People In Your Neighbourhood

The start of a new school year is the perfect time to get to know Family Fuse! Family Fuse exsists to "help Black Canadian parents, caregivers, and guardians, living across Windsor and Essex County, to navigate the education system". Salem Berhane , Christie Nelson and Clarese Carter share their collective vision for the organization, the soundtracks of their lives and the diverse professional ski...

I had an IncluSV and enlightening conversation with Salem Berhane about working as a probation officer and building her business in the middle of a global pandemic. Come celebrate their 3 Year Anniversary/Grand Opening of New Location - 849 Walker Road, Windsor, Ontario on Sunday, August 27 from 10 am to 6 pm! Click here for information about the Nahom Berhane Scholarship . You can find IncluSV Be...

On this episode, Osmosis Glow founder and bringer of Light Chayron Rennie discusses his fascination with reverse engineering, the spiritual aspects of Dreams, the joy of connecting people, researching and using available technology to fulfill a need - just generally thinking outside the lines. Needless to say, we cover a lot. There are many places to find Osmosis Glow and hire them to light up the...

World traveller and 'Serial Entrepreneur' AK Jasper takes copious notes wherever she visits, and has poured her experiences into the LitRosi Day Spa, located at the scenic waterfront of Windsor, Ontario. It was a delight to discuss her journey in helping her clients find freedom, the joy in giving back to your community and the importance of finding ‘home’. Find AK at www. LitRosiDaySpa.ca Be sure...

What an amazing way to kick off Season 4... with some Heat! Jeff and Christie share all things Halo Heats and working in a Hive. Find them today at Halo Heats Heatseeker Hot Sauce Festival

Wrecks – Leaderdogs Million And One – Royal Blood A Bullet's Worth A Thousand Words – Chagall Guevara Crunk Pow - Freddie Bruno Wishing Well - Trump Dawgs Spotlight – MuteMath Feel This - Leaderdogs

I've been holding on to this for a while. This podcast features two of my Dad's closest friends talking about Dad (1945-2016), fatherhood and lessons learned. First, we jump right into a conversation with acclaimed visual artist Patrick Thibert, who also happens to be my Godfather, my personal Marlon Brando. We conclude with Adriaan Verhulst delivering his amazing tribute at Dad's celebration of l...

Last year, we got Nate, Todd and Joe The Insyderz back together, near the dawn of the Sunken Place. Couldn't wait to Welcome Back Joe, founder and co-host of both the Average Jerks Podcast and the brand new Pickle & Boot Shoppe Podcast! Shenanigans ensued... Here are some of the things we covered: Average Jerks Podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1358674 The Pickle & Boot Shoppe Podcast https://www...

In Part 2 of this conversation with my gracious buddy Matt, we find out why he still enjoys working with his brother Gregg (Spinal Tap, Ringo Starr, Sheena Easton, David Lee Roth, everyone), taking his son to every baseball stadium in the country, how he met Rick Springfield in Canada of all places and his new fascination with Chopin and classical music. He also talks about he stays humble on the...

Today, Part 1 of my long overdue conversation with Matt Bissonette, among his many talents, currently known as the BassMan in the Elton John Band. Maybe you've heard of them? We talk seeing the Beatles then playing for Ringo, parenting, family road trips, faith, why Rick Springfield is such a great guy and much much more. Part 2 to follow soon! Look him up: http://mattbissonette.com/ http://thered...

Welcome to Season 3! And The Future! The Afters have been a part of my Neighbourhood since 2005, so much so that they chose to shoot several music videos with Gavin Michael Booth, literally in my Neighbourhood: Never Going Back To OK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTVGt9dNuHU Lift Me Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHwZXvbGX_I Light Up The Sky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3EJ_4GBSes I hear...

It is my pleasure to introduce you to my friend and my pastor, Tim Nuttall! He moved his amazing family to Windsor over 2 years ago, and has a natural way of showing appreciation to the people in his life. And appreciating life, period. Surprisingly, we don't talk about the music we grew up on. He's a radical and I am glad he's one of the People In My Neighbourhood... Once again, we are graced by...

Geoff literally kept me alive. Many times. When Geoff joined the first band I ever managed, Leaderdogs For The Blind, he and I would travel from Windsor, ON to Flint, MI several times a week for band meetings, rehearsals and general shenanigans. And he introduced me to the music of the Foo Fighters. I am grateful for both. We talk roller rinks, lying to parents and always having each other's back....

