And you may ask yourself, “Well, how did I get here?” I am a product of my programming. This is the one where I begin to reveal my childhood traumas. Trigger warnings and all that – in case you need to, back away now. 1979 My parents separated and then bitterly divorced, and I was …
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Category:Bee History
Barbara Doduk memoir details.
Indestructible
Indestructible the song came out in March 9, 1998. It was the song that really caught my attention, as I had heard Matthew Good Band songs on CFOX (Vancouver radio station) prior to that single – but that one – it stuck. It was a month or two later that I started to chat online …
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No Good Deed
There is an old adage No Good Deed Goes Unpunished. I think the phrase is born out of the many concepts of karma. Good deeds = Good Karma. Bad deeds = Bad Karma. But intent matters almost more. A good deed done for personal gain, a bad deed done to expose a bad person… subjective …
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The Fine Art Of Falling Apart
The Fine Art Of Falling Apart – the song – was released June 5th, 2001 on Loser Anthems. Many years later, in 2006, Matthew Good told me the song was about Temple, the girl in High School he was friend-zoned by and that he followed up North when she moved, because he was obsessed about …
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Dead on New Years
Matthew Good was not Dead on New Years. Apparently he sang a new song two weeks ago. A Reddit user posted a video they filmed at his recent concert. Matthew Good does take personal events and morph them into his songs. Fact. I mentioned this New Year event in my post called Unvaccinated In The …
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The Paramount
In 1988 in New Westminster, an old movie theatre called The Paramount opened its doors as a Young Adult Night Club. It was a very cool location. The tiered steps of the old theatre, lent a vibe. The balcony above, it over hung the dance floor and the DJ booth was in the corner of …
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Like A Chump
Should I be feelin’ bad? (No)Should I be feelin’ good? (No)It’s kinda sad, I’m the laughin’ stock of the neighborhoodAnd you would think that I’d be movin’ on (movin’)But I’m a sucker like I said, fucked up in the head (not) Retired Groupie, Audio Recorded June 29, 2023 #001 Regretful Groupies PodCast – Like A …
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Not To B Transphobic
Am I transphobic? Let me tell you my story. In the summer of 2018 (June 2nd to be exact) my newly separated friend and I are at a local country bar. The bar is closed now, after Covid, it shut forever and the building was torn down. Gabby’s Country Cabaret was a dive, but fun …
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Unvaccinated In The Time Of
I am unvaccinated. This is the one about Covid protesters. Ryan Kulbaba and The Bee In 2017 I began texting online with a man named Ryan Kulbaba. He wanted to date me, we meet thru an online dating app. I refused his offers, mostly because he is nearly 10 years younger than me. He has …
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Changes Young Adult Nite Club
Advertisement on YouTube for Changes: When I was only 14 (in 1987) a night club for kids – with dance floor and DJs and occasionally live bands – opened in Guildford area of Surrey BC – it was called Changes. All the cool kids went there – even Dave Genn who would later go on …
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