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      Part
      6
      of
      9
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Quebec
      is
      a
      world
      in
      a
      and
     
     
      of
      itself.
      Their
      history
      in
      Canada
      is
     
     
      something
      to
      really
      be
      proud
      of,
      I
     
     
      think,
      not
      only
      for
      the
      French,
      but
     
     
      also
      for
      the
      rest
      of
      Anglophone
     
     
      Canada.
      Unless
      you've
      been
      there,
     
     
      there
      is
      no
      possible
      way
      you
      can
     
     
      understand
      the
      extent
      of
      their
      pride
     
     
      in
      their
      province.
      Pictures
      may
      say
     
     
      a
      thousand
      words,
      but
      they
      don't
     
     
      express
      the
      emotions
      or
      the
      pas-
     
     
      sions
      of
      the
      people
      who
      live
      there.
     
     
      How
      many
      countries
      in
      the
      world
     
     
      these
      days
      can
      boast
      of
      two
      nation-
     
     
      alities
      that
      have
      lived
      together
     
     
      under
      one
      government
      peacefully
     
     
      for
      so
      long?
      Sure,
      there
      have
      been
     
     
      squabbles,
      but
      any
      family
      has
      those.
     
    

    
     
      Our
      first
      night
      in
      Quebec,
     
     
      we
      camped
      just
      outside
      Quebec
     
     
      City
      in
      Pont
      Rouge,
      so
      we
      could
     
     
      visit
      the
      city
      early
      the
      next
      day.
      We
     
     
      decided
      that
      we
      would
      take
      the
      trip
     
     
      around
      the
      Gaspé
      Peninsula,
      as
      we
     
     
      may
      not
      get
      the
      chance
      to
      do
      so
      for
     
     
      a
      long
      time.
      Quebec
      City
      was
      great,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      especially
      the
      old
      part.
      We
      weren't
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      really
      sure
      if
      anything
      would
      be
     
     
      open
      as
      it
      was
      a
      Sunday,
      but
      most
     
     
      things
      were.
      What
      a
      difference
      from
     
     
      Ottawa.
      We
      stopped
      at
      an
      informa-
     
     
      tion
      booth
      and
      I
      got
      a
      booklet
      with
     
     
      a
      self-guided
      walking
      tour
      of
      the
     
     
      city,
      but
      we
      didn't
      have
      time
      to
      do
     
     
      all
      of
      it
      —
      we
      wanted
      to
      continue
     
     
      into
      Gaspé
      by
      the
      end
      of
      the
      day.
     
     
      So
      we
      went
      and
      saw
      the
      Citadel,
      a
     
     
      huge
      star-shaped
      fortress
      that
      the
     
     
      British
      built
      when
      they
      defeated
      the
     
     
      French
      in
      1759.
      The
      Citadel
      was
     
     
      completed
      in
      1831.
      It
      cost
      $5-
      for
     
     
      students
      to
      get
      in,
      so
      we
      went.
      I
      fig-
     
     
      ured
      it
      was
      one
      of
      those
      historical
     
     
      things
      one
      has
      to
      see.
      We
      saw
      the
     
     
      changing
      of
      the
      guard
      inside;
      it
      is
     
     
      one
      of
      the
      only
      active
      British
      mili-
     
     
      tary
      forts
      that
      uses
      French
      as
      it's
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      [18]
      October
      29,
      2003:.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      main
      language.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Then
      they
      gave
     
     
      us
      a
      guided
      tour
     
     
      —
      we
      weren't
     
     
      allowed
      to
     
     
      explore
      on
      our
     
     
      own.
      That
      took
     
     
      about
      an
      hour,
     
     
      and
      it
      was
      a
      very
      ff
     
     
      interesting
      tour.
     
