by:
      Rob
      MacPherson
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So
      it
      was
      another
      night,
      but
      not
     
     
      just
      any
      night.
      It
      was
      another
      Friday
      night.
     
     
      There
      was
      a
      buzz
      in
      the
      air,
      there
      was
     
     
      something
      electric
      in
      the
      atmosphere,
      I
     
     
      have
      no
      idea
      how,
      and
      I
      have
      no
      idea
     
    
   
   
    
     
      where.
      What
      is
      it
      about
      Fridays
      that
      gets
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      me
      all
      revved
      up?
     
    

    
     
      Well,
      where
      do
      I
      start.
      I
      was
      sup-
     
     
      posed
      to
      do
      an
      interview
      with
      the
      Jimmy
     
     
      Swift
      band,
      but
      instead
      I
      didn’t.
      You
      see,
      I
     
     
      had
      the
      highest
      intentions
      at
      the
      beginning
     
     
      of
      the
      night
      to
      get
      the
      interview
      I
      wanted.
      I
     
     
      even
      got
      questions
      from
      other
      students
     
     
      before
      I
      went
      to
      the
      bar.
      I
      was
      organized,
     
     
      and
      prepared.
      As
      important
      as
      that
      sounds,
     
     
      and
      as
      important
      as
      that
      is,
      sometimes
      you
     
     
      just
      don’t
      know
      what’s
      going
      to
      happen!
     
     
      With
      recorder
      and
      camera
      I
      entered
      the
      bar,
     
     
      which
      by
      11:30
      (I
      even
      went
      early)
      was
     
     
      well
      on
      its
      way
      to
      being
      packed.
      Jimmy
     
     
      was
      hoofin’
      it
      on
      stage,
      and
      people
      were
     
     
      bumpin.
      I
      was
      set
      to
      conduct
      the
      interview
     
     
      back
      stage
      in
      the
      hospitality
      room,
      so
      when
     
     
      they
      took
      their
      break
      I
      jetted
      back.
     
    

    
     
      _
      The
      Halifax
      crew
      had
      a
      good
      little
     
     
      posse
      gathered
      and
      they
      barley
      noticed
      me
     
     
      slip
      in.
      As
      I
      was
      helping
      myself
      to
      some
     
     
      pineapple,
      someone
      asked
      me
      who
      I
      was.
      I
     
     
      explained
      that
      I
      worked
      for
      The
      Cadre
      and
     
     
      asked
      if
      they
      wouldn’t
      mind
      doing
      an
      inter-
     
     
      view
      after
      the
      show.
      They
      had
      no
      problem
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      it
      -
      very
      cool.
      Pulling
      a
      brewski
      out
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      trough
      on
      the
      table,
      I
      remember
      feeling
     
     
      pretty
      happy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      the
      band
      went
      back
      out,
      I
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      rounded
      up
      some
      leftovers
      and
      joined
      them
     
     
      back
      in
      the
      bar
      for
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      show.
      So
     
     
      ya
      see,
      I
      was
      organized.
      I
      had
      it
      planned
     
     
      out.
      I
      was
      la
      porto
      Grandie,
      Pablo
      Escobar
     
     
      ain’t
      that
      smooth
      my
      mu-cach-cho!
      So
      I
     
     
      was
      living
      the
      bar
      life,
      soakin’
      up
      every
      last
     
     
      little
      ounce
      of
      crazy
      bar
      drencheding
      fun
      I
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      could,
      when
      it
      hit
      me:
      I
      was
      having
      a
     
     
      wicked
      night!
      And
      even
      more
      amazing
     
     
      things
      were
      going
      as
      planned!
      While
      I
      was
     
     
      perplexed
      in
      this
      very
      unusual
      thought,
      I
     
     
      remembered
      what
      a
      wicked
      night
      I
      was
     
     
      having
      and
      returned
      to
      it.
     
    

    
     
      There
      was
      a
      good
      crew
      at
      the
      bar,
     
     
      and
      I
      will
      say
      this
      about
      Jimmy,
      they
      know
     
     
      how
      to
      draw
      a
      good
      crowd.
      Lots
      of
      people
     
     
      having
      lots
      of
      fun!
      It
      was
      great.
      By
      this
     
     
      time
      I
      was
      pretty
      gone,
      and
      so
      was
      every-
     
     
      body
      else
      I
      knew
      (at
      least
      according
      to
      the
     
     
      pictures),
      but
      that
      wasn’t
      going
      to
      stop
      me
     
     
      from
      getting
      my
      interview.
      As
      I
      stumbled
     
     
      into
      the
      VIP
      room
      for
      the
      second
      time,
      I
     
     
      realized
      there
      was
      still
      some
      food
      left
      so
      I
     
     
      got
      right
      to
      making
      sure
      none
      would
      be
     
     
      wasted.
      The
      only
      thing,
      <hiccup>
      that
      got
     
     
      wasted
      in
      that
      room,
      was
      me!
      <burp>.
      I
     
     
      think
      that
      sound
      effects
      sample
      would
      be
      a
     
     
      good
      indicator
      of
      my
      own
      speech
      that
     
     
      night.
      Maybe
      it
      was
      me,
      but
      nobody
     
     
      seemed
      to
      mind.
     
