This is the true Story about a bear that found its way via various means including a garbage truck through the streets of Downtown Vancouver Canada in December 2011 - I wrote this song about his trip the next day.

1 MP3 Songs in this album (2:56) !
Related styles: Country: Alt-Country, Blues: Country Blues, Mood: Funny

People who are interested in Anne Murray Karen Carpenter Stompin’ Tom Connors should consider this download.


Details:
Original song written by me © 2011 Christina (Tina) Johnson December 18, 2011 a true story about a bear finding its way into Downtown Vancouver on Monday Dec 12, 2011
A Bear can End Up Anywhere â by Christina Johnson 12-18-2011
12 Bar
When it gets cold and the food is old, Living off the city, can be tough for a bear,
When it gets cold and the food is old, Living off the city, can be tough for a bear,
If something goes wrong, a bear can end up anywhere.
If heâs Crawling in a truck, Or finding a old bus,
When a bear is in a trailer, canât be good for them or us.
A bear can end up anywhere. (Turnaround)

A dumpster-diving Bruin, wanted some Urban grub one day,
A dumpster-diving Bruin, wanted some Urban grub one day,
He was foraging to get fat, like a lazy house cat,
His choreâs for each scrap and bite, whatever meal he can find,
But while scouting with his snout, he needs to keep his mind,
A bear can end up anywhere. (Turnaround)


A garbage truck is a moveable feast, canât be losing his groove,
A garbage truck is a moveable feast, the truck starts to move.
Soon he was perched on its rail, in downtown Vancouver
Hiding in the bush is easy beinâ furry black or brown,
But People are going to take pictures of a bear downtown
A bear can end up anywhere. (Turnaround)

Trying to get free - people see you alright, The North Shore may be from where you have come
They call the authorities to help bring you down, and do with a tranquilizer gun.
Before the city tour the bear got to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on his own,
Did he want dinner and a show? A bear can end up anywhere once he starts to roam,
It could have been an old bus, or a car, good thing he didnât take a trolley,
Because of this jaunt heâll now have a home in Squamish Valley


When it gets cold and the food is old, Living off the city, can be tough for a bear,
When it gets cold and the food is old, Living off the city, can be tough for a bear,
If his fur was polar-bear white, in Churchill, Man heâs tourist site, .
But in downtown Van heâs a rare show, and canât munch in town he has to go,
Living off the City can be tough if youâre a bear,
a bear can end up anywhere (turnaround/guitar finish)

© 2011 Christina Johnson


**********************************************

Most of the details of this song were from news reports from CBC Vancouver .....

"A black bear arrived in downtown Vancouver on Monday after hitching a ride in a garbage bin aboard a truck.
Conservation officer Alex Desjardins couldnât believe his ears when he was dispatched to Cambie Street near Georgia Street, in the heart of the city."

âInitially I had a hard time believing it,â said Desjardins. âThe dispatcher said, âItâs not April Fools.â
So there he was, near the Vancouver Post Office, searching for a bruin."

*******************************

It was the Day after I heard about the bear that I wrote this song.

VistaDeck the Recordlady - I am Christina Johnson, always known as Vistadeck over the years on the internet and since that's how most have known me on the web, I decided that's an appropriate first word to my CD Title - I'm starting with 2 Songs and it will expand as I create more. Recordlady was my first Website, used to document my media background and music info - I had been a radio dj for several decades in Canada and the US - and took this name from a song by Lyle Lovett who inspired me always. I even worked at a radio station on Lovett Blvd. at the time I started using it and when the song came out LOL.

I am a Canadian living in Calgary, Alberta - originally from Lachine, Quebec.

I have played guitar since I was a teenager, I was and am a rare breed, originally from the suburbs of Montreal but grew up loving Country Music. My first live exposure was when I was 13 and Glen Campbell performed with Ian and Sylvia opening at Place Des Art in Montreal - I had won tickets from CFOX radio, which had been a pop station during the 60's but switched to Country in the '70s, I won the tickets to go to the concert then, and I think that was when my passion really started to take off. I still listened to the top Pop and Rock with my friends but I'd be playing country on my piano and guitar in my basement.

