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Boredom Avoidance 101
My stepdad was highly functional and undeniably extraordinarily intelligent. He also had several symptoms of of autistic spectrum including a prediliction to interpret things literally that were obviously metaphorical. He was a world, famous scientist and admired by his colleagues, friends and family. But his solutions to every day problems were noticably odd. For instance, Read more
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So, what am I doing? and why?
A long time ago, I dedicated my life to creating music. I was around 20 years old, and I had spent my first year out of high school touring the world and singing original songs with my friends in a folk rock band called Manna. We weren’t a Christian band and I hated the name. Read more
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That Lucky Scotch
A roomful of actors waiting to go onstage has a unique vibe. A mix of nervous banter and self absorption. If you’re a cast member, you have permission to interact. That’s because it helps the show to connect. But if you are a piano player like me, it’s good form to become invisible, just quitely Read more
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A Miracle in Victoria with Ina and Jan
In the early hours of Dec. 21st, Jan and Ina were scheduled to fly to Edmonton but their flight was cancelled. Feeling low and realizing their hummingbird feeders were completely frozen, Ina ventured out the back door in order to exchange it with a thawed one. Meanwhile Jan was doing the same with a feeder Read more
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Be Seein’ You
About 35 yrs ago I was hired to write some music for a television show about a young girl and her horse- it was called Letting Go and it was produced and broadcast as a regional prairie drama back when CBC did such things. A week after the broadcast they passed a letter from a Read more
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Good Fair World
I wrote and recorded the title track of my album Good Fair World in 2008. This was long before covid, proud boys, or the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Read more
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Jan Randall
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Original Songs – Vocals – Piano – Guitar – Bass – Organ – Synthesizers – Arranging – Recording
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JAN RANDALL 