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You are: 100% Canadian!!
You. Are. Amazing. You are SOOO Canadian, that you must wear red and white everyday, and kill random Americans when they are up here on tours. You memorize every episode of "Talking to Americans", and your favourite snack is a Beaver Tail. Other Canadians bow in your presence. You are a god.
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by Daestwen
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"I don't march in demonstrations.
I hold my breath for arbitration.
I am Far Too Canadian"
-Spirit of the West
~Went to hear John Mann solo on Tuesday night. He is amazing! His solo lyrics are as insightful (and sarcastic) as his Spirit of the West lyrics. He has an amazing voice, as well. A friend in the audience asked for the backstory to a song - so he sang one. It's for a song called "Red Deer" about a bar in Red Deer, Alberta, where the waitresses serve drinks while wearing bikinis and in the morning the same women serve breakfast to families while wearing lingerie. His backstory song was hilarious, and the official song is funny and sad. If anyone gets a chance to see him, do it! He's really good, and get his CD "Acoustic Kitty". Oh, speaking of the CD, Erin and I had to leave early to catch the stupid bus back to the stupid suburbs *g*, and I figured that CDs would be available at the bar or at the door. Well, they weren't. I was told they'd be available after the show, so I explained that we couldn't stay until the end and could I get one now. The Bar Manager said he'd go get me one, because he thought he knew where they were. Well...he didn't find them, so while John was onstage singing, the bar manager was trying to get his attention and miming "Where are the CDs?". John cracked up, and said "I can't keep singing! What are you doing?? Oh...they're over there, in my bag." Well, I just about died. It was so embarrassing. But I got a CD and damn, is it good. ;-)
~So it looks like I inadvertently insulted our singer at our last gig. We were tearing down and joking around, like we always do, and I guess I made some comment that she took offense to. She emailed me today about it. I don't remember what it was. I guess I assumed that she was "one of the guys" like I am. Musicians insult each other all the time. It's all good-natured. I think she's starting to feel that her place in the band isn't too secure and she's feeling vulnerable. I felt really bad when I got her email and I apologized for making whatever remark I made. If she *is* feeling insecure about her position, she should probably stop acting like such a Diva, though. We all feel that we're equals in the band, and we all help set up and tear down and carry equipment. She arrives late, carries nothing, doesn't set up and doesn't tear down. She's not always ready to come onstage when she's introduced, and seems to feel that she can wander on whenever she damn well pleases...
Q: How do you know when there's a singer at your door?
A: She doesn't know where to come in, and she can't find the key.