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      An
      evening
      at
      Myron’s
      with
      Kim
      Stockwood
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      RYAN
      O’CONNOR
      ésshe
      proceeded
      to
      tell
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A&E
      editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It’s
      Monday,
     
     
      November
      Ist,
      and
      I’m
     
     
      sitting
      at
      a
      window
     
     
      booth
      at
      Myron’s
      with
     
     
      Kim
      Stockwood.
      A
     
     
      bundle
      of
      energy,
      Kim
     
     
      has
      just
      arrived
      after
      a
     
     
      week
      touring
      in
      her
     
     
      native
      Newfoundland,
     
     
      a
      week
      that
      she
      de-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      scribed
      as
      “Incredible!”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
      although
      she
      later
     
     
      admitted
      that
      perform-
     
     
      ing
      in
      front
      of
      her
     
     
      home
      town
      crowd
      was
     
     
      a
      little
      stressful.
     
     
      Stopping
      for
      a
     
     
      chat,
      as
      well
      as
      supper,
     
     
      I
      realized
      that
      I
      was
     
     
      talking
      to
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      most
      pleasant
      perform-
     
     
      ers
      around.
      In
      the
      most
     
     
      down
      to
      earth
      manner,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      me
      about
      a
      New-
     
     
      foundland
      school
     
     
      where
      she
      was
      chosen
     
     
      as
      Canadian
      of
      the
     
     
      Year.
      Obviously
     
     
      touched
      by
      the
      senti-
     
     
      ment,
      she
      then
      told
      me
     
     
      how
      she
      visited
      the
     
     
      school.
      “Saturday
     
     
      before
      the
      show,
      I
     
     
      went
      and
      there
      were
     
     
      sixty-five
      of
      them
      —
     
     
      and
      they
      were
      all
     
     
      sitting
      on
      the
      floor.
     
     
      They
      were
      so
      incred-
     
     
      ible!”
     
    

    
     
      Her
      band,
      which
     
     
      could
      be
      heard
      in
      the
     
     
      background,
      also
     
     
      received
      praise.
     
     
      “They’re
      just
      so
     
     
      excited
      to
      be
      out;
     
     
      they’re
      having
      fun
      all
     
     
      the
      time.
      Every
      once
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      in
      a
      while
      I
      have
      to
      say
     
     
      ‘okay,
      I
      have
      to
      get
      to
     
     
      sleep
      now!”
     
    

    
     
      Her
      new
      album,
     
     
      12
      Years
      Old,
      has
     
     
      already
      spawned
      three
     
     
      hit
      songs,
      but
      what
      can
     
     
      her
      fans
      expect
      next?
     
     
      “T
      have
      a
      Christmas
     
     
      tune
      coming
      out,
      Dean
     
     
      Martin.”
      Next
      thing
      I
     
     
      know,
      she
      starts
     
     
      crooning
      “It’
      a
      marsh-
     
     
      mallow
      world
      in
      the
     
     
      winter...I
      just
      love
      it.
      I
     
     
      did
      exactly
      what
      I
     
     
      wanted
      to
      do,
      which
      is
     
     
      an
      old,
      old
      Christmas
     
     
      tune.”
     
    

    
     
      Noticing
      the
     
     
      whirlwind
      of
      activity
     
     
      around
      us,
      I
      asked
      her
     
     
      if
      this
      was
      a
      typical
     
     
      example
      of
      touring.
     
     
      “You
      never
      get
      paid
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Simply
      put,
      there's
      net
      a
      bad
      seng
      en
     
    
   
   
    
     
      this
      CD.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Flewing
      beautifully
      frem
      track
     
    
   
   
    
     
      te
      track,
      Steckweed
      has
      aveided
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      dreaded
      sephemere
      jinx.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Add
      her
      great
     
    
   
   
    
     
      veice,
      her
      wenderful
      tengue-in-cheek
     
     
      sense
      ef
      humeur,
      as
      well
      as
      her
      intelli-
     
     
      SS
      BO
      aS
      Me
      eK
      [|
      and
      the
      result
      is
      a
     
     
      great
      album.
      Preving
      that
      "Jerk"
      wasn't
     
     
      a
      fluke,
      she
      has
      already
      fellewed
      it
      up
     
     
      with
      hits
      such
      as
      "Yeu
      &
      Me,”
      and
      "12
     
     
      Years
      Old."
      Den't
      miss
      the
      pepish
      fun
     
     
      ef
      "Puszle
      Girl,”
      er
      her
      future
      hit
     
     
      "still."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      O'Cenner
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      the
      one
      and
      a
      half,
     
     
      or
      two
      hours
      you’re
     
     
      on
      stage.
      You
      get
     
     
      paid
      for
      the
      eighteen
     
     
      hours
      it
      takes
      you
      to
     
     
      get
      there
      and
      back
      to
     
     
      another
      place.
      But
     
     
      it’s
      fun.
      I
      like
      the
     
     
      people
      I
      work
      with.
     
