In the past, all the municipalities around Toronto had their own fireworks display on Canada Day. Then amalgamation took place, and eventually, a few years ago, the city of Toronto began having a single fireworks display at Ashbridges Bay on the lake shore. Well, i have a pretty good idea of what that was all about. The concessions probably did alright, but despite several large pay to park parking lots, there just was no way to accommodate everyone who wanted to see a fireworks display. Most of the residential neighborhoods are up on the bluff, 150 feet above the lake shore, so you couldn't see the fireworks from your home.
Well, this year that all changed. East York, where we live, had it's own fireworks display (they always did, but this year there was no single municipal fireworks display, so either they got more money, or they were able to raise it). I went out and sat on the low wall in front of the neighbor's house where i could see everything. There's an ice arena about a quarter of mile north of us, and a semi-pro baseball field behind that. As was done in years gone by, the fireworks were set off in the baseball diamond. It was a great show--they did a bang-up job (pun intended). I was dozing upstairs, and heard the big booms going off, and still managed to get downstairs to see about a twenty minute show. I haven't seen a good fireworks show in years and years. I really enjoyed it.
A few years ago, I lived in Vancouver. I lived in a highrise, 22 stories up. For two years, I never saw a thunderstorm. Coming from the prairies and the almost nightly storms, I was itching for a good one. The weekend before we moved, a storm inched it's way across the spine of mountains along the Burrard Inlet. Lightening bolts shot across a blood red sky. I'd never seen a blood red sky; pink, purple, green sure, but red, never.
Then the firework started from the final night of the celebration of lights started. One word. Amazing.
Love them, but since we've had Murphy, we haven't gone to see them. He hates loud noises.
Murphy would hardly ever fly, hed walk with you. Not really walk, its more like two steps and a hop. And hed "talk" to you.
I never had a pet like him before or since. I have stories of his nutzy personality and cleverness that it would scare my mom. My mom was very Catholic and always prayed to St Hedwig and St Jude
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Wed 3 Jul, 2013 07:45 pm
@Ceili,
Murphy would hardly ever fly, hed walk with you. Not really walk, its more like two steps and a hop. And hed "talk" to you.
I never had a pet like him before or since. I have stories of his nutzy personality and cleverness that it would scare my mom. My mom was very Catholic and always prayed to St Hedwig and St Jude
That was a bit of fun but a weird marketing strategy - clearly Molson's aren't aiming at expanding their international markets.
'Be proud of where you're from' is very domestically focussed. The only externally aimed bit was the guy saying 'Makes me homesick and I've never been to Canada'.
I agree. Molson always makes particularly patriotic commercials. Sometimes they're almost offensive.
I'm assuming the idea to capture a crowd and start a party. Ironically, this would be illegal in Canada.
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Ceili
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Sun 7 Jul, 2013 10:23 am
RUSH is finally inducted into the hall of fame.
At 13:00, Alex Lifeson gives what may be the best speech ever. In the history of the world. Life changing.
