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‘ WATERIIX) CHRONICLE ' Midday, February 5, 20M ' 9 wâ€"wâ€"ww ‘.-;5I: : ilii‘ ’ 0 - I =2 w on a WNW“ Standingtransfixed Editor“ “noon [nude Fire's name recognition, com- stop treating this community like b f thi fli t the wrong assumptions munity Involvement and percep- herown personal. partisan fiefdom. e om S Stme Re- the M22 editorlal it nor: that she would serve herself in '3’ $2 million is beincusmunt for 3 5mm“ “Bill '0 her predecessor MW lue Rodeo's hit song Hasn‘t Hit Me Yet includes the Y . 8 pe were convincuig reasons for VOW” Waterloo evocative line: “i stand transfixed before this Streetlight, Parking-n uptown Waterloo. ' to lend her their support. » -. My“ Waite ' ' . ‘ watchin the snow fall on this cold Dec mber i t” But, unlike the assumption made f l - ' - Mr‘ns:,4a"H';’;"ij'§tfii=1v‘isj"if? . 8 7 - ~ e , n all ' , . b . . . . . U" ortunate Y; H appears we V9 g a, '.~§ ~. _~ 3,: t§> it was a cold and perilous Winter night 20 years ago this y your editorial cartoonist. " '5 not been fooled. 7“ " " l , ”mg week when i first saw Blue Rode f(" 'd" ‘ parking for private businesses. - - " . i . 0’ one 0 “m" d 5 m0“ 1 Rather than making community = accomplished and beloved bands. in concert. We a" park somewhere already. [I issues a primary focus partisan '7‘ l was reminded of this unfor bl is arkin for the le ofWaterloo - . , ' - ~ . , j a»: . ‘ . getta e Show when I heard . p g ,. peop . . pettiness hi“ (merged 35 a priority ii : . Blue Rodeo Will return to Kitchener on March l for a concert so that they can vtstt the fine shops for l-‘ife. y, . - g 7 t . _ . of uptown Waterloo that create so ‘ h ‘ l . - ‘. » , " at the (entrein m" square . . . . . many taxpa 'n l0b5 (at emit s atest'comments in . ' .. . ‘3; (in the drive to Bingemans in Kitchener that frigid evening B y] g _ ‘ .. .7 7 ”W ”"0"ICIe Chm”!!! the other _, :' . ""*- 20 Winters ago,lsaw ice-laden tree limbs glitter like diamonds ut hey, once the ”ii is opera opposition party is in line with sim- - a . . . ; - :,‘ , f , . ~ . , . . _ . , . _, 7H . .. at“, 5 as reeling rain and had made the roads treacherous. The tronal we .8“ wont have [0 worry “i" messaging She has expressed :’ 3‘ ,7 i 3"": ’3 band arrived more than an hour late due to aslipperyjoumey about parking anymore. Anyhow. weighty“! yeari f d h 7 -;. w“; down the 40]. , \ ' ' c we )ass 5i e an 'r art ' 9 ' . ‘ 1w”: “ .7 ' - . Andy Bras! has given to’tht' governing libs-ta]: .3 " " - v rowBaué“: if]? [122]] $21551"); .H-i If: faint ‘ . (””"V’U'VW’U"("0"”‘3‘ ' ‘h ofaconcern as it is )u2~ ""“rl'f‘r‘ s. - 'g) . I “.d ( .18 l uptown Waterloo "f” "“11 , , i _ 7 U Him-414" Rodeo delivc rid one of tht in st per» All”; but thats another story In 7» ‘5 " ’4 ‘ formanct's l have ever seen * a . no: _ ,, “1“ t ” diverse set of heartbreakin ballads Fife [S engagng in (00 liltictod officials tend to govern 1' ‘ 'v . ”Way and furious rock intensity, g A arti - themselves according to their per "" , J "“33" , The band kicked offthe show with - “ much p WIShIP sonal values and,_dt-monstratc a 3'” '_ My” 5 35:; one of my favourites, Heart Like :3" t's been just under a year and a ”'“W‘m'l 0‘ ”1" community ”WY ”‘1,“ ‘Mfl‘;:f‘7’” " "‘3’ ’» Mine, followed by newer songs like "‘ Ihalf since the local l)yrt‘lt‘t‘ll0ll WW“ Wg‘t‘M ’55? " Hasn't Hit Me Yet, Had liming and A, ' that $01" (.2llht‘rlllt' life to l'lf'v‘ ”W” inirll‘iin‘hlp l‘ (“WP a“?vri‘“;§g”’j{t{h€1% if; 9» l Five Days in May. With (ireg Kt-t-lor's Queen's Park to represent our com» l)””"”ll=l and “”l0"1”‘a“'~ 5345:", 4‘15" ' introspective delivery and lim muniry. ll" “’1‘“ l‘” (,atherint- “l" I” it u ' ‘ ' v ”c” ‘ "':" ' Cuddy's smooth and soulful voice. l , [\” *‘hfifi'**‘*h‘m‘ was hooked. I would go on to see 7 1 . . them in concert several more times MARSHALL I ‘ ue the heralc muSlc on that tour at venues like Stages in WARD ] ' Kitchener and (iuelph's (lliib Denim, - i . in l998, I saw (Iuddy perform solo at Mrs. Robinson's in I For a long time, i never understood the life of a step forward and save them from the l'.vll Show Kitchener