Friday, March 26, 2010

Big Time

Make sure y'all dress up good for tonights Hot Tub Premiere, I hear CBC will be here to shoot some footy for the news! Neeeat.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

All You Need Now is a Bud Light Lime.

EW.

Is it just me or are those Dr.Scholl Skin Tag remover commericals fucking hilarious!??? LOL

DJ Intervention

I heart Funny Or Die....

Top Ten Time Travellers


In Honour of HTTM Dose.ca breaks down the Top Ten Time Travellers of all time, click here

Never Forget Where the Soups at!

Man, the soup at the Bakeshop today is AMAZING. Veggie Chorizo!! The Germans know what they are doing! They know a good soup man, and theres like no line ups there ever!
Also, they make good pizza by the slice. Nothing beats a piece of pizza by the slice when you are all hangry.

Holla Carmen!! Thanks!

This Just In


Ski Canada gave Fernie some holla with their Best of Skiing 2010 Awards.

to quote:
BEST PLACE TO GET DISCOVERED
It’s all rock star treatment at Fernie’s Ultimate Rockies’ Rock Band contest. “Best Rocker Hair” and “Best Rock Star Holla” challenges take place during the day. Later on, bring your Rock Band team and battle it out for the Ultimate Rockies’ Rock Band title.

- i live here I dont know what the hell the Rock Band thing is or was...

Fernie Also Won:
LONGEST POLES: FERNIE

BEST VIEW FOR LUNCH
The Lost Boys Café at the top of the Timber Express chair at Fernie has a perfect panorama and, this winter, features live music.

MOST AWAITED SLICE-O ’-CHEESE SKI FLICK
Fernie is soon to be known as the site of Hot Tub Time Machine. With release scheduled for February 2010, this retro ski-movie both
starring and directed by John Cusack features Fernie locals and the all-things-retro town as its main backdrop.

MOST GOURMET CAT-HOUSE
Island Lake Lodge’s dining-room rep matches the view, and for that matter, its spa, its fancy digs and its powder.


Thats cool. Thanks, as if Rossland beat us for Best Retro Ski Culture. Pffffft!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Update?

Soooo did they catch the peeper????? Orrr are they too busy with the incident at the Northern??? Will we ever get an update from the ol' cops??? Shaaaa right, when monkeys fly outta my butt.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Hob Nobbing


Even tho this weekend's Hot Tub Time Machine Premiere will be a shit show to go down in Fernie history, dont forget that HTTM is part of the Reel Canadian Film Fest that is overtaking the Vogue this weekend. After you get all shit faced and rowdy, perhaps think about spending the rest of the weekend getting all arty 'n shit. Hob nob with fellow arty people, or people who just really think they are arty, disecting deep thought-provoking films. For more info try this page

Tweet Tweet


Twitter is now infiltrating Fernie!! WHOA.
Schoolyard Musings has joined up !!!!
Follow @ SchoolyardM

Monday, March 22, 2010

Only $20


$20 Tickets for Del Tha Funkee Homosapien are now on sale at Freyja, Commit and Bulldogs.
Show is Sunday April 11th - The confirmed closing day of the ski hill.

SXSW meet Calgary.


If you got some time, Calgary's own version of SXSW - Sled Island is starting to really pull together. Shit is looooking TIGHT. June 30-July 3rd. Girl Talk has been added.

Make sure you spend some time combing their site in case you need to pop up for a couple dope ass shows at some sick venues. Line-up is announced April 1st.

http://blog.sledisland.com/

Glorious Discovery


Okay so I feel dumb, I just learned this weekend what Pollstar.com is. ITS BLOWING MY MIND to say the least. Its like an industry site for bands and venues of EVERYWHERE to post whats happening. Could be gigs at Hollywood Bowl and venues in a dirty basment in Oliver BC, whatever. Search any city, any band, any venue and your music thirst shall be quenched.

www.pollstar.com

Fernival Details leaked...


