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Just steps away from the serene shores of Barrie’s Kempenfelt Bay is a healing and beautifying source known as Lakeview Surgery Centre. In 2009, Dr. Emad Guirguis took his general surgery practice to a refreshing, refined, new environment, one that was far removed from the at-times urgent, stressful atmosphere of a hospital. He tells PIE why he made the move: “We had a vision. We wanted a fully accredited surgery centre of excellence in a very tranquil and serving setting, surrounded by nature.” After lengthy consultations with health care design engineers, architects, and specialists in ventilation and air filtration for surgery centres, detailed construction began. Nine months later, on the morning of May 27th 2009, Lakeview’s handsome wooden doors opened to the public. Ever since, extremely satisfied patients have been telling friends and family about the warm atmosphere and top-flight care they’ve received from Dr. Guirguis and his fully qualified nursing team.

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And really, that success comes as no surprise, when you consider that a person’s immediate surroundings can affect their overall well-being. As many health care professionals confirm, a happy mind can equal a happy body. Patients coming to Lakeview Surgery Centre are always awed by its beautiful interior, highlighted with vistas of the peaceful bay below. It really is the perfect atmosphere to sit down and chat with Dr. Guirguis about what Lakeview can do for you. “We provide compassionate and comprehensive care. You’ll feel valued and respected while under our care,” he assures.

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Proper etiquette and hospitality is crucial to necessitate a healthy career as a social butterfly, both recreationally and professionally. Each issue is created as a book-a-zine for a luxury lifestyle market which presents the achingly tasteful through the filter of a national mindset. Our goal is to nurture and inspire global and local talent, so that our growing pool of talent and readers can benefit from this visual medium as a muse. This issue of Pie Magazine is all about etiquette and hospitality. As you flip through the pages, I hope you are seduced into action and inspired to have a gathering yourself. Allow the contents of our visual playground to stimulate your mind and release your own creative visions and thoughts. The journey of Imagozine and Pie Magazine convinces me that I am lucky, as lucky now as I was when it all began. Collaborating with and discovering talent to build a collection of images and prose that is truly unique, with a stimulating dialogue replete with a fresh and artisitic visual spirit that emboldens contemporary commercial photography. I love quick and stylish ideas and the work we do in Pie makes me feel like I am doing my part to to provide a lifestyle magazine with amazing talent that put forth the effort to inspire us. I am excited about featuring talent such as hometown Barrie photographer Chris Woods, music journalist Jim Barber, stylist Paris Libby, as well as Dean Karr who shared his family trip to Hawaii with us. These are creative and inspirational artists who have also paved their own way and as I continue my journey I realize that talent is endless and seeking this talent for each issue has become some what of an easy task, it’s just knowing when to stop that’s hard! Always looking for a fresh approach to fashion, music, international affairs, culture, decor, design, food and entertaining. Pie Magazine will be adding more columns in each issue, such as a jet-setting lifestyle component. We will continue breaking walls between fashion, culture, music and politics for both men and women. Photography Jennifer klementti

We also offer piemagazine.tv. Although the print vehicle still sets the agenda, we need an online wing to give it a different, more varied metabolism. We are always looking for journalists all over the world, and we are thrilled to have 90 percent of the stories start at the hub in Ontario. Considering now is the time to be hospitable, enjoy the issue with a nice glass of wine, a few friends, a great album, a sweet treat ... and your sweetheart of course, as I will with mine. Xo Homemade with love and elbow grease,

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CONTENTS F E AT U R E S

CHRIS WOODS

transcending reality through his lens

100

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN

132

BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE OLYMPICS

One of the greatest artsts of our time

Jennifer Robinson shares her journal

127 102

HOPE FOR HAITI INSPIRATIONS FROM THE STARS By Korby Banner

65 134

LG FASHION WEEK

MUSIC

68 65 66 67 70 72 71 73 75

KISS

76 64 77

STYX

DJ SPOOKY THE TREWS APRIL WINE MEGADEATH CARE FAILURE COLLECTIVE SOUL CREATURE FEATURE THE DJ’S ON THE SCENE DUB TRIO DJ HERO

CAREERS

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THE WEDDING MAIDENS PARTY ETIQUETTE Hospitality at home

NON-PARTYSAN What is party protocol?

MARKET YOURSELF NOT YOUR COMPETITION Mens city fashion

MAD MADAMS TEA PARTY

SAVORING

DJ SPOOKY

128

STYLE

ROBERT JULL

KIM MARTIN

Wine shopaholic Pet Portrait Artist

36 35 34 35

THE TEA SPOT OH MOLASSES! THE HAPPY BAKER THE RAW FOODIST shares her raspberry ripple cheesecake

MOTORING

59 59 58

FORD TAURUS INFINITI G37 MERCEDES BENZ ready for class and comfort

LITERATURE

SOLZHENITSYN

JD SALINGER

A prophet from the east A life of brilliance

HOSPITALITY

78 82 87 128 86

HOUSE PARTIES back to fun and games

THE QUEENS HOTEL YUK YUKS AND THE MANSION THE VOYAGES OF DEAN KARR THE DOWNTOWN MOVIE HOUSE Mark Porter beautifies Barrie

Photography Rowell Photography

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CONTRIBUTORS TIM WILSON Art Director

The value of identity, of course, is that so often with it comes purpose

ELYSE MAYO

Production Assistant

Don’t Panic.

Photographer

Photographer Contemporary photographer based out of Barrie who specializes in people and portraiture. Heavily influenced by August Sander, Amy Stein and other young photographers like himself.

An Irish native living in Barrie, Chris has been photographing for the past 17 years in a career spanning media, portrait, commercial photography and much more in Ireland, UK and Canada.

MATT BARNES

NATE & JULIE GATES

Photographer Is a photographer whose interests and inspirations run the gamut from glamour-sized body parts to army deadstock. He likes dahgs, old bits of machinery and any sort of music that lists ‘jug’ as an instrument.

Photographer and Model Nate and Julie Gates are a dream team from St. John’s, Newfoundland. Nate is the hottest photographer in town, specializing in wedding, portrait and fine art photography.

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IAN COMPTON

“Can it still be called ‘work’ when you love to do it so much?”

Erika and Ryan specialize in commercial portraitures and weddings. They Live in Barrie and travel the globe photographing awesome people.

Graduate of Humber College Photography and has been shooting for 11 years. Loves fashion, food, portraits and horses! Just turned 40, and hates it. ;)

JIM BARBER

DEAN KARR

JOSH SHIER

JUSTIN PRITCHARD

STEVE NOSEWORTHY

Music Editor

He brings 16 years of journalistic experience to Pie Magazine.

BABAK

Photographer “I don’t know why, but thank god for this rock band keeping the beat in my head while I’m shooting!”

RATUL DEBNATH Video Production piemagazine.tv Takes you behind the scenes to see the creative forces at work.

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CHRIS O’DISCOLL

KELLY STACEY Photographer

IAN JAMES HOPKINS

Photographer I’m never more happy than shooting while I travel to strange and wonderful places. Whether I’m diving with Great White Sharks in Mexico or photographing glue huffers in Cambodia, it’s always something memorable and life altering!

Photographer

LG Fashion Week Correspondent “Delivering you the gospel when it comes to what’s hot, and what’s not, my coverage of LG Toronto Fashion Week will leave little to be desired.”

Automotive Journalist One of Canada’s youngest professional auto experts, his wide-reaching stories will appear in every issue of Pie magazine.

Photo journalist Nature and travel photographer who enjoys exploring new places and sharing his stories.

BARRY C. LUKE

KEVIN LAMB

Writer Sales and Marketing consultant with over 30 years of business development experience. Working community service for more than ten years. I am currently writing a book on ways to market your business in the 21st century.

Contributors listed here and throughout the magazine

Photographer After 15 years touring in bands he considers his suitcase home. A published songwriter, that has now entered into film and television, his interest in fascinating places and interesting people fuel his passion

ROLAND WILHELM

Photographer mannequinmedia.com has been photographing, filming fashion, music and celebrities for 6 years.

EILEEN HICKS Support

LYNSIE ROBERTS Photographer

She loves high colour saturation, reality distortion and models who look like dolls.

DYLANTHOMAS

JOE TOMINO

Writer Currently drumming for Dub Trio and Matisyahu. Every day is the best day of his life.

ERIN HARRIS

KRYSTIE ASSIVERO

MAEE KROFT

JULIA DICKENS

LINDSEY MAIER

I am so thankful to be doing what I love everyday!

Loves spending time and sharing stories with her Children and friends.

ERIN BOLGER

STEVE LOCKE

The Happy Baker

Discovered his passion of photography shortly after majoring in fine arts.

MUA Complections Academy grad with a deep love of the fashion industry

PAULY KOSTORA

STEPHANIE SCHMITT

JAY HARDWICK

Writer

Photojournalist Also a medical professional assisting with relief effort in Haiti.

LEO VICARI Photographer V Imagery

JAZMINE JOHNSON

Florist The Flower Child

CHRISTOPHER THOMPSON Model This Pie just tastes good.

Photographer

Intern I love being part of creative projects and doing new exciting things.

BRUCE CAMERON

Writer He’s a big fan of the English language and the sweet runs played by legendary Motown bassist James Jamerson.

JENNIFER ROBINSON Olympics Correspondent have sling...will travel.

MEL ROSE

Tea Spot Columnist Sometimes you just need to sit back in your chair and listen, not just with your ears but with your entire body and soul.

KORBY BANNER Photographer/Writer Currently Korby Banner is airing daily in over 25 countries in 7 languages as key make-up artist on the hit make-over show, Style by Jury on W Network. In addition, for the last over 5 years he is one the official key photographers for the Toronto International Film Festival. Korby is a beauty editor and contributor for Vie magazine, chief photographer for Revive magazine, having shot the last 3 covers. Korby is also spokesmodel for Panasonic Shavers in Canada. He is in demand as a beauty and grooming expert, as keynote speaker, publishing articles, and appearing as a guest on TV shows such as Dating 201 and ET Canada.

Raw Foodist mother, lover, rawfoodist, writer, artist, goddess who fears nothing but fear itself.

MUA

Writer

Favours certain qualities in life one may consider superfluous to actual existence.

SHAKAYA BREEZE

Long Time Corporate Technical GURU and Gadgetnista.

SLAWOMIRA HATLAS WEBER

MUA I want to bring a fresh trendy and fun look.

Illustrator Aspiring Illustrator and Fine artist.

Photographer/ Digital Artist She tackles each assignment with passion, intensity and a sense of fun!

TYLER CURTIS

Marketing Liaisons

Musician and ‘mercennaire des mots’

SARAIN CARSON-FOX

GREG KIESZKOWSKI

Model & Writer

“Those who wander are not all lost”

MICHAEL WILSON

Writer Chef, Sommelier and Wine Educator. wilson_on_wine@ hotmail.com

Photographer/Writer Philosophy and Literature Major who believes that a picture is worth a thousand words.

R. LEIGH KRAFFT

Writer/Proof Reader My Grandmother always said that fresh, local ingredients make the best Pie!

COVER IMAGE Photography: Jonathan Beckerman Art Direction/Styling: Paris Libby Grooming: Alicia Carbajal Model: Sharif Rosales Webb Complete Look: Salvatore Ferragamo Hat: Elizabeth Parker

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CHRIS WOODS: AN EYE IN THE SKY A View From the Top of Mount Olympus. In the modern world of media, the eye behind the lens is our god. With talent, photographs immortalize and films make miracles, transcending reality, space and time. Forever, Chris Woods is one of the almighty artists. Amen. He calls Barrie his home, and the world his stage. He says humbly, “my career has taken me to a lot of different places. NYC, LA, Chile, Uruguay, Jamaica, Cuba, Africa, Portugal, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, P.E.I., Chicago, Nova Scotia, France, Brussles, Argentina, Texas, Costa Rica... it’s pretty crazy to think that taking pictures has allowed me to go to all of these places.” In the past decade, he has done hundreds of photo shoots. A director for the past five years, he estimates that he has worked on over 50 commercials. He’s still young and has proven invincible in the industry. As a god knows no bounds in the universe, a celestial mind such as the creative genius of Chris Woods is also limitless.

What is the biggest assignment you have been given? In photography there was this Nike campaign that we traveled to two provinces and five states producing ads with NHL stars. In motion there have been a few big ones but I’d have to say the Mini Cooper job I’m on now is the biggest. What high profile photo shoots have you done? I guess celebrity pictures like Leonard Cohen, Pink and Alice Cooper would be considered ‘high profile’ but not necessarily the ones I most proud of. What is your powerful new collection? I was lucky enough to go to Rwanda to do the cinematography on a documentary. I took a ton of photos which ended up being some of the best work (in my opinion) I’ve done to date. It might be because I wasn’t shooting a ‘job’ or for anyone else but myself. It just felt effortless and made me realize that I need to get back into shooting for myself. The images produced in this way are so much more meaningful and fulfilling. Directing...what makes you unique? Coming from a photography background, I understand lighting, composition and framing which a lot of directors leave to the cinematographers. Do we see film in your future? What direction is your career going in and what influenced you along the way? Definitely. I’m concentrating on commercials right now but long format is something I am very interested in. Although I would never give up photography I feel like my career is going more towards directing. Who knows though, a career tends to lead you more than you leading it and I’m excited either way. When did you start shooting? Where did you go to school? I started shooting skateboarding when I was around 16 or so but professionally for almost 9 years now. I went to Georgian College for graphic design and dropped out to go to Humber College for photography, where I dropped out again. How has the business changed since you started?

getting shot in studio and pieced together rather than just going on location. How do you get to shoot such high profile clients? Just like any other profession you start off and work your way up I guess. I was lucky that it happened pretty quickly for me. I shot my first big job about a week out of assisting. I got to know a lot of people in the industry through assisting. I had my portfolio ready to go the day I decided to stop assisting and I just went out and bugged people until they started hiring me. What is your biggest accomplishment? The biggest accomplishment is just being in a position to take pictures for a living. It’s not an easy career path but I’m lucky enough to do it everyday. What do you feel is your most iconic/riveting picture? A portrait of Leonard Cohen I took a while ago. The strange thing is that I don’t have a reason why. There’s a thought and an expression I can’t quite figure out which makes it interesting for me. Where do you want to see your work published? My big goal when I started was to get into Rolling Stone magazine which I did with a portrait of Billy Idol. What client work has given you the most popularity? Any big name clients will help in that respect; celebrity photography does the same thing, which is weird because a shot of Alice Cooper will get noticed but if it was the exact same photo of one of my friends no one seems to care (photographically).

Budgets are getting smaller and the market is getting saturated with retouchers that can save bad photography. More things are

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How do you go from meeting a person for the first time to making them comfortable in front your camera? Personality and confidence has a lot to do with making people feel comfortable. I spend as much time as possible before the shoot just hanging out with them before we do anything on set. Your work is epic and intimate. What is the experience for you? Is it personal? How do you describe the moment you are in when you are shooting? Commercial work tends to wash over me a bit, its not personal at all. There’s other peoples’ money and interests involved so you can’t expect to do exactly what you want to do all of the time, (which has taken me a really long time to learn). Anything I shoot for myself is completely different. When I’m shooting for myself there are no ‘filters’ or other peoples’ interests I have to cater to so it becomes more creative and interesting. Also, I can stop when I’m not ‘feeling it,’ a luxury I don’t have while on assignment. If you could set the frame right now for your picture of your life as you know it... what would it look like? Probably a Picasso painting: I’m all over the place and a bit of a mess but very beautiful and interesting (you were probably looking for a photo reference there but....). Who is your role model? My mom. Can we expect a book of your work? Eventually I’d like to put out a book... no idea when though. What does it take to capture the life in an image? Do you find yourself in it? Instincts play a big part in capturing an image. The best shots I take are not over thought. Not sure about finding myself in them but I do learn a lot about myself through the photos I take.

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You know what you are doing, there is a comfort in that... When did you not know? What paved the way for you? I had a panic attack in the middle of the first big job I ever did. There was this moment where everyone on set was looking to me for what to do and when to do it. Clients and agency, producer, 12 talent assistants, hair and make up people, wardrobe stylist, cops who were there to block the road, not to mention the thousands of dollars that this job took to produce. All on my shoulders and it hit me all at once. I pulled it together and reminded myself that this is what I wanted. I shifted into this gear I never knew I had and finished the shoot with a new sense of confidence. That was the moment I knew I could rely on myself. It’s been kind of easy since then. What advice do you give? Buy the book Everything You Think, Think the Opposite by Paul Arden: Take risks, work hard and with passion, and never make it about money... it’ll just be there if you do the first three things.

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Robert Jull

By Michael Wilson - Sommelier

Perhaps the bust of explorer Samuel de Champlain amongst the Barberian Steakhouse collection of Canadiana is symbolic of more than our country’s great history. Now, Barberian’s is not only, “host to numerous treasures that celebrate the skill and diversity of Canadian artists”, but also a second home to the efforts, knowledge and palate of a new breed of explorer. In 2006, Barberian’s welcomed the addition of a new twostory subterranean wine cellar that houses over 30,000 bottles, largely sought out, tasted, purchased and imported by ‘wine explorer’ Robert Jull. Jull, owner of Vinifera Wine Services

Photography Rowell Photography at Barbarian’s Steakhouse, special thank you to Aaron Barbarian for the wonderful hospitality

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in Toronto, and close personal friend of Arran Barberian, is widely considered to be one of the best wine agents and appraisers in Canada, compiling a remarkable list of limited production, family-run Domaines and Chateaux from France. Although Jull focuses largely on Burgundy and to a lesser extent, Bordeaux and the Rhone Valley, he also offers a nice selection of premium wines from other historic French regions such as Alsace, Languedoc and the Loire Valley. Laymen who are intimidated by the oft confusing French appellation and labelling system needn’t worry, as Jull includes a couple of patriotic gems on his list from premium Ontario producers Tawse and Closson Chase. There’s clearly no coincidence to the inclusion of these wines in Jull’s portfolio. Tawse, one of Ontario’s newest wineries in the Niagara region, and arguably its most unique, utilizes a 100% gravity-fed system, and Burgundian production techniques. Similarly, Closson Chase has been leading the way since 1999 in the upstart Prince Edward County region of Eastern Ontario, which has been praised for the great similarities of its soils and climate to that of Burgundy. Closson Chase has capitalized on this by committing to classic Burgundian varietals Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, small yields, and French-inspired vinification and barrelling techniques. Although separated by an ocean and thousands of miles, the passion and quality that goes into these Ontario wines will be oddly familiar to any lover of a good Burgundy. In 1986, Jull had the enviable position of winemaker in Burgundy, which fostered his love for the region. This experience led him to the decision to begin importing fine Burgundy wines to Canada in 1991. Currently, Vinifera Wine Service’s portfolio boasts wines from over eighteen different family-run Domaines in Burgundy, including one of Jull’s favourites, Marquis D’Angerville of Volnay in the Côte de Beaune. Unfortunately, Burgundy is one of the most difficult wine regions to fully decipher, due in large part to the tradition and rules of inheritance outlined in the Napoleonic Code of 1804. Even small single vineyards can be divided amongst a hundred owners, so understanding the region requires the loyalty and commitment to become an expert as Jull has.

His recommendation to aspiring Burgundy enthusiasts: “Take any opportunity to taste them and make a decision for yourself. It’s pretty tough to know what you’re going to prefer”. Despite the enormous scope of knowledge one must gain to even begin to grasp the intricacies of wine, Jull is quick to quell people’s fears of the subject, and try to break down the pretention. “The problem is wine has become a status symbol, and it’s unfortunate, because I really don’t think that’s what it’s meant to be”, states Jull, who goes on to say,”It’s meant to be a connection. A connection between people. For me, and more importantly, a connection between humans and the natural world. A connection between the earth and the human condition.” Well-known by those who spend time with the pair, is the approach to wine by Barberian and Jull. Barberian comments on their belief by stating, “Neither of us are selfish. There’s not anything in my cellar or Rob’s cellar that isn’t available to be opened.” Adds Jull, “Ultimately, we collect to drink wine. We’re not treating it as an investment vehicle, but rather as a lifestyle vehicle. You save your best bottles for opportunities to share them.” Many wonder how a great collector can find so many great wines to share. “Every bottle you pursue on an almost individual basis. That’s how rare some things are.” claims Jull, going on to say, ”Anywhere I’m travelling in the world I’m always looking for little niches and pockets of stuff. And that’s the thrill of collecting. It’s the chase. You find things, you bring them and nurture them, and have a memory associated with almost every single bottle you find. That’s the beauty of collecting wine. It’s the fabric of

your entire life.” Jull, along with Arran Barberian, collectively recount one of these memories in an enlightening tale of their first trip to visit Marquis D’Angerville. The Marquis D’Angerville, as Jull and Barberian put it, is the most famous person in the village of Volnay. While driving around the village looking for a sign to lead them to their destination, they finally decided to stop and ask some locals for directions. Soon after, they managed to find the home of the Marquis, with no sign or markings to aid lost travelers such as themselves. Of course they felt they had to ask why this was, to which the Marquis replied with equal surprise, “Of course I don’t have a sign. I am the Marquis!” As Barberian puts it, addressing a letter simply to the ‘Marquis’, is like addressing a letter, “The Queen of England, England. It’ll get where it’s going! Everyone knows where the Marquis lives.” Thankfully, Jull’s talents, explorations, finds and imports haven’t been limited to Burgundy. His company, Vinifera, offers many more treasures, primarily from France’s other famous wine regions such as the Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Bordeaux, Languedoc and Alsace. Exploring the world of wine is a passion of Robert Jull’s that spans more than three decades, and the tasting of a countless number of wines, although he claims, with a smile, “I remember every wine I’ve ever drank!”

