When visiting my grandma in Calgary I always come home with a bunch of jams. This time, I got blueberry jam, blackberry jam, rhubarb jam, and marmalade. I also got something I’ve never tried before, banana jam! Oh, it was so good. Eating it feels so good I just had to jam out. Pun intended.
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Repairing My Grandma’s Washer in Calgary Alberta (plus 2020 update)
I was visiting Calgary Alberta where one of my grandmas still lives and came back with a humorous story to share. My grandma is in her late 80’s and grew up washing all her clothes by hand. It has only been in the past decade that she finally converted to a Maytag clothes washing machine.
Read on »List of Best Musicians for Long Distance Towing
Not every tow truck driver has the same preference for music, so I’m going to split this list up into three different personality types: (1) people who drive fast and don’t take no for an answer, (2) people who drive slow and respect people’s decisions no matter how strange, and (3) people who only drive
Read on »My Visit to Hamilton, and How Towing Changed My Life as a Kid Growing Up
A week ago I got back from a two week trip to Hamilton, ON, CA where I used to drive tow trucks as a young man and it took me a few days to think of a good theme for this blog post. As you know, we focus on Canadian music here but I want
Read on »May 2019 Update: Canadian Music Blog
Hello folks. Just want to give you a quick update because I’ve been working on a large special post for you guys that might be out today. I’ve been working on this post for nearly a week now and it really is special, all about how a man makes music with kitchen appliances in Canada.
Read on »What Is YOUR favorite Canadian Music?
I’m really curious to know what internet surfers find to be their favorite Canadian music? If you’re visiting this blog post from outside of Canada, you probably haven’t heard much Canadian music, so us locals need to be more outspoken about the artists we love to share them with outsiders who may not otherwise
Read on »Canadian Music Speech from a Tow Truck Driver
The following quote is from a fan in Kamloops who has something important to say about supporting Canadian artists: “Dear Canada Jams, thanks for responding and letting me write in to you guys. My name is Chris and I live in Kamloops, British Columbia with my sister and my dog. I was googling around the
Read on »Best Fan Made Remix Album of All Time (RIP Makaveli)
Despite the rant in our previous post, we want to give a shot out to the best American musician of all time (in our opinion). Mister explosive Tupac Shakur, the master of rap, will live on forever in the grace of fan-made remixes. Phonies like Drake loose face among the real hip-hop heads when they
Read on »Popular Canadian Music is NOT Wannabe American Music!
WARNING: This is an angry rant from a true Canadian! Americans often joke about Canadian music by calling is knock-off or a low quality version of pop music in the USA. The truth is we’re very, very proud of our music NOT being American. Like, seriously, have you heard American music on the radio lately?
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