Gator Run

Moved On

2008-03-03T11:08:00.000-04:00

Western Ways

2008-02-08T17:18:00.000-04:00

In Vancouver.

Waiting, working.

Something about tires.

Family, friends.

A few more days.

A moment for a bit of peace, quiet, and preparation.

Nap in a rather odd place.

Focusing.

Nice to be here. Very nice. It's my home, and these are my kind of people.

Dont' Hang Up!!!

2008-01-24T10:47:00.000-04:00

I'm here! I'm back! Please accept my apologies, Dad, Mum, and the other four people who might be reading this.
I also don't want to lose my link status on Mike's site either.
Updates today. Boston, West Coast, randomness, and even an Enigmas video link.
Do the windshield wiper....
Bill

Bean There!

2007-12-31T13:20:00.000-04:00

Stay Afloat!

2007-12-05T14:08:00.000-04:00

Did Anyone Else Out There Read...

2007-11-28T17:03:00.000-04:00

"The Wheelde On The Needle?"

Yo, I Don't Know...

2007-11-26T16:12:00.000-04:00

... WHO was on this mic, this thing smell AWFUL.

Sounded even worse than it looks. I believe this was either Nessun Dorma or Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.

The Land

2007-11-23T17:07:00.000-04:00

And That's That.

2007-11-23T16:57:00.000-04:00

Tyler now has his hands on the piece of land on which he will grow old and his his grandkids will eat apples off the trees, catch salmon, build forts, learn to build fires and break their collarbones. 10 BEAUTIFUL acres in Orono, Ontario that offers far to many elements of incredibleness than can be listed here.
This is a life goal that is now a life project.
Rene and I were there to be a part of it's inaugural weekend. There was some work to do. Gettin' Rad work.

Congratulations on Cedar Hollows, My Friend. Hope to be a part of it deep into the future.

This Blog Entry Might Not Be For Everyone

2007-11-23T13:19:00.000-04:00

Cedar Hollows Elm Takedown

2007-11-23T13:13:00.000-04:00

First Run Through Cedar Hollows

2007-11-23T13:11:00.000-04:00

The Jude Abides!

2007-11-21T10:55:00.000-04:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUDE!
Love you and can't wait to see you, my little miracle nephew. You're a special little boy.
x
Uncle B

Departure Bay, 8 am.

2007-11-13T11:09:00.000-04:00

Mike always seems to run photos of iconic desserts and sweets on his blog. Not sure if he can top Nanaimo Nanaimo Bar.

Hail, Hail To The Good Tyyyymmeeezzzz...

2007-11-13T11:01:00.000-04:00

...'cause ROCK has got the right-of-waaa-aaayy!

AC-DC night at jam sesh.
"I dunno - just hang out in A.."
- Billings

Mum!

2007-11-12T23:02:00.000-04:00

A great (but too short) visit with Mum and Charles. Arch has two more fans...
Museum, Curry, Champagne, Le Paradis...

Safe and fun cruise to you both and see you at the holidays.

Elk

2007-11-06T12:48:00.000-04:00

Somewhere near Canmore...
Hope to return to the glorious Rockies in a few short weeks.
But first - Boston! And a visit from Mum!

Tico Steve

2007-11-02T10:58:00.000-04:00

Pick a fucking lane!!!!!

Fresh Air!

2007-11-01T14:49:00.000-04:00

Some images of the First Annual Kawarthas Canoe expedition. Capt'n Ron was as at home on fresh water as he is on salt...

Let's Put A New Coat Of Paint...

2007-10-23T09:29:00.000-04:00

...on this lonely old town.
Keep on pickin' em up
While they're knocken' em down...

Our bedroom is no longer 'headache white'.
It's now 'Mellow Yellow'!

Or, 'Ugly '98 Boxter Parked On Bedford Avenue Yellow.'
Crap on a German car - terrific in a bedroom as fall approaches.

Eastboud and Down

2007-10-22T16:53:00.000-04:00

Blade and I zipped into the Durham Region for a bite o' the corn and a bit o' the country. I made it onto the stage at one point and had no cool cowboy hat, Iron Maiden vans, and a bottle cap for a pick.
I didn't really fit in.

She

2007-09-27T12:14:00.000-04:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the stupidest dum-dum gross face loser-est totally idiot forever retard big sister in the world.

Have a terrific day and I'm looking forward to seeing you soon. Wish I was there to share that bottle of wine!

Much Love B

Just To Get A Few Of The Rules Straight

2007-09-20T21:56:00.000-04:00

This is in Kenny & Spenny's house.