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Aphrodite was said to have gracefully arisen from the mysterious depths of the dark sea upon the gleaming shell of a giant oyster. Thus, since ancient times, oysters have been considered an erotic delicacy and aphrodisiac. Venetian love legend, Casanova himself bragged that he ate twelve oysters at the beginning of every meal! Myths aside, oysters are a magnificent dish. Casanova’s twelve oysters are the perfect nutritional balance, with only 110 calories they are loaded with vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrates and lipids. Oysters are a serious low-calorie powerfood! The National Heart and Lung Institute recommend them as part of a low-cholesterol diet. They are rich in zinc, which controls progesterone levels and contributes to long-term libido strength. Though they aren’t necessarily nature’s Viagra, they are definitely one of the healthiest treats to be had. And a healthy eater makes hearty lover.

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THE TIPPING POINT

I believe most patrons of restaurants are not aware of the concept called “Tip Outs”. The service you receive is a culmination of work by a number of individuals. From kitchen staff and wait staff, to bar tender/s, managers, and maître d’. When you leave a tip a portion of it is allocated to others in this chain of service providers. In some restaurants it may be more rigid and structured than in others but there is usually some breakdown of the tip you leave. This may be as little as 0.5% of a bartenders invoiced bills paid to the kitchen or 1% of the wait staff invoiced bills to the kitchen. In some cases the total amount of “Tip Outs” can approach 5% of the invoiced bill divided among the various staff. Many people also may not be aware that restaurants are allowed to pay wait staff less than minimum wage. I guess you could say I reached my “Tipping Point” the other day. I was in one of my local establishments and one of the wait staff had a table check that totaled $120. The patron left a tip of $7! That’s 5.8% of the bill. The total “Tip Out” in this particular restaurant is almost 5%. This table seemed to be enjoying the service and was having fun with the staff. There was no complaint about the food. There seemed to be no tangible reason for this meager tip. Now, there are a variety of situations that need to be addressed related to how the tip is determined by the patron. If you have bad service then reducing the tip accordingly is justified but don’t

forget the rest of the team should be compensated. It would also be important to let the house know what the issue is to allow them to deal with it. If the food quality or preparation is not to your satisfaction it’s important to let someone know but remember to properly compensate the wait staff. If the service and food are not as expected then a lack of compensation might be a consideration but again, it is very important to let the house know, to give them the opportunity to deal with the issue. One last issue is food or drink that is “comped” (complementary) by the house. This also applies to gift certificates. It seems that most people feel that if the item was provided but not charged for, the tip should only be on the invoiced amount. The service was provided by the staff. Why should you not tip them for it? They didn’t do any less work. You received the benefit. They delivered whatever it was that YOU got for free. Don’t forget the “Point” of “Tipping” is to show your appreciation for service provided by people that are doing their job to look after you for an hourly rate of less than minimum wage. In some cases your lack of tip can actually cost the server money from their own pocket since the “tip outs” must be paid regardless of what you leave behind. If you don’t care for the service or food at a particular restaurant then speak with your feet... don’t go there. Photography Steve Locke

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by Joe Tamino So, I’m a musician and a self-proclaimed wine snob. Because my touring has taken me around the world, both literally and culinarily, I’ve learned that a good glass of wine, like a great meal, can inspire a great show. After spending months on tour, where my days took on a Groundhog Day-like quality, (including a nightly backstage red wine -- usually a cheap pinot noir or cabernet sauvignon provided by someone who couldn’t care less about wine), I pined for my home cellar. I consistently checked my cellartracker.com account to remind me of the bottles that I’d been all but cut off from due to my tightened tour schedule. I started to give my wines nicknames, matching their characteristics to those of famous celebrities. For instance, an aggressive/muscular California Cabernet or left bank Bordeaux became an Arnold Schwarzenegger, “A Terminator” for short. An over-the-top, “fake” fruit Australian Shiraz became a Britney Spears. An elegant and refined Burgundy became an Audrey Hepburn. An over-oaked, (too much wood), California chardonnay became a John Holmes, etc. I wound up embracing this separation anxiety from my cellared friends by using my per diems to search out new ones here and there. After visiting quite a few wine shops, (and even a vineyard), I racked up a few bottles to store in our bus 3-bottle wine rack. Most of my discoveries were consumed within a few days and replaced with new juice. However, there were a couple of gems that I saved to bring back home to enjoy in a proper glass alongside a proper meal and not in some plastic picnic cup paired with a piece of post-show pizza. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not one of those types who thinks wine cannot be savoured without the “proper glass,” but sometimes there really is no place like home. Returning from touring and being reunited with my celebrity bottles, I decided that a wine tasting party was in order, where I could show off not only a starlet or two but also some of my up-and-comers brought back from the road. Some of these bottles included a reserve Merlot from North Carolina, (Sonoma grapes, though), the obligatory Beaujolais Nouveau, a Chianti Classico Riserva that cost $20 and tasted like $80, and my first bottle of Pinotage, (a viticultural cross of a Pinot Noir and Cinsault grape). If you’ve never done a blind tasting, I highly recommend it. It’s always a good time because everyone from the novice to the connoisseur is at the same disadvantage. Here’s basically how it works: Everyone brings a wine, each bottle gets covered with a paper bag, and then numbered and tasted consecutively. Thoughts and

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opinions on each bottle are written down and finally the wines are unveiled and discussed. It’s a great opportunity to demystify wine and the tasting experience, test your knowledge of guessing grape varietals, eat some good food, and perhaps learn a thing or two. Above all, drinking wine is about the experience surrounding the consumption of the juice itself. Whether it’s hosting a blind tasting party, tasting wine straight from the barrel at a vineyard, having a romantic dinner for two with the perfect food and wine pairing, or hanging with an old friend over a bottle of Romanée-Conti, there’s nothing like drinking a glass of good ole fermented grape juice. Did I mention that it’s good the for the heart?

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by Michael Wilson-Sommelier Gone are the days of Wok with Yan, The Galloping Gourmet and Pasquale’s Kitchen, giving way to a new breed of superstar Chefs on many of the countless television stations now available. While striving for ultimate ‘Chefdom’, these gastronomic masters are successfully inspiring the inner gourmand in all of us, and creating a new generation of skilled home cooks, even out of the most culinary challenged. Thankfully, this new trend makes it very affordable in tough economic times for a group of close friends to get together in the comfort of their own homes to enjoy haute cuisine. Before getting started, don’t forget the wine to help complete that perfect experience and fully bring your senses to life. No great meal is complete without a good glass of wine, and you can now extend your creative skills and personal touch beyond the kitchen to play winemaker and produce your own top pours. Stigmas have plagued the homemade wine industry for years, and in some cases for great reason. A good argument could be made that there is still reason for caution, but like any purchase, a little homework goes a long way.

Wines actually made from premium grapes, or high end varietal juices fermented on their skins can produce wines comparable to the winerys of the world. Old glass carboys with cheap plastic airlocks, and over-aged uncared-for barrels are giving way to state of the art stainless steel, temperature controlled fermentation vessels. Essentially, you now have access to a miniature version of the same equipment used by the world’s best winemakers, allowing you to create

artful, fresh and fruit-forward wines. Premium grapes and juices come at a price, so some investment of time and money is required, but for the serious wine enthusiast, adding a personal touch to their cellar is priceless. Lending to the idea of entertaining at home, sharing the cost of a few batches of premium wine with friends can create an opportunity to entertain and produce meals paired to your wines. Despite the increased cost of premium ingredients in the bottle, your savings will still be enormous when compared to the same volume of wines Photography Chris O’driscoll

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purchased through retailers. Unfortunately, star winemakers haven’t had the same impact on the television ratings as their culinary counterparts, leaving many people hesitant to set out creating their own wine. Concern should be put to the side, and faith should be put into your local winemaking store, since there are a few exceptional choices for producing your own batch, and assistance is available every step of the way. One of the leaders of the industry in Ontario is Vin de Garage, providing a wide selection of varietal grapes and premium juices from the world’s best growing regions such as California, Italy and South American vineyards in Chile and Argentina. Popular grape varietals Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenere from the unique Maipo Valley in Chile are even available as an Organic selection. Those looking for a lighter drink can choose from first-class popular whites like Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. Time and patience are required while waiting to uncork the first batch, but if you know how much wine you typically consume, a regular cycle of production can ensure a steady supply and variety. Rely on the exceptional service and knowledge of reputable wine makers Deborah and Doug from Vin De Garage. Integrate your own personality and flavour into your entertaining, both on the plate and in the glass, and don’t be afraid to ask a friend or two to join you in the process. After all, the more the merrier!

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AT THE FIVE: BREAKING THE MOULD, SHAKING YOUR SENSES, AND TEMPTING YOUR TASTE BUDS.

What makes At the Five a “supper club” destination to break the mould? Well, you could start with that unique moniker, screaming location, location, location – smack dab in the heart of Downtown, at the five points where Dunlop intersects with Bayfield and Clapperton streets. Then there’s that desciptor, “supper club.” What does it mean, exactly? Ryan Traversy, Manager and hospitality guru explains, “it’s the kind of place where the people who come here are stylish and are into sexy food and drink. A place that customers will end up staying all night and plan to return the next.” At the Five promises to live up to Ryan’s reputation in the hospitality industry adding a steady array of talented live musicians. Outside, a 2,000 square foot patio will keep the scene cooking day and night. That takes care of your appetite for invigorating afternoons and evenings. Restaurant and Patio are open for both lunch and dinner, seven days a week.

about passionate foody and Head Chef Scott Evans. Simply put, the guy brings talent and passion to the plate. He trained at the extremely exclusive culinary program at George Brown College and has carved a name for himself in various esteemed restaurants across Ontario and the west coast. A mouth-wateringly delicious menu and that energetic vibe; it really comes down to the art of enjoying. That’s what At the Five is all about. Or, in Ryan’s words, “we’re a one-of-a-kind location north of Toronto where cocktails, live music and great food is found, every time.” All of this, in style. As Ryan and Scott with gusto and charisma, are aiming to enhance even more downtown nightlife. This downtown hotspot hosts a great party that is rumoured to be the beginning of supper clubbing and the success At the Five Points.. is certain to obtain. It’s time. You be the critic.

When it comes to this heightened style menu, you’ll have fun finding out for yourself why people are already raving

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HAPPY BAKER FROM THE KITCHEN TO PARIS, THE GUIDE TO EMOTIONAL BAKING I bake when I’m stressed and I’m usually stressed because of men. Baking is very therapeutic and I am not the only one who feels this way. Since publishing my first book, “The Happy Baker – A Dater’s Guide to Emotional Baking,” I have met many women who share my passion for making something sweet over a relationship gone sour. You get to create a delicacy that rarely lets you down (except for when I baked with a sugar substitute) and the power of sharing also has healing properties. Trust me, you will forget about what’s-his-name when all you hear is: “this is the best cookie I have ever had!” It gives me a joy that no man has been able to replace. My friend summed me up in a t-shirt she gave to me. It read: “my next boyfriend will be normal.” One can only hope. Then I got thinking if I meet this Mr. Normal, would I bake for him? I never have in the past but what if I actually baked because a guy made me happy? Not because he ran off with the “soul mate” that he met while canoodling at their work. What if I met someone who tickled my fancy so much I wanted to shout from the highest of rooftops “this one’s a keeper!” while whipping

GATEAU AU CHOCOLATE PARLEZ VOUS FRANCAIS? NOPE, NEITHER DO I. BUT I DO SPEAK THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF BAKING. DIRECTIONS First, make it hot! Preheat the oven to 325˚F (160˚C). Next, prep it. Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit the bottom of a 9” spring form pan. Butter the pan and sprinkle evenly with that sweet sugar. Time to put it all together, girl! In a medium saucepan over low heat combine the chocolate, butter and sugar until it all melts and the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla and let the mixture cool. Beat the egg yolks into the mixture; stir in flour. In a super clean bowl beat the egg whites slowly until they are frothy. Add the salt and increase the speed until soft peaks form. Add 3 tbsp. of sugar continue beating until stiff & glossy. Beat 1/3 of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture; then fold in the rest of the egg whites. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Gently tap to release any air bubbles. Bake for 30-35 minutes until the top springs back when you lightly touch it. Cool it down and sprinkle with icing sugar. Voila! Let cool. Sprinkle with icing sugar.

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up a batch of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and listening to Michael Buble? In just over a month I will be heading to France for the World Cookbook Awards where I’m hoping to make some international deals with my book. If they throw in a French stud to sweeten the deal, I won’t object. Hopefully he will have the heart of a saint, the face of Olivier Martinez, and the body of Hugh Jackman. I would bake for that combo any day. If I meet my Mr. Normal there I think I should bake something from his homeland and nothing says Paris like Gateau au Chocolate. It’s rich and decadently sweet just like the perfect Parisian. In case you meet your Mr. Normal I have added the recipe below. Happy Baking!

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Raspberry Ripple CHEESECAKE This lovely dessert is gluten-free, vegan (no dairy or eggs) and is done in 3 easy steps. Better still, its actually good for you because like all Raw food, it is fresh and full of health and beauty enzymes and other pytonutrients that haven’t been destroyed through cooking. Serve at your next party and you will really impress your guests with this spectacular treat!

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Filling

2 cups raw pecans 6 dried black mission figs 2 tbsp cacao or carob powder 1 pinch celtic sea salt Process everything until course. Roll in a ball and place on the bottom of pan.

Raspberry Puree • 3 cups frozen raspberries and/or strawberries (reserve one cup for decoration) • 1 squeeze lime juice • 2 tbsp Agave nectar • Puree Photography Steve Locke

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By Eileen Hicks

MY FIRST BAKING EXPERIENCE PIE Magazine! When I first heard the name it automatically conjured up images of my earlier baking days. There is one story in particular that comes to mind when I think of baking. My family still gets a laugh from it, even after 50+ years. I just want to give you a bit of background about where the story took place. I lived on a little island off the coast of Newfoundland until I was 11 years old. Our only heat was a wood stove in the kitchen. In order to start the fire in the stove we would have to keep thin strips of wood called splits in the oven to keep dry until we needed them. My mom was the organist in church and my brother sang in the choir. Friday nights was choir practice at the church. Actually, there were not too many other places to go on a Friday night or any other night on that island. Every Saturday my mom would have her certain chores to do. One of them was usually baking her molasses, (lassy), buns. I was maybe 10 years old and I wanted to do something nice for her to give her a break on that particular Saturday. Not that she could have taken off to Wal-Mart or even Bingo. Anyway, I decided

I would bake the molasses buns. I found her recipe (not that she really needed one). I started mixing! I did the molasses, the baking soda, the water and whatever else was in the recipe but I could not figure out why they would not stay together like hers did. So, I added more molasses and baking soda and water. Nothing worked! I thought that maybe if I just put them on a cookie sheet and put them in the oven that would work. That’s what I did! Have you guessed it yet? Right! The recipe did not call for flour! Eventually, my mom and my brother came home from church and she told my brother to light the fire in the stove. So, naturally, he had to go to the oven to get the splits. When he did, he took his hand out with this sticky molasses goo on his hands. What happened next I can’t really remember. It is one those memories that the effects of the situation are blocked from your mind. It seems as though this is one of those situations where you almost had to be there.

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By Mel Rose

The last thing I want to do is the same thing that everyone else is doing. Dare to be different; that’s what I always say. Who wants to be normal anyway? What is normal? I love to be different, and luckily I come by it naturally and with ease. With this in mind for the Party Issue of Pie Magazine I’m going to give you a trendy, non-traditional recipe with a twist that will surely give you a warm feeling. We have figured out at least three fantastic ways that we can enjoy herbal teas in previous issues. Think about it, each herbal tea combination by The Tea Spot can transform into the loveliest of organic loose leaf iced teas, which will leave you speechless. When it comes to brewing a pot of herbal tea, go big or go home. Once brewed add honey and/or maple syrup, lemon if that’s what you like, and chill with ice. A transformation like no other! A sexy, original, and politically correct concoction that has no choice but to make you friends. It’s effortless to have an organic loose leaf herbal iced tea ready in your fridge for family and friends. Add a Saturday night factor with some lady friends and this concoction transforms into a memorable soiree. Get your self the finest of the finest in premium liquors and a couple of open-minded friends and you have the newest, trendiest way of enjoying premium liquors. The most fashionable cities in the world are already doing it: New York and Montreal or course. My girl was down in Soho New York and told me about this tea infused bar she went to. She goes on to tell me that they mixed alcohol with herbal teas. We looked at each other with and laughed as we both realized we had been doing this for years. Weird! Simple is trendy. This drink has all the characteristics and beauty you would want to show off at the next party. My Abilitea has all the magic and authenticity to pair up with the finest of Gin’s. A classy pick would be the subtle taste of Tanguray Ten with a smoothness like no other. My intention for this tea combination was to make people smile, give you that extra courage to finish your day when life or time just isn’t on your side. Photography Nate Gates | Model xJuliex

Bring equal parts of Basil, Lavender, Lemon Balm, Passion Flower, and half parts of rosebud, and chamomile to a boil and let simmer. Strain your herbs and sweeten to your desire. Once chilled and your ready to mix in your gin add texture by serving it with a lemon balm leaf or apple mint leaves. To bring it to life with color add a slice of grapefruit, orange or any citrus that you prefer which is the finishing touch to your premium, high end, fashionable beverage. Enjoy!

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Cravings, the tantalizing talk of the town, provides diverse delicatessen cuisine and cordial catering. The masterful creations of their diligent chefs never ceases to please any inner-gormandizer. Utilizing organic, seasonal and local ingredients, and interacting closely with the needs of their customers and community, Cravings can bring the intimate, familial love of food to any table.

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Projects ranging from elegant city homes and cottages to modern, commercial spaces

KEEPING IT FRESH

CATHERINE STAPLES OF STAPLES DESIGN GROUP TELLS US WHY ORDER IS KEY TO CREATING HARMONY IN THE HOME – JUST AS LONG AS YOU FUSE STYLES TO KEEP IT FRESH.

This artfully understated signature look continues throughout: clean shapes, muted tones and graphic artwork are everywhere. To give neutral shades an edge, Catherine focuses on surface texture. In the dining room she has gone for a rough wooden table but teamed it with clean-lined leather chairs. The mix keeps things interesting. You get the impression Catherine doesn‟t like being bored. In recent months she has overseen the completion of her husband‟s, Dr. David Staples, new dental office and her new studio at Eagle Ridge in Barrie.

TOP TIPS FROM THE QUEEN OF CHIC SIMPLICITY

1 Rearrange and refresh

“Try moving all of your accessories to other rooms,” suggests Catherine. “It‟s incredible how much it can transform a space and make it look entirely different. The same goes for rearranging furniture – and it doesn‟t cost a thing.”

2 Seasonal changes

Small, year-round changes can alter the whole feel of a room. In winter, Catherine had hung sumptuous fur pillows in her living room but has decided to change them to a light linen for the summer months. “It‟s no different than pulling out your summer clothes after the long winter.”

3 Lighten up

Great lighting is crucial. “I love the effect from up-lighting because they cast beautiful shadows. In my home, I‟ve used fewer lamps and more hidden lighting.”

4 Mix high end and vintage finds

„Vintage is a great way to go. It‟s unique, beautiful and a bit like having art. I also really like pieces from Habitat and Ikea for quick, inexpensive updates.”

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As a Professional Interior Design Consultant it is my philosophy that no matter the current trend, your home should always reflect a timeless and personal style. It is very important to me that every design be completely individual. Incorporating refurbished and vintage pieces is one of my favourite ways to do this. To me, they offer a depth and presence a brand new item can never have. Any of your favourite colours can also be incorporated in any space. With balance and flow anything you dream of can be a reality wherever you live. My specialty is textiles. I live to make bedding, draperies and one of a kind furniture. I view fabric as the clothing for a room, and every room should

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be fully dressed! Whether it is a super modern condo or a totally traditional century home, fabrics offer more than just looks. They add warmth, dimension and comfort. Layering different textures and colours in custom bedding, drapery or furniture can create any mood you desire. Being inspired by a beautiful environment can benefit your entire life. Your surroundings are a deliberate choice and are a constant presence in your life. When carefully chosen they can bring a whole new state of mind.

