On this day in 1899, John Tootoosis was born on the Poundmaker Reserve in Saskatchewan. He became one of Canada's most important First Nations activists.
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Day 18 of Stories Across Canada: The Canadian Canoe Museum.
The Canadian Canoe Museum was one of my bucket list museums.
I had the chance to check it out today, and see how the story of the canoe is the story of Canada.
Black Sabbath ๐ฉ๐ช War Pigs (1970)
Happy 77th Birthday to the legendary bassist and lyricist Geezer Butler, born July 17th, 1949๐๐๐
His thunderous bass lines and thought-provoking lyrics helped define heavy metal.
One of the true architects of Sabbath's iconic sound. ๐ค
We keep waiting for someone to invent a machine that cleans the air, stores carbon, produces oxygen and grows food.
We already did.
Itโs called a tree.
On this day in 1975, Bruce Springsteen completed recording "Thunder Road" for 'Born to Run.' Never released as a single, it remains one of the greatest opening songs in rock history.
Day 17 of Stories Across Canada: Leaving A Gift At The Grave Of The Friendly Giant
Before I left on my journey across Canada, I bought a tiny rooster figurine. Today, I was able to place that figurine on the headstone of The Friendly Giant near Grafton, Ontario
Deep Purple ๐ฉ๐ช Highway Star ( Live 1972)
Remembering the legendary keyboardist Jon Lord, who passed away on July 16th, 2012. #RIP
His thunderous Hammond organ helped define hard rock and made this a timeless classic. ๐น๐ฅ
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