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But it doesn't always work that way. Shows get cancelled or artists are pulled from advertised lineups owing to illness or personal emergencies. Or ticket demand is too high — or too low. Or shows go ahead but it is you that is ill or can't afford to get yourself there (as you'll see, that's a popular one for me during my university years). Or the weather turns crap. Or rides vanish. Or someone joins a cult. And on it goes.
I mentioned in Part One of this entry — 20 Acts I Wish I'd Seen (and will never be able to) — how part of the concert-going process is missing gigs. As with everything else in life, some things simply don't go as planned. While Part One focused on my picks for 20 acts I wish I'd been able to see, Part Two recaps 20 shows/performances that I was set to attend, but things did not work out as hoped for.
Each of these 20 entries represents a genuine intent to see a show/performance and in each case, I had a ticket, someone had obtained one for me, or there was a concerted effort to secure one — without success. If I simply couldn't be arsed to go out and buy tickets/attend, or heard about an incredible show and then retrospectively wished I'd attended, then they are ineligible for this list.
That I got to see several names on this list at other times is irrelevant. This is all about thwarted efforts, what can go wrong, and what did/n't happen. Many of you out there will be able to relate to many of these scenarios in your own ways with your own stories, and I dedicate it to you and your energy. Hail be to those of you who refuse to sit home seven nights a week glued to the TV (or computer), bitching endlessly about why you don't like people, crowds, noise, etc. Consider yourself saluted. For the rest of you, put things in perspective: you'll eventually have all the time in the world to sit inside behind a closed door of sorts, as you'll be dead! (I should also warn readers in general that this entry turned out to be quite loooong … reading in chunks or pickin'n'choosin' may be the way to go.)
So, on with my ode to the frustrations, roadblocks, contextual circumstances, and general difficulties involved in being an "audience," starting with …
1. The Clash, Heatwave Festival, Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, Saturday 23, 1980
Reason: The band never showed up despite being the advertised headliner.
Promotional poster for the Heatwave festival, an hour outside of Toronto, 1980 (Wikipedia). I used to have a copy of this very poster.
I've already written about this day, so to recap: Heatwave was the first ever large-scale new wave/punk/etc festival, drawing approximately 70,000-ish folks, to Mosport Park (now Mosport International Raceway), one hour outside of Toronto. The Clash were the designated headliners but, days before the festival, word circulated that they would not be appearing. And they didn't. I've never been able to find out exactly why they never showed, although I passed by a twosome in the crowd who I could have sworn was Mick Jones with then-girlfriend Ellen Foley.
While their absence was a huge disappointment, the day was anything but a write-off: The Pretenders, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, The B-52s, and Rockpile all performed at the top of their game, while the Talking Heads — debuting their new sound and lineup along with material from their upcoming masterpiece, Remain In Light — played possibly the best show I've ever witnessed.
I did eventually get to see The Clash, in one of the best-ever double bills with Black Uhuru, deliver a brilliant concert in 1982.
"London Calling"/"Train In Vain," on ABC's Fridays, April 1980.
2. XTC, Centennial Hall, London, Ontario, Canada, Monday November 24, 1980 (see flyer at the top of the entry)
Reason: The concert/tour was cancelled.
I was pretty damned pumped about this XTC concert. The few people I knew who had seen them raved about the UK quartet's live prowess. They were on a roll here in Canada, with "Making Plans for Nigel" and its parent album, the classic Drums and Wires, both having been big hits here earlier in the year — and were personal favourites of mine. At the time of this would-be show, XTC were back in the Canadian Top 20 with Black Sea.
I spent the late afternoon and early evening prior to this anticipated gig over at my sister and future brother-in-law's, having dinner and getting sufficiently herbalized with my BiL (I also clearly remember having my first listen to that aforementioned, newly released Talking Heads' album, which my BiL had just picked up).
Having "one more number for the road" before my designated-driver sister drove the three of us downtown, we arrived at Centennial Hall on a cold, rainy night only to find the doors shuttered and a shivering gent standing outside, informing everyone that the concert had been cancelled due to illness and that full refunds would be available the following day.
Not only was this a substantial bummer, but it now meant that I would be dropped back at home while still very, very stoned. I crossed my fingers that my folks would be downstairs watching TV so that my waaay-out-of-it teenage self would not have to face earnest questions from sober parents at a moment when I was finding complete sentences challenging and probably sporting luminous crimson eyes.
Most unfortunately, the parental units were still milling around in the kitchen, absorbed in Family Feud or something similar, when I reluctantly came floating in. Either I was able to come up with something approximating coherence or my folks simply pretended not to notice anything was up before I beat a hasty retreat, holing up in my room for the rest of the night.
Sadly, the "illness" marked the start of something far more serious: Andy Partridge's debilitating stage fright. It would officially end XTC as a touring entity after an abortive attempt in 1982. I never had another opportunity to see them again.
"Respectable Street" in Fréjus, France, 1980, from the film Urgh! A Music War.
3. Bob Marley and the Wailers, London Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada, December 1980
If there is any gig on this list where I could undo circumstances and attend it, this is the one. I was almost speaking in tongues, so excited was I to be seeing Mr. Natty Dread. I had thee ticket in my hand and was all set to be right down front, skanking the night away.
Most unfortunately, it did not come to pass.
Word came a few weeks in advance of the concert that the entire final leg of the tour had been axed owing to illness. Disconsolate, I got my refund, looking forward to my next opportunity to see him. It never came.
As we all know, Marley had cancer which had advanced quickly in the latter months of 1980, eventually killing him in May 1981. I still remember turning on the TV and finding out about his death, stunned that this still young force of nature and artistic pioneer's voice had been silenced.
First Ian Curtis, then Lennon, then Marley, in tandem with the rise of Thatcher and Reagan: 1980-81 sucked in many ways.
"Exodus," live in 1980.
4. Joan Armatrading, Centennial Hall, London, Ontario, Canada, Early 1982
Reason: The concert was cancelled.
I'd been a fan of UK songstress Armatrading since the mid-70s, but was particularly enamoured with her then-contemporary LP, the new-wavey flavoured Walk Under Ladders. It was doing well here in Canada, and Armatrading booked a country-wide tour to help promote it. Every other gig on the tour sold-out quickly, and I had tickets to the advertised Centennial Hall performance. However, unlike everywhere else, the London date had to be cancelled owing to poor ticket sales. Way to go, London.
I did eventually get to see Armatrading many years later, with a memorable set at the 2005 Ottawa Folk Festival (coming up as no. 109).
"Drop the Pilot," at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
5. Simple Minds, Police Picnic III, CNE Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Friday August 5, 1983
Reason: The band cancelled on the festival.
A newspaper ad that I've saved for the third and final Police Picnic. Simple Minds were part of the originally announced lineup, but pulled out and were replaced by James Brown.
I have also written about this day as well, one featuring a bevy of memorable sets from King Sunny Adé, Peter Tosh, and the headliners themselves, as well as a jammed revolving door, smashed ceramic smokers, and unexpected narcotics.