Kari was the last stage of my approval process. Even though I had known my future wife for more than 15 years, I still had to pass the Kari Test! Fortunately, I did, and here we are. Kari is one of the People In My Neighbourhood that embodies Resilience and Tenacity. Her whole family has taken us in and every time we get together, the food and beverage is exceptional and the conversations around t...

Windsor and Essex County is a better place because Kevin moved back to town with his family. Yes, that is a mighty bold statement, and I stand by it. The continuing revitalization of historic Ford City owes something to the New Song Church community and the leader with a vision to buy a 1920's bar at its centre. The community that helped bring me and my kids back to life. A preacher and a lawyer w...

I don't know if this is proper English, but I've never not known David Cummings. We've discussed things deep and shallow and everything in between. I look forward to sharing meals again, you know, once borders open and all, but this was the best way to reconnect with my brother. Stuff we discussed: Community Christian Church King's X Teens Reaction - King's X (Goldilox) Square Pegs Extreme - III S...

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Welcome to Season 2! Sending Birthday love to Doug/Dug Pinnick (King's X, Poundhound, KXM, PGP, Supershine, The Mob, etc.) from a roundtable discussion with: Kenny Carter (The Magi, Trump Dawgs) Derek Cilibraise (Leaderdogs For The Blind, BangUpState) Matt Core Doug Van Pelt (founder/creator of HM Magazine) Chuck Wheeler We hope you enjoy... and Happy Birthday, good sir! Check out our Spotify Play...

In another life, John (JJT) and I crashed an exclusive Nashville party or 3. Today, we celebrate his birthday by bringing the party to Your Neighbourhood. The Founder of True Tunes is one of several hats that John wears, and he shares many of the lessons he learned in spite of himself. Part of his mission is to encourage us all to "Listen to better music and listen to music better." A noble missio...

We continue our Cornerstone Superfriends conversation. Jeff Elbel, Lori Heiselman, Glenn Kaiser and John J. Thompson all joined us from the comforts of home. Join as we celebrate the weekend that we normally would all be together,  dehydrated, dusty and sweating profusely in lovely Bushnell, Illinois.  Cornerstone was the definitive opposite of Social Distancing! The proof is here. Theme splendidl...

What a gang of Cornerstone Superfriends that we've gathered! Jeff Elbel, Lori Heiselman, Glenn Kaiser and John J. Thompson all joined us from the comforts of home. Join as we celebrate the weekend that we normally would all be together, dehydrated, dusty and sweating profusely in lovely Bushnell, Illinois. Cornerstone was the definitive opposite of Social Distancing! The proof is here. Theme lovin...

Happy Canada Day! Enjoy our all-over-Canada mix... Gavin Michael Booth (Amherstburg, ON) Sixadrift (Guelph, ON) - Something Real Brian Lachine (Wawa, ON) Gene Eugene/Lost Dogs (Fort Frances, ON) - Mexico Rick Colhoun (Burnaby, BC) Bif Naked (Winnipeg, MB) - Leader Mayor Cam Guthrie (Guelph, ON) Thousand Foot Krutch (Peterborough, ON) - Set It Off Richard DeJonge (London, ON) Faithful Unto Death (W...

1996 was a banner year for me. I became a father, started managing my first band and met this guy in the Small Business Law class I was teaching! Gavin Michael Booth has never not been in my Neighbourhood. Together, we challenge each other to JustWalkIn.  Proof: I called him when I met JJ Abrams on my honeymoon, and he called me as he watched Britney Spears shaving her head. Listen to us discuss h...

I've never had a surface conversation with Steve Geyer. And I don't expect I ever will. Plus, he knows how to Bugs Bunny his way into a conversation. Standup comedy is something that has always fascinated me, as it works best when there's no safety net. Steve has shared the stage with the best comedians and musicians, and shares his secrets for leaving a lasting impression. I used to play Steve's...

Anna Clark gets it. She really gets it.  It was an honour to speak with the award-winning author of “The Poisoned City: Flint’s Water And The American Urban Tragedy”, as she is so engaging but also because EVERYONE needs to read her book.  Anna and I discuss the beautiful historic neighbourhoods of Detroit, her unique take on Disaster Capitalism, Emmett Till, and most poignantly, how we got here....