January 31st, 2009 (4:20 pm)
Crucial Blog Entry #20
For those wanting to hear and see who the next GREAT CANADIAN MUSICIANS will be, please check-out and visit CHRIS VELAN and LINDSAY FERGUSON on myspace, and at their respective websites at: http://www.chrisvelan.com/ and http://www.lindsayferguson.com/
These two are the complete package when it comes to songwriting, performing, and all-around musical talent.
CHRIS VELAN also did the opening Intro music for CRUCIAL MATTERS.
I think that 2009 will be a very CRUCIAL YEAR for these two great artists!!
Keep it Crucial,
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
http://www.crucialmatters.com/
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE---BEST PICTURE
January 30th, 2009 (8:20 pm)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #19
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE has to be the best movie of the last couple of years. It looks as if this little underdog of a movie has not only captured the hearts of a massive and wide audience worldwide, but it looks like it will win BEST PICTURE at the Academy Awards when it goes head-to-head with Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon) and Sean Penn (Milk). And it should.
What a beautiful story about destiny, love, fate and karma. Although it was brutal in some of its portrayals of life in the slums of Mumbai, Director Danny Boyle creates a masterpiece and tells the story of Jamal in such an interesting and fast-paced way, the viewer can’t help but lose themselves in this movie.
If you haven’t already seen SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, go see this Crucial film.
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #19
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE has to be the best movie of the last couple of years. It looks as if this little underdog of a movie has not only captured the hearts of a massive and wide audience worldwide, but it looks like it will win BEST PICTURE at the Academy Awards when it goes head-to-head with Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon) and Sean Penn (Milk). And it should.
What a beautiful story about destiny, love, fate and karma. Although it was brutal in some of its portrayals of life in the slums of Mumbai, Director Danny Boyle creates a masterpiece and tells the story of Jamal in such an interesting and fast-paced way, the viewer can’t help but lose themselves in this movie.
If you haven’t already seen SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, go see this Crucial film.
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Keep it POSITIVE! (and CRUCIAL! :)
January 29th, 2009 (12:20 pm)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #18
Keep it POSITIVE!
Just a couple of quotes today as I am rather busy in the CRUCIAL MATTERS Production Office.
"Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort."
- John Ruskin
"SUCCESS IS DEPENDENT ON EFFORT."
- Sophocles
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
REACHING OUT
January 28th, 2009 (7:20 pm)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #17
One thing that President Barack Obama has done since taking office is attempt to bridge the gap between the West and the Muslim world by offering an ear to listen to concerns and a hand to reach out in compromise.
Obama has a vison of bringing people together from various religions, races and parts of the world and if we look back to last weeks inauguration and the focus of attention and celebration that it inspired all over the world, I think that for once there is hope out there as long as we all participate in the process.
We can do that by looking close to home to see how we can influence positive change in our neighbourhoods, communities and cities. We all have the ability to give, be kind and help-out those who might need it, and I am not talking necessarily about monetary donations, but in donating ones time for a couple of hours here and there.
Time is the one gift that each of us can give in the spirit of "oneness."
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #17
One thing that President Barack Obama has done since taking office is attempt to bridge the gap between the West and the Muslim world by offering an ear to listen to concerns and a hand to reach out in compromise.
Obama has a vison of bringing people together from various religions, races and parts of the world and if we look back to last weeks inauguration and the focus of attention and celebration that it inspired all over the world, I think that for once there is hope out there as long as we all participate in the process.
We can do that by looking close to home to see how we can influence positive change in our neighbourhoods, communities and cities. We all have the ability to give, be kind and help-out those who might need it, and I am not talking necessarily about monetary donations, but in donating ones time for a couple of hours here and there.
Time is the one gift that each of us can give in the spirit of "oneness."
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
THE ADVENTURE OF LIFE
January 27, 2009 (7:20 pm)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #16
The adventure of life is to learn.
The purpose of life is to grow.
The nature of life is to change.
The challenge of life is to overcome.
The essence of life is to care.
The opportunity of life is to serve.
The secret of life is to dare.
The spice of life is to befriend.
The beauty of life is to give.
The joy of life is to love.
~William Arthur Ward
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #16
The adventure of life is to learn.
The purpose of life is to grow.
The nature of life is to change.
The challenge of life is to overcome.
The essence of life is to care.
The opportunity of life is to serve.
The secret of life is to dare.
The spice of life is to befriend.
The beauty of life is to give.
The joy of life is to love.
~William Arthur Ward
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Monday, January 26, 2009
IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING---TAKE THE OX BY THE HORNS
January 26, 2009 (4:20 pm)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #15
IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING
Impossible is nothing and every thing that we want out of life is available to us through hard work, visualization, determination and the power of positive thinking. ( or positiveness is the word that I like to use) To achieve all your goals, one must live ones life with integrity, compassion and love; then good karma is sure to flow and follow.
Now that we are entering the Year of the Ox, it is time to take this year by the horns and GO FOR WHAT IT IS THAT WE REALLY WANT OUT OF LIFE!
What do you want to achieve? What great love do you want to find or create? What lofty goals do you want to reach personally or professionally? Now is the time to decide. You won’t achieve anything by sitting on the sidelines.
I know what I want and I have been working very hard to achieve my "impossible" dream , and although I still have a long way to go, I am on the right path and making progress each and every day. One step at a time. What sets me apart from others is that I refuse to take no for an answer and when people say "NO", or "YOU CANT DO THAT", I simply take that negative feedback and use it to motivate me even more to achieve my goals. Negativity breeds more negativity. Being Positive is CRUCIAL.
Keeping it Crucial to me means to live your life to its fullest potential and realize that the most beautiful future awaits those that dream big or dream crucially!
Miracles do happen. Every day is a miracle. Have you found yours today?
Keep it Crucial and Happy Chinese New Year. It is time to Kick some Ox!
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #15
IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING
Impossible is nothing and every thing that we want out of life is available to us through hard work, visualization, determination and the power of positive thinking. ( or positiveness is the word that I like to use) To achieve all your goals, one must live ones life with integrity, compassion and love; then good karma is sure to flow and follow.
Now that we are entering the Year of the Ox, it is time to take this year by the horns and GO FOR WHAT IT IS THAT WE REALLY WANT OUT OF LIFE!
What do you want to achieve? What great love do you want to find or create? What lofty goals do you want to reach personally or professionally? Now is the time to decide. You won’t achieve anything by sitting on the sidelines.
I know what I want and I have been working very hard to achieve my "impossible" dream , and although I still have a long way to go, I am on the right path and making progress each and every day. One step at a time. What sets me apart from others is that I refuse to take no for an answer and when people say "NO", or "YOU CANT DO THAT", I simply take that negative feedback and use it to motivate me even more to achieve my goals. Negativity breeds more negativity. Being Positive is CRUCIAL.
