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Remembrance
Day Saturday Nov. 11th, Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Day 9th,
and Kristallnacht 9-10
The
full moon will grace us on Sunday the 5th.
A great night to come out to Swizzles and howl
with Dog.
...and
now for some unusual, fun and/ or
just plain whack
November
observances:
Monthly Observances
- American
Diabetes
-Aviation History
-Celebrate Empty Nester
-Diabetic Eye Disease
-Epilepsy Awareness
-Family Stories
-I Am So Thankful
-Drum
-Microfinance
-Lung Cancer Awareness
-MADD's Tie One On For Safety Holiday Campaign
-Military Family Appreciation
-Adoption
-AIDS Awareness
-Alzheimer's Disease
-American Indian Heritage
-Author's Day
-COPD Awareness
-Family Caregivers
-Georgia Pecan
-Hospice
-Impotency
-Inspirational
Role Models
-Life Writing
-Marrow Awareness
-Peanut Butter Lovers
-Pomegranate
-Prematurity Awareness
-Vegan
Weekly
Observances:
-Fig
1-7
-World Communication 1-7
-Dear Santa Letter 5-9
-Kids' Goal Setting 6-10
-World Kindness 7-13
-Animal Shelter Appreciation 7-13
-Pursuit of Happiness 8-14
-Farm-City 17-23
-Family 19-25
-Game & Puzzle 19-25
-Bible 19-26
-Better Conversation 20-26
-Travelers with Disabilities 11/26 - 12/3
Daily
Observances
-All
Saints' Day 1
-Authors' Day 1
-Family Literacy Day 1
-Traffic Directors Day 2
-Plan Your Epitaph Day 2
-Men Make Dinner Day 2
-Cliché Day 3
-Chicken Lady Day 4
-Sadie Hawkins Day 4
-International Day for Preventing the Exploitation
of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict:
6
-US Election Day 7
-Abet and Aid Punsters Day 8
-Cook Something Bold and -Pungent Day 8
-Parents As Teachers Day 8
-Return Day 9
-Great American Warm-up Days 10-12
-Donor Sabbath Days 10-12
-Death/Duty Day 11
-Veterans Day 11
-I Need A Patch for That Day 12
-Gingerbread House Day 13
-World Kindness Day 13
-Loosen Up Lighten Up Day 14
-American Teddy Bear Day 14
-Young Readers Day 14
-America Recycles Day 15
-George Spelvin Day 15
-I Love to Write Day 15
-Educational Support Professionals Day: 15
-Great American Smokeout 16
-Day for Tolerance 16
-Homemade Bread Day 17
-Married To A Scorpio Support Day 18
-Mickey Mouse Day 18
-Family Volunteer Day 18
-Push-button Phone Day 18
-Have A Bad Day Day 19
-African Industrialization Day 20
-Name Your PC Day 20
-Adoption Day 20
-Transgender Day of Remembrance 20
-Universal Children's Day 20
-Pumpkin Pie Day 21
-World Hello Day 21
-World Television Day 21
-Humane Society Anniversary Day 22
-What Do You Love About America? Day 22
-Turkey-Free Thanksgiving Day 23
-Black Friday 24
-D.B. Cooper Day 24
-Sinkie Day 24
-Buy Nothing Day 24
-Flossing Day
24
-Alascattalo Day 25
-International Aura Awareness Day 25
-International Day For the Elimination of Violence
Against Women Day 25
-Shopping Reminder Day 25
-Rockerfeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting 28
-Electronic Greetings Day 29
-International Day of -Solidarity With The Palestinian
People 29
-Computer Security Day 30
-Stay Home Because You're Well Day 30
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Rocky
Horror movie followed by karaoke Sun. Oct. 29
at Swizzles, Puzzles Scary-oke Party Friday
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Singing
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Show
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In
this newsletter we bring you exciting news about
Halloween parties, new shows and Pump Idol 2006
results as well as our annual halloween screening
of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Swizzles this
Sunday at 6pm followed by karaoke featuring the
Rocky Horror Soundtrack.
Stray
& Hound will team up to host The Royal Britannia's
shiny new Monday night karaoke show beginning Nov.
6th. Hound
will still host the regular Thursday party at the
Royal B. every week.
Stray
will be hosting 2 halloween parties this year:
Friday Oct. 27th at Puzzles and Tuesday October
31st at Swizzles.
Dog will be hosting O'Brien's costume party on Saturday
Oct. 28th.
November is a time for remembrance.
Perhaps the very nature of autumn makes it most
conducive to these kinds of thoughts; a melancholy
look as what was with a hopeful heart for what will
be. Perhaps it's no coincidence that we observe
Rememberance Day, Vietnam Vetran's Day and Kristallnacht
all in November. Lest We Forget.
