Rock
      Ranger’s
      Jay
      Smith
      outside
      Baba’s
      Lounge.
     
     
      SATURDAY
      AUGUST
      11,
      2001
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Before
      plaing
      The
      Attic,
      it
     
     
      was
      Rock
      Ranger’s
      turn
      to
      showcase
     
     
      at
      the
      beer
      tent
      on
      Halifax
      Harbour.
     
     
      Like
      Slowcoaster,
      they
      had
      been
     
     
      warned
      in
      advance
      about
      their
      on-
     
     
      stage
      antics.
      For
      the
      most
      part
      they
     
     
      held
      back
      the
      random
      screams
      and
     
     
      wild
      behavior
      typical
      of
      a
      Rock
     
     
      Ranger
      performance,
      but
      by
      the
      time
     
     
      they
      played
      their
      finale,
      “Shotgun,”
     
     
      they
      were
      ready
      to
      let
      out
      all
      their
     
     
      frustrations
      on
      an
      unsuspecting
      audi-
     
     
      ence
      of
      celtic-rock
      fans.
      Jay
      and
      Mike
     
     
      were
      hollering
      away
      through
      much
      of
     
     
      the
      song,
      Mikey
      hocked
      a
      loogey,
      and
     
     
      as
      the
      song
      built
      up
      to
      a
      climax,
     
     
      Devon
      dropped
      to
      the
      deck
      and
      start-
     
     
      ed
      spinning
      around
      in
      a
      dance
      that
     
     
      was
      like
      breakdancing,
      but
      less
      grace-
     
     
      ful.
     
    

    
     
      After
      Rock
      Ranger
      finished
     
     
      everyone
      was
      keen
      on
      getting
      away
     
     
      from
      the
      Beer
      Tent,
      Signal
      Hill,
     
     
      Halifax
      Harbour,
      and
      the
      smell
      of
      raw
     
     
      sewage.
      While
      the
      band
      headed
      off
      to
     
     
      see
      The
      Heelwalkers
      before
      the
      show
     
     
      at
      The
      Attic,
      I
      walked
      down
      the
      board-
     
     
      walk
      to
      see
      The
      Princess
      Bride
      pro-
     
     
      jected
      on
      the
      side
      of
      a
      building
      as
      part
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      a
      fund-raiser
      for
      the
      Atlantic
      Film
     
     
      Festival.
      The
      smell
      of
      the
      harbour
      got
     
     
      progressively
      worse
      as
      the
      wind
      swept
     
     
      across
      the
      boardwalk.
     
    

    
     
      I
      felt
      like
      taking
      a
      shower
     
     
      after
      the
      movie,
      but
      I
      headed
      straight
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      The
      Attic
      since
      it
      was
      getting
      late.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      was
      a
      wise
      decision
      to
      skip
      taking
      a
     
     
      shower
      before
      going
      to
      The
      Attic
     
     
      because
      Slowcoaster
      and
      Rock
     
     
      Ranger’s
      performances
      made-me
      feel
     
     
      dirty.
      Slowcoaster
      kicked
      things
      off
     
     
      with
      a
      tremendous
      amount
      of
      energy.
     
     
      Both
      bands
      were
      inspired
      after
      seeing
     
     
      The
      Heelwalkers
      ascend
      to
      new
      and
     
     
      exciting
      levels
      of
      debauchery.
      When
     
     
      Rock
      Ranger
      took
      the
      stage,
      Jay
      took
     
     
      of
      his
      shirt
      revealing
      the
      word
      “Heel”
     
     
      sloppily
      spelt
      on
      his
      chest
      with
      mark-
     
     
      er.
      “Walkers”
      was
      faintly
      visible,
      but
     
     
      disappearing
      under
      the
      sweat
      and
      spilt
     
     
      beer.
     
