Oct 10, 2019 performances featuring jim and ed from barenaked ladies, david bidini from the rheostatics, and the good lovelies. In 2014, he was nominated for a toronto arts award and in 2017 he launched. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys starmeter awards san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Writing gordon lightfoot, by dave bidini the globe and mail. Dave bidinis book about yellowknife is a good read, with too. Dave bidinis quirky personal path to becoming a writer as well as a wellknown rock musician and sports enthusiast began when he was very. Dave bidini has 16 books on goodreads with 3090 ratings. Alex lifeson contributes a storytelling comic to the publication, and was in attendance at last nights launch party as seen in this. Sara minogue went to the books launch in yellowknife and said she found him to be funny, humble. Aug 31, 2012 launch party for dave bidini s 1972 summit series book those in toronto on september 11th can take in the ecw press launch party for dave bidini s new hockey book a wild stab for it. Dave is the only person to have been nominated for all three of canadas main entertainment awards. In 2008, dave bidini accompanies homeless team canada to the homeless world cupan annual street soccer tournament with.
Dec 21, 2011 author and musician dave bidini is the only person to have been nominated for a gemini, genie and juno as well cbcs canada reads. Rheostatics dave bidini launches new community newspaper. Sara minogue went to the book s launch in yellowknife and said she found him to be funny, humble and enjoyably selfdeprecating, as indeed he is in the. In 1994, dave bidini was a member of the rheostatics and they were opening for one of canadas greatest bands, the tragically hip, on a coasttocoast road trip. Ballpoint literary agency, chris macdonald, dave bidini, janet morassutti, literary agency, warren sheffer distribution change. Dave bidini named lauriers visiting writer for fall 2019 wilfrid.
The cover is blurred as the front page was a secret in advance of tonights launch. Can a phoenix rise from the ashes of canadas news media. Brewing company mbc on sunday to promote the launch of his thirteenth book entitled midnight light. The multitalented dave bidini musician, awardwinning writer, and sports. The five hole stories by dave bidini and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Baseballissimo 9780771014628 by bidini, dave and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. While thrashing around the ice, swiping at the puck and his opponents, bidini. Keon and me goodreads meet your next favorite book. He is the author of ten books, most of them about his twin passions of sports and. Starting a paidcirculation print newspaper in 2017 is bold enough to earn attention in the canadian mediasphere.
Sara minogue went to the books launch in yellowknife and said she found him to be funny, humble and enjoyably selfdeprecating, as indeed he is in the. In one story, a chronic minorleaguer discovers the wonders and pitfalls of the game in europe, both on and off the ice. As a journalist, author and founding member of the trai. In 2004, dave bidini laced on his skates and slid onto the ice of torontos mccormick arena to play defence with the. Read home and away one writers inspiring experience at the homeless world cup by dave bidini available from rakuten kobo. Oct, 2017 dave bidini s west end phoenix monthly community newspaper for torontos west end releases its debut issue this weekend and an official launch party took place yesterday evening at the gladstone hotel ballroom. After their first studio session and early shows the band debuted in february 1980 at the edge, westlake left the band, and bidini recruited drummer dave clark, which cemented the bands formative lineup. Dave bidini hooks you in this book with every player, every anecdote, and every playbyplay of any game he recalls from his memories or transcribes from his notes. The 50yearold writer and musicians latest book, keon and me, may be his most personal to date. Available in bookstores in canada and the united states.
Author and musician dave bidini is the only person to have been nominated for a gemini, genie, and juno as well as cbcs canada reads. May 29, 2020 musician and writer dave bidini believes artists may be at a bit of an advantage in confronting the challenges of the covid19 pandemic while many have suffered financial losses since the. Baseballissimo by dave bidini nook book ebook barnes. Dave bidini aims to find out with a crowdfunded community newspaper experiment launching this week. Stacey mckenzie wikipedia as with many of the bands albums, the songwriting is credited to varying combinations of the band members. One hot afternoon in 1998, dave bidini who loves hockey, watches it, plays it, and breathes it found the stanley cup final so tedious to watch that at one point he clicked channels to martha. Nov 28, 2017 dave bidini is the publisher of the west end phoenix, a monthly community newspaper in westend toronto. Bidini is the only person to have been nominated for a gemini, a genie, and a. Author and musician dave bidini is betting youd say yes. A personal journey to the north, bidini explores topics rela. His play, the five hole stories, was performed by one yellow rabbit and toured canada in winter, 2009, and his two hockumentaries, the hockey nomad and the hockey nomad goes to russia were gemininominated. Stacey mckenzie is defending on a cold road during the canada reads debates february 69, 2012 on cbc rad. Writing gordon lightfoot, the man, the music, and the world in 1972.
