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â€"â€"â€"â€"r out RI monotonic Li. - Wednesday. origin-i I. won 3;! l f l LETTERS TO THE CHRONICLE l ‘ ' ’ 18 » - - [ He 8 an . A can to arms ()n the one hand we have fami- recent, """‘{gfa”'~ ()r you could ‘ l The placement of two articles in lies in our city who are struggling to make .‘l donation to one Of our local l the Sept. 2-1 editioti of the make ends meet in a changing ‘hdflufi‘ , . ‘ . . . l Chronicle got me thinking. economy. ()n the other hand. there b ,(‘llfqllfid‘313"(’rnwup?” money e 1 es It On page [11 was an article about are many families in our city who rings " . rec om tom (“‘an .0” the food banks annual food drive. are experiencing "growing afilu - 5")” and 'l feels wonderful ("‘1’ n a This article 0”,“.55911 the director's ence." “'3'" One of my most vivid memories of being [8 is spending concerns abotit the faltering econo There is one other trend in otir ‘ New Year’s Eve at an Alice (Iooper concen in Toronto with my and the related impact to the economy that is also part of my Donna M'fHa'dY my girlfriend â€"~ now my wife â€" Sylvia. manufacturing sector. thought puzzle. Waterloo 1 can still see myself pushing my way to the front of the She anticipates an increased Over the past year [ have been . l stage through the fist-pumping crowd during the song I'm 18. demand for the food bank‘s servic- struck by a new advertising angle. WW shouting. “I'm a boy. and I'm a man. I'm [8 and I like it!" es. which encourages consumers to Letters to the editor must That was [8 years ago. and not much has changed. At 60 ()n the facing page i read an anti "refresh your space. " contain the writer’s full name, l years old. Cooper is still raising hell. bringing his outlandish, cle about the new Bay store at Con» No longer content to convince us signature. address and tele- . theatrical stage show ~ featuring dancers. zombies. dead [)is» estoga Mall. The focus of the article that we need more stuff, now adver- phone number. messes and ney princesses. a straight jacket. dead babies and a mock exe- was on the Bay’s eiiergyrsaving inir tisers are trying to convince its to telephone numbers are used cution - to Kitchener's (Ientre in the Square on Oct. H. tiatiyes. but it was something else get rid of perfectly good stuff we only for WWW purposes After four decades, only a handful of rock artists have about the article that caught my already own and replace it with and winner In published. proven as enduring and influential as Alice Cooper. He is a leg» eye. something new. NUDE! I“ not b m V” end. and that's why [ jumped at the opportunity to speak with The opening paragraph states This brings me to my point. reserve the “311th edit, 601V him over the phone this past week, just hours before his con» "The ongoing success and growing which is a challenge to myselfand dam 01‘ reject any interior cert in Prince George. Alta. affluence ofWaterloo has prompted other families in Waterloo. W “my!” ”We're doing 25 shows across Canada. from Vancouver to the Bay to launch a beautiful new Some time this fall. please resist 1m 3 MW 3 Halifax." said Cooper. “And I love playing these 3.000-seat the- . . . store." the urge to buy something you want fax to 5] or by ’ l atres. Our show is full of details and 4 (At this point [ would like to i but likely don't need) and instead to editorialthptloochront-r there's not a bad seat. To be honest. l ) » make it clear that my comments use that money to help somuine ch.“ 0! by mail (if M to compared to big outdoor shows. (this) i \ l\l\\l l\ l l . below are not focused towards the else. W Chm 279 Wébef show is much more effective in a thcL \R I \ Bay or any other particular store.) Perhaps you can help someone St. ”N“ Suite 20. Waterloo, atre â€"~ it gets really intense. When you l i L The contrast between the two you know who is unemployed. a Ontario N2] 3}”. ' \ take the show outside tin a stadium). l N. g articles is what got me thinking. single parent. at pensioner or a it dissipates." fiâ€"Wâ€"Hfi It was outdoors at the-Toronto Rock l‘ a. i l and Roll Revival in [969. where the . \ . . . infamous "chicken incident" hap- i l < e eg 1 W1 8 toug to eat ~ pened: “Someone in the audience l " 3 1 brought a live chicken to the show [ ‘ One thing you cant question about Andrew'l‘eleg» Harper became prime minister. Stephen Harper is and threw it (in-stage." explained I i i di is his passion an issue that fiercely brings out 'lelegtli's partisan l Copper. "l'm from [)etrott. so l picked ‘ 4' V l. You might feel it'saimed too much at one or two side .3 which. despite his cultivated image as a bit of a l ‘ it tip â€" it was a bird. it had feathers _. ‘ ‘ l issues. but the veteran Liberal MP. now marking [5 maverick. still has some very sharp edgesi. . and just sort of chucked it into the l MARSHALL l years iii the seat. makes a compelling argument. ()n the issue of youth crime. ’l'elegdi speaks With a i front row thinking it could fly. The ‘ WARD l \ [elegdi belim es everything begins and ends wuh volume of experience He's not a fan of the (onscrvr l ‘ audience tore it to pieces. [ didn't L‘â€"“““â€"‘“ ‘ our ( aiiadian citizenship V it's the most valuable titiye‘s “tough on crime" pronouncements. believing l know it couldn't fly. What tirade it even more bizarre was the ‘ thing we have. there's no reason to be throwing young offenders \ . front two or three rows were all in wheelchairs." ~ '[elegdi says he Views all legislation Into prisons where they'll get to hang (iooper said the next day. media headlines read: Alice ‘ through the glass of the ( Lhaner of Rights. p ’ ’ ‘ ‘mw' "‘ around with other people who have I (looper Bites Head ()fftihicken and Drinks Blood. “Maggi-rap . [he rights ofeach individual are para» 1 Pl [( l ( )l ‘- l committed crimes. l'elegdi believes \ . ed wordiofrmouth rumours about my shows took on lives of \ mount to him - . . ‘ crime prevention comes from close m. ' their own ~ you couldn't buy that kind of publicity." said ‘ [hats no surprise when you remem- ‘ B()U R Kl operation among police. the courts and 1 Cooper. "Kids would go to school and say. Did you hear what hi-r’l'elegdi was just [ l when he and his the coriimunity. \ . Alice did in concert? His 251m» snake killed a maid in Memr i family fled Hungary after the Soviet gap- One particular question [ had for phis.