Simon St. Laurent
@simonstlaurent.bsky.social
Artist, cat-lover, and avid reader. Former film/tv tech, now customer service. Military brat, always! RCAF Station St. Hubert (QC), CFB Greenwood (NS), CFB Baden-Soellingen (Germany), CFB Borden (ON). Now living in Toronto.
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My website post yesterday:
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Blu-ray: Home for Christmas (Black Zero)
"In October I posted a piece about Black Zero, a Toronto-based multimedia publisher — founded by filmmaker, scholar, and archivist Stephen Broomer — specializing in the archiving and...."
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Blu-ray: Home for Christmas (Black Zero)
"In October I posted a piece about Black Zero, a Toronto-based multimedia publisher — founded by filmmaker, scholar, and archivist Stephen Broomer — specializing in the archiving and...."
December 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
My website post yesterday:
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Blu-ray: Home for Christmas (Black Zero)
"In October I posted a piece about Black Zero, a Toronto-based multimedia publisher — founded by filmmaker, scholar, and archivist Stephen Broomer — specializing in the archiving and...."
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/blu-...
Blu-ray: Home for Christmas (Black Zero)
"In October I posted a piece about Black Zero, a Toronto-based multimedia publisher — founded by filmmaker, scholar, and archivist Stephen Broomer — specializing in the archiving and...."
My new website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/blu-...
Blu-ray: Home for Christmas (Black Zero)
"In October I posted a piece about Black Zero, a Toronto-based multimedia publisher — founded by filmmaker, scholar, and archivist Stephen Broomer — specializing in the archiving and restoration...."
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/blu-...
Blu-ray: Home for Christmas (Black Zero)
"In October I posted a piece about Black Zero, a Toronto-based multimedia publisher — founded by filmmaker, scholar, and archivist Stephen Broomer — specializing in the archiving and restoration...."
December 16, 2025 at 1:34 AM
My new website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/blu-...
Blu-ray: Home for Christmas (Black Zero)
"In October I posted a piece about Black Zero, a Toronto-based multimedia publisher — founded by filmmaker, scholar, and archivist Stephen Broomer — specializing in the archiving and restoration...."
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/blu-...
Blu-ray: Home for Christmas (Black Zero)
"In October I posted a piece about Black Zero, a Toronto-based multimedia publisher — founded by filmmaker, scholar, and archivist Stephen Broomer — specializing in the archiving and restoration...."
In Toronto's Annex Neighbourhood: "Gleam & Sip"
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"On my way back home I made a discovery, one I'll appreciate very soon. There's a new shop at the southeast corner of Dupont and Madison:"
Gleam & Sip
Matcha * Espresso * Bar
Vegan & Gluten Free Bakery
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"On my way back home I made a discovery, one I'll appreciate very soon. There's a new shop at the southeast corner of Dupont and Madison:"
Gleam & Sip
Matcha * Espresso * Bar
Vegan & Gluten Free Bakery
December 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
In Toronto's Annex Neighbourhood: "Gleam & Sip"
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"On my way back home I made a discovery, one I'll appreciate very soon. There's a new shop at the southeast corner of Dupont and Madison:"
Gleam & Sip
Matcha * Espresso * Bar
Vegan & Gluten Free Bakery
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/08/in-t...
"On my way back home I made a discovery, one I'll appreciate very soon. There's a new shop at the southeast corner of Dupont and Madison:"
Gleam & Sip
Matcha * Espresso * Bar
Vegan & Gluten Free Bakery
My website post (2 of 2) today:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/star...
Star Trek: The Motion Picture — 46 Years Later
"This morning I learned that it was forty-six years ago today that the first Star Trek movie was released. In March of 1978 I was listening to Toronto radio station CKFM...."
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture — 46 Years Later
"This morning I learned that it was forty-six years ago today that the first Star Trek movie was released. In March of 1978 I was listening to Toronto radio station CKFM...."
December 8, 2025 at 2:19 AM
My website post (2 of 2) today:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/star...