accompanied by his hand that included Blue i i man with a snowblower. Empire. Rodeos Basil Donovan on bass and Anne Lindsay. whose lid [ 1 Real men. i told my wife, shovelled the snow no There have been several occasions this Winter, die talents blew me away Along With songs from his new i matter how much falls. and if you could you trundled Where We wandered up and down the street helping album, (iiiddy tmated the crowd to a handful of Blue Rodeo , l over to the neighbour to help them digout. out a handful of people with their snow issues. All of hits like Till l Am Myself Again. and Trust Yourself. along with , -~ : Real Canadians don't need machines to' get them have been very nice. Some even feel the urge to a surprising pop take on izlvis Costello's Oliver’s Army i f tiirotigh a winter drop ofi’a gift. which is quite nice, but That same year. I would see (in-g Keelor periorm at the i y Now. sit down. because you are not not necessary. same venue in suppon of his new solo venture. (ione. With f going to hear this very often ~ l was Oddly enough. l don't even know the incense waiting in the air and candles at every table, it was 3 r wrotig. iii ll 9 ill names of most of these people. They truly a special night as Keelor opened with tht' lwauuiully i j Seriously, I can‘t remember the last ' have a driveway. They have snow. 1 have quiet Blue Rodeo song Dark Angel 1 \ unu- I had to admit I was wrong outside a snowblower.’ it all works. Only one verse in. Keelor stopped the song to address an . i oi tlit' confines of my house in a ti‘iscusâ€" But now, I know why if feels so great obnoxious audience member "0h would you stop that7(.rov~ stun Will] the boss. ‘ It‘s only a little bit about helping people I tip and gct yer own P‘kin' gig. man ' The crowd roared in f it was ills! a year ago when l gave up. " It's also only a little bit about getting the 7 I approval as the audience respectfully sat back and listened to { lit-turning home from a week away to F. a most use missihleout ofan investment ‘ J an evening of music exploring themes of alien worlds lou- : find two feet of snow in the driveway. l » , No, No. No I expect all you girls to i j anti death I broke down and purchased a soowblow g. keep this secret Don't be ruining our ‘ ' later Ill the show. “who was act ompamt-tl on stage- in ‘ or on sale Unfortunately I onl\ had tho ’“ ' "V. tnood We do it hot aust- it's fun. Really (anadtan songstrt‘ss ()h Susanna: whose gorgi-ous haunting ‘ (ham t' to use ll ont t' ‘.; . ‘ llil'rt"s something empowering, cvt-n ‘ vot als bit-titled nicely With Ker-lor's raspy you r- i My thoughtful Wllt‘ was hilly in lavour w, manly. to know that Wt' can conquer tiu- ‘ I would we Blue Rode-o live for lht‘ List tune in Jill) .it tho “ of this purchase She was (out (‘fllt'tl elements no lTlalll'l’ what is thrown at us ‘ l (t‘l‘ilrt‘ in the Square, where they pt'rltiflilt‘tl my favourin- about my back and my heart (Although BRIAN ' We laugh in the fat c of Motltt'r i “luv Rodeo song, Rage, from thr album We Hays ln llrtwm-n you wotild think she would have some BOURKE Valurt‘ ;' ‘ looking back on so mam Kil'tll (llllti‘fl inviniuics. l m ‘ idea of what i might be worth lying And Mr a frost «overt-d titan, win-n . } glad to sm- Blur Rodeo still going strong after all these years pronein tin-driveway] ”to rob is done. we survey our artistry ‘ 1 it won t ha- a ~cold Dru 4‘lllht'r night~ when the band i I now fully understand why men With snowhlow bathe in the adoration oiour loved ones. 1 i returns to Kitt honor next month. but l'm sure tht- audit-m r , ers get sot-tidied when the snow starts to fall Portions of that last sentence may hc- just In my l , Will nevertheless “stand omsfixed' by lht‘ll well honed l There's something, I don't know â€" heroit mind. btit I llkt’ it in there ‘ i artistry about “(My tnmdling down the street behind your ‘“ l i u. ; machine with the hopeful faces of neipthours gazing Brian Bourke a mpmhrr o/lhp I05 it trio] [M i Marshall Ward n ,,,, ,,, m, and/"plump u'rill'r I mail Li ‘ ' 3' YOU. mornmgrrriu m" h “Why? 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