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Treble Charger reunion show: Review and concert photos of their Canadian Music Week 2012 performance at The Phoenix in Toronto!

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Treble Charger performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto for Canadian Music Week 2012!


Treble Charger Reunion Show Review

Any Treble Charger fans out there?

Remember such memorable singles sung by Bill Priddle as “Red” and “Morale“… or such anthemic hits featuring Greig Nori as the frontman like “Friend of Mine” and “American Psycho?”

Well, here’s a bit of nostalgia for those of you who grew up listening to “Canadian pop-rock music” during the 90s like myself!

Before I go any further, my apologies for the timeliness of this blog post. I haven’t been the greatest at keeping up with blogging about certain events closer to when they had actually occurred (or at the very least, soon after the dates of their occurrence!). Some prime examples? Blogging about the Toronto Spring 2012 edition of the One of a Kind Show and Sale that took place at the end of March, as well as the Toronto Spring 2012 edition of the Creativ Festival craft show that took place at the end of April. Note: Blog posts on both events coming soon to the Knitting & Purling blog, I swear!

Anyway, like I was saying… Treble Charger definitely made their mark in the Canadian music scene during the 1990s and early 2000s. But after 14 years of producing great Canadian pop-rock songs, they decided to break up in 2006.

This was devastating for my husband and myself! Why, you ask? Because during the early years of our relationship (I’m talking about the time period coinciding with the release of Wide Awake Bored in 2000 and Detox in 2002), we had spent quite some time following Treble Charger around as they toured Southern Ontario.

To this day, I still have a mental connection between watching Treble Charger concerts and the beginning stages of my relationship with my husband. And that’s why when I found out they were reuniting in 2012, with their first performance in years to take place at The Phoenix Concert Theatre for Canadian Music Week 2012? I was ecstatic! I knew I had to attend.

It wasn’t until I was watching the show that I realized how much I had missed them. The Treble Charger reunion concert was filled to the brim with both hit singles and obscure album tracks for the die-hard fan… which definitely made for a happy Karina!

Treble Charger Reunion Show Setlist of Songs Played

Note: I’m not sure if this is the full set, nor do I remember what order these songs were played at the show, sorry!

  • Red
  • Trinity Bellwoods
  • Tenth Grade Love
  • Morale
  • Even Grable
  • Friend Of Mine
  • How She Died
  • Stupid Thing To Say
  • Ever She Flows
  • Forever Knowing
  • Mercury Smile
  • Christ Is On The Lawn
  • Fade
  • American Psycho
  • Business
  • Brand New Low
  • Cheat Away
  • More’s The Pity
  • Hundred Million

Here are some of my #treblecharger Instagram photos (click here to check out the full #treblecharger photo album that I’ve created on Ink361), taken from that reunion show. Enjoy!

Treble Charger at Canadian Music Week 2012 Reunion Concert Photos

Show Info:

  • Venue: The Phoenix Concert Theatre
  • Location: Toronto, ON, CA
  • Date: March 21, 2012
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Image sources: All concert photographs ©2012 Karina of KnittingandPurling.com.
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Top ten twenty milestone events (in the life of Karina!) for 2011

2012
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New Years Resolutions comic - healthy eating means wanting half a cupcake

This comic says it all... didn't it seem like 2011 was all about cupcakes?

Once again, Happy New Year!

Before officially ringing in 2012 (and by official, I mean an entire month late considering it’s already end of January… man, time sure goes by fast!), I wanted to summarize the major events that happened in my life during 2011.

Note: This post is part of my “Best of the Best Top Ten Lists” blog series. But as you can see… it somehow turned into a “Top 20″ list instead of 10 (only because there were too many events that had occured during 2011 to reduce the list to 10!).