While I did attend the festival, I am including Simple Minds as part of this list as they were a key element of the original lineup and the No. 1 reason behind myself and my friend Le Chateau getting tickets. At the time, they were in the final stages of promoting what I still consider to be the finest moment of their career: 1982's New Gold Dream, which had been a big commercial success for them up here in Canada. I still don't know why they pulled out.
Shortly before the festival, I was thrilled to learn that James Brown had been added to the Fest as a replacement. I was/am a much bigger fan of James Brown than I'd ever be for Simple Minds, so this switcheroo was fine by me. Unfortunately, Brown was in a bad place in his life at that time and ended up being one of the all-time live disappointments for me.
I still have yet to see Simple Minds.
"Someone Somewhere In Summertime," Geleen, the Netherlands, May 23, 1983.
6. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, RPM, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Tuesday February 14, 1989
Reason: My ride to the gig vanished.
I still have the ticket for this one.
At this point, I was in my second year of university and had been a DJ since the spring of 1984 at the radio station that broadcast from there. A group of us from CHRW had banded together to rent a van and go see Sonic Youth in Toronto the previous November (that stunning gig is coming up as no. 050), and we decided to do so again for this Nick Cave show in 1989. Unfortunately, several people had to back out at the last minute, meaning no van got booked. As it turned out, there were a few others who drove down on their own, but I didn't really know them and word didn't get to me in time concerning the ride.
I was particularly broke at the time and didn't have the money to cover the gas, parking, and other inevitable expenses to get me to Toronto and back on that night all on my lonesome. Ergo, I missed the gig.
I did end up seeing Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds give an intense, memorable performance during the Toronto Lollapalooza stop in 1994, appropriately set against a black, thundering sky (coming up as no. 081).
"From Her To Eternity," Werchter, Belgium, July 2, 1989.
7. Stéphane Grappelli, Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Summer/Autumn 1990???
Reason: I didn't have the money to get myself to the gig.
In Part One, 20 Acts I Wish I'd Seen, Le Quintette du Hot Club de France were one of my choices. And while this gig happened several decades after the Quintette's 1930's supremacy and long after Django Reinhardt's death, it would still have been a treat to have been able to see violinist Grappelli in person, especially at the gorgeous Roy Thomson Hall.
In my piece on Laura Nyro, I introduced a friend of mine from the time who I've named Keith Garcia-Westerberg. I had played Keith my album of the Quintette, and he'd been similarly impressed. Finding himself in Toronto that weekend, he came into the possession of two tickets to a Grappelli performance at RTH on a Saturday night. I can't remember how he came upon the tickets, I simply recall that he got them at short notice and contacted me immediately, early on the Saturday. The other ticket was mine if I wanted it, knowing that I'd appreciate Grappelli most of all.
Sadly, I had to turn the offer down for a reason that was recurring during these often fairly-broke student years: as with the Nick Cave show, I simply didn't have the money to get me and my car there and back and in between.
The aging Grappelli sharply shaved down his performance schedule shortly after this time, dying in Paris in late 1997.
"How High the Moon," Warsaw, Poland, 1991.
8. Sonic Youth with Redd Kross, Great Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Monday October 15, 1990
Reason: The gig was oversold.
As you may know if you've been reading this series, yours truly is a MAJOR Sonic Youth fan. I'd fallen for the jolly noiseniks during the '80s, and my pal M. Zeppelin had joined me in SY patronage by the turn of the decade. At this time, the band were touring behind their major-label debut, Goo, with this bill being a terrific proposition as Redd Kross were opening.
MZ, then living back in London for a spell, and I drove to Toronto in the late afternoon for the show, with me sacrificing both the much needed money from my initially scheduled evening shift at Sam the Record Man as well as time needed for work on several due English Lit essays. After getting into town and grabbing a bite, I pulled into the parking lot of the Mildred Pierce Restaurant (a hilarious coincidence for us as Goo sports a brief, noisy track, similarly named after the 1941 Joan Crawford vehicle) as we wanted to have a pre-gig herbal aperitif in the car before parking on the street and wandering over to the venue.
A few days prior to the concert, we had found out that it had been inexplicably moved to a much smaller venue, the Great Hall. This made no sense as Sonic Youth had sold out the much larger Diamond (now the Phoenix) two years earlier, and their profile and audience had swelled considerably during the interim. We arrived at the Hall to find a huge crowd amassed outside, unable to gain entrance.
As it turned out, the gig had been substantially oversold and this new venue was woefully inadequate for the ticket-holding patrons. As Redd Kross played inside (RK's McDonald brothers later walked passed us on the way out), anger flared outside the Great Hall as a sea of us were not unreasonably enraged that we could not get into a concert we had paid for — and that no one was planning on leaving the premises anytime soon. Never mind that I had given up much-needed time and money to be there.
Online sources reveal an 11-song set list for the concert, but my memory is more of hearing Sonic Youth playing only a few songs to the lucky entrants before the plug on the gig was pulled. The large number of police had shown up and were nervous about the massed crowd who were fulminating with hostility, seemingly getting ready to start rioting or something to that effect. In the end, we didn't get to see any of the show, the cops pulled the plug, and that was that.
Excerpt from my journal, after returning from the Sonic Youth gig that we could not get into.
There was also another "obstacle" to deal with. Remember that Mildred Pierce moment, avant gig? Well, we hadn't anticipated on heading back to Londonia several hours earlier than expected, and I now needed some time to pass in order for me to be sober enough to drive us back home. We ended up killing a few hours in a local Tim Hortons, with me downing a succession of coffees and Boston Cream donuts while the two of us uproariously peeled through the latest copy of Dimensions (??? Not sure if that's the right name): a free, Toronto New Age magazine from the time that I regularly picked up whenever I was in the city.
It was a dependable font of comic relief. I have nostalgic memories of laughing myself into double vision as I made my way through its pages, which were always wallpapered with an endless parade of folks who seem to have indulged in that one hit of acid too many, with googly eyes and inscrutable smiles rubber-stamped on each of their reverential faces. Then there were the ludicrous articles, like the one with the Gnosto-ed-up mommy who felt a connection with the ages of eternity every time she put a cloth diaper on her baby's freshly wiped ass, or on how to sew crystals in the hem of your jeans for extra power.
I did go on to see Sonic Youth six more times, all eventually coming up in this series (and saw Thurston Moore play a solo show last August).
On YouTube, I found this compilation of interviews with the band backstage at the actual Toronto gig, including bits of the show and Moore announcing that the plug was being pulled.
9. The Grateful Dead, Pine Knob Theatre, Michigan, USA, June 20, 1991
Reason: I didn't have enough money to get to the gig.
At some point in the later-'80s, Keith Garcia-Westerberg was in my car, inspecting the cassette selections I had on hand. He pulled out two Grateful Dead tapes: a Maxell 90 where I'd put Workingman's Dead on one side and American Beauty on the other, and a commercial copy of Skeleton's From the Closet: the Best of the Grateful Dead.
I had started getting interested in the Dead during the latter '80s, gradually exploring their back catalogue. "This is a band I know almost nothing about," noted Keith as he examined the cassettes. "Their output is uneven, but they're great when they're on form," I explained. "You can borrow 'em if you like."
