A vast gaint wasteland where nothing happens

We come from the land of the ice & snow
with the midnight sun and the hot springs blow.

Best whishes on your Canada day!

I'd like to do a little tribute to the man that was considered by many
to be the proudest Canada out of us all, that has recently past
and is missed by many.

Stompin' Tom Conners: Proud Canadian folk singer, storyteller that
Wrote stories of the great nation for a career that would span over
50 years
Thanx Tom
according to Tom, the best man in Ottawa was Mufferar Joe!
a man that lived around the birth time or Canada 1867 and has the
Statute of an Amarican man that went by the name of....well you'll see
,
Join in, say hi ..Big Joe Mufferaw stories following....

i thought i heard a zeppelin tune :)

oh, and happy birthday o'canada :)

Yes you did: the Immigrant song...Viking/Scandinavian. .but that vers fits.
how's it going Bastet?

Hey hi, hey hi ho, the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe,
Big Joe Mufferaw paddled into Mattawa,
all the way from Ottawa in just one day, hey hey
on the River Ottawa the best man you ever saw
was Big joe Mufferaw the old folks say
come an' listen what the old folks say

and they say Big Joe used to get real wet
from cuttin' down timber & workin' up a sweat
an' everyone would tell you around Carleton Place
the Mississippi driped off Big Joe's face.

heave hi, heave hi ho
the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw joe
come an' listen what the old folks say

More ta come about Big Joe

Hey Jamie, happy Birthday Canada thanks for the info

a perfect lead into your canada tribute! it's going, hope all is well with you :)

interesting read, i guess there's not too many canadians on here, eh?
or maybe you need to start a hockey thread lol.

You must be from out West

Was Robert plant talking about Canada?

Go Canada!

Lol hockey, naa, there all pretty bitter, all the Canadian teams sucked in the playoffs, if they made it!

apparently canadians didn't give a f* about hochey I never saw anyone say that before

I remember in 72, it was me & you & Bobby Orr

More tales coming up..

((( Johnn)))

Come to the west coast for the most...rain that is
Vancouver island....in Edmonton for a bit
Seen page & plant in 98 in Van, Awsome watching jimmy rough up that
Violin bow jurring a whole lot a love

Check this out! I got a friend that is the biggest Zep fan
and he had tickets to the last time they came, late 70s I guess as JB Died in 80,
and past out drunk & missed the show

((Hi Pam )) hope your doing ok ..talk to me if your still up

Passed out? gawd I hate it when that happens!!!! I passed out at Black Sabbath once... and only time in my life lol

Just came back from Kamloops friend, stopped in Edmonton on way back... You ever noticed everyone looks like Wayne Gretsky in Edmonton? That horny dawg!

lol thats funny...naa, lots of dark beauties in Edmonton
A lot more mixed that what I grew up with..no end to the beauties.

I've lived in Kamloops, hope,lower mainland,Prince George, Prince Rupert

An' they say Big Joe put out a forest fire
halfway between Renfrew & ol' Arnprior
he was 50 miles away down around Smith falls
but he drawned out the fire with five spit balls

heave hi, heave hi ho the best man in Ottawa
was Mufferaw Joe
on the River Ottawa the best man we ever saw
was Mufferaw Joe, the old folds say
come listen what the old folks say

Happy happy!
Some of us Canucks were hanging out in the Canada forum-

Thanks for sharing!

Canookie wana nookie

Ah so thats where you al were?

What Canadian forum?

What celebration?
Just doesn't seem to be a big deal like july 4 in the state's

Thanx

Vive le Quebec libre!

Bite your tongue TBR... It's a puckin mess mate! Government isn't qualified to work at subways nevermind running this place.

Funny enough, I've taken precautions... Province knows me as "Jean" (french for John) and The Feds know me as "John"
When the chit hits the fan, and it will... I'm outa here!

I like Canadian bacon.

From the bottom to the top of the pacific northwest, they always clamed we had the best
Up and down so many times with my stashage, the path I lelt became the inside passage

Then I set my eye's on this pretty girl, I was realy busy but I thought I'd give her a worl

So many times I was in & out of this gal, the path I left was starting a canal

She was too much, this nimpho mammal,when I was done she became the Portland Channel

Happy Birthday Canada. I love your mix of extreme weather :)

Hi shy chick, well we're sure getting the weather this year the suns just starting where I'm at.

Lucky you. It's been way cold here, today. Very dull weather. We've had snow since January. A world record me thinks.