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Hardly Birds of a Feather

August 26, 2019 By Beverley 1 Comment

Ever see the internet photos of the cats curled up with canaries, cozy and all? Fawns and owls cavorting happily with dogs? Chimpanzees stroking kittens? Heifers licking up turtles with long tongues, happy as clams? Count Nam Nguyen, the son of Vietnamese boat people and Keegan Messing, man of the north woods, in with those […]

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Alaska, Donald Jackson, Keegan Messing, Nam Nguyen, North York Summer Skate, Robert Burk, Toronto

Queen: Love of My Life

July 19, 2017 By 3 Comments

Okay, boys ands girls, indulge me. I did a posting some time ago of my discovery of Queen and Freddie Mercury, especially as they tie to figure skating, because ever since vocals were allowed, so many people have turned to the emotional, theatrical, endlessly creative and varied work of the foursome from England. Freddie died […]

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Adam Lambert, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Queen, Roger Taylor, Toronto

Donald Jackson and the Maltese Cross

December 16, 2016 By 5 Comments

Donald Jackson is many things: the 1962 world champion; the first man to land a triple Lutz in competition; and a 76-year-old show-off. Furthermore, he’s a painter on ice. That’s because he’s one of the few skaters in the world who knows how to do a Maltese Cross, a “special figure” that harkens back to […]

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Donald Jackson, Gary Beacom, Gilles Grafstrom, Toronto, World Figure Championships

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