A founding member of rheostatics, he has written thirteen books, including on a cold road, tropic of hockey, around the world in. Bestselling and beloved author of on a cold road, dave bidini uses his stint as guest columnist at the yellowknifer newspaper to explore the gateway to the north, the meaning of community, and the issues facing residents and their daily lives. He has written thirteen books, including on a cold road, tropic of hockey, around the world in 57 12 gigs, and home and away. He has since written four more books, tropic of hockey 2001, baseballissimo 2004, for those about to rock 2004 and the best game you can name 2005.
His play, the five hole stories, was performed by one yellow rabbit and toured canada in winter, 2009, and his two hockumentaries, the hockey nomad and the hockey nomad goes to russia were gemininominated films, and the hockey nomad won for best documentary. Pages books on kensington, calgary, fri nov 25 2011. He has written 12 books, is a founding member of the indie band rheostatics and is the only person to have been nominated for a gemini. In february 2012, mckenzie was a panelist on canada reads, defending dave bidini s book on a cold road. A founding member of rheostatics, he has written 10 books, including on a cold road, tropic of hockey, around the world in 57 12 gigs, and home and away. Waterloo dave bidini, an accomplished canadian author, journalist and musician. Dave bidini s playful, irreverent new books takes a headlong run at the hockey dressing room and knocks the door down. With bass player singer tim vesely, keyboardist dave crosby, and drummer rod westlake, bidini formed the rheostatics in 1979. Rheostatics guitarist debuts the west end phoenix, an old. Dave bidini on why artists are well equipped to cope with. Author and musician dave bidini is the only person to have been nominated for a gemini, genie and juno as well cbcs canada reads. If you love baseball or italy or the blue jays or the rheostatics they make small appearances every once in awhile or feel good, underdog stories about baseball, do yourself a.
A star on a losing streak turns to a magical salve to turn his game around. Dreamed up by musician rheostatics, writer and soontobepublisher dave bidini, the west end phoenix will be a homedelivered newspaper devoted to telling the stories of a diverse, compelling and quickly evolving catchment, from the junction. The meaford express, brant news, orillia packet and times, norfolk news. Dave bidinis book about yellowknife is a good read, with too many.
I have been running several music related archival websites for more than years and my computer is dying. Home and away is an uplifting tale describing dave s travels with team canada as they compete for the homeless world cup in 2008 in melbourne, australia. Yellowknife public library will be cosponsoring the book launch of midnight light with dave bidini at the prince of wales northern heritage centre on sunday, october 21st from 24. In 20 he collaborated with giant ant studios to create the antibullying animated video. Dec 31, 2020 dave bidini discusses the americans in the leadup to the november election, dave bidini and his west end phoenix newspaper in toronto wanted to use the time to talk with some american expats living in toronto about what it was like to observe that chaos from afar and how their life in canada was different from what they left behind. Oct 03, 20 culture dave bidini talks about hockey, canadian identity, and childhood heroes.
This book, my lucky th, deals with working at a newspaper in yellowknife as a way of discovering the north, and when it comes out midseptember well be gearing up to launch our second year of west end phoenix, which, last year was the only new paper launched in canada. As with many of the bands albums, the songwriting is credited to varying combinations of the band members. Bidini returns to the game he loves best in 2004, dave bidini laced on his skates and slid onto the ice of torontos mccormick arena to play defence with the morningstars in the e. Shane koyczan inspirational speaker national speakers. While thrashing around the ice, swiping at the puck and his opponents, bidini got to thinking about how others see the game. Jan 24, 2020 the first issue was published in october 2017, and prior to publication bidini and the team barnstormed across the west end fundraising and attracting subscribers to finance the papers launch. May 23, 2014 dave bidini s consistent creative output, be it in book form or through his time in the rheostatics and with bidiniband, is reliable for the benign joy it often inspires. Zitspeckled fans begging for a guitar pick and angry drunks chucking twentysixers and pint glasses. Dave bidini born september 11, 1963, canadian columnist. Still, i am quite interested in how those mentioned receive the book.
