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WAl‘hRUK) cummcus 'Wediiesda), December 15,2010 - 9 F‘ "T‘*"“ ’_‘â€" "’”"‘ T“" f““‘ H 'T"""' ‘ "’ " ‘ " " ' "‘T"’. ‘RMâ€" ‘ v . I ) w . . y , i_ [ll [LILS lOTHE CHRONICLE i , , , whvf .. ,,,Â¥. __ ___ bÂ¥sa¥fi “7as.;_.* sa‘.g_fi _ sin.” _ 7.‘ ,__ , . . ,. av . ..,__J LRT rally professionals, UW covop students. remind myself not to be so “audav Gettlng a blrd 8 eye mi t the disabled, and a whole lot more! cious" and stay at home in down- . . was “8 a They are all bigvtime transit users town Kitchener. f E th PR. Stunt who know the region's transit sys- To check out the Region's stud- Vlew 0 a esml ' tem and who know how crowded ies and meetings about the LRT lirrlo:lfisifi'lKZiHâ€"Witlihi‘i‘flleg: campaign after election campaign, www.rapidtransit.regi0n.waterlo Eggimomrinfigziiwsi lacobs Selmolhitoise “a? ple dedicalfed to transit)use it?! to fhg‘lleoaunrd $31 titsgstroltifilspzsrgesgf o.on.ca years ago, l was mesmerized by his heartfelt songs about ““E§$2Â¥a?.3$§§i.‘i*§§‘il32m aw Prim?- R . mama; tissmws'sifiamsstfiwwam sass”. theirlézforts to shine a positive light denet mafia]; wafnpt’lftlipge‘pdliiictalvfy egion ofW a r 1; and r b lAve slince sieen Eatgl'esanitl‘i1 pgrform at Ieaslt1 aTgozsnbtirlnes, on . . A . . . . 7 . . > fl ,. ot sooan Wit is an . ut never wit e a uous EveraJsince the federal 823 sggraged. Stop minimizing their 4 A“, m 5.1 (Linn Sisters. who will be backing him up tomorrow night at Shainanfihirnsriigrplgrzimflgrrihis The LRT is a Wafer.“ regional 549? it: “a?“ ” 'm‘” ‘ t eEangffflgdxfizre about this unique ensemble I contact. a - . . .. project. Waterloo public square is a -_- . ' m . U . a ~ m a” . - - . ~ ‘ . . ‘glons LRT transpOnation Plan this public place i 3 his“ . . n: - . ' , 4 ed the Sibling duo while on the road in hflingham, lllin0is. to past summer. some media have ' . 3 ‘ “4.“ .v m . L . 9m chat about their band and their connection to Eaglesmith. filled its readers and listeners with a 5" why ShOUId l' “arms my f ’ 7 fiftflegi *' a Lie "We were opening for him in Texas â€" Texas loves Fred â€" steady diet of negative spin on why regional hat. be conSidered an 43“? f “ t if r ' “ a?“ and we hit it off really well " Brit Ginn recalled “So we started this LRT project is simply “The “audacious“ intruder, bold no less. 3 5&4“?an ;"* V " singing back~up for him in Texas I Impossible Dream.“ ' to voice that "is the region‘s j°b to “3““33 fimu “Then in Florida we were doingacouple gigs with him and After hearing politicians Spout provide an efficient transit system 31; : “t ”in" 3 n"; ' "7 5 if. we totalled our bus We were all fine but we had to abandon off about no resident interest and for Old- young and ”1058 in- ‘s’ M “ at“ ‘ not filth“ - .' the bus in South Carolina 50 Fred wahted us to go with him on no resident support for LRT "in-TAG between; a transit “Stem studied “M ‘ " kiwi him, an. the road for a while and we've been “ stood up and demonstrated that: for years; a trans1t system WhiCh d " 012W 3]. letter for with him from then on " . . . -_ .. , , aims to help save our farmland and a", = y . v ' ~~ \i \i’\l i \l 1 yes indeed there is a whole lotta . . Mummy” Tiffany the other Fabulous (iinn » ‘ support out there." to promote Vibrant my centres. lfifil M b; “w bl Sister chimed in' “We're still having so \[’ I \ Who showed up at Waterloo's Perhaps the next time I decide c-m‘n f {o ‘edlxorl- i'nucfi fun and it's been almost two \ 1 public square? grandmothers, ‘0 bi”. books or “(This or] “at ”id WM“ years now touring with Fred. We've grandfathers. moms. dads. young mcas m up own d er 00' S ou played everywhere, from barns, campgrounds and old dance balls to house concerts and dark, rock and roll 9 . night clubs to listening rooms. ' ‘ an a a â€" e l eas “And I think it’s so cool how his - music transcends to all those different . 