Star Trek: The Motion Picture — 46 Years Later
"This morning I learned that it was forty-six years ago today that the first Star Trek movie was released. In March of 1978 I was listening to Toronto radio station CKFM...."
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture — 46 Years Later
"This morning I learned that it was forty-six years ago today that the first Star Trek movie was released. In March of 1978 I was listening to Toronto radio station CKFM...."
My new website post:
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The Great Orson Welles Narrates a Movie's TV Trailer
"Those thirty-second television adverts promoting an upcoming major motion picture are rarely narrated by a cinema great. But, when that particular great has...."
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The Great Orson Welles Narrates a Movie's TV Trailer
"Those thirty-second television adverts promoting an upcoming major motion picture are rarely narrated by a cinema great. But, when that particular great has...."
December 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
My new website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/the-...
The Great Orson Welles Narrates a Movie's TV Trailer
"Those thirty-second television adverts promoting an upcoming major motion picture are rarely narrated by a cinema great. But, when that particular great has...."
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/the-...
The Great Orson Welles Narrates a Movie's TV Trailer
"Those thirty-second television adverts promoting an upcoming major motion picture are rarely narrated by a cinema great. But, when that particular great has...."
My new website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/star...
Star Trek: The Motion Picture — 46 Years Later
"This morning I learned that it was forty-six years ago today that the first Star Trek movie was released. In March of 1978 I was listening to Toronto radio station CKFM when a news...."
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/star...
Star Trek: The Motion Picture — 46 Years Later
"This morning I learned that it was forty-six years ago today that the first Star Trek movie was released. In March of 1978 I was listening to Toronto radio station CKFM when a news...."
December 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
My new website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/star...
Star Trek: The Motion Picture — 46 Years Later
"This morning I learned that it was forty-six years ago today that the first Star Trek movie was released. In March of 1978 I was listening to Toronto radio station CKFM when a news...."
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/star...
Star Trek: The Motion Picture — 46 Years Later
"This morning I learned that it was forty-six years ago today that the first Star Trek movie was released. In March of 1978 I was listening to Toronto radio station CKFM when a news...."
Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Planets & Tales
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* Gustav Holst's "The Planets"
* Raymond Luedeke's "Tales of the Netsilik — for orchestra and narrator"
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* Gustav Holst's "The Planets"
* Raymond Luedeke's "Tales of the Netsilik — for orchestra and narrator"
December 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Planets & Tales
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* Gustav Holst's "The Planets"
* Raymond Luedeke's "Tales of the Netsilik — for orchestra and narrator"
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* Gustav Holst's "The Planets"
* Raymond Luedeke's "Tales of the Netsilik — for orchestra and narrator"
Picturing: Colours of Jean Sibelius Sq Park Toronto
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"Once you hit twenty, life goes like a rocket. Every time you turn around, another year's gone."
The trees above will continue their life cycle long after you and I are gone....
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"Once you hit twenty, life goes like a rocket. Every time you turn around, another year's gone."
The trees above will continue their life cycle long after you and I are gone....
December 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Picturing: Colours of Jean Sibelius Sq Park Toronto
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"Once you hit twenty, life goes like a rocket. Every time you turn around, another year's gone."
The trees above will continue their life cycle long after you and I are gone....
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2024/08/pict...
"Once you hit twenty, life goes like a rocket. Every time you turn around, another year's gone."
The trees above will continue their life cycle long after you and I are gone....
My website post yesterday:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/stor...
Story: Of Bunkers and the Rounds
"One could still find reminding-bits of warfare in the local bunkers, of which an example sat in a field very close to where I lived in Iffezheim."
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Story: Of Bunkers and the Rounds
"One could still find reminding-bits of warfare in the local bunkers, of which an example sat in a field very close to where I lived in Iffezheim."
December 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
My website post yesterday:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/stor...
Story: Of Bunkers and the Rounds
"One could still find reminding-bits of warfare in the local bunkers, of which an example sat in a field very close to where I lived in Iffezheim."
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/stor...
Story: Of Bunkers and the Rounds
"One could still find reminding-bits of warfare in the local bunkers, of which an example sat in a field very close to where I lived in Iffezheim."