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She would not approve, but most of us received the invitation by email. Knowing that everyone in our circle had been asked to attend, (okay, be sure to avoid that faux pas), we chatted about the prospect of the party over Sunday brunch. “Do you think he’ll decorate?” (Some guys are better at this than I am.) “Do you think he’ll clean?” (General laughter.) “Will that obnoxious girlfriend of his be there, or has he dumped her?” (A little hopeful jealousy.) “Are you taking a date?” (not if the girlfriend is out of the picture...) I ask, “what are you bringing?” Suddenly, all eyes are on me, over this seemingly innocuous question. “What?” I ask. I am met with both a flurry of responses (“Were we supposed to bring something?” “Did you save the e-mail?” “It’s not a dinner, is it?”) and some quiet and quirky expressions. I can see who has the party etiquette handbook and who doesn’t. It’s just good manners to bring something, isn’t it? Let’s face it,

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particularly in these economic times, every invitation means incredible effort and expense for the host/ess. What you’re going to bring should be just as important as what you’re going to wear... well, almost. I walked home from the brunch playing an old standby game, from before the time of portable DVD players, iPod and DS. This one can be played anywhere, anytime, and adapted to almost any occasion. Choose a destination, and then each player must declare what they’ll bring along, using the letters of the alphabet. On your turn, you must repeat the list each time from A, then add something new according to the next letter. I challenged myself to reach Z with reasonable ideas before I got home. “I’m going to the party, and I’m going to bring...”

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An aperitif Beer (think very local or exotic/ global)

Candelabra, very classy, instant ambience (or if you’re really ambitious, Calamari)

Designated Driver Enthusiasm, Energy, and a bottle of Excedrin (the gift that gives tomorrow)

Fancy plate of feta, olives, pickles, and beets (presentation is everything)

Guacamole with blue corn chips Host/ess gift (something pretty or personal)

Ice is nice (sprinkle raspberries and mint in trays before filling with water)

Jar of freshly chopped herbs blended with butter (and a french loaf)

Kahlua and a specialty coffee Lemons and limes and liqueurs, oh, my!

Mushroom cap melts, think garlic, butter and cheese... mmmmmmm...

New nutcracker, corkscrew or can opener (things that vanish or fail when you need them)

Offer to come over in the morning to help clean/decorate (bring coffee)

Peanuts in the shell or pistachios Quick-witted ‘quaintance quickly quipping quirky... oh, forget it. (but those little mini quiches are

everyone’s bottom)

rather nice)

Water: fruity, sparkling, mineral,

Roses, wrapped with ribbons Shrimp cocktail, sushi, sparklers Truffles and tea Under-age nephew? undercover cop?

bring a whole case

unicycle? unicorn?... let’s just skip U

(Z) Sambuka, with shot glasses

Very fresh and vigorous Vino... (not your Uncle who pinches

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X-rated movie for the host & hostess after-party

Your Grandma’s best cookie recipe (with the cookies) (after two flaming Sambukas, you pronounce it with a ZZZ)

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A CHAT WITH

ROCK 95’S

tim westin

by Kayla Welsh

Interviewed by Kayla Welsh

| Photography Ratul Debnath

PIE: Tim, what do you do at ROCK 95? TIM: I’m the morning show host along with Al Brown and Susan Meredith. So I’m the one that, along with them, gets up at 3:30 or 4:00 in the morning, try and be happy, entertain everyone, and give out the information that everybody needs to hear. Hopefully, they keep tuning back and keep listening. PIE: That’s early! What’s your schedule like? TIM: I keep it really normal. I get a bit of a nap in the middle of the day, and then I watch the 11 o’clock news. Or Law and Order! (laughs). PIE: You’ve been here a long time, right? TIM: About 3 weeks (chuckles), or 21 years. Yeah, I started when I was 14. PIE: 14! Did you start as a co-op student?

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TIM: No, I came here from Toronto. I worked in radio for about five years before that as a music director, and I was in Woodstock before I moved to Toronto. They called me from here, saying we have a radio station starting up and we’re independent. So I gave them my resume, and here I am. I started in the mid-day show, went to afternoon drive, then to mornings about 12 years ago. PIE: So Rock 95 is an independent station, which is pretty rare. How’s that working for you? TIM: It’s great. It’s a closely-knit family like at Pie. Everybody is friendly and fun. It’s not like that stuck-up corporate attitude that you get at a lot of TV and radio stations. PIE: What’s your favourite part about the job? TIM: Getting interviewed by you (laughs). PIE: What’s the biggest change you’ve seen over the years? TIM: Computers! It used to be all carts, and later CDs, but now we don’t even use CDs. This (holds up a Jimmy Hendrix CD) is rare. We get everything delivered by internet. Even commercials are now delivered by internet. I used to walk out of doing a 4-hour shift and be exhausted! Now, it’s so much easier. PIE: Do you like being involved in events and stuff ? TIM: Yeah! Sometimes it’s hard to commit because there are so many charity events and things going on, but it’s a lot of fun too.

“lethal” Lindsay by Greg Kieszkowski

Lindsay Garbatt has always been interested in sports but her love of boxing is a new passion, which took root some six years ago. Boxing is different than team sports because success is totally dependent on the individual. Training hard doesn’t always guarantee a victory, but Lindsay promises she will always out-train her opponent. She follows many professional sports, and is not offended that they are dominated by men. She is inspired and excited that her own sport is growing. Lindsay strives every day to improve and become a more dominant fighter. This means collecting as many belts as possible, and fighting for as long as she can. Most importantly she hopes to have as much fun as she can doing it. Her coach Don Nelson who has been boxing for thirty years and coaching for twenty says, “I’ve never met anyone more dedicated to the sport and willing to do whatever it takes to succeed. She never makes excuses or blames anyone when things don’t go well. Lindsay is the type of fighter coaches spend a whole lifetime waiting for, and hoping will walk through the door to their gym”. Lindsay has trained with Don since the very beginning. He has seen her at her best and her worst. His non-profit Motor City Boxing Club has prepared her to be an exceptional fighter. He doesn’t have to yell or push because Lindsay does that better than anyone.

Professionally Lindsay works on the Nuclear Response team in Pickering. She loves her job and the boys she works with are all very supportive of her passion. Personally she is a big movie buff. Surprisingly, her favourite movie is not Rocky, but the Sound of Music. As for junk food – Yes, she is human. Her poison of choice happens to be pizza, but she only indulges after a fight. This fighter has the World Title in her midst. You can follow Lindsay on Facebook through “The Lethal Lindsay Fan Club.” Help to cheer her on, she deserves every slice of success and pizza that she gets! Photography Greg Kieszkowski

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Michael Smiley

by William Moore

GOING PLATINUM Photography Lindsey Maier

Michael Smiley broke into stand-up comedy in 1993 in Edinburgh, Scotland, when he made the final of the So You Think You’re Funny new act competition. Ah wait! That’s not our Michael Smiley. That one is the funny Michael Smiley; ours is the good looking one. Well actually ours – the Michael Smiley, designer, goldsmith, fine jewellery, artist, Michael – is also pretty funny. And the more you know him, the funnier he gets. Now I’ve always seen him as a Michael kind-of-guy, so Mike or Michael? was my first question, “I think in the store I am mostly Michael. Some people still call me Mike though. Me, I’m fine with both.” That ends Michael Smiley’s ambivalence. He’s not that way about what he does. In his work he is uncompromising. It’s scary really. His friends say if you come to him with anything related to his work or to design, be ready for the perfectionist. He won’t let it go until it is perfect. It’s the same with his customers, “They have a feeling for what they want. My job is making it exactly what they want and need. I want the piece to be a flawless connection between design, designer and client.” Michael is like that about his store, everything has a place, “I just hate it when I walk in and somebody has moved something. It’s all about design for me, even my store, even my working space.” So my advice, if you happen to work for Michael – don’t change anything, ask him first! Growing up in his family, art and creativity flourished. Smiley’s father was a potter and his mother a quilter. He and his four siblings were always encouraged to express themselves creatively, “I think it all helped me to fine-tune my ability to visualize something before it’s done. I began to imagine things, and design them in 3D in my mind.” Michael is not simply a jewellery designer and goldsmith. Drawing, especially figure drawing, painting and sculpture are a part of Michael Smiley the artist, “Art helps me broaden my design sense. It gives me focus. I focus on design quality and what is essential; it’s the decisions that make a piece work.” I am thinking he is serious about what he does. But where’s Michael the funny guy? I had already found in the interview he 50

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is very fond of peameal bacon, and Clint Eastwood is sort of his role model. But how far can I get with that and keep kosher? All I can come up with is, “Go ahead, make my... bacon.” I do ask (and think, maybe this is a lame question) what is the most expensive and elaborate piece you ever made? “Well, it’s the diamond tiara for the Princess of Monaco” he says. Really, I say, and he answers, “Well maybe I didn’t do that – but I’m thinking about it.” Truth is Michael is one of those people with quiet depth, and then an occasional burst of ‘shoot first and ask questions later.’ Smiley went to George Brown College and soon found that process was not him. He is big about being him. He says, “I thought for a while about making violins,” but he settled on jewellery. He became an apprentice, “Learning by doing and by seeing others who knew what they were doing and creating – well, it just worked for me.” Michael Smiley loves jewellery design. He sees it as taking the largest concepts of design, from buildings, to cities, to rocket ships, and taking it down to its smallest reality – to the smallest perfection, to a unity of stone and metal. He likes to move beyond trend, interested though he is, and move toward what will last and what is enduring. Precious metals like platinum and gold each have a personality to Michael. And diamonds I ask? “Who doesn’t love a perfect diamond? What’s not to love? But they can be nothing if you don’t respect them, and give them a relationship that will work forever.” Michael Smiley’s business has been built very slowly. He says his focus has always been on “Doing the best job possible for my clients, but get this, it’s important – for me as well. I have been creating things for as long as I can remember. Each thing I make has to be both honest and remarkable at the same time. These are my babies. What else would I want for them?” So I have to ask the really tough question: Michael, there’s a stand-up comedian out there using your name. He’s getting big laughs; you must know that he is playing on your popularity. So what will you do about him? “Well, I would ask him: Just when is he going platinum?”

Angela

OWNER OF CRAVINGS FINE FOOD, SETS THE TABLE FOR SUCCESS By Tyler Curtis

Angela is truly an inspiration for all foodies and women in business. This high-energy woman has taken her passion for kitchen possibilities out to the limit while establishing a landmark for our taste buds. Influenced by her own home cooking, she says, “my family’s way of cooking was mainly based on tradition and simplicity. Using quality ingredients, not quantity, was a staple in our family creations. I’ve based my cooking on these influences, fresh, simple, and real.” Sounds delicious and it is. Angela’s catering career in Barrie started when, as she says, “I had the opportunity to cook for a group of fine ladies at a cottage for three days. I’m so grateful for that opportunity that they’re now not only dedicated customers but dear friends.” Now, a sneak peek into Angela’s preferences and taste influences. Her least favourite ingredient is green peppers. Her favourite secret ingredient is bacon. If you were going to buy her a drink it would be a “vodka soda cranberry” or maybe a “Campari and Prosecco.” She enjoys dining out at many restaurants in Barrie but when at home, Angela and soon-to-be husband Craig savour Cravings house made soups. As far as influences go, going abroad has (literally) made a world of difference. “I’ve been fortunate to have learned different cuisine in my travels,” says Angela. “I’ve worked with amazing chefs, cooks, aunts, uncles and friends. Language barriers can be overcome by cooking together; I watched, I learned, I tried, I did. It’s the best way to communicate without saying anything at all.” Still, she admits that Italian cuisine inspires her style the most.

The backbone of her great attitude is that, “there is no ‘I’ in team.” She’s not shy about saying that her favorite culinary weapon in the kitchen at Cravings is her staff. Her clever advice to any and all aspiring businesses is to “sweat the small stuff. It’s just easier than trying not to.” Here’s her handy tip for anyone who loves to cook at home: “enjoying a glass of wine can make anything taste good.” Angela describes her cuisine as “pretty simple; I like to taste each ingredient fully and I try not to mask the feature product.” At her 131 Commerce Park location, there’s now more room to sit and enjoy the food. Because of the rising demand for the catering side of Cravings in the past four years, its kitchen has been expanded as well. Angela is looking forward to planning some fabulous events with her customers in 2010. For a glimpse, you can explore www.cravingsfinefood.ca. However, for a taste, you’ll just have to drop by!

Slipping into an immaculate gown envelops a woman in the majestic prowess of beauty which emanates a sort of magic. Be it a wedding or a prom, Helen is the fairy godmother that casts this spell upon the occasion. Helen emigrated from Poland 24 years ago with her family. “In Poland being a seamstress/tailor is a highly trained profession and both her parents designed and made custom gowns while she was growing up.” Her mother, Janina, has been a seamstress since the age Photography Rowell Photography of 16, immersing Helen in the revelries of fashion since childhood. Though Helen and her husband Andrew both have post-secondary education, upon their arrival to Canada they decided that perusing the paths laid By Elyse Mayo out by their academic fields would take too long to establish and instead decided to follow the passion of Helen’s family tradition for gown-making. In 1993 Helen opened a bridal store in Bradford employing Janina as a seamstress. It grew so quickly that in 1995, the store moved to Barrie to expand. The store can now be found at

22 Dunlop Street, downtown in Barrie. Helen’s mother Janina has recently retired at the age of 75, but her daughter carries on her fashion legacy with tenacity. She travels yearly to all the international bridal markets to keep up with the latest fashions and trends and to be sure that she has a comprehensive knowledge of everything that is on the market; she has all the best lines in her store. She explains, “I pay attention to not only the styles, but the quality of the fabric and the fit of the dresses. I am very conscious of the gowns that I sell. I want to be able to stand behind the quality of my gowns.” The satisfaction and word-of-mouth of her gleeful customers are a testament to her hard work. Helen is now serving second generation brides, women who bought their dresses with her in the past are now bringing their daughters in to look for dresses because of the experience they had here. “We have brides all over the world from Australia to Europe and all over Canada.” Helen treats every bride like they are the most important bride there ever was, whether they are spending $200 or $2 000, she takes the time to listen to their needs and find the right dress for them. Helen only carries one dress of each design to ensure that no girl witnesses someone else in the same dress. Although Helen is a successful businesswoman she never loses sight of what is truly important in this industry: making every single bride feel special. Every girl has lifelong dreams of their special day and Helen plays a large role in the process. Finding “the dress” can be stressful, intimidating, and overwhelming. Helen empathetically offers the wisdom honed by her long career in fashion. Her priority is her customers, whether it is the bride, the mother, or the bridal party; she goes out of her way to make sure that everyone is taken care of. Her true passion is making women look and feel as beautiful as can be! That dignity is what creates a magical evening for a lady and all of her guests.

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By Melanie Rose

FILLER HERE, MOULD THERE, FILLER MOULD EVERYWHERE

If you haven’t heard of the term “filler” you might be missing some very critical information about mould. In fact, just understanding the term filler, what it is, and how it is present in every thing that surrounds us might startle you. Our hope is that you’re one of the lucky ones who know about the potential dangers of mould in your home, work place, schools and anywhere else with four walls and a roof. Filler is actually Calcium carbonate (CaCO3). It is one of the most commonly used minerals on the planet and it presents itself in almost everything that surrounds us. Its availability in its industry is in excess of 50 billion dollars annually; it has low processing costs and is attractive to the eye considering its 97% brightness, which not seen by the naked eye, which makes CaCO3 the most widely used filler in building materials today. I f you’re a project manager, or the IT director of a major Corporation, you know exactly what the boss expects of you: be efficient, delegate tasks, and cut costs where you can. In the land of profits and margins it makes sense to advance with the cheapest products to maximize the results. No big deal right? WRONG, it is a big deal! Large corporation share holders and owners demand bottom line profitability and are willing to sacrifice their own health and the health of millions of people in order to achieve those goals. Calcium carbonate is a versatile material and when blended with other materials it improves impact strength and functions as an aid in processing and manufacturing. 52

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Here are some examples of where we would find calcium carbonate (filler): •• cement, concrete, mortar, asphalt, PVC pipes, etc •• materials used to build cars, airplanes, buses, trains, boats, etc •• diapers, scouring powders/pastes, toothpaste, blackboard

chalk, etc •• plastics: phones, computers, appliances, etc •• work place, home and schools: carpets, drapery, vinyl, foam,

paint, counter tops, particle board cabinets and furniture, sofas, beds and pillows, statues and art, etc •• building materials: plaster, drywall/plasterboard, particle board, floor and ceiling tiles, windows and door trim, insulation, vapour barriers, electrical components, shingles, tar paper, vinyl siding, fascia/soffits, eaves troughs, decking, railings. Filler is aygroscopic: it attracts moisture and provides the ideal environment and becomes a host for the development of mould. Filler has the ability to draw moisture from the air, so any product manufactured with calcium carbonate filler can easily host thousands of invisible micro-organisms. There is a startling correlation with the use of these fillers in conjunction with an increase in lung and respiratory disease and severe allergies in both children and adults. Lets keep in mind that doctors of western medicine are still taught to treat symptoms and do not have an understanding of mould and the effects of mould in the body and how to treat it. They will determine that these

are simply considered allergies or they will classify people with respiratory issues and you’ll be prescribed a puffer. Have I raised enough intrigue for people to become aware that mould is a raising issue and needs to be addressed? We should all know that mould is a serious problem; we need to educate ourselves on the facts about mould and more importantly on the solutions. What is the solution to a 30 year old problem, that industries think will just go away? Our homes are a safe haven: a place of rest, reprieve, and breathe... Why would we think that the place we call home could be the cause of our illness and chronic discomfort? Now For The Solution… Rx100 Filler Rx100 Filler Rx100 Filler Let it be known the solution to this catastrophic mess has been proven and is finally here for use. A company with the planets top scientific contributors based here in our community. Rx100 has developed revolutionary new filler that will replace the old calcium carbonate filler that has been jeopardizing our health and the health of our children for over thirty years. Rx100 has discovered and developed a proprietary chemical process that converts calcium carbonate into calcium hydroxide while retaining the calcium carbonate as a thin outer protective layer. This shell will alter against penetration of moisture, because of its chemical-held nature, which over time is what creates mould infestations. The newly refined Rx100 filler becomes strongly alkaline with a pH factor of 12, consistent with that of household ammonia. This high alkalinity provides the Rx100 filler with antimicrobial qualities that kill mould, bacteria, viruses and other micro-organisms at the source.

The 2010 calendar year marks a unique opportunity for people to explore a new approach to dealing with allergic sicknesses and property damage caused by mould. Resorting to ineffective pharmaceuticals and replacing building materials with similarly tainted products will no longer be necessary. Allergies and respiratory disease will disappear due to the introduction of antimicrobial Rx100 filler in homes and workplaces. Many influential peoples and companies have already invested and continue to contribute to the success of this product launch. With the current rises and falls in market volatility Rx100 could conceivably offer a strong solution to employment by adding hundreds of thousands of jobs for basic skilled workers to remove and replace basement finishing’s with new mould free and antimicrobial finishing’s. Governments can help by transferring the abundant medical transfer payments to jobs related to mould remedial work. Everyone benefits if we can all get our governments to react to the simple plan. Taking all this into consideration I see why some of those interviewed, believe this company can surpass the success of even Microsoft. See for yourself and view this thoroughly and carefully at www.Rx100.ca, which will also help you see what is in store for our futures.

Join in our revolution against mould and other toxic microbial that are threatening our environment, our children and our health. Help by becoming aware now! Spread the word not the mould! www.Rx100.ca

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KIM MARTIN

PROFESSIONAL

PET PORTRAIT ARTIST

Kim Martin is an artist from Thornton, Ontario, a small farming community near Barrie. She enjoys “living in a country setting with my two children, two dogs and three cats... I paint full time. It’s a wonderful setting and I am surrounded by forest where I often can be found wandering around with my dogs, sketch book and camera.” Kim uses her expressive talent mainly to depict what she and many humans adore most, their warm companions and comfort. “To capture the complete love and utter devotion our pets have when we look into their eyes. Always. That is my mission statement.” She explains that, “an animal’s whiskers are like our thumbprints. I like to portray the odd little things some of our pets have. Such as the funny ear that doesn’t quite sit right, or the eye that droops. The under bite lots of smaller dogs have. These traits are what help complete the resemblance.” Kim has a true kinship with her craft and clients. She says, “my love for animals started early and my gift for capturing their images with my hands did too. My own children can tell the same story. We have had rabbits, goats, chickens and roosters, turkeys, peacocks and lots of cats and dogs over the years. I am truly grateful to spend each day doing what I love.” Kim is mostly a self taught artist. Her “career goals began to develop at an early age with encouragement from my family and my high school art teacher who purchased

my first commissioned portrait of her dog.” Recently she studied with Master pastelists Lesley Harrison and Albert Handell and is now an award winning member of the Pastel Artists of Canada. Her pet portrait “Cooper” was awarded F&W Publications People’s Choice Award at the Pastel Artists of Canada’s 18th annual Exhibition. In the same year she won 2nd place at Kempenfest for fine art. She explains that, “my work is created using soft pastels on velour. Pastel is the oldest medium known, having been used by the Old masters dating back to the 1500’s.” Recently, Kim was commissioned by Bob Banting of the Sir Fredrick Banting Legacy Foundation to produce a portrait of “the most important dog in the world.” Marjorie is the celebrated canine who worked with Frederick Banting to first prove that insulin would work. Before her, diabetes was considered a death sentence. One might consider Marjorie to be the diabetic’s best friend. Kim created the portrait based on photos of Marjorie on the roof of the University of Toronto and prints can be ordered from the Sir Frederick Banting Legacy Foundation.

