My partner Aly Pain and I just spoke at our first international conference for the International Coach Federation in Las Vegas, on the topic of selling with integrity. This was awesome in itself but there were three additional Las Vegas qualities that made it more so:
1. the Fountains of the Bellagio: because every 15 minutes an elegant dance of water cannons blasts cool shafts of water high into the night sky to the music of Sarah Brightman and other awesome musicians.
2. Cirque de Soleil: because America is in massive financial dire straights and the most entertaining and lucrative part of its primary symbol of decadence–the strip–comes from Canada, and Quebec at that.
3. the standard Las Vegas women's uniform: I'm going old-school manly here, but the combination of cleavage, heels and short dress really works, especially when pulled off awesomely by my 47 year old wife with all the correct equipment to do so. (My business partner looked pretty awesome in her uniform as well and her husband Jeff was pretty pleased.)
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
the top three most awesome guitar solos
I'm on a bit of a musical theme at the moment:
1. the opening bars of "where the streets have no name" by the Edge. I've heard this in concert live three times and I always surprise myself by getting up and dancing.
2. "Hotel California" by Don Felder and Joe Walsh. I had one of my top three brunches at the real Hotel California in Todos Santos, Mexico which had the all-time best fresh squeezed orange juice.
3. "Comfortably Numb" by David Gilmour. I missed seeing them in concert due to my unfortunate place at the end of the baby book and when I turned to look they were gone.
1. the opening bars of "where the streets have no name" by the Edge. I've heard this in concert live three times and I always surprise myself by getting up and dancing.
2. "Hotel California" by Don Felder and Joe Walsh. I had one of my top three brunches at the real Hotel California in Todos Santos, Mexico which had the all-time best fresh squeezed orange juice.
3. "Comfortably Numb" by David Gilmour. I missed seeing them in concert due to my unfortunate place at the end of the baby book and when I turned to look they were gone.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
the top three most awesome versions of Hallelujah
One of the most covered songs, this Leonard Cohen classic is a great Canadian invention:
1. the Canadian Tenors on Oprah. Celine Dion comes out as a surprise half way through. The look on Remy's face is priceless. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah58t5YZr7U
2. I hate to say it but I heard Jon Bon Jovi do an awesome job of this live. He has real soul under his famous coif.
3. Not going with K. D. Lang but with Bono who sang it just before they check out of their last 360 concert in Moncton. His voice was spent by that time in the night and that time in the tour, but it's bono and that's all that's required.
...all to the tribute of the lord of song Mr. cohen.
1. the Canadian Tenors on Oprah. Celine Dion comes out as a surprise half way through. The look on Remy's face is priceless. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah58t5YZr7U
2. I hate to say it but I heard Jon Bon Jovi do an awesome job of this live. He has real soul under his famous coif.
3. Not going with K. D. Lang but with Bono who sang it just before they check out of their last 360 concert in Moncton. His voice was spent by that time in the night and that time in the tour, but it's bono and that's all that's required.
...all to the tribute of the lord of song Mr. cohen.
top three most awesome desserts
I love when a chef figures out the best way to wrestle starch, sugar and animal fat into the final bliss of an already great evening.
The three best ones for me so far are:
1. "blueberry souffle" at the michelin rated Sante at the Fairmont in Sonoma. Souffle, in my opinion rivals the invention of the computer and the orchestral symphony as complex and likely, when you consider how finicky they are to make, particularly the narrow sliver of time the eggs are perfect.
2. "Topfenpalatschinken". I'm sorry I can't even provide a phonetic pronunciation guide for this one despite endless guidance from the waiter at Cafe Europe in St. Andrews-by-the-sea in New Brunswick. It's a custard-filled crepe, with some kind of awesome custardly sauce.
3. Gotta a go with "nutella crepes" from Cafe Crêpe on Queen's street west in the theatre district in Toronto. Bring a bib 'cause I always wnd up with chocolate all over myself.
The three best ones for me so far are:
1. "blueberry souffle" at the michelin rated Sante at the Fairmont in Sonoma. Souffle, in my opinion rivals the invention of the computer and the orchestral symphony as complex and likely, when you consider how finicky they are to make, particularly the narrow sliver of time the eggs are perfect.
2. "Topfenpalatschinken". I'm sorry I can't even provide a phonetic pronunciation guide for this one despite endless guidance from the waiter at Cafe Europe in St. Andrews-by-the-sea in New Brunswick. It's a custard-filled crepe, with some kind of awesome custardly sauce.
3. Gotta a go with "nutella crepes" from Cafe Crêpe on Queen's street west in the theatre district in Toronto. Bring a bib 'cause I always wnd up with chocolate all over myself.
the top three most awesome song lyrics
This is the first of post of my revised blog focusing on the positive in life, rather than the negative.
Since I was just listening to "one week" by the barenaked ladies, I'll start with this one:
1. "Gonna make a break and take a fake, I'd like a stinkin achin shake, I like vanilla, it's the finest of the flavours"
2. "I see the stars in your eyes, you want the truth but you need the lies" (bono from A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel"
3. "Pour some sugar on me" and "let's get the rock outa here" tied for third, both by Def Leppard, because they are as goofy as a spandex wearing 80s rockstar.
Poetry comes in some many forms but I like the poetry set to music best.
Since I was just listening to "one week" by the barenaked ladies, I'll start with this one:
1. "Gonna make a break and take a fake, I'd like a stinkin achin shake, I like vanilla, it's the finest of the flavours"
2. "I see the stars in your eyes, you want the truth but you need the lies" (bono from A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel"
3. "Pour some sugar on me" and "let's get the rock outa here" tied for third, both by Def Leppard, because they are as goofy as a spandex wearing 80s rockstar.
Poetry comes in some many forms but I like the poetry set to music best.
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