1 would like to point something out to Santa. l exploded. One year i ate an entire bag of brown- zetngasr'nlérsltagajlgegagggeijthl[$02,123 ‘ 4 recognize he sees everything. including when I'm eyed Susans. After that. I tried to bake some myself who knows their audience ”pe sleeping, which l find a bit disconcerting, but so she wouldn't know. This did not work. Perf . ' MARSHALL . ._ . . . , . orming more than 200 shows a nonetheless it is important for him to know just how Another year, late almost halfa pan of marZipan 'ear Eaglesmith is indeed as dedicat- . WARD good I have been this year. squares. which is arguably the most delicious Yule- id K; his audience as he is to his craft 1 In past years. I have lied. l have been , 7 .. tide treat of all. Then I tried to con- l'm proud to count myselfamong his loyal fansâ€"affection- deceitful. l have stolen. Vince her we actually set those cookies , . . . . . , ‘. . . , . . . . ately known as Fredheads â€" and lm eagerly ant1ctpating This is not some great confession of It] I( I ( )|. 1 out for a group of friends. ldont think tomorrow night’s show crimes against humanity, No. these are ‘ ‘ ‘ , . ‘ she bought that either. As an Fredhead will attest an Eaglesmith concert is more crimes against cookies. BO” likl TWO years ago. I turned over a new y . ’ - . , . . , . than a performance of songs, he is a gifted storyteller who freâ€" . My Wife, l believe. is one of the great 1 leaf. I came out of the Christmas sea- uentl , muses on the absurdities and va aries of life on the cooks of all time. (This, by the way. is a ‘ W , . son at almost 220 pounds. Really not a fload y g good thing to say even if it's not true.) In ’ I terrible weight for my height of six~ a ' , . . n . . my case it is true. And as great a cook as ‘ v’ foot~two. Except I only reach that laugh», yes, Fred ls very Witty on the spot. Tiffany said With a Shi‘lhrsitslterftzl: a)?" [filersblfgsii h ‘r hi i w ‘ {igigéigwhen wiaring ml? incZJheels. so Brit concurred: “He's so funny. and just a blast to be around. ‘ ‘ ,‘ a ay. , ~ ( g i ' t“ . ' a ecome mos sp eric ' . .. He has also helped us out with our careers so much. and we're season -â€" gingerbread cookies. cherry ., .. I started off my weight loss With Wit really grateful to him » {fraflag’alffi'giifififfi-3?:‘;"’3'1'Z-C2*‘l‘;rt‘e' i A! . a}: then maxed or: to meg??? 10?“ It was at Eaglesmith's studio in Pon Dover where The Fabu- w'ef r; in the middie _ all kinds of l ,. ‘ aghgsgwl din ' was] 0 0 ke gt)": lous Ginn Sisters recorded their latest album. You (‘an’t Take a the: ‘ 4 h ‘ a regu ar WM 0" a Bad Girl Home. And to their delight, The Fabulous (Einn Sisters 15; would Iovin l , st' t b’lkl in i OTC“ ddit' l t t d t V( . ht found themselves performing live on the David Letterman November for all (fiche dalt-tlte‘rinnti of ‘ BRIAN Di r? 8w s (ignn Snake f0 Ed, ”Edi Show earlier this year. singing backup on Eaglesmith’s new friends and famil . storin gth resuigts of BOURKE W'as d ata'i fa rcfO Irngl ort "9. it: I single, Careless. "The new stufi'is so much fun to do on stage." . her work in the £667” {51in tlie [I I, L J redlhe'dtlli1g 0 “(39 1t‘asth wit" ' e Brit said of Eaglesmith's latest release. Cha (Iha (iha, “Butl came ‘ l I m t ' '*" Weird d if"; fame Tag“ t eh?) W? can't get enough of the car songs. like Mighty Big Car, and find that is when she ii * iv ir‘l th ' “i intif‘ ‘ I) ‘l i0 tlt t imp a‘llrtla [Md ‘ 0_U W iv? “l, Benchseat Baby. Oh' and 49 Tons is really fun too." “ g . ‘ . ( 5“ t (F 1 it (. It an siopp "g m ' seems 5 e ls ragging a 10 '” Tiffany added. “I really love to do the rock and roll stuffâ€"to fact that (ookics Will magically disappear if you lot more than that around.) open up and let it out'" ‘ Ifiivslitneti‘flil); thfhflrcyesr lzspcciailly ifl get up sever , } but oh. llowviumisisl those cookies. lhcy talk to me Regardless of what kind of performance liaglesmith delivers d [J until a can u:- (Ti " .. r 1 l _ "r br th ll UL}? rinorrnt‘ngdaunt ing me. .“ l b ‘ t I ( *d tomorrow night, The Fabulous (Einn Sisters agreed that Fred- 'ich r iilariirt'gikfast with '( Worn”; i: l W())ll|(;n() a 1'in(h‘i/'~tht n i] rtls‘hnmsfcln'n?es'i‘whllso (t ' in] llot heads are a uniquely devoted and adoring fanbase. no matter Wm tegB " on th) " 11 d “hm til-PI V g f g: t'g‘ {1 by cg’a?n ox 0 “on“, ‘ r “s a ng where you go, "I don't think I've ever been anywhere where W], ou ' ‘l H" (3-H w. on , u n “I N mt "n? 0, 505W)”. ‘ there hasn't been l’rcdhcads," Tiffany concluded. “following thing tasty left over I would have that. 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