Keeping it Crucial to me means to live your life to its fullest potential and realize that the most beautiful future awaits those that dream big or dream crucially!
Miracles do happen. Every day is a miracle. Have you found yours today?
Keep it Crucial and Happy Chinese New Year. It is time to Kick some Ox!
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Saturday, January 24, 2009
THE NEW MOON IN AQUARIUS
January 24, 2009 (7:20 pm)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #14
THE NEW MOON IN AQUARIUS
For the last several months, since October 2008, change has been the theme of the times. Most people fear change as it shakes them from the comfort of their own reality, but change is necessary to move forward and sometimes we need to get out of our comfort zone to make the changes that we need to make in life.
Embrace the change. Accept the change, and make the changes in your life that you need to make for a better and brighter future.
ENJOY THE NEW MOON IN AQUARIUS AND HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR----THE YEAR OF THE OX BEGINS MONDAY!
This was written by Lisa Dale Miller.
This is the New Moon for radical change. Aquarius is often thought of as visionary: an energy that looks beyond the norm, questions accepted truths, boldly claims originality, flies in the face of reason, and flatly refuses to blindly follow the dictates of others. And oh, if you are like me, (always ready to dive into Aquarian energy) you will be very happy on this New Moon with the awesome grouping of Jupiter/Sun/Moon/North Node/Chiron/Neptune in utopian Aquarius. Pluto/Mars/Mercury in Capricorn will temper the Aquarian vision-thing with a big dose of Saturnian reality. The good news is that in order to manifest real change, vision and realism are needed in equal measure.
This is the Eve of the Chinese New Year; the Year of the Ox. The ox holds much of the same qualities as Capricorn, so use the planning talent of Capricorn to think about implementing radical change for the long haul. Uranus and Venus in transcendent Pisces opposing Saturn in Virgo lend agendas for change a practical, yet compassionate spirituality. All this makes for a New Moon that is ripe for envisioning actual implementation of radical change. The annular solar eclipse will add a bit of heightened energy to this New Moon.
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #14
THE NEW MOON IN AQUARIUS
For the last several months, since October 2008, change has been the theme of the times. Most people fear change as it shakes them from the comfort of their own reality, but change is necessary to move forward and sometimes we need to get out of our comfort zone to make the changes that we need to make in life.
Embrace the change. Accept the change, and make the changes in your life that you need to make for a better and brighter future.
ENJOY THE NEW MOON IN AQUARIUS AND HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR----THE YEAR OF THE OX BEGINS MONDAY!
This was written by Lisa Dale Miller.
This is the New Moon for radical change. Aquarius is often thought of as visionary: an energy that looks beyond the norm, questions accepted truths, boldly claims originality, flies in the face of reason, and flatly refuses to blindly follow the dictates of others. And oh, if you are like me, (always ready to dive into Aquarian energy) you will be very happy on this New Moon with the awesome grouping of Jupiter/Sun/Moon/North Node/Chiron/Neptune in utopian Aquarius. Pluto/Mars/Mercury in Capricorn will temper the Aquarian vision-thing with a big dose of Saturnian reality. The good news is that in order to manifest real change, vision and realism are needed in equal measure.
This is the Eve of the Chinese New Year; the Year of the Ox. The ox holds much of the same qualities as Capricorn, so use the planning talent of Capricorn to think about implementing radical change for the long haul. Uranus and Venus in transcendent Pisces opposing Saturn in Virgo lend agendas for change a practical, yet compassionate spirituality. All this makes for a New Moon that is ripe for envisioning actual implementation of radical change. The annular solar eclipse will add a bit of heightened energy to this New Moon.
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Friday, January 23, 2009
THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD
January 23, 2009 (7:58pm)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #13
THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD
Today I filmed my 1 minute video application for THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD. (http://www.islandreefjob.com)/) The job is to live in Queensland, Australia for 6 months, on the Great Barrier Reef, get paid $150 000 AUS, and live rent-free in a luxurious beach house, while feeding fish, mingling with locals and tourists, doing a Video log, writing a Blog and taking photos: basically exactly what I am doing already for http://www.crucialmatters.com/.
What could be better as I look outside and see nothing but snow, grey skies and sub-zero temperatures in Toronto. I love Canada and I love the four seasons, but winter can get a little grading and tedious and after 12 weeks of sub-zero temperatures, an escape of winter, albeit even temporarily would bring nothing but sheer joy to this old, cold soul.
Here is the info from the website:
Tourism Queensland is seeking applicants for the best job in the world! The role of Island
Caretaker is a six-month contract, based on luxurious Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier
Reef. It’s a live-in position with flexible working hours and key responsibilities include
exploring the islands of the Great Barrier Reef to discover what the area has to offer.
You’ll be required to report back on your adventures to Tourism Queensland
headquarters in Brisbane (and the rest of the world) via weekly blogs, photo diary, video
updates and ongoing media interviews. On offer is a unique opportunity to help promote
the wondrous Islands of the Great Barrier Reef.
My video application is definetely going to set me apart from the rest of the crowd as I was running around naked in a secluded Toronto Park (MALIBU) and I was pretending to already be in Australia and was going "skinny-dipping" in the ocean when in reality I was swimming in mounds of snow butt-naked!! My 10 years in Whistler certainly assisted with all the grueling training required for such a challenging stunt.
To all the folks out there thinking about applying for the position, DON’T BOTHER!! IT"S MINE and I am looking forward to walking bare-foot down that beach already.......and butt naked!
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #13
THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD
Today I filmed my 1 minute video application for THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD. (http://www.islandreefjob.com)/) The job is to live in Queensland, Australia for 6 months, on the Great Barrier Reef, get paid $150 000 AUS, and live rent-free in a luxurious beach house, while feeding fish, mingling with locals and tourists, doing a Video log, writing a Blog and taking photos: basically exactly what I am doing already for http://www.crucialmatters.com/.
What could be better as I look outside and see nothing but snow, grey skies and sub-zero temperatures in Toronto. I love Canada and I love the four seasons, but winter can get a little grading and tedious and after 12 weeks of sub-zero temperatures, an escape of winter, albeit even temporarily would bring nothing but sheer joy to this old, cold soul.
Here is the info from the website:
Tourism Queensland is seeking applicants for the best job in the world! The role of Island
Caretaker is a six-month contract, based on luxurious Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier
Reef. It’s a live-in position with flexible working hours and key responsibilities include
exploring the islands of the Great Barrier Reef to discover what the area has to offer.
