Shirin Delsooz

My Life Adventures and Thoughts

“Are There Parallel Universes?” – Cool Documentary I Saw

I watched, “Are There Parallel Universes?” from the “Through The Wormhole” series.

It was interesting. Profound even, had I understood 80% of what they were talking about.

Sometimes I understood an idea, then they added to that idea, then I forgot the logic of the first idea and couldn’t understand the second idea, then I had to rewind! Then I wikipedia’d it. But still no follow! Even the scientists admit that some of the ideas were too complicated for them.

One theory I found interesting was the one about all possibilities existing in different dimensions/universes. I can’t even put my mind around that! There are infinite combinations of atoms. Statistics say that combination of atoms also repeat. So technically, there is a repeat combination of atoms that make up who I am somewhere out there.

You can check the documentary out on YouTube, or watch it here. And check out all the other documentaries from “Through The Wormhole”. I can’t wait to go through them all! Though I will certainly have to watch it more than a few times to get it all. Sometimes it’s nice to warp outside our suspiciously rigid world!

 

I got listed on the Mandolin Cafe!

My song is up for listening for other mandolin enthusiasts on mandolincafe.com.

Folks, I am so happy to announce that my song, “Trip to Tehran” is listed in one of my favourite websites, mandolincafe.com.

Please check out the link at http://www.mandolincafe.com/mp3/

The Mandolin Cafe is an excellent resource for all mandolin players. It was where I got all my information when I started out. There are information on builders, teachers, workshops, jams and a forum and much much more. I highly l recommend the website for anyone interested in the mandolin.

 

 

On iTunes! Officially For Sale!

Guess what folks? My songs are available… to buy. And to sweeten the deal, I added a never before heard bonus track!

The songs can be bought on iTunes.

iTunes is a great alternative to buying physical CD’s! Save money and save the environment!

Last time I checked, the entire 7 song EP is priced at $6.93. Thats the cost of a round trip bus fare! The cost of a sandwhich! The cost of a beer! The cost of a coffee at Starbucks! It doesn’t take much to support musicians these days! For your purchase, you will have my eternal gratitude, and that’s priceless!

Bluegrass Jam at Barfly, Montreal

A cool thing to do on a Sunday evening is to hang out with the gang at the Barfly for the bluegrass jam. It’s all you could ask for in a jam, the people are friendly, good vibes, cheap beer, and most of all, the music is great!

I’ve been there for the last while now to perform my favourites and jammed with cool people along the way and got the good old fashion southern hospitality. Not all of them have websites, but here are a few of the ones I managed to get. Check out their songs and buy them!:

Terry Joe – Multi-instrumentalist, banjo, mandolin, guitar and so much more.

The Bombadils – Their band has an interesting mix of Celtic and Bluegrass. Be sure to “like” them on facebook!

I will continue to add on to the list of musicians, so keep on coming back, or send over recommendations for anyone I may have missed!

 

Ethical Dilemma – Should I have opened my door?

This ethical dilemma came to me right outside Barfly last night. Two well-groomed teenage girls were holding up a sheet of bright white paper with Crayola markers writing, “Need place to stay”.

If someone legitimately had absolutely nowhere safe to spend the night, I don’t see the harm in letting them stay over my house. But I had the feeling these girls didn’t fit that profile.

“Where are you guys from?” I asked.

“Toronto,”

“Oh, where in Toronto?”

“Well, actually outside of Toronto,”

“Okay, where?”

“London,”

Then came the story…

“We are going to study at Concordia, and our rent starts on Sept. 1.”

It was late, but a flood of questions came to mind. You are only looking for a place to stay now at 2 am? What were you doing all day? Why didn’t you come to Montreal on Sept. 1 instead? Or at least arrange a place to stay before? Heard of couchsurfing.com? Why didn’t you call your parents and ask them to wire money? Did you tell them you were going to Montreal to beg strangers for a couch to crash on? Heard of human trafficking? You don’t even have $30 for a hostel? Can’t you sleep in the park, if it’s just a matter of ‘one night’? Before I could say anything, a sketchy slouching older man coming outside the bar enters the scene, gladly offering his friends house. The girls were ecstatic

I went back inside thinking about if I should do anything. All my friends there said not to get involved, but no matter what they say, a part of me will always feel like I should have.