Remember Fernival at the ski hill last year? That festivial they had where they closed the hill, then re-opened it for the "Spirit of the West" concert to happen, and it was also called SN-O-BAMA. Well its back and this year's headliner is Ashley MacIssac. Performing at the Olympics seems to be paying off for the guy, hes booked a gig here in Fernie! Stay Tuned for deets, I havnet seen a press release yet...

crap.

So, yes someone died in Fernie on the weekend. Its uncredibley tragic and sad. A 21 year old man from Edmonton fell off the roof of the Northern and died. The incident has in no way anything to do with the bar Bulldogs. Rumor has it the guy was brought up there and was trying to gap the buildings, like he was trying to jump from one roof to another. However in a Vancouver paper today, "foul-play" is suspected. Crap.
This is very unfortunate and sad and my heart goes out the the family. Its just soooooo sad because its one of those deaths that could have been prevented.

That being said, this incident alarmed our community. From the moment I was up on Sunday morning, my phone was busy with people trying to figure out if it was a local that died. This panic was not devulged from a dark need to gossip, it was a knee-jerk reaction to account for all of our community members. Best friend or aquactince neighbour, or friend-of-a-friend, we needed to know what happened. It was this community protection vibe that circulated. We are all saddened by this incident, it hit us all in the gut. But what was remarkable to me was that we all jumped to make sure it wasnt "one of our own". Its kinda neat and comforting to me that I live in this kind of town, where we really look out for eachother. And ya, Im going to go ahead and say it - that we all breathed a sigh of relief in a small way that it wasnt a local. Its true, it doesnt lessen what happened. I just really noticed how we are all very protective of our people here in Fernie.


So, now aside from this sad unfortunate death, my protectional instinct for this town is alarmed again with Mondays Vancouver paper - its not exactly the headlines Fernie wants to be making. New media loves a good nasty story - trust me I worked in a major city newsroom for 5 years - and aside from all the amazing things happening in and coming out of Fernie this week (like the Fernie Team killing the Freeski world right now, our community spirit for the opening of Hot Tub TM, the fact we still have a base of snow, the Fernival Festival coming up, the Reel Film Fest this weekend) the news is going to focus soley on this tragedy - especially if they are suspecting foul play. ARGH. Im not saying this death isnt worthy of news, its that its a bad mark on our town right now, sucks, just sucks.

READ THE VANCOUVER STORY

Saturday, March 20, 2010

FYIFYIFYIFYIFYI


New Mix from the Fernie Yacht Club http://www.mediafire.com/?j5mymyjkrro


Boys said true to their roots on dis one...Sex Drugs and DNB.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Loonie is on Par.


Loonie closed at 99 cents to the US dollar yesterday.
The USA is tanking!!! Its getting ugly down there.
Even tho the dollar is on par, remember that shopping local will sustain Fernie. You dont spend money here, your wicked little town will dry up. Its your choice, just remember there is always consquences. Target may seem tempting but helllllooooooooo dont sell your soul for cheap ass shit.

Leprechaun in Alabama



click to see the orignial if you havent seen it already, shits fucking crazy.

Roll This


Man, Im glad all I've won on Roll Up the Rim is a coffee and not a Toyota Rav! How would you even sell that thing???

CBC Toyotas Trials

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

HOT DOG DAY IS APRIL 7th




it just is, Im told by the people that know people.

But Why?


Why do we celebrate and drink our faces off? ohh for God...technically:

Wikipedia St Patrick...
Little is known of Patrick's early life, though we know he was born in Roman Britain in the fifth century, into a wealthy Romano-British family. His father was a deacon in the Church, like his father before him. At the age of sixteen he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken captive to Ireland as a slave.[1] It is believed he was held somewhere on the west coast of Ireland, possibly Mayo, but the exact location is unknown. According to his Confession, he was told by God in a dream to flee from captivity to the coast, where he would board a ship and return to Britain. Upon returning, he quickly joined the Church in Auxerre in Gaul and studied to be a priest.