You’ll be required to report back on your adventures to Tourism Queensland
headquarters in Brisbane (and the rest of the world) via weekly blogs, photo diary, video
updates and ongoing media interviews. On offer is a unique opportunity to help promote
the wondrous Islands of the Great Barrier Reef.
My video application is definetely going to set me apart from the rest of the crowd as I was running around naked in a secluded Toronto Park (MALIBU) and I was pretending to already be in Australia and was going "skinny-dipping" in the ocean when in reality I was swimming in mounds of snow butt-naked!! My 10 years in Whistler certainly assisted with all the grueling training required for such a challenging stunt.
To all the folks out there thinking about applying for the position, DON’T BOTHER!! IT"S MINE and I am looking forward to walking bare-foot down that beach already.......and butt naked!
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Time to Grow.
Thurday, January 22nd, 2009
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #12
"We Are (all) Like Newborn Children, Our Power is the Power to Grow."
Rabindranath Tagore
Sorry folks, or folk! a little tired today and very busy. Sometimes you will find a good quote here on the days when it gets a little hectic in the Crucial Matters Production Office.
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #12
"We Are (all) Like Newborn Children, Our Power is the Power to Grow."
Rabindranath Tagore
Sorry folks, or folk! a little tired today and very busy. Sometimes you will find a good quote here on the days when it gets a little hectic in the Crucial Matters Production Office.
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY. A NEW ERA. A NEW WORLD
January 21, 2009 (3:20 pm)
THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY. A NEW ERA. A NEW WORLD
It has been just over 24 hours since President Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States and although we still have all the same problems as yesterday and the day before that, the sense that something hugely POSITIVE has happened IS overwhelming.
"A NEW ERA OF RESPONSIBILITY" has begun with President Obama and he did not waste any time repudiating the Bush Administration for his prosecution of suspects in the "War on Terror" (note: hundreds of people have wallowed in jail for years without "due process") The War on Terror is a War on Peace. (Michael Franti)
It is now a time to look and move forward and President Obama is the man for the job. I know that he will work tirelessly to mend the wrongs, make the peace, move the people forward, bring us ALL together, and the world is a better place for having him in the drivers seat. It is US who must decide how we can HELP HIM and our neighbours and communities.
What makes Barack Obama so special and such a positive force? I think it is the fact that he genuinely cares for a better future and a brighter tomorrow. That he is compassionate. That he can relate to every man and every struggle.
If we cannot unite under someone so CRUCIAL, then we will never learn.
Are you in or are you out?
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY. A NEW ERA. A NEW WORLD
It has been just over 24 hours since President Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States and although we still have all the same problems as yesterday and the day before that, the sense that something hugely POSITIVE has happened IS overwhelming.
"A NEW ERA OF RESPONSIBILITY" has begun with President Obama and he did not waste any time repudiating the Bush Administration for his prosecution of suspects in the "War on Terror" (note: hundreds of people have wallowed in jail for years without "due process") The War on Terror is a War on Peace. (Michael Franti)
It is now a time to look and move forward and President Obama is the man for the job. I know that he will work tirelessly to mend the wrongs, make the peace, move the people forward, bring us ALL together, and the world is a better place for having him in the drivers seat. It is US who must decide how we can HELP HIM and our neighbours and communities.
What makes Barack Obama so special and such a positive force? I think it is the fact that he genuinely cares for a better future and a brighter tomorrow. That he is compassionate. That he can relate to every man and every struggle.
If we cannot unite under someone so CRUCIAL, then we will never learn.
Are you in or are you out?
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
TODAY IS THE MOST CRUCIAL DAY of the last 20 YEARS PLUS
January 20, 2009 (9:20 PM)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #10.5 (later in the day)
WHAT A DAY!
Today was certainly the MOST CRUCIAL DAY of this century so far.
There is a new leader sleeping in the White House this evening and there is an old leader cutting grass in Texas tomorrow.
The monumental job that PRESIDENT Barack Obama has ahead of him is unparalelled in our time; perhaps any time in history. I think that he is certainly the right man for the job and we are lucky to have such a great leader, great motivator, great speaker and a man with such great ENERGY and ENTHUSIAM to lead this world out of darkness and into the light.
Watching the Inauguration and Speech at HARLEM RESTAURANT IN Downtown Toronto today was overwhelming and one of the most powerful events I have ever experienced. To see the joy and emotion on the faces of everyone in the restaurant was something that I will never forget.
President Barack Obama will be one tired President later this evening, but I am sure that he will hit the ground running tomorrow and we, as a people of the world and global citizens are better off for having him wake-up in the White House tomorrow.
No matter what your race, religion, age or sex, I think that we all should say a prayer for President Barack Obama and his family as he inherits a real fine mess courtesy of the last administration. That is the least that we can do.
Keep it Crucial President Obama.
We are all behind you every step of the way.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
January 20, 2009 (9:20 am)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY # 10
TODAY IS THE DAY of CHANGE, of RENEWED HOPE, of a NEW BEGINNING! BRING IT ON!! :)
As I awoke this morning, the emotion of Barack Obama’s inauguration as the 44th President of the United States overwhelmed me with tears of joy, tears of change, and tears for a better tomorrow.
TODAY IS ONE OF THE MOST CRUCIAL DAYS IN OUR LIVES AND OUR TIMES!!
BE THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE A COMPASSIONATE AND GENUINE PERSON BEING SWORN IN TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD WILL BE PLAYING TONIGHT AT THE GREEN BALL IN D.C. WITH JOHN LEGEND, WIL.I.AM, MAROON 5, MELISSA ETHRIDGE AND HOSTED BY AL GORE.
POWER TO THE PEACEFULy’all----NOW LET'S ALL ENJOY THE MOMENT BEFORE ALL THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE CAN COMMENCE TOMORROW.
HUG YOUR NEIGHBOUR, HUG YOUR FRIEND, HUG A STRANGER!
WE ARE ALL ONE!!
KEEP IT CRUCIAL!
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #10.5 (later in the day)
WHAT A DAY!
Today was certainly the MOST CRUCIAL DAY of this century so far.
There is a new leader sleeping in the White House this evening and there is an old leader cutting grass in Texas tomorrow.
The monumental job that PRESIDENT Barack Obama has ahead of him is unparalelled in our time; perhaps any time in history. I think that he is certainly the right man for the job and we are lucky to have such a great leader, great motivator, great speaker and a man with such great ENERGY and ENTHUSIAM to lead this world out of darkness and into the light.
Watching the Inauguration and Speech at HARLEM RESTAURANT IN Downtown Toronto today was overwhelming and one of the most powerful events I have ever experienced. To see the joy and emotion on the faces of everyone in the restaurant was something that I will never forget.
