John van Gurp

We are going to dance up a storm at the 3rd annual Brazilian Carnival party this Friday evening February 16 at the old Olympic Gardens – a.k.a. The Dirty O, on Cunard Street.

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My Mom is a talented professional artist working in a variety of media. Visit her web page for more information. The Art of Margaret van Gurp

Halifax Cams – Privacy Issues Outdoor closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) in Halifax, Nova Scotia Privately owned cameras in public places… Goodbye public privacy in Halifax – Hello Cops watching your every move So much for Halifax’s historic and funky downtown character. Bbecause of a few highly publicized violent crimes the Halifax Police Service has [...]

What’s left of my first bike A Vespa Ciao moped Maxine before the bar-b-que paint episode May 5, 2000 Here’s my XJ… note the ding on the tank. The original colour is purple but the grey looks nice. I also like the lack of emblems and logos. JANUARY 2006 – SOLD To Ken, who has [...]

I play in two bands; a rock and roll type group and a Brazilian style samba batucada percussion group. The samba band is Samba Nova. What a great group of people and a terrific musical experience. We consider ourselves a “community band” that exists as a collective but manages itself with a management team. I’m [...]

I bought a Sony Minidisc MZ-R700 digital recorder on ebay for $60, plus a Sony stereo condenser microphone to record pieces by my band Samba Nova

Roughly a year ago, while updating some records for domains I maintain there was a news event where a Canadian was appointed to an important position. For some reason (maybe my underlying schemer tendencies) I spontaneously registered the .com version of the domain with that person’s name. Afterward it seemed kind of pointless but a [...]

    Monday, August 19, 2002 Back The Halifax Herald Limited VAN GURP, Alexander VAN GURP, Alexander – 78, Halifax, died peacefully in his sleep with family around him, August 17, 2002. Born in 1924, in The Hague, The Netherlands, he was one of 15 children. In his early years he worked in a radio [...]

by Dr. G. J. van Gurp (Eindhoven, Holland – c.1983) The van Gurp family history can be traced back to circa 1300 and possibly even further. My own research has progressed to the mid-15th century. The family derives its name from the hamlet Gorp, near Hilvarenbeek, in the province of Noord Brabant. This hamlet, which [...]