I also decided about then I wanted to work in Radio --- over the years I always kept that dream and eventually at 25 I went to study radio at Humber College in Toronto. I had really been studying it and music all my life up to that point in one way or another so really I was out working in the field within weeks of starting the course, it was more of an excuse to get my foot in the door of a radio station than for academic study it seemed.

I have been on the air in Calgary, Houston, Texas, Midland/Odessa, Texas, Lafayette, Louisiana, Belleview, Washington, and some places in between.

I spent a lot of time working with local musicians and singer-songwriters and interviewing country greats along the way - and some rock and pop artists as well as those of other genres - but now that I have been out of that world for a while, being a homemaker, following my husband's career -- I have decided now is the time to finally work on the songs and music I have in me.

At this time I am just starting with some home equipment, I do have a few very beautiful guitars usually featuring my Larravee, and sometimes a fun and practical little Martin Backpacker that I love for travel -- most recently hubby bought me a Gibson ES 335 for my 20th Anniversary, how romantic is that? LOL sure is for someone who loves to play guitar :)

I have been fortunate to travel for leisure over the years, from the Galapagos Islands to Istanbul, Alaska to Egypt and expect places and experiences will have a lot to do with what I continue to write about, this is my first efforts in recording. I have taken the train across most of Canada .. just need to finish the route from Montreal Eastward and visit the Canadian North - other than once visiting the edge of the Yukon on the White Pass railway from Skagway on a daytrip, but I have done the east coast and across the Atlantic by ship. I have been through most of the US States once on an unlimited rail pass on Amtrak - missed a few but stopped in many and saw a lot of the countryside out the window. There has to be some train songs within me and in my future. I also lived in the Seattle, Houston, and Lafayette, Louisiana areas over a 15 year period. In Canada I have lived in my home town of Lachine, Quebec (West Island of Montreal) where I grew up, Toronto, Ontario where I studied Radio Broadcasting at Humber College and worked for the Canadian Home Shopping Network while I was in school there, answering calls to put them on the air and periodically modeling jewelry in the wee smalls of the night. Not the prettiest sight when you put rings on a guitarist who keeps them short and doesn't bother with nail polish!

Here is some of my background info prior to this:

I spent many years in radio and working with musicians in Canada and the US before I decided to settle down and focus on my music. I have always supported others in their musical ventures and now that I am just spending time with my own hobbies and pursuits, I and bringing these songs and more from mind to music, words to rhyme.

I also decided about then I wanted to work in Radio --- over the years I always kept that dream and eventually at 25 I went to study radio at Humber College in Toronto. I had really been studying it and music all my life up to that point in one way or another so really I was out working in the field within weeks of starting the course, it was more of an excuse to get my foot in the door of a radio station than for academic study it seemed.

I have been on the air in Calgary, Houston, Texas, Midland/Odessa, Texas, Lafayette, Louisiana, Belleview, Washington, and some places in between.

I spent a lot of time working with local musicians/singersongwriters and interviewing country greats along the way - but now that I have been out of that world for a while, being a homemaker, following my husband's career -- I have decided now is the time to finally work on the songs and music I have in me.

At this time I am just starting with some home equipment, I do have a few very beautiful guitars and a fun and practical little Martin Backpacker that I love lol -- most recently hubby bought me a Gibson ES 335 for my 20th Anniversary, how romantic is that? LOL sure is for someone who loves to play guitar :)

I love to travel and expect places and experiences will have a lot to do with what I continue to write about, this is my first efforts in recording.

Newscast on KPFT's World Radio Morning News

KBCS-91.3 FM Bellvue/Seattle
2001 Radio Broadcasting - Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, Washington
1997 Television Production - Access Houston Television - Houston, Texas
1988/89 Radio Broadcasting - Humber College, Toronto, Ontario
1982 Television Production - Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton, Alberta
Humber College, Toronto

RADIO CAREER

2000-2001 KBCS 91.3 FM - Bellevue/Seattle -- On-air Fill-in and assisting Music Director. - Community Radio.


