Trevor with my sister Denise's dog Muggsy. 

My sister Cherlyanne with her children James 14 and Tracy 11, fiance Dan. 

Me holding Jennifer's youngest son Brandon Kenneth 2 months old. Proud Grandma Rosanne stands by. This was taken on my front porch that extends across to my sisters home next door. 

Patrice's fouth son David, 8 

Patrice's Third Child Dillon, 13 

Patrice's second oldest son Shane, 14 

My sister Patrice's oldest son Tim, 16 

My Neice with her first son Trevor Calvin 20 months old 

New Playlist Uploaded At The Eternal Kenaz

Air Adventures of Jimmy Allen - OTR - 1936 14:55
Bob CrosbyandEileen Barton - Ep2 - 19xx-xx-xx 14:43
Brigadoon- OTR - Audio Book 14:48
Buck Rodgers - The Chase After Killer Kane - 1939 10:27
Buddy Guy Stevie Ray Vaughan Eric Clapton Robert Cray 3:35
Cisco Kid - Cisco Meets the Apache Kid - 53-01-08 Ep50 28:13
Flash Gordon - Blue Magic Men Capture Flash - 35-06-01 14:48
Gunsmoke - The Big Con - 53-05- 26:48
Hopalong Cassidy - Death Comes Invited - 52-02- 25:58
Inner Sanctum - Only The Dead Die Twice - OTR Inner 24:12
Jimmy Witherspoon - When The Lights Go Out - The Chess Story 1947-1975 (1952-1954 Part Two) (Disc 4) 2:52
March Of Time - Various Artists-Variety - 41-12-11 n/a 24:23
March Of Time - Various Artists-Variety - March 6 1931 3:29
OTR -Battle of the CenturyI Love A Mystery - 50-01- 14:51
Pat Novak - Lidia Reynolds Case - 47-11- 30:31
Peg Leg Howell and Eddie Anthony - Turkey Buzzard Blues 3:06
Red Panda - Episode 4 - 19xx-xx-xx 26:42
Snow White and the SevenDwarfs - OTR - 46-04- 28:10
Bessie Smith - Haunted House Blues 1:39
Billie Holiday - The Very Thought Of You 2:46
Bonnie Raitt - No Business - Luck Of The Draw 4:24
Eric Clapton - Lonely Stranger - Unplugged 5:28
Archie Andrews - Archie Fights a Cold - 48-06-12 29:15
Audio Books-C.S ForesterBooks-Horatio Hornblower-The Man Who Saw God- Ep 3 29:27
Tarzan - Tarzan In Young Manhood - 1932-09-16 Ep3 10:47
Bickersons - Car Repairs Teaching Blanche To Dri ve 8:22
Tales of the Texas Rangers - Play For Keeps - ep 007 w/Joel McCrae 29:10

Total Time 7:14:00

Hamilton Tiger-Cats Logo1 

Oskee-Wee-Wee!

...Oskee-Wa-Wa! Holy Macanaw-Tigers-Eat 'Em Raw!. The best football team fight chant in sports, was echoeing around the city for the first time in a long time last night.

D-Mac passed for 440 yards and threw three touchdown passes to help the Hamilton Tiger-Cats earn their first win of the season, as they defeated Winnipeg 41-39 in the shoot out in Steeltown.

Hamilton wasted little time giving their fans something to hoot about. The Cats cracking the scoreboard when McManus hooked up with Flick on a 72-yard scoring strike for a 7-0 lead just 30 seconds into the contest.

McManus, who was making his first start since injuring his thumb in a July 30 game versus Edmonton, also connected with Craig Yeast on a 75-yard TD toss for Hamilton (1-8), which snapped an eight-game slide.

In other Ti-Cat news, The Seattle Seahawks released Canadian university star Jesse Lumsden on Tuesday. The running back from Burlington, Ont., had been hampered by a hip injury in training camp. He did not see action in Monday's 18-10 pre-season loss to Dallas.

Lumsden won the Hec Creighton Trophy last year as Canada's outstanding university player while playing for McMaster in Hamilton. He was selected in the first round, sixth overall, of the CFL Canadian college draft this year by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats after signing as a free agent with Seattle.

Hopefully another NFL team with some insight will take a second look at Lumsden who has the potential to be a bonified all-star. If not Jess would look great in black and gold.

Later,
Kenaz

Help find Alicia Ross, the 23-year old Markham, Ontario,Canada women missing since August 16. 

