NOVEMBER
      9,
      2004
     
    
   
   
    
     
      10
      Greatest
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jamie
      McGuigan
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      After
      thé
      gigantic
      following
      of
      the
     
     
      infinitely
      popular
      Greatest
     
     
      Canadian
      TV
      series
      that
      is
      current-
     
     
      ly
      airing
      on
      CBC,
      we
      at
      the
      Cadre
     
     
      felt
      it
      would
      be
      appropriate
      to
      rep-
     
     
      resent
      the
      greatest
      Prince
      Edward
     
     
      Islander.
      The
      results
      are
      in,
      and
     
     
      you
      may
      find
      some
      a
      little
      shock-
     
     
      ing.
      Check
      out
      the
      top
      10
      greatest
     
     
      Islanders.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      10.
      Anne
      Shirley
      -
      How
      can
      a
      fic-
     
     
      tional
      character
      make
      a
      list
      of
     
     
      greatest
      Islanders.
      C'mon
      people,
     
     
      Shirley
      you
      know
      she's
      not
      real.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      9.
      ‘Boomer'
      Gallant
      -
      He
      reads
      the
     
     
      weather,
      and
      made
      it
      appropriate
      to
     
     
      wear
      shorts
      out
      of
      season.
     
     
      Extremely
      important
      asset
      to
      Island
     
     
      society
      and
      a
      true
      visionary.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      8.
      Brian
      Mulroney
      -
      Sure
      he
      gave
     
     
      us
      the
      GST,
      but
      what
      about
      the
      tax
     
     
      centre?
      On
      PEI
      the
      guy
      is
      a
      Saint.
     
     
      There
      are
      even
      rumours
      his
      birth-
     
     
      day
      will
      soon
      be
      an
      Island-wide
     
     
      holiday.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      7.
      Jonathan
      Torrens
      -
      You
      now
     
     
      know
      him
      as
      J-Roc,
      but
      he'll
     
     
      always
      be
      in
      our
      hearts
      as
     
     
      Jonovision
      and
      that
      guy
      from
     
     
      Street
      Cents.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      6.
      Richard
      Wood
      -
      Plays
      the
      fiddle
     
     
      and
      owns
      a
      local
      pub.
      Eat
      your
     
    
   
   
    
     
      heart
      out
      Lennie
      Gallant.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      5.
      The
      Entrepreneur
      Who
      Invented
     
     
      the
      PEI
      Dirt
      Shirt
      -
      The
      Island
     
     
      fashion
      scene
      hasn't
      been
      the
      same
     
     
      since
      the
      PEI
      Dirt
      Shirt
      revolution-
     
     
      ized
      the
      way
      clothes
      are
      worn,
      by
     
    
   
   
    
     
      adding
      dirt
      to
      shirt.
      Tourists
      were
     
     
      never
      so
      easy
      to
      spot.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      4.
      Stompin’
      Tom
      Connors
      -
      His
     
     
      music
      uplifted
      an
      entire
      nation
      of
     
     
      Canadians.
      His
      deep-lyrics
      have
     
     
      covered
      the
      once
      taboo
      subjects
      of
     
     
      hockey,
      personified
      potatoes,
      and
     
     
      even
      the
      Sasquatch.
      Keep
      break-
     
     
      ing
      down
      those
      walls
      Stompin’.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      3.
      Brad
      Richards
      -
      He
      won
      a
     
     
      Stanley
      Cup
      and
      drives
      a
      Hummer
     
     
      through
      the
      rugged
      off-road
      terrain
     
     
      of
      PEI.
      What
      more
      could
      you
     
     
      want?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1.
      Slick
      and
      Gordie
      -
      Who
      these
     
     
      people
      are,
      or
      where
      they
      can
      be
     
     
      found
      we
      don't
      know
      but
      the
      nick-
     
     
      names
      "Slick"
      and
      "Gordie"
     
     
      appeared
      at
      the
      top
      of
      all
      the
      bal-
     
     
      lots.
      Something
      to
      do
      with
     
     
      Sundays,
      holidays,
      and
      10:01
      PM
     
    
   
   
    
     
      perhaps.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Has
      anyone
      seen
      my
      career?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      given
      the
      opportu-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      °
      9
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Freaks
      are
      coming!
      Hide
      the
      kids!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      was
      a
      dark
      and
      stormy
     
     
      October
      28.
      Well,
      at
      least
      it
      was
     
     
      dark.
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      W.A.
      Murphy
     
