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The Smile On Your Brother show is now up and only up for another day! Bob and Chris did the set-up on Sunday night. Just a few of the many boards. One of the boards that you can bid on .

From left to right: DC Canada team manager Trevn Sharp and DC pro Josh Kalis present a cheque for $10,000 to Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Sarah Blythe and the Deputy Mayor after DC's King Of Vancouver event.

The subject of our first ever MOST AWESOME INTERVIEW , a shining beacon of Vancouver culture, Douglas Coupland, has a new book coming out next week.

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Laina & Angie with Samuel Dalembert - NBA center for the Philadelphia 76ers HOW DID THIS PHOTO OP COME ABOUT ? Laina: Me & Angie (and our friends Michelle & Angel) were in New Orleans for my 23rd Birthday during All Star weekend.

WITH THE RIGHT SPOT & THE RIGHT SONG(S) Jazzanova - Behold these Days Broken Social Scene - Pacific Theme Nightmares on Wax - Thinking of Omara Bill Withers - Lovely Day Otis Redding - Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Emotions - Best of My Love George

The West Coast Tour of The Bicycle Music Festival comes to Vancouver on Saturday, August 29th! This one day event is guaranteed to be the best party for bicycles in Vancouver this summer! 100% pedal-powered sound and self-propelled movement.

I hope to see you at THIS tonight. 60 custom painted boards hanging from the walls of Livestock all for the sake of charity. It goes on from 7-10PM!

Tristan Morris was the first to answer the call to THIS CHALLENGE I posted which won him a $75 Dace gift certificate! "Here are my photos of me buying a Cherry Coke Zero at Drake market.