Anyway, without further ado, here we go…

Top 20 events of 2011 - New Canon and Sony cameras and lenses
#1 New Cameras, Lenses & Filters… Oh My!
(January 2011 & December 2011)
2011 started with receiving my Boxing Day 2010 camera purchases in the mail: A) Canon EOS Rebel T1i DSLR camera kit (w/ 18-55mm zoom lens) from BestBuy.ca; B) Sony Alpha NEX-3 interchangeable camera kit (w/ 18-55mm zoom & 16mm wide-angle lenses) + camera filters from Henrys.ca
In January, I bought a Canon 75-300mm telephoto lens at J&R while traveling to NYC
For Boxing Day 2011, I bought a 33mm macro lens for my Sony Alpha NEX-3 camera, on sale at Vistek.ca

#2 Vogue Knitting LIVE! Convention in New York
(January 21-23, 2011)
I spent much of 2010 waiting for “The Ultimate Knitting EVENT from the Ultimate Knitting Magazine“… and it finally came in January 2011
I’m talking about attending the 1st ever Vogue Knitting LIVE! in NYC
Highlights include: A) Getting my “Vogue Knitting Knitopedia: The Ultimate A to Z for Knitters” book autographed; B) Meeting Knitterati-member Nicky Epstein; C) Buying more yarn than I could stuff in my carry-on (It’s true, I had to FedEx a box home!); D) Getting tips on designing my own knitwear & learning about different yarn fibers
Top 20 events of 2011 - Voge Knitting LIVE! convention in New York City

Top 20 events of 2011 - Watching Billie Joe Armstrong star in American Idiot Broadway musical
#3 Watching Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Star as St. Jimmy in American Idiot Broadway Musical
(January 21, 2011)
While in New York for the Vogue Knitting LIVE! convention in January, we were lucky enough to be able to catch Green Day‘s front man Billie Joe Armstrong actually star in American Idiot The Musical, during his month-long stint playing St. Jimmy
We were also lucky enough to accidentally stumble upon him signing autographs outside the theater (watch video here)

#4 2011: The Year Google’s Panda Algorithm Update Changed the Landscape of Search
(The world changed after February 24, 2011)
As someone working in the Search Engine Optimization field, the year 2011 was most definitely a roller coaster ride… dominated by a giant black & white endangered animal that feasts exclusively on bamboo
The Google Panda algorithm update made its arrival in the U.S. after February 24th & would later hit other English-speaking countries April 11th
Regular Panda updates continued every 6 weeks or so all through 2011
Top 20 events of 2011 - Google Panda algorithm update

Top 20 events of 2011 - Rainbow color yarn
#5 Buying Rainbow Colored Yarn of All Fibers
(January to March, 2011)
After receiving a chullo hat & fingerless gloves knitting book from my mother-in-law for Christmas 2010, I became obsessed with knitting winter accessories… and teaching myself how to create my own custom-designed knitwear
It was during early 2011 when I came up with the idea of creating my own Hand Knitted SEO/HTML Geek Wear, to sell online through this site
This led to me being obsessed with the idea of buying yarn of all fiber types (merino wool, alpaca, organic cotton… oh my!) in every single color of the rainbow. I’m talking pinks, reds, oranges, yellows, greens, blues & purples

#6 Goodbye, Long Locks… Hello, New Short Bob Haircut From My New Fave Hair Stylist
(May 2011)
Before 2011, I can’t remember when I last had short hair
I started growing it long prior to my May 12th, 2010 wedding… but kept it long a year later (b/c I was cheap & lazy)
In May, I made an impromptu decision to abandon going to my regular salon & instead went back to trying Toni & Guy
Although I went with a random stylist, the guy became the best I’ve ever had (he knew exactly how to cut my hair based on how it naturally sat on my head). And what did I get? A spontaneous short bob haircut!
I tried finding him last month for haircut #2 of 2011, but turns out he had quit to start his own salon. Went to the new place & had him cut my hair in the same style as before. It looks equally great. So yay, he’s a keeper!
Top 20 events of 2011 - New short bob hair style

Top 20 events of 2011 - New Sony VAIO laptop computer
#7 Upgraded to New Sony VAIO Laptop Computer
(May 2011)
Also in May, I finally bit the bullet & threw away my previously beloved (but wonky) Spring Green colored Dell Inspiron notebook computer (it had a faulty monitor connection & wouldn’t load half the time)
When I noticed a sale on Sony VAIO E Series laptops at Best Buy? I made the decision to buy it… in electric blue
I’ve been using my trusty new Sony VAIO as my go-to, regular home computer since then & I gotta say… Most definitely infatuated with it!