And with those words, I inadvertently created a monster. Just a few hours later, Keith was hollering down the line to me about how absolutely blown away he'd been by the albums, and could he borrow everything else I had by them, asap?
Keith became an instant Deadhead — just add Jerry.
The summer of 1991 was one of my brokest, as I had gotten less-than-usual school cash during the previous semester coupled with fewer hours than normal at my summer job, with a raging recession making other summer employment options non-existent. One mid-summer afternoon in the midst of this, I received a call from Keith G-W, who had been following the Dead around on their tour. They were playing at Pine Knob in Michigan, roughly two hours away, just on the other side of the US border. Someone had just "miracled" him with two tickets in the parking lot for that night's show. All I had to do was drive down and the other ticket was mine.
I was seriously broke at that moment, barely able enough to buy groceries that week, let alone the gas and food needed to get me there and back. I simply couldn't justify trying to borrow the money from someone for such an indulgence, and had decline. Besides, the Dead played all the freakin' time. Surely another opportunity would arise.
It didn't. Jerry Garcia's death in 1995 marked the end of the band.
"Sugar Magnolia," Oakland Coliseum, New Year's Eve, 1991.
10. Blossom Dearie, Top O' The Senator, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1994
Reason: I didn't have the money to get me to Toronto for the gig.
I discovered Blossom Dearie at the start of the 1990s, thus instigating a love affair that's only grown for me over time. Rarely has a month gone by since wherein that knowing, schoolgirl trill, specializing in songs of sophisticated wit, has not been heard waffling from wherever I've lived.
In the fall of 1994, Blossom was in Toronto for appearances at the now defunct jazz club, Top O' The Senator. My pal, M. Zeppelin, wanted to go and knew it was a no-brainer that she could count me in. One problem: the shows occurred at yet another time when I had no cash to spare.
I was a grad student, had finished with my course work, and was spending copious amounts of time in my apartment in London, Ontario, working on my thesis. At that particular moment when we learned of her coming to the Senator, I had some money scheduled to be coming in, but until it did, I was borrowed right out from others. I simply couldn't hit anyone up for $$ for a live show and the accumulated costs involved in getting me to Toronto and back, plus drinks when there, food, etc. when more pressing day-to-day life bill demands were nipping at my heels.
MZ was similarly cash-poor at that moment. I told her to wait on tickets until my cash flow re-started … but sadly, the anticipated funds never arrived in time. I had to very frustratingly decline her offer.
She ended up attending with her pal, who I'll call Angel. Apparently, the show was great even if Blossom came off as rather testy, and the night ended with an inebriated MZ nicking an ice bucket from Top O' The Senator on her way out.
Sadly, it was to be my last opportunity to see Ms. Dearie. She died at her NYC apartment in 2009.
"I'm Hip," on Billy Taylor's TV show.
11. Beck, Elastica, and Moby, Lollapalooza, Molson Park, Barrie, Ontario, Canada, Sunday July 23, 1995
Reason: We didn't make it there in time to see Beck and Elastica. As for Moby, read on …
While it's rarely the case that one sees every name on the bill at a festival — particularly in these days where multiple stages are the norm — I'm including these names from that year's Lollapalooza because Beck was one of that day's "must-see" acts for me. Meanwhile, I had also wanted to check out Elastica, too. Unfortunately, we arrived at this fourth and final Lollapalooza that MZ and I attended much later in the day than we had at the previous three.
As I wrote in my piece on the Patti Smith gig in Toronto (which had taken place a couple of weeks previous), the summer of 1995 was a very dark one for both myself and my pal MZ. While basking in each other's misery, we also shared in the fun and joy of a series of incredible gigs spanning late spring through early autumn.
However, we almost didn't make it to this Lollapalooza. While we had tickets, along with then-MZ pal "Toaster," we were both in foul moods the night before. We just didn't feel up to the two-hour-plus drive of me getting into downtown Toronto to pick her and Toaster up; an additional hour's drive to Molson Park; the long walk from the lot to the site; an exhausting day out in the merciless sun amid huge crowds …. we just didn't know if he had it in us at that time.
Thankfully we relented, arriving just in time to see Pavement's brilliant set, but missing mainstagers Beck and Elastica in the process. Admittedly, while Elastica were more of a take-em-or-leave-em proposition to me, I was very curious about seeing Beck. He had issued the "where the hell did this come from?" Mellow Gold CD the previous year, but I had wondered if it was only a "one-off" moment of greatness. While 1996's Odelay, as well as finally hearing the experimental Stereopathetic Soul Manure, quickly allayed those "flash in the pan" thoughts, I wasn't yet there in the summer of '95, and figured that his set might drop clues as to whether this was simply a beginning or if he had already delivered everything from his bag of tricks.
I still have yet to see Beck live. While I've found his post-2002 output patchy, he's still on my "Must See" list.
And Moby? I'll throw his name in, even if I'm cheating a bit. See, I hadn't realized that Moby was even playing the second stage and, as we did a walkabout on the grounds during Cypress Hill's set, we passed by the Second Stage where I could have swore it was the bald up there over in the distance. "It's not Moby," stated MZ firmly as we made our way back to the Main Stage for Hole's upcoming appearance. "I think it is." "No, it's not."
Yes. It was. (Sticks out tongue.)
Beck at the 1997 MTV Awards with "The New Pollution."
12. Lollapalooza 2004 with The Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, Morrissey, PJ Harvey, Wilco, TV On the Radio, Polyphonic Spree, and more, Ontario Place's Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 2004
Reason: The tour was cancelled.
Nine years after our last Lolla, and seven years after it officially closed shop, the travelling alterna-festival was set to relaunch in 2004. It was now to be a two-day propostion with a lineup that pretty much left me drooling. MZ and I got tickets to the Toronto show, along with a friend of mine from Alabama who would be visiting up here at that time.
Bizarrely, it was a seated event at the Molson Amphitheatre (all previous Lollapalooza's I'd attended had been held at open-air, outside-the-city venues, as befitting a festival), although we did manage to get incredible seats when the tickets went on sale. It was all for nought, though, as word soon came through that the whole shebang had been cancelled due to low ticket sales.
A number of reasons were cited as to why this model failed, especially given how strong the roster of artists was. The most likely culprit was that many of the acts skewed towards a slighter older alterna-audience who may have had difficulty taking a couple of days off of work to attend. There was also the factor that a preponderance of dates were booked into seated venues — a festival buzzkill.
I've listed the acts I was most wanting to take in above, and have seen all of them at some other time. The exception would be Morrissey as a solo artist, although I did see The Smiths twice (coming up as nos. 032 and 036).
Fun and hijinks with The Flaming Lips at Coachella, California, 2004.
13. U2 with the Arcade Fire, Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, November 25, 2005
Reason: Couldn't get tickets.
I'm including this excellent double bill simply because we had 110% focus in attending, but simply could not get tickets. Cublet and I were prepped the morning they went on sale, but despite several hours of my consistently refreshing a few Internet browsers to the site while repeat-dialing on our cell, and Cublet doing the same thing with our land line, we couldn't secure tickets to this high-demand show. I believe estimates were something in the range of ticket demand being 5x or more what was available. Damn.