Marjorie Photography Chris O’driscoll

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Mercedes E-Class ready for big-screen comfort and action By Justin Pritchard

Specifically, features include blind spot monitoring, It looked like something out of a big-screen political radar-guided cruise control, automatic pre-crash braking and thriller: a line of black Mercedes sedans departing the intelligent high-beams. front of a boat and quickly dispersing into downtown Most impressive among the self-defense aids was the lane-departure Toronto traffic. Tires squealed and engines revved as warning system. Rather than an embarrassing beep if the car strays over the dignitaries were whisked away-- and those nearby the line, the E-Class discreetly vibrates the steering wheel to simulate stopped and wondered what sort of happening warranted the effect of a rumble-strip. The slip-up is your little secret. the surprise Benz-parade. The E-Class even has a system to combat dozed driving. Sensors I’m exaggerating, a little. Some of the 2010 E-Class sedans watch various parameters to determine alertness levels, and an weren’t black, and there were pairs of Canadian automotive alarm is sounded to advise the driver to break as needed. journalists, not dignitaries, on board. Dozy driving isn’t an impossibility here, either. The ride, noise Their mission? Drive from the Toronto Island Airport up north levels and cabin atmosphere all feel exhaustively engineered to to the Muskokas for an impression of the just-revised elemental create a relaxing driving experience. Mercedes sedan. The E-Class pitter-patters gently over virtually any surface, It’s easy to think Hollywood when looking at the new E-Class. the ride delivering a remarkably solid and heavy feel in the The detail, poise and stance are undeniable, and the body lines are process. Steering is precise and heavy too. Ultimately, there’s creased more tightly than a freshly-pressed Versace suit. Most will find some sporty performance here, but it’s not delivered in an the car appears more elegant and sophisticated than is typical for its ‘in your face’ manner. size-- and that it looks like big money from any angle. Ditto the available 5.5 litre V8 engine. The E550 That’s important, given that many in the E-Class’s target market tout their will effortlessly crank its speedometer into aspirations by owning luxury products. Mercedes would like the E-Class to ‘uh-oh’ territory, but it’s very quiet in the process. be one of those products. Opened up, the feeling is akin to being silently What makes the E-Class stand out in the crowd of premium sedans? Shoppers body-checked into a leather wall. Hollywood new to the market mightn’t care much about the lengthy history behind it-car-chase sound effects are on tap, but in but they’ll probably like the selection. As with any successful competitor in this relatively small amounts. marketplace, the lineup gets several engine, driveline and body configurations. The six-cylinder engine offers a more Choose your weapon, sort of thing. comprehensive aural experience, and should At writing, owners could select a sedan or coupe, as well as a V6 or V8 engine. deliver adequate propulsion for most These were 3.5 and 5.5 litre units with 268 or 382 horsepower, respectively. All shoppers. It’s a smooth performer-- even wheel drive is included on all standard sedan models, too. A diesel engine is also if it’s output falls behind that of many en route, as is a wagon. equally-sized competitor powerplants. There’s a high-performance E63 AMG model coming as well. This posh-rocket gets If you’re interested in a test drive, be a fire-breathing 518-horsepower engine that suits it well for quickly escaping sticky sure to try both engines. The 2010 situations. No word yet on availability of bullet-proof glass and RPG-resistant body panels. E-Class is on sale now from $62,900. There is night-vision, however, and more radar and cameras than a mobile surveillance unit. 58

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ford taurus

By Justin Pritchard

SHO technology

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Ford is packing their hot new Taurus SHO with some of the most cutting-edge features in today’s automotive marketplace. Here’s a look at some of the most advanced—and how they work in real-life. Feature: Advanced Cruise Control drivers can start the engine with a simple press on the engine-start button, too. How it works: This optional feature puts a Forgot your key? Just enter your private security code to unlock the doors. The keypad radar sensor in the Taurus SHO’s front bumper to lights up when it’s being used, and disappears when it’s not. monitor traffic up to 600 feet ahead. Once drivers On the road: This gadget is a great conversation starter—not to mention tremendously set their speed and preferred following distance via convenient if you’re carrying an armful of shopping. controls on the steering wheel, the SHO automatically applies throttle and brakes to maintain pace with the flow Feature: Ford Sync of traffic. How it works: Sync is Ford’s all-in-one infotainment interface. Voice-commanded On the road: Set it, and forget it! Once set, there’s virtually and fully integrated to the vehicle’s stereo system, Sync hooks up with your Bluetoothno need to touch the pedals. The car speeds up and slows equipped cell phone for wireless transmission of phone calls, music and even text down, almost to a stop, like magic. Drivers are responsible for messages to the audio system. If your phone is compatible (most are), you’ll be applying the brakes at the last moment if the vehicle in front able to make calls, browse your contact list, play tunes and even ‘hear’ your stops completely. The system may become inoperative in snow, incoming text-messages with the press of a single button—no wires required. though it self-cancels with a warning in this situation. Sync can also play media from an MP3 player, memory stick or PDA. Feature: SecuriCode Touch Keypad On the road: Some drivers may find the initial setup a bit complicated, but How it works: Heat-sensitive, illuminated keys are concealed in the once it’s completed, talking, texting and playing tunes on the go has never pillar on the outside of the driver’s side door. When drivers keep the been simpler. The Taurus SHO is fitted with a powerful Sony audio system unique ‘intelligent’ key in their pocket, simply touching the pad unlocks for maximum listening pleasure, too. the doors. Holding the ‘7-8’ and ‘9-0’ keys locks them. Once on board,

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Feature: Ford Sync How it works: Sync is Ford’s all-in-one infotainment interface. Voice-commanded and fully integrated to the vehicle’s stereo By Justin Pritchard system, Sync hooks up with your Bluetooth-equipped cell phone for wireless transmission of phone calls, music and even text messages to the audio system. If your phone is compatible (most are), you’ll be able to make calls, browse your contact Infiniti’s new drop-top G gets a silky engine, great looks, and not a lot of room list, play tunes and even ‘hear’ your incoming text-messages with the press of a single button—no wires required. Feature: Advanced Cruise Control Sync can also play media from an MP3 player, memory How it works: This optional feature puts a radar sensor in the Taurus SHO’s stick or PDA. front bumper to monitor traffic up to 600 feet ahead. Once drivers set their speed and On the road: Some drivers may find the initial setup preferred following distance via controls on the steering wheel, the SHO automatically a bit complicated, but once it’s completed, talking, applies throttle and brakes to maintain pace with the flow of traffic. texting and playing tunes on the go has never been On the road: Set it, and forget it! Once set, there’s virtually no need to touch the pedals. The simpler. The Taurus SHO is fitted with a powerful car speeds up and slows down, almost to a stop, like magic. Drivers are responsible for applying Sony audio system for maximum listening the brakes at the last moment if the vehicle in front stops completely. The system may become pleasure, too. inoperative in snow, though it self-cancels with a warning in this situation. Feature: SecuriCode Touch Keypad How it works: Heat-sensitive, illuminated keys are concealed in the pillar on the outside of the driver’s side door. When drivers keep the unique ‘intelligent’ key in their pocket, simply touching the pad unlocks the doors. Holding the ‘7-8’ and ‘9-0’ keys locks them. Once on board, drivers can start the engine with a simple press on the engine-start button, too. Forgot your key? Just enter your private security code to unlock the doors. The keypad lights up when it’s being used, and disappears when it’s not. On the road: This gadget is a great conversation starter—not to mention tremendously convenient if you’re carrying an armful of shopping.

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solzhenitsyn A PROPHET FROM THE EAST

By Greg Kieszkowski

Perhaps it is our fear of consonants, or our distaste for facial hair. Or maybe it is our fast paced, drive-thru existence that makes us numb to his exiled life, and literary achievements. At one time the Western world admired his defiant and critical look at the Soviet political system, but sadly, our love affair ended when he began to criticise the Western way of life. Today he is sometimes ignored, mostly forgotten, and to a whole new generation he doesn’t exist. Alexander Solzhenitsyn died at the age of 89, on August 3rd, 2008. In his unique style he has preserved the horrors of a Soviet Empire which ravaged Eastern Europe and threatened the world for almost a century. In a uniquely Russian fashion, he was rough, out spoken, devastatingly opinionated, and sometimes embarrassingly blunt. In his works, however, the reader is able to find an honest, gentle, and surprisingly hopeful writer, who deserves his place of honour at the literary table of the twentieth century. It is impossible to discuss the achievements of this Nobel Prize winner in a single article, but perhaps a quick glimpse at his work will allow you, dear reader, to learn something about the ugliness of the human condition. If you can only spare an hour of time, read his 1978 Harvard University address which he titled “A World Split Apart”. Instead of examining and focusing on the terror of his own Soviet society, he decided instead to focus on the shortcomings and failings of our own. The many observations he offers as a visitor to the United States are painful to read and accept, but he presents tremendous insight and hope. In his address he wrote that in our culture, we have a “constant desire to have still more things and a still better life and the struggle to obtain them imprints many Western faces with worry and even depression, though it is customary to conceal such feelings.” Almost thirty years later, his words continue to ring true, and are worth re-examining. His full speech is available 60

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through the University of Columbia website. If you are lucky to find a day, his novel One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich will give you a deeper insight into this great author. It was originally printed in 1963, after his lengthy prison sentence in Siberia for his just criticism of Joseph Stalin. Eventually, this novel led to his expulsion from the Writer’s Union in 1969 and branded him “the enemy of the people”. Only a short year later, the world praised him with the Nobel prize for literature. Ultimately, however, this led to his many arrests, and finally his deportation from the Soviet Union in 1974. The story presented in the novel is powerful. The ugliness, injustice, and coldness of the Communist State is unmistakeable. At one point of the novel the prisoners are praying that the Siberian temperature reaches - 40ºC so that they would be spared from work that day. They were not spared, and the deep irony is that for Ivan Denisovich, this was a particularly good day. Finally, if you are able to steal some precious time over the span of a year, Solzhenitsyn’s greatest achievement is perhaps The Gulag Archipelago. This three volume set, which holds close to two thousand pages, is a an account of the Death Camp system implemented by the Communist party, from the onset of the Russian revolution. He describes in great depth the arrest, the interrogations, the false trials, and finally the hard labour of the Gulags. The depth of human cruelty reads like a fantastic horror tale thought up in the disturbed mind of Edgar Allan Poe. It is important to note, that this collection is not solely biographical. Solzhenitsyn chronicles his own stories and the memories of countless prisoners who shared their account with him. This is a marvellous literary achievement because it blends the truth of history, and the power of fiction. Most importantly it is a painful reminder of another human failure in the tragic tale of the twentieth century.

JD salinger

By Greg Kieszkowski

It is painfully ironic to celebrate the life and work of JD Salinger knowing how desperately he fought to be ignored. The more the world chased him and desired to get to know him, the farther he ran away. The more we wanted in, the higher he climbed to escape. He waited six long decades since becoming an instant celebrity, to finally rest in peace, on January 28, 2010. Hopefully he doesn’t know we are still writing about him. Since 1951, his semi-autobiographical novel, Catcher in the Rye, has sold over sixty million copies and to many Holden Caulfield is the original rebel without a cause. He is a young man who having everything, desires nothing, and yet is hopelessly lost in the new world. At the end of the Second World War, when the world should have entered a period of unbridled joy and bliss, Holden Caulfield became a sign of contradiction. In the novel, Salinger identified the existential vacuum that can only be filled with the human search for meaning. He echoed the words of the Greek philosopher Socrates that the unreflected life is simply not worth living. In one of the saddest but perhaps most humorous moments in the book, young Caulfield, a virgin, decided to do the big boy thing, and ordered some human takeout to his hotel room. Maurice, part time elevator man, part time entrepreneur, was kind enough to send Sonny right away. Ultimately though, this shy young man changed his mind, and was still willing to pay Sonny the agreed price of $5 for his mistake. Inflation aside, he somehow managed to offend her. She left and complained to her business partner and together they liberated his wallet and took twice as much. In the end, after a strong punch to the stomach to make sure he would never make a similar mistake again, Holden learned that not having sex with a professional is twice as expensive when you visit New York City. It is impossible to decipher what has made JD Salinger so desperate to be forgotten. Reflecting on his life, we are offered several clues. Perhaps it happened when he watched his friends die while landing on Utah Beach during the D-Day invasion. Maybe it was his first marriage to a suspected Nazi official, or his second marriage to a depressed young woman who ran away with his baby daughter. Maybe it was the suicide death of his close friend Ernest Hemingway, the person who encouraged him to write and publish in the first place. Or perhaps he needed to continue his silence because Mark Chapman, the man who killed John Lennon, claimed to be inspired by Catcher in the Rye. What a heavy burdened must have weighed on his heart. Thankfully JD Salinger finally rests in peace, and he deserves the break he never enjoyed during his life. The loss of this great giant will be bitterly felt for years to come, but Holden will continue to live with us and help us celebrate his father’s memory. His great novel will continue to speak to many generations to come, and hopefully there will never be a movie!

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DENOUEMENT: THE OXFORD DICTIONARY DEFINES IT AS “THE FINAL PART OF A PLAY, FILM, OR NARRATIVE, IN WHICH MATTERS ARE EXPLAINED OR RESOLVED.” You rise up to consciousness slowly, fuzz at the edges of everything, and in your mouth, not very tasty. A brief wincing as your brain presses itself uncomfortably in its case. One eye opens. You chastize yourself for having one too many, or a few too many. You are partially undressed and suddenly realize that you are not alone. Ahhh, the day after the party. Where are your shoes? You wonder. Your cell? Maybe in your purse, if you could just find that. You fumble, feebly, with the satin sashes...”Could somebody untie me here, please?” Let us hope we’ve outgrown that morning after. We’ve learned to have a good dinner, pace ourselves, re-hydrate between cocktails, snack before bed to replenish lost nutrients, keep to premium spirits to avoid the additives that really hurt the next day, and know when to stop. Some confess to enjoying the hangover day just as much as the party evening. Forced into hibernation mode, they rest, refuel, regroup. It becomes a day of tending to the body and the mind, (if not the spirit), that we seldom take for ourselves without the motivator of pain or illness. The day after provides both. Our energy levels are zapped and we are socially satiated, content to just be, if only we could just be in some less ravaged body. So, enjoy the denouement. Stay in your pajamas, cook yourself a nice big breakfast, watch your favorite movie. Spend time with you; it is an opportunity to engage in some self-discovery. You’ll think about conversations you had, the social dynamics between you and your friends, prospects, projects and pretensions. You’ll marvel over how you were fun, frivolous, and flirty, or deep, devious, and dirty. In any case, accept your frailties and foibles, you are only human, after all, and this part of the celebration is just for you.

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It’s been said that necessity is the mother of all invention. Apparently trial & error was its step dad. “Everything just sort of happened naturally and without any pretense or conception of what it was going to be before we actually did it.” Joe Tomino, drummer of the genre-blending band Dub Trio, says their musical style was created partially due to experimenting, partially because they’re stubborn. “We started mixing all these genres with our music,” says Tomino. “It was like, why can’t we do metal-dub, or why can’t we do whatever we want?” While the sampling and reverb/echoing elements of dub began from reggae music, Dub Trio doesn’t necessarily link the two. “I feel like dub is more of a term, a concept,” explains the musician, “and less of a style of music.” The band adds those elements to genres such as rock, punk, and ska to make what might be called “experimental.” Tomino, along with Dave Holmes (guitar and keyboard) and Stu Barnes (bass and keyboard), have been experimenting together for close to a decade. During which time, they’ve each expanded compatibility in music and family. “Everyone’s kind of married now.” Kind of ? “Let me rephrase that,” Tomino requests. Don’t worry; we’ll try to make sure your wives don’t catch that one. “We’re like brothers,” he says of the fraternity the three have formed. But, like all siblings, there are times of disarray. When asked what would be the title if the band had a reality show, Tomino suggested: Can We Be Cool As Friends. “It’s all playful, though... it’s all love.” For the group that spends more than half of the year together on the road, it has been nothing but love received from fellow musicians, including the group’s current tour’s headliner. “We’ve been doing Matisyahu, we’re actually in that band,” boasts Tomino. “We’ve opened up some of those shows, too.” With three studio LPs and a slew of contributions to other 64

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artists’ music (both individually and as the Trio), the band is proud of its on-stage accomplishments. “We’ve been fortunate in our career to play and open up for a lot of really quite diverse acts,” he adds. Experimenting with these acts, he hopes, will help keep them from being type-cast as one-dimensional. “I feel like those artists that wanted to work with us just admired or appreciated the music that we’ve made,” says Tomino. He goes on: “We’re not just a band that goes on the road, or that plays instrumental music, or that backs up big

artists,” he continues. “We’ll do whatever we’re into; what we feel is creatively satisfying, gratifying... on a financial and an artistic level.” As for what’s next, you can look for Dub Trio to appear on some upcoming soundtracks and remixes. Also, the follow-up to 2008’s Another Sound is Dying is in the works. “We have almost a whole new record written,” says Tomino. “Hopefully sometime this year, we’ll find the time to record it.” Hypothesis: the band plans to continue mixing it up, adding elements of dub to push boundaries further, all the while branding the name, Dub Trio. “We’re into doing whatever comes our way; we’re not trying to close any doors.”

dj Spooky THE SUBLIMINAL KID by Elyse Mayo

You know what’s spooky? A musician that thinks as hard as he rocks! It’s rare, it’s a scare, but most of all it’s a breath of fresh air. Once the young son of the Dean of Howard Law School in Washington D.C., who is now a professor of the privately funded European Graduate School in Switzerland. DJ Spooky released dozens of albums and EP’s and countless remixes since his music career began in the 90’s. His most recent album is entitled “The Secret Song,” a musical social commentary on philosophy, culture and economics in the technological revolution that features such legends as Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth. MIT Press also Photography Mike Figgis published his book “Sound Unbound: Sampling Digital Check... The list goes on. I guess you could say my interpretation Music and Culture.” And that’s merely the tip of the iceberg! of Burroughs work is that it reaches into the heart of our alienated He has also conceived other multimedia projects that will culture and makes you think of the edge of the known world. entrance you in awe. For example, during the making of “Terra It’s a hard thing to do, but Burroughs does it with panache. Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica,” where he utilizes the acoustics of real arctic ice, merging a passion for geography, science and How did having such academic parents affect music — both classical and hip hop, to illustrate our changing your personal/career development? environment. I will leave it to your own imagination and research Everything was a ‘family meeting’... to discover the vast expanses of his creativity and brilliance. In your experience, how does education in What is the most fascinating to you about music? Switzerland compare to North America? That it’s still fun to do. Videogames? Directing movies? America needs to reboot it’s entire educational structure. DNA engineering? Anyone can do music! It’s just that kind People are growing up without the tools to compete in the of open situation. You live, you learn, your style evolves. Even modern globalized economy. And that’s a shame. Eistein, when he needed to take a break, would play violin. Of all the remarkable artists and intellectuals you’ve worked with, who had the most profound impact on you? I’d probably say it was Chuck D from Public Enemy. He’s all about open source media, hip hop and progressive politics plus Public Enemy is one of the all time great groups of the 20th century. I relate to pretty much everything they were about. That’s pretty rare for me. I heard that your stage name was inspired by Burroughs’ novel, “Nova Express.” What is your interpretation of the book and how does it relate to your musical persona? I think of William S. Burroughs as the DNA of late 20th century writing. We’re still unpacking most of the issues he charted out in Nova Express. Totalitarian media overload? Check. Bizarre genetic engineering and massive corporate fraud (Monsanto meet Goldman Sachs meets Exxon Mobil). Check. Computer viruses and hackers as freedom fighters?

What’s next for you? iPhone mania... http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/ viewSoftware?id=333379657&mt=8 What is the future of technology in relation to society and art? Wow - I don’t think anyone can really answer that question. I just think you can imagine one thing and within five months what you thought about would already be obsolete. The only constant is change. Advice. What’s the best you’ve gotten? What’s the best you’ve given? The best advice I’ve gotten is from my Mom. On anything. I’m not good at giving advice. I usually just tell people to think about the consequences of any given action.

