Brenda staged a shortlived erotic reading event at the music gallery in toronto in the early 90s and two of the stories were first written for this purpose. In search of dreams at the homeless world cup of soccer. Originally from etobicoke, ontario, he was a founding member of the rock band rheostatics, and currently performs with bidiniband. A founding member of the acclaimed band the rheostatics, bidini has published several books about sports and music for adults and youth. Pages books on kensington, calgary, fri nov 25 2011. Author follows canadian players to homeless world cup in latest book. Bidini used to full advantage in 2007 to launch his latest book. Dave bidini archives penguin random house canada young. His play, the five hole stories, was performed by one yellow rabbit and toured canada in winter, 2009, and his two hockumentaries, the hockey nomad and the hockey nomad goes to russia were gemininominated films, and the hockey nomad won for best documentary. Author and musician dave bidini is the only person to have been nominated for a gemini, genie and.
Dave bidini will appear july 14 at woodworks in brooklyn, n. The whole thing was an incredible thrill especially my moment on stage at the toronto launch. Along with a long list of celebratory events including a recent birthday party and a book launch for dave bidinis sex and hockey an. Hartford whalers shane curla and dave semenko hockey fights vs. Comedian dave bidini was just trying to eat his goat cheese and veggie sandwich on monday when his meal was interrupted by a couple coming to the end of their relationship.
Cover songs that that were quite different from the originals. Coverwise id say all of the first red, hot and blue album is pretty great and so is the calexico cover of love will tear us apart from a starbuckshear comp called sweetheart. Rent hike will close the book on pages the globe and mail. As a member of the legendary band the rheostatics, a journalist and a bestselling author, dave bidini has had the great privilege of. Lovely oil and graphite illustrations done in a muted color. Nhl celebrity georges laraque defended the bone cage in the debates that aired on jian ghomeshis q. Uploaded with permission from dave bidini rheostatics, bidiniband, at the launch of his 10th book writing gordon lightfoot.
In search of dreams at the homeless world cup of soccer, will be released in september 2010 by greystone books. In addition, he has published several books about music, travel and sports, and has written feature journalism pieces and columns for numerous canadian. Dave bidini s gemini awardwinning sports documentary, i am a hockey nomad, is now available for purchase from canadas favourite online service, maple music. New dave launches 9th book dave s 9th book, home and away. A token of my afflictionjanette platana tightrope books. Dave bidini holds the first edition of the west end phoenix, a new kind of community newspaper. So it was for dave bidini in 1974, the last year dave keon played in toronto. Bestselling and beloved author ofon a cold road, dave bidini uses his stint as guest columnist at theyellowknifernewspaper to explore the gateway to the north, the meaning of community, and the issues facing residents and their daily lives. Vancouver archives penguin random house canada young.
Janette platanas cheerfully disturbing, gleefully outraged, and chillingly beautiful stories break open the lives of apparently ordinary people who struggle and sometimes succeed in living without compromise. Nixon in china, kuumba and six other events on our todo list. The series sparks thoughtful conversations through interviews with influencers, social entrepreneurs, and innovators who are shining a light on the citys toughest issues and championing change to make toronto, and the world a better. The documentary is based on dave s bestselling book, tropic of hockey, for which dave travelled the globe in search of hockey magic. Dave bidini launches new community newspaper, the west end.
Dave bidini, an author of books and founding member of the canadian band the rheostatics, joins producer michael oconnell to discuss his latest venture, the monthly west end phoenix newspaper in toronto, featuring pieces from awardwinning authors, writers, playwrights and poets who live in the neighborhood. Author follows canadian players to homeless world cup in. Maybe it is not always clear what a book launch should look like, who should organize it or when it should take place. Dave bidini donned his vintage hockey night in canada jacket to launch his latest nonfiction title, a wild stab for it. Dave bidinis book about yellowknife is a good read, with too many. I have a feeling that his music will be with us forever.
So he ignored the doomsayers who point to the brutal layoffs and plummeting revenues of the newspaper industry to launch. Author and musician dave bidini is betting youd say yes. Winter 2015 finalist for the 2016 english language trillium book award. Vesely plays double bass in his high school orchestra, while bidini is learning to play guitar. He is the founding member of the rock band rheostatics and has written twelve books, including on a cold road, tropic of hockey, around the world in 57 12 gigs, home and away and. Dave bidinis book about yellowknife is a good read. Laurier to launch research and service centre for bilingualism and language learning dave bidini named lauriers visiting writer for fall 2019 laurier no.