Daves most recent release, writing gordon lightfoot, is a brilliantly original look. Dave bidini holds the first edition of the west end phoenix, a new kind of community newspaper. A personal journey to the north, bidini explores topics related. Dec 06, 2011 uploaded with permission from dave bidini rheostatics, bidiniband, at the launch of his 10th book writing gordon lightfoot. Nettuno was his destination because this town, south of rome, has been the baseball capital of italy since 1944, when the game was introduced by the american gis who liberated the region.
In addition, he has published several books about music, travel and sports, and has written feature journalism pieces and columns for. The author of 10 books, including on a cold road, baseballissimo, and writing gordon lightfoot, dave bidini s lifelong love of canadas game led him to write tropic of hockey, which he also turned into a geminiwinning sports documentary, hockey nomad. May 16, 2019 dave bidini, an author of books and founding member of the canadian band the rheostatics, joins producer michael oconnell to discuss his latest venture, the monthly west end phoenix newspaper in toronto, featuring pieces from awardwinning authors, writers, playwrights and poets who live in the neighborhood. Uploaded with permission from dave bidini rheostatics, bidiniband, at the launch of his 10th book writing gordon lightfoot. In 1986, he wrote a piece about canadian musician stompin tom connors for nerve magazine, which ended up encouraging the exiled musician to come out of retirement the story also appeared in bidini s first book, on a cold road.
A founding member of rheostatics, he has written 10 books, including on a cold road, tropic of hockey, around the world in 57 12 gigs, and home and away he has made two gemini awardnominated documentaries and his play, the five hole stories, was staged by one. Dave bidini is a canadian author and musician from toronto. The documentary is based on dave s bestselling book, tropic of hockey, for which dave travelled the globe in search of hockey magic. Dave bidini s gemini awardwinning sports documentary, i am a hockey nomad, is now available for purchase from canadas favourite online service, maple music. Dave bidini kingston writersfest festival 2021 from september 22. In search of dreams at the homeless world cup of soccer, will be released in september 2010 by greystone books. Dave bidini and his search for the lost soul of the leafs. Author, musician, journalist, occasional reluctantpolitician and allaround decent human being, dave bidini, stopped by the midtown brewing company mbc on sunday to promote the launch of his thirteenth book entitled midnight light. Dave bidini talks about hockey, canadian identity, and. He currently fronts bidiniband and is a columnist for the national post.
David bidini, rhythm guitarist with the rheostatics, knows all too well what the life of a rock band in canada involves. With a printfirst focus, the west end phoenix is trying to. So it was for dave bidini in 1974, the last year dave keon played in toronto. Dave bidini, rheostatics and the ongoing story of canadian.
Dave bidini s first book, published in 1998, was the popular and critically acclaimed on a cold road, about what its like to tour canada in a rock n roll band. A founding member of rheostatics, he has written thirteen books, including on a cold road, tropic of hockey, around more about dave bidini. In the spring of 2002, dave bidini set off for nettuno, italy, with his wife, janet, and their two small children, in search of his favourite summer game, baseball. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Home and away ebook by dave bidini 9781626369962 rakuten. So he ignored the doomsayers who point to the brutal layoffs and plummeting revenues of the newspaper industry to launch the west end. Dave bidini is known for his work on baseballissimo, names on the cup 2017 and whale music 1994. May 30, 2017 today marks the fundraising and subscription launch for the west end phoenix, a new monthly broadsheet community newspaper for torontos west end. Dave bidinis book about yellowknife is a good read, with. Welbeck publishing group formerly carlton books by. The multitalented dave bidinimusician, awardwinning writer, and sports. The book trailer for on a cold road by dave bidini. Author and musician dave bidini is the only person to have been nominated for. Oct 12, 2017 dave bidini holds the first edition of the west end phoenix, a new kind of community newspaper.
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