    

    
     
      Each
      member
      of
      Rock
      Ranger
     
     
      was
      doused
      in
      a
      foamy
      spray
      of
      beer
     
     
      thanks
      to
      Devon.
      Throughout
      Rock
     
     
      Ranger’s
      set,
      members
      of
      Slowcoaster
     
     
      would
      run
      on
      stage
      to
      spit
      beer
      all
     
     
      over
      the
      place.
      At
      one
      point,
      Mikey
     
     
      grabbed
      the
      mic
      from
      Jay
      and
      did
     
     
      vocals
      during
      a
      blues
      jam.
      The
      insani-
     
     
      ty
      taking
      place
      on
      stage
      was
      reflected
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      on
      the
      dance
      floor,
      with
      people
      swing-
     
     
      ing
      around
      to
      the
      sleazy
      sounds
      com-
     
     
      ing
      from
      the
      band.
      Jay
      balanced
      him-
     
     
      self
      on
      top
      of
      a
      barrier
      between
      the
     
     
      stage
      and
      the
      dance
      floor
      to
      play
      a
     
     
      solo
      while
      being
      held
      up
      by
      members
     
     
      of
      the
      audience
      and
      getting
      soaked
     
     
      with
      more
      beer.
     
    

    
     
      The
      show
      eventually
      deterio-
     
     
      rated
      from
      a
      bar
      show
      at
      the
      Liquor
     
     
      Dome
      into
      an
      amazing
      punk
      concert
     
     
      circa
      Sydney
      in
      the
      early
      nineties,
     
     
      fueled
      by
      an
      audience
      of
      Cape
     
     
      Bretoners
      transplanted
      to
      Halifax,
      and
     
     
      on-the-spot
      covers
      of
      the
      underground
     
     
      anthems
      they
      grew
      up
      on
      played
      by
     
     
      Rock
      Ranger
      and
      guests.
      The
      high-
     
     
      light
      of
      the
      show
      was
      when
      Jay
      invit-
     
     
      ed
      Harry
      Doyle
      on
      stage
      to
      sing
      a
     
     
      song
      by
      Tilted,
      a
      band
      that
      was
      once
     
     
      at
      the
      forefront
      of
      Sydney’s
      independ-
     
     
      ent
      music
      scene.
      The
      spirit
      of
      that
     
     
      scene
      was
      revived
      by
      this
      spontaneous
     
     
      guest
      appearance.
     
    

    
     
      Rock
      Ranger
      and
      Slowcoaster
     
     
      were
      born
      out
      that
      scene,
      but
      now
      they
     
    
   
   
    
     
      are
      combining
      the
      energy
      and
      DIY
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ethics
      of
      Sydney’s
      underground
      with
     
     
      the
      experience
      and
      education
      they
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      PASTA
     
     
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      and
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      received
      by
      playing
      in
      various
      bands
     
     
      for
      so
      long
      in
      order
      to
      transform
      the
     
     
      typical
      bar
      band
      into
      something
      more
     
     
      creative
      and
      unexpected.
      Having
      them
     
     
      open
      for
      a
      celtic-rock
      band
      like
      Signal
     
     
      Hill
      is
      the
      perfect
      way
      to
      demonstrate
     
     
      how
      differently
      these
      musicians
      from
     
     
      Cape
      Breton
      operate
      compared
      to
      the
     
     
      lumbering
      dinosaurs
      of
      bar
      music.
     
    

    
     
      The
      reaction
      from
      audiences
     
     
      exposed
      to
      this
      new
      breed
      of
      enter-
     
     
      tainers
      in
      Atlantic
      Canada
      is
      often
     
     
      shock
      and
      surprise
      from
      the
      energy
     
     
      and
      talent
      emerging
      from
      this
      group
     
     
      of
      artists.
      To
      most
      bar
      owners
      and
     
     
      patrons,
      these
      guys
      have
      appeared
      out
     
     
      of
      nowhere.
      But
      for
      the
      friends
      and
     
     
      fans
      in
      attendance
      at
      The
      Attic
      who
     
     
      knew
      Mike
      Morrison
      when
      _
      he
     
     
      drummed
      for
      Mastodon
      Ridge
      and
     
     
      Sunfish,
      or
      for
      the
      people
      who
     
     
      remember
      when
      Devon
      Strang
      and
     
     
      Steve
      MacDougall
      used
      to
      play
     
     
      together
      in
      Vegapeeler,
      they
      always
     
     
      knew
      what
      the
      House
      of
      Rock
      was
     
     
      capable
      of.
      Tonight
      they
      are
      reminded
     
     
      of
      a
      past
      they
      shared
      with
      bands
      as
     
     
      Harry
      Doyle
      sings
      a
      song
      they
      all
     
     
      know
      the
      words
      to.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
         
        
     
     
       
       
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
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