SFH is back!

Last night we auditioned (if you can call it that) a new guitarist, because our old one has recklessly decided to pursue respectability and a Parliamentary sinecure.  The new guy, formerly of The Snipes – and I think we should name him Steve Deceive, but that’s ultimately up to his manager, lawyers and publicity team – knows quite a few SFH tunes already, including our huge Summer 2013 hit, ‘Mayor On Crack.’ Here it is again, for your viewing and listening displeasure.

Meanwhile, SFH rides again!


Warren’s going to jail party

Date and location still to be determined – but, given how determined censorship expert Mark Bourrie is to have Warren imprisoned for words – it’ll happen sooner than later.

Mark, meanwhile, has commenced civil lawsuits against Yours Screwly in Quebec and Ontario, has threatened my web site host in the United States, made a complaint against me to the Law Society, and – as noted – is trying to get me thrown in jail for publishing words he doesn’t like. He’s a bit angry.

Thus the party.  Invites going out soon.  Be there or be indicted!


The one good thing in the Throne Speech

Seen in this poorly-written Chronicle-Herald story: the Conservatives want to create a criminal offence prohibiting “the non-consensual distribution of intimate images.” That’s a good thing, and it’s long, long overdue. Rehtaeh Parsons’ Dad, who has worked tirelessly to push for this change (and more), deserves the Order of Canada for his efforts.

(Why is the story poorly-written, you ask? The snotty use of the word “alleges” – as in, “Her family alleges the 17-year-old was sexually assaulted at a party in November 2011 and then relentlessly bullied after a digital photo of the alleged assault was distributed.”

That allegation has been made by the police as well as the Crown, not just the family.  And that’s why two little creeps are facing criminal charges.)


My optimistic view on today’s Speech from the Throne

I don’t have one.  In fact, I don’t give a rat’s ass, and I plan to say so on Sun News in an hour or so.

The so-called “consumer focus” that everyone’s buzzing about, North of the Queensway, could not possibly be more irrelevant, as we are now hours away from the first-ever default by the United States of America.

The U.S. Treasury Department says a default would be catastrophic, and it would be – there and here.  Credit markets will freeze, interest rates will soar, (sluggish) economic growth will fully stop, and our close trading relationship with the U.S. will ensure we are thrown back into recession. A worse one than the last one.

Remember Lehmann Brothers in 2008? That single firm’s default commenced a downward spiral that led to a global recession.  So if the U.S. government defaults, the consequences will be a lot worse, wouldn’t you say?

Today’s Throne Speech is fiddling while Rome burns. It’s a joke.

Train your eyes South of the border. Washington’s the only capital that matters, today.