Bliss

2007-09-20T12:56:00.000-04:00

Trying out the newest timber in the quiver - Thanks Mum!

(I know it's kind of hard to tell, but I'm hauling ass in this photo. AND there was a car whipping at me in the oncoming lane.)

Graves Park, Sheffield.

2007-09-20T12:52:00.000-04:00

A solo, wet, incredible day. You bet your ass there was a pint after this.

Discovery In Cap Canyon

2007-09-20T12:49:00.000-04:00

Home...

2007-09-20T12:47:00.000-04:00

Some random phone pix... more randomness to come.

WrenJet Can't Be Stopped...

2007-09-11T13:53:00.000-04:00

From turning into a sunburned old Moustache .
Happy Birthday Brother.

Flipside

2007-09-05T15:09:00.000-04:00

edwintylersmithmusic.ca

"This Is How I LIke To Party"

2007-09-04T15:01:00.000-04:00

To a great friend with an amazing album.
Happy Birthday to Mint Blazer!

La Paradis

2007-08-28T10:04:00.000-04:00

Here's a nice way to spend an evening with someone special. Go see 'Ratatouille', early show. Then swing by french bistro fo a half-litre of the house red and a dessert, which, if you've chosen wisely, will feature a cheese plate. Eat, smile, laugh.
Order another carafe.

Here's Soph hearing all about the dog in the picture from the waiter.

Let's Go.

2007-08-28T09:59:00.000-04:00

Summer eve sunset.
I know - most people find it hard to believe too... Exotic Garden Nymph meets Crease Wrinklesplots, Gangly Dork At Awkwardly Large.
Go get 'em, Mediocre Dudes!

Here's How You Make A Commercial

2007-08-28T09:53:00.000-04:00

You need a stand-in at first! Dad's visit was timed perfectly. Nice work!

www.imprezaenvy.com

Talk To Tony...

2007-08-09T13:59:00.000-04:00

I'll be back soon. Some catchup coming. Famous names and fast cars.

Friends

2007-07-15T13:33:00.001-04:00

Rustoffelees & The Touring Company Of 'Stewarts'

2007-07-15T13:26:00.000-04:00

More Stewarts Please.

2007-07-14T13:40:00.000-04:00

Sturgeon Point

2007-07-14T13:33:00.000-04:00

Angus, Leigh-Ann, Max, and Taylor come thgough from beautiful Vernon, BC to hit up the family cottage in the Kawarthas. An incredible place with some incredible friends that I've missed dearly. More comments and pictures to follow.
But YES, there was a Tarzan Dive, and I'm happy to say that Rutsy hasn't lost a gram of pop since he's become a Pop.

Eugene Levy

2007-06-28T11:32:00.000-04:00

Eugene Levy.
That's it!

Red Dusk

2007-06-22T16:38:00.000-04:00

Good to see an old pal. Congratulations to Josh and Cloeen on their wonderful news!
Rene baught a new hat at the game.
That's HIS great news.

Puzzling

2007-05-17T12:07:00.000-04:00

Underestimated. We never finished the illustrated guide to Vemont attractions, so we left it behind in Kingston.
Little did I know Soph had hatched a plan to keep our newfound fix supplied...

Seconds From The Next Thrill

2007-05-17T12:01:00.000-04:00

Pick Up That Blood

2007-05-14T13:53:00.000-04:00

Soph dubbed this photo; "Couple of ol' bastards trying to skateboard."
It was Opening Day 2007 for Bushwood Skate and Swimming Club.
Higher Speeds! Wider Trucks! Thinner Risers! Taller Beers! Paler legs!
Rolling into summer. My 23rd on the board.

Kingston Again

2007-05-01T17:06:00.000-04:00

Ontario's greatest Brew Pub - The KBC. More from that dynamite trip to come. We did a jigsaw puzzle!

Rock, Roll.

2007-05-01T10:24:00.000-04:00

Sean joined The Pariahs on bass. Jonny B and Snowblower were there to stomp out any ashes that remained of the crowd. A good, loud night of quality Devil's Music.

Western Reflections

2007-05-01T10:14:00.000-04:00

DIspatches

2007-05-01T10:10:00.000-04:00

Places, Faces.

2007-05-01T10:05:00.000-04:00

See B

2007-05-01T10:00:00.000-04:00

Coastal catch-up.

2007-05-01T09:55:00.000-04:00

Please have patience. I'm going to jam the ether with images of the last month or so.
I'm back--- and my power has grown to max levels.
Summer!

The Leacher Scores One

2007-04-19T09:47:00.000-04:00

Happy Birthday Archie!
You've brought us so much.

