Simon St. Laurent
@simonstlaurent.bsky.social
Artist, cat-lover, and avid reader. Former film/tv tech, now customer service. Military brat, always! RCAF Station St. Hubert (QC), CFB Greenwood (NS), CFB Baden-Soellingen (Germany), CFB Borden (ON). Now living in Toronto.
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My website post yesterday:
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The Edmund Fitzgerald Sank 50 Years Ago Today
"Some of the Edmund Fitzgerald's sailors were not a lot older than I was at the time: a few were in their early twenties, a couple were barely out of high school."
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The Edmund Fitzgerald Sank 50 Years Ago Today
"Some of the Edmund Fitzgerald's sailors were not a lot older than I was at the time: a few were in their early twenties, a couple were barely out of high school."
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
My website post yesterday:
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The Edmund Fitzgerald Sank 50 Years Ago Today
"Some of the Edmund Fitzgerald's sailors were not a lot older than I was at the time: a few were in their early twenties, a couple were barely out of high school."
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The Edmund Fitzgerald Sank 50 Years Ago Today
"Some of the Edmund Fitzgerald's sailors were not a lot older than I was at the time: a few were in their early twenties, a couple were barely out of high school."
A Glass of Chardonnay?
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"Wait. I can't find my corkscrew. I guess it's been a while. Oh. Good. A screw-on cap...."
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"Wait. I can't find my corkscrew. I guess it's been a while. Oh. Good. A screw-on cap...."
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A Glass of Chardonnay?
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"Wait. I can't find my corkscrew. I guess it's been a while. Oh. Good. A screw-on cap...."
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"Wait. I can't find my corkscrew. I guess it's been a while. Oh. Good. A screw-on cap...."
Beautiful Swans Cruise by Toronto Harbourfront....
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Beautiful Swans Cruise by Toronto Harbourfront....
NHL Gum Card: Rene Robert — Buffalo Sabres
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"During my preteen years, like many young men, the National Hockey League (NHL) was the most important thing. Ice hockey ruled our worlds, its players our sports heroes. O-Pee-Chee marketed player trading...."
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"During my preteen years, like many young men, the National Hockey League (NHL) was the most important thing. Ice hockey ruled our worlds, its players our sports heroes. O-Pee-Chee marketed player trading...."
November 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
NHL Gum Card: Rene Robert — Buffalo Sabres
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"During my preteen years, like many young men, the National Hockey League (NHL) was the most important thing. Ice hockey ruled our worlds, its players our sports heroes. O-Pee-Chee marketed player trading...."
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"During my preteen years, like many young men, the National Hockey League (NHL) was the most important thing. Ice hockey ruled our worlds, its players our sports heroes. O-Pee-Chee marketed player trading...."
Picturing: Serenading Violinist Plays on the TTC
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November 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Picturing: Serenading Violinist Plays on the TTC
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Picturing: Saturday Night TTC Home Plate
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Toronto subway entrance/exit....
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Toronto subway entrance/exit....
November 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Picturing: Saturday Night TTC Home Plate
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Toronto subway entrance/exit....
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Toronto subway entrance/exit....
Picturing: Flair Airlines 737 MAX 8 Nearing Pearson
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November 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Picturing: Flair Airlines 737 MAX 8 Nearing Pearson
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I wear that poppy with great pride and respect.
November 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I wear that poppy with great pride and respect.
The Poppy's Power
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I was heartened yesterday to see a few people wearing poppies here in Toronto. A poppy-wearing young woman sat near me on the TTC subway. Young people respect!
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I was heartened yesterday to see a few people wearing poppies here in Toronto. A poppy-wearing young woman sat near me on the TTC subway. Young people respect!
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The Poppy's Power
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I was heartened yesterday to see a few people wearing poppies here in Toronto. A poppy-wearing young woman sat near me on the TTC subway. Young people respect!
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I was heartened yesterday to see a few people wearing poppies here in Toronto. A poppy-wearing young woman sat near me on the TTC subway. Young people respect!
My website post today:
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Picturing: Building a Set for Graveyard Shift
"Last month I posted two pieces . . . on a set design job I had very early in my career... so early that I had only just started my second year of film school."
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Picturing: Building a Set for Graveyard Shift
"Last month I posted two pieces . . . on a set design job I had very early in my career... so early that I had only just started my second year of film school."
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
My website post today:
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Picturing: Building a Set for Graveyard Shift
"Last month I posted two pieces . . . on a set design job I had very early in my career... so early that I had only just started my second year of film school."
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Picturing: Building a Set for Graveyard Shift
"Last month I posted two pieces . . . on a set design job I had very early in my career... so early that I had only just started my second year of film school."
My new website post:
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Picturing: Building a Set for Graveyard Shift
"Last month I posted two pieces . . . on a set design job I had very early in my career... so early that I had only just started my second year of film school."
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/11/pict...
Picturing: Building a Set for Graveyard Shift
"Last month I posted two pieces . . . on a set design job I had very early in my career... so early that I had only just started my second year of film school."
November 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
My new website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/11/pict...
Picturing: Building a Set for Graveyard Shift
"Last month I posted two pieces . . . on a set design job I had very early in my career... so early that I had only just started my second year of film school."
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/11/pict...
Picturing: Building a Set for Graveyard Shift
"Last month I posted two pieces . . . on a set design job I had very early in my career... so early that I had only just started my second year of film school."
My website post (2 of 2) today:
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Happy Halloween 2025 "Trick or Treat!"
