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      bumping.
      We
      waited
     
     
      inline
      for
      fifteen
     
     
      minutes
      and
      then
     
     
      Vince
      used
      his
      JJ
     
     
      LaRosa
      name
      tag
      to
     
     
      get
      in
      for
      free.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      place
      was
     
     
      packed
      tight.
      I
      made
     
     
      my
      way
      to
      the
      bar
     
     
      and
      ordered
      an
     
     
      orange
      juice.
      They
     
     
      gave
      me
      Tang.
      I
     
     
      should
      have
      expected
     
     
      itina
      place
      called
     
     
      Chandlers.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      sawa
      guy
      who
      told
     
     
      me
      he
      liked
      our
     
     
      show.
      He
      was
      about
     
     
      to
      go
      on
      stage,
      so
      I
     
     
      was
      curious
      to
      see
     
     
      what
      kind
      of
      music
      a
     
     
      Windom
      Earle
      fan
     
     
      plays.
      I
      pictured
      an
     
     
      organ
      grinder
      anda
     
     
      monkey
      for
      some
     
     
      reason.
      His
      band,
     
     
      Slowcoaster,
      started
     
     
      with
      super
      cool
     
    
   
   
    
     
      rendition
      of
      “I
      Saw
     
     
      the
      Light”
      then
      ripped
     
     
      right
      into
      their
      first
     
     
      tune.
      They
      were
     
     
      unbelievable.
      Mixing
     
     
      funk
      and
      reggae,
     
     
      Slowcoaster
      did
      not
     
     
      take
      long
      to
      become
     
     
      my
      new
      favourite
     
     
      band.
      I
      was
     
     
      exhausted
      after
      their
     
     
      energetic
      set
      so
      I
     
     
      headed
      back
      to
     
     
      Brendan’s
      with
     
     
      Vince.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      DAY
      7
      ;
     
     
      Brendan’smom
     
     
      cooked
      us
      breakfast
     
     
      at
      around
      eleven
      in
     
     
      the
      morning.
      Brendan
     
     
      stayed
      out
      at
      the
      bars
     
     
      until
      four
      in
      the
     
     
      moming
      (someone
     
     
      must
      have
      bribed
      the
     
     
      liquor
      inspector)
      and
     
     
      slept
      for
      two
      hours.
     
     
      His
      sleeping
      patterns
     
     
      frighten
      me.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      rere
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Session
      was
      televised
     
     
      on
      Cable
      10
      in
     
     
      Sydney.
      Saturday
     
     
      morning
      we
      watched
     
    
   
   
    
     
      some
      of
      the
      acts.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      That
      frightened
      me
     
     
      too.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      had
      to
      push
     
     
      Vince’s
      car
      across
      a
     
     
      parking
      lotto
     
     
      Canadian
      Tire.
      We
     
     
      spent
      most
      of
      the
     
     
      afternoon
      there
     
     
      reading
      tabloids.
      The
     
     
      car
      didn’t
      get
      fixed,
     
     
      but
      we
      were
      told
     
     
      that
      it
      had
      to
      be
      filled
     
     
      with
      gas
      in
      order
      for
     
     
      it
      to
      start.
      Not
      that
      an
     
     
      empty
      gas
      tank
      was
     
     
      the
      main
      problem,
      but
     
     
      who
      cares?
      We
      were
     
     
      able
      to
      start
      the
      car.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Media
      Center
     
     
      atthe
      Delta
      Hotel
     
     
      was
      our
      next
     
     
      destination.
      We
     
     
      missed
      all
      the
     
     
      seminars,
      but
      I
      was
     
     
      able
      to
      use
      a
     
     
      computer
      and
      check
     
    
   
   
    
     
      myemail.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      had
      dinner
     
     
      at
      Brendan’s
     
     
      with
      some
     
     
      hippies.
      After
     
     
      eating
      we
      went
     
     
      to
      St
     
     
      Theresa’s
      to
     
     
      see
      Julie
     
     
      Doiron.
      She
     
     
      played
      very
     
     
      quietly,
      but
      her
     
     
      soft
      voice
      had
     
     
      alotof
     
     
      emotion.
      Her
     
     
      set
      was
      the
     
     
      most
      beautiful
     
     
      I’dseenall-
     
     
      weekend.
      Half
     
     
      the
      crowd
      was
     
     
      |
      mesmerized
      by
     
     
      her,
      the
      other
     
     
      capa
      eetit
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      +
     
    
   
   
    
     
      like
      they
      were
      ata
     
     
      basketball
      game.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      After
      the
      No-Cases,
      I
     
     
      thought
      it
      would
      bea
     
     
      good
      idea
      if
      Vince
     
     
      and
      I
      took
      advantage
     
     
      of
      our
      ECMA
      passes
     
     
      to
      see
      some
     
     
      showcases
      for
      free.
     