And now that the snow's gone, I'm enjoying cleaning it all up.
WE LOVE YOU STARCH.

The Captain Rounds The Mark Yet Again!

2007-04-11T10:09:00.000-04:00

2007-04-11T10:07:00.000-04:00

2007-04-11T10:05:00.000-04:00

This Am Me.

2007-03-26T00:16:00.000-04:00

A Thousand Shades Of Grey

2007-03-25T12:09:00.000-04:00

Home for a stretch.

Another Little Wonder

2007-03-19T21:32:00.000-04:00

Finlay tries to get a read on his new little sister, Lucy.
Congratulations to Mitch and Tina, as all the various Vickers and Von Dahnes!

Night at Mick Mahon's

2007-03-18T01:20:00.000-04:00

Great friends. Is there anything better?
Nope.
Cheers, All, wherever ya be.

Erin Go Bragh

2007-03-17T14:00:00.000-04:00

Happy St. Patricks' Day to One And All.
Especially Oliver Elwood... SLAINTE!

Good Morning!

2007-03-14T09:55:00.000-04:00

It was 16 degrees this morning when i took Arch to the park, where he chased pucks around the rapidly decaying hockey rink. It looks like the Lower Cut now... (reference to all those with North Shore Mountian experience).
Summer is on it's way.

Saturday

2007-03-10T12:26:00.000-04:00

Have a great one. Soph and I are going to take our rad dog and our hot coffees to the beach and watch him go bananas for a while, then we plan to gp to St. Laurence Market, eat cheese and snacks, sip wine, and make a colossal curry. Nothing too painful.
If the wind picks up, we might build and fly the pirate ship kite Rene got me for Christmas.
It came with an eyepatch!

Big and wonderful news from the Vickers household... Gator Run is currently awaiting media.

The Other Day I Met One Of My Heroes.

2007-02-28T13:38:00.000-04:00

"I gotta take this... VERY fuckin' important phone call. A lot more important than THIS shit..."

Bubbles

Dog

2007-02-26T17:52:00.000-04:00

... is what that thing is. He saw my camera in my hand and stood like this for 30 seconds, waiting...

It Was Crazy...

2007-02-22T18:19:00.000-04:00

These dudes were there too! Unbelievable!

Through The Looking Glass

2007-02-22T18:10:00.000-04:00

We're not sure whether Bubs was aware he was being filmed. And we didn't care!

See?

2007-02-22T17:51:00.000-04:00

Chico and I went down to the Distillery District to shoot some stuff for Showcase with the Trailer Park Boys. It felt like spring for a heartbeat...

Whoops!

2007-02-22T17:48:00.000-04:00

Snow and thunder this morning... and yeesterday was GORGEOUS... above zero and bright, high pressure sun.

Gimme Three For Evil E

2007-02-19T18:20:00.000-04:00

Happy Brithday Ethan!

I miss you, Kiddo.

Heart Attack

2007-02-14T11:56:00.000-04:00

Happy Valentines Day, everyone. Let love lead today.

And tomorrow.

Have A Nice Saturday.

2007-02-10T12:45:00.000-04:00

Remember What's Next

2007-02-08T18:32:00.000-04:00

And know that the hour is late.

That's The Spirit

2007-02-07T11:27:00.000-04:00

Here's where we go for pints near Alliance Atlantis. I love it. Here's Chico and Rammer talking about toques. Weak jukebox, acceptable Guiness. Convenience is a factor. See you there in 15.

Pug Burger

2007-02-06T11:58:00.000-04:00

It's OK - they're bros.
Some fun:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6xfBNxNds0Q&mode=related&search=

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZatCZ1YWQeI

One In A Thousand

2007-01-26T17:24:00.000-04:00

When does that happen? I counted it double.
Happy Robbie Burns Day.

A Meeting Of The Mouths

2007-01-21T15:06:00.000-04:00

Rene could barely get a word in.
This is a new experience for him. He was frequently jotting names and notes on his hand with Henry's 'signing' pen.

Yesterday I Met One Of My Heroes.

2007-01-18T15:40:00.000-04:00

"You're going to do what you're going to do and that's all there is. That's all you got and that's that."

Henry Rollins

Bandana

2007-01-08T13:07:00.000-04:00

Seven musicians.
One dude in a western shirt.
Equals:
One Hott Time!

Actually, it's supposed to equal eight somethings, I guess...

Felilz Ano Nuevo

2007-01-04T13:26:00.000-04:00

We're back and it's nice.

More on Ol' Blighty to come... Happy New Year to all 'Runners.

