Michael Fisher of Heart has passed.
Heart co-founder and producer Micheal Fisher has passed according to his brother Roger:
Inducted in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2013, Heart had originally been founded as The Army in 1967 by brothers Michael and Roger Fisher and Steve Fossen, evolving into Hocus Pocus for a few weeks in 1969 and then White Heart from 1970 to 1973, when vocalist Ann Wilson joined.
By 1973, the band name was shortened to Heart and by 1974, guitarist and vocalist Nancy Wilson had joined the band, who had begun writing for their debut album, Dreamboat Annie, a Multi-platinum album that was produced and engineered by the brothers and producer Mike Flicker at Mushroom Studios in Vancouver in the summer of 1975.
With the success of this album, Michael “Magic Man” Fisher decided to forgo his management of the band and instead decided to co-produce several of the band’s subsequent albums with Mike Flicker, including 1977’s Little Queen and 1978’s Dog & Butterfly, which were two more hit albums featuring his brother Roger.
I was a child in the 70’s and only encountered their recordings from time to time on the local radio stations. But I do remember liking them as a pre-teen and had begun collecting their recordings by my mid teens, starting with the band’s Greatest Hit Live album and self titled album on cassette.
I highly recommend their official biography, Kicking and Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul and Rock & Roll, which was a New York Times Bestseller in late 2012.
Warped on Scene – Niagara Falls
The Niagara Falls Festival & Record Show, a.k.a Warped on Scene, will be held from 1pm to 6pm at Taps Brewhouse and tickets are $5 per person (click here to purchase online).
The nearest bus stops to the venue are stop numbers 6003 and 6186, which is serviced by multiple routes on Niagara Transit and the venue is a 10 minute walk away from the Niagara Falls Via Rail and Go Train station. And yes, you can take Route 204 from the Bus Terminal next to these train stations to this event, which will also feature concerts from 20 hard rock or metal bands until 11pm.
New Yorkers from Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse should note that they will be able to attend using Amtrak’s “Maple Leaf” service.
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Please note that cash is usually preferred at these events. Enjoy.
This Weekend’s Events
This weekend there will be a free record show in Toronto and two comicons in Ontario, one of which will also be in the Greater Toronto Area:
The Toronto Flipside DJ and Collectors’ Vintage Record Sale will be held at the Sporting Clube Portugues De Toronto on Saturday, August 9th 2025 and this is a free event.
The nearest TTC bus stops are #1007 and #1019, which are served by Route 29 from Jane Station. But the venue is also a 15 minute walk north from the Dundas West station, a line 2 metro station where streetcar routes 504 and 505 terminate. And the value is also an 18 minute walk north from the Bloor Go and UP Station.
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The first comicon, Vaughan Con, will occur for two days at the Bellvue Manor, on Saturday the 9th and Sunday the 10th of August 2025.
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Click here for ticket information. And this venue is serviced by bus routes 020 and 320 on York Regional Transit at bus stop numbers 3818 and 6346 from the Smartcentres Place Bus Terminal, which is located next to the Vaughan Metropolitan Center TTC Station.
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The second comicon, the Orangeville Comicon, will be held at the Orangeville Curling Club on Sunday, the 10th of August 2025 and admission will be $5 at the door.
Free transit is provided by Orangeville Transit and the Walmart next to the venue is serviced by the Green route, which connects to GO Bus Route 37 from the Brampton Bus Terminal at bus stop number 100258.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events.
Atlantic Entertainment Expo
The Atlantic Entertainment Expo, a record, comic, board game and collector’s convention in one, will be held on Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th of July, 2025 at the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre.
Click here for ticket information. And the venue is located in Market Square, a major destination serviced by multiple routes on Saint John Transit.
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A $10 Rexall Gift Card offer on purchases of $50 Thank You, Happy Kid or Fun & Fabulous gift cards at participating Rexall stores will expire on July 17th, 2025. Consult your local flyer for details.
Comicons & Deals
There are two comicon events scheduled for this weekend on Ontario, the Transformers themed, weekend long TFCon in Mississauga and the Bruce County Comicon in Southampton:
TFCon Toronto will be held at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale from the 11th to 13th of July, 2025.
Click here for ticket information. And the venue is serviced by multiple bus routes on both Miway and Go Transit, some from near the Meadowlands Go Station on Argentina Road (which is an 8 minute walk from the station).
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The Bruce County Comicon will be hosted by the Southampton Coliseum on Saturday, the 12th of July, 2024 from 11am to 5pm and admission will be $5 cash ($6.67 if purchased online) or free for kids 12 and under.
The venue is a 10 minute walk away from the Flixbus bus stop, Route 2711. Access to this venue may also be provided to this venue from Saugeen Mobility, an on demand transit service that served the country.
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Please note that cash may be preferred at these venues. And as you may heard, Amazon Canada has extended their Prime Days this year to four days, from the 8th to the 11th.
You might want to try a Prime membership out for various bonuses. But you might also want to shop around for tech items, several retailers like Best Buy Canada and Newegg Canada having their own multiple day sales events.
Walmart Canada‘s comparable sale event will be ending today. And note that several of the aforementioned retailers offer rebates via Rakuten Canada, so you might want to try them out as well.
BTW, there are a lot of LPs being offered via Prime Days on Amazon.ca. Enjoy.