Wave,
      the
      teeny-bopper
      band
      with
     
     
      the
      catchy
      hip-hop
      tunes
      will
      be
      spreading
     
     
      love
      and
      winks
      to
      all
      the
      boy-band
      crazed
     
     
      teen
      girls
      on
      Thursday
      February
      27
      at
      7pm
     
     
      on
      the
      Confederation
      Centre
      of
      the
      Arts
     
     
      main
      stage.
      An
      hour
      beforehand,
      at
      6:00pm
     
     
      in
      Memorial
      Hall,
      Wave
      will
      give
      a
      recep-
     
     
      tion
      where
      all
      ticket
      holders
      can
      mingle
     
     
      with
      the
      duo.
      I
      had
      a
      chance
      to
      talk
      with
     
     
      Dave
      Thompson
      (the
      blonde
      one)
      about
     
     
      the
      band
      and
      their
      past
      and
      future,
      and
     
     
      their
      likes
      and
      dislikes.
      Was
      he
      flirting
     
     
      with
      me
      during
      this
      interview?
      You
      be
      the
     
     
      judge.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mariéve:
      Will
      this
      be
      your
      first
      trip
      to
      PEI?
     
     
      Dave:
      Yep.
      We've
      never
      been
      there
      before.
     
     
      M:
      Why
      now?
     
    

    
     
      D:
      We're
      playing
      a
      lot
      of
      dates
      in
      the
     
     
      Maritimes
      anyway.
      Seems
      like
      a
      good
     
     
      opportunity.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      What
      genre
      of
      music
      will
      you
      guys
      be
     
     
      playing
      ten
      years
      from
      now?
     
    

    
     
      D:
      Ten
      years
      from
      now?
      I'll
      be
      in
      an
      80's
     
     
      heavy
      metal
      cover
      band.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      With
      the
      big
      mop
      of
      teased
      hair,
      right?
     
     
      D:
      Nope.
      Mullet.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      Ah,
      of
      course.
      Now,
      you
      guys
      have
      just
     
     
      put
      out
      a
      second
      album,
      following
      very
     
     
      closely
      after
      the
      first.
      What
      inspired
      such
      a
     
     
      quick
      follow-up?
     
    

    
     
      D:
      Well,
      if
      you
      think
      about
      it,
      we
      recorded
     
     
      the
      first
      one
      in
      the
      summer
      of
      2000,
      it
      was
     
     
      released
      in
      2001,
      then
      we
      went
      on
      tours
     
     
      and
      made
      videos
      and
      while
      all
      that
      was
     
     
      going
      on
      we
      were
      starting
      to
      write
      new
     
     
      songs,
      which
      were
      recorded
      in
      2002.
      So
     
     
      that's
      really
      how
      it
      all
      looks
      from
      our
      point
     
     
      of
      view.
      OF
      es
     
     
      M:
      Inthe
      song
      gl
     
    

    
     
      "Don't
      Say
      z
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sarah,"
      who's
      Sarah?
     
    

    
     
      D:
      She's
      not
      a
      real
      person.
      I've
      never
      dated
     
    

    
     
      anyone
      named
      Sarah,
      neither
      has
      Paul.
      It's
     
    

    
     
      just
      a
      name
      that
      fit.
      There's
      a
      song
      that
      I
     
    

    
     
      like
      by
      Hall
      and
      Oates
      about
      a
      girl
      named
     
    

    
     
      Sarah.
      Maybe
      that's
      why.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      I
      read
      in
      one
      of
      your
      many
      fan-made
     
    

    
     
      web
      sites
      that
      you
      were
      born
      on
      Dec.
      20,
     
    

    
     
      1972.
      How
      do
      you
      keep
      your
      youthful
     
    

    
     
      looks
      at
      the
      age
      of
      30?
     
    

    
     
      D:
      I
      sit
      in
      a
      freezer
      on
      a
      block
      of
      ice.
      No,
     
    

    
     
      they
      just
      mixed
      up
      the
      date.
      I
      was
      born
      in
     
    

    
     
      1979.
      I'm
      twenty-three.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      Good
      to
      know.
     
    

    
     
      D:
      How
      old
      are
      you?
     
    

    
     
      M:
      Um...20...
     
    

    
     
      D:
      Really...
     
    

    
     
      M:Yeah...
      anyway,
      I
      had
      read
      somewhere
     
    

    
     
      that
      the
      both
      of
      you
      have
      girlfriends-
     
    

    
     
      D:
      Nope.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      No?
     
    

    
     
      D:
      Not
      anymore,
      you
      must
      have
      read
      some
     
    

    
     
      old
      stuff
      on
      us.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      Oops,
      my
      mistake.
      Mind
      if
      I
      ask
      what
     
    

    
     
      happened?
     
