WELCOME TO SIDEONE

SideOne. YearOne.

Kevin Gilligan is the editor and publisher of SideOne Magazine. After years in marketing and advertising, he decided to do something he truly loves.

This issue features a number of stories about the personal passions of some of our regular contributors, although the stories written by all our contributors are personal passion projects in and of themselves.

SideOne, itself, started as a passion project while Covid was starting to ramp up and business was ramping down. The idea was simple. Create a magazine for baby boomers that was for them and not about them. And certainly not about retirement or aging. Just a good read covering human interest stories that fellow boomers would be interested in.

One year later and it’s time to take a re-look at what we’ve done and where we’re going. We’re going to take another break and spend some time thinking about everything we do. From the stories to the format of the magazine itself.

We’ve had some success in gaining readers and subscribers but in order to continue, we need to do better.

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the stories in this edition. Here’s a quick glimpse at a bunch of them.

A GREAT LAKES SAGA

Ever day dream about travelling to the Carribean by boat. Where the answer is yes or no, this is a fascinating tale of the challenges faced on the diffi cult waters of the Great Lakes. Funny, they look so friendly on maps.

CONSPIRACY THEORIES – THE ANATOMY OF A FALSEHOOD.

Take a different trip down what could easily become a rabbit hole of misinformation. But how does it happen and why are people fouled so easily?

NOT EVERYONE KNOWS THIS…

Always a fave. Mary Stuart, Thanksgiving Day’s shifting dates, Frankenstein the Nutcracker and the recently deceased, CFL great, Angelo Mosca all in one more wonderful edition of Not everyone know this…

NO NEW MUSIC LIKE OLD MUSIC.

New tunes, different tunes, but well-rooted in music’s past. Hit the Spotify link and give a listen while you read.

ANDORRA – THE TINY STATE.

Travelling is starting to become possible again, but if you want a quicker escape just fl ip the pages of this edition. Andorra is a beautiful state tucked between France and Spain. Take a trip through the counrtyside in this month’s SideOne photo essay!

PERSONAL PASSIONS

We asked four of our regulars to write about their personal passions. It’s an interesting exploration into the worlds. of writing, dance, cycling and even snowmobiling.

I hope that we’ll see you again in the spring of 2022. We may look a bit different and hopefully that will be a good thing.