Backstage at the Vinyl Cafe

“It was one of those moments that make you wonder if your life is cursed.”

Especially for Hallowe’en: monsters! Our first story was Stuart’s favourite. Jess has a backstory about the writing of it.
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“I found my father’s old chemistry set…”

Today on the pod, two hilarious Stuart McLean stories about friendships, old and new, sometimes with explosive results!
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“Dave thought, it will never get any better than this. Some people have God, and some people have money, and some people don’t have anything at all. I have this. I have the beat and the back beat.”

On this week’s episode we’re talking about life on tour. We spent months of every year out on the road touring The Vinyl Cafe and our two stories this week capture the essence of those days.
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“When Stuart stepped off his bus and waved goodbye, he thought to himself: This guy deserves an award.”

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! This week: shout-outs to some new Arthur nominees and a selection of our favourites from The Vinyl Cafe Arthur Awards.
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“When things go wrong, when, it is seldom the result of some big thing, it is always a chain of simple things, almost all of them avoidable.”

What makes a good performer? What makes a great performance? These are the questions we’re exploring on the pod this week, with a backstory about Stuart McLean and a recording of a story that perfectly illustrates the point.
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