     
      The
      atmosphere
      of
     
     
      the
      showcases
      was
     
     
      very
      different
      from
      the
     
     
      No-Cases.
      The
     
     
      audience
      had
      no
     
     
      energy,
      there
      were
     
     
      too
      many
      tables
      in
      the
     
     
      way
      for
      people
      to
     
     
      dance,
      and
      the
     
     
      audience
      was
      made
     
     
      up
      of
      old
      people.
     
     
      When
      we
      arrived
      we
     
     
      caught
      the
      end
      of
      Fly
     
     
      Jimmy
      Swift’s
     
     
      performance
      and
      they
     
     
      were
      smoking,
      but
      the
     
     
      crowd
      didn’t
      seem
      to
     
     
      notice.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      the
      next
      artist
     
     
      was
      being
      announced,
     
     
      the
      introduction
      made
     
     
      me
      think
      he
      was
      going
     
     
      to
      suck.
      The
      MC
     
     
      listed
      his
     
     
      accomplishments
      of
     
     
      doing
      music
      for
      Due
     
     
      South
      and
      Black
     
     
      Harbour,
      playing
      with
     
     
      Hall
      and
      Oates,
      and
     
     
      hisrecurring
     
     
      character
      on
     
     
      Treehouse,
      the
     
     
      children’s
      network.
     
     
      After
      the
      intro,
      the
     
     
      three
      most
      unhip,
     
     
      white
      guys
      came
      out
     
     
      and
      started
      playing
     
     
      jazzmusic.
      When]
     
     
      told
      Vince
      how
      much
     
     
      Thated
      these
      guys,
      a
     
     
      large,
      black
      man
      in
     
     
      sharp
      suit
      took
      the
     
     
      stage.
      He
      was
      Dutch
     
     
      Robinson
      and
      he
      is
     
     
      my
      new
      hero.
      He
     
     
      Fpoceptey)
      to
      sind
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      scat
      with
      stlyle
     
     
      and
      charisma.
      The
     
     
      whole
      place
      went
     
     
      ape
      shit
      over
      his
     
     
      performance,
      and
      I
     
     
      was
      left
      speechless.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Chris
      Colpaugh
      and
     
     
      the
      Cosmic
      Crew
     
     
      and
      Fur
      Packed
     
     
      Action
      both
      played
     
     
      energetic
      shows
      but
     
     
      the
      showcase
     
     
      audience
      was
      not
     
     
      into
      them.
      During
      Fur
     
     
      Packed’s
      show
     
     
      everyone
      started
      to
     
     
      leave.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      After
      the
      show
      we
     
     
      went
      to
      Bunkers
     
     
      Peanut
      Bar
      for
      an
      all
     
     
      night
      jam
      session.
     
     
      While
      waiting
      in
      line
     
     
      to
      get
      in,
      the
      guy
      in
     
     
      front
      of
      us
      tolda
     
     
      joke
      about
      a
      twenty
     
     
      three
      year
      old
      hillbilly
     
     
      inelementry
      school.
     
     
      The
      small
      bar
      was
     
     
      packed
      when
      we
      got
     
     
      inside.
      Aaron
     
     
      MacDonald,
      a
      friend
     
     
      of
      Brendan’s,
      played
     
     
      some
      really
      cool
     
     
      ae
      music.
      =
     
    
   
   
    
     
      B
     
     
      A
     
     
      R
     
     
      T
     
     
      $
     
     
      &
     
     
      ¢
     
     
      u
     
     
      L
     
     
      T
     
     
      U
     
     
      R
     
     
      E
     
     
      $
     
     
      FimmySwiftarived
     
     
      next
      and
      they
      brought
      t
     
     
      atruck
      load
      of
      funk.
      g
     
     
      Bunkers’
      crowd
      was
      I
     
     
      alot
      more
      receptive
      to
      A
     
     
      Swift
      than
      the
      i
     
     
      showcase
      crowd
      was
     
     
      earlier.
      Cape
      Breton
     
     
      alt
      rock
      veterans,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mastadon
      Ridge,
      took
     
     
      ahalfhour
      to
      set
      up
     
     
      and
      they
      left
      the
     
     
      crowd
      wanting
      more
     
     
      after
      only
      three
      songs.
     
     
      And
      then
      Slowcoaster
     
     
      finished
      the
      night
      off
     
    

    
     
      at
      4:30
      in
      the
      morning.
     
     
      I
      couldn’t
      get
      enough
     
     
      of
      that
      band.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ee
     
     
      SLUINELALY|
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      was
      along
      drive
     
     
      from
      Sydney
      to
     
     
      Charlottetown.
      We
     
     
      didn’t
      stay
      for
      the
      big
     
     
      awards
      show
     
     
      because
      Vince
      had
      to
     
     
      work
      on
      Monday.
      We
     
     
      listened
      to
      some
      of
      it
     
     
      on
      the
      radio
      and
      it
     
     
      didn’t
      seem
      very
     
     
      exciting.
      [needed
      to
     
     
      sleep.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      national
      which
      brings
      us
      ee
      7
      the
      top
      of
      on
      papers
      in
      our
      size
      range.
      We
      did
      not,
      by
      the
      Senger
      win
      any
      yaad
      in
      Watley
      ‘Nor
      were