Thursday April 29th, 2010 (2:20pm)
Crucial Blog Entry #60
HOT DOCS FESTIVAL Kicks-off in Toronto today April 29th, 2010
The world's largest Documentary Film Festival kicks-off today with the World Premiere of RUSH: BEYOND THE LIGHTED STAGE featuring the home-grown Power Trio of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart.
The movie spans a stellar and still Rocking 40 year career wrapped up in a 2 hour movie by Scott Macfadyen & Sam Dunn, the go-to guys for Rock & Roll Documentaries with major successes with IRON MAIDEN: FLIGHT 666 & FUBAR.
HOT DOCS features 170+ films and audience attendance that shatters records every year. It is the largest non-fiction film festival of its kind in the world and was the launching pad for Academy Award winning Documentaries MAN ON WIRE and THE COVE.
There are some Crucial Docs to be had over the next 10 days in Toronto.
Keep It Crucial.
Paul Benoit
Crucial Correspondent
www.crucialmatters.com
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
DANIEL SULLIVAN: THE STAGE-INVADER WHO ATTACKED OASIS Sentenced to Conditional 12 Month sentennce .
Wednesday April 21st, 2010 (4:20pm)
Crucial Blog Entry #59
DANIEL SULLIVAN: THE STAGE-INVADER WHO ATTACKED OASIS Sentenced to Conditional 12 Month sentence--Gets off easy.
Today in Toronto, Daniel Sullivan, the 48 year old married father of three boys was sentenced to 12 Months of Home Arrest for his stupid and brutal attack on Noel Gallagher of Oasis during their performance at the 2008 Toronto VirginFestival.
Mr. Sullivan was described as the "Quintessential 1st Offender" perhaps seeking his 15 minutes of fame by Judge Schneider who imposed the lenient sentence despite saying several times that this crime "warrants imprisonment."
The Crown Attorney's Office was clearly frustrated as they were seeking a Prison Sentence of between 6 to 9 months for this brutal attack that injured NOEL GALLAGHER quite seriously, breaking several of his ribs, forcing the cancellation of important Tour dates both in North American and in Europe, and side-lined the band when they were trying to capitalize on the release of a new album.
Momentum was lost, NOEL GALLAGHER was forced into a painful recovery and physiotherapy, and the band eventually broke-up most likely due to all the stress and pressure created by this situation.
Daniel Sullivan must not possess weapons, must have no contact with Noel Gallagher, refrain from alcohol and can only leave his residence for work, medical and dental appointments for the next 12 months.
The only words uttered by Daniel Sullivan today in court was "I would like to apologize to Noel Gallagher, his family and to this Court."
When contacted by CRUCIAL MATTERS this afternoon, NOEL GALLAGHER's representative was clearly upset and said that "Justice had not been done. Not only did this fuck ruin a North American Tour after years of working on a new album, but the JOHN LENNON effect of this incident is felt daily by Noel and his family. Street Justice would have been much more effective"
Paul Benoit
Crucial Correspondent
www.crucialmatters.com
Crucial Blog Entry #59
DANIEL SULLIVAN: THE STAGE-INVADER WHO ATTACKED OASIS Sentenced to Conditional 12 Month sentence--Gets off easy.
Today in Toronto, Daniel Sullivan, the 48 year old married father of three boys was sentenced to 12 Months of Home Arrest for his stupid and brutal attack on Noel Gallagher of Oasis during their performance at the 2008 Toronto VirginFestival.
Mr. Sullivan was described as the "Quintessential 1st Offender" perhaps seeking his 15 minutes of fame by Judge Schneider who imposed the lenient sentence despite saying several times that this crime "warrants imprisonment."
The Crown Attorney's Office was clearly frustrated as they were seeking a Prison Sentence of between 6 to 9 months for this brutal attack that injured NOEL GALLAGHER quite seriously, breaking several of his ribs, forcing the cancellation of important Tour dates both in North American and in Europe, and side-lined the band when they were trying to capitalize on the release of a new album.
Momentum was lost, NOEL GALLAGHER was forced into a painful recovery and physiotherapy, and the band eventually broke-up most likely due to all the stress and pressure created by this situation.
