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Barfing Time

January 26, 2024July 3, 2023 by Pyra Draculea
Categories Gigi Malone, Glen Jenkins, Noah ThorsenTags baby barf, Ex-wife, peace and quiet

Noah’s Summer Plans… for Ursula

June 12, 2024May 26, 2023 by Pyra Draculea
Categories Gigi Malone, Glen Jenkins, Noah ThorsenTags daddy daughter, Ex-wife, mischief, plotting and scheming

Boxing Day

February 7, 2024December 26, 2022 by Pyra Draculea
Noah is in a music store with Ursula, who is complaining as usual: "Ugh... not more shopping!" Noah replies, "Oh, c'mon! Boxing Day sales are a time-honored tradition!" He continues, "Back when I lived in Vancouver, me and my friends would wolf down our Christmas dinners..." and as he says this we see him remembering a Christmas dinner where he's standing in front of the front door, putting on his jacket with one arm while holding a big turkey leg with his other hand, eating. He tells his mother, "Thanks, Ma... be back by noon!" and she yells back, "You just got here!" Noah then continues telling Ursula, "... and race down to Seymour Street to camp out in line for A&B Sound's big sale" as we see Noah and Glen standing in a line of men all waiting to get into A&B Sound the next morning, with Glen telling Noah, "Sweet, we're only 37th in line this year." Ursula cuts Noah off, saying, "That's insane!" Noah, missing her point, smiles and replies, "Yeah, we sure got some crazy deals..." and we see him remembering walking out of A&B Sound with Glen, both grinning and loaded down with boxes of new stereo equipment.

  Noah fondly remembers Boxing Days past. I don’t think I ever did the A&B Sound Boxing Day madness, or if I did it was looking for CDs later that afternoon, long after the hardcore dudes had already gone home with their new stereos and TVs. My brother says he used to go line up … Read moreBoxing Day

Categories Glen Jenkins, Granny Thorsen, Noah Thorsen, Ursula Thorsen

Sail On

February 7, 2024December 20, 2022 by Pyra Draculea
Glen is working on the engine of a '70s muscle car while Adam leans over and holds a flashlight for Glen and Ursula is complaining about Noah's Viking homeschool: "...and he still expects me to row the distance from Denmark to England!" Adam, mostly ignoring his little sister just mumbles "Mmmhmm." Glen says to Ursula, "You do know Vikings mostly sailed rather than rowed, right?" Shocked, Ursula says, "Wait, what?!?" Adam grins and says, "She knows now." Furious, Ursula asks, "I rowed a whole half a mile for nothing?!?" Glen rolls his eyes and says, "Well, there's always that whole exercise thing..."

  So it falls to Glen to let Ursula in on how the Vikings really got around. And we find out Ursula hasn’t gotten very far towards “England” anyway.

Categories Adam Thorsen, Glen Jenkins, Ursula Thorsen

Who Came Second?

February 5, 2024October 22, 2022 by Pyra Draculea
Categories Glen Jenkins, Noah ThorsenTags awkward questions, band life, cover band, disappointment, frenemies, great expectations, lead singer, sore loser, tribute band

Dumb Guitarist Face

February 5, 2024October 20, 2022 by Pyra Draculea
Categories Glen Jenkins, Noah Thorsen, Ruth ThorsenTags band life, cover band, frenemies, great expectations, husband and wife, lead singer, playtime, tribute band

Mr. Dressup

January 26, 2024October 19, 2022 by Pyra Draculea
Noah and Glen are talking at the beginning of the Battle of the Tribute Bands gig before either has gone onstage. Glen is wearing his usual: a grey t-shirt, dark jeans, and his signature red bandana headband. Noah is dressed up like Bono (a mishmash of early 90s Fly-era Bono with the big black shades and shiny black leather jacket and pants with early 2000s touches like the open black shirt and cross necklace baring his hairy chest), with his normally curly hair straightened and slicked back. Glen scowls and says, "Playing Mr. Dressup Again, eh, Thorsen?" Noah smiles and replies, "The better to beat your arse tonight, Glen." We see they are up on a mezzanine balcony in the venue and the opener, a Tina Turner tribute act called Steamy Tina is performing in the background to a packed crowd. Glen retorts, "Pfft! Not a chance! It's about the music, not a costume." Noah grins and shoves Glen back, saying, "Ha! The costume is what makes a tribute band. Now, may the best Irishman win!" Glen scowls and responds, "You're not from Ireland, Thorsen, you're from Flin Flon!" Unfazed, Noah replies, "Still." Glen is furious and shakes his fist in the air, yelling, "I have more Irish blood than you!" Noah is still grinning and walking away as he tell Glen, "Don't be a sore loser, Glen."

  Noah seems to think the flatiron is the key to battle-of-the-tribute-bands glory. To be fair, I used to know someone who played in a few tribute bands and a lot of dudes agree with Noah that you have to dress the part as well as sound the part… but there’s definitely a large contingent … Read moreMr. Dressup

Categories Glen Jenkins, Noah ThorsenTags band life, costumes, cover band, frenemies, lead singer, tribute band, U2

Noah Prepares for Battle

January 26, 2024October 17, 2022 by Pyra Draculea
Categories Glen Jenkins, Noah Thorsen, Ruth ThorsenTags band life, cover band, daydreams, frenemies, great expectations, husband and wife, lead singer, tribute band, U2

Winter Tires

June 12, 2024September 30, 2022 by Pyra Draculea
Noah is getting Glen to put the snow tires on the car at Ruth's insistence due to local highway rules... even though it's during a late heat wave.

Where I live there are stretches of highway requiring snow tires (or the M+S all-seasons) as of October 1 every year… even if we have an autumn heat wave.

Categories Glen Jenkins, Noah ThorsenTags chores, guilt trip, husband and wife

Young Love

June 12, 2024September 28, 2022 by Pyra Draculea
Ursula complains about boys and bugs at school while Glen and Noah reminisce.

Worms, huh? Noah’s got all the secrets to romantic success.

Categories Glen Jenkins, Noah Thorsen, Ursula ThorsenTags bugs are gross, daddy daughter, teasing, young love
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