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WAN-moo canonicus - Wednesday. April I. 2009 - s H .. . . ) . , , , , , ‘ ‘ , ‘ l.l:| ”1le l() lllh(.llR()Nl(.l.lz . . Committee, a group ofcitizen vol- they may be connected and the I he hlsto l y Of cartoon miSIeading unteers who review all applications mere hint that this may be what about cash grants to this fund. There was no “insider" happened in relation to a want to favouritism that led to this particu- the symphony does not have a R0 C and R0 The editorial page cartoon pub» lar decision. It should also be noted shred of evidence to suppon it. lished in The Chronicle on that the symphony was only one of March 18, appears to portray a nearly a dozen organizations fund- - . Waterloo citizen who fumes that ed through the review process. 110!)lele °¥fiim8 the er: a: may gut? e Beatlzswto tire 9253233 city council awarded a grant to the Secondly. under provincial legis~ . Waterloo 8] e warms us Liana?) aancouco [3:1] be leavâ€" Kitchener~Waterloo Symphony lation, any member ofcouncil actu- ing no “Rolling Stone” ur‘i'tumed g ege because? guess someone on C09."- ally servrng on the board of the sym- The History of Rock and Roll: with instructor and longtime crl isasymphony board member , phony (and there is no one at tlus f . d f - l s S h eid n fCa ad 's most Iconclude that the cartoonist time) would be precluded from vot‘ rien 2d mine. .a 0:1th n . er _. ode 0 n 3; both believes that a grant of this kind to a mg on such a recommendation any- respect mustc ’Ou sts _- Is an m' epth course or . . . . . . the casual and seasoned music fan. Albums, artists, and the cultural organization is inappropn- way. TWO members of counctl - - - - . . . evolution of rock and roll Will be discussed from its mongrel ate and can only be explained by absented themselves from discus- ori ns throu h to it continued transformation in recent some sort of cronyism on the pan of sions ofthe previous agenda item yeai g 3 city councillors. because of connections to organiza' - ' ~ . . . . This demonstrates to me that the tions affected by the agenda â€" but IAlong Wllhll‘fls alwflfizas if publish??? aluthor a"? "FUSE cartoonist does not understand the it was not n for the onsid- co umnist. SC "Pl er mu nnglng a I e ong en usiasm . , , ecessary C. for rock and roll into the classroom. way the cttys grants process works oration ofthe external agencrts He reminded me this t k that his love for rock music and I fear that perhaps many read- grants , . pas wee , . . . . . . . began when he first discovered his fathers album collection as ers ofThe Chronicle Will be cnticai The sarcastic tone ofthe cartoon a child “1 fl lout how to use the stereo and b 1 fasci- ofcouncil's decision on the basis of is completely unwarranted and ' - . . . . . . , . . nated by his records â€" mostly because of the covers. It took this mismformation and misguided insulting to councrllors, to the sym- me a Ion time to work it the cou ,-__ attempt at humour. phony and to other cultural organi- to la sgme of them i“ gbeca “If; ‘ ~ The recommendation to awarda zations that look to the City of p my so int' 1ij5- _use 'c- "i l l l \i l l grant to the Kitchener~Waterloo Waterloo for support. of; (Etta) rt of th Eng 193,21“ -. i . i Symphony was contained in the Councillors in Waterloo cannot by Kilt: Crimslbn e rimson 8 i " ‘ \ report to council from the External be accused of using their position to “I rgmemberone night when m Agencies Cash Grants Peer Review benefit organizations with which parents went out and left me alone} . put on Are You Experienced by lirni ‘ Hendrix â€" it was so thrill' ing and ten'i- ‘ "' A ‘ ' ' ' ail fyingat thesame time. Mymomwasa ‘ g springtime 1) into e m 8g huge Beans fan and saw them live at ~ Maple Leaf Gardens in 1965 or 1966. It is of course, officially spring. The time when wanted totakethis opportunity to tell them. "It's OK and I heard Sgt. Peppers for the first young men's thoughts turn to love. I am not a boys. Have pride in your blzar‘relittie obsessions." time when lohn Lennon waskilled.” ‘ young man anymore, and while my thoughts may I never tell my wife what the column is about. and The course will focus on particular want to turn, they have a great deal of difficulty get- strangely enough. the Chronicle usually doesn't eras starting with