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' fiiscfgaves [he a; [Tiger so“! in on. ___ w 1 escalate rising from $134 million to when it is approved three years in ’ ' . 2 047-seat concert venti)eolike the (kn- 1 $145 million or 8.3 per cent in 2011. advance ofthe actual occurrence. ’ . ’ tr'e in the uare _ a world- lass hall \\ l ”l. l i H l l l ' .. This is after increasing 25 per Other options therefore need to , ‘ ' . with st t fif-th art so d I; t d t‘ z , i \ ! cent inthe previous four years. beidentified. analyzed andimple- " ' " “M ' ' th t fa; t e.unu_;1 8h at: i 1 ‘ » , Wages and benefits are expected merited. b ' «Li-742i atfrZSCengisglflgzket Issales fizz-8h: j to 80 UP by over 10 per cent with Is the current council up to the 1: : ca is. we . atre has hosted great Canadian acts . ‘ ‘ including Anne Murray, Leonard " 1 . . . Cohen, lann Arden. Sarah Mclachlan, ‘ fl . . T Burton Cummings. Barenaked Ladies. ' ' 1 g a W on e S] e and The Northern Pikes over the * ‘ years. along with regular performanc- Talk about tattoos wanted “0 hem“ “ed SW es by area institutions such as Kitch- . b . . . I question if you‘re that bad when the tattoo is of ener-Waterloo Musical Productions. “ , ‘ rlngs 0L“ SUSplClon a butterfly, but whatever floats your boat. Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and . my wife likes the bad boys Now, she’s going even further to the dark side the Grand Philharmonic Choir. MARSHALL ‘ and has planned another one. The first concert I ever saw. lohnny WARD I t seems after all these years of marital TWO little birds on her one ankle. Cash, was at die Centre in the Square Ibliss l have finally discovered something. . She says it's to cover up an old sw. the year it opened. 1980. Months later, I would see my child- ] Mvwife. it appears_ likes me bad be“. ) but I don't believe it. . hood hero. Mr. Dressup (Ernie Coombs) take that very same I Arid this is concerning because I don't l l l ( l ( ll h lfone tattoo mikes yoga batlglrl stage â€" one“? the largest in North America â€" when I was i . ~ . , - ' _‘ t en two must m e you ownn t nine-years-o . a??? r" mm that category Well, m a I“ ) U R k I evil (even if you are, as 1 think. the Since then, Sylvia and l have enjoyed several memorable ‘ ‘ i am a “bad bn‘m in the sense that l J nicest person in the world). Everyone. l performances at the Centre in the Square. From Blue Rodeo. 1 say wildly inappropriate things only my if ,, suppose. has a dark Slde: . . ‘ Kim Mitchell and Tori Amos to The Vinyl Cafe. Andre-Philippe ; wife can hear when M. an, out and, gt , in the largely libertarian world in Gagnon and Puppetry of the Penis. The acoustics were always . about. as - . which I live, I have no problem with . second to none, and there is tmly not a bad seat in the house. l Inappropriate enough that she will do ‘ g i. any Oithat. Looking to the year ahead. l can see the Centre's impressive 1 one of two things _ our)” walk away ] ' "' it ‘ ' If it makes you happy, go ahead. AS line-up already includes concerts like Heart, Roch Voisine. . 1 ‘ giggling, or (055 a well»placcd Gordie 5 ' . ' long as you are not hurting anyone Lighthouse, Joel Plaskett. Melissa Etheridge with Serena Ryder. ‘ l Howenpe elbow a, m, nndmnnn 3 z: . A? . else. Bruce Cockbum. Hawksley Workman. Pixies, Charlie Pride. Rik ‘ Of course. I know h in well enough m i a " B35 ngw §he’s suggested it might be Emmett. and. the multimedia orchestral event. Video Games 1 », . - .. , . i ‘ ‘ ago lea ormetogetone. Live. . ‘ Ifigfifigfif‘ggffihjfig iiigp- : . This is where my theory of her Iik~ But the highlight of the year. for me, will be Brian Wilson. A posed to be the responsible one it is nun 1 BRIAN ing the bad boyscomes in. life-long Beach Boys fan. I was overjoyed to hear that Brian i-ssary for her to discipline me to some ‘ BOURKE I can't understand why she would Wilson will be kicking off his firstâ€"ever cross Canada tour at the extent. Not so much that I actually “OP n, 7 want to ruin this temple of manliness Centre in the Square on lune 15. I've read that audiences can ' I doing one of the things she most 970038 ' that stands before her every day. look forward to seeing him perform his latest album Brian Wil- Bm rm not the kind of“bad boy” who presents Unless - N's "01 quite good enough. son Reimagines Gershwin in its entirety. along with a selection any kin a of danger. Maybe. there needs to be an element of danger . . of solo and Beach Boys classics. . I am much more likely to make her supper or do lt'syust a suggestion. . _ . I'm proud to live in a community that had the foresight, the laundry. than live on the wild side. And as] mentioned. Since I exist in a world of over 30 years ago, to build this acoustical and architectural l Ink“ you consider the “wild side" running the free will, I can make my own decrsion about such a jewel, and hope city councillors will continue to support this dishwasher with only nnc snap tablet. Or. perhaps, physical accessory With no pressure and no con- worthwhile investment. . throwing all the various colours of clothes into the cems that my refusal Will hurt her feelings So I say, as ABBA sung, thank you for the mustc, and please hum”. Ha ha. _Even I don't believe that. keep it coming to Centre in the Square. Yes. call me a rebel, but it seems I generally l hope “ doesnt hurt. . - ‘ roles! onl ‘& r ' , . ‘ ' p Anyhow} $3522 ;2;,“;’,fg‘;{,’;;’;gg;{g‘;m§ Brian Bourke, a member ofthe 105.3 moi, FM Marshall Word is a visual artist and independent filmmaker. Eâ€" . wife got her first tattoo. Mostly it seems because she mormngt‘n’w, can be WM bye-mail at mm! "s welcomeat marshalLuurrthotmathom. bbourke@knolfm.oom.