Sorry hockey fans for inconvenience
We now interrupt disco artist Claudja Barry for this morning’s Editor’s Notebook.
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They need an advanced green at the corner of Richter Street and Harvey Ave. in Kelowna. If you’re driving west, it’s nearly impossible to make a left-hand turn during rush hour.
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One of my favourite actors, Albert Finney has died. Modern audiences know him for kicking ass at the end of “Skyfall” and as Julia Roberts’ caring lawyer in “Erin Brockovich.”
To me, he’s the definitive Hercule Poirot in the original “Murder on the Orient Express.” In a year where Finney, Al Pacino (“The Godfather Part II”), Jack Nicholson (“Chinatown”) and Dustin Hoffman (“Lenny”) were all nominated, the Best Actor statue went to Art Carney for “Harry and Tonto” a sad movie about an old man and his cat.
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I apologize in advance to Vees and Rockets fans for not having next-day coverage in print this week. Thanks for your patience. It’s the result of the road closure. (Long story.) We hope to have this rectified soon.
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One individual who is definitely upset about the road closure is Milo, my soon-to-be, 12-year-old dachshund. My commute is affected by the closure so I’ve been staying in a hotel this week and Milo is at home. He’s mad that I’m gone. (One of the many great things about dogs — they never stay mad at you for long.)
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My Penticton Herald colleagues were notified by Travel Penticton that the executive “and any of its subsidiaries/staff will communicate directly and only to the Board of Travel through the Chair” and the executive director may not be quoted by us.
Gee, we’re not allowed to speak with the executive director. Oh well, I’m confident there’s one man in Penticton who will still speak with us...
Mr. David Prystay.
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I’ve been working my way through the Best Picture nominees and I was totally blown away by Spike Lee’s “BlackkKlansman,” a true story of how Colorado Springs’ first black detective infiltrated and exposed the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan. It’s shameful that an event like that could happen in my lifetime and even more shameful that the president of the United States said there was “blame on both sides” for the 2017 Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville. Neo-Nazis and white supremacists are not “very fine people.”
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First there was “Sweet Caroline,” then “Don’t Stop Believin’,” old songs everyone forget about that found new life thanks to sports, television or Walt Disney. This year, the old chestnut that’s resurfaced is “Africa” by Toto, thanks, in part, to Weezer and Weird Al Yankovic. Who would have thought? The lyrics make no sense and no member of Toto had ever actually visited the continent. It’s still irresistible.
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Boogie ooogie oogie dancing shoes, keep me dancin’ all night. James Miller is valley editor for Okanagan Newspaper Group. Write: james.miller@ok.bc.ca