In 432, he again says that he was called back to Ireland, though as a bishop, to save the Irish, and indeed he was successful at this, focusing on converting royalty and aristocracy as well as the poor. Irish folklore tells that one of his teaching methods included using the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit) to the Irish people. After nearly thirty years of teaching and spreading God's word he died on 17 March, 461 AD, and was buried at Downpatrick, so tradition says. Although there were other more successful missions to Ireland from Rome, Patrick endured as the principal champion of Irish Christianity and is held in esteem in the Irish Church.


If you want to celebrate in Fernie, you have lots of stellar options.
1. Shred Kelly Shit Show at Bulldogs
2. The Runs at the Pub.
3. The Central, I dont know whats happening there to be honest.

I now know

Urban Dictionary - Smokeshow - 5 definitions - a term used to describe an extremely hot girl.

Recognniiiiize bitches.


Really pumped for The Runaways movie this weekend. Its a good little rock history lesson for y'all. Its more of a biopic of Cherie Currie tho, because other then Joan Jett, all other Runaways didnt want anything to do with the pic and had there lawyers make sure of it. So dont expect to see anything of Lita Ford, kinda a bummer.
Anyway, just wanted to take some time to recognize who I think is the most underated guitarist in rock today, Allison from The Donnas. If anyone really knows me, you know The Donnas have been my fav band for the last 12 years or so. A modern day Runaways they are, they were on tour doing covers of Motely and Judas Priest when they were 16, also writing all their own songs like Skintight and 40 Boys in 40 nights. The ARE rock and roll, and since I have been following them they have always kept it real. They are my modern day rock hereos. Thanks to Joan and Cherie paving the way. Here are my fav Donnas songs and "Dont wait up for me" is there new single.



Friday, March 12, 2010

MY NEW FAV THING


AAHHHH I love this product!
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Use these as a body, room or aura spray anytime you need a lift.

ALERT ALERT

As of last night the Annex Peeping Tom has not been caught yet....Calls about a man creeping and whacking off in peoples yards started coming in to the cops a week ago. Hes so ballsy he gets up on ladders!!! All of Fernie should be really creeped out. If you see anyone suspicious you gotta call the po-po cuz we gotta catch this dude. Ladies, dont walk home alone in the dark, who knows what this disgusting pervert is capable of. If you see him, call the Police, this perv needs to know ya dont fuck with Fernie.

READ MARCH 12 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE HERE

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Good News


From the Frisky.com....
For a wino wine lover like me, I just received the best news I could possibly hear. A new, long-term study says that women who drink red wine in moderation stay thinner into middle age. Woo hoo! So I finally have a legit reason to pop the cork on a daily basis. Of the 20,000 women that participated in this study, the red wine drinkers consistently put on less weight than the women who drank white wine, beer, liquor, or no alcohol at all. Why? The theory is that the body processes calories from alcohol differently from calories from food. The livers of regular red wine drinkers develop a separate method of breaking down alcohol, where surplus energy is turned into heat rather than fat. So those calories from your glass of Pinot Noir will get burned off while the calories from your slice of pizza will go directly to your butt. If you weren’t already excited to go out and buy a bottle of liquid dinner, studies also show that red wine can prevent blood clots and heart disease and extend your life expectancy. Cheers to that!

Just a Warning...


