They say “time flies when you’re having fun” and I can certainly attest to that! Since my last posting I have been Up Close And Personal with Michael McDonald, met a slew of you at Lifefest, and vacationed in Malibu!
Michael was terrific. I haven’t been able to stop listening to his new CD Soul Speak. Even this morning at 5:15 I had it cranked as I drove to the station! It is soooooo good! I noticed in the CHFI Loyalty Club the CD will be coming up for sale soon. This is one of those great summer cd’s. You know the one you pop on while you entertain in the back yard. Everyone will love ya for it!!
I have been on location at Loblaw Fresh Foods, Lifefest and at The Hammam Spa recently, and so many of you came by to say hello in person. Thank you. Your thoughtfulness and kind words are deeply appreciated. You invite all of us here CHFI into your lives and we thank you for that privilege. It is always a pleasure to meet you and say hello.
My husband and I took a few days and went to our favourite spot in Malibu CA. Being a maritimer- water on vacation is a must for me. Throw in sun, sand, porpoises, pelicans, and the big city of LA and it is perfect by my standards. We saw Joan Rivers play “A Life In Progress”. She was fabulous, and we laughed hysterically. I have always been a Joan fan and seeing her tell the story of her life on stage was wonderful. She has been down a few times but she always gets back up. I admire that. The Malibu film festival was on the weekend we were there so we caught a film . It was a tribute to Bob Marley called Africa Unite- very interesting and the music was great! Russell Crowe also gets included in my vacation. He was putting a stroller into the back of his car when we happened to pull up and park beside him in Beverly Hills. He looks as unkempt in person as he does in the magazines! LA Confidential is one of my favourite films, he was terrific in it.
This weather sure is awesome! The buds on the trees and the flowers all beginning to show up. Don’t you just love this time of year? We waited a long time for this to finally arrive and sure feels good.
TTC strike would not feel good right now. Never would. When ever I think of transit on strike I go back in my mind to the walk out in 1974. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young along with The Band and a slew of other acts were playing an all day concert at Varsity Stadium. I had a ticket and I was going to get there come hell or high water so I hitch hiked down the DVP! Not something I would do or recommend today but when you are 18 and need to get to concert you do what ever it takes! (although even today - when it comes to getting to a concert- I am very determined)
Speaking of concerts - just about every act on the planet is playing somewhere in our area this summer! It is going to be awesome!!! The high-lite so far - George Michael at the ACC July 17th, but then again Brooks and Dunn at the Molson Amphitheatre won’t be too bad either!! What a summer this is going to be! Rock on!
I hope you are enjoying the warmth of the sun and the songs of the spring birds.
Thanks for stopping by. ‘Til next time…Stay Gru-v!
Tish
