Joshua Van Tassel

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It comes in all shapes and sizes and types here folks. Everywhere you turn another star falls as one more rises. This man too shall have his time, mark my words.

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Mandobass!!!

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This was part of the only nuit blanche I took in unfortunately, and although it was late at night and I was sleepy, it was still really beautiful.

It’s grant day today, and for once I’m not stressed. I think I’ve finally found a method to the madness of the higher form of the glorified panhandling that it is me applying for these things. Start it early for gods sake. If I do a little at a time a month in advance, I end up with a more concise, sensible proposal that I feel like I’d support if I was the one writing the cheques. But then again that if even I didn’t want to support me why would anyone else? Only the big questions today friends.

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This is my upstairs cat Stella. She’s ridiculously cute and does this a couple times a day. She has really long legs and sharp claws. Sometimes I play her things I’m working on, and if she runs away I know they suck. Animals are very intuitive creatures and I trust their opinions.

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Went for a sail in NS and it felt like this to me.

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Headed out east for a little break tomorrow, looking forward to it. I’ll blog when I can blog when I can, but no promises. Here’s a link to some good ol’ east coast music, my good friend David Myles and a Canada Live recording of part of the cd release show we did in May. See you soon…..

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My lady and I were on the GO train on the weekend and had the mis fortune to end up in the same car as these dudes with a capital D, listening to them explain their various pick up techniques, fashion tastes, and pretty blatant homophobia. Here’s a quick taste of their intriguing conversation. My favorite line is ” She’s lucky if she gets to see my stomach”.

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I love that I get emails like this from time to time – -

“I’m also glad you emailed because I have been meaning to get in touch with you about some amazing sounds I came across the other day. I was down at Cherry Beach after a couple of cold days, and the lake had frozen for about 30 feet from the shore. Every time a wave came through, the ice popped and cracked and shifted and made the most amazing sounds. I thought of you. Tragically I went back the next day to experience it again, but it was too warm and the ice had melted. I guess the moral of the story is that if you’re ever in the Cherry Beach area, take a pop down and hopefully the ice will sing for you, too.”
tara is a great artist and photographer herself, go have a look…..

And I love that one of my favorite freaks has made a new record that sounds like it’s going to be completely awesome.

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I’m not having one yet, don’t worry. Nor am I looking to have one right now either, so don’t you get nervous….here’s one of my students who I’ve mentioned on here before who says the darnedest things. I’ve tried to explain in the past how his mind seems to work, but I figured an audio example would give a little context. and also check out his devastating groove for 2 bars, you’d better believe I’ll use it in something.

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Headed to Vancouver this aft., and as usual I’ll throw some pictures up when I can. I’m so dreadfully unaware of what’s happening at the Olympics that I feel like a fraud going there, but I’ll memorize the medal count on the way and try to fit in.

ps – link correction, go here for info about Peggy Baker and co’s show at the Enwave starting this week. She’s also featured on the cover of NOW this week, so you know it’s cool. Go. Do it. Buy tickets.