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      December
      2008
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CAMPUS
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      PANTHER
      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘Everybody
      wants
      something’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Joey”
      and
      “Snake”
      of
      the
      Degrassi
      Junior
      High
      and
      Degrassi
      High
      series
      make
      a
      stop
      at
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Jarrod
      Yeo
     
     
      Panther
      Post
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jarrod:
      My
      sister
      sent
      me
     
     
      a
      text
      message
      saying
      her
     
     
      boyfriend
      was
      flying
      home
     
     
      for
      Christmas
      and
      that
      he
     
     
      was
      sitting
      right
      behind
     
     
      Joey
      and
      Snake
      on
      the
      plane
     
     
      tonight.
     
    

    
     
      Snake:
      Oh,
      really?
     
     
      Jarrod:
      I
      thought
      that
      was
     
     
      funny.
     
    

    
     
      Joey:
      It’s
      hilarious.
     
     
      Jarrod:
      Now
      Wheels,
      he
     
     
      was
      the
      third
      guy
      in
      the
     
     
      group.
      I’ve
      heard
      differ-
     
     
      ent
      stories,
      different
      things.
     
     
      I
      know
      you
      guys
      were
      on
     
     
      Jonovision
      and
      I’ve
      heard
     
     
      rumors
      there
      was
      a
      falling
     
     
      out.
      Any
      truth
      to
      that?
     
     
      Snake:
      It
      wasn’t
      so
      much
     
     
      a
      falling
      out
      as
      much
      as
     
     
      people
      going
      different
      ways.
     
     
      The
      last
      time
      I
      saw
      him
      was
     
     
      when
      I
      was
      doing
      a
      docu-
     
     
      mentary
      for
      CTV
      and
      he
     
     
      was
      living
      in
      Windsor.
      He
     
     
      seemed
      happy,
      there’s
      no
     
     
      animosity,
      we
      just
      went
      our
     
     
      separate
      ways.
     
    

    
     
      Jarrod:
      So
      he’s
      doing
      his
     
     
      own
      thing?
     
    

    
     
      Snake:
      Yah.
      I
      mean,
      I
      _
     
     
      haven’t
      heard
      anything
      from
     
     
      him
      since
      that
      day.
      I
      mean,
     
     
      I
      hope
      he’s
      doing
      well,
      ya
     
     
      know,
      but
      I
      haven’t
      seen
     
    

    
     
      or
      heard
      from
      him
      since.
     
    

    
     
      I
      don’t
      know
      where
      he
      is
     
     
      right
      now,
      but
      I’m
      hoping
     
     
      he’s
      doing
      all
      right.
     
     
      Jarrod:
      Now
      Snake,
      the
      F-
     
     
      bomb,
      you
      dropped
      it.
      Did
     
     
      you
      have
      any
      reservations
     
     
      about
      that?
     
     
      Snake:
      No
      way!
      I
      totally
     
     
      wanted
      to
      say
      it.
      I
      was
      going
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      be
      pissed
      if
      they
      didn’t
     
     
      use
      it.
      I
      mean,
      saying
      ‘fuck’
     
     
      on
      TV?
      I
      was
      like,
      that’s
     
     
      kinda
      cool.
      I
      really
      wanted
     
     
      it
      to
      go
      through.
      I
      wasn’t
     
     
      nervous
      about
      it
      at
      all,
      I
      re-
     
     
      ally
      wanted
      it
      to
      work.
     
     
      Jarrod:
      Did
      you
      ever
      feel
     
     
      like
      the
      wingman?
     
    

    
     
      Snake:
      Oh
      yes,
      of
      course.
     
     
      There’s
      Joey,
      and
      then
     
     
      Wheels
      and
      Snake.
      But
     
     
      everyone
      got
      their
      moment
     
     
      in
      the
      sun.
      If
      you
      think
     
     
      about
      it,
      it
      was
      such
      a
      mas-
     
     
      sive
      show
      and
      I
      wasn’t
      even
     
     
      meant
      to
      have
      a
      character
     
     
      when
      I
      started.
      There
      were
     
     
      a
      lot
      of
      other
      characters
     
     
      who
      intertwined
      with
      us
      and
     
     
      to
      be
      part
      of
      the
      gang
      was
     
     
      kinda
      fun,
      part
      of
      the
      band.
     