#8 Made the Switch from iPhone to Android & Never, Ever Looked Back
(July 21, 2011)
I’ve had my iPhone 3GS for a while before one fine day in June and BAM! This happened: 1) I lost it by leaving it at a restaurant; 2) One of the staffers took it, then lied about doing so when I went back & inquired
Luckily, the (read: super cheap, under-the-table) phone plan I was on allowed me to get a new smartphone by renewing my contract in July
After consulting with friends, family & people at work, I ended up waiting patiently until nearly end of July so I could purchase the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G the day it was released on Bell Mobility
I gotta say, I love my new Android phone & wouldn’t go back to an iPhone even if you gave me the choice for free! Plus, it doesn’t hurt that Samsung phones are hot. And by hot? I mean sexy.
Top 20 events of 2011 - New Sumsung Galaxy S2 Android smartphone

Top 20 events of 2011 - New house
#9 1st Comes Marriage, Then Comes a New House…
(May 2011 & August 2011)
My husband and I are pros at renting apartments (together as a couple we’ve lived in 5 different rentals!)
In the middle of our 1-year lease at the last apartment, there was an uproar involving the landlord. They threatened to evict us “as long as we get 2 months notice” (which was NOT true)
We decided to be proactive & move out by the end of our lease in August before they forced us out on their terms
We also decided the time was right to buy property. Our tiff with the landlord at the last condo really soured us on the idea of renting. Plus, we had just celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary, and what comes next after marriage except our very own house?
We started house hunting in May & found the perfect townhouse immediately! Without a doubt, 2011 will forever be remembered as the year we bought our house.

#10 …Then Comes Living in Debt Thanks to a Mortgage on That New House!
(August 2011)
Guess what comes along with buying a brand new house? A brand spankin’ new mortgage loan, that’s what!
Lawyer fees, land transfer taxes, property taxes & maintenance fees aside… it’s good to know that at the end of the day, the money spent throughout this whole house-purchasing process (& money that we’ll continue to spend for years to come) is at least all going towards paying off our house debts
Top 20 events of 2011 - New mortgage debt

Top 20 events of 2011 - House painting fun
#11 House Painting Fun, Fun, Fun!
(August 2011)
>The best part about buying a house vs. renting a condo? You’re free to decorate it however you like! As someone who lives and breathes arts & crafts, I was jumping at the chance to get to work decorating it.
That’s right. I hoarded paint swatches from Home Depot. I clipped pictures of rooms I liked from storage organization/home decor magazines. I made “to-scale” floor plans for each room in the house & where to put the furniture. I literally had a sketchbook of ideas on how to decorate the crap out of the new house… before we even got the place.
At the end of the day, I didn’t really have to do much in terms of decorating the house outside of painting the rooms (since the previous owner had bought it just to completely reno it from top-to-bottom & flip it for profit). But man, did I have fun painting! Let’s just say there were 5 rooms that ended up getting painted & I used 5 different colors of paint!

#12 Furniture Shopping? Even MORE Fun!
(Summer 2011)
Guess what also comes along with buying a brand new house? Shopping for brand spankin’ new furniture, that’s what!
Yes, my husband and I have lived in our share of apartments so most of our furniture had already been purchased. But we’ve never lived in anything bigger than a 2 bedroom apartment! And going from a max. 1080 sq. ft. condo to a 3+1 bedroom 3 storey house? There were definitely additional furniture items needed to bought!
Let’s just say during 2011, I discovered the inner furniture shopaholic in me. I could NOT avoid the neighborhood Urban Barn Outlet, was constantly at Structube & scoured every Toronto indie furniture store in search of custom upholstered sofas & armchairs.
It took me several months to amass everything, but at the end of the day I’d say I’m quite pleased with the furniture pieces that I ended up with!
Top 20 events of 2011 - New furniture shopping

Top 20 events of 2011 - Custom built dream walk-in closet
#13 Turning the Smallest Bedroom into a Custom Built, Dream Walk-in Closet
(August 2011)
Every girl dreams of their perfect, walk-in closet… one that’s the size of an entire bedroom (Hello? Remember the walk-in closet Mr. Big had custom built for Carrie in the 1st Sex and the City movie?). Well, that dream became a reality for me when we moved into our new house.
Back in August when we were about to move in, my dad (being the super awesome handyman that he is) followed my requests to the letter and transformed our smallest bedroom into my ideal, personalized walk-in closet. I’m talking a full wall-to-wall, floor-to-bottom set of PAX wardrobes from IKEA on one side of the room, facing a wall covered top-to-bottom with rows and rows of shelving to house my numerous pairs of shoes and boots. Can we say, heavenly bliss?