It’s been a slippery slope on my new ADHD behavior. Only a mere 3 months ago things were so different for me. I could sit down, watch television or go to dinner and have a complete evening …without looking at my cell phone. Now, what started out as an innocent upgrade to manage my small business more effectively, it has now fully become an addiction to social networking/media and all the jewels of a Blackberry. No longer can I sit though a segment of my favorite television shows without checking something on my phone. I text my best friend throughout the day as if we have an open telephone line that never shuts off. We text each other everything, not because we think the other cares or what we are saying is important or interesting, we just are addicted. Straight up addicted. I have also grown friendships out of my texting. Some people on my blackberry messenger I used to only share a small smile at on the street, but now we “chat” daily about anything and nothing. We have become better friends.
At first when I noticed how bad my addiction was, I was alarmed. I thought I should maybe curb it, set some rules and boundaries with it. But, truthfully I don’t care, I love it, maybe it’s a phase and Ill grow out of it. Who knows, but I am also aware that I am 29, and I don’t want to get left behind in technology either. I think it’s important to stay on top of what’s happening in the world and around me. Gotta go with the flow, especially if you are running a business these days.
But this is only a warning, perhaps you do not care to stay on top of technology or the worldly happenings, I respect that, I get that. But I’m just saying back in the 90s people were all wierded out and skeptical of the internet, and now that has fully intergraded into our lives in one way or another. So who is to say how social networking will evolve. Blogs have already changed how we view and get our news sources. It’s changed my advertising for my business. A simple Facebook upload of pictures or a “tweet” reaches my market and I see results immediately. I don’t know if social networking is a good thing for human beings, but its happened, its here, I don’t see the point in really fighting it. But there are some simple rules I should be outlined
1. Never interpret a certain “tone” in texts. For example, a friend responds to a dinner invite with “no Im busy”. Don’t snap back assuming she was being ungrateful, she may have been on her way to the hospital with a boyfriend who just broke his leg, and when she reveals that you are gonna feel dumb.
2. If you are out for dinner or drinks with real live people in your company…crazy I know…leave your phone in your pocket on vibrate, don’t check it unless the opportunity arises that won’t make the other people feel less important. Check it after or in the bathroom. I struggle with this rule myself.
3. Don’t use texting to do important things like, break up with a person or asking someone to be your bridesmaid, or thank them for letting you stay at there house. Use your manners on this one. Don’t text your boss either, voicemails!!
4. You don’t have to update your status every 2 minutes, or if you update about dumb or negative shit as well people will probably “hide” your or “unfollow” you.

I guess Im just saying that social networking is fucking crazy, be careful.

Be the first to see: “Hot Tub Time Machine”


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And 4 great films & many shorts… All for just $35!

March 26-28 2010
2nd Annual Reel Canadian Film Festival
At the Vogue & Art Station
Celebrating the best of Canadian Film-making through exceptional shorts, entertaining children's movies and full length feature films with a Gala Reception and special events.
Visit: www.reelfilmfest.ca for details.

Tickets available in advance:
Gala Opening - $15 (Includes opening film and gala reception with special guests)
Festival Pass - $35 / $32 FDAC members. (Includes children's shorts, 'Focus on Calgary' shorts,

5 feature screenings and gala reception.)

'Reel Italian' screening & directors dinner - $25
Subject to availability at the door only: Little Reels children's shorts - $2, Focus on Calgary shorts - $5,

Individual screenings - $10, Saturday or Sunday Double feature pass - $15.

Advance tickets available at Carosella and The Arts Station.

Get your tickets NOW!

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Cant get it outta my head! Me Love

No Big Deal

Upcoming Workshops This Spring

RAW Fernie

an incredible Retreat And Wellness Centre
in the heart of the Kootenay Rockies
is honored to offer Three Amazing Retreats this Spring!

"Initiation into the Medicine of the Four Sacred Elements"

(includes 3 traditional sweat lodge ceremonies with Sandro, a Traditional Mayan Sweat Lodge leader from Mexico)
This will be a life enhancing, deeply personal experience based in honoring the Mother Earth, learning and practicing prayer with and for the Mother,
learning to deepen our connection with and understanding of the natural elements, and more in depth exploration of simple truths.

Experience and feel the most powerful healing benefits of the earth energy including the fire, air and water. This is the sacred medicine of the four elements of life on earth.
This path is about giving back, serving, praying, helping and receiving all for the future of our children and the Mother Earth. AHO
Friday afternoon, April 16 - Sunday evening, April 18 ($495 - Early Bird Price)



"Discover RAW"
You don't have to be 100% raw to incorporate the benefits into your life
learn the most important recipes to get you started immediately - such as almond milk, zuchini flax bread, cashew mayo, and buckwheat granola.
we'll start our day with fresh pressed juices, using the pulp to make incredible vegetable bread
followed by our legendary RAW granola and almond milk, using the almond pulp to make decadent toast
this is truly a life changing course - with no dairy, no wheat, no sugar and no gluten - all of us can benefit from discovering even just a little bit of RAW!
Friday night, April 23 - Sunday evening, April 25 (Stay on-site - $495 or Days Only - $350)