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Happy Halloween 2025 "Trick or Treat!"
November 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
My website post (2 of 2) today:
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Happy Halloween 2025 "Trick or Treat!"
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Happy Halloween 2025 "Trick or Treat!"
October 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Book: Moments of Perception (Shedden & Sternberg)
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Moments of Perception - Experimental Film in Canada
Edited by
Jim Shedden & Barbara Sternberg
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Moments of Perception - Experimental Film in Canada
Edited by
Jim Shedden & Barbara Sternberg
October 31, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Book: Moments of Perception (Shedden & Sternberg)
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Moments of Perception - Experimental Film in Canada
Edited by
Jim Shedden & Barbara Sternberg
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Moments of Perception - Experimental Film in Canada
Edited by
Jim Shedden & Barbara Sternberg
October 31, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Picturing: A Violinist in the Spadina Pedestrian Tunnel
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"A violinist entertains noon-hour travellers in the "Spadina" TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) station pedestrian tunnel...."
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"A violinist entertains noon-hour travellers in the "Spadina" TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) station pedestrian tunnel...."
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Picturing: A Violinist in the Spadina Pedestrian Tunnel
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"A violinist entertains noon-hour travellers in the "Spadina" TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) station pedestrian tunnel...."
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"A violinist entertains noon-hour travellers in the "Spadina" TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) station pedestrian tunnel...."
Book: Hitler (Bullock)
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October 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Book: Hitler (Bullock)
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My website post (2 of 2) today:
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ReDVD: Magical Mystery Tour (The Beatles)
This Beatles fan, if not quite "fanatical", enjoyed the group's first foray into "personal filmmaking". While this Magical Mystery Tour might not exactly be magical, it has its....
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ReDVD: Magical Mystery Tour (The Beatles)
This Beatles fan, if not quite "fanatical", enjoyed the group's first foray into "personal filmmaking". While this Magical Mystery Tour might not exactly be magical, it has its....
October 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
My website post (2 of 2) today:
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ReDVD: Magical Mystery Tour (The Beatles)
This Beatles fan, if not quite "fanatical", enjoyed the group's first foray into "personal filmmaking". While this Magical Mystery Tour might not exactly be magical, it has its....
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ReDVD: Magical Mystery Tour (The Beatles)
This Beatles fan, if not quite "fanatical", enjoyed the group's first foray into "personal filmmaking". While this Magical Mystery Tour might not exactly be magical, it has its....
October 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Scanning: Theatre Books Book Marker
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"In 1992 Theatre Books [here in Toronto] moved a short distance, to a grand house on St. Thomas Street, where it stayed for years. Spadina Avenue, just north of King Street, became home in 2012."
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"In 1992 Theatre Books [here in Toronto] moved a short distance, to a grand house on St. Thomas Street, where it stayed for years. Spadina Avenue, just north of King Street, became home in 2012."
October 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Scanning: Theatre Books Book Marker
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"In 1992 Theatre Books [here in Toronto] moved a short distance, to a grand house on St. Thomas Street, where it stayed for years. Spadina Avenue, just north of King Street, became home in 2012."
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"In 1992 Theatre Books [here in Toronto] moved a short distance, to a grand house on St. Thomas Street, where it stayed for years. Spadina Avenue, just north of King Street, became home in 2012."
Film for Musique Concrète
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"The following April a dual performance took place at Music Gallery on Queen Street West, here in Toronto, as part of a series titled 'Electro Village'."
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"The following April a dual performance took place at Music Gallery on Queen Street West, here in Toronto, as part of a series titled 'Electro Village'."
October 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Film for Musique Concrète
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"The following April a dual performance took place at Music Gallery on Queen Street West, here in Toronto, as part of a series titled 'Electro Village'."
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"The following April a dual performance took place at Music Gallery on Queen Street West, here in Toronto, as part of a series titled 'Electro Village'."
Picturing: A Character Perched Outside the R.O.M.
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A Stan Lee creation meets the Royal Ontario Museum.
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A Stan Lee creation meets the Royal Ontario Museum.
October 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Picturing: A Character Perched Outside the R.O.M.
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A Stan Lee creation meets the Royal Ontario Museum.
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A Stan Lee creation meets the Royal Ontario Museum.
Books: Sampling of War and Warfare
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"As an RCAF member in the RAF, my dad was aircrew on Lancaster bombers: hence my interest in the Allied bombing campaign."
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"As an RCAF member in the RAF, my dad was aircrew on Lancaster bombers: hence my interest in the Allied bombing campaign."
October 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Books: Sampling of War and Warfare
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"As an RCAF member in the RAF, my dad was aircrew on Lancaster bombers: hence my interest in the Allied bombing campaign."
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"As an RCAF member in the RAF, my dad was aircrew on Lancaster bombers: hence my interest in the Allied bombing campaign."
Those in the Know Got It (Toronto Sun Letter)
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"The letter below was printed on March 24, 2009, a few years before the Sun lost its last 5% of any journalistic integrity."
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"The letter below was printed on March 24, 2009, a few years before the Sun lost its last 5% of any journalistic integrity."
October 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Those in the Know Got It (Toronto Sun Letter)
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"The letter below was printed on March 24, 2009, a few years before the Sun lost its last 5% of any journalistic integrity."
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"The letter below was printed on March 24, 2009, a few years before the Sun lost its last 5% of any journalistic integrity."
Picturing: TTC Finch West Station Subway Platform
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October 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Picturing: TTC Finch West Station Subway Platform
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