I’ve had this audio for quite some time. I got it from Tony Levin years ago (who played bass on these sessions). It’s hard to believe that John was assassinated such a short amount of time after this. He was really looking forward to the next stage of his life and career. We’ve recently seen […]
Category Archives: Mick Dalla-Vee’s Blog
Mick Dalla-Vee’s Blog
Musings and musical news from Canadian musician Mick Dalla-Vee.
The Way-Back Machine I was born in the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada. My mother had passed away from cancer when I was nine. Being kind of a lonely kid, the next two years of my life were spent ‘noodling’ on every instrument my older brothers, Kenny and Jimmy, would bring home from […]
In 2004, I played a show with Curtis Stigers. If you like Sons Of Anarchy, you will recognize his name as the guy who sings the theme song at the beginning of each show, and many other songs throughout the series. This take of his on the old Beatles classic, ‘I Feel Fine’ has such […]
In 2004, I played a show with Curtis Stigers. If you like Sons Of Anarchy, you will recognize his name as the guy who sings the theme song at the beginning of each show, and many other songs throughout the series. This take of his on the old Beatles classic, ‘I Feel Fine’ has such […]
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Jeff Neill, Michael Sicoly and I – our one and only gig thus far sadly. We were asked to play a cancer fundraiser at the Bell Centre Theatre in Surrey. This is not a mix from any real professional source… just from the little camera mic’s that videoed the show. When we saw and heard […]
Sometimes you get lucky. I was very, very, very lucky. I met Kelly…. and we fell in love.
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May
The Truth and The Lie According to a 19th century legend, the Truth and the Lie meet one day. The Lie says to the Truth: “It’s a marvellous day today”! The Truth looks up to the skies and sighs, for the day was really beautiful. They spend a lot of time together, ultimately arriving beside […]
Around about 1996 – 1997, I had heard about this little restaurant called ‘Johnny’s Place’ in Port Moody (about a mile and half from my place up the road in Coquitlam) I had heard about it for good reason. Through the guitarist in Cease & Desist (Brent Howard Knudsen) I had met quite a few […]
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May
My Wonderful Sister Lydia This was my eulogy I read when we lost my wonderful sister Lydia Howell Dalla-Vicenza suddenly in a car accident. Lydia – Memorial Service July 31st, 2019 At the risk of repeating many of my sister’s wonderful attributes that have been shared today, I will try to offer a […]
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Sep
By Erin Gabriel, CNN Experts say emotional intelligence — the ability to read, understand and respond to emotions in ourselves and others — is crucial in predicting our health, happiness and success. It’s our emotional intelligence that gives us the ability to read our instinctive feelings and those of others. It also allows us to […]