November also marks "Dear Santa Letter
Week" (which of course does not mean Santa
won't read 'em other days of the years but it is
a good time to start thinking about the upcoming
holidays. "Name your PC Day" on the 20th,
"Chicken Lady" and "Sadie Hawkins
Day" on the 4th, "Married To A Scorpio
Support Day" on the 18th
and "Buy Nothing Day" on the 24th (just
try it, I dare ya). [more]
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NEW
NIGHT
NOW
2 Karaoke Nights at
Royal Britannia Pub
Mondays w/ Hound & Stray
& Thursdays w/ Hound
9pm-1am
3rd ANNUAL
Sat.
Oct. 21, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS
to:
1st Place: Moe L'Heureux
37” LCD TV – Bleekers Stereo &
TV Ltd. (retail value $2000)
2nd
Place: Malaika Mvungi
Foosball
Table - Purewater Total Home and Leisure (retail
value $500)
3rd
Place: Jon Azzi
“Romantic Rendez-Vous Package”
1 night accommodation for 2 at Embassy Suites
Hotels,
including in-room wine service and a continental
breakfast
Plus Dinner at the Pump
4th
Place - Kirk Arsenault
3-Month Gym Membership – Elgin Fitness
(retail $165)
Nike Warm-Up Jacket – Molson's Breweries
Mini Stereo – Bleekers Stereo & TV
Ltd. (retail $200)
5th
Place - Olex Pruchniky
Ultimate Escape Day Spa Pkg (3 hrs of pampering)
– Image Essentials (retail $200)
Metropolitain Gift Certificate, “Dinner
for 2”
National Arts Centre Voucher (2 Tickets) –
(retail $100)
6th
Place - Kim Blanchfield
4 Sens Tickets
300-level, Ottawa vs. Carolina, November 4th
Dinner at Hooley’s for 4 – 2 Gift
Certificates
Most
Pledges Raised: Brandy $1,020
Yuk-Yuk’s table of 10 – (retail
$180)
Set of 10 Glasses – Stella
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Top Pledges Raised by single individuals:
Terry Thompson $410
Kathleen Grady-Thompson $356
Malaika Mvungi $307
Pierre Perrier $285
Jennifer Jean $210
Jamie Dugmore $185
Jim Wade $170
Monique L'Heureux $165
Jonathan Azzi $115
Olexandra Pruchnicky $112
Sarah Evans $110
Thank you to everyone
who supported Cancer Research!
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Scary-oke
Costume
Parties
PUZZLES
w/ Stray
Friday 27th
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Tuesday 31st
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O'BRIEN'S
w/ Dog
Saturday 28th
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Oct.
27 - Scaryoke at Puzzles with Stray
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Oct.
28 - Scaryoke at O'Brien's with Dog
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Oct.
29 - Rocky Horror Picture show 6pm at Swizzles
with Dog
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Oct.
31 - Scaryoke at Swizzles with Stray
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Nov.
6- Royal Britannia's 1st new Monday show w/
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 COCK
& LION
202 Sparks St.
(Ottawa
Center)
Saturdays
8pm-midnight
with our wiley Coyote
The
3rd Saturday every month karaoke is 7-10pm
followed by dj dance party.
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O'Malley's
1250 Main St. (Stittsville)
Thursdays
9:30pm-1:30am
w/ Dog
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LOOKOUT
41 York St.
(Ottawa Market)
Join the dog for a great howl at the moon
Wednesdays 9:30pm-1:30am
Gotta love the balcony overlooking the Market...and
oh the beautiful people!. Bartenders
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 O'BRIEN'S
1145 Heron Rd. (Ottawa
South)
Halloween
Party 28th
Fridays
-9:30-1:30 w/Hound
Saturdays
-9:30-1:30 w/Dog
O'Brien's
has a long standing reputation as "the
place" to hold that stag, bachelor &
birthday party.
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 ROYAL
BRITANNIA PUB
1475 Richmond Rd.
(Ottawa West)
NOW Mondays
w/Hound & Stray
Thursdays w/Hound 9pm-1am.
Thursdays also feature $10 pitchers.
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344 Richmond Rd.
(Ottawa
West)
Fridays
9:00pm-1:00am w/Stray
Halloween
Party 27th
Wheelchair
accessible,
FREE parking & NTN
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OAK
1982 St. Joseph Blvd. (Orleans)
The
Last Thursday Every Month
9pm-1am w/Coyote
Next
Party: THURS. NOVEMBER
30th
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 SWIZZLES
246
Queen St. (Ottawa
Center)
Halloween Party 31st
ROCKY
HORROR PICTURE SHOW SUNDAY OCT. 29th 6pm
4 great nights of Karaoke!