     
      We
      head-
      ff
     
     
      ed
      for
      the
      Gaspé
      |
     
     
      Peninsula
      that
     
     
      afternoon.
      As
      we
     
     
      were
      driving
      .
     
     
      along
      the
      St
     
     
      Lawrence
      River,
     
     
      I
      noticed
      that
      the
     
     
      farms
      were
      in
     
     
      long
      skinny
     
     
      strips,
      like
      they
     
     
      used
      to
      have
      a
     
     
      long
      time
      ago
      so
     
     
      that
      all
      the
      farm-
     
     
      ers
      could
      have
     
     
      access
      to
      the
      river
      for
      irrigation.
      I
     
     
      doubt
      that
      each
      strip
      was
      individu-
     
     
      ally
      owned
      like
      it
      once
      was,
      but
     
     
      there
      were
      still
      signs
      of
      the
      old
     
     
      ways
      with
      really
      long
      furrows,
     
     
      maybe
      twice
      as
      long
      as
      a
      regular
     
     
      field
      and
      twice
      as
      narrow
      with
      short
     
     
      hedges
      in
      between.
      I
      felt
      like
      I
      was
     
     
      stepping
      back
      in
      time
      on
      the
      Gaspé.
     
     
      The
      next
      day
      we
      drove
      to
     
     
      the
      town
      of
      Gaspé
      and
      had
      lunch.
     
     
      We
      saw
      a
      lot
      more
      of
      the
      little
      pic-
     
     
      turesque
      fishing
      towns.
      We
      figured.
     
     
      this
      would
      be
      a
      great
      place
      to
      write
     
     
      the
      great
      Canadian
      novel.
      We
      got
     
     
      out
      of
      the
      car
      and
      took
      some
      pic-
     
     
      tures
      of
      some
      little
      Inukshuks
      that
     
     
      some
      people
      had
      made.
      They
      were
     
     
      very
      good
      —
      we
      had
      seen
      lots
      of
     
     
      them
      through
      Ontario,
      but
      the
      rocks
     
     
      here
      cleave
      at
      right
      angles,
      so
      it
     
     
      makes
      straighter
      and
      better
     
     
      Inukshuks.
      I
      also
      found
      a
      cool
      piece
     
     
      of
      mudstone
      with
      ripple
      marks
      in
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI:
      Quebec
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      is
      very
      fragile,
      though,
      so
      we
      had
     
     
      to
      carefully
      wrap
      it
      in
      a
      towel
      and
     
     
      place
      it
      between
      boxes
      in
      the
      back.
     
    

    
     
      That
      night
      we
      camped
      near
     
     
      a
      lighthouse,
      which
      would
      have
     
     
      been
      cool
      if
      it
      was
      actually
      work-
     
     
      ing.
      They
      only
      use
      it
      for
      emergen-
     
     
      cies.
      When
      we
      were
      looking
      for
      a
     
     
      place
      to
      stay,
      we
      stopped
      across
      the
     
     
      road
      from
      this
      place
      to
      see
      if
      it
     
     
      looked
      all
      right.
      The
      woman
      who
     
     
      worked
      there
      across
      the
      street
      was
     
     
      waving
      us
      over
      cheerily,
      so
      how.
     
     
      could
      we
      say
      no?
      When
      I
      went
      to
     
     
      get
      some
      firewood,
      I
      told
      the
      man
     
     
      at
      the
      desk
      that
      the
      campground
      is
     
     
      very
      beautiful,
      and
      he
      said
      proudly
     
     
      that
      he
      had
      built
      it
      all
      himself
      and
     
     
      did
      all
      the
      gardening.
      It
      was
      a
      very
     
     
      nice
      spot.
      That
      night
      we
      saw
      the
     
     
      aurora
      borealis,
      plus
      lots
      of
      satel-
     
     
      lites
      and
      falling
      stars.
      The
      next
      day
     
     
      we
      crossed
      the
      border
      into
      New
     
     
      Brunswick.
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      Jane's
      Addiction
     
