Edgefest,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      had
      the
      pleasure
      of
      attending
     
     
      Edgefest
      last
      Friday
      and
      Saturday
     
     
      (September
      13/14).
      Not
      all
      of
      it
     
     
      though,
      just
      pieces.
      Since
      there
      were
      a
     
     
      lot
      of
      stinky
      bands
      there
      (like
      Crush)
      I
     
     
      decided
      to
      not
      go
      during
      the
      day.
      I
     
     
      assumed
      said
      bands
      would
      be
      playing
     
     
      during
      the
      day,
      and
      the
      good
      bands
     
     
      would
      be
      playing
      during
      the
      not-day.
     
     
      This
      was
      true
      to
      a
      certain
      degree
      as
     
     
      Sloan
      ended
      the
      festivities
      on
      Friday,
     
     
      and
      Matthew
      Good
      Band
      on
      Saturday.
     
    

    
     
      Now
      at
      this
      point,
      you
      may
     
     
      ask,
      "Well
      Big
      Sco,
      why
      didn't
      you
     
     
      purchase
      a
      program?",
      at
      which
      point
      I
     
     
      would
      reply,
      "I
      am
      cheap
      as
      shit."
     
     
      Yeah,
      that's
      right.
      Programmes
      were
     
     
      $10,
      a
      little
      too
      expensive
      considering
     
     
      a
      ticket
      was
      only
      $25.
      Anyhoo,
      the
     
     
      only
      disappointments
      I
      had
      was
      the
     
     
      fact
      I
      missed
      Buck
      65,
      and
      was
      forced
     
     
      to
      sit
      through
      the
      Mighty
      Mighty
     
     
      Bosstones
      (yes,
      they
      have
      not
      spiralled
     
     
      far
      enough
      down
      the
      road
      of
      insignifi-
     
     
      cance
      to
      be
      forgotten
      in
      a
      rock
      show
      in
     
     
      Atlantic
      Canada).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      drummer
      was
      a
     
     
      madman:
      his
      limbs
     
     
      were
      flailing
      this
      way
     
     
      and
      that,
      releasing
     
     
      these
      unreal
      beats
      at
     
     
      an
      irreverent
      pace.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Now,
      the
      thing
      about
      Edgefest
     
     
      is
      that
      there
      are
      little
      kids
      there.
      And
     
     
      there
      is
      beer,
      oh
      yes,
      there
      is
      beer.
      But
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Seat
      Sale:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Scruples,
      and
      Swollen
      Members
     
     
      By
      Scott
      FLEMMING
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Crowd
      gathers
      in
      order
      to
      Watch
      a
      band
      play
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      really
      loud
      popular
      music
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      beer
      section
      was
      tied
      off
      from
      the
     
     
      other
      sections
      you
      see.
      However,
      this
     
     
      does
      not
      disable
      the
      drunkards
      from
     
     
      interacting
      with
      the
      sober
      kiddies.
     
     
      Usually
      they
      can
      stagger
      around
      long
     
     
      enough
      to
      find
      their
      way
      out
      of
      the
     
     
      libation
      section.
      That's
      fine
      though,
      I
     
     
      myself
      enjoy
      a
      beer
      here
      and
      there,
     
     
      and
      why
      should
      I
      be
      robbed
      of
      that
     
     
      pleasure
      just
      because
      some
      punk
      kids
     
     
      would
      like
      to
      attend
      the
      concert?
      I
     
     
      shouldn't.
      That's
      good
      though,
      it's
      a
     
     
      free
      country.
     
    

    
     
      The
      promotion
      of
      alcohol/nar-
     
     
      cotic
      consumption
      is
      what
      I
      had
      a
     
     
      problem
      with.
      Usually
      at
      a
      live
      show
     
     
      you
      will
      get
      a
      few
      bands
      saying
      that
     
     
      they
      are
      really
      drunk,
      and
      then
      they
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      ask
      the
      crowd
      if
      they
      are
      really
      drunk
     
     
      and
      so
      on,
      but
      that's
      not
      a
      big
      part
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      show.
      On
      these
      occasions
      it
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
      commonplace,
      and
      almost
      every
      sec-
     
     
      ond
      band
      commented
      on
      how
      drunk
      or
     
     
      high
      they
      were.
      But
      that's
      fine,
      you
     
     
      expect
      that.
      The
      kids
      may
      not
      under-
     
     
      stand,
      or
      maybe
      they
      already
      are
      a
     
     
      well-informed
      group,
      or
      maybe
      they
     
     
      are
      drunk
      and
      high
      themselves.
      My
     
     
      qualms
      were
      only
      sparked
      to
      a
      moder-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .one
      guy
      commented
     
     
      on
      how
      the
      other
      guy
     
     
      “finger-banged”"
      his
     
     
      cousin
      at
      a
      wedding;
      |
     
     
      thought
      it
      was
      a
      little
     
     
      too
      racy
      knowing
      that
     
     
      12
      year
      old
      Rupert
     
     
      was
      there
      with
      his
     
     
      dad,
      Stu.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ate
      degree.
      But
      there
      was
      a
      clincher.
     