President Barack Obama will be one tired President later this evening, but I am sure that he will hit the ground running tomorrow and we, as a people of the world and global citizens are better off for having him wake-up in the White House tomorrow.
No matter what your race, religion, age or sex, I think that we all should say a prayer for President Barack Obama and his family as he inherits a real fine mess courtesy of the last administration. That is the least that we can do.
Keep it Crucial President Obama.
We are all behind you every step of the way.
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
January 20, 2009 (9:20 am)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY # 10
TODAY IS THE DAY of CHANGE, of RENEWED HOPE, of a NEW BEGINNING! BRING IT ON!! :)
As I awoke this morning, the emotion of Barack Obama’s inauguration as the 44th President of the United States overwhelmed me with tears of joy, tears of change, and tears for a better tomorrow.
TODAY IS ONE OF THE MOST CRUCIAL DAYS IN OUR LIVES AND OUR TIMES!!
BE THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE A COMPASSIONATE AND GENUINE PERSON BEING SWORN IN TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD WILL BE PLAYING TONIGHT AT THE GREEN BALL IN D.C. WITH JOHN LEGEND, WIL.I.AM, MAROON 5, MELISSA ETHRIDGE AND HOSTED BY AL GORE.
POWER TO THE PEACEFULy’all----NOW LET'S ALL ENJOY THE MOMENT BEFORE ALL THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE CAN COMMENCE TOMORROW.
HUG YOUR NEIGHBOUR, HUG YOUR FRIEND, HUG A STRANGER!
WE ARE ALL ONE!!
KEEP IT CRUCIAL!
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Monday, January 19, 2009
FAREWELL LETTER TO GEORGE W. BUSH---
January 19, 2009 (3:20pm)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY # 9
Dear Crucial Blog readers. This excerpt is from the current ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE.
I urge you to go buy it. ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE is such a great voice of reason and truth, and exposes the U.S. government for all its faults and highlights the truth the Gov does not want you to see. Thank for Keeping it CRUCIAL ROLLING STONE!!
TO Mr. George W. Bush
You’re the child of two emotionally absent aristocrats who denied you any kind of love and affection from an early age. You grew up resentful and lacking completely in natural gifts or curiosity and by early adulthood found yourself desperate to fulfill the expectations your parents by then mostly had only for your much more competent brother, Jeb .
You failed every test you ever faced as a young man and were unable to hold any job at all until the age of 45 or so, at which time you decided to try to win some self-respect by going into the family business.
You were aided in this quest by a bunch of narrow-minded lackeys and holdovers from your father’s administration who every step of the way manipulated your obvious Oedipal resentments to their advantage, enriching themselves and their friends.
All you wanted was a pat on the back and a few accomplishments of your own to hang your hat on, but instead you’re about to spend the rest of eternity pondering your now-official legacy as the WORST AND MOST PIGHEADED LEADER IN THE HISTORY OF WESTERN DEMOCRACY, a man who almost single-handedly sank the mightiest nation on Earth by turning the presidency into a $50 TRILLION therapy session that ended in two disastrous wars, a financial crisis that threatens the entire system of international capitalism, and a legacy of corruption on a scale not seen since the Borgias or maybe Nero.
Paul Benoit is hoping that the door doesn't hit GEORGE W. BUSH'S ass too hard on the way out! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! WORST PRESIDENT EVER!!
This just might be the most CRUCIAL WEEK of the last 10-20 years!
Keep it Crucial!
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director
www.crucialmatters.com
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY # 9
Dear Crucial Blog readers. This excerpt is from the current ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE.
I urge you to go buy it. ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE is such a great voice of reason and truth, and exposes the U.S. government for all its faults and highlights the truth the Gov does not want you to see. Thank for Keeping it CRUCIAL ROLLING STONE!!
TO Mr. George W. Bush
You’re the child of two emotionally absent aristocrats who denied you any kind of love and affection from an early age. You grew up resentful and lacking completely in natural gifts or curiosity and by early adulthood found yourself desperate to fulfill the expectations your parents by then mostly had only for your much more competent brother, Jeb .
You failed every test you ever faced as a young man and were unable to hold any job at all until the age of 45 or so, at which time you decided to try to win some self-respect by going into the family business.
You were aided in this quest by a bunch of narrow-minded lackeys and holdovers from your father’s administration who every step of the way manipulated your obvious Oedipal resentments to their advantage, enriching themselves and their friends.
All you wanted was a pat on the back and a few accomplishments of your own to hang your hat on, but instead you’re about to spend the rest of eternity pondering your now-official legacy as the WORST AND MOST PIGHEADED LEADER IN THE HISTORY OF WESTERN DEMOCRACY, a man who almost single-handedly sank the mightiest nation on Earth by turning the presidency into a $50 TRILLION therapy session that ended in two disastrous wars, a financial crisis that threatens the entire system of international capitalism, and a legacy of corruption on a scale not seen since the Borgias or maybe Nero.
Paul Benoit is hoping that the door doesn't hit GEORGE W. BUSH'S ass too hard on the way out! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! WORST PRESIDENT EVER!!
This just might be the most CRUCIAL WEEK of the last 10-20 years!
Keep it Crucial!
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director
www.crucialmatters.com
Saturday, January 17, 2009
CHANGE IS COMING
January 17, 2009 (9:20pm)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #8
CHANGE IS COMING
With Barack Obama being inaugurated this week as the 44th President of the United States we finally have a compassionate man taking the position of ultimate power. HOPE will now lead to ACTION. CHANGE is INEVITABLE and COMING. The FUTURE is NOW!
Let us all embrace this progress and be a part of this positive movement. Oh yeah, and LETS ALL PARTY THIS WEEK and enjoy this monumental occasion.
This just might be the most CRUCIAL WEEK of the last 10-20 years!
Keep it Crucial!
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #8
CHANGE IS COMING
With Barack Obama being inaugurated this week as the 44th President of the United States we finally have a compassionate man taking the position of ultimate power. HOPE will now lead to ACTION. CHANGE is INEVITABLE and COMING. The FUTURE is NOW!
Let us all embrace this progress and be a part of this positive movement. Oh yeah, and LETS ALL PARTY THIS WEEK and enjoy this monumental occasion.
This just might be the most CRUCIAL WEEK of the last 10-20 years!
Keep it Crucial!
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Friday, January 16, 2009
POWER OUTAGE in TORONTO---THE Wonderful DRAKE HOTEL
January 16, 2009 (6:20pm)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #7
Last night the POWER went out in Toronto and it was out all night long.