Sundays
8:30pm -12:30 w/Dog -
Library
#33.3
Mondays
9:30-1:30 w/Gator
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Library #42
Tuesdays 9:30-1:30 w/Stray- Library
#9¾
Fridays 9:30-1:30 w/Dog -
Library #33.3
Join
the Dusty Owl Poetry Group the 3rd Sunday
of every month for a special featured
reader & open stage 5pm before karaoke.
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LIBRARY NEWS
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 We
added new songs to all of our libraries on Oct.
5th, 7th, 13th and 27th
[see
new releases]
The online master database was updated September
2006
 3
libraries at a glance (the wholy trinity)
Library
#42 by Artist
Library
#42 by Title
Library
#9¾ by Artist
Library
#9¾ by Title
Library
#33.3 by Artist
Library
#33.3 by Title
French
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"Herbs
to the Rescue"
(Mother
Nature has a remedy for just about anything)
by Mark Baxter
The other day I woke up with a killer sore throat.
It was pay back for too many long nights in the
studio on top of jet lag from a recent trip. Obviously,
I didn’t heed my own words of warning (see
free lesson entitled : Singing With a Cold ) and
so I humbly insert foot in mouth. Anyway, the last
time I hurt that much to swallow was years ago,
on the morning of an "unplugged" show
my band was playing at the Hard Rock in Boston.
Luckily, I didn’t have to sing this time around;
a snow storm had canceled my studio session. However,
I always treat these nasty little detours as dress
rehearsals for the future. Aside from catching up
on some much-needed rest, piling on extra layers
of clothes and forcing fluids, I reached for my
trusty herbal extract.
Herbs
are an excellent way for singers to treat many ailments
without the adverse effects accompanied by pharmaceuticals.
Drugs leave behind residues which are difficult
for the body to eliminate. Sometimes the cure is
more harsh than the cold. Herbs work naturally within
your body, helping to fight infections and correcting
imbalances. They also have a preventative quality
which fortifies the immune system to recognize future
intruders. Since they don’t leave behind any
toxins, there is no adverse effect on your vocal
membranes (such as the drying from antihistamines).
The problem is that they don’t provide the
big bang we’ve become accustom to from western
medications, so it’s important to administer
them early. In order to discover the right herbal
combination and dosage, I strongly recommend experimenting
on non-gig scenarios.
The
best way to gain the benefits of herbs is via liquid
extracts. You’ll find racks of herbal extracts
in any natural food store (they come is small bottles
with eye-dropper tops). The label will detail what
ailments a particular herb relieves. Some claims
will seem pretty far-fetched, so here’s a few
I recommend for singers: Echinacea for the beginning
stages of a cold. It activates the immune system,
fights infections, mobilizes white blood cells.
Golden Seal to reduce mucous membrane inflammation
due to sinusitis, hay fever and allergies. Osha
Root to loosen mucus. Slippery Elm soothes sore
throats. Wild Cherry Bark is a good expectorant.
Collinsonia reduces irritation in the pharynx (upper
throat). Licorice Root is also good for sore throats
and has mild anti-histamine properties. Astragalus
Root is the best at preventing colds. It increases
production of interferon and helps resist viral
infections if taken daily before cold season.
Herbal
extracts are also sold in combinations for greater
convenience. My favorite tonic is Echinacea and
Golden Seal, which is what I used to rid myself
of that burning throat infection. One squirt of
the eye-dropper on the back of the tongue every
hour did the trick. What used to last a week was
squashed in a day -- twice. I must warn you the
taste is extremely bitter. If you need to, the drops
can be diluted in a glass of water or juice -- or
a vodka martini, I guess.
Speaking
of alcohol, you might notice most extracts contain
an alcohol base. This, I am told, is the best way
to remove the herb’s vital resins and preserve
their medicinal qualities. If you’re a recovering
alcoholic, place your drops into a cup of boiling
water. This will reduce the potency of the extract,
but evaporate the alcohol completely. If you’re
worried about the affect of alcohol on your voice,
don’t be afraid. There is twice as much alcohol
in a whole ripe banana than in a single dose of
extract. There is, of course, loads of info on herbs
throughout the web. Run a search for starters or
visit your local health food store and start asking
questions. So, now that I’m feeling better,
it’s off to the studio for more abuse. Adios
my fellow vocalteers.
Mark
Baxter is a vocal therapist who offers private
and video lessons. To contact him, call: (800)659-6002.
Visit his website at: www.voicelesson.com
(reprinted
with the kind permission of Mark
Baxter)
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