Forgotten Vancouver Stories: video release / artifact round-up
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Revolutions, Punks & Poets: Vancouver’s Forgotten Stories
Storymaker Dave uncleweed Olson shares an eclectic variety of stories from Vancouver’s counter-culture history on a stage adorned with a
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Video Dim Sum
Street Band in Vancouver’s West End
Just a fine trio playing tunes on the street in Vancouver’s West End. Don’t know the name of the band,
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Kinfolk + Pals
First Olson girls i ever met
These girls are related to me!!! First Olson girls ive ever known. Super lucky uncle. #love By the way, they are
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Video Dim Sum
“Return to the Scene of the Crime” Punk Rock Photos at Smilin’ Buddha with bev. davies
At the iconic Smilin Buddha Cabaret and Restaurant in Vancouver’s downtown Eastside, legendary punk rock photographer bev. davies (sic) shows
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Helpful Quests
Nepal Relief Dinner and Discussion at Gurkha with Raju and DaveO
NOTE: Recorded the evening before the 7.3 earthquake on 5/11/15. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20002ejl#general_summary Nepali restauranteur Raju Bhanttari and enthusiast DaveO talk about
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Helpful Quests
Nepal Thoughts and Blessing from a Porch
From a porch, I share a few rambling thoughts about the situation in Nepal, annotations about disasters and social media,
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HempenRoad
The HempenRoad (1997) ~ Documentary about industrial cannabis and medical marijuana
The HempenRoad A travel documentary about commercial hemp industry in the Pacific NW in 1996-7 Available in full length (83
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Are no Stranger
Simon, Stolen, Shame
Simon was all of us in Surrey “Simon” he exclaimed in the Mac’s Convenience Store I stopped at after my
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True North Media + Olympics
Anti-Olympic Protests and Activism – Article roundup
NOTE: When possible, articles are shared in full for historical record and annotated with original link when source is broken
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Cannabis + Culture
Longboard Hockey in Vancouver – Reportage Notes and Artifacts
Originally published in Heads Magazine Toke on the Porch blog on January 22, 2007 Out n’ about on assignment for a forthcoming Heads
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BC & Vancouver Activities
Local’s Tip: a Transit-Accessible Hike in North Vancouver via Explore BC
Sept. 03, 2014, Leah Poulton wrote an article about transit-accessible hikes around Vancouver and name-checked a few of my faves. So, i
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Varley in Vancouver, Part 3: influencing and remixing art – join the Group of 7
Originally published in Vancouver Observer as a 3-part series , Aug 14-16, 2014. Republished here intact for archival purposes [wayback
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BC & Vancouver Activities
Free Indian Feast in Vancouver for Chariot Day via Inside Vancouver Blog
My pal Remy Scalza is a freelance writer specializing in travel and tech and published widely. He wrote a blurb
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