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GO ACOUSTIC By Jim Barber

It’s by no means a permanent move, but John-Angus MacDonald and the rest of The Trews, have certainly enjoyed their experience playing acoustic shows over the past year. Known more for their high-energy brand of alternative rock, with huge riffs and blistering stage shows, a trip to Japan reawakened a desire to perform unplugged. The band was part of a group of independent Canadian artists on a sort of cultural tour of Japan when they were asked to play an acoustic set at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. While they had performed a few songs acoustically on tours before, this was the first time an entire show was unplugged and, in short, the band loved the experience. “It went over so well, and a lot of Canadian industry people were there, and a lot of them suggested we take the show back home and try it for our fans back here,” said John-Angus, who founded the band along with brother Colin in the late 1990s. The band also features Jack Syperek and Sean Dalton. “So that idea led to two nights at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, which we recorded, and here we are,” MacDonald said. Friends and Total Strangers was released in late 2009 on CD and DVD, and the band began a tour in November, which carries over into 2010. It’s the band’s fifth CD, second live record, and first DVD. MacDonald said the band likes the challenges doing an allacoustic show has to offer. “We’ve never toured acoustically in real venues. So it’s nice for us to take it on the road, and challenge ourselves, and give our fans a taste of something new.” While the band is none for its hard rocking ways, MacDonald said much of the bands songwriting is actually done acoustically anyways. And by going unplugged, he said it was a chance to play some songs that normally make a Trews set list. “What happened more often than not is we were able to play songs that we didn’t get to play. Our records are fairly eclectic, despite our reputation. There are songs off there that we’ve never played live like, The Travelling Kind, and The Pearl, and Montebello Park, just because they had sort of complex and challenging arrangements, or they were a bit mellow,” he said. “And we found them much easier just to play acoustically where the song shines through more than the arrangement, which is kind of nice, because you get sort of married to a way of playing something, and you find it hard to take out of that box.” MacDonald says there is a vitality and honesty about acoustic music that is very appealing to him and his bandmates. 66

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“There’s not a lot to hide behind. When you’re amped up on 10, there’s all kinds of stuff to hide behind. But when you strip it all back, it’s just a more honest delivery of a song, which can be more daunting, because it gives you way more of an opportunity to fall flat on your face. But I think we like that risk. We like going out on limb. As a guitar player, I can tell you that it’s a bit more difficult to play. You’ve got nothing between you and your fingers, and what the audience is hearing. There’s no effects, no distortion,” he said. On Friends and Total Strangers, there are hits, such as Paranoid Freak, Poor Ol’ Broken Hearted Me and Hold Me In Your Arms, as well as the rarities mentioned above. And there was even a couple of new songs written just for the Glenn Gould shows – Sing

Your Heart Out and Happy Day in Yearning. The band is a bona fide sensation in Canada, but The Trews are working hard to crack the American market as well as keeping their eyes peeled on opportunities in Europe. “We’ve always done about 150 shows per record in the U.S. ...and to us, it’s important. It’s the cultural Mecca of rock and roll; it’s where it came from. So it’s important to us to have fans down there and play shows down there,” MacDonald said. And the band is not resting on its laurels. New songs are always in the works, with the MacDonald brothers doing most of the writing, although they do collaborate with others, including Gordie Johnson, the man who produced their earlier albums, and who is best know as the frontman for Big Sugar and Grady. “We’re sitting on a whole pile of material,” said MacDonald, who said work will begin on a new studio album once the acoustic tour runs its course.

april wine

By Jim Barber

STILL ROCKIN’ AFTER 40 YEARS

The secret is in the songs. That’s how April Wine’s long-time guitarist sums up the reason the band has been a staple of the Canadian rock and roll landscape for an incredible 40 years. Songs that are timeless, that still resonate with fans both young and old, songs that can still lift you out of your chair, make you want to pump your fist, or want to dance with your sweetheart. “It’s classic guitar, bass and drums. That always worked, and always will work. With a good voice, and sing-along songs, the melodies aren’t too complicated with our stuff. It’s what I call porch songs, as opposed to torch songs. These are songs you can just sit on your front porch with your friends, drink beer and sing,” said Brian Greenway, who has been in the band since 1977, the second-longest tenure behind founder/vocalist and primary songwriter Myles Goodwyn. ‘Roller,’ ‘Bad Side of the Moon,’ ‘Tonight Is A Wonderful Time (To Fall in Love),’ ‘Say Hello,’ ‘Oowatanite,’ ‘Sign of the Gypsy Queen,’ and ‘Just Between You and Me,’ are songs that defined the April Wine sound, not to mention the Canadian rock and roll landscape, and led to multiplatinum album sales and numerous world tours. Greenway, Goodwyn, and bandmates Breen LeBoeuf (bass), and drummer Blair Mackay (who replaced veteran drummer Jerry Mercer in January 2009), still tour North America, doing between 60 and 80 shows a year. And even though the band took a hiatus from 1986 to 1992, Greenway has been playing some of band’s songs for more than three decades. Yet he says they never get old to him. “I just have fun going out on the stage and playing them. You get asked, ‘well, don’t you get bored playing the same songs every night?’ No. I can’t do that, because my job dictates that, as with all musicians, you go out there and you play your heart out like you’re playing it for the first time, like you’re recording it. That’s what the people want to hear,” he told Pie Magazine. “And I just enjoy seeing the look on people’s faces and the applause when we start a song. But there’s always someone out there who’s never seen or heard a song. Then again, there’s some music that I’ll just never get tired of hearing and playing.” With a catalogue of 16 studio albums and hundreds of songs, it’s not always easy cobbling together a set list each night for the band. There are certain tried and true classics that need to be played, but that still leaves the field open for Greenway and his bandmates to trot out some old musical nuggets. “We’re doing Could Have Been a Lady, and that song is older

than a lot of people at the show, and it’s a great sing-along song, and people know it. Why? Because it’s on the radio still. We used to do Bad Side of the Moon, and when we had a keyboard we’d do Like A Lover Like A Song. For the girls, they go nuts when we play Tonight Is A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love. That’s a real big song in Canada. There’s stuff like Telling Me Lies, and Drop Your Guns, we brought that out again this year, and that’s going really well. We do a little dedication to the fighting men and women in the armed forces in Afghanistan. But that’s as political as we get,” Greenways said. Far from being a nostalgia act, April Wine has continued to produce new material. When they got back together in 1992, the band quickly churned out two albums, Attitude in 1993 and Frigate the following year. Back to the Mansion was released in 2001, and Roughly Speaking came out in 2006. The latter featured a back-to-the-future approach to recording, going back to using old-fashioned analog tape to record on, instead of the modern digital gear. “We’re working on some stuff now, and it’s just going to be any songs that we’ve wanted to do, by us or somebody else, or re-dos, and it will sound very up close and personal. And we’re going to see if we can do it on this 8-track tape, just eight channels, like in the old days,” Greenways said. “The last album, Roughly Speaking, was done on 24-track, two-inch tape, so if we can do it on one-inch, 8-track that would be interesting. There are a lot of people doing that again, because there’s the warmth of the tape and the tubes that digital just doesn’t give you. Those are the things that make it great and different, and have a fondness to it.” Far from slowing down, April Wine is look at getting busier in the coming years. Not long ago, the band signed a management deal in the United States, and will be playing more shows in more cities. As well, the band would like to get back to places like Europe and the Far East, if tours can be put together. “I said to Myles this year, ‘hey, it’s 39 years.’ And he said, ‘yeah.’ ‘Is I time to call it quits yet?’ He said, ‘no.’” And it’s a good thing, because heading into their 40th year as a band, April Wine was inducted into the Juno Hall of Fame at the awards ceremony, which were being held in St. John’s, Newfoundland, April 18. “The fans went right nuts when they found out we were going to get into the Hall of Fame, because they’ve been writing CARAS (Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) for years trying to get it for us,” said Greenway in an article in the Hamilton Spectator. PIE MAGAZINE

kiss By Jim Barber

LIFE BEHIND THE MAKEUP: ERIC SINGER TALKS ABOUT HIS LIFE IN KISS

With a new album, Sonic Boom, and tours planned for much of 2010, it looks as though the rock and roll juggernaut known as Kiss is going to go on for many years to come. And that suits Eric Singer just fine. Singer has been the band’s drummer for the better part of the last 19 years, stepping aside when original drummer Peter Criss came back into the fold for reunion tours from 1997 to 2001, and again in 2003 for a year. He replaced the later Eric Carr in 1991, back when the band was still not wearing its trademark kabuki makeup. But that changed in 1996 when Criss and guitarist Ace Frehley rejoined the band in 1996. Since then, the paint, and the 1970s-inspired outfits and over the top stage shows have returned to the Kiss universe. When Criss left for the second time in 2001, the band decided that Singer should wear Criss’ famous Cat makeup and stage gear. “The first time I ever wore the makeup, Paul Stanley put the makeup on me, because I had never done it, and didn’t know the system or technique for doing it. Ever since then, I’ve done it on my own. But the only thing that felt weird for me was, being a Kiss fan growing up, for me to be on stage wearing that makeup, being behind the band and looking at them going, ‘wow, that’s me playing drums.’ I have to admit, the first couple of times it was very surreal and very weird, in a good way,” Kiss told Pie Magazine, from a tour stop in Boston earlier this fall. He said he is philosophical when it comes to people who may not like the fact that he donned the iconic makeup of Criss. “Some people don’t care. They think it’s great, they just want to see a Kiss show and enjoy it, whereas other people have an emotional attachment to Peter, or an opinion that they don’t like it. I don’t get emotional about it because, the reality is, at the end of the day, it’s just music and it’s a band. And as much as we all can love different things and have a passion for them, no band is solving the problems of the 68

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world, ending wars, or creating a cure for cancer. That’s not what music’s about. It’s about entertainment and having a good time,” he said. “And if you don’t like it, then don’t buy the records, don’t see the show. But don’t sit there complaining about it. Move on. There’s always somebody there who will take your place, who is more than happy to come and see the band, and more than happy to enjoy the band moving forward and that’s what it’s all about.” Sonic Boom marks the band’s first CD of new material since 1998’s Psycho Circus. Singer said founding band members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley (the band is rounded out by Tommy Thayer on lead guitar) didn’t really feel inspired to write and record new material until very recently. “There has been such a resurgence, and so much interest from a whole new generation of Kiss fans. We saw that all through Europe and South America, especially over the last year in Europe, and I think that just inspired everyone on the band. I remember Paul saying about two years ago, ‘well, I don’t care if I make a new record. I have no interest in making new music.’ He just didn’t seem inspired,” he said. “And then last year, things changed, and things changed because the crowds changed, and he felt inspired. And he said, ‘hey, I’d like to another record, but I would like to do it in a certain way. I would like to do it as a band, just the four members writing and playing the music, and just make it a true, definitive Kiss-style record.’ And that’s what we set out to do, and I think that’s what we definitely accomplished.” Singer said the songs were hashed out by the whole band in a recording studio, just like bands used to write. There was very little work done at home, and band members weren’t constantly coming in with self-produced song demos all the time, something Singer called ‘demo-itis.’ “So we said, ‘let’s hash these ideas and riffs out in a rehearsal room, and come up with the arrangement that we’re going

to go in and record as a band. And that’s what we did, and we went in... and lay the tracks down, and we would do the stuff live. I didn’t play any of the songs to click tracks or drum machines. I played it live, and the whole thing was done to analog tape... that was the way records were done the old way, not just by Kiss, but all bands did it that way. And it was really more about going for the approach and idea and mentality of making a record as a band.” And Sonic Boom does sound very much like vintage Kiss with anthemic, fist-pounding songs like Modern Day Delilah, Say Yeah, and Russian Roulette. Singer said the band sounds cohesive onstage and on record, and feels this is the band is operating better than it ever has. “You have to have some captains of the ship, and that’s absolutely Gene and Paul, because it’s their baby. They created this thing, but they also know you need four wheels on a car to keep it rolling, and I really believe that Tommy and I provide those other two wheels that keep it moving forward,” he said, adding that he brings no ego into the mix, even though he could, having previously worked with the likes of Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, the band

Badlands with Jake E. Lee and the late Ray Gillen, Brian May of Queen and The Cult. “I’ve been doing this a long time, and I’ve learned that you have to know your place in a band when you work with people. Everybody can’t be the leader.” What has made Simmons and Stanley so successful is their professionalism and commitment to the business, Singer believes. “Paul’s gone through two hip replacements, and his knees. He’s tore both rotator cuffs, and all these things to his body. And I never hear Paul complain,” he said. “And Gene totally gets in character with the makeup. He becomes The Demon, absolutely. You ask anyone who’s ever worked for him, or who is around him, when he puts on that makeup, he’s out of his mind.” The Demon, Stanley, Thayer and Singer will be touring Europe starting in the Spring following the release of Sonic Boom over there.

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megadeth THIS CANADIAN DRUMMER LOVES HIS GIG By Jim Barber

For a young musician growing up on the outskirts of Montreal, Shawn Drover was enthralled by what he was hearing from the early albums of the American thrash metal pioneers, Megadeth. A little over 20 years later, Drover took his place behind the drum kit for that same legendary group. And it’s been a dream come true ever since. Megadeth was formed by Dave Mustaine in 1983, after he was kicked out of another up and coming thrash metal band – Metallica. While never achieving the same level of commercial success as his former band, Mustaine has earned something far harder to come by in the music business. Respect. While the music is fast, punishing, and aggressive, it is also intelligent, both musically and lyrically, something that Drover, now 43, said attracted him to Megadeth in the first place, and something that makes him proud to be part of the band today. “It’s a very original band. There are not a lot of bands that sound like Megadeth. I am sure you can name a lot of bands that sound like other popular bands, but I can’t honestly think of a lot of bands that sound like Megadeth. There’s a lot more to this band, playing wise, all the intricate nuances, that I think musicians know and respect, and fans love as well,” Drover told Pie Magazine, from the band’s tour stop in Columbus, Ohio, and talked about his band leader as one of the founders of the thrash metal genre. “When he was with Metallica, he was part of the start of that whole thing. And Kerry King of Slayer was in Megadeth for a short period of time. If you think of all those people interacting together, it really helped define that genre of music. 70

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“Twenty five years is a long time to be doing this. Who would have thought it back in the day that this was the most violent music on the planet? Did you ever think that 25 years later, we’d still be playing hockey arenas and be this respected? It’s a pretty amazing thing if you think about it.” Over the years, the band has garnered both successful record sales and critical acclaim for albums like Peace Sells ...But Who’s Buying?, Rust In Peace, Youthanasia, and The System Has Failed, as well as for being a intense, bone-crushing live act. In the fall, Megadeth, which also comprises bassist James LoMenzo and guitarist Chris Broderick, released its 12th studio album, Endgame, which featured the song Headcrusher as its lead-off single – a song co-written by Mustaine and Drover. While the band was recording the album, Mustaine had to leave for business meetings in Los Angeles for a day, and told Drover if he had any material he wanted to record, he was welcome to do so. “The next day I went in there and recorded drums, guitar and bass for an entire song. So when he got back, I had a full, studio-quality track for him to listen to. And he really liked about half of it. And he said, ‘let me change some parts and re-arrange some stuff,’ and the end result is what you hear, a song called Headcrusher,” he said. “Musically, I wrote half that song, and that song came from an idea I had, so he just moulded it and changed some parts and it became a collaborative effort in the end. I just seized an opportunity that was presented to me.” The opportunity to join the band when the pervious drummer decided he was

not up for the rigours of touring, not long before a tour of North America was set to begin. Shawn’s brother Glen was already in the band, (he left in 2007), and suggest his brother be drafted to sit behind the kit. The two were also the main musicians in Canadian thrash metal band called Eidolon, which had released a few albums over the years. “He’d been in the band for about a month, and I was ecstatic for him, and then all of a sudden I get a call on a Friday afternoon coming home from work. And the famous quote from Glen was, ‘you need to sit down.’ I was, like, what’s the matter?’ ‘They want you on the next plane. They want you to play drums for Megadeth.’ I was literally in rehearsal with them just outside Phoenix, 12 to 14 hours later. And then we drove to Reno, Nevada six days later, and played my first show.” A highlight for Drover was the first time he played The Bell Centre in Montreal, home of the Montreal Canadiens. He said he remembered seeing many concerts with brother Glen at the old Montreal Forum. “We saw Van Halen, Rush, Black Sabbath, Megadeth, Judas Priest – all that stuff. So the dream was that one day we were going to play the same place as the Montreal Canadiens – it was the unrealistic goals of kids. And I’ve now played there four times. The first time was in 2005, and it really was a surreal experience. Glen and I were pretty emotional about it. It was a real dream come true.” The dream continues for Drover, as he and Megadeth will be touring North America later in the winter as part of a legendary thrash metal triple bill that also features Slayer and Testament.

collective soul

By Jim Barber

Photography Kevin Lamb

There’s something about Collective Soul and Canada. Although the band hails from the American South – Stockbridge, Georgia to be exact, there has been a special relationship between it, and it’s neighbours to the north. From the moment the understated opening chords of the band’s first single, Shine, hit Canadian airwaves back in 1993, the love affair has been on, to the point where the band performed a soldout cross-Canada tour in the fall, and will be back in Canada, at Casino Rama in April. “I really don’t know why we’ve always done so well in Canada, to be honest,” said Dean Roland, who, along with his brother Ed, form the nucleus of Collective Soul. “I like to think that Canadians like good music, and that we fall into that category. We’ve always had a great relationship with our audience in Canada, throughout the entire country. I remember in 1997, we played Edgefest [in Barrie, Ontario] with Our Lady Peace and The Tea Party. Basically, it was all Canadian bands and us. And I think a lot people, for a long time, and some still to this day, thought that we were Canadian.” Roland said the band’s latest CD, simply entitled Collective Soul, also did better in Canada in terms of relative record sales, downloads and airplay than it did in other markets it was released. The album is actually the band’s second self titled release, with the first coming in 1995. It featured the hits ‘December,’ ‘Where The River Flows,’ ‘The World I Know,’ and ‘Gel’. Roland said the band worked more collaboratively on their 2009 self-titled record than on any other record in years past, and decided that simply calling it Collective Soul fit. “The approach when we went into the studio was to have an open policy. It was collaborative, and definitely a band effort, probably the most collaborative record we’ve made,” he said, adding that the band all lived in Ed Roland’s house/studio during the recording process, which brought them closer together, and changed their approach to the record. “The past few records, it felt more like a job. We still had fun doing it, but it was more like a job, because you’d show up early in the

afternoon, or the morning, and work until whatever, and everyone would go back to their house and families. This was a case where we stayed in the same house, and we were creating when we felt like doing it. So this felt more laid back,” Roland said. “The only thing that we really sort of though about before the recording was we did want to go back and sort of live in the same house, and take that approach, and go back to how we used to record, and see where that took us. It allowed for it to be more of a collaborative creation.” Ed Roland is the primary songwriter and creative spark in Collective Soul, and brother Dean said he often writes when he is inspired. “I think that’s just the nature of creating anyways. To get the good stuff, you have to be ready for when it happens,” he said. The new album has already spawned a number of signature Collective Soul singles, including Staring Down, You, and Welcome All Again, and also features a poignantly powerful song called Hymn For My Father, which is the closing track on the album. It’s a musical tribute, written by Ed, for his later father, who died four years ago. “When I first heard it, I was actually kind of impressed with the fact that it actually sounded like a hymn. We used to sing in church and, not like he ripped it off from there, but the styling of it, I thought was pretty interesting,” said Dean, who added that both his parents were big musical influences in the brothers’ lives. “My dad was a voice major in college, and my mom played piano. Later on he became a minister and they would sit around the house and she would play piano, and he would sing, and music was just a big part of our lives. I took piano lessons when I was you, and hated it, but I did it. And we were in the marching band when we were young. Music was always around in our family.” The Roland brothers, along with bandmates Joel Kosche, Will Turpin and Cheney Brannon, will continue to tour throughout 2010 and will undoubtedly be back in Canada before too long.

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care failure

By Jim Barber

OF DIE MANNEQUIN: PORTRAIT OF A SURVIVOR She’s opened for Guns ‘N Roses and Marilyn Manson, and worked with some of the biggest names in the Canadian music industry, and is one of the most respected and hard-working artists on the Canadian Music scene at the ripe old age of 23. But Care Failure, of Die Mannequin, has also experienced here share of heartache and trauma – more so than many people twice her age. Out of the house and on the streets by the time she was 16, Failure struggled to survive, to eat, to play her music. She battled substance abuse, she was essentially homeless at times, living wherever she could find space. At 12, a close friend committed suicide, and Failure, then know as Caroline Kawa was named in the suicide note, meaning she suddenly came under intense scrutiny from the authorities and her parents. The door was taken off her room, and she was banned from listening to and playing the music she loved. “I was kind of leading a double life, definitely bursting my parents’ suburbian bubble. And God bless them, I love them today. Today me and my parents have the best relationship ...but I knew I that I had to leave home, and because of me being banned from music by the police and by my parents, I didn’t last very long. I was a ticking time bomb,” she told Pie Magazine. So she eventually left home for good, but took her love for music with her, playing writing, and performing wherever she could, with whomever she could. It was those same parents who first instilled a love of music in Failure from a very young age. “My parents did the most amazing thing. They put all of us, me and my older sister and younger brother, put us all in piano by the time we were two, and that was like the best thing you can do for a kid... and it was something that was really important to me. I hated it sometimes, practising with my Ukrainian teacher who was really strict, but for some reason that kind of art and melody I learned really helped, and the theory too, you learn everything,” she said, adding that it didn’t take long for her to outgrow piano class music for something darker and edgier. “I was like, eight, when Kurt Cobain died. And I loved Nirvana. I was obsessed with them for sure. And then you read when their influences are, and you hear about The Pixies and Sonic Youth, and then I became a full fledged Sonic Youth freak by the time I was like, 11. And I was just finding more about music like The Stooges: that stuff really guided me, besides the classic Led Zeppelin, and Velvet 72

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Underground, and AC/DC, those bands really helped shape me.” Soon, after playing in various bands, the music industry in and around Toronto began to take notice of Care Failure, and her potent punk-inspired music, and intelligent, provocative lyrics. There seemed something more substantive and powerful to her music than just angst and energy, and it soon drew interest from some significant people in the biz. Her band, Die Mannequin was signed to EMI Publishing not long after it began in 2006, with its EP How to Kill. Later in the year, the band began its own label, How To Kill Records, which is distributed by Warner Music Canada. Also in 2006, she was asked to lend her vocal talents to the one-off supergroup The Big Dirty Band, which also featured a couple of dudes from Rush named Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee, as well as Ian Thornley, former Tea Party and current Crash Karma drummer Jeff Burrows and Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace. They covered the song I Fought The Law for the first Trailer Park Boys movie. Lifeson took Failure under his wing, even giving her some of his own guitars and pedals. The band’s first full-length CD came out in late 2009. Fino + Bleed, was produced by Matt Hyde, who has previously worked with Slayer and Porno for Pyros, and features the drummer of Jack Irons, who has previously worked with the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Pearl Jam, Les Claypool, Joe Strummer and Neil Young to name a few. “If you were to ask me what I think about all these people supporting me, I would be like, ‘beats the hell out of me.’ What they keep saying over and over again, these people, like Alex Lifeson or Jack Irons, or different producers and different labels and people, they keep saying they like it because it’s real, and they support it.” It is real, as is Failure, who is about as honest a person as you will ever find in the music business. Instead of being bitter about the cards she has been dealt in life, she is philosophical. “There’s probably some sort of karmic problem. I try to make up for it by trying to be a nice person. It’s so strange, though. In one way, it’s like I have horseshoes stuck up my ass, and I’m really lucky. But in other ways, not so much … maybe it’s like Yin and Yang. That’s the only way I can make sense of it.” Care Failure continues to tour in support of Fino + Bleed.

