Doug Price on Life

December 2018 – December 2022

Welcome to Doug’s audio-blog. Doug is, among other things, an actor, a jockey, a man who plays hockey, a voice, and a radio guy. The blogs are his observations on life, the who, the how, the where, and the why.

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December 2022

‘LAST CALL!’ […FOR THE ‘WALL!’]
‘ECO-FRIENDLY?’… [‘OR FRIGGIN-CRAZY!!’]
‘IT’S NOT DARK YET’… […BUT IT’S GETTING THERE!!’]
@TENSION SHOPPER$ [ON LINE&ON TIME!!]

November 2022

PINCUSHION PRICE!!!!!… [‘THIS WON’T HURT A BIT’]
& NOW…THE…NEWS…!!!! […WAIT FOR IT…!!!!]
GOOD GOLLY MR. JOLLY [“I BELIEVE!”]
HUMANITY? [INSANITY!]

October 2022

‘DARKNESS DARKNESS’ […THIS WAY COMES!!!]
“TRICK OR TWEET?” [‘FINDERS KEEPERS’]
GENERATION ZED! [‘OVER 70’(& not quite dead)]
EVERGREEN! [FOREVER GONE!]
MANY HAPPY RETURNS! [“ANYBODY 4 2nds,3rds…?”]

September 2022

..WHEELS.. [OF MISFORTUNE!!]
OUR 4 SEASONS… [SWING!!!!]
OUR DATES OF DESTINY!!! […AS WE SPEAK…]
LABOUR DAZE! […ODD JOB…]

August 2022

SEPTEMBER COMES… [SUMMER’S LAST ‘LICKS’ ]
GUESS WHO’S BIN 💤 [‘A NAGGING HEADACHE!’]
SUMMERTIME… [FLY’s…]
FOREVER YOUNG!! [‘2GETHER!!’]
1ST TASTE OF AUGUST! [‘MELLOW 🌽 YELLOW’]

July 2022

MIDSUMMER NIGHTMARES! [‘TRUE CONFESSIONS’]
‘HEADS UP’ OUT THERE!! [‘MAYBE NEXTIME…’]
LET’S GET SIRI US!! [D O U G L A S ? ! ! !]
‘LOCK AROUND THE CLOCK’ [TIME STOOD STILL!]

June 2022

SUMMER FESTIVALS ’R’ BACK! [‘BIG TIME’!! 🎉]
SUMMER? [BUMMER!😨]
TO EVERY FATHER… […0NCE A SON!]
KING OF THE HILL? […NO MORE!]

May 2022

FINALLY!…JUNE BRIDES!! [A TURN FOR THE BEST]
MORE THINGS CHANGE… […REMAIN THE SAME!]
‘CATCH PHRASE DAZE’ [U HAD ME@‘HURL’]
DOGS RUN FREE [‘SHUT THE MUTT UP!’]
MOTHER MOTHER MAY I? [MAY I ALWAYS BE!]

April 2022

MAY 🥇ST??? [MANY MAY FIRSTS!]
‘HEY KIDS’ IT’S TAX TIME! [HOW’S YOUR BOTTOM___$?]
EASTER EGG HUNT [‘BEST LAID PLANS!’]
TV GAME SHOWS [‘I’LL TAKE DOOR #2’]

March 2022

APRIL 1st WISH LIST [ONLY ‘FOOLS’ NEED APPLY!]
MY RASPBERRY RITUAL [NOW…‘I’M IN A JAM!’]
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL [SURVIVING! THRIVING!]
TALE OF TWO TOWNS [RAW:HOPE]
MARCH 8 HAPPENS! [AND HAPPENS EVERY DAY!]
‘MARCH’S ON….’ [& STILL ON ‘PURP’!]

