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Aug
30
2010

Feeding Ducks: The Musical

Feeding Ducks: The Musical

The moment started innocently enough, Natalie and I going to Bowring Park to hit the playground and feed the ducks. Growing up in a house full of testosterone (I have three brothers), it’s easy to forget the subtle differences between how tasks are approached  by the fairer gender. For example, “feed the ducks” to Natalie was apparently interpreted as: Pretend you’re in a low-budget Judy Garland musical where the lead character mumbles off-tune, defies authority, [...]

May
5
2010

Natalie Covering Dixie Chicks’ “Travelin’ Soldier”

Natalie Covering Dixie Chicks' Travelin Soldier

Natalie doing her rendition of the Dixie Chicks’ “Travelin’ Soldier” with diva outburst mastered when she false-starts (“darn it!”). Hard to believe she’s still looking for a record deal.

Jan
10
2010

Snowbank Sliding

Snowbank Sliding

Another video from the family home video archives. This was taken in February, 2006 (Natalie would have been two and a half at the time) and shows Natalie sliding down a snow bank. Pay particular attention to the mischievous glint in her eyes…foreshadowing of terrible threes and fours ;)

Jan
10
2010

U2: Toronto Concert

U2: Toronto Concert

Added U2 Concert Album to Picasa Web Albums. I have been a dedicated U2 fan since the early 90′s when I got into Achtung Baby so this mini-review is more than a little biased. I caught U2 live in Toronto during the PopMart Tour in 1997 but, due to varying circumstance, regret not being able to attend their last few tours. There was a lot of fuss in the media with regards to the 360 degree [...]

Jan
9
2010

Shoveling Snow

Shoveling Snow

Dug this video up from family video archives (February, 2006). Lisa (girlfriend at the time, now wife) narrates Natalie observing me (Barnes) shoveling snow after a bad storm. Pay particular attention to Natalie’s fearless “one boot” fashion statement…always a trend setter.

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