Just Start Anywhere
Selected hits from memory lane and my Canadian life here in Toronto and way back to Vancouver
Today’s bagel has the pleasure of being served at the end of the day as I had to capture some footage from Chad’s bagel tour.
Here is a clip from on the ground in a gloomy yet spring blooming Sunday May the 4th be with you.
The Route
Being in the bottom corner of the Jewish quarter there are only two immediate bagels to be found so the drive started at the iconic Junction, down to High Park which is currently in cherry blossom photo booth mode.
A quick peak at Roncesvalles and over the bridge to Parkdale, Queen West West, Trinity Bellwoods Park, and a stop in Kensington Market for a quick stroll and an espresso-based beverage.
Considering a marathon was in the city, well advertised weeks in advance I would give credit to the city planners, that was a pretty good tour for someone from out of town to catch for about two hours.
Question for Cawfee Talk: If you were a tour guide in your city, where would you take people?
Who’s Chad and Why Was He Here?
Chad was in town for Hot Docs, and has had a more than successful experience in the Dealmaker program where he’s developing a doc about psychedelic therapy in Vancouver’s east side with his production company Trail Films.
We worked together at Rouxbe going back to 2006-7ish. So creeping towards 20 years ago.
It was my first full-time position in sound and music, and really at any company in general. Shoutout to Dawn and Joe if you are reading this week!
That year I got into house music since I was young and had free time whenever I wasn’t working. When I came back to Toronto I started to work on a lot more of my own tracks.
Now in 2025, Chad and I are aging men, in the short video above we look like you pulled two nerds out of a Berlin conference on just sound preamps.
Never Will I Ever Pump Bike Tires With My Bare Hands
I was happy to participate in a bike ride for Independent Book Store Day last weekend, even on a cold spring morning (thanks Ishi & Ains!). But what I did not like doing is pumping up my bike tire with my body weight for 4 impossible minutes before I get going. Down in the parking garage, it’s just dirty and unnecessary.
Manually filling my bike tires with air ends now with this hot pick I went in on at $30 CAD (~$23 USD). For the drivers, if you ever get a flat, this might be the tool that gets you to the gas station and can keep your wheels topped up a few times a year.
New Track: Human Centipede by Kool Aid Test
Available for listening today!
Kool Aid-Test is the experimental wing of Elliott Fienberg’s studio creations.
Go to the profile on SoundCloud to hear some of the other tracks that have been posted so far. Whenever you write about music, you have to write in the third person whether you’ve made it yourself or not.
Until next week’s bagel rolls around I leave you with a sticky note on my wall…
