Namaste, Salaam, Hola,Bonjour,Merhaba,Sussreekal and Hello to all of you Beautiful People. May love and abundance shower you wherever you are at this minute! Thank you for coming to my blogpage and allowing me the priveledge of expression. I so value that! *beam*
This weekend finds us playing another acoustic show in Manitoba. Minnedosa, to be exact. We are fortunate to be a part of their “Rockin’ the Fields” festival.

And I am looking forward to seeing my friends, The Mudmen, with whom I toured extensively and even just played with last week in Nakusp!!
http://www.mudmen.ca/mudsite/Home.html
And, see the full lineup of bands I get to share the stage with at
http://www.rockinthefields.ca
I am STOKED!!!!

Ahhh…Manitoba…
As most of you know, I went to junior high in Dauphin,Manitoba (Canada’s National Ukranian Capitol) and went to high school and University in Winnipeg. I cut my teeth in my first couple bands (Jungle Milk, and then GorillaGorilla) in the jamspaces of the heinous, frozen tundra of Winnipeg. It was a glorious and nurturing scene, and the era of music was ripe with creative energies and efforts. I love my background, and respect and treasure my education.
As I return to Manitoba, I am finding my thoughts nostalgic and contemplative. Each one of us has our personal history which helped shape us. I credit my family, of course, for my development and evolution into adulthood (being a concept I still try to wrap my head around.. I am sure most of us, no matter what age we currently are, still feel pretty much the same as we did when we were coming-of-age) I have never been to a “high school reunion” though I would love to say hi to many people with whom I attended John Taylor Collegiate. I am still in contact with a couple people, but have lost touch with many.
Life goes on, people move away (like I did at 19yrs old-moving to Vancouver, where I have lived ever since) I am even still friends with a couple people from my junior high in Dauphin (Mackenzie Junior High). They are all a part of my history, and as I return to those geographical locations, I am eager to visit with them. Looking back on our lives allows us to view ourselves as we are…knowing and honoring where we came from. Om Nama Shivaya. If I stop and consider my personal path, I am concious of my gratitude for all of my early experiences: emotionally, intellectually, and socially. Man! I am so thankful for my life and my life’s stories- my personal journey from There-to-Here. We should all be- no matter how good or how bad (and, as per my personal philosophy- there really is no “bad”, regardless of any situations, because we are HERE NOW, and that is “Survival” of whatever obstacles or experiences we had, non?) Celebrate that! Celebrate where you ARE RIGHT NOW….not where you were.( Just my two cents.)
No harbouring. No resentments. No fears. Just openness and acknowledgement and peace-of-mind. You made it to Today…regardles of how you got here. Today is what matters Today.
Looking back enables us to view ourselves and feel good about where we are. And that is positive. I salute everyone and give thanks for everyone along my path. Thank you to Monsieur Decreneyre (can’t spell it!! Whoops!) He made me put my desk in the hallway almost every French class…as I was rather disruptive and boisterous, I suppose. And thank you to many of my teachers, for that matter, for encouraging me and nurturing my education. I am extremely grateful for my abilities and interests, and I credit you all for that. :)
I am saddened that my friend, Danette (Dubois) lost her battle with breast cancer. Blessings and love to her!!!
I am discovering I have a lot of “survivor guilt” surrounding this. Danette and I were the same age. She was my dear friend in high school. I have fond and lovely memories of our time together. Our graduation day. Our shenanigans. Our mutual friends and classes together. I think about Danette a great deal, and going back to Winnipeg finds me very much saddened and I wish I could have been with her during her treatment and fight. Love to her family from my heart!
I am looking forward to spending some extra days with my own family, in Winnipeg, and sharing time with them. Yes…they will tolerate my continual attempts at getting them to try my juices and healing raw foods! LOL!
C’mon! You guys can’t exist on Hindustani kana alone!!

As I am there, I will be missing my annual participation in the festivities of VANCOUVER PRIDE WEEKEND! HAPPYHAPPY PRIDE to everyone in Vancouver, and I will be there next year, of course. Please explore the celebration at http://www.vancouverpride.ca
And join in the festivities!
Share the loveydoveyness and feel good about our lives!!!!!!