#14 Discovered Newfound Rubber Ducky Obsession
(August 2011)
I have no idea where it came from (seriously, this is completely from left field), but I’ve developed a newfound obsession with rubber duckies
It all started when decorating our main floor bathroom in the new house, and I made a spontaneous decision to have the decor revolve around a rubber ducky theme. I’m talking framed scrapbook prints of rubber ducky patterns on the wall, rubber ducky wall decal stickers, rubber ducky hand towels, rubber ducky lotion & soap pumps, plus a current grand total of TWENTY FIVE rubber duckies just, y’know, sittin’ around.
Yuppers. Just call me the rubber ducky hoarder!
Top 20 events of 2011 - New rubber ducky obsession

Top 20 events of 2011 - Food Network channel TV shows
#15 Became Obsessed with the Food Network TV Channel… and Watching It Nonstop While Cooking!
(Starting August 2011)
When we moved into our new house, we were able to enjoy the perks of free access to channels available through Rogers’ VIP digital TV package
OK, so it’s not technically free… it’s actually included as part of our townhouse maintenance fees. But they gave us 3 free boxes!And you know what that means? That’s right. I gots me a brand new flat screen Samsung TV to mount on my kitchen wall… and in white, to match!
As if the new kitchen and its brand new cabinets and fixtures and appliances didn’t make cooking in the new house completely awesome to begin with. Add in the brand new pivoting TV and free access to the Canadian Food Network TV channel? Pure cooking bliss.

#16 Expanded My Pet Bunny Clan to Two
(August 27, 2011)
My husband and I may not have kids (yet!), but we’re currently content with our close knit family that consists of pet bunnies.
We’ve had 2 Mini Rex bunnies before, but both have since passed. In September 2010, we adopted a gorgeous charcoal-colored Netherlands Dwarf rabbit. She looked like a koala, so I named her “The Koala Bunny“… much to my husband’s chagrin. To this day he refuses to acknowledge that was ever her name. She’s now referred to fondly as “The Chicken“… because, well, she clucks! It’s funny, because our old Mini Rex bunnies used to honk like geese, I swear.
Anyway, this relates to 2011 because after moving into our new house, we decided to seek a soul mate for “The Chicken” (because bunnies don’t cope well on their own… they’re social creatures!).
I’ve always longed for a floppy-eared Holland Lop rabbit, one that’s brown with a dark nose. I finally found the perfect dream bunny and we welcomed him into our family on August 27, 2011. This one isn’t “pretty” like the other one (he’s more scrappy looking, a bit scrungy). But he is absolutely beyond adorable because he looks (and acts!) exactly like a perpetually enthusiastic and energetic puppy dog. Which is why he’s officially named “The Puppy.” And boy, do we love him!
So now, our little family of 4 is complete.
Top 20 events of 2011 - New puppy bunny

Top 20 events of 2011 - Intro to sewing classes
#17 Used a Groupon for Intro to Sewing Classes
(September 2011)
At the end of 2010, I purchased a Groupon for 50% off an 8-Week-Long Introductory Sewing course. However, it wasn’t until September 2011 (when the coupon was about to expire) before I put it to good use
I’ve had previous experience with sewing before (in Family Studies class at school & having been taught by my mom when I was young), but I definitely needed a major refresher
I learned quite a lot! It definitely sparked something inside of me to want to continue learning how to sew. So at the end of the day, 2011 will go down in my books as the year I fell in love with sewing again.
Plus, the best part to learning how to sew? Hands down, shopping for fabrics. Especially at Mood Designer Fabrics in New York, the official fabric store for Project Runway… one of my fave TV shows of all time!

#18 Started New KnittingNPurling Etsy Store
(September 28, 2011)
Starting in September, I finally got around to starting up a brand new store on Etsy called KnittingNPurling, where I intend to exclusively sell “handmade geeky gifts for computer nerds“
Currently, you can purchase: 1) gold or silver wire wrapped name necklaces with “geekery” words written in cursive letters, 2) computer keyboard keys & lampwork glass beaded earrings, and 3) computer keyboard keys & chunky layered button rose rings
More items are planned for the near future, including lots of SEO/HTML themed custom knitted geek wear… so stay tuned! And if you’re on Etsy, please feel free to add me to your circles. Cheers.
Top 20 events of 2011 - Handmade computer keyboard jewelry at my KnittingNPurling Etsy store

