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Vinyl Cafe Diaries
Vinyl Cafe Diaries | Stuart McLean
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In Vinyl Cafe Diaries, master storyteller and humorist Stuart McLean takes us into the deepest recesses of The Vinyl Cafe. Learn all about the secret lives and hidden passions of the seemingly ordinary folk from the radio show. What is Dave doing by himself in a Halifax hotel room with a duck? What purloined item has Sam surreptitiously stuffed under his mattress and why? What is it about the book club that Mary Turlington doesn't dare tell Morley? Why is Morley skulking around with a man named Frank on the eve of her fortieth birthday? What grisly secret is Stephanie hiding in her father's picnic cooler? Why in the name of decency is Morley parading around in Stephanie's clothes? What are in the mysterious brown-paper packages that Sam is receiving in the mail? And why is Dave wearing that awful Grateful Dead T-shirt? Vinyl Cafe Diaries exposes the answers to these urgent questions in twenty never-before-told (well, okay, told on the radio) stories of strange secrets, odd dreams, high hopes and, of course, hilarious adventures.
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StellaDz
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This is the first Vinyl Cafe book I've read since Stuart McLean's passing, and that just made this piece more poignant. McLean's stories are simple and classic. They are laugh-out-loud hilarious; they pull at your heartstrings; and they make you smile at the small, truly important, things in life. My favourite #Canadian author, he will be missed.

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StellaDz
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My books are my friends. #currentlyreading #canadian #shortstories 🇨🇦❤️📚

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MaleficentBookDragon
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I went to a consignment shop today and picked up this cute record table for $15. I plan on refinishing the top. It goes with my other record cabinet I use as a TV stand. I have a little retro bar on top (with my retro bar books), and some of my photography books in the record slots.
Goodnight Littens. Have a nightcap for me.

Bookzombie Love that! 7y
DebinHawaii I love it! We had one very similar when I was growing up! 👍😀 7y
TheWordJar So cute! 7y
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LauraJ Ah, I love a good project. Be sure to share the finished version! 7y
EvieBee Sooooo cute!!!! 7y
Reecaspieces That is adorable!! Great use of the record rack!! 7y
Reviewsbylola Cool table!! 7y
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StellaDz
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Can't wait for this story. I feel like it's going to be laugh-out-loud hilarious! #currentlyreading #canadian🇨🇦

drokka @DuckOfDoom A whole chapter about a duck! 7y
StellaDz @drokka @DuckOfDoom it was classic Dave as well!! Hilarious 😂😂 7y
DuckOfDoom @drokka @StellaDz 😄 What's the book about, that is has one chapter about a duck? 7y
StellaDz @DuckOfDoom Vinyl Cafe is a series of books with short stories about one family. Most are hilarious (mostly Dave's stories because he's always ends up in some sort of predicament). The author started them as a radio show and they sort of became books. By far, my favourite Canadian author/books. 7y
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StellaDz
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Reading #Canadian 🇨🇦for our 150th celebrations coming this weekend! It doesn't happen very often that my hometown is mentioned, but when it does, I get super excited. And Stuart McLean is one of my favourite Canadian authors. RIP. #theSault #SaultSteMarie

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Krysta
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I meant to post this the other day. On the 15th, one of my favourite personalities passed away. The Vinyl Cafe broadcast, books and recordings have made me laugh and cry. Every Christmas we hear about Dave and his turkey, and Morley and her Christmas concert. We listen to stories of the kids growing up, of mishaps and memories, of this country I am so blessed to call home. He will be so missed.

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Dragon
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RIP - I just heard the sad news while driving home. I loved Stuart McLean's short stories and his radio show. I was lucky to attend one of his live Christmas shows.

LeahBergen ☹️☹️ 8y
rabbitprincess Dave on the Roof was my favourite. "Dave, don't lick the clothesline." 8y
Dragon Thanks @LeahBergen so sad 8y
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Dragon Thanks @rabbitprincess I love Dave and the Dave Cooks the Turkey story is my fave. 🐉 8y
Kirstin So sad. I can close my eyes and hear his voice. 😢 8y
CherylDeFranceschi So sad. 😢 8y
merelybookish This made me sad. I met him once and he was so kind. A friend and I went to a breakfast event for one of his books. It was back in the 90s and we were much younger than all the other attendees. He made a point to come and sit beside us and chat. ❤ 8y
TheCanuckReader Such a great man. Saw his show live a couple of times. Amazing humble entertainer 8y
Dragon Thanks @Kirstin @CherylDeFranceschi I'll miss his show and his stories 😟 8y
Dragon Thanks @merelybookish how lucky to meet him. I'm not surprised to hear he was so nice. 8y
Dragon Thanks @TheCanuckReader I've only heard good things about him. 8y
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shawnmooney
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Howseldomtheydo So sad, I ❤ Stuart and the Vinyl Cafe. 8y
Angelala007 I'm sad. He was the first person who made laugh while listening to the radio. CBC foreva. ✊🏻I love you, Stuart ❤️ 8y
LeahBergen Aww, damn. 8y
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shawnmooney @Howseldomtheydo @Angelala007 @LeahBergen The episode of The Vinyl Café that I will never ever forget was when he told the true story about the young man that accidentally went over Niagara Falls and lived to tell the tale. Did you hear that one? I've never been able to find it again online or on a podcast but it's amazing. 8y
Howseldomtheydo I did hear that one, and I live near the falls. Definitely amazing. 8y
Howseldomtheydo I didn't click on the link but found this https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7OUKElGMbdY 8y
shawnmooney @Howseldomtheydo Oh wow, thank you so much! ❤❤ 8y
LeahBergen Oh! I'll check that out later! @Howseldomtheydo 8y
Lindy 😟😟😟 8y
rabbitprincess My best friend and I were lucky enough to meet him once, after a taping of one of his shows. His Christmas concerts were a lot of fun, and he showcased some great Canadian musicians. He will be missed. 8y
Dragon He will be missed. I listened to his radio show and read his books. I only had the pleasure of seeing him live once but it was truly wonderful. 8y
Spiderfelt I can't get enough of the memorials me tributes. I hope the CBC will co tiniest to broadcast the archived Vinyl Cafe in perpetuity. 8y
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Dragon
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#endpapers #readjanuary Stuart McLean writes funny and sweet short stories about Dave and his wife Morley. Stories about their childhood and their kids and neighbours, fiction but they feel so real.

EllieDottie This is great! 8y
Dragon Thanks @EllieDottie 😀🐉 8y
britt_brooke 💚💚💚 8y
Dragon Thanks @britt_brooke 🐉 8y
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