Looking back, we can see how far we have ALL come, where we come from, and the best part: WHERE WE GO FROM HERE!
Carry your personal history in your heart and celebrate how it continues to shape you.
Everybody has a story.
Every story is important.
Everyone is important. Especially YOU! I send you love from my open heart and wish you energy and joy!
Om shanti.
Love,
Biffy
Xoxo
P.s. My photo today, is of wee Nicklas, who’s old body is starting to betray him..and he is experiencing skeletal issues..but he is getting better each day and,of course, is spoiled beyond rationality! LOL! He is feeling great, TODAY, and that’s what counts. :)

July 19th 2010 ­ Vancouver B.C.,Juno Award-winning, multi-platinum record selling, Canadian rock singer, Bif Naked, has joined the fight to ban the sale and import of cat and dog fur in Canada. In an open letter to her fellow Canadians, and on behalf of the animal protection organization, Fur-Bearer Defenders, Bif Naked demonstrates her support for the private members bill C-439, an act that would amend the Hazardous Products Act and ban products made with cat and dog fur from crossing the border into Canada. ³I am concerned about the domestic cat and dog fur trade that is happening overseas, and I support legislation to ban the import and sale of these products. I am writing this letter to show my support for Bill-C439², says Bif Naked. Each year, an estimated two million dogs and cats are slaughtered for their fur. Their skins are used to make trim on coats, toys, hats and figurines. The United States and the European Union, have banned cat and dog fur, but Canada still accepts unlabelled fur into our country and has no law to prohibit the sale of dog and cat fur. Member of Parliament, Anita Neville, (Liberal, located in Winnipeg, MB) has introduced a private members bill, C-439 that if approved, would amend the Hazardous Products Act to include dog and cat fur. Fur-Bearer Defenders, with the financial support from LUSH Handmade Cosmetics Company, is currently lobbying the Canadian Government to ban dog and cat fur.
http://furbearerdefenders.com/blog/
http://www.furbearerdefenders.com

Namaste,Sussreekall,Salam,Hola et Bonjour to all of you Beautiful Lovlies! May the glory of our luxurious lives shine and bring constant joy to you. Summersummersummer! What a thrill!
I am fortunate enough to live very close to the water-basically I live beside the Burrard Street Bridge, giving me unlimited access to Sunset and/or Kits Beaches. Om Nama Grateful. I see the sunbathers everyday, on the grass, on the sand, in bikinis-on-bicycles+outfitted-with-inline-skates. Nary a helmet!!!
ARE YOU FREAKIN’ CRAZY, PEOPLE?????? LOL!
In the words of my neurologist (who used to scold me for the same-except regarding my snowboarding life) “you either have a Fifty-cent-helmet..or a Fifty-cent-HEAD” (whatever that means?) I wear an old, Bauer hockey helmet for snowboarding, skateboarding, and inline-skating (though I do wish I had “rollerderby-style rollerskates…like the TerminalCityRollerGirls
They are the coolest!!!
But, when I ride my bicycle, I wear a kids/ugly bicycle helmet. Just cuz. It is lighter than my hockey helmet, and I am apt to get discombobulated on the cruiser bike (heavy! Not at all like my beloved, stolen G.T. *sniff*)
I do not spend “time” on the beaches, or lollygaggin’ in the sunshine, anymore. Not since radiation…what if I melted or exploded, or somethin’? Y’know?
I am the one dressed like Morticia(Adams) in full neck-to-ankle tights+hoodie: no matter HOW hot. Like a burkha, only much less beautiful+femminine.LOL!
(Which reminds me: Ramadan is soon!)
I believe this style/heatwave-tolerance will assist me greatly THIS WEEKEND as we are playing a MUSIC FESTIVAL IN NAKUSP,BRITISH COLUMBIA – http://www.nakuspmusicfest.ca
It is gonna be GREAT with my friends Delhi2Dublin, RudeCityRiot, Corb Lund, The Trews, Default, etc.etc. (See the website above for all the artists) I am TOTALLY STOKED and the best part is that JasonDarr and FlavioCirillo are on stage with Jacen J.D.Ekstrom an I for our loveydovey accoustic shtick (which, as you know, is my preferance, currently…I have a big crush on “accoustic” shows! LOL!) I am concerned about the heat…with rumours flyin’ around that it will be “38degrees” or something.
I need a parasol!!!! (Packed mine away in storage last spring. Duh!) I will likely wear a baseball cap and sunglasses, like some Godforsaken fugitive, or something. :P
Nicklas can not come with me as he is simply too old and it would impede his breathing (NOT COOL!)
THAT being said…please be “kind” when it comes to my “Sonia Rykiel” hair (though it is not orange-it does NOT look so nice under a ballcap! LOL!) I don’t have my signature bangs, anymore, but MAY cut them out of boredom. (See photo above, taken blurrily, in elevator en route to rehearsal….growin’out the chemohair!!!*groan*)
Other than that, it is going to be a beautifulbeautiful experience for us all. The togetherness is what I always crave, and nothing makes me happier than seeing all your beautiful little faces!!! *beam*
Please be careful and be kind to the Earth on tge festival grounds: take your garbage with you, just drink from your own jug (no plastico!!) And if you must make-a-doodie, go behind the tents!!! LOL!
Enjoy your weekend and enjoy everything it brings you-no matter what! Everything is happening to make us “learn” from each other. I love that!! I learn sooo much from you and from Nicklas and from the World around me!
That is what “Fifty-cent-head’s” are for!!!!!
Om Nama Shivaya,
Rock and Roll Allnight and everything Else Will Be Allright.
Word. Love. Light.
You Rule!!!!
Love,
Biffy
Xoxo

Namaste, Salaam, Bonjour, Hola, Sussreekall, Sai Ram, HareKrishna and Horns to all of you Beloved, Beautiful People.
I am happy to say:
Welcome to HOT summer nights! LOL!
Is this global warming? Is it the collective passion of lovers? Is it balmy+welcome, by you….or is it unbearable where you are?
I trust the planet is sayin a little somethin’somethin’ right now…poor baby!