My new website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/stor...
Story: Of Bunkers and the Rounds
"One could still find reminding-bits of warfare in the local bunkers, of which an example sat in a field very close to where I lived in Iffezheim."
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/stor...
Story: Of Bunkers and the Rounds
"One could still find reminding-bits of warfare in the local bunkers, of which an example sat in a field very close to where I lived in Iffezheim."
December 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
My new website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/stor...
Story: Of Bunkers and the Rounds
"One could still find reminding-bits of warfare in the local bunkers, of which an example sat in a field very close to where I lived in Iffezheim."
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/12/stor...
Story: Of Bunkers and the Rounds
"One could still find reminding-bits of warfare in the local bunkers, of which an example sat in a field very close to where I lived in Iffezheim."
My new website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/11/pics...
Pics: TTC Subway Train Enters Downsview Park Stn
Hmm... Why do I hear 'Miklos Rosza' when I look at that picture?
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Pics: TTC Subway Train Enters Downsview Park Stn
Hmm... Why do I hear 'Miklos Rosza' when I look at that picture?
November 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My new website post:
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Pics: TTC Subway Train Enters Downsview Park Stn
Hmm... Why do I hear 'Miklos Rosza' when I look at that picture?
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Pics: TTC Subway Train Enters Downsview Park Stn
Hmm... Why do I hear 'Miklos Rosza' when I look at that picture?
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Picturing: Snow to Come?
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November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Picturing: Snow to Come?
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Picturing: A Freshly Fallen Toronto Maple Leaf
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November 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Picturing: A Freshly Fallen Toronto Maple Leaf
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Books: Sampling of War and Warfare
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"On one of my trips to England I spoke with author Martin Middlebrook ― I just rang him up ― and he was very pleasant, and helpful in my research."
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"On one of my trips to England I spoke with author Martin Middlebrook ― I just rang him up ― and he was very pleasant, and helpful in my research."
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Books: Sampling of War and Warfare
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"On one of my trips to England I spoke with author Martin Middlebrook ― I just rang him up ― and he was very pleasant, and helpful in my research."
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2023/02/book...
"On one of my trips to England I spoke with author Martin Middlebrook ― I just rang him up ― and he was very pleasant, and helpful in my research."
Scanning: Theatre Books Book Marker
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"Theatre Books was a pretty wonderful go-to place for those of us who worked in 'the arts' here in this great city."
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"Theatre Books was a pretty wonderful go-to place for those of us who worked in 'the arts' here in this great city."
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Scanning: Theatre Books Book Marker
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"Theatre Books was a pretty wonderful go-to place for those of us who worked in 'the arts' here in this great city."
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"Theatre Books was a pretty wonderful go-to place for those of us who worked in 'the arts' here in this great city."
My website post this morning:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/11/news...
Newspaper Clipping: Go Leafs Go 1970
"... I was doing some online research when I stumbled upon something that I wasn't looking for, but something that might be of interest to NHL fans, especially Toronto Maple Leafs fans."
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Newspaper Clipping: Go Leafs Go 1970
"... I was doing some online research when I stumbled upon something that I wasn't looking for, but something that might be of interest to NHL fans, especially Toronto Maple Leafs fans."
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My website post this morning:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/11/news...
Newspaper Clipping: Go Leafs Go 1970
"... I was doing some online research when I stumbled upon something that I wasn't looking for, but something that might be of interest to NHL fans, especially Toronto Maple Leafs fans."
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/11/news...
Newspaper Clipping: Go Leafs Go 1970
"... I was doing some online research when I stumbled upon something that I wasn't looking for, but something that might be of interest to NHL fans, especially Toronto Maple Leafs fans."
My new website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/11/rebo...
ReBook: Filmed in Supermarionation (La Rivière)
"Author Stephen La Rivière does a commendable job of telling an entertaining and informative story...."
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ReBook: Filmed in Supermarionation (La Rivière)
"Author Stephen La Rivière does a commendable job of telling an entertaining and informative story...."