I was staying at Toronto’s finest boutique hotel, The Drake Hotel (http://www.thedrakehotel.ca)/) in their sweetest suite when the lights, the power, the phone and the movie that I just started to watch went DEAD. The power went out all night and did not come back on until 9 am today----almost 12 hours without electricity really made me think about different parts of the world, especially war-torn countries where sporadic electricity is the norm rather than the rule.
Survival rather than LIVING is what these people do on a daily basis. I could not imagine raising children in an environment of war, destruction, and death. We really need TO GIVE PEACE A CHANCE and I hope that the shift towards a more peaceful world starts next Monday with Barack Obama’s inauguration as The President of the United States of America. Dumbfucks don’t make good Presidents as we have so clearly learned over the last 8 years.
To make matters worse with the power outage, it was minus 30 Celsius in Toronto with the wind-chill factored in and I had to sleep with 2 sweaters, a hat, a scarf and I was still not really comfortable.
My brain is still defrosting. My fingers were unable to type this morning. I had to pour two pots of coffee down my pants just to warm up and my balls froze off completely. Some parts of Toronto, including over 5000 homes are now still without power almost 22 hours into this ordeal. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
A huge and massive thank you to the wonderful and good-looking staff at The Drake Hotel for making my indoor camping stay so enjoyable. Special thanks to Drake staff Zoe, Bill Simpson, Marcello Cabezas, the handsome Matt Woo for the boozy coffee specials, the café staff for pouring the coffee down my pants this morning, and to Guest Services for the offer of sending up 2 high-class hookers in the middle of the night to warm me up. (Just kidding—is anybody reading my BLOG yet anyway!! :)
The Drake Hotel is THE PLACE TO STAY & EXPERIENCE a unique perspective in Toronto. Be sure to visit their website at http://www.thedrakehotel.ca/ and enjoy their restaurant, the Skybar, the Lounge and/or The Underground.
The Drake Hotel really knows how to keep it Crucial!
Paul Benoit
Creator / Producer / Writer
http://www.crucialmatters.com/
Toronto, Canada
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #7
Last night the POWER went out in Toronto and it was out all night long.
I was staying at Toronto’s finest boutique hotel, The Drake Hotel (http://www.thedrakehotel.ca)/) in their sweetest suite when the lights, the power, the phone and the movie that I just started to watch went DEAD. The power went out all night and did not come back on until 9 am today----almost 12 hours without electricity really made me think about different parts of the world, especially war-torn countries where sporadic electricity is the norm rather than the rule.
Survival rather than LIVING is what these people do on a daily basis. I could not imagine raising children in an environment of war, destruction, and death. We really need TO GIVE PEACE A CHANCE and I hope that the shift towards a more peaceful world starts next Monday with Barack Obama’s inauguration as The President of the United States of America. Dumbfucks don’t make good Presidents as we have so clearly learned over the last 8 years.
To make matters worse with the power outage, it was minus 30 Celsius in Toronto with the wind-chill factored in and I had to sleep with 2 sweaters, a hat, a scarf and I was still not really comfortable.
My brain is still defrosting. My fingers were unable to type this morning. I had to pour two pots of coffee down my pants just to warm up and my balls froze off completely. Some parts of Toronto, including over 5000 homes are now still without power almost 22 hours into this ordeal. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
A huge and massive thank you to the wonderful and good-looking staff at The Drake Hotel for making my indoor camping stay so enjoyable. Special thanks to Drake staff Zoe, Bill Simpson, Marcello Cabezas, the handsome Matt Woo for the boozy coffee specials, the café staff for pouring the coffee down my pants this morning, and to Guest Services for the offer of sending up 2 high-class hookers in the middle of the night to warm me up. (Just kidding—is anybody reading my BLOG yet anyway!! :)
The Drake Hotel is THE PLACE TO STAY & EXPERIENCE a unique perspective in Toronto. Be sure to visit their website at http://www.thedrakehotel.ca/ and enjoy their restaurant, the Skybar, the Lounge and/or The Underground.
The Drake Hotel really knows how to keep it Crucial!
Paul Benoit
Creator / Producer / Writer
http://www.crucialmatters.com/
Toronto, Canada
Thursday, January 15, 2009
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE --- Do we really need anything else!?!
Heh everyone;
or should I say to the 1 person who is currently readin my Blog, I apologize for not writing yesterday. I was busy doing the food and planning the CRUCIAL MATTERS LAUNCH PARTY @ The Drake Hotel in Toronto. It was a HUGE SUCCESS thanks to MJ and VAL DOOLEY of TOOTS CAPITAL & PARTIES WITHOUT BORDERS!!! Crucial thanx to all those who attended.
Today's entry is simply a beautiful quote that has inspired me lately. I hope that you all find the CRUCIAL LOVE that you want, desire and need, and more importantly receive that love back.
If you love someone, you better tell them so, because you never ever know when they are going to go, if they love you back just give thanks because you can't keep love like money in the bank.
Keep it CRUCIAL!!!
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."~Lao Tzu~--
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director
CRUCIAL MATTERS
paul@crucialmatters.com
http://www.crucialmatters.com/
or should I say to the 1 person who is currently readin my Blog, I apologize for not writing yesterday. I was busy doing the food and planning the CRUCIAL MATTERS LAUNCH PARTY @ The Drake Hotel in Toronto. It was a HUGE SUCCESS thanks to MJ and VAL DOOLEY of TOOTS CAPITAL & PARTIES WITHOUT BORDERS!!! Crucial thanx to all those who attended.
Today's entry is simply a beautiful quote that has inspired me lately. I hope that you all find the CRUCIAL LOVE that you want, desire and need, and more importantly receive that love back.
If you love someone, you better tell them so, because you never ever know when they are going to go, if they love you back just give thanks because you can't keep love like money in the bank.
Keep it CRUCIAL!!!
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."~Lao Tzu~--
Paul Benoit
Producer / Director
CRUCIAL MATTERS
paul@crucialmatters.com
http://www.crucialmatters.com/
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
THE DISPOSABLE HEROES OF CHRISTMAS--DON'T KILL A TREE FOR CHRISTMAS PLEASURE
January 13th, 2009 (4:20pm)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #5
THE DISPOSABLE HEROES OF CHRISTMAS
As I was walking down the street today in Toronto, I was saddened to see all the Christmas trees that were discarded and chucked to the curb like yesterday’s news. House after house had trees kicked to the curb after just a couple of weeks of "enjoyment" then it’s SEE YA.
It is a true waste of nature and beauty to chop down a tree just to decorate it, water it, and enjoy it for 2/3 weeks: it is consumerism gone mad.