Top 20 events of 2011 - Toronto Bead Fair and One of a Kind Show
#19 Hi, My Name is Karina and I’m a Bead Hoarder
(Bead Fair in November & OOAK Show in December 2011)
When I restarted Etsy in September, I also rediscovered my love of volunteer group of people who share an abiding love of, and enthusiasm for, beads, beadwork, and related jewelry-making skills.” Sounds like me!
I also attended the twice yearly 2011 Fall Bead & Jewelry Fair in November. It wasn’t a big shindig, but the smorgasbord of beads available (including my coveted handmade lampwork beads by local artisans) made the show to die for. And I got to network with other bead lovers!
Lastly, I made my requisite pit stop at the Christmas Toronto One of a Kind Show, where I got the chance to both buy AND meet up with additional bead connoisseurs. 2011 was definitely a good craft year!

#20 Back From My Longest Hiatus From Blogging (With a Vengeance!)
(December 6, 2011)
I’ve been known to go in on long breaks between blogging (there’s just so much going on in my life all the time that I can never find the time to devote to blogging!) However, the break that elapsed between the last blog post I had written on April 24th, pre-hiatus… vs. the comeback post I had written on December 6th? That was SEVEN months long! Ouch.
Well, just wanted to say I want to end that trend of going on hiatus now that 2011 has come to a close. I’m refreshed. I’ve got the new house, and everything has settled down in my life. So I’m ready to tackle maintaining this Knitting & Purling blog… with a vengeance!
Hopefully you’ll keep returning back to read more of my posts. Cheers and much thanks in advance if you do. XOXO, Karina
Top 20 events of 2011 - Restarting my Knitting and Purling blog (after a 7-month hiatus)
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Attended my second Foxy Originals Friends & Family Holiday Sale at the Bata Shoe Museum!

2011
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>Invitation to the Foxy Originals friends and family holiday sale 2011

It's time for the annual Foxy Originals friends & family holiday sale at the Bata Shoe Museum!

Guess what? It’s that time again!

That’s right, December is in full swing, which means only one thing… it’s time for Foxy Originals to host their annual friends and family holiday sale at the Bata Shoe Museum!

Many of you may remember how big a fan I am of handmade, one of a kind Foxy Originals jewelry. Not only did I win one of their Facebook contests (and along with it came an awesome bounty of $200 in free Foxy jewelry!), I also practically cleaned out their clearance jewelry during last year’s friends and family sale.

You would think with a Foxy collection as big as mine, I wouldn’t need to buy any more stuff from them. But that’s where you’re wrong. At prices like $5 for a pair of earrings (regularly priced at around $24 for the dangly filigree ones that I like), $5 for a ring (also regularly priced at $24), and $10 for any of their necklaces (including their famous reversible necklaces, regularly priced at around $30 to $34)… how can you say no?

A girl's love affair with Foxy Originals sale and clearance priced jewelry

This girl? Why, she's in love with Foxy Originals jewelry... especially if the items are at sale or clearance prices!

Now, I know I’ve already proclaimed my undying love for Foxy’s silver earrings before… but it wasn’t until recently that I’ve started getting into their gold jewelry. Maybe it’s ’cause I already own the silver version of pretty much everything listed here in Foxy’s filigree earrings collection. So in my head, buying the same jewelry items in gold that I already owned in silver? Completely justifiable!

Gold filigree earrings purchased at Foxy Originals 2011 friends and family holiday sale

Some of the gold filigree earrings I had purchased at the Foxy Originals 2011 friends and family holiday sale

While on the topic of gold Foxy jewelry… I’ve been in love with these gorgeous Swirl rings from the new Daydream collection for a while now (drooling from afar, anyway). However, I was never really much of a ring person (in fact, this might come as a surprise but I never really owned any Foxy rings!)… and $24 for a single ring seemed a bit steep to me (considering I could get a pair of earrings for the same price). But when I found it in the clearance bin for only $5? In both silver AND gold? Oh, happy day for Karina!

Swirl rings from the Daydream collection purchased at Foxy Originals 2011 friends and family holiday sale

Pretty Swirl rings from the Daydream collection purchased for only $5 each!