February 2022

A HOLE IN ONE…. [LEADS TO ANOTHER BUMMER!]
‘PLAY IT AGAIN SAM’ [“NOWHERE MAN!”]
TAKE IT TO HEART [WORDS ♥️ WORTH]

January 2022

FEBRUARY:🥇BLUSH! [‘HONG KONG SWAN SONG’]
‘TRIFECTA’ OF TROUBLE!!! [‘THE PERFECT STORM’]
“CATCH ’22”! [LOOKS GOOD SUR NOUS]
WINTER GETAWAY? [‘ZOOM AWAY’(AWAY)!]
‘BRAVE NEW YEAR!’ [‘FASTEN SEATBELTS’]

December 2021

‘THE ‘21 SLEEP SALUTE’ [WAKE ME WHEN IT’S OVER!]
‘FAVOURITE THINGS!’ [‘HELLO IN THERE’]
‘12 DAZE OF CHRISTMAS’ Part 2 [‘THE TWIST!’]
‘12 DAZE OF XMAS’ Part 1! [‘THE BLISS’]

November 2021

STILL ‘IN THE BOOK’ BUT… [NOT IN THE MEMORY BANK!]
‘THE CANE MUTINY’ [‘NOW SHOWING’]
THE STRESS TEST!!!!! [“0H LOOK?!”…HE FELL RIGHT 0VER!]
LET US ALWAYS… [LET US ALWAYS…REMEMBER!]

October 2021

@the ‘ZOOM’ [MOMENT OF SILENCE please!]
HALL OF HALLOWEEN HORROR! [HAVE A SAFE 🎃!]
WHAT GOES UP… […MUST COME DOWN!]
THAT RESTLESS FEELING… [ & ‘THE YEARNING’]
THANKSGIVING… […For Giving & Forgiving…]

September 2021

:( MOOD~SWINGS :) [HOW DO YOU FEEL?!]
KNOCK! KNOCK! WHO’S THERE? [“SHAKES”]
WAY TOO HI TECH!! [‘THE GAME’S AFOOT’]
‘GOLDEN RULE’ FOOL? [‘CLEAR AS A BELL!’]

August 2021

ALICE… […DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANY MORE!]
“THOUGHT I’D SEEN IT ALL!” [“…AND SEE HOW IT FEELS”]
‘PURPLE HAYS’ [‘GIDDY DOWN!!’]
BOOMERS&ZOOMERS […HASH#TAG…]
SUMMERTIME… […LIVIN’S EASY…]

July 2021

& ‘ON A LIGHTER NOTE’ [I HAVEN’T GOT A CLUE!]
‘TIK TOC TOKYO’ [‘THE GAMES’ PEOPLE PLAY!]
MY ‘RUST BUCKET!’ [‘BUY GOLLY GEEZ’]
STUPID HUMAN TRICKS [“YET ANOTHER…‘PET PEEVE’”]

June 2021

‘TAKE OFF…EH!’ [‘FASHION YOUR SEATBELTS!’]
SCHOOL? OR SCAM! [’WHO’S ZOOMING WHO?’]
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! [3 CHEERS & TEARS 4 DAD!!]
49th PARALYZED!! [BORDERLINE WHINE!!]

May 2021

‘OL’ DOUG NEW TRICKS’ [UNCONDITIONAL AIR CONDITIONER]
TWICE THE PRICE!! [‘DEBIT DAMMIT!’]
…Apparently NOT! [FACEBOOK FRIENDS?]
MY VIRGIN MONOLOGUE [‘THAT’S GONNA LEAVE A MARK!’]
‘THE EVE OF EVERYTHING!’ [‘HOME SWEET HOME’ TO ME!]

April 2021

‘ANTS IN MY PANTS’ [‘KING OF CRITTER KARMA!’]
TALK IS CHEAP! [TELL THE TRUTH!!]
‘TIC TOC’ GOES THE CLOCK!! [AND…’WHAT A KICKER!!’]
iPhone Won! [DOUG NONE!]

March 2021

LONG TIME GONE!! [‘My Annual Orgasm’]
HAPPY SPRING ‘FLING’ [YOU CRAZY LOVERS!!]
WON WEEK OF WONDERFUL! [WIN! WIN! BOOKENDS!!]
SAME AULD SONG… [‘HELLO IN THERE’]

February 2021

TAXMAN! [‘PAY THE PIPER!’]
UP CLOSE & TOO PERSONAL! [BIN THERE, DONE THAT!]
‘THE NEW DRIVER’S ED’ [(ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN)]
‘UP CLOSE & PERSONAL’ [‘HEART TO HEART!’]

