It Happened to Me

Peeing in the Karma Pool

An actual conversation I had with an older busker friend of mine, near the corner of Queen and Spadina: Scrawny-looking…

24 years ago

Wasn’t Last Week’s Hassle in Customs Enough?

The right girl doesn't return my calls, the wrong one e-mailed me earlier this week. Mr. Murphy. We meet again.…

24 years ago

Memo to Self…

Always check for wedding bands before pouring on the schmoove moves.

24 years ago

Now It Can Be Told (or: How I Landed My New Client)

A Quick Note June 13, 2007: More than five years have passed since the events in this story took place.…

24 years ago

This Sort of Thing is Precisely Why I Took Up the Accordion

Someone sent me this clipping from the Eugene Weekly's personals: Studio of Unfine Art. You: lanky dork behind counter. Me:…

24 years ago

The Star Spangled Banner and Anal Sovereignty

Yesterday was an exercise in patience and perseverance. It all started with an airline ticket that never made it to…

24 years ago

Six Months Later…

I just realized that yesterday was the six-month anniversary of The Adventures of AccordionGuy in the 21st Century. I'd like…

24 years ago

Three Years Ago Today…

I think we've created a monster. On Saturday, May 1st, 1999, I took the accordion out and played it in…

24 years ago

No Sign of That Economic Recovery

Yesterday, I decided to drop by a career expo at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. With the expo a short…

24 years ago

My Google Ranking

A Google search for the word accordion currently puts me on the fifth page of results. So for now, my…

24 years ago