Bands / Musicians / Inspiration

I'm a semi-retired musician and current corporate whore. I try to bring love to everything I do, but music is the only thing that ever really got my juices flowing - and that hasn't changed. I've had the pleasure of sharing this gift with the cast of characters that follow. Bands are loosely chronological:


Sluggo, Howard Lemon, Batstone, The Editors, The CounterClocks, Joe Gatineau and the Mont Bleu Rockers, Bootsauce, Big Bat Taylor, Kid Koala and the Saturday Night Metropolis All-Stars, Brainsmack, Fonzie, ON, Asexuals (if you count a week’s rehearsal on the eve of an aborted by TJ Plenty tour - I do), Skydiggers, Econoline Crush, Groovy Religion, Rusty, The Amazing Sideshow Band, Mousekiss, the Throbbing Purple and Organical.

Thanks and love to you Cats that follow – you’ve touched my life whether you’re aware or not. Of course this list could never be complete:


James Lalley, John Howey, Kevin Chiasson, Dan Anderson, Al Anderson, Dennis Asselstine, Bill Morrison, Tim O' Brien, Craig Kinsman, Dean Batstone, Barry Meredith, Bob Mills, Kevin Cameron, Doug Aver, Dave Ryer, Jay Childerhose, Gary Buffet, Dave Bigelow, Mike Wetmore, Serge Cote, Mark Jarbo, Jay Soetermans, Tim Smith, Ken Bartlett, Wayne Bartlett, Perry Johnson, Alan Baculis, Sonny Greenwich Jr. and Family, Drew Ling, Steven Ship, John Aiosa, John Fryer, Corky Laing, Roy Pike, Denis Paquette, Mike Amstadt, Christian Gagne, Toby, Bat Taylor, The Gossage Brothers, Greg Smith, Alex Macsween, Jerry Jerry, Richard Fallis, Jimmy Ayoub, Paul Harwood, Jamie O' Meara, Kid Koala, John Kastner, Jonathan Cummins, Paul Newman, Paul Arsenault, Chris Barry, James Newton, Don Harrison, Don Short, Don Binns, Art Bergmann, Dave Schellenberg, Sean Friesen, TJ Plenty, William New, Steve Mahabir, John Borra, Glenn Milchem, Ian Blurton, Frank Nevada, Scott B. Sympathy, Billy Rogers, Keith Whittaker, Steve Goof, Steve Banks, Al Miller, Ken Macneil, Jim Moore, Scott McCullough, Mitch Perkins, Bob Vespaziani, Jeff Rogers, Matt Dematteo, Tim Husom, Simon Head, Mark Vyse, Dave Martin, Kris Lefcoe, Rob Stefaniuk, Sean McMurray, Kerri Neraasen, Ron Macey, Andy Maize, Josh Finlayson, Paul MacLeod, Sam Ferrara, Lucy DiSanto, Steve Fall, Big Gord, Trevor Hurst, Rob Morfitt, Dan Yaremko, Ziggy, Eric Terreau, Richard Weisnagel, Cindy Smith, Conrad Rockel, Colin Rosati, Dawna Wright, Andrew Rowan, Ed Barao, Steve Jelliman, Darren Wilson, Martin Tielli, Dave Bidini, Tim Vesely, Dave Clark, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson, Kim Mitchell, Pye Dubois, Terry Watkinson, Dave Myles, Mike Tilka, Gary Mcracken, Paul Delong, Peter Fredette, Robert Sinclair Wilson, Gary Burke, Stompin’ Tom Connors, MisterChiPig, Marc Belke, Brent Belke (and SNFU alumni everywhere), Ralf Hutter, Florian Schnieder, Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale, Alan Meyers, Lou and the Velvets, Iggy and the Stooges, Paul and the Replacements, Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee, Tommy, John Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock, and good old John Simon Ritchie.