Help Find Alicia Ross

Please help the family of Alicia Ross bring their angel home and find the devil's child that obducted her, and bring them too justice.

Borrowed From the "Americas Most Wanted" website.

Foul Play?

On the evening of August 16, 2005, police say Alicia Ross went out with her boyfriend. After their evening together, they say he dropped her off at her home around midnight. That was the last time anyone saw Alicia. The following day, Alicia was a no-show at work -- something that never happened. Her car was also still in her parents' driveway, where she lived.

For six days following her disappearance, police combined search efforts with more than 1,000 volunteers to try to find the woman whose family and friends so desperately missed. Authorities dispatched helicopters, canine units, and ground crews to search a wide radius of several miles around her house -- the most likely area she'd be in if she'd gotten lost or hurt. But the search was sadly in vain, and Alicia is still missing. Cops are now fearing the worst, and are looking into the possibility of foul play.

The Investigation So Far

Because he was the last person to see her, police are calling Alicia's boyfriend to be a person of interest, but do not consider him a suspect. They are conducting interviews with everyone who was in contact with Alicia the day she went missing, in addition to anyone they feel might know what happened to her.

So far, they have little on which to base their investigation -- but cops say they won't rest until Alicia Ross is found.

Kenaz,

New Playlist Added at Kenaz's OTR

Here are some of the new artists and tracks added at theeternalkenaz@live365,

Hopalong Cassidy - Pancho and the Parrot - 53-01-06 26:27
Barbecue Bob- We sure got hard times now - The Great Depression 2:47
The Bickersons- Amos Does Time 10:17
Tarzan- Ep2 - Battle With The Apes - 32-09-13 8:50
Elmore James- Blues Before Sunrise 2:45
Bugs Henderson - Boogie On Down (Live with Fred - Legendary Jams 1976 - 1980 7:16
Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Born In Chicago 3:06
Albert Collins - Cold, Cold Feeling 5:16
Blues Traveler - Get Out Of Denver - ThingsToDoInDenverWhenYourDead 3:39
Woody Herman - I'll Get By 3:02
Big Walter Horton- - Little Boy Blues(w. Carey Bell 3:14
Big Walter HortonWith Carey Bell-- Lovin My Baby 2:50
Inner Sanctum - Mark My Grave - 19xx-xx-xx 26:04
Flash Gordon-Flash Gordon On The Planet Mongo 35-04-27 14:40

Tales From The Set: "Silent Bob and Jay Like Canada"

No big news today, but every experience helps in life. Last night I did a background gig as a boom operator on the set of the highly successful Canadian series "Degrassi: The Next Generation".

A little information about the series, The Next Generation is the fourth incarnation of the successful Degrassie franchise. In its twenty fifth year of production the series started back in the early 1980's as "The Kids on Degrassi" followed the growing pains of its pre-teen characters. They grew into teen hood and so did the series, it was off too "Junior High" and then "High School" for the Degrassi kids.

The series was internationally applauded for being the first series directed towards youth to compationately protray aids, gay relationships, bullying, teen pregnancy and divorce. Degrassi was showing the real life issues that effected our youth while American teen series like "Beverly Hills 90210" were busy with the pressing question "Does Brandon like Donna?" who cared?

As the actors grew out of their parts and moved on to bigger and better things, the series kept developing. A new batch of young performers mixed with returning guest appearances mixed with fresh scripts dealing with the ever evolving issues of youth.

That brings me back to last night, there I was pretending to be part of a media scrum interviewing the one and only Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes, portraying their famous Silent Bob and Jay characters, who were being upstaged at their premier of the ficticious new movie "Silent Bob and Jay Go to Canada, Eh" by their two gorgious lesbian co-stars.

A bit about how this odd marriage of talent came to be. Briefly, Degrassi TNG was airing on PBS in America and caught the eye of Smith who fell in love with the show and its characters so much he phoned the producers of the all Canadian production and requested to do a cameo.

A three episode deal, in which Smith would portray himself as a producer of the new Silent Bob feature, shooting at the high school. Smith also would portray his alter ego "Silent Bob". That was last season, now "Silent Bob" is back for the premier and brought his side kick "Jay" upto Canada for the first time. Click on the link for more.

The guys where great, professional, right on!.

Kenaz,

Tarot Card Reading For The Week Of August 24-30 05

The Question:"Will this week be a successful one?"

Review of the ten card Celtic Spread.