Daniel Sullivan must not possess weapons, must have no contact with Noel Gallagher, refrain from alcohol and can only leave his residence for work, medical and dental appointments for the next 12 months.
The only words uttered by Daniel Sullivan today in court was "I would like to apologize to Noel Gallagher, his family and to this Court."
When contacted by CRUCIAL MATTERS this afternoon, NOEL GALLAGHER's representative was clearly upset and said that "Justice had not been done. Not only did this fuck ruin a North American Tour after years of working on a new album, but the JOHN LENNON effect of this incident is felt daily by Noel and his family. Street Justice would have been much more effective"
Paul Benoit
Crucial Correspondent
www.crucialmatters.com
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Michael Franti & Spearheads NEW MUSIC is SOOOO CRUCIAL!!!
Wednesday April 7th, 2010
CRUCIAL BLOG Entry # 58
MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEADS new Music is SOOOO CRUCIAL!!
Heh Crucial Matters readers.
I had the wonderful opportunity & privilege to listen to the NEW SPEARHEAD tracks last week in Vancouver with Michael Franti & Jay "Boogie" Bowman of SPEARHEAD, where they were Opening for John Mayer's Battle Studies Tour.
Not only is this some of the best high-energy, positive and danceable music I have ever listened to, but I think that this new music will solidify MICHAEL FRANTI AS THE BOB MARLEY OF OUR GENERATION, bringing posive change through music, love, and hope.
This new Spearhead music is going to launch them into the stratosphere and nobody deserves it more than Michael Franti!!! :) www.michaelfranti.com
this new music will be dropping most likely before June1st, 2010.
Keep It Crucial y'all.
Paul Benoit
Crucial Correspondent / Producer
CRUCIAL MATTERS
www.crucialmatters.com
CRUCIAL BLOG Entry # 58
MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEADS new Music is SOOOO CRUCIAL!!
Heh Crucial Matters readers.
I had the wonderful opportunity & privilege to listen to the NEW SPEARHEAD tracks last week in Vancouver with Michael Franti & Jay "Boogie" Bowman of SPEARHEAD, where they were Opening for John Mayer's Battle Studies Tour.
Not only is this some of the best high-energy, positive and danceable music I have ever listened to, but I think that this new music will solidify MICHAEL FRANTI AS THE BOB MARLEY OF OUR GENERATION, bringing posive change through music, love, and hope.
This new Spearhead music is going to launch them into the stratosphere and nobody deserves it more than Michael Franti!!! :) www.michaelfranti.com
this new music will be dropping most likely before June1st, 2010.
Keep It Crucial y'all.
Paul Benoit
Crucial Correspondent / Producer
CRUCIAL MATTERS
www.crucialmatters.com
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
DANIEL SULLIVAN: THE STAGE-INVADER WHO ATTACKED OASIS Sentencing Report.
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #57
DANIEL SULLIVAN: THE STAGE-INVADER who ATTACKED OASIS SENTENCING Report
Daniel Sullivan does not look like the same man who attacked Noel & Liam Gallagher on September 7th, 2008 at the Virgin Festival in Toronto. He looks pale, gaunt, stressed-out and more than a few pounds lighter than on that fateful day that he decided that he was going to sneak on stage in the middle of the OASIS Set and attack the Gallagher brothers, seriously injuring Noel by breaking three of his ribs. I guess that getting death threats from OASIS fans worldwide and seeing "Wanted: DEAD OR ALIVE" posters on-line of yourself will do that to you. I am sure that the toll has been extremely heavy on Mr. Sullivan's life and that of his family.
The defence of being "too drunk to remember" what happened or led to the events in which Noel Gallagher was attacked was dismissed by the Crown as NO EXCUSE AT ALL for outlandish criminal behaviour, and in the Crown's submission, they were seeking a JAIL SENTENCE of between 6 to 9 months. The Crown said that if he was agile enough to get on stage, he was not inebriated enough to NOT know what he was doing.
OASIS were forced to cancel several gigs including a sold-out show in London, Ontario; a very high-profile sold-out Concert at Terminal 5 in New York City that was supposed to be filmed for major TV and DVD distribution world-wide, as well as having to re-schedule several sold-out European dates. The momentum gained on promoting a new album was lost and we learned today that Noel Gallagher has launched a $2 MILLION DOLLAR CIVIL LAWSUIT for losses against Daniel Sullivan.
