 2:07 PM

@zammy yes!

Grant Lawrence

2231 posted by

Grant Lawrence at 2:07 PM

We're seven mins and counting into the R3 Blog Afterlife!!!!

darbarspecial

2232 posted by

darbarspecial at 2:07 PM

I would like it to be a thing.

tiffyleeson

2233 posted by

tiffyleeson at 2:08 PM

jlaselva - I really like your profile picture :)

Grant Lawrence

2234 posted by

Grant Lawrence at 2:08 PM

@tiffy DOWN GIRL!

zammachus

2235 posted by

zammachus at 2:08 PM Zomblog

Shonica

2236 posted by

Shonica at 2:08 PM I'm in the middle of a computer back at the moment, my mac and I have an appointment tomorrow with a genius.

zammachus

2237 posted by

zammachus at 2:09 PM If any of us is bitten by the blog do we turn into Jijou Fantouche?

124th Street Beat

2238 posted by

124th Street Beat at 2:09 PM Some one should add R3 to this wiki list:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates_predicted_for_apocalyptic_events

jlaselva

2239 posted by

jlaselva at 2:09 PM thanks @tiffyleeson!

Shonica

2240 posted by

Shonica at 2:09 PM That would be a back-up.

jlaselva

2241 posted by

jlaselva at 2:10 PM that canadian flag is planted right smack dab in Austin

Grant Lawrence

2242 posted by

Grant Lawrence at 2:10 PM @124th Street Beat you're here!

jlaselva

2243 posted by

jlaselva at 2:10 PM I feel like every message I post here is on borrowed time. Which will be the last?

reginula

2244 posted by

reginula at 2:10 PM

D

zammachus

2245 posted by

zammachus at 2:11 PM Shon

Is your appointment with Einstein?

justingrady

2246 posted by

justingrady at 2:11 PM I am signing off soon too.... All of you are so KICK ASS! You are such good friends and hope to meet all of you soon.

tiffyleeson

2247 posted by

tiffyleeson at 2:11 PM Grant Lawrence - hahahahaha.

jdurley

2248 posted by

jdurley at 2:11 PM hahahaha, ah, you guys. <3 <3 <3

My dog is telling me it's Walk O'clock so I'll see if this thing is still on when we get back.

XOXO #R3VER #R3XIT #DONTSTOPTHEPICNIC

124th Street Beat

2249 posted by

124th Street Beat at 2:11 PM @Grant

Can't stay away on the last day. From the start to the end. And I didn't really feel like being a diligent worker today anyway.

Shonica

2250 posted by

Shonica at 2:11 PM Zammy, I sure hope so.

Loozrboy

2251 posted by

Loozrboy at 2:12 PM Still no sign of @vjbeauchamp being able to get back, though :-/

124th Street Beat

2252 posted by

124th Street Beat at 2:12 PM Although I am a bit confused, I have been thinking the blog was going to die since Friday.

Ahhhh, my playlist just kicked it.

124th Street Beat

2253 posted by

124th Street Beat at 2:13 PM Oh, wait, it still lives.

Grant Lawrence

2254 posted by

Grant Lawrence at 2:14 PM @124thStreet it was supposed to be Friday but they weren't quite ready to launch so we got a last minute stay of execution.

zammachus

2255 posted by

zammachus at 2:14 PM My grandfather is a genius, but I don't think he would be much help with your computer.

shufle

2256 posted by

shufle at 2:15 PM Tick Tock

jlaselva

2257 posted by

jlaselva at 2:15 PM Rock Around The Clock

jlaselva

2258 posted by

jlaselva at 2:16 PM Rock Synth-Pop Around The Clock

124th Street Beat

2259 posted by

124th Street Beat at 2:18 PM Well, it have been a welcomed dragged out good=bye - so many people coming out of the woodwork, revisiting many artists I had forgotten about, etc. Reminders of what an amazing place this used to be when there were still live hosts. So glad you stopped in Grant. Hope to hear you on the radio again one day, CBC would be idiotic not to give you some show.

124th Street Beat

2260 posted by

124th Street Beat at 2:18 PM have = has

zammachus

2261 posted by

zammachus at 2:19 PM Is there anyone here I haven't friended on FB?

