Accordion, Instrument of the Gods

“Can I Get a Witness?” (or: The Toronto Star’s Story on Julie and Amanda’s Wedding)

Click the photo to see the article in the Toronto Star.Click here to read my account of the wedding. Today's…

17 years ago

Playing Accordion at the “Give Me Liberty” After-Work Party

The "Give Me Liberty" after-work party takes place on the second Thursday in June and is a chance for people…

17 years ago

The “Craigslist Wedding” Videos are Up!

YouTube took its own sweet time processing them, but the two (short) videos from Julie's and Amanda's wedding are finally…

17 years ago

A Craigslist Wedding

Harbinger Tuesday afternoon, the corner of King and Dufferin "Brah," said the panhandler as I handed him a loonie, "you…

17 years ago

Appearing on MTV Canada’s “MTV Live” for Accordion Awareness Month

Last week, I got an email that went like this: I'm a producer at MTV Canada and we're looking for…

17 years ago

This Guy Digs Accordion Busking

There are many ways to show your appreciation for a street musician: clapping, cheering, stomping your feet, waving your hands…

17 years ago

"I LOVE DURAN DURAN!"

"I fuckin' love Duran Duran!" he says, but in the video below (shot last night in Accordion City's Koreatown neighbourhood),…

17 years ago

Portland’s "Jesus is Lord" Neon Sign

John Philip Green, Pete Forde and I went out one night in Portland to check out Ground Kontrol, an place…

17 years ago

More from That Pre-Keynote Performance at RailsConf

Here's a great shot that New York-based Ruby guy Sebastian Delmont posted to Flickr -- it's of that pre-keynote performance…

17 years ago

Playing Accordion at the RailsConf Keynote

Photo by James Duncan Davidson. Click to see it on its original page. Yes, it's total bias on my part,…

18 years ago