Author and musician dave bidini is the only person to have been nominated for a gemini award for his television work, a genie award for his film work, and a juno award for his music, as well as cbcs canada reads. Writing gordon lightfoot, the man, the music, and the world in 1972. The cover is blurred as the front page was a secret in advance of tonights launch. Free poetry workshop with maureen hynes going deeper at 11 a.
Much of the blame for this story collection must be levelled at a woman named brenda quinn. The book is the fourth and final novel to feature private eye gene castle. Tales of adventure in canadian rock dave bidini on. Open mics, book giveaways, window poetry, live music and fabulous readings will make this a day to remember. Glassman for dedicating one window in the shop to displays from local artists, which mr. In 2014, he was nominated for a toronto arts award and in 2017 he launched west end phoenix. Home and away is an uplifting tale describing dave s travels with team canada as they compete for the homeless world cup in 2008 in melbourne, australia click here for more information. It may just be a reception where the content of a book is chatted upon while drinking a red wine or instead a fully. The man, the music, and the world in 1972 hardcoveroop link. In addition, he has published several books about music, travel and sports, and has written feature journalism pieces and columns for numerous canadian magazines and newspapers.
Longlisted for the frank oconnor international short story prize. An evening of stories and songs with awardwinning author, broadcaster and raconteur extraordinaire grant lawrence and an allstar cast, including dave bidini, the renowned toronto musician, author, and founding member of the. Ill have to look for a rheostatics thread or start one, what a great band. Bestselling and beloved author of on a cold road, dave bidini uses his stint as. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. Based in the nhls 197475 season, the elevenyear old bidini encounters a schoolyard bully a philadelphia flyers fan, of course, and refuses to fight back a tenet of the dave keon book. Dave bidini talks about hockey, canadian identity, and.
Special festival kickoff event on friday, april 24th at 7 p. The motherland, dbs third release with the bidiniband on pheromone recordings was released. This book, my lucky th, deals with working at a newspaper in yellowknife as a way of discovering the north, and when it comes out midseptember well be gearing up to launch our second year of west end phoenix, which, last year was the only new paper launched in canada. Dave bidinis gemini awardwinning sports documentary, i am a hockey nomad, is now available for purchase from canadas favourite online service, maple music. Jim christy launched his new novel nine oclock gun, published by ekstasis editions as part of their ekstasis noir lineup, at victorias james joyce bistro.
I have been running several music related archival websites for more than years and my computer is dying. Finally, five hole the book and music are also still available. In 2011, my first novel, the bone cage, was a finalist in cbcs national book program called canada reads. Angie abdou fernie fix lifestyle magazine fernie bc. The author of 12 books and the only canadian to be nominated for a genie, gemini and juno as well as to appear on cbcs canada reads, bidini is joined by. On saturday, november 9, db clebrated the launch by reading the whole book in the front window of pages books in toronto. He is the founding member of the rock band rheostatics and has written twelve books, including on a cold road, tropic of hockey, around the world in 57 12 gigs. Dave bidini born september 11, 1963 is a canadian musician and writer. In some ways, dave bidini found writing a book about the homeless world cup a little like booting a ball into a wideopen net it simply wasnt hard to find compelling stories. The strengths of bidinis two bestloved books, on a cold road and tropic of hockey, music and travel to unlikely places, come together in this account of his. Youre invited to the launch of an armadillo in paris by julie kraulis. Author and musician dave bidini reads from his favourite books.
The documentary is based on daves bestselling book, tropic of hockey, for which dave travelled the globe in search of hockey magic. Sara minogue went to the books launch in yellowknife and said she found him to be funny, humble. Now entering its 17th year, the whistler writers festival takes places october 1114, 2018. David bidini answers 22 gravitas questions author and musician dave bidini is the only person to have been nominated for a gemini, genie, and juno, as well cbcs canada reads. Link to an interesting interview with dave, the day of the book launch, october 20th. The following excerpt originally appeared in the national post afterword on october 26, 2011. Two days before dave and i would meet at the w2 media cafe for this interview. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Sara minogue went to the books launch in yellowknife and said she found him to be funny, humble and enjoyably selfdeprecating, as indeed he is in the. The 50yearold writer and musicians latest book, keon and me, may be his most personal to date. Talking to dave bidini about writing gordon lightfoot. Listen to sean cranbury vs dave bidini vs gordon lightfoot.
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