I spoke to several who attended, each giving it a huge rave. Damn double damn!
I still have yet to see U2, a group I've been following since the release of Boy in 1980, although I did get to see the Arcade Fire two summers ago.
Here is a collage that someone posted on YouTube featuring clips from the show and U2's time in Ottawa.
14. Bonnie Raitt, Feist, Ottawa Bluesfest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saturday July 8, 2006
Reason: Three acts were performing simultaneously — and a choice had to be made.
Saturday July 8, 2006 made for one frustrating evening. We had to make a choice to attend one of three shows happening simultaneously, each of which I was quite invested in seeing.
On that night at that year's Bluesfest, Bonnie Raitt was headlining the main stage. I'd long thought Bonnie would be perfect for the festival and was well chuffed to find her announced as one of 2006's marquee names. However, I was annoyed to learn that Feist was headlining one of the second stages while Bonnie was on. At this point, Feist's Let It Die had taken off in a big way up here in Canada, and it had been a favourite of ours at home. We'd missed out on tickets to some of her previous gigs here in Ottawa which had sold out quickly in tandem with her rapidly ascending career. We vowed we'd see her next time around.
Alas, we decided to take in Bonnie, correctly assuming that the still-rising Feist would be back soon. Regardless, it was an irritating choice to have to make.
However … no sooner had that been laid on our doorstep when it was announced that Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young were going to be playing Ottawa's Corel Centre (formerly the Palladium, and now Scotiabank Place) on this same night. Grrrr!
Without question, this was the show that I most wanted to see of the three, given how rare it is that these foursome tour. But ticket prices were ridiculously exorbitant (about $400 a pop if I am remembering correctly). The price meant that the decision reverted back to Bonnie … until someone I knew who had some comps but wasn't interested in CSNY asked if I was — and, oh, and they were for box seats! It was a no-brainer.
Despite being fairly far back, I wasn't about to complain. We had an evening of spacious comfort, not to mention personal bar service, throughout the 3.5 hour gig (a full review comes up down the line as no. 111). Meanwhile, our Bluesfest tickets for that night sat in the drawer at home.
Bonnie Raitt remains on my "must see" list, whereas I've had the Feist experience twice (so far … and coming up as nos. 117 and 128).
Bonnie Raitt on David Letterman with "I Will Not Be Broken," 2005.
15. George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, Ottawa Bluesfest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Tuesday July 10, 2007; and Bluesfest in the Byward, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Thursday July 9, 2009
Reasons: Couldn't attend in 2007; had to make a choice among conflicting shows in 2009.
I saw George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars play a mindblowing set at Lollapalooza '94. I'd loved Parliament/Funkadelic back in the '70s, and this blended 1990s lineup were excitement incarnate.
Well, I'm glad I got to see George and the gang back then as I've frustratingly had to miss them twice here in Ottawa. I had to pass on attending his 2007 Bluesfest show, which I'd specifically bought tickets for, owing to a family event that came up afterwards.
In 2009, I skipped Clinton's free gig in the Byward Market area downtown (far away from the main site, LeBreton Flats), as part of the Bluesfest in the Byward series. I'd already secured a festival pass when the Byward adjunct shows were announced several weeks later, greatly ikring me as I had to decide on whether to see the free show or go to Bluesfest proper for one of the very few acts I had any really investment in seeing that year: Iron and Wine.
I decided to get my "money's worth" with Iron and Wine (and Holy Fuck, preceding him), only to be treated to an exceedingly irritating and disappointing set (the problems weren't I&W/Sam Beam's fault … I'll whine more about all this in no. 139).
Meanwhile, Clinton's Market show was hailed as exceptional. Unsurprisingly.
"Flashlight," live in Japan.
16. Broken Social Scene, Ottawa Folk Festival, Britannia Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Friday August 15, 2008
Reason: Inclement weather.
This unused ticket is still kicking around as well.
It's a natural occurrence that, when on the cusp of an approaching season, one will invariably get a taste of "coming attractions," weather-wise. That's a good — or bad — thing. For example, this past March in these regions sported a succession of July-like weeks, shattering a streak of long held temperature records. Conversely, one can usually depend on there being the odd, rogue day(s) in an otherwise sweltering August when the chill of the upcoming season will flout its inevitability.
That's precisely what happened here. On what should have been a hot August night, the temperature dipped freakishly and inexplicably, the chill exacerbated by relentless volumes of cold showers under slate-grey skies. Having seen BSS three times already (and twice more since), we decided to sit this one out and just eat it on the ticket cost. (In happier news, it was back to full-on August warmth for the Sunday night show with Rufus Wainwright and Odetta, just a few months before her death, coming up down the line as no. 134).
"7/4 (Shoreline)," on CBC's Zed, 2008.
17. Leonard Cohen, Southam Hall, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Monday May 25 and Tuesday May 26, 2009
On this tour — his first in 15 years — Cohen was mostly playing the larger sheds. His Ottawa visit, by contrast, encompassed two nights at the comparatively smaller Southam Hall of the National Arts Centre (approx 2000-ish seating). Ticket demand for this tour was exceedingly heavy, and I was ready and logged in for them the moment they went on sale.
The result: within seconds, the Ticketmaster website informed me that there were no side-by-side pairs of seats available, but I did have the opportunity to purchase two of the most expensive seats in completely different areas of the hall. Huh??? When I rejected these and tried again, I was told that the shows were now sold out. This happened in what must have been less than two minutes.
I was, however, directed by Ticketmaster to another site where tickets for these shows were on sale at greatly inflated prices (it must be noted that the basic tickets themselves were pretty pricey to begin with).
There is no way I can believe that something foul, unethical and possibly illegal didn't go on here, especially considering the instant offer to buy tickets from a secondary source at a massively inflated price. As it turns out, I was far from the only one this happened to, as there was a public outcry over sales of these shows as well tickets for a Springsteen tour in and around this time. I have no doubt that what happened with these events probably didn't involve Cohen's or Springsteen's camps, with both artists publicly denouncing what had gone down.
Regardless, this was tremendously angering, not to mention that I missed the show.
Not only didn't I get to see Leonard on what many presumed would be his final full-scale tour, but a lucky someone I know who obtained tickets (he kicked it old school, lining up early in front of the physical box office) said it had to be among the ten best shows he'd ever seen. Grrrr.
In happier news, Cohen not only bounced back again this year with one of the finest and most successful albums of his long career (Old Ideas), he's decided to hit the road again — I just scored s-weeeeet tickets to his December show here in Ottawa. Fingers crossed that I won't be able to add that gig to this list …
"Tower of Song" in London, UK, 2013.
18. Neko Case, Ottawa Bluesfest, LeBreton Flats, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 12, 2009
Reason: A conflict with another show that was announced several weeks after tickets had gone on sale.
A run of several years of diverse, tasty Ottawa Bluesfest rosters ended sharply with an incredibly weak 2009. Adding insult to injury, the Fest also programmed a series of competing free shows down in the (far from the LeBreton Flats) Market, with these show unethically announced weeks after tickets to the core festival had gone on sale.