    

    
     
      D:
      Well,
      last
      summer
      I
      had
      a
      girlfriend,
     
    

    
     
      and
      then
      (Paul
      and
      I)
      went
      to
      California
      to
     
    

    
     
      do
      some
      recording
      for
      a
      month
      and
      a
      half,
     
    

    
     
      and
      when
      I
      came
      back
      I
      didn't
      have
      a
      girl-
     
    

    
     
      friend
      anymore.
      That's
      basically
      what
      hap-
     
    

    
     
      pened.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      Oh
      my,
      I'm
      sorry.
      Heh,
      well
      my
      next
     
    

    
     
      question
      was
      what
      did
      you
      do
      for
     
    

    
     
      Valentine's
      Day?
     
    

    
     
      D:
      Nothing.
      Absolutely
      nothing.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      I'll
      change
      the
      subject:
      Who
      was
      your
     
    

    
     
      favourite
      Ninja
      Turtle?
     
    

    
     
      D:
      Oh
      man.
      Um,
      the
      cowabunga
      dude
      with
     
     
      the
      pizza...
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Talkin’
      with
      Dave
      From
      Wave
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Michaelangelo,
      right?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      M:
      Yeah,
      that
      was
      Michaelangelo.
      Pepsi
      or
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Coke?
     
    

    
     
      D:
      Coke,
      yeah
      Coke.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      Coors,
      Budweiser,
      or
      Alexander
     
     
      Keiths?
     
    

    
     
      D:
      Alexander
      Keiths.
      Is
      this
      for
      a
      campus
     
     
      paper?
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      M:
      Yes,
      it
      is.
     
    

    
     
      D:
      So
      you're
      a
      student?
     
    

    
     
      M:
      Um,
      yeah,
      second
      year.
     
    

    
     
      D:
      What
      are
      you
      taking?
     
    

    
     
      M:
      Arts.
      English
      major.
      Hey,
      did
      yen
      ever
     
     
      go
      to
      University?
      ‘NO
      Jib:
     
    

    
     
      D:
      Yeah,
      for
      two
      years.
      I
      took
      Fine
      Arts.
      I
     
     
      didn't
      really
      do
      anything.
      When
      we
      were
     
    
   
   
    
     
      signed
      a
      contract
      with
      Warner,
      that
      was
      it
     
     
      for
      me.
      I
      was
      a
      waiter
      then,
      too,
      and
      when
     
     
      they
      signed
      us
      I
      quit
      that
      day
      and
      never
     
     
      went
      back.
      All
      I
      really
      wanted
      to
      do
      any-
     
     
      way
      was
      play
      music.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      Did
      you
      know
      that
      your
      band's
      name
      is
     
     
      the
      same
      as
      our
      campus
      pub's?
     
    

    
     
      D:
      Really?
      We'll
      have
      to
      go
      there
      after
      the
     
     
      show.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      How
      did
      you
      guys
      come
      up
      with
      the
     
     
      name
      ‘Wave'?
     
    

    
     
      D:
      When
      we
      were
      sending
      in
      our
      demo
      we
     
     
      had
      to
      pick
      a
      name
      for
      ourselves.
      So
      we
     
     
      just
      pulled
      one
      out
      of
      the
      air
      and
      said
     
     
      “Wave'
      and
      stuck
      with
      it
      ever
      since.
      That's
     
     
      the
      story.
     
    

    
     
      M:
      Well,
      that's
      the
      end
      of
      my
      questions.
     
     
      Do
      you
      have
      anything
      else
      you'd
      like
      to
     
     
      add?
     
    

    
     
      D:
      Um,
      is
      it
      true
      you
      guys
      have
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      potatoes?
     
    

    
     
      M:
      PEI
      is
      1/4
      golf
      course,
      1/4
      beach,
      1/4
     
     
      rural
      area,
      and
      1/4
      potato
      field.
     
    

    
     
      D:
      You
      guys
      have
      golf
      courses???
     
    

    
     
      M:
      Loads
      of
      them.
      Really
      nice
      ones
      too.
     
     
      You
      a
      golfer?
     
    

    
     
      D:
      Am
      La
      golfer?
      Am
      I
      ever
      a
      golfer!
      Hey,
     
     
      Road
      to
      Avonlea
      was
      filmed
      there,
      right?
     
     
      M:
      No,
      that
      was
      filmed
      in
      Ontario
      mostly,
     
     
      but
      it
      was
      based
      on
      writing
      by
      an
      Island
     
     
      author,
      L.M.
      Montgomery.
     
    

    
     
      D:
      So...you
      coming
      to
      the
      show?
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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