November 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
My new website post:
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ReBook: Filmed in Supermarionation (La Rivière)
"Author Stephen La Rivière does a commendable job of telling an entertaining and informative story...."
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ReBook: Filmed in Supermarionation (La Rivière)
"Author Stephen La Rivière does a commendable job of telling an entertaining and informative story...."
My website post from this morning:
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Picturing: Lining Up the Mitchell II ― and Directing
#filmproduction #filmmaking #director #directing #cinematography #cinematographer #torontofilmproduction
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Picturing: Lining Up the Mitchell II ― and Directing
#filmproduction #filmmaking #director #directing #cinematography #cinematographer #torontofilmproduction
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
My website post from this morning:
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Picturing: Lining Up the Mitchell II ― and Directing
#filmproduction #filmmaking #director #directing #cinematography #cinematographer #torontofilmproduction
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/11/pict...
Picturing: Lining Up the Mitchell II ― and Directing
#filmproduction #filmmaking #director #directing #cinematography #cinematographer #torontofilmproduction
My website post (4 of 4) yesterday:
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Remembrance Day 2025: Last Post
#RemembranceDay
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Remembrance Day 2025: Last Post
#RemembranceDay
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
My website post (4 of 4) yesterday:
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Remembrance Day 2025: Last Post
#RemembranceDay
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Remembrance Day 2025: Last Post
#RemembranceDay
My website post (3 of 4) today:
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Remembrance Day 2025: The Poppy's Power
#RemembranceDay
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Remembrance Day 2025: The Poppy's Power
#RemembranceDay
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
My website post (3 of 4) today:
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Remembrance Day 2025: The Poppy's Power
#RemembranceDay
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Remembrance Day 2025: The Poppy's Power
#RemembranceDay
My new website post:
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Remembrance Day 2025: Last Post
"I remember a certain day in the summer of 1984. As we sat in the front yard I decided to start asking my father more-probing questions regarding his war story."
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Remembrance Day 2025: Last Post
"I remember a certain day in the summer of 1984. As we sat in the front yard I decided to start asking my father more-probing questions regarding his war story."
November 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
My new website post:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/11/reme...
Remembrance Day 2025: Last Post
"I remember a certain day in the summer of 1984. As we sat in the front yard I decided to start asking my father more-probing questions regarding his war story."
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/11/reme...
Remembrance Day 2025: Last Post
"I remember a certain day in the summer of 1984. As we sat in the front yard I decided to start asking my father more-probing questions regarding his war story."
My website post yesterday:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/11/the-...
The Edmund Fitzgerald Sank 50 Years Ago Today
"Some of the Edmund Fitzgerald's sailors were not a lot older than I was at the time: a few were in their early twenties, a couple were barely out of high school."
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The Edmund Fitzgerald Sank 50 Years Ago Today
"Some of the Edmund Fitzgerald's sailors were not a lot older than I was at the time: a few were in their early twenties, a couple were barely out of high school."
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
My website post yesterday:
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2025/11/the-...
The Edmund Fitzgerald Sank 50 Years Ago Today
"Some of the Edmund Fitzgerald's sailors were not a lot older than I was at the time: a few were in their early twenties, a couple were barely out of high school."
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The Edmund Fitzgerald Sank 50 Years Ago Today
"Some of the Edmund Fitzgerald's sailors were not a lot older than I was at the time: a few were in their early twenties, a couple were barely out of high school."
A Glass of Chardonnay?
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"Wait. I can't find my corkscrew. I guess it's been a while. Oh. Good. A screw-on cap...."
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"Wait. I can't find my corkscrew. I guess it's been a while. Oh. Good. A screw-on cap...."
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A Glass of Chardonnay?
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"Wait. I can't find my corkscrew. I guess it's been a while. Oh. Good. A screw-on cap...."
www.simonstlaurent.ca/2020/08/a-gl...
"Wait. I can't find my corkscrew. I guess it's been a while. Oh. Good. A screw-on cap...."
Beautiful Swans Cruise by Toronto Harbourfront....
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Beautiful Swans Cruise by Toronto Harbourfront....