The Dick Van Dyke Show: still my favourite, is now out of Blu-ray from Image Entertainment. Season one is available and subsequent season will be released each month. I’m giving away a copy of Season One on May 11 so if you’d like to enter the contest, send me an email with Dick Van Dyke in the subject line. I’ll pick one and announce the winner on the Breakfast show Sat, May 11. My address is kevin@cjoy.com.
On our birthdays, we sometimes like to look at old pictures to see how much we've changed. So, let's look at a few for our beloved Birthday City...........
There have been many grand and generous gestures made to show support for the people and the city of Boston. Recent tragic events have prompted some to do some amazing things, many related to the Bruins and Red Sox and their home games. One of them was Neil Diamond’s appearance at the Red Sox game on Saturday. He and his wife flew to Boston and showed up unannounced to ask if he could lead the singing of his classic (and Red Sox 8th inning tradition) “Sweet Caroline.” The answer was, obviously, yes. He walked out, decked in a Red Sox hat and thrilled the crowed when he announced that he “brings love from the whole country.” He led the crowd in a fabulous rendition of the song: a great moment. However, in all the good, sometimes come the idiots who choose to be mean and cruel. I heard two ...
In the wake of the tragedy in Boston, there have been examples and stories of the power of the human spirit and the selflessness of people in a position to help. Unlike some physical injuries, emotional pain and sadness comes from within, making it harder to access. There are no splints or casts we can apply, nor are there bandages or ointments to relieve the suffering. There is one thing that will, with laser precision, find it’s way to the source of our pain and ache: to know someone cares. That can overcome the mightiest obstacles and bring light to our darkest corners, and allow the healing to begin.
Another young life has ended because of the brutality and heartless actions of others. Seventeen year old Rehtaeh Parsons was laid to rest in Halifax this past weekend. Her heartbroken family is looking for answers about why she didn’t get the help and support she should have as her tormentors continued to attack her. Somewhere along the line, someone should have stepped in and done something.
The fact is that there are people who know, first hand, what drove her to take her own life. They know every sordid detail because their inhumane and degrading acts caused her to do it. They know who they are and worse than that, others know who they are too. They know what was done to this innocent girl yet they say nothing. Some of them were probably among those who attended the memorial for Rehtaeh: assuming the public role of mourner all the ...