@John___Phillips

reader • writer • watcher • listener

 Ottawa, Ontario
Joined November 2011
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Found at a record store yesterday Can’t get it at any price, you say…
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Charlie Feldman@ParlCharlieOct 22
Delighted to see my book "Unparliamentary" in the November Literary Review of Canada written up under the fine pen of former Globe and Mail national affairs columnist Jeffrey Simpson :-) reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202…

Notice of Commotion | A review of “Unparliamentary” by Charlie Feldman | Literary Review of Canada

Jeffrey Simpson reviews “Unparliamentary,” a book on strange moments in Canadian parliamentary history by Charlie Feldman.

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"Hemingway famously said that 'the most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof, shit detector.' Perhaps, when reading Hemingway’s denunciations, his correspondents applied their own built-in, shockproof shit detectors." Stephen Bates newyorker.com/books/page-tur…

Hemingway’s Heated—and Entirely One-Sided—Rivalry With a Younger Writer

In 1952, Ernest Hemingway read a novel by a 30-year-old Yale graduate and former bullfighter, branded him a fraud, and launched a secret war to defend his turf.

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RetroNewsNow
@RetroNewsNowOct 25
📺DEBUT: 'Kojak' starring Telly Savalas premiered as a regular weekly series 53 years ago, October 24, 1973, on CBS
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Silverfoxdude@silverfoxdudeOct 25
when you realize your grandparents were much cooler than you ever could be. Watch this until the end The Spinners - Rubberband Man, on Midnight Special in 1976
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Top misused word on sports talk radio: galvanize
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Howard Berger
@Berger_BYTESOct 24
Sep. 14, 1980. When the #Ottawa Rough Riders were still playing on natural grass at #Lansdowne Park. The great Tony Gabriel finished off a trick play against the #BlueBombers. Don Chevrier and Russ Jackson called the game on #CBC. #Winnipeg #CFL #Leafs
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Lauren🏒
@Ms_NYRangersOct 22
Ron Duguay, Phil Esposito, Dave Maloney and Anders Hedberg in the unforgettable 1979 Sasson jeans commercial. A classic Rangers memory that will always make us smile. RIP Ron. Forever a Blueshirt. 💙❤️🕊️
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Many Canadians can smell this picture
Tinnitis Emeritus@pbontoast1Oct 22
Just wanted to feel Canadian this morning
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Neil Young - On the Beach A sprawling meditation on career anxiety and the urge to escape from life. Burned out and alienated from his audience, Neil seeks refuge in the ocean’s vast indifference. 1974.
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Silverfoxdude@silverfoxdudeOct 21
Gladys Knight , rightly called the Empresses of soul , one of the all time great singers , who deserves far more credit , unforgetable vocalis “Baby don’t change your mind”-LIVE-Gladys Knight and the Pips
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Silverfoxdude@silverfoxdudeOct 21
Man, she rocks that outfit, what a stunner, and super talented. Freda Payne - Band Of Gold
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Bellows, George Wesley. 1909. Stag at Sharkey’s, oil on canvas
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Darrell Epp
@DarrellEppOct 21
Ella Raines promoting the glorious 1944 film noir Phantom Lady:
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Los Lobos@LosLobosBandOct 20
42 years later, & the wolf is still going strong! 🐺 This weekend, we celebrated How Will the Wolf Survive?, the 1984 album that helped cement Los Lobos’ place in rock history. With many fan-fav tracks to choose from, which one is your pick? Let us know below! 🎸 #LosLobos
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Paul Gundlach@PaulSGundlachOct 19
I have to say this is one heck of a live performance.
Love Music
@khnh80044Oct 19
No matter how many times I hear her, her voice still leaves me speechless. She had one of the most extraordinary singing voices in music history.💖
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Remembering LaWanda Page on her birthday (October 19, 1920– September 14, 2002) 💙🕊 Here at Dean Martin's Roast of Redd Foxx....
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