Creature feature

By Elyse Mayo

Strollin’ on into the limelight in your pumps (or blue suede shoes), something catches you by the ankles, then the knees, then the hips... finally crawling up your spine, you look up to the stage and there they are! That’s how it happened for me anyway, unexpectedly exposed to them at The Mansion in Barrie in a flurry of flailing feet and fancy. The most invigorating band I’d ever seen; they’re pure adrenaline and delight! As proclaimed on their website, “Creature’s music is the energetic feel that will transform your life in an instant party.” I was hooked. I found them again in the big city, at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto where they bestowed upon me a gift fit for the goddess Dionysus herself, their album “No Sleep At All.” After dancing the night away, I spent the wee hours of the morning entranced by the album at home with my friends. It’s truly impossible to get enough of their hyper-positive presence. Losing sleep with itchy feet, I just started to wonder: who are they, where did they come from and where have they been all my life? As unearthly amazing as they are, Creature actually hails from nearby Québec. So, that’s where my feet followed and thus, I spent an afternoon with the quixotic quartet: Cowbella the visceral synthecussionist, Sid the savvy drummer, Kim the charming guitarist, and Meli the adorable bassist. Together, they are all vocalists creating a perfect musical dialogue that discusses themes of liberty, self-confidence and joyful rebellion. Cowbella says that the album “is about breaking free” and that their band name in French means, “something that cannot be defined.” She explains that, “somebody who is a transsexual, really in between the lines, between categories, is called ‘la creature.’ We really liked that because it means that we can be whatever we feel like being... It’s an overall attitude of letting go of stereotypes, gender stereotypes, gender

ideals and being outside – indefinable.” She also accounts for their theatrics by adding that inspiration for the band name also “came from those movies... like ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon,’ it’s neither alive nor dead, male or female, outside of all categories.” I told them that, when I tried to describe their band to my friends, the best I could come up with was that they’re like the next Talking Heads. To which Cowbella replied excitedly, “just keep saying that!” Creature is impossible to pigeonhole into any existing genres, they’re really paving their own way. Kim says that they describe themselves with “a catch phrase that Cowbella coined, which is dance, pop, party rock.” To which Sid added, “The only problem with that is it doesn’t have the word punk in it. I’m always okay with punk disco.” Cowbella clarifies that, “a lot of it is really catchy. A lot of it is ‘pop.’ I guess where we get the punk sort of vibe is from our lyrics and our message.” Well, whatever you want to call it, Creature is definitely a riot and they’re coming out with a second album soon which I’m losing sleep dreaming about. The liner notes of Creature’s album “No Sleep At All” features “a 12-step program to help you reach a state of utter bliss” and dance like no one’s watching. I asked the band to reveal a secret 13th step for Pie Magazine readers to which Sid replied laughing, “there was a big rumour that we played the Playboy Mansion. The secret one is what happened at the Playboy Mansion. We can’t talk about it.”

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DJ SCENE

By Elyse Mayo

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MODERN MAESTRO OF THE PARTY SYMPHONY He explains that the magic of music is “its ability to change peoples’ moods in an instant. If you’re dragging your ass and not feeling so hot, the quickest way to snap out of it is to put on a tune you like. Music speaks to the soul and crosses all ethnic, religious and geographic barriers. It’s amazing how it can unify thousands of people in a room.”

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Charismatic Canadian DJ, producer and record label owner ROBB G is storming the globe with what he explains is, “a raw energy like no other.” Born in Nova Scotia and raised outside of Barrie, Ontario, ROBB G now calls downtown Toronto home. He’s toured internationally, across Canada, the US and Europe. “The world’s been good to me,” he says, “I’ve licensed music to compilations in half a dozen countries and I’ve started working on my second full-length album.” He explains, “I spend my days making music and running the label while my nights are spent in clubs.” ROBB G’s intense performances include exclusive tracks which are “delivered with a huge shit-eating grin on my face.” Not one to serve the music “end to end like a jukebox,” he improvises to re-work the music live. During which, he says, “I pretty much throb in a headbanging body thrash while I’m on stage because if it doesn’t move me, then I’m not playing it.”

• Punk Rolla are gonna be a name for 2010, check their bootleg of Empire Of The Sun “Walking On A Cloud” • Rico Tubbs & Atomic Hooligan’s new label “Bass = Win” looks promising • Hot Pink Delorean are going to go from blog fame to mainstage

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punk/new wave band called ROCKET TITS” In ‘01, she founded “an improv/electronic collective called KEYOP which eventually led to the formation of [her] current project SYNTONICS.” She now enjoys “recording music in my home studio with my husband and label/music partner, Teezdale. We have put out 6 LP/EP’S.” A multi-faceted, lifelong musician, she has also been DJ-ing for over 12 years now. Watch out, Barbi is incontestably a musical force to be reckoned with! MUSIC PICKS

This Renaissance woman is “a multi-instrumentalist, DJ, programmer and vocalist” who runs “a digital music label called INTELLEGENIX” which features unique artists from around the world. Barbi “was born in Manila, Philippines to famous Filipino movie actors.” Though she too has dabbled in the film industry, recently starring in the feature length “Drop Dead Roses” with Brian O’Halleran from Clerks, she has decided that “music is [her] life.” At the tender age of nine she studied classical piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music. “I later taught myself how to play the guitar... and learned how to program beats and music... Eventually my voice became my primary instrument... When I was in my last year of high school, I was discovered by a couple of producers which led me to becoming a recording artist. In ‘91, I was recruited to sing on some deep house tracks by DANTE that were being put out on 12 inch vinyl by Radikal Records in Europe. In the same year, I signed a record contract with EMI as part as an electronic/alternative group called RAIL TEC. In ‘92, I was asked to participate in a techno project called POSITRONIC BRAIN which released a 12 inch single on Quality records and appeared on many early techno/rave compilations worldwide.” In the 90’s she sang and played guitar in “a new wave/Britpop group called THE SPY” and “moonlighted in an all girl

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Also known as Da Jive Talkin’ Robot and Malhavoc. This genre chameleon explains that he has “been involved with the music business since the mid-eighties where I started making death-thrash metal under the name Malhavoc. Around the same time I started writing and recording with electronic instruments (synths, samplers and drum machines)... combining rock elements with electronic element [and] even to this day, if you listen to when I DJ that element is still a big part of what I do. After releasing a few records I met up with producer extraordinaire Dave Rave Ogilvie and went on to remix some international artists with Rave. All through the 90’s onward I was DJing the odd gig mainly at alternative clubs in Toronto (Sanctuary Vampire Bar, The Dance Cave, Velvet Underground and Savage Garden). I am also very proud to be a part of the longest running monthly party in North America [at] Northbound Leather’s Monthly Fetish Party.” The Fetish party has been running for over 20 years now. Over all this time, LaMort’s name and tastes have evolved - from industrial, techno and EBM; to new school electro/breaks; to his current preference of electropunk, electrohouse and minimal/progressive techhouse. However, he explains that “on a personal level, I prefer darker music... I think Ludwig Van Beethoven said it best... ‘music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life’.” Between spirit and sensuality or between LaMort and his audience, the intermediary of music is just as mercurial as it is magical.

Model by day and DJ by night, Eva divulges that spinning “is the perfect release after a long week of work.” She works and rocks hard as the other half of the DJ duo W.E.R.K. with Sean Collier, who taught her to spin. “I picked it up quickly and it gave me such a rush... I started DJing in Yorkville at ClubV almost immediately with him. Things picked up fast and I got to headline at CiRCA, Hotel, Footwork, Tryst, Century Room, Atelier [and] pretty much everywhere in the city that I would want to play. Playing at Liberty Grand and Muzik special events was amazing. Playing at the tents for Fashion Week and the “So You Think You Can Dance” party was also a ton of fun. Traveling to play at Mansion and Lago was unreal. I’ve been DJing for just over a year and everything seems to just get better. I’m currently looking at venues in NYC and W.E.R.K. has just

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Massive Attack - Paradise Circus (Gui Boratto remix) The Subs - My Punk Mount Sims - Grave Klaxons - Sweetheart Benny Benassi vs. Iggy Pop - Sweet 16 (Japanese Popstars remix) Fever Ray - Triangle Walks (Spektre remix) Vitalic - Poison Lips Depeche Mode - Fragile Tension (Kris Menace Universe remix) Kiko - Tribute to Bambi Boy 8 Bit - Wolfen

*For more music, check out LaMort’s radioshow, Dark Harmonies on MySpace.

VOGUE CHIC A LA DISCOTHEQUE started music production.” Toronto native and NYC pioneer she explains that, “traveling, dancing and DJing for tons of people is one of the most fun experiences for me. Every night is different and every crowd is different so it’s always exciting. I love modeling and I just started to get back into acting.” So watch out for the vivacious Eva, bringing the party to eyes and ears everywhere. “I have always been the one who can’t stop dancing whether it’s during a photo shoot, at a club, or just listening to music at home.” So as her motto goes, “don’t stop dancing!” MUSIC PICKS

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By Jim Barber

It’s kind of hard to believe, but Toronto’s Lawrence Gowan has been touring the world a member one of the biggest bands of all time, Styx, for just over a decade now. Replacing legendary founder, vocalist/keyboardist/songwriting Dennis DeYoung, was no easy feat, but Gowan was up for the challenge, and with more than 1,000 sold out dates under his belt as a member of the band, it’s a feat that he’s obviously pulled off with aplomb. “[Long-time member] Tommy Shaw told me, and he keeps track of this kind of stuff, that I have played more shows in the band in the last ten years, then they played when he was initially in the band, from 1976 to 1984, when they were really at their peak. So when you take stock of it like that, it’s kind of an amazing thing. I just want to see how much it can continue to enrich our lives,” Gowan told Pie Magazine. For anyone over 30, Gowan is a name that resonates to them. For 17 years, from 1982 to his joining Styx, Gowan was one of Canada’ top male singer/songwriters, with a string of solo hits including A Criminal Mind, Strange Animal, Moonlight Desires, All the Lovers in the World and Awake the Giant. In 1999, fate came calling. “There’s a lot on the line when you walk onstage with a band like that. So I think my first baptism was by fire, let’s put it that way. The first moment I opened my mouth to sing Grand Illusion, knowing that the audience had high expectations and this was different then they had heard in the past. The way that that night concluded, the very first night, I felt kind of embraced by the whole thing that I thought, ‘I think I can do this for quite a while.’ And after the third show, Tommy and J.Y. (original member James Young, the only band member who has never left the band), and Chuck (Panozzo, another original member who only plays a few songs a night as he battles AIDS), said “we’d like you to do this for as long as you want to do it,” Gowan said. So Lawrence Gowan became a full fledged member of Styx, a band know for chart topping hits such as Come Sail Away, Renegade, Babe, Too Much Time on My Hands, Lorelei and Blue Collar Man. The highlights over the last decade are almost too numerous for Gowan to name. “The big moments are we played two Superbowls, so to be in front of that audience, at centre field on two occasions is quite rare. To have played gigantic venues like the Toyko Dome, to have played Wembley Stadium, where we played last year, Styx and Deep Purple,” he said. “Playing in every National Hockey League arena that I always wanted to play in, has been an incredible highlight as well. Having said that, there are astoundingly fulfilling highlights, 76

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like playing Massey Hall in Toronto for the first time with Styx. I think that was in 2000. The last time I played on that stage was for Ronnie Hawkins’ 60th birthday, and I was on that stage with Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Jeff Healey, and there I am seven years later with Styx, and then I think, 15 years earlier, I did three nights there as Gowan.” He also pointed to playing the famous Red Rocks outdoor venue in Colorado with Styx, after playing there in 1985 opening for Tears for Fears. “It’s the places I’m coming back to that seem to resonate the strongest with me, because you take stock of your life and your life in music.” Styx had put out the odd album of new material over the last decade, and had a hit with their Gowan-sung cover of The Beatles, ‘I Am The Walrus’. But Gowan said the band is so busy touring, with more than 110 dates a year, and more in the offing every year, that it’s hard to say no to tour dates to take time off to go into the recording studio. He said the combination of the band’s musical legacy, the timelessness of the songs, and their reputation as top-notch live performers has kept the band so relevant and so busy. “There’s something greater at work that you really cannot entirely define. That, to me, would be 50 per cent of answer. The other 50 per cent, in practical terms ... is there are legions of fans around the world for this band. And they always had a reputation for their live show. If you went to a Styx show, you were going to be entertained. That’s continued on, and to some degree, and in some circles, you’ll hear people say that it’s been improved and enhanced over the last ten years.” He also said that Styx, through references in popular movies like Adam Sandler’s Big Daddy, the TV show Sex in the City, commercials for Volkswagen, and now having their songs added to the video game Rock Band, Styx is imbedded in the cultural fabric of North America and beyond. “In some ways it’s becoming akin to, when I was growing up, I realized that Little Richard, or some of the older Blues guys like Muddy Waters, these guys were venerated figures who helped to forge the music I was loving at that time. And I think, in some ways, to some people, we’re seen in that light.” And with dates filling up for 2010 and beyond, it looks like that light is going to be shining on Styx, and it’s Canadian content, Lawrence Gowan, for years to come.

geek chic tweaks By Jay Hardwick

PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999, ...WELL SORT OF Some of you may remember the turn of the millennium when Toronto was an international destination for a seriously HOT rave scene. Now TOP 40 seems to rule the clubs and party-goers have almost forgotten the origin of beat style mixing. Big name DJ’s are now forced to play smaller venues while the club scene and 103.5 type shows pack T-dot hot spots with 905ers reminiscent of Jersey Shore. Thanks to Activision (activision.com), the makers of now legendary titles such as Guitar Hero & Band Hero, the needle drops on DJ HERO. It offers a chance to play with the likes of Eminem and Jay-Z, to spin the wheels, and for the ex-raver kids like me a chance to try and reminisce about late night secret warehouse destinations. Now available the comfort of your living room, minus the hair gel and sparkles. DJ Hero is a blast, although it has a limited playlist (downloads available with internet connection) and of course the requirement of a home gaming system, the potential for late night dance parties for all hasn’t died. Within 10 minutes I was getting it down and scratching my way to 3 and 4 gold stars, but I am a gamer so don’t expect to get good that quick if you’re not. The deck is a good size with all the buttons and crossfade knobs in good positions. My only beef would be that the inside blue button on the turn table is too close to the center pin, making the physics of scratching a little tough. It looks cool and is portable so you can bring it to your buddies’ next Friday, as long as he has a console of course. The DJ Party hasn’t died, but changed. I was in Parkdale (Queen Street East Toronto) checking out some oldschool legends, famed for Life Force Raves and DOSE, Stretch and Hooker at Blondie’s Bar (blondiesbar.ca). Even these guys have evolved their game. It’s not all vinyl anymore but digital sound and mixer have definitely

made their mark. A recent visit to Foot Work Bar (footworkbar. com), to dance out to DJ Dan (DjDan.com), a personal favourite spinster of mine, I noticed that he, although from the grassroots of this movement in the 90’s, has succumbed to the new technologies. Why not? That’s what’s best about the ever changing landscape of music, fashion and in partner, technology. Things change, sometimes for the worse but mostly for the better. Gadgets and technology are still only in their infancy. As the years speed by, we will all be touched and amazed by the surge of innovative products that start to really shape this coming global culture. Just think, only 10 years ago cell phones really started to infiltrate the normal average person’s pocket and purse. ATMs didn’t exist, how did our forefathers survive? Truly incredible days ahead. So with the arrival of DJ Hero, everyone has a chance to be a part of the techno revolution. The professionals are benefitting from all the new gadgets too. Many of today’s indie artists produce all their music from an eggshell sound closet in a bedroom and a MIDI system and PC. They are artist and producer all in one, thanks to some really slick gadgets. Take the Orion software from Synapse (synapse-audio.com), with this software you are your own producer. “Orion is a complete virtual studio software, including a powerful pattern-based sequencer, many synthesizers and effects, a mixing desk with sub busses, and multitrack audio recording.” You can visit cakewalk. com to find a variety of music producing products. Everything you need to get that Grammy or pat on the back from your BFF’s garage band. It’s up to you how far you want to take it. I recently tested the V-STUDIO 700 by Sonar V. This thing is incredible! Tons of plug-ins, unlimited tracks and effects and very powerful vocal processing. With it, you can digitize your grandpa’s voice to make him sound like Lil’Wayne. Times are crazy these days. With political and environmental turmoil, making it simpler and easier to enjoy music, fashion and technology is good for our souls. These products are a few of thousands that make that possible. What’s coming down the road is sure to dazzle the geekiest of geeks. But really aren’t we all geeks at heart?

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Dinner and a Murder

By Elyse Mayo

Hosting a social? Have a martini, a meal and a murder mystery! This is the best ice-breaker because it brings everyone’s fears out into the open in a larger-than-life fictional role-play. Make fun of your hidden agendas, secrets, suspicion, deceit and treachery! Even shy guests will be laughing, conspiring and scheming along with you and your closest friends in no time. What fun! Maybe that’s what Anthony E. Pratt, professional solicitor’s clerk and part time clown of Birmingham, England, thought when he conceived the idea for the board game Clue in the 40’s. His humour as a clown, and fears as a working 78

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professional combined to form a parody of a blood-clad soiree gone wrong! It is a way to bring danger and excitement to the comfort of dining and living rooms. Clue and other murder mystery games allow clerks and clowns, valedictorians and criminals, men and women, young and old alike to participate in the strategy of this funny fantasy. At the end of the night perhaps your wife, ‘Mrs. White’ enacts dramatically to your friend ‘Colonel Mustard,’ “is this a dagger I see before me, the handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.” Everyone rolls laughing as we enjoy improvising our very own epic tragedy, without the mess.

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At a party, being a good conversationalist is key. Right? Well, studies show that well over half of all human communication is portrayed through non-verbal gestures. So how well do you really convey yourself and understand others? Maybe your next get-together should include a good old fashioned game of charades. It’s interesting as an experiment and as entertainment. Who’s got the best body language?

Womens’ intuition to nurture speechless newborn babies has made them more adept at reading people and facial expressions. Alternately, men are more inclined to be competitive, as they had to fight for food and a mate back in prehistory. So gentlemen, charades offers you a chance to challenge evolution and try to outwit the moves of the ladies! Ugga ugga yeeeah!

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And the virtual crowd goes wild! Air guitar enthusiasts everywhere can rediscover the thrills of rocking out to their favourite tunes, tonight as we plug in our game controllers. If you are thinking of having some friends over this weekend have some drinks ready, a good reliable source of munchies and rock out with your socks out! Even if you’ve no musical talent you can still play the grand auditoriums of, wherever. It’s today’s quick fix for rock and roll stardom. Guitar Hero takes the ego out of playing music, it’s only a game right? Now I’m not saying, stay home and forget that there is real music being made and played right outside our doorsteps. 80

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Hero!” By Tyler Curtis

However the comfort of your own home can begin to have some appeal, especially after a long week at work. Who cares what the latest hipster clubs are up to? Guitar Hero gives the opportunity to delve into unexplored genres of music. Though, recently the company has been really milking the brand name with four new versions of the game in 2008 and seven in 2009. Though ridiculous as a trend, it is brilliant as a concept. Has it broadened the music industry, or is it a delusional mockery of musicianship? Perhaps it’s the next phase after video killed the radio star, just another popularity contest. But only more time and trends will tell.

