On Sunday Mornings: A Brief Note

Whoever stuck those "play me pianos" in local community centers, where they can be plinked away at by small children with 0 in the way of musical talent at 7 AM on a Sunday, should be clubbed to death with a goalie stick.  And the children should be punished, too.  Instead of being allowed to run and jump and play, they should be forced to take piano lessons.  Stupid children.  Stupid Sunday.

Bob Rae Graciously Separates Shoulder

...thus giving PM Harper a chance in political piano war:Mind you, its a David Akin "special report". This guy still thinks Gordon Lightfoot's dead.

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Poll Busting News! Harper was Faking It!

[Former Rheostatics singer Dave] Bidini also questions Harper’s piano playing that night. “You never see his hands. If they were really going to do this, and if he really is an accomplished piano player, don’t you kind of sell that a little bit? ...There’s something about it that just doesn’t ring true.”

Booyah! This is worse than wafergate! Watch the momentum leak away!

Avid Pianist: The "What Is That Hideous Noise?" Edition

"I've never felt compelled to liken the sound of a piano to bagpipes before," confessed one shocked observer, who requested anonymity to avoid the Prime Minister's unique brand of bloody retribution. "It is as though the instrument's inherent musicality had been drained...no...manually beaten from it."

""Gimme Shelter"? Gimme a break, or better yet: earplugs!" said another appalled music fan. "I'd rather hear gunshots coming from my kid's bedroom!"

Avid Pianist, Part II: Stephen's Senate Stuffing Song

“When I play the piano, I become very involved emotionally, I'm no longer the same person. It's not just a hobby,” Mr. Harper said.

Avid Pianist?

It's the first time he's been back since graduating with his Grade 9. He'll be playing four chords as part of an online exercise with children. There isn't a piano that he can pass by without trying out.