Oh, the frustrating perversity of having many nights during this two-week period wherein there was barely anyone I wanted to see alternating with other nights of competing choices (see the George Clinton entry above). Neko Case was among those few acts I was truly looking forward to, particularly as I'd been obsessively listening to her Fox Confessor Brings the Flood album. However … a free, Broken Social Scene show was announced for the same concurrent time (rolls eyes)
My nephew was up visiting at the time, and BSS was the clear choice for both of us, and I frustratingly had to miss Ms. Case (frustrating, even if BSS played a particularly excellent set that night, premiering material that would turn up on the following year's Forgiveness Rock Record).
"Margaret vs Pauline" at Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, 2008.
19. Simon and Garfunkel, Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Friday May 14, 2010
Reason: The tour was cancelled owing to Art Garfunkel's vocal chord surgery.
I've always been a fan of Simon and Garfunkel as well as Simon's solo work in the 1970s and '80s. I still have yet to see Paul Simon, but was even more excited about seeing him in a rare tour with his former collaborator and sparring partner, Artie G.
I was delighted to learn that S&G were planning a cross-Canada tour for 2010, and decided to splash out on this one, given that it was probably going to be my sole opportunity to get to see them.
I was even more delighted when I scored good seats for their Ottawa stop … and crestfallen upon learning that the tour had to be cancelled, owing to Garfunkel's emergency vocal chord surgery.
While completely understandable, it was a massive let down. The dates have never been rescheduled, and I don't anticipate that ever happening.
"Sounds of Silence," the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert, Madison Square Garden, 2009.
20. Black Keys, Wanda Jackson, Ottawa Bluesfest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Friday July 8, 2011
Reason: A flash rainstorm cancelled/delayed the sets.
Well, we at least got to see Wanda Jackson play one number (photos by Cublet) …
I've already written about this one too. To recap: In a brief time span preceding the Fujiyama Mama's set, the weather turned abruptly from "Beach Blanket Bingo" to "Secret Storm," as forceful winds and pummeling rain starting walloping the stage and its concernedly wobbling construction. Ms. Jackson played her opening number before she and her band sensibly decamped to dryer, safer quarters.
As the rain progressed from heavy to hammering, we along with throngs of moist others said bye-bye and split, figuring that the remaining night of music would be cancelled on the rain-saturated stages. Alas, both Jackson and mainstagers the Black Keys eventually appeared near the end of the night for some truncated, past-curfew sets.
And, damn, Wanda sounded good during the one and only number we got to see.
Wanda Jackson hits the stage … along with a mighty storm (Photos by VA).
While many were frustrated with the turn of events at the conclusion of what had been a gorgeous summer day, what went down on the following Sunday proved that this Friday night could have ended up with a far worse outcome.
The Black Keys, "Howlin' For You," Ottawa Bluesfest 2011.
Bob Marely and the Wailers, "Waiting In Vain," from Exodus (1977).
Next On Stage –> Ten days after the final Police Picnic in Toronto at the massive CNE Stadium, I took in a more intimate, but hotly anticipated, show by Marianne Faithfull. The by-then gravel-voiced '60s pop icon and former Jagger paramour was in the final throes of a triumphant, early '80s comeback, conveniently beginning her tour at my local watering hole. Join me next time for thigh-slappin' rhythms, backstage gossip, contented smiles and … dangerous acquaintances.
021. Dangerous Acquaintances: Marianne Faithfull, Fryfogles, London, Ontario, Canada, Monday August 15, 1983.
I remember the XTC but Red Kross did end up coming to Porter Hall as my friend Shawn Scallen was the promoter and I was catering it. I think Punchbuggy played with them and I had to go after Red Kross for stealing all the butter and putting it in their van hahaha
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Linda Seccaspina
Some of these acts I do not know. I guess like most people as you get on in years the contemporary music slowly drifts away out of your reach and out of your sphere. I am glad to see Simon and Garfunkle had a last stand. I also feel that at least I am catching up or staying in the groove by reading your great in depth posts. Your the best and do not let anyone sing anything differently about you ever.
Interesting misses. Must have been beyond annoying.
Ellen Foley — great voice, and I wonder how many people know she was a) the other half of the duet with Meat Loaf on "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights" and b) the original female lead in the sitcom "Night Court". (Plus — and you'll love this, assuming you don't already know — I just discovered while fact-checking that she sang on the Clash album "Sandanista"; that they sang on her second album AND that "Should I Stay or Should I Go" was about the love affair between her and Jones.)
Favourite Armatrading song is "I Love It When You Call Me Names". Always thought there was a sort of succession from Etta James to Armatrading to Dionne Farris….
Boanerges1
I would have like to have heard Grappelli and Django too, as well as Moby. I have been to very few concerts in my life, I must admit. My husband and I try to go to the Hudson Clearwater Concert every June. What a treat that is!
Erica K
Great post, VA. I'll be chewing this in bits and pieces. Dearie Blossom, now there's a show I'd like to see. Great shots of Wanda. What song was she singing? You missed Bob but check out the new documentary, co-produced by Ziggy M.
As always, so well done. I saw Grappelli (in the 70s?) and it was one of the great things, I'm sorry you missed him. But you are probably lucky you missed the Dead aren't you?
Being one of those crowd hating homebodies all too often, maybe I should write a post called 20 acts I was too stupid to go see, which would include the Clash early on. The list would definitly be humiliating.
Kevin Army
Well anyone who sees or tries to see as many shows as you is bound to suffer some disappointments Various. But you do seem to have more than your share. I'll keep my fingers crossed that Cohen is still alive and well for his next show.
Linda: Now I'm wondering why the hell Redd Kross were hoarding butter in their van???
Algis: That's sweet, Algis, and glad I am helping you stay in the groove. I'm still groovin' to your MacArthur Park … 😉
Boanerges: Yep, I did know that about Foley, but then I could be overly-obsessive re: the Clash. Here's the thing about when I (may have) seen them that day: I had no idea she was Jones' girlfriend — in fact, I would have had no idea who she was at that time. Then, a few months later, I saw a photo of the two of them together and noticed how much she looked like the blonde woman who I saw with the Possible Mick Jones.
At the time of the festival, the Clash were in NYC — not too far away — recording Sandinista! It's entirely possible Jones could have popped over to see his old friend Chrissie Hynde.
Interesting take on Armatrading. One of the things I always liked about Joan is how unclassifiable she is. She was superb when I saw her a few years ago.
EricaK: I remember you telling me about the festival. Outdoor shows are always a great thing to take in during the summertime. Something about being outside and under the stars.
Scarlett: That Marley doc is on my must-see list. I go in and out of phases of listening to certain people, and I've really been in a Marley rediscovery phase these past couple of years. As for Blossom, she appeared on TVO's Studio 2 during her visit, playing "I'm Hip" and "I Like You" as well as being interviewed by Steve Paikin. I videotaped her segment and tried to find the vid and digitize it for this piece, but couldn't locate it.
And as for Wanda, I believe she played "Riot In Cell Block 9″ if I'm remembering correctly.
