Paul Sheridan
@sheridanpaul.bsky.social
Hi! Toronto, music, art, those kinds of things.
Also, work: search, relevance, Coveo
Also, work: search, relevance, Coveo
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
This Thursday. Gerard Van Herk is my hero. His band Deja Voodoo and his label Og Records warped my teenage brain, never to be the same again. He’s back with a new LP after 30+ years and he’s performing here in Ottawa. With Bloodshot Bill, Eddy Gazel and me spinning 45s. Late start but early finish.
December 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
This Thursday. Gerard Van Herk is my hero. His band Deja Voodoo and his label Og Records warped my teenage brain, never to be the same again. He’s back with a new LP after 30+ years and he’s performing here in Ottawa. With Bloodshot Bill, Eddy Gazel and me spinning 45s. Late start but early finish.
Our band, the Sore Boozers performed a mess of tunes by fictional bands from TV and movies tonight, with some talented friends. What a blast.
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Our band, the Sore Boozers performed a mess of tunes by fictional bands from TV and movies tonight, with some talented friends. What a blast.
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
Some Ray Davies music for your Thursday RS
youtu.be/CohVrjrfNws?...
youtu.be/CohVrjrfNws?...
RON SINGS "BETTER THINGS" WRITTEN BY RAY DAVIES
YouTube video by Rawnboy
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Some Ray Davies music for your Thursday RS
youtu.be/CohVrjrfNws?...
youtu.be/CohVrjrfNws?...
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
Each time they show a celebrity in the crowd it should count as a strike against the Dodgers.
October 28, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Each time they show a celebrity in the crowd it should count as a strike against the Dodgers.
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
1. The history of baseball stadiums in Toronto goes back a century before the SkyDome opened.
With the Jays coming home for Game Six, I thought I'd share my old thread about it.
It begins all the way back in the 1800s with a place called the Toronto Baseball Grounds…
With the Jays coming home for Game Six, I thought I'd share my old thread about it.
It begins all the way back in the 1800s with a place called the Toronto Baseball Grounds…
October 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
1. The history of baseball stadiums in Toronto goes back a century before the SkyDome opened.
With the Jays coming home for Game Six, I thought I'd share my old thread about it.
It begins all the way back in the 1800s with a place called the Toronto Baseball Grounds…
With the Jays coming home for Game Six, I thought I'd share my old thread about it.
It begins all the way back in the 1800s with a place called the Toronto Baseball Grounds…
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
Once again, as I am at least once per year, I am bowled over, breathless and swooning, at the awesome majesty of "Get Ready" by The Temptations
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-JS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-JS...
1966 HITS ARCHIVE: Get Ready - Temptations (mono)
YouTube video by AnotherProf
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Once again, as I am at least once per year, I am bowled over, breathless and swooning, at the awesome majesty of "Get Ready" by The Temptations
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-JS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-JS...
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
At the TIME100 AI celebration last night, Natasha Lyonne stood in front of the emperors of AI and challenged them to their face. Doing that takes guts. And I’m incredibly honored that she cited my work as well.
Thank you for speaking truth to power, Natasha. 🙏
youtube.com/watch?v=RUu9...
Thank you for speaking truth to power, Natasha. 🙏
youtube.com/watch?v=RUu9...
Natasha Lyonne Asks AI Leaders: "Whatever Happened to Being Cool?"
YouTube video by TIME
m.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
At the TIME100 AI celebration last night, Natasha Lyonne stood in front of the emperors of AI and challenged them to their face. Doing that takes guts. And I’m incredibly honored that she cited my work as well.
Thank you for speaking truth to power, Natasha. 🙏
youtube.com/watch?v=RUu9...
Thank you for speaking truth to power, Natasha. 🙏
youtube.com/watch?v=RUu9...
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
pro tip, go outside and look at the goshdang moon right now
October 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
pro tip, go outside and look at the goshdang moon right now
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
A friend writes:
I saw someone's post somewhere that talked about how their
nine-year-old and all his friends have started using "That's AI"
instead of "I don't believe you."
Mom: "We're having dinosaur meat for dinner tonight."
Kid: "That's AI."
I saw someone's post somewhere that talked about how their
nine-year-old and all his friends have started using "That's AI"
instead of "I don't believe you."
Mom: "We're having dinosaur meat for dinner tonight."
Kid: "That's AI."
September 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
A friend writes:
I saw someone's post somewhere that talked about how their
nine-year-old and all his friends have started using "That's AI"
instead of "I don't believe you."
Mom: "We're having dinosaur meat for dinner tonight."
Kid: "That's AI."
I saw someone's post somewhere that talked about how their
nine-year-old and all his friends have started using "That's AI"
instead of "I don't believe you."
Mom: "We're having dinosaur meat for dinner tonight."
Kid: "That's AI."
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
Solidarity with the postal workers.
The proposed cuts - the mere idea of eliminating the century-old foundational idea of "getting mail at your home", all because Canada Post doesn't "turn a profit like a business" - should be embarrassing for us as a country
The proposed cuts - the mere idea of eliminating the century-old foundational idea of "getting mail at your home", all because Canada Post doesn't "turn a profit like a business" - should be embarrassing for us as a country
#Breaking: Postal union launches nationwide strike after Ottawa gives Canada Post the OK to end home delivery
Postal union launches nationwide strike after Ottawa gives Canada Post the OK to end home delivery
Other changes could include closing of rural post offices as Public Works minister cites "unsustainable" losses at Crown corporation.
www.thestar.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Solidarity with the postal workers.
