Heather Haley's Blog, page 6
August 4, 2021
IT ISN’T EASY BEING GOLDEN
Not me but all the phenoms I’ve known. I moved to Los Angeles in 1980 with bandmates Brad, Karla and Randy and our hopes of fame and fortune. The 45s were to open for PIL at the Olympic Auditorium. It was a big deal but we broke up mere days before the event. I moved […]
July 12, 2021
THE DAY MY MOTHER CRIED
Dammit. Writing about my mother again. That’s her-Corona- in the middle. I’ve always thought we looked entirely unalike but can see a resemblance in this photo taken back in the days of ashtrays and doilies. Our memory plays tricks but there are clues. The place is Winnipeg on […]
July 7, 2021
ANONYMOUS ARSONIST-“…this civilization is already dead.”
Is the world on fire or does it just seem that way? It’s on fire and fuck you climate change deniers. I’ve always been intrigued by the town of Lytton, how it’s situated at the junction of the Thompson and Fraser Rivers. I like to stop and snap a few photos of the picturesque town […]
June 20, 2021
Father’s Day-It’s Complicated
Happy Father’s Day! It’s complicated. Thanks to my mother and Catholicism. Suffice to say I hope you’re blessed with a good one. Mine was a great man and my son and I were denied the privilege of knowing him. We were finally reunited with our clan in 2017 and I am grateful for that, gory […]
June 8, 2021
Healing Power of Music
Got to sing! And play music last night with dear collaborator Keir Nicholl for the first time in about nine months. Reunion! We had slowly and painstakingly been putting together a set of tunes when bam, this damn global pandemic hit. I feel bad for my professional musician friends; it was hard enough to make […]
May 15, 2021
SEEING VINCENT
Naturally, seeing the IMAGINATION-Van Gogh Immersive Exhibition inspired a poem. THE THINGS I WANT TO SEE Seeing the mountains however distant, buoys me. Seeing Grouse Mountain from my window, its Eye of the Wind intrigues, the way seeing the stars enchants, the way seeing you beguiles, the way we stood apart together to […]
May 5, 2021
For my Best Friend on her Birthday
Cathy and I met when we were fifteen and sixteen years old. We clicked immediately and have been tight ever since. She is fierce, intelligent and a savvy businesswoman, always supportive of me, my penchant for poetry and various endeavours, including my son, her godson. She is precious to me and during this arduous Covid […]
April 16, 2021
RETURNING TO THE MOVING IMAGE
I hope! I’ve compiled a list of my videopoems for a friend working to get me on a panel. As you may know, I founded the Vancouver Videopoem Festival as a program of the Edgewise ElectroLit Centre and then Visible Verse at The Cinematheque. If I’m fortunate I will produce a new one later this […]
April 1, 2021
No Family Is An Island
UPDATE: Today is World Autism Awareness Day. I’m re-posting this post from Oct 24, 2011 wherein I documented our autism journey, its heart wrenching challenges. Since then our son has attended Capilano University to earn a certificate in documentary filmmaking, worked a stint at Electronic Arts and attained huge success with his RAYCEVICK YouTube channel. […]
March 30, 2021
2021 WAYS OF COPING and transcending the moment…
Dramatic spike in Covid 19 cases, the highest they’ve been. The dreaded third wave has hit and hit hard. BC Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced restrictions for the next three weeks. Bar and restaurant owners are freaking out. No indoor dining. They’re struggling and so many businesses have succumbed. We’re all so weary. What […]
