{"id":3261424,"date":"2020-08-24T18:43:35","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T21:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3261424"},"modified":"2020-08-24T18:43:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T21:43:35","slug":"the-lunchbox-2020-08-24-weird-is-wonderful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/the-lunchbox-2020-08-24-weird-is-wonderful","title":{"rendered":"The Lunchbox 2020-08-24: Weird is Wonderful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3259883\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/the-lunchbox-cu001-notable-acts-grid-city-magazine\/attachment\/lunchbox2020base-covid\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-800x800.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3259883\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>On today&#8217;s show:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>International Strange Music Day<\/strong>, so I present to you New Brunswick&#8217;s own\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sirr.bandcamp.com\/\">SIRR<\/a><\/strong>, with the delightful tune\u00a0<em>Sasquatch<\/em>. Keep it weird!<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s time for a poetic smack down! The\u00a0<strong>Fredericton Slam!<\/strong> is being hosted on\u00a0<strong>The Cap Patio<\/strong> at <strong>7pm tonight<\/strong>. While the ticket is free, they need you to\u00a0<strong>purchase your free ticket in advance<\/strong> in order to facilitate social distancing.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tickets at: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thecaplive.com\/tickets\/poetry-slam-august-24th\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/thecaplive.com\/tickets\/poetry-slam-august-24th .\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/302477510859949\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See the Facebook event for more details.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Keith Hallett<\/strong> will be playing live on\u00a0<strong>The Cap Patio<\/strong> on\u00a0<strong>Wednesday night at 7pm<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<li><strong>This Saturday is <a href=\"https:\/\/recordstoredaycanada.ca\/\">Record Store Day<\/a>!<\/strong> So, visit your Friendly Local Record Store to pick up some awesome exclusives, cherished classics and local superstars. And once it&#8217;s all over, relax at\u00a0<strong>6pm<\/strong> on\u00a0<strong>The Cap Patio<\/strong> the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/3892590770757191\/\"><strong>Heat $heets Record Story Day Drop Afterparty<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve loved many wonderful and weird theatre experiences right here in this city, and felt like celebrating a different kind of strange music with words! I looked back on\u00a0<strong>2019<\/strong> when I spoke to\u00a0<strong>Corinski and Nate<\/strong> about Theatre St Thomas&#8217;\u00a0<em><strong>#SWIPERS<\/strong><\/em> and UNB&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Alex Pannier and Devin Rockwell<\/strong> about\u00a0<strong><em>The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble<\/em>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>News updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Brunswick Public Health reported one new case of COVID-19 on Sunday to bring the province\u2019s total number of active cases to nine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provincial party leaders are back on the campaign trail this week.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Police in Saint John are warning the public about a new employment scam making the rounds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Police say a 21-year-old Dipper Harbour man is dead after a two-vehicle collision just west of Saint John.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite a global pandemic, the organizers from the Freddy Beach Ribfest had a successful weekend.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Residents are asked to avoid certain brands of California peaches after a salmonella outbreak in the United States.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A study by the Canadian Red Cross shows vulnerable seniors require more support during a pandemic and beyond.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And after three ballots and several hours of delays, the Federal Conservatives have their new leader. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6582\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200824%20-%20NEWS056%20-%20The%20Gravitational%20Pull%20of%20Bernice%20Trimble%20-%20SWIPERS%20-%20Sasquatch.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('6582','http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200824%20-%20NEWS056%20-%20The%20Gravitational%20Pull%20of%20Bernice%20Trimble%20-%20SWIPERS%20-%20Sasquatch.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200824%20-%20NEWS056%20-%20The%20Gravitational%20Pull%20of%20Bernice%20Trimble%20-%20SWIPERS%20-%20Sasquatch.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3261424-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200824%20-%20NEWS056%20-%20The%20Gravitational%20Pull%20of%20Bernice%20Trimble%20-%20SWIPERS%20-%20Sasquatch.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200824%20-%20NEWS056%20-%20The%20Gravitational%20Pull%20of%20Bernice%20Trimble%20-%20SWIPERS%20-%20Sasquatch.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News updates; music by SIRR; UNB&#8217;s The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble (2019); TST&#8217;s #SWIPERS<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6583\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200824%20-%20NEWS056%20-%20The%20Gravitational%20Pull%20of%20Bernice%20Trimble%20-%20SWIPERS%20-%20Sasquatch.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('6583','http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200824%20-%20NEWS056%20-%20The%20Gravitational%20Pull%20of%20Bernice%20Trimble%20-%20SWIPERS%20-%20Sasquatch.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200824%20-%20NEWS056%20-%20The%20Gravitational%20Pull%20of%20Bernice%20Trimble%20-%20SWIPERS%20-%20Sasquatch.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=3261424-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/podcast\/general\/Lunchbox\/The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200824%20-%20NEWS056%20-%20The%20Gravitational%20Pull%20of%20Bernice%20Trimble%20-%20SWIPERS%20-%20Sasquatch.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"The%20Lunchbox%20-%20D20200824%20-%20NEWS056%20-%20The%20Gravitational%20Pull%20of%20Bernice%20Trimble%20-%20SWIPERS%20-%20Sasquatch.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player--><p><a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/the-lunchbox-2020-08-24-weird-is-wonderful\">Read more...<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3259883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3261424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lunchbox"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3261424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3261424"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3261424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3261426,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3261424\/revisions\/3261426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3259883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3261424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3261424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3261424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}