the origins of rock in MARSHALL ting onto the ramp. show up at our house until late in the week so she early blues and country music. WARD So my thoughts, instead, have turned to the mail- usually hears about it from co-workers and friends. Schneider said. "By the end. l also bag. Yes, I occasionally get letters. Well. Then. in those cases where I do want to touch on what's been happening since punk rock, and technically that's not true. I never get let- 1 write about something weird, she try to emphasize the influence that Canadian artists have had ters, but ldo get emails l | l i l i ll comes home with quite a surprised the whole time,” said Schneider. whose latest bookWhispering Without a doubt, the most response i“ ll 1 R K i ' look on herface. ' Pines (ECW Press) â€" the first comprehensive history of Cana- comes when I go off on a tangent on It's always good to have a few da's immense songwriting legacy. from Gordon Lightfoot to parking. On the latest occasion, l secrets Keeps them off balance. You Ioni Mitchell â€" is scheduled for release this lune, "l think pri- received emails from a number of resi< 5 don't want them getting too comfort- marily, I want to show how everything connects in a more or dents, many of whom felt much the same 5 able. less continuous chain. and how artists influence each other, way about the city's on-street parking I did receive notes from some sometimes in unexpected ways” bylaw. lroners, and also from some closet The first album Schneider ever bought was by a Canadian They agree the bylaw is a great idea in laundry men. I will admit to that as rock band. “It was Allied Forces by Triumph. When I was 10 in the winter but far too restrictive in the well â€" I like doing the laundry. 1981, I won a $10 gift certificate from Sam the Record Man at a good weather. And many think enforcing First, it's a machine. and I don‘t Rangers game. and it was the first time I went and bought a the bylaw on a complaint basis would be -» . know how it works. so I always find that record on my own.” . a good move. 5“ ., X fascinating I remember well, that as kid, Schneider first forged his own On the other hand. the only negative I'm not quite crazy enough to pull musical identity listening to heavy metal like Iron Maiden. emails came from a couple of city ooun- BRIAN up a chair and watch the entire process ludas Priest, and Black Sabbath. while discovering rock maga- cillors and a city employee, who chas- BOURKE At least not anymore ~ we did do that zines like Creem. Circus and Ker-rang. that friends brought to tised me for adding to her workload by the first time we fired up the front load- school. "I‘ve always appreciated other people turning me on to having to answer councillors' questions I ing washer. Kind of like a really lame new music. and likewise I get a thrill out of doing that," he rather thought that was part of the job TV Sometimes we are complete losers said. They also told me I was wrong. As if this was lfind we are not alone in such thlnp Recent visi- Through his course. Schneider is looking forward to sharing some kind of bolt out of the blue. I have been mar~ tors to our house have been fascinated by the hired his vast knowledge of the history of rock and roll. while broad- ried a very long time, so I have a lot of practice at help â€" a robot vacuum cleaner. which might just be enlng people‘s tastes in music. 'l'm hoping it can be a fun, being wrong This does not bother me. You'll have to the best invention ever made. interactive experience â€" with some healthy debate too,” he do better than that. We start her up and for the next hour or so she added. Anyhow, it seems we have m to disagree on runs around the home collecting all the little bits of The History of Rock and Roll, an eight-week continuing thewholeparkingthlngmdlmnnetheismewill dust.Thoughtfully,thedogmovesoutolthewlyas educationcouneofieredattheWaterloocnmpmobenestoga oomeupagainfaiilysoon. - thembotcalled'Molly’continoestodoheriob. CollegebeglmonAprilzs.7-10pm1biegiater,vlsitwwwcon- l have also received furtive. hinting emails from °~ anemones oral] 519-748â€"5220 ext. sass small groupsofmenndmlttingthattheytoo occa- MMambao/‘WIMKOOLFM ‘ donallyenloyironing mombigauumnbamdiadbymaar wmuawmwrwtfibnmm Ha! i knew there were more of us out there! 1 Mannheim. M11: WNWLwarthonnailmm.