According to Noel Gallagher's Victim Impact Statement the pain was extreme and instant, he had difficulty breathing and internal bruising and he was forced to endure months of 3-times-a-week painful physiotherapy sessions and today still feels twinges of pain with his doctors saying that he will experience minor pain for the rest of his life. Noel also said he was operating at less than 50% for many, many months. We learned that Daniel Sullivan, 48, was raised in London, England, is a hard-working married family man, with three young boys and a business doing home-renovations in Pickering, Ontario. He is part of two theatre groups and described by his attorney as "the Quintessential first offender", with "no history of drug or alcohol abuse" who had to leave the family home for some time in a self-imposed exile so his family would not receive the brunt of the world-wide attention and that British Tabloids were parked in-front of his house for days trying to get a statement from him. The toll has been very, very heavy on him and it shows in his face.
What is the CRUCIAL MATTERS take on this situation that I was witness to as I had been responsible for catering the backstage area for the Virgin Festival event crew, security & Artists, and I was enjoying my first sip of beer when Noel got attacked? Well, OASIS MIGHTA DESERVED TO BE PUNCHED IN THE FACE for their years of being pretty damn obnoxious, but not in the middle of a performance, and it was a little brutal as we had been working 16 hour days to pull-off this event and all the good we had done evaporated immediately after the assault as the Backstage area was "LOCKED-DOWN" and everybody was pretty much asked to leave immediately. I can only imagine what the situation had been like had Daniel Sullivan had a knife or weapon and I am sure that Noel thinks about that as well on a daily basis.
Had Daniel Sullivan attacked Liam Gallagher would anybody in the world be upset? Probably not.
The sentencing procedures had to be halted as Judge Schneider was feeling too ill to continue and they had to re-schedule the sentencing for 1 day after 4/20 next month.
Daniel Sullivan I think has paid a huge price and is now entitled to live his life as a convicted felon, always guilty of attacking Noel Gallagher viciously and in a cowardly way from behind. A jail sentence of 2 weeks and a lengthy probation period would be what I would sentence him to.
I also think that DANIEL SULLIVAN IS THE MAIN REASON WHY OASIS IS NO LONGER A BAND as the stress of the situation probably caused major conflict between the Gallagher brothers as concert dates were cancelled and re-scheduled and millions of dollars lost due to not being able to fully promote a new album. Their relationship has always been difficult and testy and this situation most likely put the brothers into the deep-end of discontent.
There are no winners in this situation. We all lost: Daniel Sullivan, his family, OASIS, their fans...losers all around.
Keep It Crucial y'all.
Paul Benoit
Crucial Correspondent / Producer
CRUCIAL MATTERS
www.crucialmatters.com
comments??
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY #57
DANIEL SULLIVAN: THE STAGE-INVADER who ATTACKED OASIS SENTENCING Report
Daniel Sullivan does not look like the same man who attacked Noel & Liam Gallagher on September 7th, 2008 at the Virgin Festival in Toronto. He looks pale, gaunt, stressed-out and more than a few pounds lighter than on that fateful day that he decided that he was going to sneak on stage in the middle of the OASIS Set and attack the Gallagher brothers, seriously injuring Noel by breaking three of his ribs. I guess that getting death threats from OASIS fans worldwide and seeing "Wanted: DEAD OR ALIVE" posters on-line of yourself will do that to you. I am sure that the toll has been extremely heavy on Mr. Sullivan's life and that of his family.
The defence of being "too drunk to remember" what happened or led to the events in which Noel Gallagher was attacked was dismissed by the Crown as NO EXCUSE AT ALL for outlandish criminal behaviour, and in the Crown's submission, they were seeking a JAIL SENTENCE of between 6 to 9 months. The Crown said that if he was agile enough to get on stage, he was not inebriated enough to NOT know what he was doing.
OASIS were forced to cancel several gigs including a sold-out show in London, Ontario; a very high-profile sold-out Concert at Terminal 5 in New York City that was supposed to be filmed for major TV and DVD distribution world-wide, as well as having to re-schedule several sold-out European dates. The momentum gained on promoting a new album was lost and we learned today that Noel Gallagher has launched a $2 MILLION DOLLAR CIVIL LAWSUIT for losses against Daniel Sullivan.
