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Watch the video to find out what I have NEVER done that I’ve always wanted to do...
What’s something on your “Never Have I Ever” list??
Oh yeah, here’s what that sounded like on the radio:
Forest Blakk at KiSS: old lives, future hopes and how art brings light to dark places
An excerpt from FOREST BLAKK's official bio:
"He was born in Montreal and his early years were spent with his mother, who had Blakk at 17 and struggled with addiction, and his stepfather, a notorious drug dealer.
Blakk can tell you hair-raising tales of his childhood, including an assassination attempt on his father on the family’s front stoop, rooms full of cash, and moving around constantly... to evade child services when Blakk’s teachers in Canada discovered the physical abuse his father had inflicted on him."
Forest has been musically inclined since childhood, using an old Don Henley tune as a reprieve from the gloomy surroundings he was born into. He ran away from home at 13, and moved in with his grandmother at 15. She bought him his first guitar and will be seeing him play it, all these years later, to an arena crowd later this summer.
In a former life, Forest gained local success in a band but he didn't seem too interested in talking about that...
“Yeah, that’s the past. The past is the past. I think like all things, that was my elementary school [outlet]. Yeah, I had to learn. I paid my dues like I think a lot of artists do... but I hadn’t really found myself... I had to go from the caterpillar to the butterfly.”
I only do THIS once a year...
Every day, the Ottawa Mission serves up three warm meals for people in need. Yes, it’s a men’s shelter but the meals are for everyone. No one is turned away. I can personally vouch for that.
The holidays are an extra special time. More love is shown in a wonderful display of charity, kindness, togetherness, cheer. Things that exist permanently within the Mission’s walls but really shine through during Thanksgiving Service. Guests of the Mission are invited to bring their friends and families and have a proper meal served to them.
Volunteers like these big events the most because the warmth kinda stays with you extra long when you’re a part of something so special. It’s difficult to physically become a volunteer on these days because they’re so HOT! But don’t dispair. Help is still needed and you can be a part of the Mission’s Thanksgiving feast on Monday, October 9th.
Rogers Radio has teamed up with the Mission. For TWO DAYS, it’s a Turkey Drop blitz! Listeners are encouraged to bring in food donations (large frozen turkeys) as it takes 80-90 20lb turkeys to pull off this magical meal. It’s also a fun way to get your name or shout out on your favourite station: 1061Chez, KiSS1053, 1310News or Country1011.
If haulin’ a bird to the station ain’t your bag...
via the Mission’s official release: Financial donations can be made online at ottawamission.com, over the phone or in person. Frozen turkey donations can be dropped off at any time at The Ottawa Mission’s front desk, located at 35 Waller St. Arrangements can also be made to have turkey donations picked up by calling 613-234-1144, ext 248.
Working Mom Life
I'm blessed to work in a field that I love with other solid human beings. I'm on maternity leave until November but have been doing some voice over work from home (yes, it's all legal & junk). Got a cute lil VO (voice over) studio set up in the basement. I usually set baby up in her little bouncy seat while I voice scripts. She has been teething (we think) lately and not sleeping a whole lot... so today was a little difficult to say the least.
Yes. It's 3:13PM and I'm posting this from bed where baby is currently having a feed. Let it be known that baby is six months old & seriously fighting nap time while mommy was trying to get some editing done.
Ultimately... baby won this battle! Sorry to my producers!!! This is a day in the life of a work from home (exhausted) mother.