CUTTING DOWN A REAL BREATHING TREE THAT IS ALIVE IS A TRADITION THAT OUR GENERATION MUST END.
What alternative options are there for people?
1. A reusable fake tree not only eliminates the need to purchase a "new" tree each year, but it also creates less waste, garbage and expense if re-used year after year. That is the cost-effective environmentally-friendly way to go.
2. Why not use a simple plant or a PointSetta?
3. Do what I did when I lived in Whistler----this may only work for the single folk out there with no kids—we use to go into our "backyard" which was Whistler Mountain and put a table under a tree, fill the table with presents and bottles of booze and enjoy the Christmas spirit deck-out warmly in the great Canadian outdoors.
Please think twice about getting a real tree next year.
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Creator / Producer / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Toronto, Canada
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #5
THE DISPOSABLE HEROES OF CHRISTMAS
As I was walking down the street today in Toronto, I was saddened to see all the Christmas trees that were discarded and chucked to the curb like yesterday’s news. House after house had trees kicked to the curb after just a couple of weeks of "enjoyment" then it’s SEE YA.
It is a true waste of nature and beauty to chop down a tree just to decorate it, water it, and enjoy it for 2/3 weeks: it is consumerism gone mad.
CUTTING DOWN A REAL BREATHING TREE THAT IS ALIVE IS A TRADITION THAT OUR GENERATION MUST END.
What alternative options are there for people?
1. A reusable fake tree not only eliminates the need to purchase a "new" tree each year, but it also creates less waste, garbage and expense if re-used year after year. That is the cost-effective environmentally-friendly way to go.
2. Why not use a simple plant or a PointSetta?
3. Do what I did when I lived in Whistler----this may only work for the single folk out there with no kids—we use to go into our "backyard" which was Whistler Mountain and put a table under a tree, fill the table with presents and bottles of booze and enjoy the Christmas spirit deck-out warmly in the great Canadian outdoors.
Please think twice about getting a real tree next year.
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Creator / Producer / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Toronto, Canada
Monday, January 12, 2009
CRUCIAL MATTERS PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, January 12, 2009
WEB TELEVISION SHOW "CRUCIAL MATTERS" LAUNCHES TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM
Toronto – Paul Benoit has created an edgy television show titled Crucial Matters: the fusion between sports, music, the arts, comedy, celebrities and lifestyle. After seeking a carrier without success, Benoit decided to take his ground-breaking show instead to the World Wide Web with the expert assistance of Jesse DeCosta and the www.decostainc.com team.
Crucial Matters was launched successfully on THURSDAY JANUARY 8TH, 2009 with the website www.crucialmatters.com going LIVE internationally at 4:20 pm Eastern Standard Time.
http://www.crucialmatters.com WEB/TV Show propels itself to discerning viewers by adapting to the rapidly changing habits of its erudite audience with catchy 3-6 minute video clips rather than full episodes. The Viewer determines and controls what content they watch and when. More and more often people are switching over to their home computers or hand held devices to look at their favourite television programs. With the advent of modern operating systems, greater network bandwidth and access to networks, especially the internet, the discriminating individual has the power to choose from thousands of television shows at his own whim.
Benoit realized that this change was becoming the wave of the future and where one door closed another opened. Crucial Matters takes its audience on a journey to their favourite genre of music, sports, and arts & culture. Clearly Benoit researched his target audience and recognized that they were not couch-potatoes’/baby boomers set in their ways. His grasp was much broader with addressing the fast-paced multi-tasking younger spectators seeking this very type of material.
With a journalism background and a keen eye Benoit produced, wrote, and directed Crucial Matters. It features such notables as Justin Trudeau speaking about the Canadian Avalanche Association and the sad loss of his brother who lost his life in an avalanche in the Nelson area of British Columbia.
Paul Benoit co-hosts and shares the interviewing platform with Crucial Correspondents; Johnny Thrash, Crucial Mike Jeffreys’ and Jill Beam. Other guests include Michael Franti & Spearhead, The New Deal, Chris Velan, Lindsay Ferguson, Swollen Members, Greg Stump, Hot Hot Heat, The Wet Spots and Big Air Dan Treadway.
Media Launch Party
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
7-9 PM
RSVP: val@tootscapital.com or info@crucialmatters.com
For further information please contact:
Valerie Dooley
Toots Capital
Let US toot YOUR horn!Publicist/Producer/Columnist
val@tootscapital.com
Tel: 416-488-9649
Fax: 416-488-8173
Monday, January 12, 2009
WEB TELEVISION SHOW "CRUCIAL MATTERS" LAUNCHES TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM
Toronto – Paul Benoit has created an edgy television show titled Crucial Matters: the fusion between sports, music, the arts, comedy, celebrities and lifestyle. After seeking a carrier without success, Benoit decided to take his ground-breaking show instead to the World Wide Web with the expert assistance of Jesse DeCosta and the www.decostainc.com team.
Crucial Matters was launched successfully on THURSDAY JANUARY 8TH, 2009 with the website www.crucialmatters.com going LIVE internationally at 4:20 pm Eastern Standard Time.
http://www.crucialmatters.com WEB/TV Show propels itself to discerning viewers by adapting to the rapidly changing habits of its erudite audience with catchy 3-6 minute video clips rather than full episodes. The Viewer determines and controls what content they watch and when. More and more often people are switching over to their home computers or hand held devices to look at their favourite television programs. With the advent of modern operating systems, greater network bandwidth and access to networks, especially the internet, the discriminating individual has the power to choose from thousands of television shows at his own whim.
Benoit realized that this change was becoming the wave of the future and where one door closed another opened. Crucial Matters takes its audience on a journey to their favourite genre of music, sports, and arts & culture. Clearly Benoit researched his target audience and recognized that they were not couch-potatoes’/baby boomers set in their ways. His grasp was much broader with addressing the fast-paced multi-tasking younger spectators seeking this very type of material.
With a journalism background and a keen eye Benoit produced, wrote, and directed Crucial Matters. It features such notables as Justin Trudeau speaking about the Canadian Avalanche Association and the sad loss of his brother who lost his life in an avalanche in the Nelson area of British Columbia.
Paul Benoit co-hosts and shares the interviewing platform with Crucial Correspondents; Johnny Thrash, Crucial Mike Jeffreys’ and Jill Beam. Other guests include Michael Franti & Spearhead, The New Deal, Chris Velan, Lindsay Ferguson, Swollen Members, Greg Stump, Hot Hot Heat, The Wet Spots and Big Air Dan Treadway.