The the deck is first spread out face down in the middle of the table and mixed up thoroughly. The cards are then gathered and played out one card at a time, face up as follows.

The Celtic Cross spread is one of the most common tarot spreads. There is a cross in the center, with a row of 4 cards along the side. This spread will provide a fairly in-depth look at a situation including past, present and external influences. Beginners may want to start with a spread with fewer cards.

Here is the reading.

Cover: General atmosphere

The Fool
YOU WILL ACT OUT OF CHARACTER AS YOU TAKE A RISK ON A FRESH START OR NEW BEGINNING IN YOUR LIFE.

Crossing: Opposing forces

Eight of Pentacles
YOU WILL BE LEARNING A LIFE LESSON OR IMPROVING YOUR SKILLS OR ABILITIES.

Foundation: Past basis

Ten Of Pentacles
YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL OR WILL SOON BE ACHIEVING THE SUCCESS YOU ALWAYS WANTED,YOUR FAMILY AND THEIR SECURITY WILL BE YOUR MAIN CONCERN NOW, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A HOME PURCHASE OR MOVE IN FUTURE.

Behind You: Passing influences

The Hermit
YOU MAY BE SPENDING TIME ALONE OR IN SOLITUDE, REFLECTING, AND LEARNING, THIS WILL SOON PASS, AND YOU WILL TIE UP LOOSE ENDS, FINISH PROJECTS, AND PLAN AHEAD FOR YOUR FUTURE.

Crowining: Possible future

Ace of Wands
YOU WILL PUT ALL YOUR ENERGY INTO A NEW SITUATION OR CREATIVE PROJECT THAT WILL ENTER YOUR LIFE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

Before You: Soon to come

The Hanged Man
THINGS THAT MATTER IN YOUR LIFE HAVE COME TO A HALT OR STANDSTILL, A REVISION OF THINGS WILL BE DONE AND YOUR LIFE WILL BE DIFFERENT AS A RESULT.

Hopes: Goals or aspirations

Queen of Pentacles
YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE STATUS QUO AND DO NOT WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE.

Opinions: What others think

Nine of Cups
A WISH OR DESIRE YOU HAVE WILL SOON BE GRANTED OR REALIZED.

Feelings: Fears

Three of Pentacles
YOU WILL HAVE SUCCESS WITH A SKILL OR ABILITY, AND YOU WILL BE NEGOTIATING AND PLANNING YOUR WAY OUT OF A SITUATION.

Outcome: Resolution

Ace of Cups
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT ENTERS YOUR LIFE THIS COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT OTHER OR A PROJECT YOU LOVE.

Quintessence:

The Wheel of Fortune
RECOGNIZE YOUR PURPOSE, AND DEDICATE YOURSELF, YOU HAVE THE POWER AND SKILL TO MASTER ANY SITUATION.

Celtic Cross Spread

As a side note, in a previous post, I noted that I thought I had done horribly at an audition that I went out for on August 9, well not only did I get called back for a second audition, I got the part. I am going to shoot a "Hair Club For Men" commercial this Friday. This was only my third audition, my knees where shaking, but I just sucked it up and found my funny side and it worked. Now I am ready to "Learn a Life Lesson" and "Dedicate My Self". How did you do this week?

Later,

Kenaz

"Toronto Sucks!" Campaign Doesn't Get Off It's Knees

Yesterday, as I stepped off the bus at the corner of King and James heading yet again to Toronto for a movie shoot, I looked across the street and witnessed a scene that provided both repulse and amusement.

Some "person" who decided to remain anonymous, has sponsored a campaign to promote their narrow view of Hamiltons friends in Toronto.

The add campaign entails 8-10 teenagers to stand on the street corner, wearing tee-shirts and holding plaque cards with the catchy slogan "Toronto Sucks" emblazed in block letters.

In the minute and a half that it took for the light to change and for me to make it across the street, I studied closely these kids promotional skills. Stand, wait for a car to pass, scream their lame slogan and coax a horn honk in support from some "loser" who remembers the time they got kicked out of a Toronto after hours club.

Anyway, even after watching the report from a local CH News reporter I am still confused to the purpose of this campaign, what about Toronto does this "promoter of ridiculous propaganda" exactly think "Sucks?

These kids couldn't effectively offer any proof of their "hypothesis" only stupid looks when confronted by people who used words to communicate their anti view that this campaign only cheapens Hamiltons reputation and not primitive noises like a car horn.