"Sound Excursions" on KRVS Lafayette, LA 1998 - KRVS Lafayette, Louisiana - Hosted Regional Music Program "Sound Excursions" folk/alternative country - NPR Affiliate at the University of Southwestern Louisiana

1994 - 1997 KPFT 90.1 FM Pacifica Radio Houston Texas -- over several years at KPFT my duties included News Reporting, News Reading, interim and fill-in morning show host including conducting talk shows, music host "Sounds of Texas and the World", created interview segments both live and pre-recorded. KPFT

TSN Radio
1994-1996 Texas State Network - Freelance News Reporting from Houston for state-wide broadcast..

KRIL Odessa/Midland Texas "A Clasical Weekend" .1992-1993 - KRIL Odessa/Midland Texas -- .Host of KRIL's weekend Classical Music program, commercial writing and production, fill-in on all day parts.

1988-1990 I lived in Drumheller, Alberta - CKDQ - Q91 AM Drumheller/Calgary Alberta - Full-time Country Music on-air announcer. - Air name "Tina Stephenson" CKDQ - Q91

1987-1989 - Program Producer/Operator for CFGM and CJCL in Toronto, Ontario

Television Experience
1997/98 Community Television Producer - Access Houston Television - Performed all aspects of television production from conception, hosting, taping to final editing. Productions included a series featuring Houston area musicians with interviews and performances.

1986/88 Community Television Production - Rogers Cable TV in Scarborough and Mississauga, Ontario - Camera Operator and Floor Director. Studio, mobile and ENG productions.

1982/84 Community Television Production - Capital Cable/Shaw Cable Edmonton, Alberta - Camera Operator and Floor Director. Studio, mobile and ENG productions.

Music Industry Experience

1998 - Executive Producer "BlueWing" - A Compact Disc Recording project for Houston, Texas -based acoustic Musicians "BlueWing" - was involved in every stage of the production of the CD from conception to final product and promotion. As manager, cultivated media appearance opportunities at radio and television stations including a national performance on PBS's "Texas Music Cafe" in Waco, represented BlueWing at music conventions and conferences such as Gavin's Americana in the Pines.

1996/97 - President - Houston Music Council - a Non-profit organization for local musicians. Conducted meetings, participated in workshops, and provided consultation to songwriters and performers. The main project was the "Houston Music Council" Vol. IV Compilation CD. Solicited submissions and entries, arranged venue events and live performances, video taped and produced television programs from the performances for local tv broadcast. Arranged radio and television appearances for local musicians.

1997-1998 - Publicist - "Sonny Boy Terry's Blues Quartet" - Submitted concert and performance date to local and regional media sources, in-venue promotion, cultivated local radio and television opportunities for performances. Assisted in bookings and provided SBT with their first web presence.

Houston Music Council Vol. 4 CD

SPECIAL PROJECTS

News Reporter - 1996 - NASA Interview Session for Television - Conducted many interviews on video at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston focusing on the Astronaut Selection Process. Included a walk-through of the space station mock-up - Production was for Dr. Ernest Simo an astronaut candidate for anticipated broadcast in Europe and Africa. - Freelance Interview Project

1994 - Coverage of US Senatorial Candidate - Congressman Mike Andrews from Texas for news report filings for the Texas State Network and KRLD in Dallas. This included visiting many campaign sites in various Texas cities and extensive election night coverage from Mike Andrews Houston Campaign Headquarters. - Freelance Project

Music Reporter/Interviewer
1988 and 1989 "Country Music Fan Fair" - Nashville, Tennessee - Covered this week long event for numerous Canadian radio stations including daily morning show reports with interview segments, and providing artist ID's and interviews for future broadcast. Conducted interviews with numerous Country Music performers and attended record company events and Music City News Awards program.

Thank you for picking up my song and so hope you enjoy this and others I will be recording - Christina Johnson - Vistadeck the Recordlady

Go Flames Go !
Calgary, Alberta Canada