{"id":25498,"date":"2014-08-19T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T19:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=25498"},"modified":"2014-08-10T12:56:24","modified_gmt":"2014-08-10T19:56:24","slug":"video-vancouver-sidewalk-stories-roland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2014\/08\/19\/video-vancouver-sidewalk-stories-roland\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Vancouver: Sidewalk Stories &#8211; &#8220;Roland&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18200\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/02\/video-van_feature-VAN.gif\" alt=\"Video Vancouver\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\" \/><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/101190382\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Sidewalk Stories - &quot;Roland&quot;\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Regular users of the Skytrain might recognize this busker and his saxophone, jamming out regularly to the catchiest 60s and 70s hits on their way home from work. 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