And news flash for these kids, the majority of Hamiltonians are far more intelligent than you and your boss and if we do have a problem with another community we don't digress to childish to first grade name calling. If we must, Mr. Anonymous, "You Suck!"

I would love to start my own straw poll here at Kenaz's Blog "Who Sucks More, this campaign or Toronto?" Not to try to influence but to borrow from a popular add campaign, T-shirts and poster board $50, Hired Kids $100, Licence ??? minus the ten of thousands that flows between the two cities = "Losers"

Later,

Kenaz

The Use of Colour In Your Home

The first step in the use of colour is to understand the psychological effects it has on us. Red is known to stimulate the appetite - so it’s an excellent colour for dining rooms. Both blue and green are fresh and calming. They are the colours of nature and could be popular choices for bedrooms. Yellow and orange are energizing like the sun, so are good choices in rooms where your energy may need boosting - the kitchen perhaps. Orange in its toned down terracotta form can be ideal in a home office; it has the energizing effect of both red and orange but isn’t so bright that you won’t be able to stay at your desk!

Many contemporary television programmes have made a virtue of the use of bold colours in wild combinations: violet and lime green; turquoise and red-orange; orange and fuchsia. But before you splash out on several gallons of grapefruit yellow and olive green paint for the bedroom, consider carefully whether a violet and lime green living room is something you can live with.

Many new and traditional homes are decorated in various shades of beige (I think "taupe" is the current fashionable term), Subtle, muted wall colours (like off white and taupe) are fine, and very easy to live with. But you can still enliven them with bright highlights in your accessories and upholstery. Consider a multi-coloured rug, candles, some coloured ceramics or glassware, vivid prints or paintings, or squashy cushions in jewel tones. The overall effect will be airy and soothing yet the flashes of colour can bring in your personality and be your signature touches.

You don't have to be afraid of colour, even a person who lists "black" as their favorite colour like me, will find that introducing a burgundy valence and candles into a computer room can open a wave of creativity. Here is a list of colour options and how adding each to your home will influence its positive energy. For how to use colour in combinations pick up a cheap colour wheel in your local art supply store and have fun.

Check out my previous post entitled "HOW TO USE THE FIVE ELEMENTS OF FENG SHUI TO CREATE HARMONY IN YOUR HOME" for more help with deciding what colours are best for what rooms.

White- Innocence, peace, protection, purification, purity, sincerity, truth

Red- Courage, exorcism, health, lust, passion, protection, sex, strength, vigour

Dark Red- Mental power, thought

Pink- Femininity, friendships, honour, love, morality

Orange - Adaptability, attraction, authority, changes, courage, encouragement, luck, peace of mind, power, strength, stimulation

Yellow - Attraction, concentration, communication, confidence, creativity, divination, imagination, intellect, learning study, wisdom

Green- Ambition, employment, fertility, financial matters, growth, luck, money, nature, prosperity, rejuvenation, success, wealth

Light blue- Happiness, healing, patience, relaxing, serenity, soothing, tranquility

Deep blue- Change, flexibility, healing, psychic powers, relaxing, soothing, the subconscious

Dark Blue (Navy)- Banishes depression, relaxing, soothing

Purple- Ambition, healing severe diseases, home protection, idealism, meditation, power, spirituality, success, wisdom

Lilac- Tranquillity, the astral plane

Brown- Animals (especially healing), concentration, conquering indecisiveness, emotional stability, practicality, study, the home

Grey- Neutrality, privacy, removal of negative influences, stability

Black- Absorbing and destroying negativity, banishing evil, banishing negativity, breaking curses, healing severe diseases, resilience, self control,

Silver- Intuition, Moon magic, the Moon Goddess, visions

Gold- Attraction, charm, confidence, cosmic influences, intuition, life force, longevity, magnetism, persuasion.

Kenaz,

Two Great Movies That Deal With Injustice

My first pick is the 1987 classic "Cry Freedom".Directed by "Richard Attenborough",(1982's Award Winning Gandhi"), Cry Freedom is a dramatization of the story of Steve Biko, the South African Black Consciousness leader, who was murdered while in police custody, and Donald Woods, the white editor of the Daily Dispatch who befriended him. Woods wrote a book exposing the death of Biko while in Police custody. In order for him to get the book published he had to escape from South Africa.

Biko is played by "Denzel Washington", and Woods is played by "Kevin Kline". Woods' wife, Wendy, is played by "Penelope Wilton."