Media Launch Party
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
7-9 PM
RSVP: val@tootscapital.com or info@crucialmatters.com
For further information please contact:
Valerie Dooley
Toots Capital
Let US toot YOUR horn!Publicist/Producer/Columnist
val@tootscapital.com
Tel: 416-488-9649
Fax: 416-488-8173
Saturday, January 10, 2009
BEST ALBUM OF 2008 –ALL REBEL ROCKERS by Michael Franti & Spearhead
January 10th, 2009 (4:20pm)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #4
BEST ALBUM OF 2008 –ALL REBEL ROCKERS by Michael Franti & Spearhead
I urge you to buy the BEST ALBUM of 2008 "ALL REBEL ROCKERS" by Michael Franti & Spearhead. Turn it up, take off your shoes, dance your ass off and soak in all the positive vibes that Michael releases into his music. He truly is an amazing person who is able to elevate one’s soul. (www.spearheadvibrations.com)
ALL REBEL ROCKERS came out in September 2008, and although you may not hear SPEARHEAD on the radio, this album is fantastic from Track 1 (RUDE BOYS BACK IN TOWN) to Track 13 (HAVE A LITTLE FAITH). In a day and age where single tracks are purchased and FULL albums are almost a thing of the past, a decent complete album is a rarity, and this one is PURE GOLD. Produced by Michael Franti and the amazing duo of SLY & ROBBIE (Gwen Stefani, Sean Paul, Matisyahu) this album truly captures the essence and positive energy of Michael Franti.
For those of you out there that have never heard or seen Michael Franti & Spearhead LIVE, I urge you to go see him and experience a Spearhead show. ISLAND RECORDS founder Chris Blackwell ( Bob Marley Producer) calls Michael Franti "the most important artist touring today" and I personally think that he will go down as the Bob Marley of our generation. He is a compassionate and passionate musician, a peace activist (www.powertothepeaceful.org) and a force for positive change in this challenging world.
ROLLING STONE magazine had John Mellencamp, LIFE, DEATH, LOVE and FREEDOM at #5, My Morning Jacket, EVIL URGES at #4, Lil Wayne, THA CARTER III at #3, Bob Dylan TELL TALE SIGNS–THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL.8 at #2, and at #1 TV ON THE RADIO with DEAR SCIENCE. Not to knock ROLLING STONE magazine, (especially since I want to write for them,) but I think that their Top 50 Albums are from a Record Company perspective and commercial viability standpoint rather than from the point of the true essence of what great music is and can be.
ALL REBEL ROCKERS would win the Grammy for BEST ALBUM if I was in charge and this album goes down as THE MOST CRUCIAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR ACCORDING TO CRUCIAL MATTERS.
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Creator / Producer / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Toronto, Canada
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #4
BEST ALBUM OF 2008 –ALL REBEL ROCKERS by Michael Franti & Spearhead
I urge you to buy the BEST ALBUM of 2008 "ALL REBEL ROCKERS" by Michael Franti & Spearhead. Turn it up, take off your shoes, dance your ass off and soak in all the positive vibes that Michael releases into his music. He truly is an amazing person who is able to elevate one’s soul. (www.spearheadvibrations.com)
ALL REBEL ROCKERS came out in September 2008, and although you may not hear SPEARHEAD on the radio, this album is fantastic from Track 1 (RUDE BOYS BACK IN TOWN) to Track 13 (HAVE A LITTLE FAITH). In a day and age where single tracks are purchased and FULL albums are almost a thing of the past, a decent complete album is a rarity, and this one is PURE GOLD. Produced by Michael Franti and the amazing duo of SLY & ROBBIE (Gwen Stefani, Sean Paul, Matisyahu) this album truly captures the essence and positive energy of Michael Franti.
For those of you out there that have never heard or seen Michael Franti & Spearhead LIVE, I urge you to go see him and experience a Spearhead show. ISLAND RECORDS founder Chris Blackwell ( Bob Marley Producer) calls Michael Franti "the most important artist touring today" and I personally think that he will go down as the Bob Marley of our generation. He is a compassionate and passionate musician, a peace activist (www.powertothepeaceful.org) and a force for positive change in this challenging world.
ROLLING STONE magazine had John Mellencamp, LIFE, DEATH, LOVE and FREEDOM at #5, My Morning Jacket, EVIL URGES at #4, Lil Wayne, THA CARTER III at #3, Bob Dylan TELL TALE SIGNS–THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL.8 at #2, and at #1 TV ON THE RADIO with DEAR SCIENCE. Not to knock ROLLING STONE magazine, (especially since I want to write for them,) but I think that their Top 50 Albums are from a Record Company perspective and commercial viability standpoint rather than from the point of the true essence of what great music is and can be.
ALL REBEL ROCKERS would win the Grammy for BEST ALBUM if I was in charge and this album goes down as THE MOST CRUCIAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR ACCORDING TO CRUCIAL MATTERS.
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Creator / Producer / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Toronto, Canada
Friday, January 9, 2009
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
January 9th, 2009 (5:20pm)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #3
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE.
It amazes me that after all these years here on earth, we as a human society still feel the need to conk each other over the head. Have we not learned a single thing in the thousands of years of our existence? Are we all not brothers and sisters here on this earth and should we all not be trying to work together to eliminate hatred, hunger, violence, disease, homelessness and hopelessness?
I know that WAR & CONFLICT is BIG BUSINESS and business seems to be good, but for whom though?
What is happening in GAZA is making me sick to my stomach and I can only pray for the innocent children, families and victims of violence.
Until we as a society become COMPASSIONATE towards one another regardless of race, religion and socio-economic background we will never be able to move forward.
HATRED needs to be eliminated. What can I do about it? What can you do about it?
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE EVERYONE & POWER to the PEACEFUL.
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Creator / Producer / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Toronto, Canada
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #3
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE.
It amazes me that after all these years here on earth, we as a human society still feel the need to conk each other over the head. Have we not learned a single thing in the thousands of years of our existence? Are we all not brothers and sisters here on this earth and should we all not be trying to work together to eliminate hatred, hunger, violence, disease, homelessness and hopelessness?
I know that WAR & CONFLICT is BIG BUSINESS and business seems to be good, but for whom though?
What is happening in GAZA is making me sick to my stomach and I can only pray for the innocent children, families and victims of violence.
Until we as a society become COMPASSIONATE towards one another regardless of race, religion and socio-economic background we will never be able to move forward.
HATRED needs to be eliminated. What can I do about it? What can you do about it?
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE EVERYONE & POWER to the PEACEFUL.
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Creator / Producer / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Toronto, Canada
Thursday, January 8, 2009
www.crucialmatters.com LAUNCHED TODAY!
January 8, 2009 (5:20pm)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #2
TODAY IS THE DAY.
