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About Gabriel

I’ve lived in more than fifty places. I've been paid to pick stones out of fields, take backstage photos of Britney Spears, and report on Internet privacy issues. My photos have been published in several newspapers, and a couple of magazines.

In Defence Of Scrooge

Posted on December 25, 2007 by Gabriel

So I’m watching the Greatest Christmas movie ever made, Die Hard, and flipping over to one which freaked me out just enough when I was a kid I haven’t watched it all the way through since — A Christmas Carol. … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Canadian Music, Christianity, Entertainment, Humor, Humour, Punk, Weed | 4 Comments

Canadian Snow Job Part Two: Reclaiming The B Word

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Gabriel

Bass Is Base: Canadian “Funkmobile”; ‘First Impressions For The Bottom Jigglers’ (1994) Click Here For More Canadian Music… do it kids, stick it to The Man. . . Fifty centimetres of snow dropped on my Little Village yesterday. Depending on … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Canadian News, Climate Change, CSN:AFU Aboot Canada, Humor, Humour, Ottawa, Pot, Punk | 1 Comment

No Snow Job Like A Canadian Snow Job

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Gabriel

Death From Above 1979: Canadian “Romantic Rights”; ‘Romantic Rights EP’ (2004) Click Here For More Canadian Music… do it kids, stick it to The Man. . . I’m flipping between the classic “Requiem for a Heavyweight“, starring Jackie Gleason, Anthony … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Climate Change, CSN:AFU Aboot Canada, Entertainment, Humor, Humour, Ottawa | 1 Comment

Smoking Smoked Smoke

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Gabriel

Minimal dust operation with disposable bag. . . . Living On Canter Boulevard (28 of 52) In Ottawa… . Back in the fall of 1993 my brother had just moved in with some ‘friends of friends’. I was desperate to … Continue reading →

Posted in CSN:AFU Short Cuts, Depression, Weed | 5 Comments

CSN:AFU Week 29 In Review

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Gabriel

Philosopher Kings: Canadian “Beautiful Creature”; ‘Castles‘ (2006) Click Here For More Canadian Music… do it kids, stick it to The Man. . CSN:AFU Week Twenty-Nine . Labouring Through The Days. I’m not sure if this is a rule or… not, but if … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, CSN:AFU Weekly Review, Depression, Entertainment, Humor, Humour, Punk | 9 Comments

CSN:AFU Week 28 In Review

Posted on August 28, 2007 by Gabriel

Colin James: Canadian “Just Came Back”; ‘Sudden Stop‘ (1990) Click Here For More Canadian Music… do it kids, stick it to The Man. . CSN:AFU Week Twenty-Eight . Whoops. I had a friend over for the weekend… and this thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Canadian Music, Canadian News, Canadian Politics, CSN:AFU Weekly Review, Entertainment, Humor, Humour, Punk | 6 Comments