The movie opened the eyes of the world to grave injustices commited by the South African Appartied government during the 1970's and 1980's. In 1972, Biko became honorary president of the Black People's Convention. He was banned during the height of apartheid in March 1973, meaning that he was not allowed to speak to more than one person at a time and so could not make speeches in public. It was also forbidden to quote anything he said, including speeches or simple conversations, or to otherwise mention him.

On September 6, 1977, he was arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967. He suffered a major head injury while in police custody and was chained to a window grill for a full day. On September 11, police loaded him into the back of a car and began the 740-mile drive to Pretoria. He died shortly after the arrival in the Pretoria prison. Police claimed his death was the result of an extended hunger strike.

On October 7, 2003, South African Justice Ministry officials announced that the five policemen who were accused of killing Biko would not be prosecuted because of insufficient evidence. They said a murder charge could not be supported partly because there were no witnesses to the killing. Charges of culpable homicide and assault were also considered, but because the killing occurred in 1977, the time frame for prosecution had expired.

The second pick is 2004's "Hotel Rwanda". "Don Cheadle's" performaance as "Paul Rusesabagina", manager of the Belgian-owned Mille Collines, a luxury hotel in Kigali, the Rwandan capital is pure brilliance.

Street smarts became Rusesabagina's salvation when "Rwanda" plummets into genocide ten years ago in an event that transformed the genial businessman into an unlikely hero.

As ethnic "Hutu's" began killing their "Tutsi" neighbors, Rusesabagina—a Hutu married to a Tutsi woman "(Sophie Okonedo)" —turned his hotel into an impromptu refugee camp for more than a thousand terrified Tutsis and moderate Hutus.

Deserted by international peacekeepers, Rusesabagina began cashing in every favor he had ever earned, bribing the Rwandan Hutu soldiers and keeping the bloodthirsty militia (mostly) outside the gates during the hundred days of slaughter.

In the end, he survived along with his wife and three children, as did most of the refugees he sheltered. Outside the hotel the genocide claimed up to one million lives.

The movie, which opened in limited release in the United States garnered "2005 Oscar" nominations for best actor, best picture, best screenplay and best actress for Sophie Okonedo, but in the end was shut out. Personally I thought "Hotel Rwanda" was a much more important and better film than the best picture winner "Million Dollar Baby". Cheadles loss to Jamie Foxx("Ray") was a little more understanding and Okonedo was a relative new comer going up against the terrific Cate Blanchet("Aviator").

Check these two great films out,

Kenaz,

New Playlist Posted At Kenaz's OTR

Bessie Smith- Empty Bed Blues (Pts 1 & 2) - Collection 6:08
Big Bill Broonzy w/Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee Southern Saga 7:02
Big Joe Turner w/ Dr. John - Room Full Of Blues - Blues Train 3:50
Billie Holiday w/ Louis Armstrong -Summertime Blind Boy Fuller - Blue And Worried Man - Volume 6 1:39
Blind Willie Johnson - Church, I'm Fully Saved Today - Dark Was the Night [Columbia/L n/a3:08
Bonnie Raitt - Love Me Like A Man - Bonnie Raitt 3:00
Boris Karloff - Chung Ling Soo - 57-12-16 3:28
BorisKarloff - Shakespeares Hometown - 57-12-17 4:21
Buddy Guywith Johnny Lang - Midnight Train 4:57
Flash Gordon- death battle won by flash - ep04 - 35-05-18 14:48
edited by Harry Smith - Prison Cell Blind Lemon Jefferson- Blues - Anthology of American Folk Music 2:47
Eric Clapton- Hey Hey - Unplugged 3:16
Gunsmoke - Shakespeare - 52-08-23 ep01832 30:11
Hopalong Cassidy - hook line and murder - 19xx-xx-xx 26:37
Inner Sanctum- Man From Yesterday - 19xx-xx-xx 29:44
Pat Novak- Mysterious Set Of Books - 47-08-10 28:49
Red Panda- Episode 3 - 19xx-xx-xx n/a 26:43 Rules Over Cave World - FG-EPI5 - 35-05-25 14:40
The Bickersons- - Advert By The Bickersons - 67-10-14 5:04
The Haunting Hour - The Old Man - 19xx-xx-xx n/a 12:14:29 26:29
The Whistler - not known - 19xx-xx-xx 29:28

These and more great Old time Radio Programs, Jazz and Blues songs can be heard at Kenaz's OTR Click the links to learn more about the programs and artists.