January 2021

PURPLE RAIN ‘RULES!’ [‘LET THE ‘HORSE PLAY’ BEGIN’(again)]
HAVING A NICE DAY? [WHAT ELSE IS LEFT TO SAY?!]
“TAKE TW0!!”…& CALL ME… [‘NEAR MISS@PHARMACYST’]
2O21? [WHAT COULD HAPPEN?]
HEY JOE… [‘YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE’]

December 2020

‘WHAT THE DICKENS?’… [‘DEJA VU’ ALL OVER AGAIN!?]
CHRISTMAS MATTERS… [‘DON’T FORGET YOUR ‘ED I KIT’]
THE SANTA SANCTION [‘GOOD OL’ SAINT NIC’…NICKED!!]
NEVER BEFORE CHRISTMAS [MUTINY IN THE FAMILY]

November 2020

DECEMBER/DESCENT\DISSENT!! [“THAT’S GONNA LEAVE A MARK!”]
‘MOM’S THE WORD!’ [‘MORE MONTRÉAL THAN ME!’]
A CENTURY IN THE MAKING! [“AND NOW, THE ENVELOPE PLEASE”]
REMEMBERING [ARE WE STILL LISTENING?]
CHRONIC COVID FATIGUE [‘THOSE LITTER BUGGERS!’]

October 2020

HALLOWEEN 2020! [‘YOU WANT IT DARKER?’]
‘ATTENTION SHOPPERS’ [“CLEAN UP IN AISLE 3”]
‘MISGIVINGS!’ [‘F…OR YOU… CANADA!’]
‘THANKS FOR THAT!’ [‘YOU BETTER YOU BET!’]

September 2020

PURPLE RAIN RIDES AGAIN…RIGHT INTO OCTOBER… (2:02) •
SHREDDIES! [NARY A SHRED OF PROOF!]
HI! ANXIETY!!! [CROSSING THE LINE!]
SUMMER BUMMER! [‘ME’ IS FOR MELTDOWN!]

August 2020

SCHOOL RULES! [‘BULLY FOR YOU’]
THE PUZZLE [‘TALE OF 2 TEMPERS’]
‘PET PEEVES!’ [‘HOME SUITE HOME’…again!]
STOP THE WORLD! [‘THERE’S NO GOING BACK NOW!’]
SIDE EFFECTS ARE FREE! [“I’ll Take That As An…OUCH!!”]

July 2020

‘OPTIMIST OR PESSIMIST’ […FOR BETTER OR WORSE…]
TOKYO OLYMPICS IN ICU! [“…I…C…U…NEXT JULY!”]
JULY?…LIGHTEN UP! [‘GIVE ME A BREAK!’]
DRAMA KING RIDES AGAIN! [GIFT HORSE ‘IN THE HOUSE’!]

June 2020

BIRTH DAZED & CONFUSED? [THE PRESENT!]
‘ALMOST HAD A GRAD’ [“BON APPÉTIT TO ME!”]
RUDE AWAKENING! [‘MORNING IS BROKEN!’]
“DANGEROUS VACATIONS” [‘BACK INTO THE VAULT’]

May 2020

SORRY MR. PRESIDENT?! [“WHO YA GONNA CALL?”]
THE BRIDGE & THE BALCONY [‘ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN…’]
ALMOST CUT MY HAIR! [‘KIDS, DO NOT TRY THIS@HOME!’]
STILL IN LIMBO! [HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?]
‘MOTHER MOTHER MAY I?’ [‘THIS SHOE IS JUST FOR YOU!’]

April 2020

DECISIONS?DECISIONS?DECISION!! […NOW, WASH YOUR HANDS…AGAIN!]
‘THE DAY AFTER BEFORE’ [‘ROCK SCISSORS … !’]
‘THE DAY BEFORE AFTER’ [“GO PLAY IN TRAFFIC!”]
“WHAT’S UP DOC’S?!” [“THIS ISN’T GOING TO HURT A BIT”]
SUCKER SUCKER SUCKER!!! [NICE TO BE POPULAR!]
APRIL FOOL’S FIEND! [“MOMMA DIDN’T RAISE NO FOOL”]

March 2020

‘THAT SPRING THING’ [‘BEWARE THE TIDES OF MARCH!’]
WINTER GLOVE THROW*AWAY! [MY MIDDLE FINGER FRIEND!]
OZ COMES FULL CIRCLE! [THE REALLY BIG REVEAL!]
TIME MARCH IS ON! [‘AND WE’RE OFF’…(take the metro)]

February 2020

PURPLE RAIN RIDES AGAIN! [‘Xcuse Me While I Kiss The Sky’]
TAX TIME [“spare change?”]
FEBRUARY 14 FOREVER! [To You ❤️ To Your’s]
Sixty Weeks On! [Whether You Want It or Not!]