I must have felt more spontaneous than usual during the sale, because I suddenly felt the urge to splurge on Foxy’s signature reversible necklaces. When it comes to their necklaces, I usually only purchase their monochrome all-silver or all-gold variety. I mean, of course I own a couple of their multicolor flippable necklaces… but during the sale this year I went full-blown, all-out crazy and bought out practically everything they had in their clearance bins. Well, just the cute ones anyway. And only enough to cover all colors of the rainbow, and nothing more, I swear! Check them out below…

Reversible necklace pendants purchased at the Foxy Originals 2011 friends and family holiday sale

View #1 of all the Foxy Originals reversible necklaces I had amassed from the clearance bins during the holiday sale!

Reversible necklace pendants purchased at the Foxy Originals 2011 friends and family holiday sale

View #2 of more Foxy Originals reversible necklaces purchased on sale at the holiday sale

Clasps and chains of the reversible necklaces purchased at the Foxy Originals 2011 friends and family holiday sale

Back view #1 of all the reversible necklace chains and clasps (complete with Foxy logo tags!)

Clasps and chains of the reversible necklaces purchased at the Foxy Originals 2011 friends and family holiday sale

Back view #2 of all the reversible necklace chains and clasps

And lastly, you know I couldn’t escape the holiday sale without browsing items from the new collections. I fell in love with what I believe is one of Foxy’s best silver filigree earrings to date. Check out these Hazel earrings, also from the Daydream collection. They’re super pretty, AND they were only $20 at the holiday sale… with no tax!

Hazel earrings from the Daydream collection purchased at the Foxy Originals 2011 friends and family holiday sale

Super pretty silver Hazel earrings from the new Daydream collection, purchased for only $20 at the holiday sale

Another thing I swooned over? This chunky silver filigree Jade bracelet. Like their rings, I’ve never really paid much attention to Foxy’s bracelet collection. But I’ve always been a huge fan of their tree-themed jewelry, so there was no I way I could turn down a swoon-worthy bracelet consisting of “four panels of foliage.” It’s like having a bracelet made to order to match my existing Foxy silver filigree leaf earrings!

Jade bracelet from the Daydream collection purchased at the Foxy Originals 2011 friends and family holiday sale

Swoon-worthy bracelet practically made to order to match my favorite silver filigree foliage earrings!

One more item I couldn’t resist? A necklace that’s completely new to the Foxy shop… something I’ve never seen before. I was intrigued.

What is it you ask? If you go to Foxy Originals website right now, you’ll see it featured in a large banner ad image across their home page:

Official Foxy Originals banner ad image of their new Serenity necklace from the Daydream collection

Official promo image of the new Serenity necklace currently displayed on the Foxy Originals home page

I guess you can consider it a multicolor reversible necklace like the other items from this signature collection of Foxy’s. But somehow for me, this Serenity necklace is completely different.

For one thing, the colors are jaw-droppingly (Is that a word? It is now!) beautiful. Coral pink on one side and my favorite lime green on the other? So yummy. And something about the shape and the material that it’s made of makes this necklace look classier than the other reversible necklaces.

Anyway, seeing how it was also available for less at the holiday sale, I had to pick it up (despite having already cleaned out of their clearance bins Foxy’s regular type of reversible necklaces!).

Serenity Necklace from the Daydream Collection purchased at the Foxy Originals 2011 friends and family holiday sale

Front and back view of Foxy's new Serenity reversible necklace from the Daydream collection

Now I just have to wait 12 more months for next year’s sale. See you there next time!

Image sources: Foxy Originals holiday sale invitation & Serenity necklace banner ad images courtesy of FoxyOriginals.com. All photographs ©2011 Karina of KnittingandPurling.com.
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Ian’s 680 News sound bite video: Russell Peters highlight of Charlie Sheen Toronto show today

2011
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Charlie Sheen comic - no you cannot be Charlie Sheen for Halloween

Hilarious comic on Charlie Sheen's recent spike in popularity

If you’ll recall, a month ago I blogged about how I was able to successfully score tickets to Charlie Sheen’s Violent Torpedo of Truth show in Toronto at Massey Hall.

I knew I risked potentially angering a lot of people by admitting to going to the show… but fascination for the man took over, and so I have no qualms about admitting to wanting to see his show.

Anyway, the show was today… and apparently at the last minute Canadian comedian Russell Peters got added to the show as the person interviewing Sheen on stage.