"Sacred Self Discovery"
4 breathtaking days of raw food, core dance & restorative yoga for all levels
with Nadia and Mike from www.coreconnexion.ca
Carrie from www.livingtruthyoga.com
and Chef Raw-byn from www.rawfernie.com
Practice making a raw cacao pie, indulge in a massage, feel the freedom of movement through dance, and restore your energy with yoga
our illumination room will be open for a special thought-provoking movie event, and our rooftop hot tub for star gazing at night
visit http://www.rawfernie.com/Dance_Workshops.html for detailed information on this truly transformative retreat
Friday afternoon, May 21 - Monday afternoon, May 24 ($595 - Early Bird Price)


Contact Robyn at 250 278-7291 for more information and registration, and visit www.rawfernie.com for full details on all of our retreats.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Teen Moms

Maybe Teen Mums are on to Something....

I ranted about this last week, about how waiting til your in your 30s to have kids is kinda backwards in a weird way, and then boom, I fing this article today...

Cleaned the yard.


Oh poor poor Griz Days, not only has all the spirit left the days, the drags are gone due to no snow and there is just no snow period. WTF!?
Well, truthfully Im not gonna complain anymore, if spring is here and I just cleaned up a winter's worth of dog crap in my yard yesterday, then frig, Im having mojitos on my patio and lawn this weekend.
Rumors are afloat that Hot Dog Day will be early this year because of the lack of effort from the Griz.
If it started snowing now, honestly Id be bummed, this spring tease would just be cruel.
The City needs to kick up the street cleaning into overtime and get these kids back out on thier skateboards. If the snow shops cant sell goggles right now (Edge of the World has EVERYTHING in the store 40% off right now) then at least get them selling wheels and trucks and decks.

Ahhh its Friday!!

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Questions that need Answers


When is Hot Dog Day this year? I have only heard rumors...more importantly...will the snow still be here?

New Wines for Spring


The BC Liqour Store's website always entertains me.
Here they list some new wines for spring. Neat! Spring is totally here! Get out the flip flops and hose off the BBQ, you might still be wearing a hoodie, but the sun feels so good. If you are basking outside, keep your palms up to the sun, you absorb more vitamin D that way becuase there is no pigment on your palms.

http://www.bcliquorstores.com/new-spring

Glimpse of Spring


Cool new glimpse of spring mix podcast on this site.

http://www.staylucid.com/

Monday, March 1, 2010

Streets Are Talkin


People are already talking, and the rumors are afloat, major changes to Sham this year like: Caged Stages - you will have to show a wristband to get in to every stage, they are majorly cracking down on people sneaking in. And fuck, Im glad about it. Lazy assholes, pay for the damn festival, its worth it ya fucking deadbeat strain on society and the economy. These people work damn hard all year, why do you feel so intitled? Fuck you. Also, no more camping out of your car, like Soundwave, you now must park and haul all your shit in and out. Ugh.

Right now as I type this there are only 1373 tickets left at the $195 price.

I cant wait already! ahahaa damn its only March.

http://www.shambhalamusicfestival.com/

Weekend Planner


Things to do Friday:
1. Go the "Waiting for the Parade" - a play at the Arts Station, tickets at Carasella
2. Go see Hey Ocean at Bulldogs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.myspace.com/heyocean


Things to do Saturday:
1. Go the "Waiting for the Parade" - a play at the Arts Station, tickets at Carasella
2. TBA

Now Open


Another young entreprenuer takes the plunge and opens a shop downtown Fernie. Give her a high five, thanks for choosing Fernie Carman.
The Green Petal is a new floral and gift shop in the old BRT location.

Banned

The City of Fernie banned pesticides on lawns and gardens. Awesome!!! Im sure there's a lot of pissed off Italians right now, but they're are gonna have to get over it. If you see someone dosing there lawn in pesticides, report their ass!

The Spirit

Sunday was the best day ever!!! I love Canada! ohh the Pride!