• CFL Beat: Week 11

    CFL Beat: Week 11

    So, remember when last week Don T stepped in for the still vacationing Maestro and did a great job.  Well, prepare to be underwhelmed.…

  • CFL Beat: Week 10

    CFL Beat: Week 10

    Well, hello. Your friendly neighboUrhood Maestro is on sabbatical in Europe with Lady Maestro. You get me for a sub on this instalment of…

  • CFL Beat: Week 9

    CFL Beat: Week 9

    Some personal news: I am headed off on vacation to Europe for three weeks tomorrow with Lady Maestro! It’s my longest and furthest trip…

  • CFL Beat: Week 8

    CFL Beat: Week 8

    We’re officially through the first third of the CFL season, and since my complaint recently about the lack of parity in the league, we’ve…

  • CFL Beat: Week 7

    CFL Beat: Week 7

    After today, I have just one more day of summer band camp left to direct. I’m so close to freedom, I can almost taste…

  • CFL Beat: Week 6

    CFL Beat: Week 6

    Boy, we sure seem to have a lot of crappy teams at this point in the season. In a nine-team league, it feels like…

  • CFL Beat: Week 5

    CFL Beat: Week 5

    It’s been a stinking hot week thus far in eastern Canada, and I, for one, am lucky that I’m not the one who has…

  • CFL Beat: Week 4

    CFL Beat: Week 4

    School is finally out for me, and we’re heading into a long weekend with a short ticket of CFL action this week. Just three…

  • CFL Beat: Week 3

    CFL Beat: Week 3

    As we sit here and discuss the beautiful game of Canadian football, I am so looking forward to the end of the school year.…

  • CFL Beat: Week 2

    CFL Beat: Week 2

    I want to give you all some insider info on how the CFL Beat is made; I have a perfect workflow, honed from over…