     
      Student
      Centre,
      students
      slowly
      fil-
     
     
      tered
      into
      the
      courtyard,
      perhaps
      a
     
     
      little
      unsure
      of
      what
      they
      were
     
     
      about
      to
      see.
      The
      room
      was
      dark
      as
     
     
      midnight,
      save
      for
      the
      comforting
     
     
      glow
      from
      the
      lights
      of
      The
      Wave's
     
     
      liquor
      counter.
      At
      the
      front
      of
      the
     
     
      room
      was
      a
      set-up
      stage,
      and
      even
     
     
      with
      the
      deep
      shadows
      one
      could
     
     
      see
      the
      large
      variety
      of
      torture
     
     
      instruments
      against
      a
      backdrop
      of
      a
     
     
      painted
      Victorian
      setting.
      Finally,
     
     
      mist
      began
      to
      emit
      from
      smoke
     
     
      machines
      carefully
      positioned
     
     
      around
      the
      stage.
      A
      dark
      figure,
     
     
      who
      would
      introduce
      himself
      as
     
     
      Host
      Nikolai
      Diablo,
      took
      to
      the
     
     
      stage
      and
      it
      was
      then
      that
      the
      show
     
     
      began.
     
    

    
     
      Over
      the
      next
      two
      hours
     
     
      people
      were
      treated
      to
      a
      wonder-
     
     
      fully
      bizarre
      display
      of
      everything
     
     
      from
      cricket-eating
      and
      sword-
     
     
      swallowing,
      to
      iron-bar
      bending
     
     
      and
      an
      attempted
     
     
      beheading.
      At
      the
     
     
      end,
      after
      a
      long
     
     
      session
      of
      memo-
     
     
      rabilia
      purchasing
     
     
      and
      autograph
     
     
      signing,
      I
      was
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nity
      to
      sit
      down
     
     
      with
      the
      sideshow
     
     
      troupe
      behind
      the
     
     
      evening's
      events.
     
     
      The
      strange
      group
     
     
      consisted
      of
      Nikolai,
      the
      host
      who
     
     
      ended
      up
      playing
      Russian
      Roulette
     
     
      with
      a
      9-inch
      construction
      spike,
     
     
      Countess
      Vanessa,
      with
      her
      taste
     
     
      bug-eating
      and
      sword-swallowing,
     
     
      Lascivious
      Lu
      Lu,
      with
      a
      passion
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      for
      industrial
      grinders
      and
      chastity
     
    
   
   
    
     
      belts,
      and
      Leviticus,
      a
      strongman
     
     
      who
      doesn't
      mind
      having
      darts
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jon
      Smith
     
     
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      thrown
      into
      his
      back.
      |
      talked
      to
     
     
      them
      about
      how
      they
      got
      into
      this
     
     
      line
      of
      work,
      why
      they
      would
      even
     
     
      bother
      in
      the
      first
      place,
      and
      why
     
     
      they
      thought
      audiences
      came
      to
      see
     
     
      them.
     
    

    
     
      As
      for
      an
      answer
      as
      to
      why
     
     
      the
      crowds
      were
      drawn
      in,
      Diablo
     
     
      simply
      stated
      that
      "Everyone
      likes
     
     
      a
      car
      crash”.
      Due
      to
      the
      fact
      that
     
     
      the
      majority
      of
      the
      stunts
      such
      as
     
     
      sword-swallowing,
      being
      a
      human
     
     
      dart
      board,
      and
      playing
      roulette
     
     
      with
      spikes
      are
      real,
      the
      Carnival
     
     
      Diablo
      troupe
      suspects
      that
      deep
     
     
      inside,
      most
      audience
      members
      are
     
     
      secretly
      hoping
      they'll
      be
      witness
     
     
      to
      a
      major
      mistake
      and
      subsequent
     
     
      accident
      on
      stage.
      And
      accidents
     
     
      have
      happened,
      such
      as
      during
      the
     
     
      first
      of
      multiple
      Edmonton
      shows
     
     
      in
      which
      Nikolai
      Diablo
      ended
      up
     
     
      putting
      a
      knife
      through
      his
      palm.
     
     
      The
      response
      to
      the
      incident
      was
     
     
      so
      great
      that
      the
      group
      was
      actually
     
     
      asked
      if
      the
      accident
      could
      be
     
     
      repeated
      for
      pub-
     
     
      licity's
      sake.
     
    

    
     
      In
      its
      most
     
     
      modern
      incarna-
     
     
      tion,
      Carnival
     
     
      Diablo
      started
     
     
      ,
      about
      12
      years
      ago
     
     
      during
      the
      grunge
     
     
      period.
      Depending
     
     
      on
      where
      they
      are
     
     
      _
      performing,
      the
     
     
      troupe
      is
      as
      small
     
     
      as
      four
      people,
      as
      it
      was
      at
      UPEI,
     
     
      and
      as
      large
      as
      four
      complete
     
     
      groups
      all
      travelling
      together.
      But
     
     
      the
      beginnings
      of
      the
      show
      go
      back
     
     
      much
      further,
      beginning
      with
     
     
      Nicholas
      Paul
      Lewchuk
      and
      his
     
     
      starting
      troupe
      performing
      their
     
     
      first
      show
      in
      1920.
      It
      was
      also
     
     
      when
      the
      foundation
      credo
      would
     
    
   
   
    
     
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