: About Me

Al Reilly Has been performing on stage since before the age of 14. The singer/songwriter is also a published writer, having had a weekly column in the now defunct Brampton Daily Times.

Whether he is playing with one of his several bands or else cutting loose at a karaoke bar or Jam Night, a passion and intensity that accompanies him to the stage means that his performance will not soon be forgotten.

He brings a wealth of knowledge to both his freelance writing and lyrics and can tackle a wide range of topics.

There are not too many subjects that he doesn't have an opinion on or insight into. Everyday he continues to seek a deeper knowledge of the things around him.

My passion is ...

performing live music

I know too much about ...

Monty Python's Flying Circus

My parents always told me ...

to get a haircut and get a real job

My childhood ambition ...

Rock Star

My favorite memory ...

Opening up for Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians at an outdoor festival

Why I write ...

I have an unending need to express myself

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Harry Potter, The Secret, Family Guy, Ozzy Osbourne

My first job ...

H. Salt Fish & Chips cured me of my Chef ambitions

My best moment ...

Singing Stairway to Heaven into a cell phone while on stage for a dying cancer patient

My inspiration ...

the late Buzz Shearman (Lead vocalist of Moxy)

Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) True gardening stories and lessons learned

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Several years back I had the great fortune to be living in a house with a huge back yard. At the bottom of that yard some 80 feet wide and 25 feet deep I embarked on creating a magnificent vegetable garden. I rented a machine and tilled the soil. I cut up skids in 18 inch wide sections and placed them around as pathways to the various sections of my garden. Chicken wire and stakes were set up to support my beans and cucumber plants. I had landscaping fabric down to limit the amount of weeding that I had to do and give me more time to concentrate on my precious food bearing children. Every ...

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