Joiner's Musings

Rusting away at Cornwallis  In May of 2013 I wrote about a forlorn sight I discovered at the decommissioned Cornwallis military base near Digby, Nova Scotia. At the time I thought it was a pitiful shame to see this McDonnell Douglas CF101 interceptor exposed to the weather and rusting away and wondering how this CF101 could be ignored in this way given that it was an important part of our military heritage. A shame! Tail section of #006 It was with great pride that I discovered that this fine aircraft was destined to be reborn to museum condition. In the fall of  2013 the plane was moved by flatbed truck to London, Ontario where she will be restored to its former glory. Nose view missing a few pieces The plane is presently at the London International Airport. Some information. Voodoo #006 was one of two of the last in service CF-101 Voodoos in 1987. On April 19, 1987, Voodoo #101006, made the world’s last Voodoo flight, going to CFB Chatham, NB. The aircraft w...

 I picked up 3 albums at Taz Records in Halifax today. One is a  new issue, another is a 2007 release but new in the package and one, "Great Organ Works" is used. Dianna Krall The first is Canadian jazz singer and pianist Diana Krall. I have a number of Diana Krall CDs but nothing in vinyl so a compilation hits album seemed appropriate. This is the 2007 release and a little internet surfing reveals that it was #1 on the Billboard chart (jazz) that year. So, probably a good album to have in ones collection. This is a two-record set and looks and feels like 180g vinyl (turns out that it is). I saw her in Halifax about five years ago and she was terrific. She has a smooth haunting voice and a wonderful stage presence. Incidentally, she is married to Elvis Costello. The second album is Great Organ Works which includes Bach, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Gigout, Widor and Bonnet and a couple of others performed by Nicolas Kynyston. Should be interesting. It looks like it was ei...