     
      It
      was
      totally
      a
      blast.
     
     
      Jarrod:
      Are
      you
      actually
      an
     
     
      Iron
      Maiden
      fan?
     
    

    
     
      Snake:
      No.
      (laughter)
      Not
     
     
      at
      all.
      That
      shirt?
      They
      just
     
     
      threw
      it
      on
      me.
     
    

    
     
      Jarrod:
      Joey,
      I
      mean
      Pat,
      I
     
     
      read
      on
      your
      Wikipedia
      arti-
     
     
      cle,
      if
      you
      can
      trust
      that,
      that
     
     
      ET
      Canada
      said
      you
      were
     
     
      ranked
      No.
      13
      as
      the
      most
     
     
      popular
      Canadian
      television
     
     
      character
      of
      all
      time.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      Joey:
      Wow,
      I’m
      surprised
     
    
   
   
    
     
      there’s
      even
      13
      of
      us.
      That’s
     
     
      cool.
      I
      actually
      did
      see
      that
     
     
      piece
      on,
      what
      show
      was
      it?
     
     
      ET
      Canada?
      I
      saw
      the
      clip
     
     
      and
      I
      was
      quite
      flattered,
      I
     
     
      think
      I
      was
      above
      or
      just
     
     
      below
      Jason
      Priestly?
      So
      I
     
     
      was
      really
      happy
      about
      that.
     
     
      Like
      I
      said
      earlier
      during
      the
     
     
      discussion
      tonight,
      Degrassi
     
     
      was
      an
      opportunity
      to
      be
     
     
      part
      of
      Canadian
      pop
      culture
     
     
      and
      that’s
      something
      you
     
     
      can’t
      put
      a
      price
      tag
      on.
      If
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Post
      report
     
    
   
   
    
     
      :
      Bi
      2S
     
     
      er
      Jarrod
      Yeo
      buddies
      it
      up
      with
      the
      boys
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      Degrassi.
      Bysterveldt
      photo
     
    
   
   
    
     
      this
      is
      what
      I’m
      remembered
     
     
      for
      forever,
      there
      are
      worse
     
     
      things
      in
      life
      to
      be
      remem-
     
     
      bered
      for.
      Joey
      Jeremiah
     
     
      was
      a
      pretty
      cool,
      iconic
     
     
      character
      so
      to
      be
      part
      of
     
     
      that
      is
      just
      pretty
      wicked.
     
    

    
     
      To
      be
      remembered
      and
     
     
      mentioned
      in
      that
      group
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘people,
      to
      be
      No.13,
      that’s
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      huge
      compliment.
      I'll
      take
      it
     
     
      for
      what
      it
      is.
      Pll
      take
      it
      as
      a
     
     
      pat
      on
      the
      back
      but
      I
      know
      I
     
     
      have
      a
      life
      outside
      of
      De-
     
     
      grassi
      as
      well.
      I
      think
      I’ve
     
     
      accomplished
      other
      things
     
     
      in
      my
      life
      that
      are
      just
      as
     
     
      great
      as
      creating
      this
      charac-
     
     
      ter,
      so
      that’s
      just
      one
      aspect
     
     
      of
      my
      life
      that
      I’m
      proud
     
    

    
     
      of.
      My
      wife
      and
      family
      is
     
     
      another.
      There
      are
      so
      many
     
     
      parts
      of
      me
      other
      people
     
     
      will
      never
      get
      to
      know,
      but
     
     
      the
      fact
      people
      know
      me
      for
     
     
      Joey
      Jeremiah?
      That’s
      pretty
     
     
      cool.
      I’m
      quite
      pleased
      with
     
     
      that.
      :
      :
     
    

    
     
      Jarrod:
      People
      want
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      know
      if
      there
      was
      ever
      any
     
     
      hanky
      panky
      between
      cast-
     
     
      mates.
      -
     
    

    
     
