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 Sign at Paul & Tsiporah Grignon's home.
Cannabis is deeply woven into the cultural fabric and lifestyle on Gabriola. It’s here and on other B.C. Gulf Islands where the hippies and draft dodgers settled in and carved out beautiful, creative lives close to the land, and weed. Their legacy is arguably why this place became known as the "Island of the Arts." Here are a few stories.
Special thanks to: -> Paul & Tsiporah Grignon. See Paul's art http://www.paulgrignon.com/ -> Kevin McCollum -> Allen Darling -> David Boehm. Music credit and special thanks for permission to include: - Paul Gellman “On This Island” https://www.paulgellman.com/ Other credits: - Cheech & Chong - excerpt from the movie "Up in Smoke" (1978) - Guitar licks - Steve Elder - Arabesque drum - I've forgotten (and lost my notes!) From Freemusicarchive.org: - “Glueworm Evening Blues” by Lobo Loco. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. From Freesound.org: - Katarina Rose - flute excerpts - Kaiho - sitar excerpts.
Photos are screenshots. Courtesy Gabriola Museum. Visit the Gabriola Hippies exhibit while on island. For more info. https://gabriolamuseum.org/
Note: Language warning - f-bomb is dropped and adult subject matter.
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In rehearsal - L to R: Adam, Jocelyn, Kathy, Chris, David
Showtime!
I snuck into a rehearsal of the talented cast of Gabriola’s Twilight Radio Theatre: Kathy McIntyre, Chris Jans, David Botten and Adam Kerby, along with guest cast member Jocelyn Hallett.
Musicians and voice actors extraordinaire, Twilight Radio Theatre shows are a fabulous trip back to the radio play soundstage of the 1940s and 50s – mystery, murder, comedy, heartwarming tales . . . long before podcasts like “Serial” and “Spines” came along. Links https://twilightradiotheatre.com/ https://www.facebook.com/PurpleKushn/ https://www.facebook.com/DoghouseBluesRevue/ https://www.madforjoy.ca/ https://www.facebook.com/thekatspajamas11/
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It’s a beautiful May day, the robins and song sparrows are singing, and I take a tour of “Just Another Weed Patch” farm with islander, Jeff Reitkerk.
We bomb around in his converted golf buggy, and take a deep dive into the gardening world of mulching, manuring, permaculture techniques and chicken care. If you're thinking about getting serious with the idea of becoming a grower/gardener/farmer, Jeff’s got some great insights here. He’s done a fair amount of deep thinking on it all: the life of an island farmer, and his place to care for the land, and the beautiful connection with the land and his family. And closing the episode, the lovely tune: “Rain on the Roof” by the Kerplunks. (Used with express permission.) Available on their CD Lullabies for Big Eyes. To download the CD or order it by mail: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thekerplunks5 Or download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/lullabies-for-big-eyes/1440997362 Also featured: -> Bernie, the “you’re too early” tree frog. ->Excerpt, “Kalua” by The Orchestral Movement of 1932. (Open licensed, Creative Commons @ Free Music Archive)
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AND THANKS FOR LIKING AND SHARING US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!  Fay Weller (with the sheep Mi, or is it Yu??)
The antidote to fear and despair is hope and action.
With all the pressures on society and the environment, I talk with Gabriola-changemaker, Fay Weller about the rays of hope she sees in the grassroots of community activism. We dive into the work ofSustainable Gabriola and pull out the common threads of what makes this island so good at environmental and social activism. We also talk about the book Fay and Mary Wilson teamed up to write, “Changemakers – Embracing Hope, Taking Action and Transforming the World”. It’s a guidebook for ordinary people who want to create a new society now. Published in 2018 by New Society Publishers. https://www.newsociety.com/Books/C/Changemakers (Find more about Fay and Mary at the New Society link above.) Song featured in the show, “The Last of Amanda”—by Gabriolan singer songwriter, Victor Anthony (written by Wirt Courtney). Album: Mystery Loves Company. (Used with express permission for this podcast episode.) To purchase: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/victoranthony Thanks to Fay Weller, and also Dyan Dunsmoor-Farley. Other links you may want to check out, that we talk about in this episode: Gabriola Commons Gabriola Community Health Care Centre - Story
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On a sunny and slightly-gusty early-spring afternoon, I joined islanders Thomas Harding & Elizabeth Beale for a shellfish harvest at Brickyard Beach.
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Islander, Enid Halldorson will turn 100 years old in May 2019. The kindergarten class of Gabriola Elementary School had Enid as a special guest and they peppered her with questions. Inquiring minds want to know!
FOOTNOTE: Gabriola turned out in numbers to celebrate Enid's 100th at a community party at the Surf Lodge. Sadly, Enid passed away December 19, 2019. Listen using the Libsyn Player below, or please listen and subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play and dozens of Android podcast apps. Special thanks to: Lynette Jackson (Enid’s daughter) Kathy Gurr, Kindergarten Teacher And all the students of the K class of 2018-19 Song credits (public domain) Courtesy freemusicarchive.org: “It Had to Be You” Isham Jones Orchestra featuring Marion Harris Brunswick Records (1924) “April Showers” Gene Rodemich's Orchestra Brunswick Records (1921) 
For sleepy time with your headphones on!
Inspired by Laurie Brown’s “Pondercast” series, you take a meditative walk alone to Namaste Beach, sit still, and be present, and then the tide turns. Recorded in real time. ASMR, ambient beach sounds. Music credit: “Story” by Meydän, from the album Havor. Copyright attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Credit and thanks to Meydän http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Meydan/Havor/ 
How is life on a beautiful island that also happens to be Shangri La for rodents? We head out and talk with several islanders to get their stories.
With thanks to our special guests: Donnie Groot Margot Fedoruk -- Writer, Crafter, Soapmaker Peter Gron --- Gron Timberframe Heidi von der Wense Trevor Gear -- Clever Trevor Karen Cain --Artist Ben Finn Dinah D's Music Studio
In this premiere episode, we visit Dinah D., long-time islander and leader/co-founder of the multi-award winning children’s entertainment group, The Kerplunks.
We drop by her studio and chat about the music industry, Dinah’s creative origins and the making of The Kerplunks’ masterful new, all ages’ opus for sleeping and meditation: “Lullabies for Big Eyes”. Released December 2018. Listen here using the Libsyn Player below, or please listen and subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play and dozens of Android podcast apps. 
Two selections from the new album are played in this podcast: “The Well” at approx. 15 mins in, and “Daydream” at approx. 45 minutes.
Used with express permission for this episode only. © The Kerplunks. To download the CD or order it by mail: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/thekerplunks5 Or download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/lullabies-for-big-eyes/1440997362 Stay in touch with The Kerplunks at https://www.facebook.com/thekerplunks/ Thanks very much for listening. And please subscribe! New episodes come out every 3 - 4 weeks. |