Happy Holidays

2006-12-22T13:35:00.000-04:00

Blade and I are off to Sheff! Great times await.
Have a fun and safe holiday, be you in T-Dot, The Okanagan, Bainbridge Island, Midway between Sydney and Hobart, Caulfield, Langford, Cow-town, Kits, Whistletown, Orono or Just Up North Of The City.
Peace and Good Will - thanks for '6 and we'll talk in '7.
Cheers...

Time For A Toast...

2006-12-19T17:37:00.000-04:00

... to my favourite fellers in the world to share a nice pint with:
The Creature, Wren-Bot, El Hefe, Nige, Ty-riffic, Chico, Cool V, Rutsy, Motography, and Gerald P. Henderson.
Wish I was hoisting one with the lot of you at this very moment.

Slainte!

The Other Side Of The World

2006-12-15T17:20:00.000-04:00

And so goes Capt. Ron.
Good luck to you and the entire crew of Kinetic in Sydney-To-Hobart 2006.
Go get 'em. Safe return.

You at home follow along. Start day is Dec 25th (boxing day in OZ)

http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/default.asp

Baha (sic) Men.

2006-12-13T15:01:00.000-04:00

Get it?
Sorry.

The Abbot

2006-12-11T17:48:00.000-04:00

...On The Hill.
If you live in T.O., go there. This is upstairs as we grabbed a quick pint before dinner at Rangoli up the street. It's now owned and run by Adam and Melissa, formerly of The Rebel House.
Nice folks - nice place.
A nice time.
Good to see you, Dad.

New Bowl

2006-12-11T13:48:00.000-04:00

There's a new bowl in East T.O.
Tight, smooth, rad. Yesterday was likely the last (and first) time to ride before the winter.
Holy cow, kids rode their bicycles in it!
No old schoolers, 'crete creatures or vert-dogs in sight.
Just me and the kids...

Chico And The Creature

2006-12-07T12:17:00.000-04:00

One of these guys can handle his drugs.

Then I Kissed Her

2006-12-07T12:15:00.000-04:00

Cap't Ron

2006-11-30T12:28:00.000-04:00

...docks tonght. We're looking forward to it. Arch is too.
It will be our last visit before the holidays, and before he takes off to do THIS:

http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/default.asp

Everyone, follow along online. KINETIC is the only Canadian boat.
Go get 'em Dad!

Unstoppable, this dude.

Did I Ever Tell You About My Weird Uncle Irving?

2006-11-29T19:05:00.000-04:00

Mr. And Mrs. Kotter, four flights up.

Weather You Like It

2006-11-29T19:01:00.000-04:00

BC's got weather. The place comes alive.

One For Chico...

2006-11-28T16:09:00.000-04:00

Chris wanted more swear words in this blog.
Fuck you, Chris!!!

The More Things Change...

2006-11-28T16:02:00.000-04:00

Wrenette moved from The Beach to The Beach just inside the border of Scarborough.
Things are pretty different there... you can park on the street, violent crime is up 77 percent, and it's much colder in the summer.
But, he can still get his pint of cider with a pint of ice sidecar, just like his Old Man does it to this day.

Creme De Menthe

2006-11-28T11:57:00.000-04:00

Nige traversed thru T.O., to dole out the dough and laugh about his bro.
After 20 hours he had to go... back to the coast to the peaks, cirques, and snow.

Dont' bother with the Brunswick House any other time than late on a misty monday with a good old friend when it's deserted and quiet.
It was like The Lost Boys in there...

"That's as close to town as I like to get!"

A Nice Afternoon....

2006-11-23T14:50:00.000-04:00

Our first Thanksgiving together.
Terrific.

Our Place

2006-11-23T14:44:00.000-04:00

Pals.

2006-11-23T11:29:00.000-04:00

New Rule

2006-11-22T19:59:00.000-04:00

You can take three hops into a water-crossing. My putter barely made it across. My driver is underwater. First hole.

That's Another Two Mutha-F^@#*n Points Right There!

2006-11-22T19:52:00.000-04:00

Samuel L. Jackson (in yellow, base line) digs the Raps. Pretty sure he was stoked to see Soph and I, too.

Dart Night

2006-11-22T19:48:00.000-04:00

Rammer took it seriously.
As one should.

One Down For Duder

2006-11-21T14:55:00.000-04:00

A tough start. A brave boy. A wonderful nephew. A bright future.

A beautiful day.

Happy Birthday Jude.

Soph wanted to be Austin, being British, but...

2006-11-01T14:25:00.000-04:00

..the goalie mask was a little tight on me.

Happy Halowe'en everyone.