      Snake:
      Hanky
      panky?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (laughter)
     
     
      Joey:
      That’s
      what
      we
      veatien
     
     
      it
      in
      the
      80s....Hanky
      panky.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Well,
      without
      embarrassing
     
     
      anybody,
      it
      was
      very
      much
      .
     
     
      like
      high
      school.
      People
     
     
      hooked
      up
      on
      the
      weekends,
     
     
      but
      the
      next
      weekend
      it
      was
     
     
      nobody.
      It
      was
      no
      big
      deal
     
     
      it
      was
      jokes
      and
      laughing
     
     
      about
      it,
      it
      was
      like
      high
     
     
      school.
      You’d
      fool
      around
     
     
      with
      this
      girl
      and
      then
      you’d
     
     
      joke
      about
      it
      for
      a
      week...
     
     
      Snake:
      And
      then
      some
     
     
      people
      would
      start
      dating,
     
     
      and
      they’d
      be
      dating
      for
      a
     
     
      while
      and
      then
      you’d
      break
     
     
      up...
     
    

    
     
      Joey:
      But
      I
      don’t
      remember
     
     
      any
      animosity
      or
      ill-will
     
     
      towards
      anyone
      ever.
      No
     
     
      one
      ever
      got
      their
      hearts
     
     
      broken
      or
      anything
      like
     
     
      that,
      it
      was
      all
      in
      good
      fun.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      You
      could
      not
      spend
      13
     
     
      hours
      a
      day;
      eight
      months
      of
     
     
      the
      year
      around
      a
      group
      of
     
     
      people
      at
      that
      age
      and
      not
     
     
      hook
      up.
      I’ve
      mentioned
     
     
      where
      I
      had
      an
      affection
     
     
      towards
      Stacy
      (Mistysin)
     
     
      the
      girl
      who
      played
      Caitlyn
     
     
      because
      we
      were
      playing
     
     
      these
      scenes
      that
      were
      very
     
     
      intimate,
      very
      emotional,
      ya
     
     
      know,
      looking
      at
      each
      other
     
     
      for
      hours
      on
      end
      just
      to
      do
     
     
      a
      scene.
      Well
      of
      course
      I’m
     
     
      going
      to
      start
      having
      feel-
     
     
      ings
      towards
      her,
      but
      they
     
     
      were
      kinda
      misguided
      feel-
     
     
      ings.
      Not
      real...
     
    

    
     
      Snake:
      Teenage
      feelings.
     
     
      Joey:
      Teenage
      feelings,
     
     
      right.
     
    

    
     
      Snake:
      Urges.
     
    

    
     
      Joey:
      Yah,
      and
      when
      I
      ap-
     
     
      proached
      her
      about
      it,
      she
     
     
      was
      like,
      “yeah,
      I
      just
      don’t
     
     
      like
      you
      that
      way.”
      I’m
      like
     
     
      “Awww?”
      but
      it’s
      no
      big»
     
     
      deal.
      I
      worked
      with
      her
      for
     
     
      another
      20
      years
      after
      so
      it
     
     
      was
      no
      big
      deal.
      Just
      high
     
     
      school,
      puppy
      love.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      Jarrod:
      Walking
      down
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      street
      in
      Toronto,
      do
      people
     
     
      spot
      you
      and
      recognize
      you?
     
     
      Snake:
      Yah,
      they
      do.
      But
      no
     
     
      one
      ever
      sort
      of
      flips
      out.
     
     
      Jarrod:
      Being
      from
      Toron-
     
     
      to,
      are
      you
      Leafs
      fans?
     
     
      Joey:
      Stefan
      is.
     
     
      Snake:
      Yes.
     
    

    
     
      Jarrod:
      Me
      too.
      So
      it’s
     
     
      been
      even
      longer
      for
      you.
     
     
      Snake:
      (Laughter.)
      It’s
     
     
      never
      gonna
      happen.
      I’ve.
     
     
      resigned
      myself
      to
      that.
      I
     
     
      pretend
      it’s
      going
      to
      happen
     
     
      but
      it’s
      not.
     
    

    
     
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