Found this recent clip of former Big Sugar singer / guitarist Gordie Johnson doing an slowed down acoustic version of his erstwhile band’s single All Hell For A Basement. Somehow, I think the song was meant to be sung in this manner, thinking about the subject matter – a Newfoundland native used to the fishing industry, searching for a job, moves to the oil rigs in Alberta and feels like a fish out of water.
A true working man’s song and in this acoustic version, you can almost hear the working man’s weary tone is Gordie’s rougher edged voice.
I can’t find the music video for the original Big Sugar version but here is someone’s video about well testing in Alberta and he has used the same song as the background music. Check out the different versions of a great song.
Arsenal will close the year at the top of the Premier League. Beating their cross town rivals Tottenham Hotspurs, gave the Gunners the 3 points needed to stay on top even if Manchester United wins tomorrow. Nicklas Bendtner proved an unlikely hero for Arsenal as his late goal secured a precious 2-1 victory over Tottenham on Saturday. Arsene Wenger’s side were confronting the dismal scenario of dropping two home points when the Denmark striker, on as a second-half substitute, headed in to extend his team’s lead at the top of the English Premier League to four points. Emmanuel Adebayor’s opener and Spurs then spurned a gilt-edged chance to forge ahead when Robbie Keane’s penalty was saved by Manuel Almunia. This defeat stretched Tottenham’s winless streak against Arsenal to an astonishing 20 matches.
) Observant. (What was that?) Careful and cautious. (I don’t think so) Thinks quickly. (with dire consequences) Independent thoughts.(true) Loves to lead and to be led. (to your bedroom, honey) Loves to dream. (what’s the name of my website?) Talented in the arts, music and defense. (music) Sensitive but not petty. (I am too sensitive) Poor resistance against illnesses. (cough, cough) Learns to relax. (I wish) Hasty and trusty. (Good ole trusty me) Romantic. (you should experience it firsthand) Loving and caring. (Once you have my love & care, you will come back for lots more) Loves to make friends. (You can never have too many friends)
I’m kinda surprised that this year I haven’t had the chance to feast, on the “delicious”, and I use that term lightly, food of fruitcake and homemade wine. Every year around this time, I get my share of fruitcake shoved into my face (some of it goes into my nostrils as there’s too much cake being pushed to me) and as much as I despise the stuff, I am supposed to grin and bear it! Why?
After their 7 game losing slump, the Ottawa Senators have been on a roll winning 5. First it was the match against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Sens won 4-1 with both Jason Spezza & Dany Heatley scoring two goals. Spezza, coming off a three-point night in a 6-0 win at Carolina on Wednesday, scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period on a power play as the Senators rallied from a 1-0 deficit to close out a 4-0-1 road trip. Senators goalie Martin Gerber turned aside 26 of 27 shots. Captain Daniel Alfredsson scored his 800th point on an assist for Spezza’s first goal.
I decided to try a different brand of Vodka today to add to the ones that I have tried (White Mischief, Muscovy, Romanov, Absolut & Smirnoff). So after my shopping, I went to have a couple of drinks & lunch at my usual bar. They had Shark Tooth vodka and I was itching to try it. I do not like their dumb ad (since you can’t advertise any alcohol on Indian television, they are calling it Shark Tooth cassettes & cds or something) but the name of the brand is so like something that I would name an alcoholic drink if it were up to me. Shark tooth is a smooth vodka, a little heavier on the alcohol percentage (not sure how much as there is hardly any info online about the drink and I haven’t seen a bottle up close yet) but it still packs a potent punch. It goes down smoother than the very tough Muscovy & White Mischief but its no contest to Smirnoff or Absolut. Still its good enuff and I will try it again soon. Cheers!
Today was a very special Sunday as far as football and the English Premier League is concerned. Two matches, 4 giants of the game. Liverpool vs Manchester United & Arsenal vs Chelsea on the same night shown live on tv! Can’t ask for more than that if you are a football fan. Ok, so Manchester United went to Liverpool hoping to get a win and go top of the League. The two teams went at each other and Man U came out on top, winning on a solitary Carlos Tevez goal. Liverpool tried to get back into the game and although it was an entertaining match, the Red failed ton draw or win at home. Manchester went 2 points ahead of Arsenal.
There I met Madhu, who was standing outside the entrance with his helmet in his hand. Anil had reached earlier but had gone to the ATM a kilometer away. We chatted outside for a little while until Anil made it back and the headed in. As usual it was 8pm whiskey for Madhu, Bijoys brandy for Anil & Romanov vodka for me. We had a lot of snacks – peanuts, 2 chili beef & 2 chili pork. Man the pork was light and crispy and very, very tasty. As mentioned earlier in my blog, I rarely have pork but this was so delicious. We chatted a lot as we drank & ate. The main topic was the girl who has come into Anil’s life!