JANUARY 2020

Ground Hog Daze [Sounds Like a Party to Me!]
“Where’s The Plant?” [Food for Thought!]
“Winter Getaway That Got Away!” [Cold Comfort]
“sucker…Sucker…SUCKER!” [Thrills! Bills!! Chills!!!]

DECEMBER 2019

Liar Liar, Resolution on Fire! [All “Hooked Up” For The New Year!]
’Twas Night B4 Christmas [“Twas A Twist Before…”]
The Three Wise Guys [Hat Trick Of Trouble!]
Oh Christmas Tree [“Don’t Try This@Home!”]

NOVEMBER 2019

Touchy! Feely!! Sorry!!! [Homemade & Hands On!]
Facial Recognition [Ready for Your Closeup?]
Critters Come in From Cold! [Home Sweet RAT!]
November to Remember! [The Cost Of Freedom]
Morning After Month B4 [Quick Change Artist!]

OCTOBER 2019

What Happened to Halloween [No Fireworks, No Fun?]
Purple Rain What a Ride! [“Hi Fives” High Hooves!]
Summers Gone Heat Is On […The “See My Breath” Test]
Big Bird’s Eye View! […Speaking Of Turkeys…]

SEPTEMBER 2019

Mug Shots! [“FREN-IMIES”?]
Fall to Me [Beautiful Leaves, Nasty Bees]
Top 40 Radio Turns 60! [“BIG BANG” Comes To Town!]
Purple Rain Rides Again [You See…there was this girl…]
Living the good life [Clean House: Drive carefully!]

AUGUST 2019

School days, school days [Dear old “broken” rule days…]
Hope floats [I can swim but my house is drowning…]
Happy trails [Purple Rain rides the range…]
O Canada [Oh, happy days…]

JULY 2019

Dog days of summer [How now bow-wow…]
Coping with hi-tech is [Making me a nervous wreck…]
Vaping just another way of [Escaping to Hookahville…]
Get ready for the e-Tour de France [Clean, green, and shockingly serene…]

JUNE 2019

Fire up the summer festivals [Lobsters gone to pot…]
Summer-cut blues [There ain’t no cure…]
Full-circle summer [What goes around…]
Father has his day [Dad gets the last word!]
Whither the Weather? [‘All Seasons’ are the reason!]

MAY 2019

Built to fail [Earth built to fail!]
My sporting life? [Don’t come around here no more!]
Mother’s Day [Mom’s the word!]
Built to last [Clean up your act!]

APRIL 2019

Pet peeve [The world’s gone vegan!]
Best before dates [Release the hounds!]
Remember? [Remember your name tag!]
Greeting cards [Grim reaper on duty!]

MARCH 2019

Winter’s last gasp! [A chip off the old ice block.]
No more inhaling here [Two new elephants in the room.]
The keeper [Look for the signs!]
The lion and the lamb [The lamb lies down!]

FEBRUARY 2019

February bookends [Groundhog Day lives. February 29 still extinct.]
February flew/flu! [We’ve all got the flu. Take some yogurt and call me in the morning.]
Valentine Day for you! [Take it to heart.]
In consideration of courtesy [It’s a choice!?]

JANUARY 2019

What ever happened to honesty? [It just ain’t the truth anymore.]
When is it my time? [It’s time to take the time for yourself.]
Lost and found: the cap [Sometimes you have to just keep looking.]
I’ve seen the future [It’s a tsunami and it’s coming right at me!]

DECEMBER 2018

My Favourite Christmas Story [All my presents were dry!]
Holiday Cheer in the Hospital [A special visit to a hospital with a heart on Christmas Eve.]
Remembering Remembrance Day [If we want the world to be truly free, the peace must start with you and me.]
Sergeant Pepper 50 Years Ago Today [He didn’t just teach the band…he taught the whole world to play.]