This is a photo of Charles the cook at Cafe Deux Soleils on Commercial Drive. I wrote about my favorite meal there in my Super Citizen blog last spring. My son and I are heading down there to meet up with our friends from the Island. Kids can hang out on the big stage...

They go for up to $8 a piece at vintage stores on Commercial Drive and Main Street in Vancouver - but my friend Mike does the rounds at thrift stores where he finds Fire-King mugs for 50 cents.

It was intense - kind of like the Band, with Neil Young-ish guitar moments, amazing slide guitar, great vocal harmonies, passionate harmonica, interesting lyrics, and it was cool to see our pal Chris on bass. Bob told me Spoon River had good reviews this month in Georgia Straight and Guttersnipe...

Tonight I would like to go to yoga, so I'll see if I can find time, childcare, and inner justification for spending the money. I might buy booklets of tickets at a few different studios to keep it interesting - and there are a few more places in town where I can get the...