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GETTING OUT OF DODGE How’s this for a solid business plan: You’re in your late-20’s, you resign from your safe, secure job as a high school teacher then you scrape together every available penny you can, just to purchase an old jalopy of a hotel that happens to be a favourite hangout for a biker gang and every tough guy in town. You find out the place is going for a cheap price because the widow of its former owner (beaten to death inside the bar) wants to sell. At your licensegranting interview with the chairman of the liquor control board, you’re warned that “You are buying the worst hotel in all of Ontario and you have no experience.” Back in 1974, Rob Hamilton lived the above paragraph and bought the the Queen’s Hotel in Barrie, the very thriving, very much still-here, still-successful Queen’s. As with every epic tale involving a major change of fortune, it wasn’t an easy ride. “It was sex, drugs, rock ‘n roll. It was a bar from hell,” says Hamilton. “We had to change it and it was a battle. When we got in, we had no experience and we were in the deep end big-time.” His wife, a lawyer at the time, would work all day, then come to help out the fledgling establishment at night. Looking back on those days, Hamilton repeats the refrain familiar to all entrepreneurs: “We worked hard. Really hard –- seven days a week.” Two years into this high-stakes adventure, an unlikely pairing -- disco, and an enlightened legal decision -- combined to make a clean sweep of an unsavoury situation, allowing Hamilton to claim his first big successes as owner of the Queen’s. Wanting to get rid of the “cheap rock bands” that regularly played

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there, Hamilton looked around and decided that this (at the time) new, pulsing phenomenon called disco just might make a dent in popular culture. You could say he called that one right. To renovate the club with the right sound system and looks, Hamilton leaned on the expertise of a Toronto designer, invested a whopping $120,000 (remember, this is in 1976) and transformed the Queen’s into the area’s hottest nightclub, and, as Hamilton recalls, “we rode that Saturday Night Fever wave for the next seven or eight years.” As for that enlightened legal decision, well, to make a very long story short, a member of the biker gang that used to hang out at the Queen’s one night got into a fight at the Dunlop East establishment. He was charged. The Crown Attorney working the case was made aware of the fact that, if the charges were dropped, this particular bike gang would point their Harleys west and head for the horizon. “They’ve never set foot in this hotel since that day,” says Hamilton. A couple of years after renovating his club’s interior, he bought the old Roxy Theatre on Dunlop Street West, and tranformed it into a club called The Roxx, which is still chugging along. Then, in 1993, he took a good look at the entire Queen’s building inside and out, and restored it to the grandeur of its roots that go all the way back to 1850. That renovation/restoration dance of Hamilton’s has over time become sort of an ethos of his. “We buy stuff, we fix it up, we make it better, and we operate it. We’re not quick-hit artists. We’re not in

here to get something, flip it and move on. We own ‘em, we love ‘em, we take care of ‘em,” he says proudly. If you’re in the hospitality business, as Hamilton very much is, owning the nicest business location in town is worth zilch unless you’ve got the right people working there. Once again, the theme of harvesting the best out of a situation becomes evident: “We’ve just completed 36 years here at the Queen’s and I’ve got staff that have been with me for 34 of those years. And lots over 20 years, which is unheard of in the bar business.” Part of why the Queen’s and the Roxx engender such strong staff is due to, as Hamilton puts it, “having a skin in the game.” Every Tuesday morning, faces from the kitchen, bar, management, promotions, cleaning, security, all parts of the business, right on up to owner Hamilton, meet to discuss the flow of what’s going right, what needs to be changed, even much weightier decisions like investing heavily in a new interior or not. What’s revolutionary about this is that Hamilton is exactly on par with every employee. In this particular democracy, says Hamilton, “I get one vote.” The genius of that approach is that every employee of the Queens and the Roxx gets to feel involved and goes to work every day with an emotional stake in how the business is doing.

As far as extending that kind of welcome mat down and beyond the front steps of the Queen’s to the larger community, it’s the same deal. “My bars have always played a leadership role with the hospitality industry, and the liquor board, or the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario and the police” he explains. “We have meetings where we talk and say, Okay, what’s going right, what’s going wrong, what do we need to improve, and it makes for a better situation.” Unlike many successful business people who are fond of a lightning rod moment from their youth, a specific hit of inspiration when they saw their future golden path shining in front of them, Hamilton just attributes his good fortune to something a little more down to earth: “My father worked hard. When there was work to do, he did it, whether that was six days a week, or seven days a week.” Just like a 29-year-old kid with a dream.

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By Dylan-Thomas

I am young, relatively free of responsibility, and live in a major North American city, yet my lack of adherence to particular party protocol separates me from the pack. In fact, the way in which I party (notably used here as a verb, as in “to party”), resembles most closely that of an elderly lady - a bit of gin here and there, perpetual AM radio and a taste for Toffee - though I skip the wearing of curlers for appearances sake. It’s not experience that I lack, only a desire to penetrate a circle whose perks include bottles of Grey Goose and the affection of a barely coherent co-ed. I abhor the dumbing down of otherwise literate intellectuals, whose state become candid and animalistic after too much Jägermeister. This alone can propel my inner grump to the forefront unless I join the troglodytes in this ritualistic game. Prop open the Tanqueray. A glance at my pocket-watch leaves little time to filter family crest links through french cuffs. The operatic sounds of This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us soundtrack this, which I call my “fashionable-late” period. Sparks fly as Morrissey is mocked over iPod dock. I’ve spent the last few moments scrubbing road salt from suede, and I’m worried about the sustainable height of my pompadour. These matters lack depth and paint the picture of Dorian Grey-eque vanity but to me are of absolute necessity. Enjoying the art of getting ready and setting aside sufficient time to prepare for an evening out is wrongly attributed to the fairer sex, but when a destination is full of raised fists and propped up cleavage (which is usually done to distract from a painfully plain personality), I take happiness in the superfluous.

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For many the night will revolve around neither style nor substance but massive consumption. This raises a very pertinent question: why participate in an activity whose level of fun is measured by the amount of which you do not remember? Life cannot be as dreary and mundane as to warrant drinking oneself into oblivion? Evidently the answer to this is a very resounding huzza (which is to be drowned out by non-descript hip hop beats). In contrast, the period of intoxication could be looked at as a teaser, a stop-gap to state that enables the best self-reflection - the hangover. It’s impossible to lie to yourself at this moment of weakness, body lain in bed, throat stale with cigarello smoke and innards gushing and gurgling. This is when soul probing is ideal; you are weak, full of regret and may or not have a newly acquired venereal disease. Use this time to the best of your ability and I implore you not to search around for

a quick-fix. Embrace sloth as the day’s best friend and use this chance to heap large bouts of laziness upon yourself. Only when the beast has been slain need you reach for the hair of the dog, which at this point will have come full circle and is no longer a remedy for your hangover. It’s a remedy for your sobriety. Consider this something of a diary entry. Written whilst still experiencing the effects of the alcohol I had induced from a night out, which in retrospect would have been better spent in drinking cups of tea and listening to Gil Scott Heron. I felt like a social pariah tonight. It was a gathering of like-minded college students, in the sort of townhouse that is as likely to be student housing as it is a crack den. I arrived, in tow of my girlfriend, whose friends were hosting. It was a combination new year’s eve and birthday celebration, chock-full of faux/fruit infused vodka and dolled up strumpets. I had come prepared: a cucumber, Bombay Sapphire and a bottle of tonic water. I figured if someone was to find offense with my manner or ascot, carrying around a knife (naturally, to cut the cucumber with) would be enough to thwart any violence. Any ill-natured thoughts on my part were unfounded. In fact, the party-goers seemed enthused by me, if not bemused, and even the type of barrel chested farm boys who once tormented me in high school has my back. One such barrelchested boy displayed a feat of strength, highlighting my evening, when he placed his hand on a stove-top burner - an act meant to provoke swaths of emotion from a girl who’d been his just two days previous. It’s effect was felt but not as he intended - she slept with an acquaintance in a padlocked cellar. Overweight girls propped up fatty breasts and a ginger boy offended most with his antics of brashness and mild sexual groping. A live act played renditions of punk rock hits.

At midnight I couldn’t make way to my girl, who was entrenched in a blockade of gyrating, beer spraying teenagers. We argued, before embracing fifteen minutes past the stroke of the new year. A friendly taste of Absinthe settled me into a state of comfort, before I was whisked away in a taxi and left with my thoughts, thusly just one; who brings a cucumber to a party? Perhaps I’ve been too hard on the subject. If within my vocabulary existed phrases like party pooper, this would certainly be the appropriate time for it. Is this an issue of age? Am I already a weathered, jaded cynic? If you do catch me play-acting as a man-about-town, I’ll be the one in the Alpaca trilby, looking like something out of an Arthur Conan Doyle tale. Out-of-time and touch, I’ll use this booze and garb as my crutch.

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In 1937, Barrie boasted three motion picture theatres, an unusual wealth of riches for a town of its size. Today, just over seven decades later, only one of these old time movie houses remains: The Imperial. Recently refurbished, the theatre reflects back on an exciting era when Dunlop Street was the commercial and cultural heart of Barrie. The story of the Imperial begins in the 1930s, when Richard F. Garrett operated a pair of silent film theatres, the New Dreamland Theatre and The Capitol Theatre. He recognized that the era of the silent movie was drawing to a close and that the “talkie” was the wave of the future, but rather than make costly renovations to his existing theatres to accommodate the new technology, Garrett elected to sell and start anew. His new movie house, the Imperial, had a 600 seat capacity and boasted “the latest in modern construction.” Opened March 11, 1937, at 59 Dunlop Street West, it was located next door to Capitol Theatre and any a few blocks away from the New Dreamland Theatre. As the Advance noted on April 1, 1937, “Barrie went on record as the only town of its size in the district to have three theatres which are placed within a hundred yards of each other.” Consequently, competition was fierce, with all kinds of marketing campaigns designed to lure customers away from competitors. Going to the movies was a lengthy affair in those days, and far more memorable. You could easily spend up to four hours viewing

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a few newsreels to keep you apprised of world events (there being no television for news broadcasts), some comedy shorts (including the famous Disney and Looney Tunes cartoons, and slapstick films starring the Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, and Our Gang/ Little Rascals), and then the feature film. After all that, sometimes a variety of live Vaudeville acts followed. This glory period of movie-going couldn’t last forever, and oneby-one the theatres began to close during the second half of the 20th century so that by 2009 only the Imperial remained. Showing its age, the theatre closed in February of 2009 and many people began to worry about its fate. Thankfully, the building was purchased and refurbished by developer Mark Porter. Now re opened and offering many new comforts and elements of hospitality. Watching a film in this historic theatre is a truly unique experience. Consider that seventy-three years ago, shortly after the Imperial opened its doors for the first time, a movie-goer was sitting in the same theatre and watching Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, one of the classic films of all time. Its incredible, the cinema history that the Imperial has been a part of.

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Seriously Stylish Mansion Nightclub and Yuk Yuk’s Unite by Tyler Curtis The Mansion has turned over another new leaf ! Mark Porter’s renovations last year evolved it from a mere music venue to an extravagant entertainment utopia, as well. Everyone loved the seriously sleek and refined new club; from the upgraded sound system to the luxurious VIP lounge, the dramatic lighting to the dynamic design, the Rock 95 booth to the open-concept bar, everything was enhanced, to be more operative and up scale. With all that hard work taken care of, and The Mansion established as a great success, I guess Its time for us all to let our hair down and have a laugh. Barrie is excited to announce that our favorite venue is joining forces with Yuk Yuk’s standup comedy clubs, the single largest chain of standup comedy clubs in the world. Now it can be a club or a concert hall; it can host fashion shows, comedy nights and parties of all kinds! This historical building having already been acclaimed for hosting Tom Green’s ‘Prepare For Impact’ DVD. The Mansion is now delivering more than just comedy it’s offering to be the home of Canadian stand up. Founded by Canadian icon Mark Breslin, Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Cabarets have landed in Barrie at The Mansion. Now known as a breeding ground for excellence, is the all inclusive location for any and all entertainment related orchestrations. Not only does it hold sway to our hearts with it’s warm lounge

atmosphere, superb bottle service and it’s excellent team of staff and technicians - it now has jokes! What more do you need to tickle your fancy when planning a night out, even if you’re from out of town, The Mansion has become even more inviting. Figuratively, The Mansion has always been known as the mother of refuge for all music-lovers in Barrie. Now too, it attests to comedy. One cannot exaggerate the pricelessness and cutting edge dynamic that has manifested in the heart of this almost sacred gathering place. Not only has it maintained its reputation as “the hottest venue north of Toronto,” it speaks truth to the opinions of those who claimed, during the re n ov at i o n s, “ T h e Mansion sees no limitations for the future.” Yuk Yuk’s happily and humourously hosts dinner theatre, live entertainment for stags, staggettes, bachelor parties, birthday parties, office parties, fundraiser events, special events and occasions, private shows, group functions. Allied with The Mansion’s infamous stage, which has catered to musical and theatrical acts from all over the world this place is as versatile as it gets. It’s a concert venue hall, bar, comedy and nightclub, all in one. Soon enough it might even open up shop and start competing with WalMart, but let’s leave the jokes to the comedians

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There are very few things in our modern world that have the power to evoke such notions of opulence, wealth, mysterious sex appeal and touching nostalgia all simultaneously - like the way a lush, chestnut-y vintage fox fur coat fur does. Or how a woman on red carpet can add a layer of dripping glamour, simply by throwing a rich beaver stole over her shoulders. Contributing to it’s timelessness may be it’s undeniable role in Canadian culture and the oh-so-obvious practical purpose it provides, but departing from the physical, a treasured vintage fur can possess magical memories and history that seem to live on with it. Currently, in fashion, we are seeing a major comeback for fur, and fur accessories in general. Though some believe the industry is in too much political and ethical peril, due to organizations such as PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) who have fierce public - not to mention celebrity endorsed - campaigns arraigning the wearing and production of fur. With vintage furs specifically, the organization recommends donating them as ‘educational aides’. Realistically though, in this time of waste-not want-not, it’s more important than ever to breathe new life into your grandmother’s most prized possession. Young hipsters, fashion editors and celebrities alike in cities all over North America and Europe are diving into thrift stores, estates sales, exclusive vintage boutiques - and yes, even their grandmother’s closet - to get their hands on the perfectly supple, gently worn, cigar and perfume scent infused vintage fur coat. In an age of breaking cultural, and socio-economical ‘glass

ceilings’, it has never been more appropriate to make vintage fur a part of the mainstream. In today’s world, you don’t have to take out a second mortgage in order to pay for your own fur coat. The resurgence of the vintage trend as a whole, has ushered in an age of people who spend each and every day of their job sourcing the best and boldest recycled furs from all over the continent and online through websites like eBay. Thus, providing a plethora of choice for aspiring ‘glamazons’ and taking the monopoly away from expensive furriers and luxury retail chains. Ironically though, the history of fur does not find it’s roots in old Hollywood starlets and opera-going aristocrats, but in Neanderthals and long extinct indigenous peoples. We learned the utilitarian nature of animal furs and skins from these people. Capitalizing on this, the Hudson’s Bay Company, the world’s oldest fur-trading company, incorporated itself and forever changed the face and ethics of the fur industry. Stripping fur of it’s traditionally humane and ethical reputation, fur became what we embrace it as today. Over centuries, fur remained a sign of status. Revered by the rich and royal, it held that austere nature until the early 1900s when the industrial revolution pushed it deeper into the mainstream, and designers began incorporating more and more of it into their work. The fashion and couture explosion in the 1950s around people like Coco Chanel, Christian Dior and Hubert de Givenchy all fueled the popularity of fur as pret-a-porter. Most of the vintage fur that is circulating in stores and online now, originated in the fashion boom of the 50s, 60s and 70s. So, jump on the bandwagon and grab yourself a pair of over-sized rabbit earmuffs, circa 1964 for those chilly winter nights, or that perfectly fitted, make-you-feel-like-amillion-bucks, chinchilla fur full-length. You can make it a day of hunting and gathering in the dustiest of vintage stores, or spend the afternoon having tea with your grandmother while she entertains you of stories about the cozy heirloom you just inherited.

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Just as a good butcher uses all parts of the animal, a good artistic entrepreneur is also resourceful. Ebony Roberts, once a butcher, then a scholar, has now merged her skills as a designer of unique accessories made from recycled materials and animal parts. “Two Foals began when I graduated from U of T with a degree in philosophy and couldn’t get a job! I have always made things for myself, and people started asking to buy them. I decided to give in to my creativity and try to make a living off of it. My design tastes come from being raised in a cowboy household in Alberta and having a close connection to the Native community there. I have a fascination with the history of the Wild West…Two Foals is my expression as a former rodeo girl who settled in the city.” Her wares captivate “someone

who longs for tradition, but also revels in exploring the future.” In regards to her dichotomic personality, Ebony explains that, “While I have butchered cattle, and do come from a farm, I also love animals, especially my own dog. Everything has two sides to it.” Her cute party purses and chic accessories “are made from animal horn, teeth and leather. They look cute from afar, but on further inspection you might find some materials that might make you squirm a little… I have always had a love for old fairy tales... like the Grimm Brothers or Native American folklore. I think that definitely comes through in my designs.” Coming to a store near you, now available at www.twofoals.com

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Perhaps the great ones were put here ONE OF THE just to give us a glimpse, a glimpse of what true art is. Every single show OF OUR TIME that Alexander McQueen developed was a glimpse into his soul, a tiny excerpt from his own life. From his latest collection shown as an entire underwater world to some of his earlier works with massive projections and video. There was never a detail overlooked. I have for years watched attentively as his new collections got braver and sweeter and always longed for his next show. My personal favorite, a lone model in a clean cut white dress rotating on a revolving floor delicately painted by robots three feet from the audience, a statement to his complex simplicity. Artful grunge. An imagination for fashion like no other. For McQueen his

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vision wasn’t about a single piece or even a collection, it was about an experience. From the first drawings, to the show, it was all one beautiful masterpiece. Perhaps he fell in love with the theatrical aspect of design, and the runway show. He became obsessed with multi-media and elaborate coordination. Kate Moss in hologram form is a perfect example. His famous chess piece show pushed the boundaries of the classic runway format, and he didn’t stop there. The audience became the show when he had robotic cameras follow the model and the viewers, while projecting the images and reactions in real time as a backdrop. There was always so much going on, yet so minimalist. McQueen never compromised quality. His traditional tailoring shining through layers of splattered paint and giant shoulder pads. His dangerously low “bumster” pant forever changed the traditional waistline and the lobster

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claw shoe may never be outdone. The world watched him evolve and England thanked him for putting them back on the map for fashion after a dull period following the punk movement. He was a breath of fresh air when raw creativity is so hard to come by, and so much harder to keep. McQueen was driven by his insecurities and believed that most successful people were. Lee McQueen known best to the world as Alexander McQueen took his own life on the eve of his mother’s funeral, just before the opening of Paris fashion week. This tragic end was just that, an end. An end to one of the most fabulous careers in fashion, ever. McQueen was no ordinary socialite. He was a private man, who preferred to stay out of the limelight. Born in London in March of 1969 he grew up in the starry 70’s and was influenced heavily by the studded style of rock and roll. Dropping out of high school and starting his apprenticeship with Saville Row tailors at the young age of 16, he learned the most perfect tailoring from the very best. He then reinforced that knowledge at Gieves and Hawkes. McQueen, though a serious overachiever, still always maintained a good sense of humor. As scandalously revealed in a British Vogue article, he admitted to have chalked “I am a cunt” in the seam of a suit designed for the prince of Whales. His work with theatrical costumiers Angels and Bermans gave his own work such a performance inspired flare. After his

enrollment at St. Martens College, Isabella Blow bought his graduation collection in its entirety. Isabella known best for her eccentricity on the London fashion scene and her discovery of McQueen and countless others, also became a close friend and mentor to McQueen. It was his friendship with Isabella that got him into Givenchy as chief designer in 1996, which promptly ended in 2001 when 51% of his solo collection was acquired by their rivals at Gucci group. McQueen was named British designer of the year four times. He was one of the only designers that managed to stay avant-garde while maintaining commercial success. When Isabella took her own life in the spring of 2007 McQueen openly shed tears at her funeral. It has been said that this may have been one of the events that led him to his own suicide. Isabella was one of his biggest fans. When his mother died on February 2nd 2010, it was said to have pushed him over the edge. McQueen says his biggest fear was to die before his mother and that she was the one thing in his life he was most proud of, so losing her was not an option to him. Perhaps when one loses too many people to their own devices it is impossible to imagine not taking your own life as well. Whatever the reasons may be, McQueen was a man who walked this earth well. He dressed the most famous and the most loved, and the world loved him back. There may not be anyone who can take his place, but his line will live on forever. To quote the editor of British Vogue, Alexandra Shulman, “McQueen influenced a whole generation of designers. His brilliant imagination knew no bounds as he conjured up collection after collection of extraordinary designs. At one level he was a master of the fantastic, creating astounding fashion shows that mixed design, technology and performance and on another he was a modern-day genius whose gothic aesthetic was adopted by women the world over.”

