Bob Makichuk 🇨🇦
@bobmakichuk.bsky.social
Edmonton guy in Ottawa. Also a hack guitarist, reformed journalist, and GC head of comms.
Views expressed in posts are mine.
Views expressed in posts are mine.
Black in Black is an undeniably great album, but the ultimate test record for sound checking high-end audio systems belongs to Joe Jackson.
1984's Body and Soul is an early all-digital recording. Tons of dynamics.
I never go stereo component shopping without it.
1984's Body and Soul is an early all-digital recording. Tons of dynamics.
I never go stereo component shopping without it.
November 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Black in Black is an undeniably great album, but the ultimate test record for sound checking high-end audio systems belongs to Joe Jackson.
1984's Body and Soul is an early all-digital recording. Tons of dynamics.
I never go stereo component shopping without it.
1984's Body and Soul is an early all-digital recording. Tons of dynamics.
I never go stereo component shopping without it.
An old idea whose time has come again.
In 1988, my first new car was a factory order. All the stuff I wanted, none of what I didn't. (And about the only way to get a V8 and 5 speed stick combo in the malaise era - they certainly weren't on the GM lots.)
In 1988, my first new car was a factory order. All the stuff I wanted, none of what I didn't. (And about the only way to get a V8 and 5 speed stick combo in the malaise era - they certainly weren't on the GM lots.)
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 AM
An old idea whose time has come again.
In 1988, my first new car was a factory order. All the stuff I wanted, none of what I didn't. (And about the only way to get a V8 and 5 speed stick combo in the malaise era - they certainly weren't on the GM lots.)
In 1988, my first new car was a factory order. All the stuff I wanted, none of what I didn't. (And about the only way to get a V8 and 5 speed stick combo in the malaise era - they certainly weren't on the GM lots.)
I'm reminded that tomorrow is a sacred day of remembrance for Ukrainians and those of us with roots in Ukraine.
Russian aggression is hardly a recent development.
Russian aggression is hardly a recent development.
November 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I'm reminded that tomorrow is a sacred day of remembrance for Ukrainians and those of us with roots in Ukraine.
Russian aggression is hardly a recent development.
Russian aggression is hardly a recent development.
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
Interesting piece. Good sleuthing too.
For my family, this is the one that counts most. My dad's oldest brother. Our D-Day hero. #JunoBeach
For my family, this is the one that counts most. My dad's oldest brother. Our D-Day hero. #JunoBeach
November 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Interesting piece. Good sleuthing too.
For my family, this is the one that counts most. My dad's oldest brother. Our D-Day hero. #JunoBeach
For my family, this is the one that counts most. My dad's oldest brother. Our D-Day hero. #JunoBeach
My youngest days are flying before my eyes!
I had both helicopters, and the York, and the Hunter. Quite the pipsqueak playground pilot, I was.
I had both helicopters, and the York, and the Hunter. Quite the pipsqueak playground pilot, I was.
November 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
My youngest days are flying before my eyes!
I had both helicopters, and the York, and the Hunter. Quite the pipsqueak playground pilot, I was.
I had both helicopters, and the York, and the Hunter. Quite the pipsqueak playground pilot, I was.
Communities commemorate veterans and our fallen in ways as simple as paint on the roadway in Ottawa or as elaborate as personalized banners on light posts in towns like Perth.
It is heartening to see more municipalities help all of us to #RememberThem.
It is heartening to see more municipalities help all of us to #RememberThem.
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Communities commemorate veterans and our fallen in ways as simple as paint on the roadway in Ottawa or as elaborate as personalized banners on light posts in towns like Perth.
It is heartening to see more municipalities help all of us to #RememberThem.
It is heartening to see more municipalities help all of us to #RememberThem.
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
Remind you of any other era?
November 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Remind you of any other era?
We've seen this before. At least Weegee did.
November 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We've seen this before. At least Weegee did.
Tail fins and fallen leaves.
October 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Tail fins and fallen leaves.
Who's this guy? Bad enough that they're out to destroy our economy. Now they inflict his version of O Canada on the world.
October 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Who's this guy? Bad enough that they're out to destroy our economy. Now they inflict his version of O Canada on the world.
Crikey! That's not a ballroom. This is a ballroom!
October 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Crikey! That's not a ballroom. This is a ballroom!
I'm sure the pieces have already been parted out.
October 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I'm sure the pieces have already been parted out.
I'll take Tearing Down Democracy for 200 points, Stewart.
October 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I'll take Tearing Down Democracy for 200 points, Stewart.
Sansui! My first stereo components were the 5900 series. Teenaged audio heaven. Later upgraded to more powerful 717s to compete with electric guitar practice. But the originals soldier on. 🔊
October 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Sansui! My first stereo components were the 5900 series. Teenaged audio heaven. Later upgraded to more powerful 717s to compete with electric guitar practice. But the originals soldier on. 🔊
One of the best shows I ever saw was Steve Miller at the Ex in Ottawa in 1979. Super chill, with incredible musicianship.
I took my younger brother...his first rock concert. Still talks about it 45-plus years later.
So yeah, picker. 🎸
I took my younger brother...his first rock concert. Still talks about it 45-plus years later.
So yeah, picker. 🎸
October 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
One of the best shows I ever saw was Steve Miller at the Ex in Ottawa in 1979. Super chill, with incredible musicianship.
I took my younger brother...his first rock concert. Still talks about it 45-plus years later.
So yeah, picker. 🎸
I took my younger brother...his first rock concert. Still talks about it 45-plus years later.
So yeah, picker. 🎸
The Clash. The one band from my era that I wished I would have seen live but never did. No shows where I lived and little cash to get to where they performed. Sadly, no reunion tours either.
Closest I got was eventually seeing Joe's well-worn Tele up close at the Met in NYC in 2019.
It had to do.
Closest I got was eventually seeing Joe's well-worn Tele up close at the Met in NYC in 2019.
It had to do.
October 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The Clash. The one band from my era that I wished I would have seen live but never did. No shows where I lived and little cash to get to where they performed. Sadly, no reunion tours either.
Closest I got was eventually seeing Joe's well-worn Tele up close at the Met in NYC in 2019.
It had to do.
Closest I got was eventually seeing Joe's well-worn Tele up close at the Met in NYC in 2019.
It had to do.
My favourite pose. 👇
Cyd and Fred were amazing in this flick.
Cyd and Fred were amazing in this flick.
October 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
My favourite pose. 👇
Cyd and Fred were amazing in this flick.
Cyd and Fred were amazing in this flick.
Today is a good day to absorb the writings of Niigaan Sinclair in this great book about Winnipeg's place in Indigenous history and Canadian society.
A step anyone can take towards reconciliation.
A step anyone can take towards reconciliation.
September 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Today is a good day to absorb the writings of Niigaan Sinclair in this great book about Winnipeg's place in Indigenous history and Canadian society.
A step anyone can take towards reconciliation.
A step anyone can take towards reconciliation.
Showed up on time, but couldn't see anything.
Maybe they were below periscope depth.
Maybe they were below periscope depth.
September 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Showed up on time, but couldn't see anything.
Maybe they were below periscope depth.
Maybe they were below periscope depth.
And where my uncle stayed.
Expensive real estate.
Expensive real estate.
September 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
And where my uncle stayed.
Expensive real estate.
Expensive real estate.
At least it appears to be legally parked. More than I can say for this circus wagon, caught at Ottawa's Lansdowne Park a few weeks ago.
September 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
At least it appears to be legally parked. More than I can say for this circus wagon, caught at Ottawa's Lansdowne Park a few weeks ago.