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Gord McCaw

@whisperingslim.bsky.social

Retired driving instructor. Likes: shooting photos, diners and film noir Dislikes: eggplant and psychopaths...

290 Followers  |  236 Following  |  33 Posts  |  Joined: 30.11.2024  |  2.4232

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See the other reply dear...

08.11.2025 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is an early heads up for an illustrated talk about Vancouver eateries given by both Aaron Chapman and myself at the Old Hastings Mill Store Museum, 1575 Alma St, Vancouver, BC, Sunday, Sept. 7 at 2pm. Admission is $25/person.

Advance tickets @ this link:
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02.09.2025 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Pretty funny about the cockatoos stealing schoolkids lunches, the little felons!

29.07.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Patriarchy No One Can Hear You Scream: Rebecca Solnit on Jeffrey Epstein and the Silencing Machine One of my favorite books when I was young was T. H. White’sΒ The Once and Future King, and one of its central themes is the attempt of King Arthur to replace an ethos of β€œmight is right” with someth…

Me, 2019: "Epstein gambled on the differential between his power and voice in the world and theirs and for the most part he won, because the game was rigged by dozens of people around him... Monsters rule over us, on behalf of monsters." lithub.com/in-patriarch...

26.07.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1322    πŸ” 390    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 32
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Gord McCaw And..........checkmate...

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27.06.2025 07:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Only a truly philistine mouth breathing idiot like tRump could come up with such a fucking stupid idea...

15.02.2025 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I still kick myself for not getting a separate shot of the 7-UP sign...

29.01.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You're most welcome Will...

29.01.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Part of the problem lies with parking lots, particularly in Vancouver, squeezing in as many spaces as possible, a particular challenge for the larger SUV's and p/u trucks. There, of course, is also the problem of lack of skill in parking and a lack of consideration on the part of a lot of people...

20.01.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What's the deal with his ears?

19.01.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Same here...

16.01.2025 07:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The festival moved over to the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland about three years ago from the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. It's a blast seeing these fabulous films on the big screen in a marvelous old movie palace...

03.01.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
NOIR CITY Film Festival Noir City Film Festival, presented by the Film Noir Foundation

Looking forward to taking in Noir City 22 in Oakland, CA, opening night of the ten day film noir festival is Jan. 24. I'm going for the first couple of nights but heading down on the 22nd to hang in the SF Bay area as well...
www.noircity.com

03.01.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Let me guess, you're at McLeod's Books...

26.12.2024 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Grade A Bullshit...

14.12.2024 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kinda looks like A.I. to me...

08.12.2024 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

His mom was on Faux "News" vigorously backpedaling on her email of seven years ago saying she didn't really mean it, he's changed, yada yada yada...

05.12.2024 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good assessment of what's happening in the United States...

people.wku.edu/aaron.hughey...

02.12.2024 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Have now blocked several more, ah well...

02.12.2024 06:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck off lying spammer...

02.12.2024 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting, I've been on here less than 24 hours and I've already blocked three or four fakes, the ones with the big tits hanging out who suggest you'll have a real good time with them...

01.12.2024 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah so, I just signed on today myself...

01.12.2024 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sure but out of curiosity, do I know you by another name?

01.12.2024 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Diners are a favorite subject of mine. Over the past several decades (but mostly the past decade) I've eaten in/shot photos of them in 27 different cities in Canada and the U.S..
This is the Madison Diner on Bainbridge Island, WA. I shot this photo on Sept. 6, 2024...

30.11.2024 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚

30.11.2024 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well they say a picture is worth a thousand words, this is spot on. Do not obey in advance!

29.11.2024 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 30001    πŸ” 7731    πŸ’¬ 759    πŸ“Œ 407

I'm going to be in SF near the end of January, maybe see you then...

30.11.2024 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Back atcha...

30.11.2024 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why?

30.11.2024 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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