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      Bar
      Manager
      Has
      His
      Fingers
      Crossed
      For
      Glass
      Tiger
      Reunion
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      what
      analysts
      are
      calling
     
     
      a
      bold
      move,
      UPEI
      Student
      Union
     
     
      Alcohol
      Dispensation
      Coordinator,
     
     
      Aaron
      Carr,
      has
      invested
      the
      entire
     
     
      Student
      Union
      entertainment
      budg-
     
     
      et
      for
      2001
      so
      the
      Barn
      could
      host
     
     
      what
      he
      believes
      will
      be
      the
      most
     
     
      exciting
      event
      of
      the
      year.
     
    

    
     
      The
      long
      awaited
      reunion
     
     
      of
      Toronto
      rock
      group,
      Glass
     
     
      Tiger—known
      by
      their
      fans
      as
     
     
      GT—
      has
      them
      touring
      across
     
     
      Canada
      this
      year,
      and
      Carr
      has
     
     
      made
      sure
      that
      the
      band
      will
      stop
      to
     
     
      “rock
      out”
      at
      the
      UPEI
      Barn
      on
     
     
      their
      way
      across
      the
      the
      country.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      the
      band
      has
      not
     
     
      had
      a
      hit
      since
      their
      album,
      Zhe
     
     
      Thin
      Red
      Line,
      released
      in
      1986,
     
     
      Carr
      is
      confident
      that
      enough
      peo-
     
     
      ple
      will
      remember
      the
      band’s
      songs
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      make
      this
      show
      memorable.
     
     
      Aaron
      has
      remained
      a
      fan
      of
      GT
      for
     
     
      the
      past
      fifteen
      years.
     
    

    
     
      “IT
      still
      have
      Glass
      Tiger
     
     
      posters
      up
      in
      my
      bedroom,
      and
      I
     
     
      even
      own
      both
      of
      Allan
      Frew’s
      solo
     
     
      albums,”
      he
      said.
     
    

    
     
      Despite
      the
      obvious
      security
     
     
      risks
      of
      hosting
      what
      will
      be
      such
      a
     
     
      well
      attended
      event,
      Carr
      believes
     
     
      the
      Campus
      Police
      are
      ready
      for
      the
     
     
      action,
      “we
      are
      bringing
      in
      extra
     
     
      staff
      just
      for
      the
      show
      and
      insisting
     
     
      that
      they
      stay
      sober
      at
      least
      until
     
     
      after
      the
      first
      set,’
      he
      said.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Student
      Union’s
      part-
     
     
      time
      General
      Manager,
      Stephen
     
     
      Lewis
      agrees
      that
      this
      show
      will
      be
     
     
      great.
      “Their
      music
      is
      guaranteed
      to
     
     
      make
      you
      jump
      up
      and
      down
      until
     
     
      your
      balls
      are
      a
      sweaty
      mess—if
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      oe
     
     
      2
     
     
      Ss
     
     
      6s
     
     
      @s
     
     
      .
     
     
      ==
     
     
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      =
      &
      |
     
     
      ma
     
     
      a.
     
     
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      a
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Well,
      the
      new
      year
      is
      here
     
     
      and
      I
      would
      like
      to
      publicly
      apolo-
     
     
      gize
      for
      passing
      wind
      at
      the
      lieu-
     
     
      tenant
      governor’s
      mansion
      during
     
     
      the
      levies.
     
    

    
     
      I
      have
      only
      two
      new
      year’s
     
     
      resolutions
      this
      year:
      cut
      down
      on
     
     
      eating
      jelly
      beans
      and
      kill
      George
     
     
      C.
      Scott.
      Since
      my
      diet
      consists
      of
     
     
      sweets
      and
      mint
      juleps,
      I
      won’t
      be
     
     
      giving
      up
      candies
      anytime
      soon.
     
    

    
     
      Making
      promises
      and
     
     
      breaking
      them
      is
      what
      new
      year’s
      is
     
     
      all
      about.
      I
      remember
      during
      my
     
     
      salad
      days
      when
      a_
      young
     
     
      Frenchman
      told
      me
      he
      was
      giving
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The;
      Faction
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      oe
      ey
      ee
     
    
   
   
    
     
      up
      visits
      to
      the
      barber
      shop
      as
      his
     
     
      resolution.
     
