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Saturday, October 24, 2015

Central Valley Greenway

Day #23,315-318
Walk km 21,442-21,446: around downtown
Walk km 21,448-21,448: to breakfast
Walk km 21,448-21,460: Cleveland Dam to Dundarave via Millstream
Walk km 21,460-21,461: to London Drugs
Walk km 21,461-21,463: to breakfast
Walk km 21,463-21,478: Central Valley Greenway
KMs to go: 1842
Meetup walkers
approx km 21,470 Central Valley Greenway

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Day #23,024

Walk km 18,620-18,632: Kerr to Granville via the Fraser River
Meetup walkers
approx km 18,630 Marpole

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Steveston

Day #22,955-956
Walk km 17,936-17,944: Brighouse Station to #1 Road
Walk km 17,944-17957 (5000 to go): Brighouse Station to Steveston
some Meetup walkers having a snack after the walk
approx km 17,956 Steveston

Movie #2581: The Filth And The Fury (2000, Julien Temple)
Movie #2582: Beware of Mr Baker (2012, Jay Bulger)
Jack Bruce just died so a good time to see the movie about his nemesis, Mr Baker. And who should kick off the Ginger Baker movie? Johnny Rotten. It seems that Mr Rotten was looking for Ginger Baker at the height of the Sex Pistols notoriety. What for? Dunno.
The Sex Pistols movie is more about who was in control of the band and what were they trying to achieve. The Ginger Baker movie is more about one fellow's path through life and the music that gave him the ability to live a noteworthy life whereas someone else with his same lack of social skills would have just been shunned by society and died a lonely and bitter old man.
The Sex Pistols story was OK, Ginger Baker's was rivetting.


Friday, October 24, 2014

Day #22,954

Walk km  17,924-17,936 (5019 to go): Stanley Park meetup

Meetup walkers
approx km 17,933 the seawall (Stanley Park)

Movie #2579: Passion (1954, Allan Dwan)

Standard oater of battle over range land leading to murder and revenge. However, the director was Allan Dwan and the cinematographer was John Alton. Forget the plot, this is just beautiful to watch (even on YouTube).

Movie #2580: Grand Canyon Trail (1948, William Witney)
This story does not have anything to do with the Grand Canyon and there is no trail. I guess the name just sounded good. It's Roy Rogers (without Dale Evans but with Jane Frazee) abely supported by Andy Devine.
It has all the trappings of an oater plus plenty of comedy (and a few songs too). No doubt they thought the kids would really go for the comedy stuff and they were right as Roy went on to be the king of the cowboys.
BTW, Witney was a big favourite of Quentin Tarantino but its hard too see why here as the YouTube print is in very bad shape.

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Day #22,901

Walk km 17,468-14,469: to breakfast
Walk km 17,469-14,479: Yaletown

Meetup walkers
approx km 17,476 in front of Vancouver stadium

Movie #2545: You Am I (2006, Kristijonas Vildziunas)

Movie with no plot. Lotsa mystical shit. No thanks.