Kevin: Ouch, Kevin, that's a harsh thing to say about yourself. Trust me, I've missed plenty and kicked myself later. And, no, I'm pretty disappointed to have missed seeing The Dead. While certainly no hardcore Deadhead, I do love chunks of their catalogue and, even if from a sociological perspective, would love to have seen them live … even if to just see everyone doing "that" dance.
Abrawang: Well, actually given the number of shows I've seen in almost 40 years, the batting average isn't too bad. As you note, it's inevitable given the math. I too will keep my fingers crossed about Cohen. He was playing three hour sets on his last tour — how does he do it?
Oh my god do I love me some Redd Kross. How is "Born Innocent" not ever name checked as a punk classic? I would have been highly pissed at that oversold gig.
Oh, and the Lolla '95 – At the first day of the NYC show I caught Moby AND Patti Smith at the second stage! Awesome. Caught Elastica too – I was quite smitten with them at the time. Poor Beck had water bottles pelted at him by a mass horde of nasty braindead pre-Nu Metal larva- the same people who didn't stay for Sonic Youth's headlining set. And it's making me laugh that you saw it at Molson park. At the NYC gig I remember Courtney Love yelling "MOLSON?! OH YEAH, I DOUCHE WITH THAT STUFF." (Hole and Metallica I think had recently played at some concert series sponsored by Molson).
ChillerPop
Chiller: Highly pissed is putting it lightly. And that's great you got to not only see Elastica and Moby, but Patti as well (I remember you mentioning that before — the surprise factor must have been something else). And what were nu metal larva doing at Lolla that year? I'm trying to remember who was on the bill that they would have been interested in. When I saw Courtney at the Lolla stop in Barrie, her arm was still in a cast following her fight with Kathleen Hanna.
Your Molson/Courtney comment brought back something I'd forgotten about. Molson Ice set up a concert in Tuktoyaktuk in the far, far arctic north of the Northwest Territories featuring Hole, Metallica and others. MuchMusic — back in its final days of being any good — ran commercials seemingly every 5 minutes featuring a clip from "Violet," promoting the contest that would fly the winners up there for the concert.
I guess this post answers the question that was lingering in my mind: Is there anyone V.A. hasn't seen in concert? 🙂 That Heatwave poster, what a classic of the genre! I had seen just a year earlier a free concert in Central Park : the B-52s and Talking Heads, and Dave Edmunds in a separate one. Back in the day, nothing like this was a hassle. I admire your passion and fortitude. I think about the time I saw The Kinks ("Give the People What They Want") at MSG I started to think that maybe I was no longer cut out for viewing live acts at mega arenas. Next one I saw there was Pete Seeger's 90th b-day 3 years ago. What a trip, seeing grandparents and their grand kids coming down that escalator after the show. Keep em coming, VA!
dirndl: I really regret having lost my own copy of that Heatwave poster in a move many years ago. That's cool that you saw The Kinks — another act I've long loved and wished to have seen. I did, however, see Ray Davies play an amazing solo set a few years back. He was quite the raconteur, telling many interesting and funny tales about his career and songs. As for the big shows, I realize that crowds are a big turn off for many who find them draining, and while I love the more intimate venues, I also tend to feed off the energy at those larger events. I often love watching the audience as much as the show.
That's also great that you got to go to your fellow townsperson's 90th. I can tell you that with so many of the shows I go to, in a variety of genres, there's such a range of ages attending. It's simply not true that older people don't go out to concerts because I see theory deflated consistently. Even at some of the indie rock shows I go to, I'm often surprised by the range of ages who turn up, which I think is great. I love seeing people engaged and passionate in a positive way.
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Shawn Fryfogle September 2, 2012 at 1:55 pm
Hi! I was searching for some information on Fryfogle's, the old London, Ontario bar. I found your site and was happy to read about Marianne Faithfull playing there. My name, oddly enough, is Shawn Fryfogle. I live in London (since 1994) and have been looking for any and all information relating to the bar.
I saved the images related to Fry's, but wondered if you had any other info, pics, stories, etc.,?
It would be great to hear back from you.
Shawn Fryfogle


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Brain death diagnosis and apnea test safety
Calixto Machado1, Jesus Perez2, Claudio Scherle2, Alejandro Areu2, Alejandro Pando2
1 Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Havana, Cuba
2 Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital, Service of Neurology, Havana, Cuba
Date of Decision 27-Aug-2009
Date of Web Publication 8-Oct-2009
Calixto Machado
Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, 29 y D, Vedado, La Habana 10400
The apnea test is a mandatory examination for determining brain death (BD), because it provides an essential sign of definitive loss of brainstem function. However, several authors have expressed their concern about the safety of this procedure as there are potential complications such as severe hypotension, pneumothorax, excessive hypercarbia, hypoxia, acidosis, and cardiac arrhythmia or asystole. These complications may constrain the examiner to abort the test, thereby compromising BD diagnosis. Nevertheless, when an appropriate oxygen-diffusion procedure is used, this technique is safe. We review here the prerequisites to begin the test, its procedure, potential complications, and the use of alternative ancillary tests. We recommend that the apnea test be retained as a mandatory procedure for the diagnosis of BD. In those situations when the apnea test is terminated by the examiner for some reason or when it is impossible to carry it out in a patient due to the presence of some pathologic condition, alternative ancillary tests should be used to confirm BD.
Keywords: Ancillary tests, apnea test, brain death
Machado C, Perez J, Scherle C, Areu A, Pando A. Brain death diagnosis and apnea test safety. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2009;12:197-200
Machado C, Perez J, Scherle C, Areu A, Pando A. Brain death diagnosis and apnea test safety. Ann Indian Acad Neurol [serial online] 2009 [cited 2021 Jan 18];12:197-200. Available from: https://www.annalsofian.org/text.asp?2009/12/3/197/56326
The apnea test (AT) has been considered by most authors as the 'condition sine qua non' for determining brain death (BD) because it provides an essential sign of a definitive loss of brainstem function. [1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6],[7] Nonetheless, it is the most difficult clinical test in BD protocols and, besides, is potentially harmful and lengthy. The possible complications of this test include severe hypotension, pneumothorax, excessive hypercarbia, hypoxia, acidosis, and cardiac arrhythmia or asystole. The occurrence of any of these complications may constrain the examiner to abort the test, thereby compromising BD diagnosis. [1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6],[7] However, when an appropriate oxygen-diffusion procedure is used, this technique is safe. [8],[9],[10],[11],[12],[13],[14],[15],[16] We review here the prerequisites for conducting the test, the procedure, the potential complications, and the use of alternative ancillary tests.
Prerequisites for the apnea test
It is important to ensure that certain prerequisites are satisfied before the AT is carried out. [14],[15] These are as follows:
The body temperature of the subject needs to be 32΀C or more. Most authors are of the opinion that this test should not be begun when the body temperature is below 32΀C. It may be necessary to warm the body to 36΀C if the body temperature is low. Correction of hypothermia facilitates CO 2 production and reduces the chances of hypotension by stabilizing blood pressure and the hemodynamic state. [17],[18],[19],[20]
The required PaO 2 levels are often not clearly defined; however, it is recommended that preoxygenation with 100% O 2 be done for some time, generally for 10 min, and that hypoxia be avoided. Some experts recommend maintenance of a normal PO 2 or preoxygenation to obtain an arterial PO 2 ≥ 200 mmHg. [12],[19] Preoxygenation helps to avoid possible hypocapnia, which may be due to hyperventilation, or to the setting of high tidal volumes on the mechanical ventilator, or if the patient if hypothermic.
