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Hi Tom et All

In Vancouver we have this little train ride in the city’s Stanley Park that has been there for ages. I remember going on it when I was in kindergarten. At Christmas they do the “Bright Nights at Stanley Park”, and the Christmas train ride is a popular attraction. I went on it about 10 years ago, but glad to see it’s still going on strong as ever. I highly recommend seeing the lights at Stanley Park for anyone visiting the city around Christmas time.

https://youtu.be/GfiyBJ8BYpY?si=e-hPU1rq585yIZ55

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Hi Daryl

That sounds just awesome. Do post a photo of your Baby Mine when it arrives, would love to see it. I think life is too short to put off your passions for later.

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Here are some more ideas for using your Groovy MLT Notebook.

Committing to the act of creating, is an interesting little video (highly recommended to me)

-scribble all the time to access your words…

https://youtu.be/E6PtnH60xWU?si=NiSy0ZihFUjyLQX4

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Hi Daryl

What a great idea. Carla sounded fascinating, I bet had a personality too.

Yeah our pets enrich our lives so much, don’t they.

Here are our cats, Milo in the bottom was my cat, Cooper on top was my sisters cat. Cooper is young in this photo, but he became massive and nearly twice Milo’s size as an adult. They both left us a couple years ago, and we miss them a lot.

Max was my best friend, so good, gentle, and protective. Miss him so much too.

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Hi Daryl

That song is beautiful and moving. Thanks for sharing it. I heard on the radio a few days ago of Myles Goodwyn of April Wine’s death, sad to hear. I did have an April Wine album in high school, and remember a number of their hits, especially Just Between You and Me.

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For all who ordered the MLT Notebook:

SOME IDEAS FOR USING YOUR MLT NOTEBOOK

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Hi Chris

Stanley Park is one of Vancouver’s biggest gems, fortunately the city kept the forested park in tact within the middle of the city and the city grew around it. If you make it up to the Vancouver area definitely visit Stanley Park, and June to September is the best time to visit, weather wise with the most sunny days. And then a ferry ride to Vancouver Island to the city of Victoria is highly recommended. Victoria named after Queen Victoria with it’s old Victorian homes and architecture and English influence some joke is more British than Britain. There is a lot of forest, mountains, ocean and wildlife around Vancouver if you like nature. The tourist motto for our province is “Super Natural British Columbia”.

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Thanks for posting that Roger. John Popper is amazing, and I’ve never seen that kind of amplifier on the harmonica like that before. He makes such amazing sounds from that little harmonica he has, I mean blues harp. He certainly is a master at it.

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Hi Dave

Thanks for checking out the video! I know what you mean, it is not always easy for me to journal consistently every day. Over the years I found writing everything down at work in my work journal, has saved me many times just for the record I made of a conversation or meeting. Sometimes I get half way through something, and then I remind myself I should write things down. Then alter when I am under pressure to finish something, I go back to my notebook and so many details are right there saving me so much time etc….addresses, names, phone numbers, dates, what someone said, what I said or thought at the time….. God is in the details.

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Hi Roger,

I’ll have to check out John Popper. It must be a very bluesy character of the music that makes the instrument used, referred to as a Blues Harp.

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Ave Maria is beautiful Jurgen. Towards the final years of Bach’s life while he lived in Leipzig, he produced some of the greatest Choral works like this, and many Masses and Passions all in praise of God. Bach wasn’t particularly religious living a quite rebellious life, but in his music it reflected praise of beauty in the universe.

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Hi Tim

With that snow, the Kindlemarkt is really feeling like Christmas. Those photos look suitable to appear on a Christmas card.

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Hi Jurgen

Wow the video is breathtaking, and that Neuschwanstein Castle is unreal, like straight out of a fairytale. I never thought a castle like that could exist in real life. The scenery, the music just raises goosebumps. That would be a fascinating place to visit. Sad to hear that King who had that castle built died before it was completed. Thanks for sharing it.

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Hi Dan

Thanks for the explanation around the song. Listening to it closely, there is a lot going on there. The guitar work/finger picking really sounds wonderful, and the vocals and instrumentation are very complex. The vocals have quite the range. They utilize so many cool effects with the vocals, guitar sounds and drums working off each other. Truly some master work going on there.

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Hi Jurgen

Thank you for sharing your experiences with the Beatles music growing up. It sounds like those songs really resonated for you with what you were going through. It is magical that certain songs/music can express so profoundly what you are feeling, in ways you could not express through words. I found when that happens, it helps you to cope, soothes, and even heals sometimes. At least that is what music has been for me, and it sounds like for you too. That live performance of Nowhere Man is great, the sound is the real track from the live performance. You can enjoy it with all the rawness and passion.