    

    
     
      This
      kind
      of
      lack
      of
      groom-
     
     
      ing
      was
      unheard
      of
      back
      in
      the
     
     
      Dirty
      Thirties
      —
      even
      among
     
     
      Frenchmen,
      but
      he
      continued
      to
     
     
      grow
      his
      mane
      despite
      protests
     
     
      from
      peers
      that
      he
      resembled
      Faye
     
     
      Wray
      (I
      actually
      thought
      he
      looked
     
     
      more
      like
      Faye’s
      giant
      monkey
     
     
      sweetheart,
      King
      Calypso).
     
    

    
     
      Now
      I
      don’t
      know
      of
      any-
     
     
      body
      with
      as
      much
      dedication
      to
     
     
      stick
      to
      a
      new
      year’s
      resolution
      as
     
     
      this
      Frenchman,
      but
      a
      lot
      of
      good
     
     
      his
      perseverance
      did
      him!
     
    

    
     
      At
      a
      fuddled
      New
      Year’s
     
     
      celebration
      an
      intoxicated
      shoe
     
     
      shine
      boy
      mistakenly
      seduced
      the
     
     
      Frenchman,
      and
      they’ve
      been
      fond
     
     
      of
      each
      other
      ever
      since.
     
    

    
     
      Next
      time
      you
      try
      uphold
     
     
      your
      yearly
      oaths,
      be
      cautious
      of
     
     
      any
      drunken
      new
      year’s
      pledges
     
     
      that
      involve
      your
      mullets.
      So
      put
     
     
      that
      in
      your
      pipe
      and
      smoke
      it,
     
     
      Vidal
      Sassoon!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      you
      have
      balls,
      tha
     
     
      is,’
      said
      Lewis.
     
    

    
     
      The
      inspi-
     
     
      ration
      for
      this
     
     
      show,
      according
      to
     
     
      Carr,
      arrived
      dur-
     
     
      ing
      a,
      marathon
      ses-
     
     
      sion
      of
      solataire.
     
     
      “T
      think
      I
      had
      been
     
     
      playing
      for
      six|
     
     
      straight
      hours|
     
     
      when
      someone
      said
     
     
      don’t
      forget
      to
      turn
     
     
      the
      computer
      ofi
     
     
      when
      we
      are
      gone,
     
     
      and
      I
      was
      instantly—
     
     
      reminded
      of
      the
     
     
      Glass
      Tiger
      song,
     
     
      Ancient.
      Evenings.
     
     
      It
      was
      a
      no-brainer
     
     
      from
      then
      on.
      When
      I
      heard
      they
     
     
      were
      touring
      I
      was
      so
      excited
      I
     
     
      almost
      left
      my
      chair.”
     
    

    
     
      Tickets
      for
      the
      show
      will
      be
     
     
      on
      sale
      next
      week
      at
      Black
      Cat
     
     
      Music,
      House
      of
      Excellence,
      and
     
     
      The
      Cadre.
      Tickets
      are
      42
      dollars
     
     
      in
      advance
      and
      65
      dollars
      at
      the
     
     
      door.
      Honeymoon
      Suite
      will
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Glass
      Tiger
     
    
   
   
    
     
      opening
      the
      show
      with
      a
      forty-five
     
     
      minute
      version
      of
      “Wave
      Babies.”
     
     
      Doors
      open
      at
      three,
      and
      it
      is
      festi-
     
     
      val
      seating.
     
    

    
     
      Gordon
      Henley,
      Kristen
     
     
      Stavert,
      Lori
      Doiron,
      BJ
     
     
      McCarville,
      Golden
      MacKinley
     
     
      and
      Heather
      Love
      could
      not
      be
     
     
      reached
      for
      comment.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Aaron
      Carr
      (above)
      is
      working
      hard
      for
      his
      money,
      stamping
      tickets
      fot
     
     
      the
      upcoming
      Glass
      Tiger
      extravaganza.