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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - with our appearances yesterday on Regis and Kelly and at the Bryant Park Tree-lighting ceremony (complete with non-lighting tree), our Massey Hall shows this weekend, Ottawa the next, and New Year's in Detroit - but I'm somehow unable to fit into my Santa Suit this year. See, I'm a lighter, smaller Steven Page now. Since May I've been seeing a nutritionist and working hard at dropping the excess weight I've carried for so long. As any other chubster can attest, it's tough to keep the weight off after it's been lost, and I've certainly been a bit of a human yo-yo myself. However, I got really sick of being overweight. It can define you, and I've never been happy with it. I am really focused on taking care of myself and my health, and am 40 pounds down and finally within my BMI. It feels great, and I'm really proud of my achievement. Can I keep it off? Who knows. Will I try to? Yes, of course. There's not much room in my life for complacency.
Still, with every wish of mazel tov I am also greeted with looks of incredulity, queries into the state of my health, whispers of "who's that guy?", and since my recent public appearances, there's been a spate of gossip, shock, awe, concern, delight, and just plain playa-hatin' (on the internet?? NO!!). For those who want to know - I'm doing great. Yes, it's been a terrible year for the band, and for me personally, but there have also been many things to be happy and grateful for: Falling in love, a renewed sense of peace, the best health of my adult life, some amazing creative and artistic opportunities, and the chance for a renewed and fruitful relationship with my band, friends and loved ones.
Thanks for thinking of me - I look forward to seeing many of you at the upcoming gigs. May you and those close to you have the best holiday yet. I intend to.

Back in June, I took part in a Leonard Cohen tribute at the Montreal Jazz Festival.  The audience was huge, thousands and thousands of people outside of the Place des Arts watching a whole bunch of us sing these Master Songs.  They filmed it.  I think I might have made the cut, but I have no idea which song they used, if any.  The info on YouTube says I'm in it, so it must be true, right?  Anyway, it's on CBC this Sunday night at 9pm.  Hope you have a chance to check it out.

 

well, i forgot to link to the Canwest Festival site, so I reposted the last blog. So now you have it twice. Plus this apology. I'm sorry. Hope it was even better the second time.

So the Seneca Niagara show was kick-ass.  So nice to see so many familiar faces, and to play so many unfamiliar songs!  We've really been energized by reaching back into the catalog to pull out some more obscure songs to play - it keeps us on our toes.  Evidence of which is audible on the cheap downloads of the Casino Rama shows we've put up on the werkshop site, and the Niagara show should be up soon.  Hope you enjoy listening as much as we did playing!

Speaking of playing - seriously, come out to this Canwest Cabaret Festival this weekend.  The venue is intimate and there are lots of great artists playing.  I'll be doing a couple of solo sets as well as these Leonard Cohen Songbook shows featuring me, Patricia O'Callaghan, Sarah Slean, Maryam Toller and Mary Margaret O'Hara.

I'll be hanging out for much of the weekend, so please come by and say hello.  And register your requests!  I'm thinking of busting out some new songs if I can memorize them in time... as if memorizing songs has ever been much of a priority for me!

So the Seneca Niagara show was kick-ass. So nice to see so many familiar faces, and to play so many unfamiliar songs! We've really been energized by reaching back into the catalog to pull out some more obscure songs to play - it keeps us on our toes. Evidence of which is audible on the cheap downloads of the Casino Rama shows we've put up on the werkshop site, and the Niagara show should be up soon. Hope you enjoy listening as much as we did playing! Speaking of playing - seriously, come out to this Canwest Cabaret Festival this weekend. The venue is intimate and there are lots of great artists playing. I'll be doing a couple of solo sets as well as these Leonard Cohen Songbook shows featuring me, Patricia O'Callaghan, Sarah Slean, Maryam Toller and Mary Margaret O'Hara. I'll be hanging out for much of the weekend, so please come by and say hello. And register your requests! I'm thinking of busting out some new songs if I can memorize them in time... as if memorizing songs has ever been much of a priority for me!