I am continuously aware of how much I don't know. It's shocking on the one hand and perhaps just so very normal on the other.
The latest head-ringer was the discovery of a very, very good folk singer, author and activist whose songs resonate and whose experiences parallel my own in many, many ways. His name is Bob Bossin! We were born the same year and raised in the same City. We attended the same University. He sang with some famous folkers (Seeger and Guthrie) with whom my uncle (Paul Bain) sang in New York in the 50's. Bob grew up watching the same baseball team in Toronto that I did. Better still, we shared a common hero, a centre fielder named Sam Jethroe. The Bossins were around the baseball players at the Barclay Hotel in Toronto. My father and I were around lots of the Argo and Leaf players for a time at the Isabella hotel. Bob and his dad Dave used to go to the same Racetrack that my high school friends and I did. After school we'd make a mad dash to Greenwood to get there for the last 2 races. (Ed note: entry was free for the last 2).
All this to say: I am amazed by Bob's accomplishments, a bit embarrassed that I have not followed him all these years but, I am ecstatic that I have found a new "brother."
Which is to remind us all to keep looking and realize there is so much yet to discover and enjoy. Once again, the blog's message rings true; "Keep On eh!"
