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      March
      18,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      RUTLES
     
     
      Archaeology
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (Virgin)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Oh
      man,
      I
      just
      love
      these
      guys.
      Eric
      Idle
      is
      the
      kind
      of
     
     
      British
      humour.
      I
      mean,
      come
      on
      --
      he
      was
      on
      Monty
      Python,
     
     
      ‘nuff
      said,
      right?
      Well,
      he
      is
      also
      the
      creator
      of
      fab
      four
      rip
      off
     
     
      artists
      The
      Rutles.
      There
      was
      a
      movie
      made
      years
      and
      years
     
     
      ago.
      It
      was
      one
      of
      the
      funniest
      films
      I’ve
      ever
      seen.
      Ever.
      I
     
     
      mean
      it.
      Now
      there’s
      a
      CD.
      Could
      life
      be
      any
      better??
     
    

    
     
      The
      Rutles
      combine
      humour
      with
      great
      pop
      sensibilities
     
     
      and
      come
      up
      with
      one
      heck
      of
      an
      album.
      It
      starts
      off
      with
     
     
      “Major
      Happy’s
      Up
      and
      Coming
      Once
      Upon
      a
      Good
      Time
     
     
      Band.”
      The
      name
      says
      it
      all:
      There
      are
      also
      gems
      like
      ““We’ve
     
     
      Arrived!
      (And
      To
      Prove
      It
      We’re
      Here)”
      and
      “Eine
      Kleine
     
     
      Middle
      Klasse
      Musik.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      entire
      album
      is
      a
      Beatles
      rip
      off,
      but
      so
      was
      Oasis,
     
     
      so
      who’s
      complaining?
      The
      difference
      this
      is
      done
      with
      style
     
     
      and
      panache
      --
      after
      all,
      they
      blatantly
      rip
      them
      off,
      they
      don’t
     
     
      just
      throw
      in
      a
      nice
      subtle
      allusion
      to
      “Imagine”.
      They
      dress
     
     
      alike,
      they
      sing
      alike,
      their
      songs
      are
      uncannily
      similar
      (“hey,
     
     
      that’s
      a
      nice
      Sgt.
      Pepper
      riff,
      you
      gonna
      keep
      that?”)
      and
      one
     
     
      of
      their
      members
      are
      even
      missing
      from
      the
      come-back
      album.
     
     
      Hmmm...maybe
      a
      little
      bit
      lacking
      in
      the
      good
      taste
      department
     
     
      with
      that
      last
      one,
      but
      it
      sure
      fits
      the
      style
      of
      the
      Rutles.
     
    

    
     
      Everyone
      fondly
      looks
      back
      on
      bands
      like
      the
      Beatles
      and
     
     
      the
      Kinks.
      Well,
      this
      is
      a
      complete
      throw
      back
      to
      that
      era.
      Look
     
     
      back
      fondly
      on
      the
      days
      of
      free
      love,
      flower
      children
      and
      shag
     
     
      haircuts.
      It’s
      excellent.
     
    

    
     
      Rating:
      5
      stars
     
     
      -
      Melissa
      Buote
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Booty
      Call
     
     
      OST
     
     
      (Jive/Columbia)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      You
      would
      think
      by
      the
     
     
      title
      of
      this
      movie
      that
      the
      songs
     
     
      would
      be
      nastily
      dirty.
      The
      al-
     
     
      bum
      has
      a
      few
      good
      slow
      songs
     
     
      if
      you
      are
      making
      a
      slow
      jam
     
     
      tape.
      A
      good
      example
      is
      the
     
     
      first
      song
      called
      “Can
      We”,
      by
     
     
      Sisters
      With
      Voices
      (SWV).
     
     
      Ifyou
      like
      groups
      like
      TLC
      and
     
     
      En
      Vogue,
      then
      you
      will
      like
     
    
   
   
    
     
      O
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Panther
      ere
     
    
   
   
    
     
      these
      women.
      R.Kelly
      has
      a
     
     
      really
      nice
      one
      called
      “Baby,
     
     
      baby,
      baby,
      baby,
      baby”
      (that’s
     
     
      right:
      five
      babies).
      It’s
      good
     
     
      for
      a
      relaxing
      atmosphere.
     
     
      Silk’s
      “Feel
      Good”
      is
      another
     
     
      great
      song
      by
      a
      great
      group.
     
     
      As
      far
      as
      faster
      songs
     
     
      go,
      there
      are
      a
      few
      good
      tracks
     
     
      by
      well
      known/artists.
      “Plan
     
     
      Up
      Your
      Family”
      by
      KRS-
     
     
      ONE
      has
      a
      nice
      beat
      as
      well
      as
     
     
      “Fire
      &
      Desire”
      sung
      by
     
    
   
   
    
     
           
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Johnny
      Gill.
      Some
      lesser
     
    
   
   
    
     
      «known
      artists
      are
      worth
      men-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tioning,
      like
      1
      Accord,
      D-Shat,
     
     
      and
      Too
      Short.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      owna
      lot
      of
      sound-
     
     
      tracks,
      this
      is
      pretty
      much
      the
     
     
      same
      thing
      as
      those
      for
      The
     
     
      Nutty
      Professor
      or
      Boomer-
     
     
      ang.
      If
      you
      are
      like
      me
      and
      like
     
     
      to
      hear
      your
      favourite
      artists
     
     
      on
      soundtracks,
      than
      this
      is
      a
     
     
      good
      buy,
      except
      for
      the
      Back-
     
     
      street
      Boys
      song
      (puke).
     