I'm at facebook.com/<My blog name>

stevierayk

2262 posted by

stevierayk at 2:19 PM Should we clean up before we leave?

I say no.

garfielduk

2263 posted by

garfielduk at 2:20 PM leave it for ici musique to sort out

Loozrboy

2264 posted by

Loozrboy at 2:21 PM Oh shit, did anybody remember to find a wildlife rescue shelter for the raccoon?

stevierayk

2265 posted by

stevierayk at 2:21 PM Fuckin eh' Jimmy.

tiffyleeson

2266 posted by

tiffyleeson at 2:21 PM stevierayk - hi!!

zammachus

2267 posted by

zammachus at 2:22 PM (ノ゜Д゜)ノ︵ ┻━┻

Shonica

2268 posted by

Shonica at 2:22 PM Did I just hear Iceland beat England?

stevierayk

2269 posted by

stevierayk at 2:22 PM hello.

garfielduk

2270 posted by

garfielduk at 2:22 PM @loozr #2264, we're taking him to the new place. i want him to be the mascot

zammachus

2271 posted by

zammachus at 2:23 PM A keychain for Canadian flashers?

garfielduk

2272 posted by

garfielduk at 2:23 PM @Shonica, yes

SamaraS

2273 posted by

SamaraS at 2:24 PM Who was the raccoon? Tumbleweed GRNAT? Will we ever find out?

Loozrboy

2274 posted by

Loozrboy at 2:24 PM All right, I gotta get out of here. Will this blog still be chugging along when I get home? Can't wait to find out!

garfielduk

2275 posted by

garfielduk at 2:24 PM @Zammie #2271, shoukd we get one for Grant?

zammachus

2276 posted by

zammachus at 2:24 PM England's manager has already resigned. It seems the thing to do if you're in a leadership position in England.

zammachus

2277 posted by

zammachus at 2:25 PM 2275

BABOOM!!!

garfielduk

2278 posted by

garfielduk at 2:25 PM he has?

reginula

2279 posted by

reginula at 2:25 PM I feel like we can be shut down (shut out?) any minute ( ._.)

jlaselva

2280 posted by

jlaselva at 2:26 PM What if this is still here tomorrow? What would that say about the balance of good and evil in the universe?

zammachus

2281 posted by

zammachus at 2:26 PM Garf

Yep. The team announced it on the Twitters

garfielduk

2282 posted by

garfielduk at 2:27 PM OK the BBC just announced it and played a clip

I wonder what I will be handed the keys to when I get home

shufle

2283 posted by

shufle at 2:27 PM Kid beside the camera at the old Hip show "Can this be done now? I want this to be done."

zammachus

2284 posted by

zammachus at 2:28 PM 2280

Britain is technically still part of the EU. Maybe the things people in power say no longer mean anything.

justingrady

2285 posted by

justingrady at 2:28 PM It is possible it could be another day, or not. Site launches can get delayed for all kinds of reasons.

zammachus

2286 posted by

zammachus at 2:28 PM JG

Like the new one sucking major monkey balls?

124th Street Beat

2287 posted by

124th Street Beat at 2:29 PM All I know is that I am not closing this tab... just in case. Good advice darbar.

justingrady

2288 posted by

justingrady at 2:30 PM Like @Grant running naked through the CBC offices ..... you know, that could happen.

tb3

2289 posted by

tb3 at 2:31 PM @Grant Lawrence

2201

BABY DOLPHIN PUNCHER!

justingrady

2290 posted by

justingrady at 2:31 PM Actually no, that wouldn't work, Grant's in Van, the web stuff is in Toronto..... never mind.

garfielduk

2291 posted by

garfielduk at 2:31 PM @Justin, we used to call that a Tuesday

zammachus

2292 posted by

zammachus at 2:32 PM Found a webcam from Reykjavik!

It's going crazy over there!

reginula

2293 posted by

reginula at 2:32 PM Now I want to go to Iceland.

justingrady

2294 posted by

justingrady at 2:33 PM @Garf... that made me laugh out loud!