It is important to ensure that the arterial PCO 2 or PaCO 2 is normal or above 40 mmHg. 23 Certain authors recom m end a starting PaCO 2 of 36 mmHg or higher. [21],[22] Others state that the important consideration is to elevate the PaCO2 to 20 mmHg above the starting PaCO2 level. [23]
It is recommended that the blood pH should be normal or in the low basic range before beginning the AT. [24]
A pretest systolic blood pressure of at least 90 mmHg is recommended by the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.
Fluid balance: Euvolemia or a positive fluid balance during the previous 6 h [15],[19] is also recommended.
Medication: AT should not be performed when the subject is under the influence of drugs that may paralyze the respiratory muscles, i.e., relaxants such as pancuronium. [25]
Procedure of the apnea test
Disconnection of the patient from the respirator
If continuous or intermittent oxygen supply is preceded by denitrogenation of blood gases, high PaO 2 levels can be sustained for very long periods of time. [26] Preoxygenation removes alveolar nitrogen stores and facilitates oxygen transport. [27] There are several techniques for ascertaining that there is sufficient oxygenation during AT. [15] The first method is to disconnect the patient from the respirator and to insert a catheter or cannula into the endotracheal tube down to the level of the carina and provide pure oxygen at a rate of 4-10 l/min. This would ensure sufficient alveolar ventilation and transport of oxygen to the blood even without any respiratory movements. [17]
In the second procedure the patient is not disconnected from the respirator but the minute volume is decreased to a very low level (0.5-2 l/min), with the respirator in the synchronized intermittent mandatory volume ventilation mode and with pure oxygen provided for inspiration. In this procedure, the patient is not disconnected until the required PaCO 2 is achieved. Lang and coworkers prefer this method as it prevents tracheopulmonary complications and allows the examiner to detect any spontaneous respiratory effort. [14],[15] Al Jumah et al, have proposed a third procedure of biphasic intermittent positive airway pressure (BIPAP), a method known as 'bulk diffusion'. [28]
Some authors considered it safer to test for apnea by keeping the patient with a continuous flow of 100 % oxygen and low positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP), than to disconnect them from the ventilator. [29],[30]
Duration of the apnea test
Apnea is concluded when no breathing effort is observed at a PaCO 2 of 60 mm Hg or with a 20 mm Hg increment from baseline; this indicates that the AT is positive, thereby supporting the diagnosis of BD. Since a rapid increase in PaCO 2 to 20 mmHg above normal baseline is believed to provide a maximal stimulus to the respiratory centers, such an increase is recommended when the baseline PaCO 2 is at or above 36-40 mmHg. On the other hand, if respiratory movements are detected, the AT is classified as negative (i.e., not supportive of a BD diagnosis), the patient should be reconnected to the respirator. If arterial pressure drops to < 90 mm Hg, or a noticeable desaturation is detected by the oximeter or cardiac arrhythmias occur, the procedure should be stopped immediately and the ventilator should be connected. Some authors do not consider the duration of the AT to be relevant, [15] while others have recommended that the test be stopped after 10-15 min, even if blood gas levels cannot be determined. [25],[31] Under physiological states, the PaCO 2 is predicted to increase by 3-4 mmHg in such situations [32] but this may vary considerably under conditions of brain death. According to some authors it is essential to monitor the blood gases at frequent intervals and the procedure can be extended up to 1 h. [15]
An alternative procedure for the AT has been proposed when a decrease in ventilator volume is not desirable. In this procedure, CO 2 is insufflated to achieve the desired PaCO 2 levels. Lang et al. considered this method to be particularly useful in cases where there is minimal rise in PaCO 2 or when blood oxygenation is hampered by pulmonary problems. [33],[34],[35] This technique requires close monitoring of the patient, but the duration of the procedure could be shortened considerably. [14],[15]
Several authors have estimated the level of PCO 2 at which maximal stimulation of the medullary respiratory centers would occur. Wijdicks has reported the occurrence of a probable unsafe hypercarbia in some cases who had started to breathe at low PCO 2 levels (about 30-35 mm of Hg) but lost respiratory drive some hours later. [10],[36] The same group has also reported that when the ventilator settings are below certain trigger sensitivity thresholds, some patients show false readings of spontaneous respiratory movements at rates of 20-30/min, which may cause confusion in BD determination. [37]
Several complications can occur during the AT. Goudreau et al, have reported that approximately one in four ATs were associated with cardiovascular complications, and the rate of complications nearly doubled when the tests were carried out without satisfying the prerequisites. Hypotension was the most frequent complication (24%), while cardiac arrhythmia with the potential for ventricular fibrillation or arrest was much less common (1%). A blood pressure reading of 90 mmHg before testing is acceptable as a rule. Usually there is mild increase in blood pressure with hyperoxygenation and marked decrease with hypercapnia. Persistent hypotension may be corrected using intravenous fluids, 5% albumin, or an increase of intravenous dopamine or (nor)epinephrine infusion. [10] It is considered that hypoxemia contributes to cardiac arrhythmia and hypotension during AT. [25] If pulse oximetry is used, saturation values should not drop below 80% as hypoxemia can lead to cardiac arrhythmia or hypotension during AT. [25] There are no precise standards for the blood pH, although pH values less than 7.2 or 7.0 should be avoided although there are reports of safe conduct of the test in spite of very low blood pH values. [38],[39] Low pH of blood is highly correlated with raised PaCO 2 and it is rapidly restored with normoventilation or mild hyperventilation. Normalization of blood pH by administration of buffer or alkaline solutions should be avoided as it could lead to alkalosis when normal ventilation is resumed.
Saposnik et al, reported complications in more than two-thirds of their patients. These complications included hypotension (12%), acidosis (68%), and hypoxemia (23%). They reported that four patients suffered major complications (e.g., pneumothorax). [40] Barotrauma is another complication that has been reported following AT. [41],[42],[43],[44]
Coimbra directly critiqued the use of AT, considering that it may induce potentially irreversible collapse of intracranial vessels by simultaneously worsening intracranial hypertension and inducing hypotension in brain-dead patients. This author remarked that "apnea testing may induce rather than diagnose irreversible brain damage". [40] This argument has been rejected by other authors, because "It has never been demonstrated that global cerebral ischemic penumbra is transformed into global brain infarction by AT," suggesting future studies using serial PET assessments. [24]
Is the apnea test safe in BD diagnosis?