    

    
     
      -
      Greg
      Lucas
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      n
      Stage
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Rez
      Sisters
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      CINDY
      VENEMA
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Performed
      at
      the
      Mac-
     
     
      kenzie
      Theatre,
      The
      Rez
      Sis-
     
     
      ters,
      by
      Tomson
      Highway,
      was
     
     
      delightfully
      captivating.
     
    

    
     
      Saturday
      night
      I
      ven-
     
     
      tured
      out
      of
      my
      house
      to
      ab-
     
     
      sorb
      some
      culture,
      and
      I
      was
     
     
      not
      disappointed.
      The
      Rez
      Sis-
     
     
      ters
      prooved
      to
      be
      a
      play
      of
      wit
     
     
      and
      sarcasm
      that
      looks
      into
      the
     
     
      colourful
      lives
      of
      Native
     
     
      women
      living
      on
      a
      reserve.
     
    

    
     
      Tomson
      Highway
      clev-
     
     
      erly
      sets
      the
      play’s
      raw
      dia-
     
     
      logue
      around
      tee
      mnocent
      plot
     
     
      of
      seven
      women
      bound
      for
     
     
      Toronto
      to
      partake
      in
      the
     
     
      world’s
      “biggest”
      Bingo
      tour-
     
     
      nament.
      A
      tournament
      for
      the
     
     
      dreamer,
      because
      to
      win
      the
     
     
      jackpot
      is
      to
      win
      one’s
      dream.
     
    

    
     
      The
      play,
      ‘Starting
      on
     
     
      Pelijia
      Patchnose’s
      roof
      top,
     
     
      opens
      with
      Pelijia
      shingling
      her
     
     
      roof
      while
      talking
      about
      her
     
     
      desire
      to
      go
      to
      Toronto.
      The
     
     
      pounding
      of
      her
      silver
      hammer
     
    

    
     
      ecomes
      the
      rhythmic
      beat
      to
     
     
      which
      she
      and
      her
      friends
      har-
     
     
      moniously
      work
      in
      their
      quest
     
     
      to
      fulfill
      a
      dream.
     
    

    
     
      Nanabush,
      the
      trickster
     
     
      of
      the
      dream-world
      in
      North
     
     
      American
      Indian
      Mytholo:
     
     
      is
      the
      surreal
      character
      that
     
     
      silently
      exits
      and
      enters
      the
     
     
      stage
      in
      smooth
      fluid
      move-
     
     
      ments.
      His
      presense
      exposes
     
     
      the
      dark
      realities
      of
      the
      char-
     
     
      acters,
      simultaneously
      creat-
     
     
      ing
      pain
      and
      comfort.
     
    

    
     
      As
      seen
      through
      the
      ac-
     
     
      tions
      and
      speech
      of
      the
      women,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      life
      on
      a
      reserve
      is
      harsh
      and
     
     
      sometimes
      violent.
      Yet,
      their
     
     
      companionship
      indicates
      a
      deep
     
     
      sisterly
      bond,
      as
      they
      support
     
     
      each
      other
      in
      their
      trials.
      ile
     
     
      their
      language
      is
      coarse,
      they
     
     
      speak
      to
      each
      other
      with
      truth-
     
    

    
     
      1
      frankness:
      and
      humour,
     
     
      making
      it
      easy
      :
      for
      an
      audience
     
     
      to
      laugh
      or
      cry.
     
    

    
     
      The
      actors
      were
      bril-
     
     
      liant
      in
      their
      portrayals
      of
      their
     
     
      characters.
      The
      dialogue
      was
     
     
      fast,
      but
      the
      cast
      effectively
     
     
      maintained
      the
      momentum,
     
     
      delivering
      their
      lines
      on-time
     
     
      and
      very
      believably.
      To
      high-
     
     
      light
      the
      actions
      of
      the
     
     
      charaters,
      the
      tribal
      music
      and
     
     
      the
      lighting
      established
      the
      tur-
     
     
      bulent,
      dream-like
      mood
      of
      the
     
     
      play.
     
    

    
     
      paar
      o2d
      exjoved
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      play,
      and
      found
      myself
      en-
     
     
      tranced
      with
      the
      quest
      for
      a
     
     
      dream.
      Tomson
      cleverly
      ma-
     
     
      nipulates
      the
      audience
      into
     
     
      sharing
      the
      women’s
      desires
     
     
      to
      go
      to
      the
      Bingo
      tournament.
     
     
      Then,
      at
      the
      tournament,
      the
     
     
      audience
      becomes
      physically
     
     
      involved
      in
      the
      climactic
      Bingo
     
     
      game,
      where
      one
      of
      the
      audi-
     
     
      ence
      members
      will
      actually
     
     
      win
      fifty
      dollars!
      Symbolically,
     
     
      the
      Bingo
      master
      is
      the
      same
     
     
      character
      who
      lays
     
     
      Nanabush,
      the
      giver
      tad
      taker
     
     
      of
      dreams.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Rez
      Sisters
      is
      a
      su-
     
     
      perb
      performance.
      I
      highly
     
     
      recommend
      seeing
      this
      play,
     
     
      which
      is
      still
      being
      performed
     
     
      at
      the
      Mackenzie
      theatre
      this
     
     
      Weekend
      at
      8
      pm.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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