LOL, oh Burton Cummings..... He was in town here about 2 years ago
playing at the Casino, and I hear that he got all drunk and surly after
his show, and got mad at a friend of mine (she's a dealer) because he
was losing, and he supposedly started yelling at her and told her she
was a shitty dealer. However, my friend is always exaggerating, so who
the hell knows... The Guess Who did a big reunion thing in Canada last
summer (I think it was last summer) and they seemed to sell out all over
the place in minutes (don't ask me why, since I can't really stand them,
but I admit, I tend to hum along when I hear them, especially "These
Eyes"). Anyhoooo, I believe they made the cover of McLeans with this
reunion thing, and my friends in Winnipeg went to see them last summer
and said it was crazy -- people were freaking out. So, in Canada
anyway, they are still a big deal apparently, in certain quarters.
Frankly, I'd rather have an Anne Murray, or a Rough Trade, comeback, but
I'm dreaming.
By the way, fellow Cannucks --- we had this debate at work one day
(we all listen to the local oldies AM station, because, well.... we all
live in the past) and we were trying to figure out what the hell ole
Burton meant in "Break it to them gently" from that
solo-album-that-refuses-to-die-that-sold-millions from the 70's, when he
kept saying "gotta roll it to my grandma, gotta roll the old lady".
LOL, it started a two day email debate last summer.
Evian, still babyless at the moment.