According to Noel Gallagher's Victim Impact Statement the pain was extreme and instant, he had difficulty breathing and internal bruising and he was forced to endure months of 3-times-a-week painful physiotherapy sessions and today still feels twinges of pain with his doctors saying that he will experience minor pain for the rest of his life. Noel also said he was operating at less than 50% for many, many months. We learned that Daniel Sullivan, 48, was raised in London, England, is a hard-working married family man, with three young boys and a business doing home-renovations in Pickering, Ontario. He is part of two theatre groups and described by his attorney as "the Quintessential first offender", with "no history of drug or alcohol abuse" who had to leave the family home for some time in a self-imposed exile so his family would not receive the brunt of the world-wide attention and that British Tabloids were parked in-front of his house for days trying to get a statement from him. The toll has been very, very heavy on him and it shows in his face.
What is the CRUCIAL MATTERS take on this situation that I was witness to as I had been responsible for catering the backstage area for the Virgin Festival event crew, security & Artists, and I was enjoying my first sip of beer when Noel got attacked? Well, OASIS MIGHTA DESERVED TO BE PUNCHED IN THE FACE for their years of being pretty damn obnoxious, but not in the middle of a performance, and it was a little brutal as we had been working 16 hour days to pull-off this event and all the good we had done evaporated immediately after the assault as the Backstage area was "LOCKED-DOWN" and everybody was pretty much asked to leave immediately. I can only imagine what the situation had been like had Daniel Sullivan had a knife or weapon and I am sure that Noel thinks about that as well on a daily basis.
Had Daniel Sullivan attacked Liam Gallagher would anybody in the world be upset? Probably not.
The sentencing procedures had to be halted as Judge Schneider was feeling too ill to continue and they had to re-schedule the sentencing for 1 day after 4/20 next month.
Daniel Sullivan I think has paid a huge price and is now entitled to live his life as a convicted felon, always guilty of attacking Noel Gallagher viciously and in a cowardly way from behind. A jail sentence of 2 weeks and a lengthy probation period would be what I would sentence him to.
I also think that DANIEL SULLIVAN IS THE MAIN REASON WHY OASIS IS NO LONGER A BAND as the stress of the situation probably caused major conflict between the Gallagher brothers as concert dates were cancelled and re-scheduled and millions of dollars lost due to not being able to fully promote a new album. Their relationship has always been difficult and testy and this situation most likely put the brothers into the deep-end of discontent.
There are no winners in this situation. We all lost: Daniel Sullivan, his family, OASIS, their fans...losers all around.
Keep It Crucial y'all.
Paul Benoit
Crucial Correspondent / Producer
CRUCIAL MATTERS
www.crucialmatters.com
comments??
Friday, March 19, 2010
Crucial Poem. Love, Love, Love
Friday March 19th, 2010 (11:20am)
CRUCIAL Blog Entry #55
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
Love is Lost,
Love is Found,
Love is always close around.
Why is Love so elusive?
So exclusive?
So independently inclusive.
How open are you to Love?
How likely are you to find true Love?
What are you supposed to learn from Love?
When are you supposed to move on?
Is love supposed to last a lifetime?
No.
But it can.
What lessons are we supposed to learn from Love?
What answers are we supposed to learn from Love?
Why do the questions mount with love?
Why are some people so easy to discount for their love?
Why can’t people "be real"?
Is it FEAR?
To Live is TO Love.
Love is Life.
The more we live,
the more the strife.
The more we live
The more we love.
Love touches you in ways that your soul does not understand.
Love touches you in ways that nobody else can.
Love in its purest form is non-judgmental, unconditional, understood and life-affirming.
Love is never far away.
Love is give, love is take.
The essence of love lies deep within the heart.
A mysterious place at times too dark.
But when it is "awoken"
It can never be broken.
Until next time that is.
Paul Benoit
Crucial Correspondent
www.crucialmatters.com
CRUCIAL Blog Entry #55
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
Love is Lost,
Love is Found,
Love is always close around.