I was in Toronto/London area RIGHT AS THE G20-action was starting. Alas, I had to fly home to Vancouver for some not-to-be-missed appointments…so, I did not actually get any perspective/Bif’s-eye-view of the “politicians”, or the citizens nearby them. (And, I lost my own lil’ blackberry thingamajig, so I was on a “gadget fast” for fourteen days…plus untraceable as the grownups couldn’t “track” me through any GPS signal! LOL!!!!)
Dangerous times, indeed! (I spent many hours touring the libraries+hallways+grounds of University of St.Michael’s at UofT…left alone to write and doodle in my notebooks!!!)
Yes. Diplomatic girlygirl speak aside, it lent an ominous energy to the metropolis, and I was always looking to see if Superman or Batman or someone was gonna come by with fresh, cool cucumber juice for everyone involved. (Cucumbers are very Sattvic and extremely “calming” if you feel me…)
It reminded me to be and stay “aware” and “awakened” to the perils of politics. Bleh.

I arrived home, unscathed, and went to my (cue horrorshow music).,”dah..dah..daaaaaaaaaah..” MRI appointment, recently suprise-ordered by my loving oncologist. (This follows the utrasound-guided-fine-needle-biopsy-that-turned-into-core-biopsy-a.k.a.”The Harpoon”-on -the-table)*ahem* no, Lovies. I did not mention these things.
I like to talk about my dog.
LOL!
Plus, I am ever the positive grrl, and simply disassociate-as-a-coping-skill. Works. (Say….anyone know a nice shrink for me?)
Anyhoo…the MRI was the first one I’ve had since BEFORE they KAPOW’D the cancercells.
Long-overdue, I suppose..
So….I thought it was pretty cool.
Cool machine.
“Bah,bah,bah,bah..” Loud constant sound comes from that tube-they-slide-your-whole-body-into. Most of my friends who have had an MRI “have to take sedatives” or “can’t” do one as they “are claustrophobic”.
They don’t know what they’re missin!!!!!! LOL!
They do the first half on yer back, and yyou have to wear earplugs and lie perfectly still. Takes a while. But I go into Savasana(corpse pose) and I FALL ASLEEP EVERYTIME.
(I think this may be considered “impolite”???)
Then, for the second part, they inject you with “contrast dye” (see photo…where one of the nurses accidentally made a whoopsie and my vein blood SPILLED OUT EVERYWHERE:all over my hospitalgown, all over the table, all over the equipment, etc.) WHAT A GONGSHOW!
Sorry….I could not take a picture at that time as thhey frown upon that….so I was already bandaged. *boring* LOL!
After they cleaned me up, they put me back on the table on my tummy with the grandes titons (you know) hanging in these two, weird “cupholder”-lookin openings, and then they make you lie perfectly still (yep. Same routine: earplugs, the noisy machine, etc) plus you get the contrast dye in the I.V.
Aaaaannndd……I fell asleep.
I understand this is not the “usual” behaviour, but I didn’t mean to sleeeep..
LOL!
So, it was pretty relaxing, I guess? Or…I’m underslept (I know, right?) Or both.
I am confident the results of all these sudden tests will be positive. :)

I am happy to be home and it is finally a cloudless sky, here in VanCity. Unbelieveable.
I used to be a tanned-grrl but since radiation I am not happy to be in the sun. :(
So..I wear leggings and long sleeves EVERYDAY! EVEN OUTSIDE IN THE SUN!
Everyone else is in shorts or a bikini. I cover up!
Plus baseball hats+sunglasses, etc. I HAD a parasol…but I can’t find it. One has to really “dress” for a parasol..so I’m cool with jus’ the ballcap routine.
Nicklas hateshateshates the sun+heat (really puttin a damper on any dreams I have of taking him to Dubai or Goa!) But he is such a good boy and takes it slow.
Like we all should when it is too hot, non?
I am sending my heartfelt lovenergy to you all, and I have some upcoming shows I will post the details about next week.
Plus I may have some topsecret studio news! (Shhhhhhh!)
LOL!
Funfunfun! Big, Big, Big blessings to everyone and know+carry in your heart the happiness you feel for others. It will be good for your sense of “goodfuckin feelings” and good for your own well-being. *beam*
Love, and Immeasurable Gratitude to you, and for you…as ever.
Love,
Biffy
Xoxo