092919 CR Avery/new poetics, Ottawa, ON
On September 29th, 2019 I enjoyed a curious confluence of sound and space when CR Avery played a solo show at the All Saints Church just a few blocks from my home in Ottawa…
Category: Ticket Stories
092813 African Boxing Union WBA welterweight title match, Lusaka, Zambia
There were ten fights in all, with the main bout preceded by another highly anticipated match as local up-and-comer Catherine Phiri was set to battle Toma-Hawa Babirye for the African Boxing Union woman’s bantamweight title…
092719 Nick Cave, Montreal, QC
On September 27th, 2019 I almost didn’t go to Montreal to see Nick Cave. I’m glad I did…
092609 The Tragically Hip, Ottawa, ON
September 26th, 2009 was the first in a three-night run for The Tragically Hip at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre…
092516 Peggy Guggenheim Museum, Venice, Italy
One of the responsibilities one undertakes when galavanting around the planet is exposing one’s self to the local history and culture…
092400 Ravi & Anoushka Shankar, Toronto, ON
September 24th, 2000 marks the first time I saw the great Ravi Shankar…
092318 Neil Young with Lukas Nelson & the Promise Of The Real/Willie Nelson/Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats/Sturgill Simpson, Saratoga Springs, NY
The Outlaw Music Festival was Willie Nelson’s tour but I forsook the Toronto stop for a trip down to Saratoga Springs, NY because it was the only stop on the tour that had Neil Young on the bill…
092213 Chief’s Ceremony, Lusaka, Zambia
This was a very memorable event that I would take back in a heartbeat…
092107 Rush, Ottawa, ON
I would be remiss if I let this ticket memory go by without mentioning the Whitey incident…
092008 Senators vs Rangers, Ottawa, ON
On days when our local NHL team was playing I would always make a point of wearing one of my Senators t-shirts to work…
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