That’s Steve Jobs.  Responsible for the iMac, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. Not responsible for broadband, Napster, CD burning, hard-drive swapping and the rest of the elements that contributed to the demise of the old recording industry.  As a matter of fact, Jobs was last.  Macs came without CD burners.  And Rio released […]

Wake up mama, turn your lamp down low… If you went to college in the early seventies, you know these words by heart.  It’s Gregg Allman’s opening line from the finest concert album of all time, "Live At Fillmore East".  And last night, the band performed that album from start to finish, I’d say note […]

Remember when it was fun to fly? Two things Canadians love.  Their BlackBerries and hockey.  They testify about both, because they’re homegrown.  Funny that all the teams are south of the border, because the passion up north is palpable.  I’m on the shuttle to the airport and the woman with an unidentifiable ethnicity starts speaking […]

Greetings from Toronto! I’m glad to be here. Literally. I’m flying in the back of the plane with the flotsam and jetsam, especially the guy wearing the suit coat with the name tag still sewn on the sleeve, and the aircraft banks to the left.  Just a little too suddenly for my taste.  Then again, […]