Canadian comedian Russell Peters co-hosted Charlie Sheen Toronto show

Canadian comedian Russell Peters helped co-host Charlie Sheen's "Violent Torpedo of Truth" show in Toronto

I actually didn’t hear about Russell Peters getting added to the bill until today… and boy was I ecstatic when I found out. I LOVE Russell Peters, he is an absolute riot. I’ve seen him once at a free comedy show on the streets of Yonge & Dundas in downtown Toronto, and have fallen in love with him ever since. So yeah, having Russell Peters co-host the Charlie Sheen show was like getting a bonus double feature for the price of one!

And boy, was I glad the Sheen show that we saw had Peters added to the bill. Throughout the (albeit quite short) show, I was definitely laughing it up and slapping my leg every single minute. But the jokes that I was laughing at? They definitely didn’t come out of Charlie Sheen’s mouth!

My husband and I have seen pretty much every single interview, biography, and documentary ever created since Sheen went off the deep end in recent weeks… so we’re definitely aware of how funny he could be while mentally off his rocker. But he definitely wasn’t that funny tonight! He barely even cracked a joke about #winning, shockingly enough! And also barely even mentioned warlocks, trolls, Adonis DNA, tiger blood… you name it. Even his two “goddesses” made brief 2 minute appearances in order to throw merch out into the crowd, and that was it.

Charlie Sheen Winning t-shirt (not so much tonight in Toronto)

A Charlie Sheen "Winning" shirt... something that he most definitely failed to do tonight at his Toronto show...

Russell Peters, on the other hand? I fell in love with him all over again after the show. Most of his jokes were Canadian-centric and dealt with minorities, of course… and I laughed HARD at each one. He even poked fun at that seedy scuzzbucket behind Oliver’s Jewelers, who was actually in attendance at the show sitting in the front row… dude actually had a wad of cash on his person and whipped it out for everyone too see! The word d-bag was definitely created to describe someone like him… and Russell Peters made it his mission to make continuous jokes about him at the beginning of the show. Definitely hilarious!

So there you have it… that’s my review of the Russell Peters/Charlie Sheen Violent Torpedo of Truth Toronto show at Massey Hall on April 14, 2011.

Y’know what the best part was? When we were leaving the venue, a reporter for “Toronto’s only 24/7 all news radio station” 680 News asked my husband what he had thought about the show, and he gave a brief sound bite that paraphrased pretty much everything I had just mentioned above in this blog post. But the best part was, IT MADE IT ON THE AIR! Not just on the air for any time slot though either… his comment made it on 680 News’ headline news segment (!), which was playing tonight every hour on the hour, and every hour on the half past hour mark.

Additional videos taken during the first Toronto appearance of Charlie Sheen’s Violent Torpedo of Truth show:
Image sources: Comic image courtesy of iGossip. Russell Peters drawing courtesy of FineArtAmerica.com. Charlie Sheen “Winning” t shirt picture courtesy of Reason.com. Video footage courtesy of 680News.com.
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It’s time for the Toronto One of a Kind Spring Show & Sale again!

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One of a Kind Spring Show Toronto 2011

It's that time again... time for the annual Spring version of the Toronto One of a Kind Show & Sale!

Guess what? It’s that time of the year again. The Spring Equinox just passed, and Easter is fast approaching. This can only mean one thing…

The 2011 Toronto One of a Kind Spring Show and Sale is here!

I always attend every Toronto stop of One of a Kind Show and Sale… both the Christmas Show that’s at the end of November/early December of every year, and the Spring Show which occurs every year in March. I’ve lost count as to how many shows in a row I’ve attended, but the tradition has definitely gone back many years… back to my university days, for sure.

As you may be aware, I’m a huge supporter of all things handmade or “one of a kind.” I have no problems supporting local artisans. In fact, I religiously spend hundred of dollars each time I go to the OOAK Show… usually just at the Shi Studio booth alone (Cory, you know I love your stuff)!

During my recent show attendances, I’ve gotten around to conversing with many of these artisans. And that was definitely the case today when I stopped by the Spring 2011 One of a Kind Show in Toronto. Stay tuned to my blog as I’ll soon be writing a series of posts profiling each one of my favorite One of a Kind businesses!

Image source: Toronto 2011 One of a Kind Spring Show image courtesy of OneofaKindShow.com.
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