Day: March 7, 2007

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Paging the Doctor

Huzzah! (thanks for the great expression Trish!) I just booked an appointment with the doctor out in Orleans.

While this may not be a big deal to some of you folks out there, it is to me as I have yet to acquire a doctor in Ottawa and I feel that it’s time that I buckle down and get whatever tests a doctor feels I need at this point in my life.

After the fiasco which was ‘I was too healthy’ to have a doctor, I had given up hope for some time. I think I was kick-started back into action when Mindy passed away from cancer and thought I should get a check-up once in awhile. On the plus side, it also doesn’t hurt that this will get Vero’s nagging to stop. ;-P

Anyhow, I called and they booked me in for May 31. I must admit that this sounds a little extreme but perhaps that is the world we live in nowadays. Perhaps it’s only for new patients also. Either way, I feel fine now so there is no rush on my end to actually meet the doctor.

I had a laugh when the receptionist was indicating how the first meeting is just to get your history and whatnot which set the alarm bells off and I asked if there was a chance that the doctor would deny me for being too healthy (as the previous one did). We had a good laugh at this comment but I didn’t want to be leaving work for another mess-up of a doctor appointment.

So, faithful readers, what should one look for in their first appointment? I am not going for anything specific so I’m assuming that I would want to set out that I want to have a family doctor so I get can get annual checkups as well as to acquire one in case I one day wish to start a family (well after 15 years from now, that’s a fer sure).

Any other thoughts as to what I should be asking the doctor? Should I be looking for references or anything? I’m pretty easy-going as long as he isn’t Doctor Nick.

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Review: Neon Bible – Arcade Fire

Let’s backtrack. The Arcade Fire’s Funeral album is amazing.

Let’s get back to the present. Neon Bible is the Arcade Fire’s second full-length release and the world is anticipating what they have to offer. The Arcade Fire has shot to super-stardom and we’re proud to say they are from Montreal.

I have given the album a few quick listens and am impressed with the album, but must admit that it doesn’t have nearly as many tracks that are dedicated to the frantic change in tempo of songs that Funeral had. This was one of the things I fell in love with. Am I disappointed? Heck no. I’ve only given it a few listens and am not denouncing it. I think a few more close listens will let me know if this album is worthy of the Arcade Fire monicker. Does that sentence even make sense? They made the album, it’s their music, so I suppose it IS worthy!

I enjoy the direction they took with recording some old church organs and going to Budapest for cheap labour orchestras and choirs. I’ll have to remember that when I want some on my album. Budapest – the cheap route for good music.

Of more interest is the production stories surrounding an album, like how Neon Bible was recorded out of a church that the Arcade Fire purchased and made their home for a year. They constructed bedrooms, had a cook and lived in Nowheresville, Quebec for a year to record the album. Everything (except for one track) was recorded on old-school analog tapes. A rare feat in these times where digital is the way to go.

All in all, it’s a decent album so far and I am excited to see them live in Montreal with Mike.

I’ve also realized that it’s kind of silly to write a review of an album before really getting a good listen to it. 😉