Why is Love so elusive?
So exclusive?
So independently inclusive.
How open are you to Love?
How likely are you to find true Love?
What are you supposed to learn from Love?
When are you supposed to move on?
Is love supposed to last a lifetime?
No.
But it can.
What lessons are we supposed to learn from Love?
What answers are we supposed to learn from Love?
Why do the questions mount with love?
Why are some people so easy to discount for their love?
Why can’t people "be real"?
Is it FEAR?
To Live is TO Love.
Love is Life.
The more we live,
the more the strife.
The more we live
The more we love.
Love touches you in ways that your soul does not understand.
Love touches you in ways that nobody else can.
Love in its purest form is non-judgmental, unconditional, understood and life-affirming.
Love is never far away.
Love is give, love is take.
The essence of love lies deep within the heart.
A mysterious place at times too dark.
But when it is "awoken"
It can never be broken.
Until next time that is.
Paul Benoit
Crucial Correspondent
www.crucialmatters.com
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
TONIGHT IS THE CRUCIAL GOLD MEDAL HOCKEY GAME between CANADA-RUSSIA
Wednesday February 24th, 2010 (4:20pm)
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY # 53
TONIGHT IS THE CRUCIAL GOLD MEDAL HOCKEY GAME between CANADA RUSSIA
In less than 30 minutes, the hockey Gods release the Game of the Decade upon our souls with the 2010 Vancouver/ Whistler Winter Olympics. CANADA-RUSSIA.
BRING IT & LETS DO THIS.
tonight's game determines the heavyweight favourite for the Gold Medal Game.
We were Destined to do this.
www.crucialmatters.com
Keep It Crucial Y'all. Let's GO Canada!
Paul Benoit
Crucial Correspondent
www.crucialmatters.com
my FaceBook Post:
time to summon the Hockey Gods to Vancouver! LETS DO THIS CANADA!! WE CAN BEAT OVECHKIN AND THE RUSKIE REGIME. LUONGO WILL SHUT-OUT TONIGHT.
CRUCIAL BLOG ENTRY # 53
TONIGHT IS THE CRUCIAL GOLD MEDAL HOCKEY GAME between CANADA RUSSIA
In less than 30 minutes, the hockey Gods release the Game of the Decade upon our souls with the 2010 Vancouver/ Whistler Winter Olympics. CANADA-RUSSIA.
BRING IT & LETS DO THIS.
tonight's game determines the heavyweight favourite for the Gold Medal Game.
We were Destined to do this.
www.crucialmatters.com
Keep It Crucial Y'all. Let's GO Canada!
Paul Benoit
Crucial Correspondent
www.crucialmatters.com
my FaceBook Post:
time to summon the Hockey Gods to Vancouver! LETS DO THIS CANADA!! WE CAN BEAT OVECHKIN AND THE RUSKIE REGIME. LUONGO WILL SHUT-OUT TONIGHT.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
ASHLEIGH MCIVOR WINS OLMPIC GOLD in SKIERCROSS! www.crucialmatters.com
Monday February 22nd, 2010 (6:20 pm)
Crucial Blog Entry # 52
ASHLEIGH MCIVOR WINS OLMPIC GOLD in SKIERCROSS!
way to go Whistler girl! You did it and you are now THE FIRST WOMAN GOLD MEDAL WINNER EVER IN THE SKIERCROSS! HISTORY IN THE MAKING!
There will be NO more beer in Whistler tonight! This is greatest win since ROB BOYD winning the Whistler World Cup in 1989.
KEEP IT CRUCIAL ASHLEIGH!
Paul Benoit
Crucial Correspondent
www.crucialmatters.com
Crucial Blog Entry # 52
ASHLEIGH MCIVOR WINS OLMPIC GOLD in SKIERCROSS!
way to go Whistler girl! You did it and you are now THE FIRST WOMAN GOLD MEDAL WINNER EVER IN THE SKIERCROSS! HISTORY IN THE MAKING!
There will be NO more beer in Whistler tonight! This is greatest win since ROB BOYD winning the Whistler World Cup in 1989.
KEEP IT CRUCIAL ASHLEIGH!
Paul Benoit
Crucial Correspondent
www.crucialmatters.com
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