The Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound by Grant Lawrence book launch featuring Jill Barber and Said the Whale at the Museum of Vancouver on October 7, 2010.
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I talked before about my admiration and impressions of CBC Radio 3 host Grant Lawrence and working with him. I was honoured when he reminded me to come to his book launch last night, which was a free event, open to the public.
It was a quick, streamlined evening which I appreciated after such a busy week. Grant read some hilarious excerpts from Adventures in Solitude about vomitting and his shenanigans growing up. He also held a brief question and answer session and showed a home video from the town of Desolation Sound.
The book launch was a great event. Grant's lovely wife, Jill Barber, sang two songs. One was a new ballad about the metaphorical end of the road, acting as a beautiful love letter to her husband. She also sang one my favourite songs of hers, "Wishing Well".
To be honest, I did not have an initial intention to buy and read Grant's book right away, not because I was not interested. Simply put, I do not really have the time or money to read it, but Grant's charming readings of portions of the book sealed the deal and I had to get my autographed copy post-haste
The undoubted highlight of the night was Narduar's surprise question and appearance. He asked a ridiculously over elaborate, detailed, proposterous question that was impossible to answer in true "Human Serviette" fashion. His banter with Grant was remarkably funny.
The night was capped by a rousing performance by local rockers, Said the Whale. They performed a couple B.C. related songs and transitioned the crowd into socializing mode nicely. It was great seeing and chatting with the CBC Radio 3 outside of work so soon after my internship ended.
It was interesting to see Grant in a more casual, social environment. I was use to his dogged professionalism and work ethic at CBC. He is an imminently likable, charming man with a story for every song and boy, is he ever popular.
I had another great night of fun and friendly faces at MOV. I cannot believe how great my experiences with CBC Radio 3 continues to be even after my internship. I look very much forward to reading Grant's book.
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more @ flickr
I talked before about my admiration and impressions of CBC Radio 3 host Grant Lawrence and working with him. I was honoured when he reminded me to come to his book launch last night, which was a free event, open to the public.
It was a quick, streamlined evening which I appreciated after such a busy week. Grant read some hilarious excerpts from Adventures in Solitude about vomitting and his shenanigans growing up. He also held a brief question and answer session and showed a home video from the town of Desolation Sound.
The book launch was a great event. Grant's lovely wife, Jill Barber, sang two songs. One was a new ballad about the metaphorical end of the road, acting as a beautiful love letter to her husband. She also sang one my favourite songs of hers, "Wishing Well".
To be honest, I did not have an initial intention to buy and read Grant's book right away, not because I was not interested. Simply put, I do not really have the time or money to read it, but Grant's charming readings of portions of the book sealed the deal and I had to get my autographed copy post-haste
The undoubted highlight of the night was Narduar's surprise question and appearance. He asked a ridiculously over elaborate, detailed, proposterous question that was impossible to answer in true "Human Serviette" fashion. His banter with Grant was remarkably funny.
The night was capped by a rousing performance by local rockers, Said the Whale. They performed a couple B.C. related songs and transitioned the crowd into socializing mode nicely. It was great seeing and chatting with the CBC Radio 3 outside of work so soon after my internship ended.
It was interesting to see Grant in a more casual, social environment. I was use to his dogged professionalism and work ethic at CBC. He is an imminently likable, charming man with a story for every song and boy, is he ever popular.
I had another great night of fun and friendly faces at MOV. I cannot believe how great my experiences with CBC Radio 3 continues to be even after my internship. I look very much forward to reading Grant's book.
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