124th Street Beat

2295 posted by

124th Street Beat at 2:35 PM @reg -

May I suggest timing a trip with this:

http://icelandairwaves.is/

CDNz1

2296 posted by

CDNz1 at 2:35 PM Grant wants ONE MORE BLOG SCHNOG!

Benoit from Ottawa

2297 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 2:35 PM Those Icelandic ducks ARE OUT OF CONTROL!

tiffyleeson

2298 posted by

tiffyleeson at 2:37 PM ok friends. I'm leaving the office. Might see you later. <3

garfielduk

2299 posted by

garfielduk at 2:37 PM @BfO #2297, I think that one at the front took a dive

jlaselva

2300 posted by

jlaselva at 2:37 PM goodbye, @tiffyleeson!

shufle

2301 posted by

shufle at 2:39 PM Bye Tiff

garfielduk

2302 posted by

garfielduk at 2:40 PM ttfn Diffy

marie_curious

2303 posted by

marie_curious at 2:42 PM Guys I fell asleep. Looks like the thingy is still doing the thing.

justingrady

2304 posted by

justingrady at 2:44 PM Later @Tiffy!

Shonica

2305 posted by

Shonica at 2:45 PM Bye Tiffy!

reginula

2306 posted by

reginula at 2:45 PM "English players are frantically googling "football" after playing Iceland."

BAHAHAHAHAHA

garjoh

2307 posted by

garjoh at 2:45 PM @reginula Good one!

garfielduk

2308 posted by

garfielduk at 2:46 PM @Reg :D

morgana

2309 posted by

morgana at 2:49 PM WOOT!

and hello fine friends:)

morgana

2310 posted by

morgana at 2:50 PM and bye @tiffy if you are not gone already!

garfielduk

2311 posted by

garfielduk at 2:51 PM I can buy a fake Canadian passport for $200

stevierayk

2312 posted by

stevierayk at 2:51 PM I'll leave you with this historic Canadian moment.

Which is of course, keeping with Tradition.

garfielduk

2313 posted by

garfielduk at 2:55 PM great, now I want butterscotch pudding

124th Street Beat

2314 posted by

124th Street Beat at 2:55 PM @garf

that's a great deal, almost as cheap as a real one. I say go for it.

Grant Lawrence

2315 posted by

Grant Lawrence at 2:55 PM Still rockin' eh?

jlaselva

2316 posted by

jlaselva at 2:56 PM We're 56 minutes past Doomsday.

Benoit from Ottawa

2317 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 2:56 PM

2312 "the people in front gently tossing Cap'n Crunch as the prince passes by..."

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Benoit from Ottawa

2318 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 2:59 PM THE BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING WAS SPILLED!

garfielduk

2319 posted by

garfielduk at 2:59 PM the horror!

Benoit from Ottawa

2320 posted by

Benoit from Ottawa at 3:01 PM Dom doom doom doom

124th Street Beat

2321 posted by

124th Street Beat at 3:03 PM @Grant

Always, but I think we are getting close to exhausting our clever repartee.

zammachus

2322 posted by

zammachus at 3:03 PM Let's all sing the Doom song!

garfielduk

2323 posted by

garfielduk at 3:04 PM Miss Maloo asked my to say goodbye for her because she cant get to the site

zammachus

2324 posted by

zammachus at 3:05 PM Bye, Miss Maloo! Catch you on the flip side.

reginula

2325 posted by

reginula at 3:05 PM I'll be here, singing the doom song as long as I'm able to.

But in case I accidentally close the tab: BYEEEE. I love you all.

Shonica

2326 posted by

Shonica at 3:08 PM Bye Luckymaloo! Have fun tonight!

darbarspecial

2327 posted by

darbarspecial at 3:09 PM vjbeauchamp wants butterscotch pudding too.

jlaselva

2328 posted by

jlaselva at 3:10 PM Anyone not able to access the site by its URL... you may still be able to access it at the addresses 192.124.233.25 or 192.124.233.217.

Frankus

2329 posted by

Frankus at 3:10 PM I said it before and I will say it again: someone is going to 'forget' to turn this off and it will be the neverending blog...

jlaselva

2330 posted by

jlaselva at 3:11 PM Nope, scratch what I said in #2328. Akamai caches aren't directly accessible, it seems.

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