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      Barn-burners:
      a
      chat
     
     
      with
      Earl
      Pereira
      of
     
     
      Wide
      Mouth
      Mason
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Stephen
      McQuaid
     
     
      STAFF
      WRITER
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      really
      admire
      a
      band
     
     
      that
      doesn’t
      have
      to
      come
     
     
      to
      PEI,
      yet
      still
      does,
      and
     
     
      often.
      This
      is
      just
      one
     
     
      reason,
      among
      many,
      that
     
     
      makes
      me
      like
      Wide
     
     
      Mouth
      Mason
      as
      much
      as
     
     
      I
      do.
      Last
      March,
      they
     
     
      chose
      Myron’sas
      the
      first
     
     
      venue
      for
      their
      “Play
      It
     
     
      Safe”
      tour
      which
      was
      for
     
     
      their
      new
      album,
      and
     
     
      which
      was
      sponsored
      by
     
     
      Durex.
      I
      don’t
      remember
     
     
      that
      crowd
      being
      as
      large
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      as
      it
      should
      have
      been,
      but
     
     
      it
      was
      a
      great
      show.
      To
     
     
      my
      glee
      they
      returned
     
     
      within
      the
      year,
      this
      time
     
     
      opting
      for
      UPEI’s
      Barn.
     
     
      Again,
      they
      put
      on
      another
     
     
      amazing
      and
      tight
      show
     
     
      despite
      the
      venue.
      The
     
     
      crowd
      was
      better
      this
     
     
      time,
      responding
      well
      to
      all
     
     
      of
      their
      original
      tunes,
      plus
     
     
      their
      perfect
      covers
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “‘Rapper’s
      Delight”,
      Stevie
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wonder’s
      “Boogie
      On
     
     
      Reggae
      Woman”,
      and
     
     
      Hendrix’s
      “Izabella”.
      They
     
     
      did
      total
      justice
      to
      each
     
     
      tune,
      a
      feat
      which
      I
      don’t
     
     
      think
      any
      other
      band
      could
     
     
      do.
      Last
      time
      they
      were
     
     
      here,
      I
      had
      a
      great
      chat
     
     
      with
      Shaun
      Verrault
      (their
     
     
      lead
      guitarist),
      and
      got
      to
     
     
      hang
      out
      with
      them
      all.
     
     
      This
      time,
      I
      got
      to
      chat
     
     
      with
      Earl
      Pereira
      (bass).
     
     
      What
      struck
      me
      was
      how
     
     
      much
      all
      three
      members
     
     
      are
      on
      the
      same
      page,
      and
     
     
      how
      similarly
      they
      answer
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      same
      questions.
      With
     
     
      my
      limited
      word
      count,
     
     
      here
      is
      the
      most
      I
      can
      tell
     
     
      you
      about
      what
      Earl
      had
     
     
      to
      say
      on
      that
      joyous
      eve
     
     
      of
      November
      13th,
      1999.
     
     
      When
      I
      talked
      to
     
     
      Shaun
      last
      March,
      he
     
     
      commented
      on
      wanting
      to
     
     
      move
      up
      to
      playing
     
     
      theatres,
      and
      not
      playing
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      Special
      Available
      For
      Delivery
      To:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI,
      BROWN
      COURT,
      HOLLAND
      COLLEGE
     
     
      ~
      &
      COMPU
      COLLEGE
      ONLY!!!
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      vaibd
      with
      other
      specials
      °
      Tht:
      specie!
      zamiiabte
      for
      to
      UPE!,
      Brown
      Court,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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