‘ [ suppose [the chicken incident in Toronto) ended up . Union imposed Communist nile. He has 3 1? Andrew was how he answers the con being one of the first urban legends in rock ‘n' roll." l made his mark by eiiiphasiu'ng the issue 1‘ cerns of some that after [5 years in the And it was in Toronto again. this time at the Canadian ofcitizenship. and how imponant it is. iob. it's time to move on. National Exhibition in August [980. when Cooper made head ~ [0 give you a little history. I've known f , Telegdi says he still enioys the iob. \ line news after failing to appear. just minutes before show ‘ Andrei/i [elegdi for some 25 years. from . V '~. and wants to continue his fight for time. for a soldâ€"out concert at Exhibition Stadium. (Xinsidered hls timi- mth Youth in ( .onflim with the fi . individual rights. ‘ one of the worst riots in Toronto history. fans rampaged for \ law. through my and regional council ‘ “I 3 However. some {eel l5 years is long ‘ over 30 minutes. causing nearly 3200.000 in damages. i and as an .\[l’ i a enough for anyone in such a job. and “You know what happened. it was the highest pollen count [also ran against him as a Progressive l .. 1 some ofhis opponents think it's time in (ianadian history that day v and [ had asthma." explained l ( onscwattvc in 3000 Or at least I was a 1 for’felegdi to head off after so many l Cooper. "[ had never missed a show. but l couldn't get my l candidate, if not much of a threat. l BRIAN ‘ years in elected positions. . breath. so we had to cancel. [still have a button that says: ‘ l [ disagree wtth Andrew on a few fun BOURKE i That. of course. is a decision you Alice. You're A Riot!" f I dameriial things. but I also give him cred ._A_A._A, in”, J have to make. . (looper said these days. it's a riot to have his family along l it for sticking to his guns on a number of As for the election. the other parties with him performing in the show “l'm so blessed to have a 1 1 “cum And he has voted against his party on several face a tough battle to unseat Telegdi. Being an wife and two daughters who are professional actors and l or t ilSllH“ [although not as many times as some poo incumbent offers a lot of advantages. and Telegdi dancers." beamed (kioper over the phone "If we're making ‘ ple would like ion to believe). has built on them over the years. He has a large. well ‘ 1 changes to the show and we need two Iombies or two ( lhinese l ~ It‘lcgtll admits that not all facets of tin» liberal funded organization. and committed volunteers, 1 ‘ assassins or someone to be [Georgia Bush or rflarackl ()bama. . party are perfect for him. but says there‘s no other While iiitich of a voters decision lies with the they‘re there. We were just sitting down for dinner lcollaborat 1 party in the system today that would allow him siir h national campaigns. local incumbent candidates do \ mg) and l said: Maybe during the hanging. we need two court I l freedom. and that’s why he stays with it. hold a lot of the cards if they‘re still willing to do the testers?" l [clegdi Is generally a pretty (‘Vl'n'fl‘nlpl‘l’l‘d guy. work. ‘ And it's families. ( 'ooper said. that he sees these days at his . \ but it's pretty easy to get him going on a couple of [ think it might be close. but in the past lelegdi 1 shows as younger audiences are discovering the music ofAlice l issues Stephen Harper is one. Youth crime is anotli has benefitted front a split of votes among opposi- ‘ ('oopcr. ‘ er [elegdi believes Harper is an auto( ratic leader lion parties That being said. he's still been able to l "( )ne of the things that's a phenomenon is this [Video game! \ mm a thirst for power and the willingncss to use it pull in almost halfthe votes cast. so there's a lot of 1 ‘ (lunar Hero and Rock Band.~ said (Iooper. “Moms. dads and i ‘ whatever way he sees fit. [his doesn't sit well with ground to be made up, ‘ the kids are jamming out to Schools Out and No More Mr ‘ [elegtli iii particular. because of his passion for lf‘l'elegdi' loses. a ( 'oiiservative mayority is almost N \ Nice ( itiy. it's great." ; l democracy. He concedes a lot of people have lost certain And you know what else is great? Listening to Alice ( ooper i l faith and interest in our political system. but thinks makes me feel like I'm [8 again and I like it.' . - it ‘s A bigger disaster to give up on it. m l l (in his own blog. Telegdi says he supported some Brian Rotirke. a member ofthe [(15 3 K00]. PM ‘ Reform party proposals to provide more power to morning mm. can he reached by email at Marshall Ward is a visual artist and independenlfilmmalvr ) regular MPs but maintains that has stopped since Hmtrrketn‘kmlfmcom. Email is welcome at marshall iiiardahotmailcom, l a v f l l i . . I