    

    
     
      The
      band
      agreed
      to
      come
      back
      to
     
     
      my
      bud’s
      place
      to
      continue
      the
      party,
      and
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘get
      that
      interview.
      Now
      at
      this
      point
      you
     
    
   
   
    
     
      may
      consider
      my
      actions
      as
      procrastinat-
     
     
      ing,
      as
      I’m
      sure
      we
      can
      all
      spot
      it
      a
      mile
     
     
      away,
      and
      in
      one
      glass
      I
      would
      have
      to
     
     
      agree
      with
      you.
      But
      in
      the
      other
      glass,
      the
     
     
      one
      that’s
      half
      full,
      I
      can
      now
      go
      back
      to
      the
     
     
      apartment,
      eat
      food
      and
      drink
      more
      beer.
     
     
      My
      night
      was
      still
      getting
      better!
      Was
      this
     
     
      possible?
      Should
      I
      knock
      on
      wood?
     
     
      Nawwwwwyw,
      not
      a
      chance,
      rollin
      in
      the
     
     
      lime
      light
      baby
      yeah!
      Party
      on
      Wayne!
     
     
      Party
      on
      Garth!
      Excellent!
      So
      I
      get
      back
      to
     
     
      the
      place,
      and
      things
      are
      still
      going
      -
      the
     
     
      tunes
      were
      cranked,
      and
      bodies
      were
      flow-
     
     
      ing.
      During
      a
      quiet
      piece
      in
      a
      song,
      I
     
     
      thought
      to
      myself
      that
      something
      was
     
     
      wrong.
      When
      you
      ask
      a
      band
      over,
      even
      if
     
     
      they
      say
      yes,
      you
      know
      there’s
      a
      chance
     
     
      they
      won’t,
      perhaps
      due
      to
      stress.
      I
      was
     
     
      thinking
      something
     
     
      along
      these
      lines
     
     
      when
      the
      door
     
     
      swung
      open
      and
      a
     
     
      piece
      of
      the
      posse,
     
     
      lead
      by
      Craig
     
     
      j
      Mercer
     
     
      _engulfed
      the
      door-
     
     
      ,way
      and
      joined
      the
     
     
      Pcommotion.
     
     
      Sporting
      a
      newly
     
     
      -opened
      12
      pack,
     
    

    
     
      Craig
      tossed
      it
      down
     
     
      @on
      the
      carpet
      and
     
     
      offered
      it
      to
      anybody
     
     
      who
      wanted
      some.
     
     
      After
      the
      large
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘tures
      had
      returned
      to
      their
      perches...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      himself
     
    
   
   
    
     
      swirling
      ball
      of
      dust
      settled,
      and
      the
      vul-
     
     
      just
     
     
      joking.
      “SWEET!”
      I
      proclaimed.
      Finally,
      I
     
     
      was
      going
      to
      get
      that
      interview,
      and
      I
      was
     
     
      going
      to
      have
      a
      damn
      good
      time
      doing
      it!
     
     
      Ha,
      yeah
      right!
     
    

    
     
      Jimmy
      Swift
      must
      have
      been.
      des-
     
     
      tined
      to
      not
      do
      that
      interview
      because
      they
     
     
      still
      had
      one
      more
      card
      up
      their
      sleeve
      (or
     
     
      maybe
      it
      was
      two,
      hmmmm...).
      What
      is
      this
     
     
      card
      you
      ask?
      Well,
      as
      we’re
      talking
      in
      the
     
     
      kitchen
      Craig
      mentions
      he
      needs
      someone
     
     
      to
      work
      the
      next
      night
      in
      Halifax.
     
     
      Duuuuhh!
      A
      free
      trip
      to
      Halifax,
      a
      job,
      and
     
     
      another
      crazy
      night
      on
      the
      town!
      Yeah!!!
     
     
      Plus
      it’ll
      be
      perfect
      I
      can
      ask
      them
      the
      ques-
     
     
      tions,
      on
      the
      way
      over
      then
      have
      all
     
     
      Saturday
      to
      prepare
      more
      questions.
      I
      was
     
     
      siked,
      I
      was
      stoked,
      I
      was
      on
      cloud
      rad
     
     
      dude!
      But
      this
      was
      not
      to
      be,
      you
      see
      the
     
     
      next
      morning
      they
      didn’t
      call
      me
      -
      ditched
     
     
      by
      a
      bunch
      of
      maritime
      big
      wigs!
      Ba-hum
     
     
      bug!
      I
      guess
      this
      interview
      will
      have
      wait.
     
     
      Here
      I
      come
      electronic
      surf
      board,
      I"ll
     
     
      carve
      an
      interview
      out
      of
      them
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