Recently we had mentioned some Canadaian Artists, (not sure what thread)
but in this morning's Gazette ,.I see that June Callwood has died........
like her or don't like her,..she was a Canadian Artist,(be it writer ,.painter,theatre,TV or whatever..........I' thought I start this Canadian Artists thread ...........) Here's an excerpt from the Gazette
June Callwood dies at 82
Acclaimed writer and life-long social activist
Janice Kennedy, Ottawa Citizen
Published: Saturday, April 14, 2007Words were her work, her weapon and her delight.
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If your interested in reading further ,from the Gazette article then click on the link
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=e7c3956f-5951-456e-8dbd-d80c8849ea19
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"If there is any kind of message in the way I’ve lived," she told the Citizen in 2004, "it’s that we’re here to take care of one another. It was Kurt Vonnegut who said that we’re all in this together -- whatever ‘this’ is. That’s how I feel, that we’re in it to help one another." --------- June Callwood ...........I agree.......
I am so sorry to hear about her death. A great loss to the world. She was a role model for many writers including myself, and I always admired how she stood up for her beliefs in the face of her attackers. I didn't realize she was that old as I still imagined her as that young writer bouncing 4 kids on her knee while she tried to write at the kitchen table. A remarkable woman -- she wrote and lived her life to make a difference --- and she succeeded. We should all take note. Dolly
Sad day for Canadians. She was so strongly identified with Canada, and in the literary world, made her mark so indelibly that it won't ever be erased. She and her works are soooooo often referred to. Rest in Peace Dear Lady
I saw her around Toronto a few times. Once in her little black sports car with the top down. Wish I could have met her.
BobB
I received M.Laurel Buck's Verdun book 'Roots Beneath The Pavement' today. I'll start on it in the morning.
Bill
In the group photo of the 36 school children on the book cover, only one little boy is smiling. Did we usually smile for picture taking in the 30s and 40s? I thought by at least the 40s we said cheeze or did we? The two pictures have to be downloaded to your desktop b/c they're 400+KB. Sorry about that. I could try and shrink them. Let me know.
Bill
I shrank the kids... I mean the pictures. Lets see if it opens with one click.
Bill
I read the book, 'Roots Beneath The Pavement', in two sittings. She talks about her memories of Claude Street down the east end where she grew up, including the lanes. Bannantyne Elementary School and her favorite teachers, Verdun High School, and McGill U. The Verdun YMCA is mentioned many times. This is the only biography I've read which mentions the YMCA organization as an intergral part of their childhood -- I relate totally of course. A wonderful description of the sites, sounds and smells of the Y swimming pool where I spent countless hours over the years. The Aquaduct, The Verdun Waterworks, the Pav, the boardwalk, the river, Lachine Canal, the street cars and buses. And so much more.
I admire her God given ability to have instant recall of many details of her childhood, when mine is lost to my conscious mind. How do people do this? I remember certain things but not whole lot more. I had a friend 20 years ago who could remember every birthday she ever had except the first two. Amazing. Anyway I appreciate M. Laurel Buck for putting it down on paper for me. Thank you sweetie.
I'd love to get other's take on her book if possible.
Bill
Les, Don't know where the original thread is, but you mentioned Dave Boxer and The Haunted and I've come across some photos. That is me (remember those mod hairdos!) with Dave Boxer at the Bonaventure Curling Club circa 1965-66 and that is The Haunted playing there also. Did you remember Boxer publishing a book called "Bubbee's Book for Boxer Buddies or....You can't please all of the people all of the time." Well, I was outspoken even then at 17-18 and wrote letters to him giving my opinion. Two of them found their way in that book. Here's one which is a hoot! "Liked Pierre Lalonde and The Esquires because they had showmanship but the rest of the show was a disaster area. It just goes to show that Canada has lots more to offer than separatism. We have lots of talented people right here in Canada, not only music but in all the other arts---painting, writing, composing. Political leaders, who have heads on theirs shoulders (I say heads because in Politics you need two heads, maybe even three, just in case you loose the other two." Ha! I was still supporting Canadian talent even then and still giving out my opinion loud and strong. lol Anyone remember Pierre Lalonde and The Esquires?
