Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label stuart mclean

“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.” ~~ John G. Diefenbaker

How much more then, could we be thankful for?

The Vinyl Cafe's Stuart McLean I wonder how many reading this, listen to the Vinyl Cafe, with Stuart McLean, Sundays at noon on CBC radio.   I love it ... and I especially love the stories he tells.   I have several of his books as well.   One I started reading just yesterday (and which I am already over halfway through) is called, "Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page". This question is just for those who have heard Stuart McLean read a story aloud.   When you 'read' one of his books, is there a voice in your head that sounds like Stuart?   There is for me. Meantime I digress. In McLean's book the "Vinyl Cafe Turns the Page" is a story called "Stamps" ... it starts with the following paragraph: Choosing a hero is a delicate business -- one that shouldn't be taken frivolously.   For the heroes we choose, whether real or imagined, whether from the world of fact or from the pages of fiction, will determine, to a gre...

Labels

Show more