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Salish Seagull Life

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Down by the bay,
the Seagull's play,
dressed in their fine feathers,
of black, white and grey.
  • Seagull splashing in the Salish Sea taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Seagull splashing in the Salish Sea taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Seagull splashing in the Salish Sea taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Seagull splashing in the Salish Sea taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Seagull splashing in the Salish Sea taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Seagull swallowing a Starfish taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Seagull with a Starfish taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Seagull with a Starfish taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn

Seagulls are not always the most admired birds at the beach, one tends to overlook them for Eagles or Heron. The reason for this is unlike the others they are far more numerous and so common that they fail to turn many heads.

“As I watched the seagulls, I thought, that’s the road to take; find the absolute rhythm and follow it with absolute trust.”

Nikos Kazantzakis
  • Seagulls diving for starfish in the Salish Sea taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Seagulls diving for starfish in the Salish Sea taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Seagulls diving for starfish in the Salish Sea taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Seagull with a Starfish taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • A Seagull taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Seagull with a clam taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Seagull with a Starfish taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Seagulls in the Surf taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn

The Seagull is not only considered common by some it is also often scorned by others but that is only because they tend to let loose unpleasant showers of their faeces that no one wants to wear. The trouble with being disgruntled with this is that it is usually human beings that instigate this behaviour in the first place by feeding them.

“Do you remember you shot a seagull? A man came by chance, saw it and destroyed it, just to pass the time.”

Anton Chekhov
  • Flying Seagull taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Flying Seagull taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Flying Seagull taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Flying Seagull taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Seagulls bathing in the Salish Sea taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Seagulls bathing in the Salish Sea taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • Seagulls bathing in the Salish Sea taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn
  • A flying Seagull taken with Olympus Evolt E-300 by Coastal Salish Photographer TS Ni hUiginn

Seagulls can also be delightful, clever and amusing and bring many people comfort and joy. Their voices wake us every morning, they clean up our beaches and are our faithful companions on and off of the sea. They are familiar, comforting and have served as the muse and inspiration for artists and poets throughout history and with the many cultures that co-exist with the incredible seagulls.

“You do not ask a tame seagull why it needs to disappear from time to time toward the open sea. It goes, that’s all.”

Bernard Moitessier

The Cliffs and Bones Project

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We proudly present The Cliffs and Bones Project, the self titled EP musical collaboration between University of East Hastings Alumni Bob Hamm and Paul Clifford. The accompanying video contains the full audio with lyrics.

Track Listing: 
1. Dan's Passing 
2. If I had a Guitar 
3. Travelin' On 
4. Working Man
  • A graphic illustration of musician composers Bob Hamm and Paul Clifford, The Cliff's and Bone's Project.
  • A graphic illustration of musician composer Paul Clifford, The Cliff's and Bone's Project.
  • A graphic illustration of musician composer Bob Hamm, The Cliff's and Bone's Project.
  • A graphic illustration of musician composer Paul Clifford, The Cliff's and Bone's Project.
  • A graphic illustration of musician composer Bob Hamm, The Cliff's and Bone's Project.
  • A graphic illustration of musician composer Paul Clifford, The Cliff's and Bone's Project.
  • A graphic illustration of musician composer Bob Hamm, The Cliff's and Bone's Project.

All songs written by Bob Hamm Produced by Paul Clifford of The Jawshop Adventure Recording (Dan’s Passing produced with Bob Hamm) Performers: Bob Hamm – Vocals, guitars, keyboards and more Paul Clifford – drums, keyboards, sound effects and more.

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Paul Clifford's The Jawshop

The Jawshop presents ‘Working Man’ – by Bob Hamm

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I am delighted to be sharing more of Bob Hamm and Paul Clifford with you all. These two seasoned professionals and University or East Hastings Alumni have teamed up again to bring us another brilliant tune and music video. This tune is titled Working Man and was written in their honour so we invite all you working men and the people who love them to give it a listen, unlike most things these days it won’t cost a dime.

Working Man Words and Music composed by - Bob Hamm 
Performers: 
Bob Hamm on Guitar and Vocals
Paul Clifford on Drums
Video Production - The Jawshop Adventure Recording Studios

The Jawshop presents the Croc E Moses Interview

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We invite you to check out Paul Clifford and the Jawshop’s latest podcast as he starts out the new year with a brilliant interview with South African/Canadian Poet, Musician Croc E Moses.

Link image to Jawshop Croc E Moses podcast

These two seasoned musicians and composers take a deep dive into their experience recording and filming Moses’s song ‘Devious Honesty’ at the Jawshop Adventure Recording’s Main Studio. This tune was recorded at began in March of 2022 the elaborate on the lengthy technical polishing process that they undertook to obtain the final product. Moses also speaks about the lyrics and what motivated him or create this musical piece, which as a simple music fan I found quite interesting.

They begin to muse of the present global state we are all in and how it has inspired the song, through word deception from the media in impacting us all. And how word play and inversion of meanings are being used against people and culture in very unhealthy and unhelpful way. They touch on people who identify as cameras and where this leaves the artists or is it our destiny to go extinct and be replaced by those who identify as cameras. The delve into their personal experiences at the Trucker Convoy and how it differs completely from the media narrative which was dishonest and how that experience has effected this song and their work.

I won’t give it all away the podcast is there to be listened to but personally I like this conversation and this song because it touches on subjects that many of us are have on our minds. The struggle of the artist in this toxic political climate with the risk of being cancelled looming over your head and how you have to reflect on what and why we are artists and to think deeply about the grave times we are in. This struggle however is not limited to just artists, or truckers it includes most of the people in our communities and on our planet. And upon undertaking this self reflection it becomes clear, I hope, that money is not why we do what we do, that there is deeper and more loving communal motivations that compel us to create and share our work, to take care of each other and ourselves, to make sure the situation is good for us to be productive people who help our communities out. Because frankly, loving supportive communities that allow us to express ourselves are better for everyone and something many people have fought and even died for other to obtain and I think it would be truly shameful to throw that away for mere money or simple fame. If nothing more this conversation makes one feel a little less alone and lost in the bigger toxic political nightmare that dominates our lives.

If you want to check out more Croc just click this link to go to his site.