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2008/01/11-12 Brownman and Brecker at Lula Lounge, Second City

January 12, 2008
With Jennifer and Gary in town, we saw Brownman Ali lead a tribute to Randy Brecker at Lula Lounge, and Tazed and Confused at Second City.
Gary and Jennifer live in small towns, so while they were in Toronto, I scheduled some big city entertainment. In conjunction with the IAJE convention, Nick Brownman Ali led a band in tribute to his former teacher, Randy Brecker at Lula Lounge. The venue was standing-room-only, but we were fortunate to snag a few bar stools until the VIPs showed up 3/4 of the way through the concert.

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At Second City, Tazed and Confused was in full production.

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2007/08/29-31 Two-day whirlwind tour of Toronto

August 31, 2007
Jennifer was in Toronto for two days, so she got the express tour.
On her round-the-world ticket, Toronto is on the way from Tokyo back to the U.K., so Jennifer stopped over for a quick visit. August is a busy time in Toronto, so took great advantage of tourist opportunities. Within hours of her arrival, the time lined up with the 10 p.m. free improvisation session at the Second City Theatre.

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The next day, the family took the opportunity to have dim sum at Yiu Wah in Chinatown on Dundas near Spadina.

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Downtown Toronto is best viewed on foot. Walking through Kensington Market, we saw the political statement of a car converted into a planter. Continue reading “2007/08/29-31 Two-day whirlwind tour of Toronto“

2007/08/19 Birthday with extended family, Saigon Palace

August 19, 2007
We had an extremely informal dinner at Saigon Palace with Jeanne’s family in town, and then went to Second City for comedy.
This past summer was extremely busy for our family. Adam returned from Beijing just before Diana and I left for Japan. When Diana (via Vancouver) and I (direct from Tokyo) returned home, we managed to link up the extended family with Jeanne and her kids coming in from Houston. Pearl and Arthur’s family also joined us in an extremely informal dinner at Saigon Palace.

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We were so informal that we started dinner before Noah arrived, since he was working a shift at the CNE. After Noah and his friend had dinner, we brought out a cake for Adam.

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    Yonge-Dundas Square -- At @YDSquare, waterplay fountains installed by #DanEuser #Waterarchitecture circa 2002 have been turned back on. This signals progress in reopening of the city, after the pandemic shutdown. Filtration system keeps the sprays above pool-level quality. (Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto, Ontario) 20200714
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    Sign asks "Which side are you on?", presuming only choices are binary. Peaceful demonstration of the Shut Down Canada Solidarity Action had police on bikes redirecting traffic one major block each direction. Pandemic shutdown means the practically no disruption, with activist serving entertainment on a sleepy early evening. (Yonge Street at Dundas Street, Toronto, Ontario) 20201126
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