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Hi Sabby ,..now that's some interesting and neat old memorabilia,..... I don't Remember his book off hand ,.but he was always thinking of stuff,to generate fun amonst his audiences,. I'll bet that photo of the Haunted makes it's way back to them,.I can't Remember right now ,which member it is,.(Sorry ) but one of Our members knows one of the guys from the HAunted or knows his wife,.Who was that? Help..........hahahahah I don't usualyy forget stuff that easily,...but I'm sure someone will come forward,.Great pics Sabby,.your always finding some good old photographs,,,,,,,,,, Thanks for that & sharing here: Keep finding those old Gems,...................it's Appreciated
Hi Les, Just learned how to scan and attach/insert photos, so I'm like a kid with a new toy. I'm not one to post photos until now. I had a classmate who married one of the bandmembers. He's the guy on the left and I think his name is Glen. They've divorced since. Ha! Levisjeans I believe was the one who was related to Jergens, the lead. I'll drum up some others when I get a chance. Dolly
hi Sabby,.....Glad you found out how to do that,......I must have been remiss at some point in mentioning to you ,that if you need to know how to do something,...Just about anyone here would be glad to help....... So don't be shy,........but in the mean time we'll look forward to some more pics.. ...............Have Fun with your new toy .kid .........hahahahahah
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Yikes! That flyer is lhuge! You'll have to show me how to downsize. You should see me at work! Dolly
It's the birthday of Farley Mowat, (books by this author) born in Belleville, Ontario (1921). He wrote his first book about his own dog, called The Dog Who Wouldn't Be, and it was published in 1957. He's best known for his books about the Canadian Arctic. His book Never Cry Wolf became a best-seller when it came out in 1963.
Here's a link to her (Dione Taylor's website),.....on this site she sings mostly Jazz,........( I know there's a few Jazz fans out there too) so check out this young lady,.........Seems she can do all kinds of music................. http://www.dionetaylor.com/home.php HV&RV
It's the birthday of Saul Bellow (books by this author), born in Quebec, Canada (1915). He grew up in Chicago. He was often sick as a child, and spent his time reading the great classics of literature. Saul Bellow later said, "I came humbly, hat in hand, to literary America. I didn't ask for much; I had a book or two to publish. I didn't expect to make money at it. I saw myself at the tail end of a great glory. I was very moved by the books I had read in school, and I brought an offering to the altar."His father wasn't happy that Bellow wanted to be a writer. He said, "You write and then you erase. You call that a profession?" His brothers went into more conventional careers and Bellow once said, "All I started out to do was to show up my brothers."He wrote a couple of novels that didn't do that well. He went to Paris on a Guggenheim fellowship. He hated Paris. The more he hated Paris, the more he loved America and Chicago. It was there he began writing his first big successful book, The Adventures of Augie March.
It's the birthday of novelist and poet Margaret Atwood, (books by this author) born in Ottawa, Ontario (1939), who as far as anyone can tell, has had an extremely happy life, a happy childhood, a happy marriage, but who has written a series of very disturbing books, including The Edible Woman (1969), about a woman who stops eating after her boyfriend proposes marriage; The Handmaid's Tale (1985), about an imaginary America where most women have lost the ability to have babies, and the few fertile women left are forced to become surrogate mothers for the upper class; and Cat's Eye (1988), about an artist whose retrospective forces her to return to her hometown and relive the memories of being tortured by her closest childhood friend, Cordelia.
Critics started calling Atwood "the high priestess of pain," but Atwood said, "All that means is that I'm good at describing certain kinds of emotions. ... I'm also good at writing fake newspaper reports. [I could be the] high priestess of fake newspaper reports." She also said, "Women see me as living proof that you don't have to come to a sticky end — put your head in an oven, stay silent for 30 years, not have children — to be a good and serious writer." Her most recent book is The Tent (2006), a collection of stories and poems.
http://www.amazon.com/Verdun-125-years-history-1875-2000/dp/2920480707/ref=pd_rhf_p_8
http://www.happynews.com/news/1192007/elizabeth-hay-wins-40-000-book-prize.htm
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