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More than ever before, the entertainment industry is now fused into the fashion world. People expect celebrities to be the fashion icons that set the new trends, seen in an obvious way on the newstands lately with Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Carrie Underwood, Milie Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Fergie and Katy Perry replacing the usual models on the covers of all the major fashion magazines, including Vogue. Former editor at Vogue Magazine, André Leon Talley, who is now a judge on America’s Next Top Model summed it up by saying, “People now view fashion shows as entertainment.” We make the association that the worlds are one. The runways have opened up to celebrity catwalk appearances, and one of the most celebrated current fashion-show models is Canadian dancer Coco Rocha. Originally there were 3 distinct worlds of Hollywood glamour, the music industry and the separate and elite world of fashion based in New York, and the runways of Paris, Milan and London. Hollywood was more classic and influenced by era looks from the 40’s and 50’s. Music industry was grittier and took inspiration from the youth movement. Fashion was elegantly trendy and forecast what we would wear next season with inspiration from the couturier shows. Then In the 80’s, Gianni Versace was the first to cross Rock’n’Roll with fashion and raised eyebrows worldwide with his overthe-top shows that mixed high fashion couturier with the raw-edgy street-looks that prevailed in the music scene. His

muses were most notably Madonna and Lenny Kravitz who modeled in his AD campaigns and also provided the music to his theatrical shows. Sexy was redefined and over the next decade we saw the blending of street-sense, Hip Hop and high fashion in music videos and on the runway. Award shows are a fashion show and the red carpet is the new runway. People want the same looks that the pop-stars wear, and designers are smart enough to make the most beautiful singers their muses. DSquared designers Dean and Dan Caten were catapulted to superstardom by designing the iconic cowboy looks for Madonna’s Music tour. Multi-dimensional performers such as Jennifer Lopez crossed the barrier between film and music imagery and remains the only performer to simultaneously have a #1 movie at the same time as a #1 record. That blend is irreversible, as now JLo has a fashion line, Beyoncé has House of Deréon, Gwen Stefani designs LAMB, Justin Timberlake creates William Rast, P Diddy has Sean John, and most pop-stars are involved in fashion, fragrance and photography. The overall effect that has is that we now have more variety in what we wear, and dressing up can be either formal or edgy. Provocative and elegant can co-exist, and your own personality can be reflected more in the fashion choices you make. Creativity and art can be now expressed in all avenues of our lives!

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My Promise This ring I give you, This symbol of forever. What forever can I promise to you, Other than my life and my soul? Your beauty, so shining, timeless. These maidens who have given you Their blessing, their trust and love How can my eyes believe a sight so pretty? What have I done to be worthy of such a blessing? This day given to us; This essence of our life. What could be more solemn and true? This day is our blue sky and sunshine. Forever my golden angel You are my perfect day You are my life I love you.

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e John and Mike De Rosa have always had passion for fashion and design. In 2008 that passion led the Toronto-born brothers to establish S.A.C.R.I.F.I.C.E Couture Ltd., a clothing design company that allowed the siblings to design the styles of fashion they had long sought out in retail stores but rarely found. The next two years were spent feeling their way through the increasingly competitive clothing industry, perfecting their look, and planning the eventual launch of their line. During that time they were joined by three friends who share the same vision: Joey Gagliese, Vince Oppedisano, and Gill Slaney. Finally, after years of planning, designing, perfecting, and dreaming, S.A.C.R.I.F.I.C.E Couture’s line of rock-and-roll inspired clothes is ready for launch. “Anyone with an edge, who enjoys wearing high end rock inspired clothing with a clean and classy yet rebellious look will love our line,” says John De Rosa who, along with brother Mike, is the principal designer. “Our message is clear: we are selling a lifestyle and we’re saying that when you wear S.A.C.R.I.F.I.C.E you are confident, classy, and rebellious.” The inspiration for the clothes came from the 70’s and 80’s rock with which the De Rosa’s were raised. It brings the ripped and dirty style of classic rockers to a whole different level and in their own words, “was not made for the weak of heart.” John and Mike believe their designs bring something fresh, new, and unique to the world, but also insist their designs are ready for mass consumption. It’s high fashion, yes, but it’s also practical and comfortable. The line is aimed towards males in the 16-40 year-old demographic, but John De Rosa is quick to point out S.A.C.R.I.F.I.C.E Couture is not specifically targeting any audience. “We won’t be catering to a specific person or culture; we are not a brand, we are a lifestyle,” he says confidently. Designing a clothing line that speaks to this lifestyle

has taken years of hard work. The line has been several years in the making but the crew behind S.A.C.R.I.F.I.C.E Couture is convinced that its slow evolution is actually one of its strengths. They’ve taken the time to get things right, to make sure their visions can be translated into fashion reality, and to learn the ins-and-outs of the industry. As a result, they are absolutely convinced that their designs are going to rock the world. Creating brand loyalty is of vital importance to any 21st century clothing line. It’s the secret to long-term success, and the best way to create brand loyalty is by connecting with the customers. Modern technology allows businesses to interact with their audience more easily than ever, and S.A.C.R.I.F.I.C.E Couture intends to take advantage of the various social networking avenues to interact with customers. Their website will include a customer feedback page and weekly video blogs, and they will connect with fans and customers through Twitter, Facebook and MySpace. It’s a lot of work, but the crew realizes everything they’ve done over the past several years have been necessary steps to create a clothing line and lifestyle that will be embraced by the public. For now S.A.C.R.I.F.I.C.E Couture is looking to establish themselves in the North American men’s wear market but the crew have big plans for the future as well. “Our ambitions include a women’s line, our own TV show and expansion of our line into worldwide distribution,” says Mike De Rosa. “Of course, we also intend to enjoy every minute we get to live our dream.” Only time will tell if S.A.C.R.I.F.I.C.E Couture will turn into a global phenomenon. But in the meantime, all five members of the team are living their dreams and having a great time doing it. “We are excited to be a part of the fashion industry, and creating our own label for the people to see, wear, and respect,” says John De Rosa. “We’re all here because we love it and believe in it.”

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“There is a formula for ad writing that goes like this. Interrupt, engage, educate, and offer. The headline should interrupt them. The easiest way to do that is address a major concern of the prospect. There are other ways to interrupt such as sexual images. This was used a great deal in the past. People used to say that “sex sells”. Sex doesn’t sell, it interrupts.”

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“Marketing can be one of the most challenging aspects of being an entrepreneur. Since most businesses use marketing that all looks the same, most of the money you spend is helping your competition. With a few simple changes you can own the market for the product or service you provide. Be sure that your marketing is working for you, more than your competition.” Barry C. Luke 124

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by Barry C. Luke

The earth’s surface is made up of “tectonic” plates that are in a constant state of flux as molten magma pushes from beneath. The mammoth movements of these plates can have catastrophic effects on the earth’s crust. Plate tectonics were originally measured on the Richter scale (named after Charles Richter): a graphed measurement of the seismological vibrations generated as plates move. Currently MMS (moment magnitude scale) is used. Like the Richter scale, MMS is logarithmic. As an example, a MMS rating of 6 is 31.6 times more powerful than 5 with a 7 being 1000 times more powerful than a 5. Each year there are an average of 134 events worldwide that measure between 6.0 and 6.9. There are about 17 with magnitudes between 7.0 and 7.9. Seismologists know these events will occur, they just don’t know where or when. In 1989 there was a recorded tectonic event, or earthquake, of a

A Haitian child receives care at the Good Samaritan, a temporary American hospital located in Jumani, Dominican Republic.

magnitude 6.9 in the Oakland area of California. This infamous disaster brought down buildings and bridges across the state and killed 63 people. On January 12, 2010 Haiti was struck by a magnitude 8.2 earthquake! Haiti occupies the western third of the Island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. It has a population of nine million people in an area half the size of Nova Scotia. That’s a population density of 323/sq. km versus less than 11/sq. km in Nova Scotia. Nearly half of the inhabitants live in urban areas and Haitians have the lowest per capita income in the Western Hemisphere. With the epicentre of the quake situated just south of the capital of Port-au-Prince, the destruction and death counts were staggering. The latest numbers released by their government indicate countless injuries and over 250,000 dead, laid to rest in mass graves. Imagine twice the population of Barrie lost in a single event!

Living in an emergency camp, a Haitian child receives food from a small un-named NGO. Though there are many NGOs in Haiti, this is a rare sight as many still have not received help do to complexity of the situation and mass numbers of people.

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A group of Haitian youth walk along a wall that is decorated with messages for presidential candidates. The political future in Haiti is is very uncertain.

After the earthquake, many parks in Port-Au-Prince, such as this one, have been turned into tent camps. Some hold up to six thousand homeless in a square city block. Photography Pauly Kostora

Pauly Kostora, who is currently a rogue relief worker in Haiti says that they are “still experiencing seismic activity. Most buildings are not safe to be in or near... The rainy season is about to begin. The majority of Haitians are either sleeping on the streets or are in camps. In the camps, people live in tents that are made out of mostly cardboard and bed sheets. There is little if no protection from the elements.” Because of this, malaria is on the rise. Though it’s the rainy season, many are suffering from dehydration. Pauly explains, “the main water source is well water which is causing countless cases of dysentery, UTIs, kidney infections, and many other life threatening diseases.” Haitians have overcome many hardships throughout their violent history, but this could test the resolve of anyone. It is of utmost importance that we continue to keep the issues facing Haiti front and center. Kostora says that “the majority of Haitians want help from other nations.” However, he explains that international organizations “are claiming that they are going to work together with local government to ensure that relief gets to those who need it, but many are pulling out of Haiti... According to multiple sources in Haiti and in the U.S., the Haitian government and customs is not allowing any relief supplies to be shipped in without inspection. Thus, it is highly taxed or stolen to be put on the market to benefit the rich.” We are so fortunate to live in this country and should not neglect the needs of other nations. Donating is gracious, but only a small step. People need to get involved. It’s too easy for us to live in such far-away isolation from foreign tragedies. We must all remember the world is our community and we have an obligation to do what we can. With tectonic shifts as unpredictable as they are, it is not farfetched that you may need that help some day yourself. PIE MAGAZINE

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Hawaii is everything you dream paradise on a tropical island would be like... and then some. From its local culture to the unique hybrid cuisine you find yourself immersed in a world you can’t imagine leaving. Even when you are surrounded by people on a beach you still feel like you’re secluded in your own dream. There’s no reason to rush here. Hence, Aloha Time. It’s infectious and therapeutic and allows you to take the time to lap up your surroundings. It is a place where all ages fall under it’s spell. Hawaii is love and romance wrapped up in 8 small islands. The moment you see the red clay, your senses are intoxicated by the scent of the pikaki, the brilliant blues of the ocean and the lush greens of the rainforest. Even after you leave the aloha spirit stays with you forever. By Janice Brooks nee Cruz

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After what turns out to be, potentially, one of the most exciting moments in my life, commentating for the Olympic Games, has now been upstaged by another momentous occasion. My little girl wanted to see the Olympic Games herself. She wanted to live the experience that so many Canadians have been anxiously awaiting. I guess that Reese wanted to see the inspiring performances from all of our Canadian athletes, live. We really had no idea how true these examples were going to be. There were so many moments in these Olympic Games that were amazing, but here are a few that stood out when looking back at my journal. Here is a look at some of the things that took place in Vancouver. Day 1: visits galore... “While the Olympic Games aren’t underway yet, official practises are. With only a practise to attend to a day, it is absolutely spectacular to be able to walk around Vancouver. While the majority of fans aren’t here yet, it is still quite busy on Robson Street. Or maybe they are, but this being Canada, the fans can be a little understated. While my work doesn’t get underway until the second week of the Games, there are a lot of parties and appearances that athletes make. Today, I’m heading to the opening of Canada Pavilion. You never are really sure what to expect with appearances, and this one was exceptionally inspiring. I ended up helping to officially open the Canada Pavilion, with Julie Payette, Tewanee Joesph, and MP Peter Mackay. An astronaut, CEO of the four host First Nations, Minister of National Defence and a figure skater. Sounds like the opening of a joke, but it was amazing just getting to spend a few moments with these remarkable people.” Day 2: parties still... “The Olympics are always a big celebration, but the amount of functions and parties that go on is remarkable. Plus, they are not always at night. A few of them that I went to were amazing. The best one today was the Bell party hosted by Steve Nash. I love the NBA, and to see a two time MVP, who is Canadian, made it memorable.

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Honourable mentions to the Bare Naked Ladies for great entertainment and comic Sean Majumder for their intro. As a bonus, almost the entire cast of Stars on Ice reunited here since we were on the road together just a few short months ago.“ Day 4: not a good start... “From the Opening Ceremonies ending debacle to the death of Georgian Luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili, it seems like there is not that much to celebrate. The excitement of what the Games in Canada is supposed to be for Canadians has not materialized. All that is on going now is the hand wringing about when Canada will win their first gold medal and finger pointing as to who is to blame for the death of Nodar.” Day 6: and it continues... “While the Gold medal question has been answered, thank you Alexandre Bilodeau, another tragedy has happened here in Vancouver. Joannie Rochettes’ mother has died while arriving here to watch her daughter have her Olympic moment. Waking up to that news, while having my own mother and daughter here, makes everyone stop and remember what life is truly about. The strength that Joannie has to make the decision to continue her Olympic journey and go to practise less than twelve hours after her dad told her about her mom, incredible. It was a practise that was about getting back to what made life normal. Watching her skate around the ice surface, just in circles and smiling softly at her dad who was sitting in the corner of the rink, a moment for the two of them, in a very public setting. A man who is mourning the death of his wife and showing courage to match that of his daughter, quite a moment.” Day 7: anyone for dance?... “The first day of “on air” work for me and it starts with the Compulsory Dance. This is the moment that I have been studying for for the past two years. Dance is difficult to understand, and I’m a figure skater that was been around it for 25 years. There are so many nuances to this discipline of skating, that I’ve been thinking about how

best to explain it to the fan that watches skating every four years. I’m on air with Rod Black, the best voice/fan of sport in the business and Victor Kratz, who was partners with Shae Lynn Bourne. While watching the event, I felt so comfortable working with Victor and Rod that the time flew by, even for Compulsory Dance. Not too many mess ups, I think. It was a historic moment, because this is the last time that the compulsories will be competed at the Olympic Games.” Day 9: longest short program ever... “Tonight, I watched the most incredible moment I have ever seen in sport. The Womens’ short program is 2:40, but the performance I watched was one of the most intense moments that had a crowd silenced and awe-inspired. When calling the event for CTV, this was a moment I was nervous for. Having competed against Joannie for about 4 years at the end of my career and touring with her for the last 4 years with Stars on Ice, I was so hopeful that she was going to be okay with this skate. She is a smart, strong woman, but how much can one person deal with at one time. She had been skating impeccably in practises, but this program was one she struggled with all season. She did take a long time starting to jump in the six minute warm up, but only had to do a few elements to be ready. As she took her position to start, the crowd was a mix of supportive cheers to outrageous encouragement. I was most impressed with the fact that they settled down so quickly, so not to throw her off her concentration. As Joannie skated to her most difficult element, she had a small stumble setting up for it. On the last note of her music, having completed everything that she had trained so hard for, she looked up with the emotion of a young woman who had just lost her mother, in honour and tears. She was in that moment, only with her mother, one of her biggest fans. Later, she went on to say that the stumble that she had before she completed her biggest element actually woke her up. She doesn’t remember the warm up, her name being called or the start of her music, only that stumble and afterwards...” Day 10: do you believe?... “It is the last day of competition for the ice dance event, and there is potential for a gold medal for Canada. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are in range of capturing a historic moment of becoming the youngest Olympic dance champions and the first for a dance team from North America. Leading into this event, they are now coming into their strongest component, the free dance. The best part about the judging panel that is drawn for this part of the event is that there are no judges from Canada, the United States or Russia. It will really come down to who skates the strongest performance on the night. No words were needed to describe how equisite their performance was. It was for all to see and celebrate as they were awarded the gold medal.”

Day 14: the golden ticket... “I can’t believe that I have been given a ticket to the golden game. The game that is the outcome that everyone wanted to see and almost didn’t happen. The US against Canada for the gold medal. It was a packed Canada Hockey house with over 17, 000 people cheering on either side. I was 4 rows up from the bottom and was screaming with the rest of the fans like crazy. To say that the energy from the crowd was amazing is a complete understatement, it was contagious. Every shot on net was met with screams of hope that Canada would take the game. Every US shot on net was met with screams that the puck wouldn’t go in. And to make it all the more storybook, overtime win and the shot coming from the next one, Sidney Crosby. Could anyone write a better story than that? I have so many stories, like the athletes themselves, but these were my highlight moments that I carry with me from the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games back home to Barrie, Ontario.”

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FASHION WEEK By Josh Shier It was a new and exciting feeling in the air this season at LG Fashion Week. Showing their Fa l l / Wi n t e r 2010 collections, Designers presented strong, contemporary work, but somehow retained an air of true Canadiana. It could have been the common colour stories - a serious populace of reds, whites and variations of each, the rich knits and plaids, or the fact that the crop showing consisted mainly of new names it is clear that at Fashion Week this yuear pride and patriotism as a definitive theme. The work of Canada’s freshest talent demonstrates a clear handle on the magnitude of an event such as LG Fashion Week. Of course, there are stellar examples of the season’s conceptual retrofurism trend with collections from Zoran Dobric and Evan Biddell. Worth noting are the prints that may rival the work of Matthew Williamson as well as silhouettes in tribute to the late Alexander McQueen, there was a definite sense of international flair.

Designer Evan Biddell

In a drastic change of venue this season, the FDCC chose to host LG Fashion Week at the corporate AllStream Centre, located on the Exhibitions Grounds in Toronto. It seemed strange to be changing locations from such a traditional venue however, the AllStream Centre allowed for a significantly larger runway space, more seating and a massive ballroom-like “Fashion Environment” which was filled with decor courtesy of the long list of sponsors. It was undoubtedly a grand affair as always. Aside from changes in venue traditions, LG Fashion Week spring 2010 made it more obvious than ever that our talented Canadian Designers put passion and creativity behind their work that transcends the boundaries of the runway leaving tradition somewhat in the dust. Photography George Pimentel Designer Pat McDongh

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Since 2004 Michael Buble has received over 30 different awards for his achievements and talent in the music industry. His songs have become the classy and classic love anthems for the new generation and based on his four JUNO Awards this April, no doubt this Canadian artist is on quite the roll!

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Dallas Green has met wide success in his solo project City and Colour which led to numerous nominations and awards including a JUNO and People’s choice Award! Leah Miller has been rockin’ Canadian pop culture with style and flare, once on Much Music, she now an etalk Canada correspondent. This Canadian couple is hot, hot, hot!

Born March 1st 1994 in Stratford Ontario, Bieber got hit first glimpse of fame in 2007 in a local competition and promoted his music on YouTube. Since being signed with a major record label, and releasing his first album in 2009, Justin’s fame has exploded! His huge success at such a young age is inspiring; Bieber himself was quoted as saying: “I was born ready”.

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A definitive icon and inspiration fashion industry, Jeannie Beker has received numerous awards including a Crystal Jury Award in 2006 and is presently on honorary board for the Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto. The fabulous face of fashion television clearly has her heart in charity as much as in couture.

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Aubrey Drake Graham born in Toronto, had the some of the hottest hits this year; Drake exploded onto the music scene and has his first album coming this year, titled “Thank Me Later”. Drake has received numerous awards since exploding on music scene including Best New Artist and Rap Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards in 2010.

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Canadian born jazz singer from out of Montreal, Nikki Yanofsky has been described as a musical prodigy and in the recent years her talents have found her in the international spotlight. Nikki became the ambassador for the Montreal Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Wish Foundation and powerfully delivered “Oh Canada” for the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Nikki’s role in numerous charities locally and internationally, (including the Young Artists for Haiti collaboration), makes evident her musical gift and the passion behind her talent.

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JAMIE MASSIE, PRESIDENT, GEORGIAN INTERNATIONAL AND FRANZ JUNG, PRESIDENT AND CEO, BMW GROUP CANADA ARE PLEASED TO BRING THE BMW AND MINI BRAND TO BARRIE. 2010 - Georgian International held a ground breaking ceremony for Georgian BMW, Barrie’s first BMW and MINI dealership, set to open in the spring of 2011. “Our new location will service a growing luxury vehicle market north of Toronto,” said Jamie Massie, president, Georgian International. “Barrie has grown into a cosmopolitan community that is eager to embrace the BMW and MINI brands.” Both the BMW and MINI brands Construction will begin on the $10-million project in June, 2010. 10 service bays Custom-designed by Toronto-based architects RH Carter, Georgian 4 drive-through bays BMW’s 24,300 square foot, two-story building will feature: A state-of-the-art showroom “Georgian BMW is a retailer with tremendous promise and potential,” said Franz Jung, president and CEO, BMW Group Canada. “It’s in a high-growth and ever-expanding market. The facility is going to look fantastic, and will be in a perfect location offering excellent visibility and exposure for both the dealership and the brand. We are delighted to have Georgian BMW as a part of our growing retailer network.” Georgian International was founded in 1981, and for nearly three decades has been a dynamic leader in the automotive

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Hair Matt Collins MUA Erin Harris and Jen Mcdonald Production Amber Welbelove and Fiona Keeshan Photography Ming Siu

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retail and regional airline industries, as well as a dominant real estate investor in residential and commercial land opportunities. Partners Jamie Massie and Dan DeVos of Grand Rapids, Michigan – along with Georgian’s 400 employees – have already contributed greatly to the growth of Barrie and established Georgian International as one of the region’s mostinfluential companies. The introduction of Georgian BMW will create approximately 25 new jobs in Barrie, and further reinforces the company’s commitment to the future of Barrie.

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