     
      Returns
      With
      Strays
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Strays
      is
      Jane's
      Addiction
      third
     
     
      album—
      their
      first
      in
      thirteen
      years,
      but
      I
     
     
      must
      admit,
      I
      never
      really
      heard
      of
      them
     
     
      before
      this.
      Consisting
      of
      lead
      singer,
     
     
      Perry
      Farrell,
      bassist,
      Chris
      Chaney,
      gui-
     
     
      tarist
      Dave
      Navarro(aka
      Mr.
      Carmen
     
     
      Electra)
      and
      drummer
      Steve
      Perkins,
     
     
      Jane's
      Addiction
      came
      out
      with
      two
     
     
      albums
      in
      the
      late
      80's
      and
      early
      90's
      and
     
     
      are
      best
      known
      for
      the
      song,
      ‘Been
     
     
      Caught
      Stealing.’
     
    

    
     
      They
      headlined
      the
      original
     
     
      Lollaplooza
      in
      1991
      and
      then
      promptly
     
     
      called
      it
      quits
      afterwards.
      But,
      who
     
     
      remembers
      that?
      Hell,
      I
      can't
      remember
     
     
      what
      happened
      five
      minutes
      ago.
      (
      I
      think
     
     
      I
      might
      have
      a
      problem...)
      Fast
      forward
     
     
      twelve
      years,
      the
      lads
      have
      regrouped,
     
     
      and
      are
      back
      on
      tour
      to
      promote
      Strays.
     
     
      Their
      first
      single,
      ‘Just
      Because’
      was
      all
     
     
      over
      Much
      Music
      the
      latter
      half
      of
      the
     
     
      summer
      and
      |
      couldn't
      get
      it
      out
      of
      my
     
     
      head.
      (I
      still
      can't.)
      Curious,
      about
      the
     
     
      album,
      I
      bought
      the
      bullet.and
      picked
      it
     
     
      up,
      hoping
      it
      wouldn't
      stink—
      it
      doesn't.
     
     
      Strays
      is
      melodic,
      funky
      and
      heavy,
      some-
     
     
      times
      all
      at
      the
      same
      time.
      From
      the
     
     
      moment
      Farrell
      yells,
      "Here
      we
      go!"
      at
     
     
      the
      beginning
      of
      ‘True
      Nature'
      it
      is
      full
     
     
      steam
      ahead.
      The
      band
      sounds
      tight,
     
     
      especially
      Navarro
      whose
      guitar
      soars
      on
     
     
      songs
      like
      ‘Price
      I
      Pay,'‘Hypersonic,'
      and
     
     
      ‘Just
      Because.'
      The
      album
      also
      has
      a
      way
     
     
      of
      switching
      gears:
      at
      times
      it's
      bluesy,
      as
     
     
      in
      ‘Wrong
      Girl,'
      and
      then
      funky
      with
     
     
      ‘Super
      Hero.'
      The
      only
      time
      the
      band
      real-
     
     
      ly
      slows
      down
      is
      ‘Everybody's
      Friend,'
      an
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -acoustic
      song,
      which
      is
      one
      of
      the
      better
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tracks
      on
      the
      album.
     
    

    
     
      The
      more
      I
      listen
      to
      Strays,
      the
     
     
      more
      it
      grows
      on
      me;
      I
      can't
      compare
      it
      to
     
     
      other
      Jane
      Addiction
      records
      ‘cause
      I
     
     
      haven't
      heard
      any
      of
      their
      other
      material.
     
     
      What
      I
      do
      know
      is,
      this
      album
      is
      strong,
     
     
      from
      start
      to
      finish
      and
      it
      rocks!
      So
      if
     
     
      you
      have
      some
      extra
      change
      kicking
     
     
      around
      and
      are
      looking
      for
      some
      new
     
     
      music,
      new
      Jane's
      Addiction
      might
      be
      the
     
     
      cure
      to
      what
      ails
      ya.
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