Exactly an hour ago, www.crucialmatters.com went LIVE and was launched into the world with a click of a keyboard.
There are so many people to thank that have made this dream a reality; it has been quite a long journey and lesson for me to get to this point.
Thanks first and foremost to Jesse Decosta (www.decostainc.com) and the Team at Decosta Inc (Clayton, Rena) for the amazing look and feel of the CRUCIAL MATTERS website. Thank you to Greg Stump for the words of wisdom, the schooling, the inspiration to pick-up a camera in the first place and the sheer brilliance & genius of your work. You are my Scorcese and Spielberg. Thank you to Seal for teaching me indirectly that I can achieve anything that I set my sights on. Thank you to Marie Jameson for the INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHTS on FaceBook everyday; it truly is a great way to start the day with words to live by from you. Thank you to my editors JAI ORTON, NAVIN BOOGALOO, & ZEFRED; you guys have blown me away with making my vision even better than I thought possible. Thank you to the CRUCIAL CREW of Johnny Thrash, Jill Beauchamp, Crucial Mike, Mike Barcelona, Prevail (Swollen Members), and Chris Velan for such an amazing opening theme song.Thank you to the community of Whistler and the artists, filmmakers, adventurers and freaks that call Whistler home. CRUCIAL MATTERS was born in Whistler and today has launched globally. Thanks to Justin Trudeau, Big Air Dan Treadway and The New Deal for being our first guests. Thanks to Michael Franti & Spearhead for the positive energy and the CRUCIAL MUSIC.....can’t wait to interview you.
Thursday January 8th, 2009, will go down as one of the most CRUCIAL days of my life.
Thank you to everyone that has made this day possible.
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Creator / Producer / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Toronto, Canada
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #2
TODAY IS THE DAY.
Exactly an hour ago, www.crucialmatters.com went LIVE and was launched into the world with a click of a keyboard.
There are so many people to thank that have made this dream a reality; it has been quite a long journey and lesson for me to get to this point.
Thanks first and foremost to Jesse Decosta (www.decostainc.com) and the Team at Decosta Inc (Clayton, Rena) for the amazing look and feel of the CRUCIAL MATTERS website. Thank you to Greg Stump for the words of wisdom, the schooling, the inspiration to pick-up a camera in the first place and the sheer brilliance & genius of your work. You are my Scorcese and Spielberg. Thank you to Seal for teaching me indirectly that I can achieve anything that I set my sights on. Thank you to Marie Jameson for the INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHTS on FaceBook everyday; it truly is a great way to start the day with words to live by from you. Thank you to my editors JAI ORTON, NAVIN BOOGALOO, & ZEFRED; you guys have blown me away with making my vision even better than I thought possible. Thank you to the CRUCIAL CREW of Johnny Thrash, Jill Beauchamp, Crucial Mike, Mike Barcelona, Prevail (Swollen Members), and Chris Velan for such an amazing opening theme song.Thank you to the community of Whistler and the artists, filmmakers, adventurers and freaks that call Whistler home. CRUCIAL MATTERS was born in Whistler and today has launched globally. Thanks to Justin Trudeau, Big Air Dan Treadway and The New Deal for being our first guests. Thanks to Michael Franti & Spearhead for the positive energy and the CRUCIAL MUSIC.....can’t wait to interview you.
Thursday January 8th, 2009, will go down as one of the most CRUCIAL days of my life.
Thank you to everyone that has made this day possible.
Keep it Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Creator / Producer / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Toronto, Canada
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Welcome to CRUCIAL MATTERS TV
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #1
Dear Crucial People worldwide.
I just wanted to take this opportunity to WELCOME EVERYONE to my CRUCIAL BLOG.
I am launching my show and GOING LIVE on January 8th, 2009 @ www.CRUCIALMATTERS.com
After 4 long years of trying to find a suitable PRODUCTION PARTNER, I am launching SOLO with the expertise and assistance of JESSE DECOSTA and his amazingly talented Team @ www.decostainc.com
CRUCIAL MATTERS is the fusion between SPORTS-MUSIC-THE ARTS- COMEDY-CELEBRITIES & LIFESTYLE; all things CRUCIAL to our lives today.
Our PILOT features interviews with:
SKIER -- BIG AIR DAN TREADWAY
BAND -- THE NEW DEAL
LEGENDARY FILMMAKER GREG STUMP
FUTURE PRIME-MINISTER OF CANADA -- JUSTIN TRUDEAU
and the comedy stylings of the COSMIC COUCH SURFER.
We are also a socially-conscious TV/WEB show discussing CRUCIAL MATTERS facing the world in which we live in today. It is our goal to assist in the elimination of HATE, HUNGER, WAR, POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, DISEASE & DISPAIR. We can accomplish these goals if we all work together over the next 10 years, and shift our collective consiousness to one that revolves around LOVE, PEACE and COMPASSION. Are you in or are you not?
Thank you for taking the time to check-out my BLOG.
I will be posting everyday except for Sundays.
POWER to the PEACEFUL y'all!! :)
Paul Benoit
Creator / Producer / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Toronto, Canada
Dear Crucial People worldwide.
I just wanted to take this opportunity to WELCOME EVERYONE to my CRUCIAL BLOG.
I am launching my show and GOING LIVE on January 8th, 2009 @ www.CRUCIALMATTERS.com
After 4 long years of trying to find a suitable PRODUCTION PARTNER, I am launching SOLO with the expertise and assistance of JESSE DECOSTA and his amazingly talented Team @ www.decostainc.com
CRUCIAL MATTERS is the fusion between SPORTS-MUSIC-THE ARTS- COMEDY-CELEBRITIES & LIFESTYLE; all things CRUCIAL to our lives today.
Our PILOT features interviews with:
SKIER -- BIG AIR DAN TREADWAY
BAND -- THE NEW DEAL
LEGENDARY FILMMAKER GREG STUMP
FUTURE PRIME-MINISTER OF CANADA -- JUSTIN TRUDEAU
and the comedy stylings of the COSMIC COUCH SURFER.
We are also a socially-conscious TV/WEB show discussing CRUCIAL MATTERS facing the world in which we live in today. It is our goal to assist in the elimination of HATE, HUNGER, WAR, POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, DISEASE & DISPAIR. We can accomplish these goals if we all work together over the next 10 years, and shift our collective consiousness to one that revolves around LOVE, PEACE and COMPASSION. Are you in or are you not?
Thank you for taking the time to check-out my BLOG.
I will be posting everyday except for Sundays.
POWER to the PEACEFUL y'all!! :)
Paul Benoit
Creator / Producer / Writer
www.crucialmatters.com
Toronto, Canada
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