make
      here
      tonight?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Less
      money
      than
      in
      the
      short
     
     
      term.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      9:15
      pm
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Capacity.
      It
      is
      early
      and
      I
      have
      only
     
    
   
   
    
     
      seven
      shots
      left.
      I
      will
      save
      them
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      anything
      truly
      savage.
      This
     
     
      blond
      at
      the
      end
      of
      the
      bar
      is
      all
     
     
      boobs
      and
      peroxide.
      She
      works
      for
     
     
      some
      record
      company
      whose
      name
     
     
      I
      cannot
      read
      in
      my
      notes
      and
      says
     
     
      she
      can
      “
      definitely”
      get
      me
      work
     
     
      editing
      content
      on
      their
      website.
      |
     
     
      wish
      Sherri
      were
      here.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Slowcoaster
      doing
      ”Groove
      is
      in
     
     
      the
      Heart”
      almost
      redeems
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Campbell.
      Almost.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Campbell
      was
      nice
      to
      me,
      even
     
    
   
   
    
     
      polite.
      Spectacularly
      (His
      cellular
     
    
   
   
    
     
      phone
      voice
      mail
      says,
      “You’ve
     
     
      reached
      my
      _
      cell
      phone...
     
     
      Spectacularly”).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dave
      Carmichael
      changes
      his
     
     
      answer
      to
      number
      three.
      “No,”
      he
     
     
      says,
      “there
      is
      no
      soul.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      9:20
      pm
     
     
      I
      am
      two-thirds
      drunk.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (Section
      deleted
      because
      it
      is
      too
     
     
      vile
      to
      even
      repeat.)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Cadre
      that
      I
      put
      on
      the
      wall
      in
     
     
      the
      bathroom
      has
      been
      ripped
     
     
      down.
      Ugliness
      is
      in
      the
      air.
      I
      am
     
     
      going
      to
      try
      and
      get
      on
      the
      deck
     
     
      again.
      I
      am
      thinking
      about
      pizza.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      am
      now
      on
      the
      deck.
      The
      wind
      is
     
     
      pounding
      the
      plastic
      windows
      out
     
     
      here,
      like
      a
      pimp
      with
      a
      second-
     
     
      class
      whore
      who
      has
      come
      up
      short.
     
     
      lam
      more
      than
      a
      little
      afraid.
      There
     
     
      is
      an
      artificial
      roof:
      Baba’s
      has
     
     
      gone
      to
      great
      expense
      to
      accommo-
     
     
      date
      Much
      Music.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Coping,
      MadHat,
      Eyes
      for
     
     
      Telescopes,
      and
      Flush
      are
      what
     
     
      Stephan
      MacLeod
      has
      in
      common
     
     
      with
      Mike
      Campbell.
      And
      only
     
     
      that.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      is
      an
      effort
      to
      even
      stay
      here.
      I
     
     
      wish
      I
      were
      watching
      a
      Cape
     
     
      Breton
      band
      with
      my
      girlfriend.
      I
     
     
      think
      I
      will
      get
      myself
      thrown
      out
     
     
      of
      here.
      It
      seems
      the
      only
      noble
     
     
      thing
      to
      do
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      local
      bands
      do
      you
      like?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Flush,
      Rudes,
      and
      Eyes.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mickey
      Acorn
      just
      walked
      in..I
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      should
      ask
      him
      for
      his
      five
      tips
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _ECMA
      safety.
      And
      if
      he
      knows
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fear.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Campbell
      smokes
      Matinee
      Slims:
     
     
      His
      answers:
     
    

    
     
      1)
      Massive
      amounts
      of
      music
      all
     
     
      the
      time.
      ©
     
    

    
     
      4).
      Weather,
     
    

    
     
      3)
      Qualified
      yes.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Why
      did
      you
      host
      the
      show
      here
      ?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Anywhere
      else
      would
      have
      been
     
     
      an
      insult
      to
      Baba’s.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Button
      on
      Mike
     
     
      |
      Campbell’s
      jacket:
     
     
      “When
      you
      are
      really
     
     
      cool,
      you
      don’t
      need
     
     
      —
      |
      to
      hear
      it.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Does
      Much
      Music
     
     
      |
      represent
      east
      coast
     
     
      “|
      music
      sufficiently?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Over-represented.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Are
      there
      any
      other
     
    
   
   
    
     
      music
      scenes
      that
     
     
      compare
      to
     
     
      Charlottetown
      s
      ?
     
     
      1
      “St:
      John’s,
      NF;
     
     
      |
      Moncton,
      NB.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      is
      the
      status
      of
     
     
      the
      Charlottetown
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      music
      scene?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Better
      than
      it
      ever
      was.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It’s
      surprising
      he
      doesn’t
      have
      fur.
     
     
      I
      was
      freezing
      the
      entire
      time.
      He
     
    
   
   
    
     
      didn’t
      look
      the
      least
      bit
      cold.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      am
      now
      at
      JR’s
      having
      a
      slice.
      I
     
     
      have
      lied
      to
      Christian,
      telling
      him
      I
     
     
      needed
      film.
      What
      I
      needed
      was
      to
      -
     
     
      sort
      things
      out
      in
      my
      head
      and
      have
     
     
      some
      pizza.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Al
      Tuck.
     
    

    
     
      1)
      I
      don’t
      think
      there
      is
      one.
     
     
      2)
      Arseholes.
     
    

    
     
      3)
      There
      isn’t
      one.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Do
      you
      like
      Mike
      Campbell?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Always
      liked
      him,
      but
      not
      tonight
     
     
      because
      he
      didn’t
      book:
      a
      larger
     
     
      room...
      I
      don’t
      know...
      Charging
     
     
      bands
      to
      be
      here...
      Musicians
      have
     
     
      to
      pay
      to
      get
      in
      here”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (first
      I
      ve
      heard
      of
      this).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Ridiculous.
      Its
      a
      Toronto
      thing—
     
     
      pay
      to
      play.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Heavy
      Blinkers—Double
      Guitars.
     
     
      “I’m
      Happy
      You’re
      Happy.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ruth
      Minniken
      from
      the
      Guthries
     
     
      and
      the
      Heavy
      Blinkers:
     
    

    
     
      1)
      PEL
     
    

    
     
      2)
      People
      with
      passes.
     
    

    
     
      3)
      Yes.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      One
      of
      the
      Guthries:
      “Campbell’s
      a
     
     
      tool...
      But
      if
      you
      want
      to
      get
      your
     
     
      name
      out
      there
      (smirk)...”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      I
      am
      writing
      this
      Campbell
      falls
     
     
      off
      the
      amplifier
      that
      he
      is
      sitting
     
     
      on,
      does
      not
      laugh,
      and
      tries
      des-
     
     
      perately
      to
      regain
      cool.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      is
      your
      response
      to
      the
      east
     
     
      coast
      music
      scene?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “A
      lot
      more
      than
      my
      employer’s
     
     
      responsibility
      is,
      putting
      on
      events
     
     
      like
      this
      one,
      which
      is
      way
      beyond
     
     
      my
      job
      description.
      Being
      a
      cheer-
     
     
      leader
      for
      the
      whole
      region.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Warner
      Music
      guy
      talking
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
      ‘The
      Cadre
      a