With the recent meteoric viral take-off of Rebecca Black’s “Friday” video it got some friends and I discussing how and why do some singers make it and others (more worthy) do not. YouTube is full of amazing (often un-signed) singers putting themselves out there for the public to see and hear while they hope for…
Author: Jay Minter
Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City
Whitecaps FC vs Sporting Kansas City – Empire Field – April 2, 2011 The sun held the dark clouds at bay while 20,518 Whitecaps fans filled Empire Field for the season’s second home match. It was nearly a perfect day…if only the ball had gotten past Kansas City’s ‘keeper Jimmy Nielsen , it would’ve been…
Top 10 Transit Etiquette Do’s & Don’ts
According to @Travelsmart.ca, since the Olympics 50 more people take transit each minute. As fuel prices rise higher and higher, more people are opting for transit for the first time. We, regular users welcome the new travellers as they’ll help keep service levels high and fares lower but perhaps a few tips on how to…
The Fairmont Empress – April is “Royal Month”
I recently had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of royalty as I spent the night at the historic Fairmont Empress in Victoria. In 1919, Edward, Prince of Wales danced until dawn in the Crystal Ballroom and in 1939 parents of our current Queen, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth attended a luncheon at…
Weekend ahead! April Fools Edition
People always ask me what’s happening in Vancouver so I thought maybe I’d provide some updates once in a while to some of the stuff I think is going to be a good time. You might or might not agree but that’s the great thing about Arts & Entertainment, there’s something for everyone! So here’s…
Dr Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden
The first and largest classical Chinese garden outside of China, Vancouver’s Dr Sun Yat Sen Gardens are part museum, part cultural education and part botanical garden all within a walled oasis on the edge of Chinatown. Named for the “Father of Modern China” the Dr Sun Yat Sen Gardens are an authentic representation of a…
Songs For Japan – Benefit Album
Released on iTunes on March 25, 2011, Songs For Japan features 40 tracks for $9.99 with the artists and labels waiving their royalties and fees so the proceeds can go toward relief efforts for the March 11th Japanese earthquake and tsunami. If each song was purchased individually from iTunes it would cost nearly $40 so…