     
      I’m
      very
      lucky.”
      It’s
     
     
      obvious
      that
      she
     
    

    
     
      isn’t
      making
      up
      the
     
     
      bit
      about
      liking
      the
     
     
      folks
      she
      works
     
     
      with,
      as
      I
      notice
      her
     
     
      get
      up
      and
      joke
     
     
      around
      with
      the
     
     
      band,
      now
      finished
     
     
      their
      sound-check.
     
    

    
     
      Asked
      about
     
     
      what
      to
      expect
      from
     
     
      her
      concert
      that
     
     
      night,
      she
      replied,
     
     
      “You
      never
      know
     
     
      what’s
      going
      to
     
     
      happen!
      We
      do
      all
     
     
      kinds
      of
      weird
     
     
      covers.”
      And
      she
     
     
      wasn’t
      kidding!
     
    

    
     
      The
      show
      kicked
     
     
      off
      with
      the
      homecom-
     
     
      ing
      of
      Tara
      MacLean,
     
     
      a
      talented
      singer-
     
     
      songwriter
      in
      her
      own
     
     
      right.
      Having
      toured
     
     
      all
      across
      North
     
     
      America
      on
      various
     
     
      bills,
      it
      was
      great
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      see
      her
      perform
      on
      the-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Island.
      Clearly
     
     
      glad
      to
      be
      back,
      she
     
     
      exclaimed
      “Wow,
      it’s
     
     
      great
      to
      be
      here
      at
     
     
      Myron’s.
      I
      can
      re-
     
     
      member
      when
      I
      used
     
     
      to
      try
      to
      sneak
      in
     
     
      here!”
     
    

    
     
      After
      a
      set
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      lasted
      around
      an
      hour,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      it
      was
      Kim
     
     
      Stockwood’s
      turn.
     
    

    
     
      Charging
      through
     
     
      a
      set
      that
      lasted
      nearly
     
     
      two
      hours,
      she
      in-
     
     
      cluded
      hits
      from
      both
     
     
      of
      her
      albums.
      As
      for
     
     
      covers,
      those
      in
      attend-
     
     
      ance
      were
      fortunate
      to
     
     
      see
      her
      version
      of
     
     
      Elvis’
      “Suspicious
     
     
      Minds,”
      complete
      with
     
     
      the
      Elvis
      snarl
      and
      arm
     
     
      waving,
      as
      well
      as
     
     
      “Purple
      Rain”
      by
      The
     
     
      Artist
      (Or
      as
      Kim
     
     
      mentioned
      earlier
      in
     
     
      the
      day,
      “I
      don’t
      care
     
     
      what
      anyone
      says,
      I
     
     
      still
      call
      him
      Prince!”).
     
     
      Judging
      by
      the
      rounds
     
     
      of
      liquor
      the
      crowd
     
    
   
   
    
     
      bought
      the
      band,
      they
     
     
      were
      clearly
      connect-
     
     
      ing.
      Ending
      her
      set
     
     
      with
      the
      smash-hit
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Jerk,”
      she
      then
     
     
      proceeded
      to
      extend
     
     
      the
      song
      in
      order
      to
     
     
      allow
      a
      wacky
      routine
     
     
      in
      which
      she
      forced
     
     
      each
      of
      her
      band
     
     
      members
      tosing
      a
      few
     
     
      lines
      from
      an
      old
     
     
      favorite.
     
    

    
     
      Numerous
     
     
      rounds
      of
      tequila
     
     
      shots,
      a
      whole
      lot
      of
     
     
      energy,
      and
      Kim’s
     
    

    
     
      great
      stage
     
     
      presence...the
      end
     
     
      result
      is
      the
      best
     
     
      concert
      I’ve
      been
      to
     
     
      all
      year.
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