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Sites and videos about my hometown...


Big Daddy Taz at the 2007 Winnipeg Comedy Festival	Our own, homegrown comic - and a very generous man.

Steve Bell - Burning Ember, dedicated to Harry Lehotsky	What beauty the WSO adds to this song... Harry Lehotski was an ardent Christian activist working in the core of Winnipeg to help and house the poor.

Winnipeg Rocks!	Speedy little slide show of some of Winnipeg's gems...

Winnipeg - Everything is Changing	Architectural drawings of planned, in-progress and completed buildings in the 'Peg. Nice soundtrack!

Winnipeg Instructional Video	Spoof away!

Guy Maddin's "My Winnipeg" trailer	Ambivalence galore! Favorite son Guy Maddin tries to film his way out of Winnipeg... again.

I Hate Winnipeg	Here is the other side of the coin - sometimes even I get fed up!

Superman	Musings about the accident of birth that placed Crash Test Dummies' Brad Roberts in the 'Peg, followed by the song. I happen to think his fabulous voice developed the way it did due our climate - so there!

Manitoba Winter Song	by the Crash Test Dummies - nice scenery!

Guy Maddin's "The Saddest Music in the World" trailer	Unforgettable imagery, dipsy dialogue and surreal situations, but...it's not MY Winnipeg.

Duct Tape song	Here is a new theme for the Red Green show... What would any Winnipeg junk drawer be without a big silver roll of Duct Tape?

A Hazy Shade of Winter	A walk around St. B and the Forks in Winnipeg...

Lynoleum - Lynn sings!	Yes, it's Cold in Winnipeg

Canoe JAM! Winnipeg Entertainment Guide	101 ways you will love our entertainment scene.

Danny Schur's Winnipeg musical, "STRIKE!"	Star-crossed lovers from different ends of the faith spectrum sing "Love in a Place Like This"

Danny Schur's Winnipeg musical, STRIKE!	O'Reilley's Song, about the way that "death makes all men the same". Touching.

Danny Schur's Winnipeg musical "STRIKE!"	"Dearest Anna" - song about troubles in Winnipeg, troubles in the Ukraine...

Elvis is alive and well, and conducting the Symphony in Winnipeg!	Don't look for Elvis in Graceland, coz he's moved to Winnipeg...

Winnipeg Film Group	Prairie Post-Modern - more reasons why Winnipeg is unique in all the world!

Sunday Night Cruising	Sunday night is Cruise night in Winnipeg, when you can show off your cool ride.

Manitoba Theatre Centre	I used to put up posters on a route that included Osborne Village to get free rehersal tickets for each play I postered. I loved Len Cariou in Cyranno! I cringed at Equus...

Pantages Playhouse	I played Pantages for the Winnipeg Music Festival in elementary school choirs and with my little old violin, too. My boys did much better than I did!

Mark Elliot on CFRW in 1976	Ah, the golden years of AM radio in the 'Peg... My clock radio was tuned to CFRW and placed ALL THE WAY across my bedroom, so I would have to wake up to get there and turn it OFF....

The rest of the Mark Elliot story - he was a DJ at CFRW

Quest for the Bay	History repeats itself, as a group re-traces the trail from Winnipeg to the Hudson Bay in York boats and by portaging their load.

The Vestibules - Bulbous Bouffant	The Vestibules played at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival - this is one of their most popular sketches. Some words just plain sound funny!

Rollerskating Jam	Yes, Rollerskating is hot stuff in Winnipeg...

Burton Cummings, Mahattan Transfer and Randy Bachman	I used to dance my boots off to all of these artists - who brought them all together?

The Guess Who sing These Eyes	A melancholy, yet not defeated, look at love. Isn't Burton gorgeous?

Spirited Energy	Our new Provincial slogan.

History Montage	Fit for a Queen! This montage was prepared for HRH Elizabeth II's visit in 2002, and played on Jumbotrons at the Lege.

Why Winnipeg? The 1975 Phantom Phenomenom	Why did we watch it? A prairie mystery... Paris and Winnipeg had one thing in common in 1975... Both cities gave the "Phantom of the Paradise" a People's Choice thumbs-up.

Shakin All Over	The ultimate Winnipeg dance music! At a Winnipeg social, this is where you REALLY shimmy-shake! Shake yer bones!!

winnipeg-by-carlos	A drive-through view of my home town. Good job Carlos!

American Woman by the Guess Who	Wow, this was first released in 1969! This is definitely a Winnipeg anthem!

Winnipeg Comedy Festival	Living in Winnipeg DEMANDS a sense of humour. Check out Super-Al and his sidekick, Chuckles...

Manitoba Children's Museum	It's FUN to be a kid in Winnipeg! Adults love this museum as much as the kids do!

West End Cultural Centre	An intimate stage in a former church building... People still "congregate" here... Now being re-built and expanded!

Folklorama	The food! The colourful costumes! The exuberant performances! (Did I mention the food?) THIS is why I know how to say, "How many calories in this?" in several languages!

Winnipeg Fringe Festival	Not-yet-ready-for-mainstage-OR-mainstream theatre... NOT for everyone!

Winnipeg Folk Festival	Over thirty years of making homemade music in beautiful Birds Hill Park, just outside Winnipeg.

Winnipeg Jazz Festival	Lavish lashings of Jazz music of every description!

WinnipegBlues	Everything about the Blues in Winnipeg.

Weirdos of Winnipeg	Oh boy! Someone is playing Boswell to the walk-by quotable Samuel Johnstons of the 'Peg!

The Murals of Winnipeg	My city has several interesting murals - what a great way to spiff up a blank wall, or make an ugly building "disappear"!

The Lord's Prayer in the West End of Winnipeg	Our faith may not depend on one prayer, but for many, the Lord'sPrayer is the only prayer they will ever know. It is the prayer I prayed when I was little and my pet was dying. Can't we learn one little prayer together?

Winnipeg from a Hot Air Balloon	I love these dreamy floating views of my town from above...

Corydon Village - one of the 10 most romantic spots in Canada	Winnipeg's little Italy (or Tokyo - so many Sushi places!), full of open-air cafes and alfresco dining, gelati, and avante garde shops.

Destination Winnipeg video	Get to know me - Get to know why I live here!

The Beatles touch down in Winnipeg	"Steady, girls..." YES, video proof that Winnipeg IS the centreof the musical as well as the geographical world!