Our Sentimental Journey

05/30/2025

Today's our Johnny Boys birthday. This is his last birthday celebration at SJ, before he left us. It was great that Reagan, Ryan and Jordan were there to help us party. Many of our loyal fans were present as well. See if you can find yourself.

Enjoy! Love you all.🤗🥰

01/21/2025

When my husband John Malcolm received his cancer diagnosis, he planned to have a gathering of family and friends at our Sentimental Journey Restaurant, so he could say his goodbyes 'his' way. His time was unexpectedly cut very short, so that didn't happen. But a year ago, we did have a celebration of his life and talent at the restaurant.

In memory of him, I am sharing this video of John's show at a Mexican resort, just before covid. I hope you enjoy his tribute to the 'Chairman of the Board'. Please don't hesitate to share the video with anyone you think might enjoy John's music.

I love you all, and thank you for your kindness and support. It's meant more than you will ever know. xxoo

John Malcolm paying tribute to the Chairman of the Board at a resort in Mexico.

01/24/2024

I want to thank everyone that was able to come out to John's Celebration of Life this past Saturday. I was so overwhelmed by the outpouring of love for our Johnny Boy, I couldn’t put it into words until today.

John loved any opportunity he had to sing for his family and friends, and it would have been difficult to get him off the stage with a crowd like we had on Saturday. With close to 500 people in attendance, it warmed all our hearts to see so many family members, friends, musicians and restaurant patrons, make the effort to celebrate with us. Many travelled hundreds of kilometres to be there, and words can't express my appreciation for their efforts! It was more wonderful then I could have ever hoped.

For anyone that was unable to be in attendance, we had a projector and big screen showing clips of John's musical performances over his 40 plus year career. It was the closest thing we could do to make it feel like John was on stage entertaining us one last time. We also gave out a free DVD of John's Sinatra & Friends concert from May 2023, for everyone to enjoy at home.

How can I ever thank the dozens of individuals who generously offered their time and support to make the day such a success (There are just too many names to mention them all here, but you are loved and appreciated for everything you did): our amazing staff who worked behind the scenes to get the restaurant ready and then served on Saturday ( you know who you are and I love you all), the local ladies who created the beautiful platters to feed our guests, and the group of ladies who created a beautiful quilt for John (knotted with prayers); and to those who sent the lovely bouquets and plants (John loved gardening) thank you for bringing such beauty to the day.

The only way the celebration could have been better would have been if John could have been there to celebrate with us. This was the party he hoped to have in his final days, but never got the chance to. Again, thank you all for your love and support. You are all in my thoughts and prayers,
with love, Deborah

01/08/2024

Feel free to share Adam's beautiful article about our Johnny Boy.

01/08/2024

https://www.napaneebeaver.ca/he-did-it-his-way-deseronto-and-napanee-community-remember-local-music-supporter-john-malcolm/

He did it his way: Deseronto and Napanee community remember local music supporter John Malcolm TOPICS:week-1-2024 John Malcolm, who was known not just for his incredible singing voice but also his passion for supporting local musicians, passed away on Dec. 21. January 8, 2024 Adam Prudhomme Editor D...

01/06/2024

We are having a Celebration of John’s life on Saturday, January 20th, from 1- 4 pm. The details are in the obituary below. Please share this date with anyone who might like to join us.

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