Most authors are of the opinion that in spite of the potential complications, the AT is safe when performed after appropriate oxygen-diffusion procedures. [8],[9],[10],[11],[12],[13],[14],[15],[16] In the rare situations where AT cannot be carried out, other ancillary tests may be required. [14],[15],[33],[34],[35],[45]
In a large series of 228 BD determinations, with a special emphasis on the AT, it was observed that in 7% instances the physician decided not to administer the AT because of hemodynamic instability or poor oxygenation at baseline, and in 3% cases the test had to be terminated due to hypotension or hypoxemia. [46] In a previous study, hypotension occurred in 24% of ATs. It is not clear if there was an overlap of these two series, because the first study was carried out from 1990 to 1999 [10] and the second one from 1996 to 2007. [46]
Alternative ancillary tests
The AT test may have to be abandoned if the patient has significant hemodynamic instability, poor PaO 2 at baseline despite adequate preoxygenation, or inability to achieve target PaCO 2 levels. Extensive thoracic trauma or significant pulmonary disorders interfering with ventilation are other conditions that may prevent the use of the AT. [1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6],[7] Estimation of cerebral blood flow by transcranial Doppler studies or CT angiography can be considered when the AT cannot be carried out. Other ancillary tests that may be used to confirm brain death include multimodality evoked potential studies and the atropine test. [47],[48],[49],[50],[51],[52],[53],[54],[55],[56]
With this study conducted in Cuba, we have arrived at the same conclusion as other authors, i.e., that in all cases in which the AT had to be aborted due to progressive hypotension or hypoxemia, there had been a nonsatisfactory preoxygenation technique. [8],[9],[10],[11],[12],[13],[14],[15],[16]
As this test provides an essential sign of a definitive loss of brainstem functions, we recommend that it be retained as a mandatory test in the diagnostic criteria for BD. In those situations when it is aborted by the examiner for some reason or when it is impossible to apply the test in a patient due to certain pathologic conditions, alternative ancillary tests should be used to confirm BD. [47],[48],[49],[50],[51],[52],[53],[54],[55],[56]
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The Best Dr. Dre Movies
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List Rules Vote for your favorite movies, regardless of critic reviews or how big the role was.
List of the best Dr. Dre movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Dr. Dre's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Dr. Dre movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Dr. Dre movies will be at the top of the list. Dr. Dre has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Dr. Dre movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Dr. Dre films to end the squabble once and for all.
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Bantayan
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Bantayan Island | Cebu, Philippines
Paradise Beach, Bantayan Island
Located in Central Philippines at the northernmost tip of mainland Cebu, is a tropical island Eden, known as Bantayan Island. A little less than one hundred square miles in size, it's regarded as one of the most beautiful islands in the world because of its crystal clear ocean waters and an immaculately clean shoreline of powder-like white sands.
Malapascua Island | Cebu, Philippines
Malapascua Island (Photos by: Olivier Delorieux)
Of the more than seven thousand islands in the Philippines, Malapascua is fast becoming one of the top diving destinations. Aside from its multi-colored living corals and fascinating marine life, perhaps its attraction lies in the fact that it's a tiny, little isolated island whose tourism infrastructure and facilities are yet to be completely developed.
Camotes Island | Cebu, Philippines
Santiago Bay (Photos by: The Manilan)
It is said that if the first Spanish explorers, who more than 350 years ago arrived on the island, came today, they'd find it the same as when they first set eyes on it. And that's saying a lot for Camotes Islands. It continues to stand the test of time with its incredible, unspoiled and unaffected white sand beaches and natural forests surrounded by the vast expanse of an aqua-blue ocean waters.
Mactan Island | Cebu, Philippines
Shangri-La's Mactan Resort & Spa, Cebu
Mactan Island connected to mainland Cebu by two bridges (Mandaue-Mactan Bridge and Marcelo Fernan Bridge) sits just a few kilometers from the city proper. Mactan is pretty well-developed and quite cosmopolitan in its looks with high-end, classy hotels like the plushy, Shangri-la Mactan Resort & Spa, named by Travel & Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler as one of the top Asian resorts. There are other accommodations that range from the affordable inns to several upscale hotels. A lot of these places are newly established to cater to local and foreign tourists who enjoy the enchantingly grand beaches of Mactan's coastlines jet skiing, parasailing, or windsurfing, if not scuba diving in some of the best diving and snorkeling sites in the country.
Basdaku White Beach - Moalboal, Cebu
From Cebu International Airport, a 2 1/2 drive will take you to this tiny little island paradise known as Moalboal. The central tourist activity in Moalboal is recreational diving. Its reefs along the western side of the island are home to a wide variety of marine life and other intriguing fish species. In particular, scuba divers, snorkelers and free divers would love exploring the natural structure of the reef which tails the stretch of the coastline of Pescador Island, about a couple of kilometers from Moalboal. Of course, because of its clear ocean waters and exquisite beaches, swimming and sun bathing are likewise a common sight.
Badian | Cebu, Philippines
Badian Island Resort and SPA
About a hundred kilometers southwest of Metropolitan Cebu is the town of Badian. It boasts of some of the most breathtaking beaches in central Philippines. Badian's shoreline of cream-colored sands against a backdrop of natural lush greenery extends to several miles, making it a perfect dive center for local and foreign diving enthusiasts. Bounded on the north by Moalboal, its enthralling coral reef and rich marine life mingle with those of Moalboal, creating a small gripping underwater world of moving, colorful species of fish and sea plants. Most of the Badian resorts are amply equipped with top-quality diving gear for amateurs and professional divers. To assist beginners, diving instructors are on hand to help them through the ABC's of diving and some critical etiquette, when in the water.
Oslob | Cebu, Philippines
Sumilon Island
Within the municipality of Oslob in the province of Cebu is the enchanting island of Sumilon. It's a 24-hectare expanse bordered on one side by the clear oceanic waters with varying hues of aquamarine and white sand beaches in the different areas of this coral island. Created in 1974 as a marine sanctuary, it is, in the Philippines, the first protected island with its marine life by Siliman University Marine Reserve of Dumaguete City, in the neighboring province of Negros Oriental.
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We are Chas and Josie, the owners of Les Vaux. Some years ago, we decided on a change of direction in our lives and just one month after our first ever visit to France (a fishing holiday, of course!) we found Les Vaux, a rural, tranquil and very peaceful location set in the superb countryside of the Brittany / Mayenne border. Since 2002 we have established what we believe is a unique carp angler's escape to the country.
We decided right from the start to specialise in family holidays, with the emphasis on the carp angler, but somewhere that anglers' families would also want to come and it was the building right beside the lake that we could see as the perfect family accommodation. In its time, it had had many functions, including animal byre and hay loft, and was, when we bought the lake, a garage and storage shed. It was gutted and transformed into the comfortable 3-bedroomed gîte that sleeps 10 that you see today. No cabin fever here! The whole family can enjoy the carp angler's adventure from the luxury of a quiet, rural French retreat.
Want to get out and about? Brilliant for children and adults alike is Aquatis, a superb, all-weather water park a 10-minute drive away in Fougères. But this is just one of the many attractions to be found in the surrounding regions of Brittany, Normandy and Mayenne – take a look at our Useful Links section. Weekly street markets are held in many local towns (more information can be found in the gîte), but if you would like something less busy, local traffic is very light and the area ideal for cycling and walking.
Many of our guests return time and time again, which is an absolute delight to us – and to Buddy, the dog, too!