The Jade Monkeys

So refreshing to hear we and us instead of I and me from the President’s podium. Some friends scoff at my hope for this leadership. To them I say this: when you’re not white and you’ve had to listen to the hate and vitriol and black and brown people barbs which become comedic and turned into memes for humour, it hurts. Maybe quietly, maybe loudly. Regardless, it really hurts. To hear a leader speak out against this garbage in his inaugural address and to have a Black and South Asian Vice President....well, my father came to Canada in 1949 as one of the first South Asians here. Today is important to me and so many others. The US is important to Canada and the rest of the world. GO JOE!!!!

2021 and people are feeling very positive and excited! We all have a lot of ground to make up for and we are getting more and more inquiries each week for weddings and private events this year. Can wait to hit the stages again and put your night over the top! Contact us today for a free quote and visit us at www.thejademonkeys.com for videos, song lists, testimonials and much more! #thejademonkeys #tjmrox SHOvent

A very Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. As you can see Massey has 2020 by the throat so here is hoping for better times and a great 2021

Feeding off the very positive news of vaccines on the way this week, we are receiving a lot of inquiries for weddings and special events in 2021. We can’t wait to play for our clients again! #thejademonkeys #shoventmusic #shirazdrumz SHOvent

Massey says that in these uncertain times it is best to be surrounded by those that bring out the best in you and not the stress in you.

Democracy is not dead. It may be bruised and in some cases beaten but it is not dead. Think of certain refugees who have been able to cast a vote for the first time in their lives and make their voices heard. Ask them what that feels like. We take it for granted and sling arrows at everything that’s wrong with our systems. It’s an imperfect perfection. We will never collectively agree on everything even when it comes to what is morally right or wrong. Faced with the alternative of living in an unelected autocracy, I am so grateful that my Dad and Mom chose Canada and the West to call their home. Beyond the noise of the past 4 years, things will be better. and we, including myself personally will be the better for it. Spread the faith as Joe would say.