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What's Your Story? An open book

Posted by kathleen / July 31, 2008

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What's Your Story? features the different characters that roam the streets of Toronto. Every Monday and Thursday, a new person shares their story, likes and dislikes about the city, a little secret and more.

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Name: Rob

Age: 59

What neighbourhood are you from? East York

What do you 'do'? Compose music and sometimes play it.

How long have you been in Toronto? Forever. I live here.

What's your story?

I used to practice medicine (mostly, psychotherapy) but I always had a passion for music which I did as a hobby. And now, I compose and play music and I'm also writing a book. In-between, I spent time in a Buddhist temple (mostly, Korean).

Favorite thing(s) about Toronto:

Lots of free concerts, especially, the downtown and Beaches Jazz Festival.

Least favorite thing(s) about Toronto:

February.

One thing that your friends/family don't know about you:

I don't think there's anything. I'm pretty much an open book.

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Morag / July 31, 2008 at 01:02 pm
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What an ugly background to take portrait photos.
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Ben / July 31, 2008 at 01:23 pm
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This was great.
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Zack / July 31, 2008 at 02:20 pm
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"Least favorite thing(s) about Toronto:

February."

Great answer.
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Ratpick / July 31, 2008 at 02:27 pm
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Best WYS yet. Dude's so laid back he's got hinges on the heels of his rafting sandals.
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Human Fly / July 31, 2008 at 03:06 pm
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I like the background. Especially in the close-up... it's got kind of a Pop Art feel to it and the hyper-consumerism contrasts nicely with the guy's laid-back Buddhist musician thing he's got going on.
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Morag / July 31, 2008 at 03:11 pm
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@Human:
What an over-used, cheesy concept. Every hippie 'artist' has made that statement lol
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Gloria / July 31, 2008 at 04:23 pm
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Honestly, nothing takes the wind out of even the wittiest, most cuttingly incisive criticism (which Morag's comment wasn't) like a "lol."

Thanks, internet, for so thoughtfully crippling your own spawn.
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Gloria / July 31, 2008 at 05:20 pm
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@Gloria:

I appreciate you trying to sound smart. It's cute LOL.
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kstop / July 31, 2008 at 06:28 pm
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Not so much a hipster as a hipreplacementster.
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GL smb / July 31, 2008 at 08:21 pm
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im sensing a hipster backlash...and a vague definition of hipster

i like the backdrop too, not too many convenience stores put that kind of effort into displays!
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typekey / July 31, 2008 at 08:39 pm
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@GL: lol
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Gloria / July 31, 2008 at 09:13 pm
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Oh, crap, trying to sound smart! That was a crime back in eighth grade.

I would really like What's Your Story to interview some of the incredibly self-satisfied commentators here on BlogTO. It would be worth seeing what kind of life (and portrait background) we're supposed to admire.
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Niconico / August 1, 2008 at 12:12 am
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This guy is the complete package from head to toe. Great WYS. I also like the Warhol type bg.
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Gloria / August 1, 2008 at 11:25 am
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@Gloria
Sounding smart is great, trying to sound smart and then failing is just cute. That's why you are just being cute Gloria LOOOOOL
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Morag / August 1, 2008 at 11:47 am
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Morag so clever! Morag pretend like another poster because nobody suspect Morag lol. Morag sleepy. Morag scare of hippies. Morag hate pop art. Morag instead prefer Neo Dadaist period. Morag lonely.
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Ben / August 1, 2008 at 12:51 pm
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The comments degrade so quickly on these posts.

lol @ hipreplacementster.
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Zack / August 1, 2008 at 01:06 pm
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Internet is the worst thing that could have happened to humanity.

It used to be 15 minuets of fame now its 15 seconds of fame.

This gentleman had his 15 seconds of fame and now he must contend to live the rest of his life in perpetual obscurity.
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Morag / August 1, 2008 at 02:05 pm
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Zack jealous because hippy Rob pick up more ladies at Beaches Jazz Festival than him.
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Gloria / August 1, 2008 at 03:56 pm
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I am a racist who thinks sounding like someone who can't speak English properly (due to being from another country) means they are dumb. good going cutie.
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adult / August 1, 2008 at 06:34 pm
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everyone please grow up not op
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Morag / August 1, 2008 at 10:11 pm
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Actually, Morag going for more "neanderthal caveman" speaking, and not wisecracking foreigner.

(But Morag flatter that you think him cute.)
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