The proposed cuts - the mere idea of eliminating the century-old foundational idea of "getting mail at your home", all because Canada Post doesn't "turn a profit like a business" - should be embarrassing for us as a country
The proposed cuts - the mere idea of eliminating the century-old foundational idea of "getting mail at your home", all because Canada Post doesn't "turn a profit like a business" - should be embarrassing for us as a country
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
Sonny Curtis RIP. The last of Buddy Holly's Crickets, also wrote 'Walk Right Back', 'I Fought The Law' and the theme to the Mary Tyler Moore show.
youtu.be/hKrxq5U8SBY?...
youtu.be/hKrxq5U8SBY?...
The Crickets - I Fought The Law (1960)
YouTube video by Four Seasons Oldies
youtu.be
September 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Sonny Curtis RIP. The last of Buddy Holly's Crickets, also wrote 'Walk Right Back', 'I Fought The Law' and the theme to the Mary Tyler Moore show.
youtu.be/hKrxq5U8SBY?...
youtu.be/hKrxq5U8SBY?...
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
Maybe the fastest column i've ever written this afternoon. (I am a slow writer.)
@shawnmicallef.bsky.social hits this one out of the park. Screw Doug Ford
Shawn Micallef: Doug Ford’s attack on speed cameras shows how good politics can make for lousy public policy
The premier’s comments on Tuesday should be a moment for Ontarians to think whether the province is a place of law and order or where vigilantes can influence government policy.
www.thestar.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Maybe the fastest column i've ever written this afternoon. (I am a slow writer.)
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
Neither saint or martyr, Joe Strummer still remains my ultimate hero for the way his endless curiosity about others stimulated a profound compassion he could never fully control. Here's a piece I wrote about 'London Calling' for the Ringer. Happy birthday, rude boy. www.theringer.com/2019/12/17/m...
The Siren Sound of the Clash’s ‘London Calling,’ 40 Years Later
Released in 1979, the Clash’s third album changed everything—punk rock, the band that made it, and the fans who worshiped it. Decades later, its rich, eclectic, propulsive sound hasn’t aged a minute, ...
www.theringer.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Neither saint or martyr, Joe Strummer still remains my ultimate hero for the way his endless curiosity about others stimulated a profound compassion he could never fully control. Here's a piece I wrote about 'London Calling' for the Ringer. Happy birthday, rude boy. www.theringer.com/2019/12/17/m...
A few more attempts at painting this summer. Fun, good excercise.
August 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
A few more attempts at painting this summer. Fun, good excercise.
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
Ron sings "Don't Let Us Get Sick" by Warren Zevon
youtu.be/--y0Ih43XeY?...
youtu.be/--y0Ih43XeY?...
RON SINGS "DON"T LET US GET SICK" WRITTEN BY WARREN ZEVON
YouTube video by Rawnboy
youtu.be
August 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Ron sings "Don't Let Us Get Sick" by Warren Zevon
youtu.be/--y0Ih43XeY?...
youtu.be/--y0Ih43XeY?...
You could ask me, any given day, who my favouriye band is, and you might get a different answer. But most often the answer will be, "the Mekons". And it would be the correct answer.
The most life affirming thing you'll see today, this week, in your life: the Mekons.
August 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
You could ask me, any given day, who my favouriye band is, and you might get a different answer. But most often the answer will be, "the Mekons". And it would be the correct answer.
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
As a one-sentence response to the “promise” of generative AI, this may never be topped.
July 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
As a one-sentence response to the “promise” of generative AI, this may never be topped.
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
Was on CityNews tonight talking about the Circus Riot — at the Toronto Fire Historical Society Fundraiser.
The Beaches Brewing Co even made a Hook & Ladder Cream Ale named after the notorious brigade from the riot.
The Beaches Brewing Co even made a Hook & Ladder Cream Ale named after the notorious brigade from the riot.
July 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Was on CityNews tonight talking about the Circus Riot — at the Toronto Fire Historical Society Fundraiser.
The Beaches Brewing Co even made a Hook & Ladder Cream Ale named after the notorious brigade from the riot.
The Beaches Brewing Co even made a Hook & Ladder Cream Ale named after the notorious brigade from the riot.
Our sibling band, the Old Boyfriends (we share the banjoiste and mandoliner) playing their first show in a year, celebrating Paul W's birthday.
We (Sore Boozers) played, too. Fun afternoon!
We (Sore Boozers) played, too. Fun afternoon!
July 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Our sibling band, the Old Boyfriends (we share the banjoiste and mandoliner) playing their first show in a year, celebrating Paul W's birthday.
We (Sore Boozers) played, too. Fun afternoon!
We (Sore Boozers) played, too. Fun afternoon!
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
Bathrooms were also locked at Christie Pitts with a lone overflowing portapotty in place. Thankfully the Tim Horton’s at Christie station was open.
July 2, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Bathrooms were also locked at Christie Pitts with a lone overflowing portapotty in place. Thankfully the Tim Horton’s at Christie station was open.
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
Help to re-chalk the Uffington White Horse
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/hel...
Fancy taking a hammer and smashing a prehistoric monument — and doing so with permission?
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/hel...
Fancy taking a hammer and smashing a prehistoric monument — and doing so with permission?
Help to re-chalk the Uffington White Horse
Fancy taking a hammer and smashing a prehistoric monument — and doing so with permission?
www.ianvisits.co.uk
June 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Help to re-chalk the Uffington White Horse
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/hel...
Fancy taking a hammer and smashing a prehistoric monument — and doing so with permission?
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/hel...
Fancy taking a hammer and smashing a prehistoric monument — and doing so with permission?
Reposted by Paul Sheridan
Doing our part for AI training.
Google and Meta search both report that Cape Breton Island has its own time zone 12 minutes ahead of mainland Nova Scotia time because they are both drawing that information from a Beaverton article I wrote in 2024
June 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Doing our part for AI training.
We did some outdoor neighbourhood music festival things yesterday.
June 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
We did some outdoor neighbourhood music festival things yesterday.