     
      As
      you
      may
      know,
      the
      guys
     
    

    
     
      from
      the
      mock-documentary
      Fubar
     
     
      were
      MC's
      for
      the
      show.
      And
      one
      guy
     
     
      commented
      on
      how
      the
      other
      guy
      "fin-
     
     
      ger-banged"
      his
      cousin
      at
      a
      wedding;
      I
     
     
      thought
      it
      was
      a
      little
      too
      racy
      know-
     
     
      ing
      that
      12
      year
      old
      Rupert
      was
      there
     
    
   
   
    
     
      *
      with
      his‘dad,
      Stu..
      Call’me
      a
      prude
      but
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      it
      was
      only
      in
      the
      vicinity
      of
      10
     
     
      o'clock,
      and
      this
      guy
      was
      going
      on
     
     
      about
      this
      incident
      in
      detail
      for
      a
      sub-
     
     
      stantial
      amount
      of
      time.
      The
      incessant
     
     
      vulgarities
      only
      stopped
      when
      the
     
     
      alleged
      wrong-doer
      physically
      assault-
     
     
      ed
      the
      story-teller
      with
      what
      I
      think
     
     
      was
      a
      roll
      of
      toilet
      paper
      (which
      was
     
     
      good
      for
      a
      laugh).
     
    

    
     
      Unfortunately,
      behaviour
      such
     
     
      as
      this
      took
      some
      of
      the
      cynosure
      off
     
     
      the
      actual
      music
      and
      onto
      the
      acrid
     
     
      personalities
      of
      the
      band
      members
      and
     
     
      the
      like.
      But
      for
      me,
      that
      is
      usually
      not
     
     
      a
      factor
      on
      whether
      or
      not
      I
      like
      a
     
     
      band.
      If
      I
      like
      their
      music,
      I'll
      still
      lis-
     
     
      ten
      to
      it
      even
      if
      they
      are
      coarse,
      and
     
     
      their
      lyrics
      meaningless.
      But
      for
      poor
     
     
      old
      Rupert,
      that
      was
      the
      end
      of
      the
     
     
      show.
      Stu
      didn't
      think
      that
      sort
      of
     
     
      behaviour
      was
      in
      the
      least
      bit
      appropri-
     
     
      ate,
      and
      saw
      it
      necessary
      to
      vacate
      the
     
     
      grounds.
     
    

    
     
      I
      don't
      like
      to
      read
      reviews,
      so
     
     
      I
      will
      refrain
      from
      writing
      even
      a
      tenu-
     
     
      ous
      one.
      But
      the
      above
      unpleasantries
     
     
      were
      only
      a
      small
      part
      of
      the
      show.
     
     
      Whilst
      Gob
      was
      playing,
      dirt-bikers
     
     
      were
      soaring
      about
      30
      feet
      in
      the
      air
     
     
      with
      only
      their
      hands
      on
      their
      bikes!
     
     
      The
      performances
      dovetailed
      in
      an
     
     
      extremely
      smooth
      fashion.
      The
      New
     
     
      Deal
      (a
      pseudo-techno
      band
      from
     
     
      Ontario)
      impressed
      me
      by
      using
      actual
     
     
      drums
      instead
      of
      a
      machine,
      which
      is
     
     
      unusual
      with
      their
      sort
      of
      music.
      The
     
     
      drummer
      was
      a
      madman:
      his
      limbs
     
     
      were
      flailing
      this
      way
      and
      that,
      releas-
     
     
      ing
      these
      unreal
      beats
      at
      an
      irreverent
     
     
      pace.
      Swollen
      Members,
      the
      Rascalz,
     
     
      and
      all
      the
      other
      headliners
      did
      a
      sweet
     
     
      job
      as
      to
      be
      expected.
     
    

    
     
      Now
      don't
      get
      the
      idea
      that
      I'm
     
     
      just
      a
      tight-ass
      shitting
      on
      the
      perform-
     
     
      ances
      because
      |
      didn't
      have
      a
      good
     
     
      time.
      I
      did.
      It
      would
      have
      been
      better
     
     
      if
      the
      performers
      did
      what
      they
      were
     
     
      supposed
      to
      do
      and
      kept
      their
      seedy
     
     
      comments
      to
      themselves.
      Some
      bands
     
     
      did
      just
      that,
      and
      did
      it
      well.