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THURSDAY. sentiment! is, 2016 - wanna» CHION'ICLE - 9 ' #4.. ,, A-.â€"’4~â€"77â€"â€"7 -. _. cw. ‘. . w Hillilil\l(ll l 1 s V r W N V - LETTERS [0 THE CHRONICLE . Wha S . . OVBS ME t pint m Reading aloud Fini - ~ - . k m. a Sh work first before ripping up more it wouldn t loo e o o ‘ reminds me of my 1 in th d a“? “W has been b°mb°d ”0'“ “‘6 a“ you m e orClSt? C 05 g 8110 er ['08 People wouldn't get frustrated like own family’s Story know road work has to be done and they are. We are M to "50.1“?" road I've heard it said that somewhere between science and supersti- Ie: Leslie Morgenson's Reading I am not complaining about that work ”WY“! but tins is hthCHIOUS- tion, there is another world â€" a world otdarkness. m BUT what is with the horrible 599°11‘1le why do they Pl" up a It's a world that haunted my dreams as a child. from the first enjoyed reading Leslie Morgenson's road construction throughout the cit- barricade (PY‘OHS) t0! ‘future" road timelsaw The Exorcist. piece about readingaloud. ies of fitcheneeraterloo? work that doesn't start {0‘ days 0" My scary movie collection is now vast. with hundreds of titles Since she was young. we have It seems like road work it is hap- W99“ later? and personal favourites like Suspin'a, The Haunting (1963), Psy- read to our daughter. and now the pening everywhere and forever. Add to thata it“ ofthe time the bar« cho, The Shining, The Evil Dead. Rosemary's Baby, Carrie. The tables have tumt’d in a most delightâ€" Hold on, i should have said. “it ricades come down days 0t weeks after little Girl Who Lives Down the lane, The Changeling. The Mist. ful My seems like roads are torn up every- the work is finished! The A'mityville Horror, Poltergeist, and The Conjuring. While reading Anne of Green where,” Why h°t Pt" UP the barricade the I still consider The Exorcist the scariest film of all time. Gables to her, my clumsy adult tongue There are many, many roads that morning that work is SW8 and take though. as it continues to astonish and unsettle me like no other couldn't keep up With Anne's mono- are torn up with no workers on site, it down 35500“ as the asphalt is ready. movie. - logues and Lucy's prose. so my daugh- and secondly. there are many other like the next day? A new TV Show, The Exorcist. apparently sewing as a continu- ter took over â€" and she's been the road lanes that are blocked off that are 3|“th lanes and constricting anon to William Friedkin's 1973 horror classic, stars Geena Davis Chlef reader 8V9! SinCE. going to be worked on sometime. traffic {0‘ any longer than necessary and debuts next week on Sept. 23. I've been enormously entertained I like to know who does the plan is just plain stupid and shows lack of And while l'm intrigued to check by to Percy lackson/Hero's of 0|ym~ ning for this road work? planning. l out the new TV series, I don't expect 1 pus books, and have staned on anoth- l'd also like to know when he (or This W011 wasn’t planned well atall . any new adaptation to be able to _\j \le} [\j l. er Rick Riordan series. they) is getting fired. and it is frustrating for motorists. shock. terrify, and fascinate viewers the , \ My daughter's dramatic “at? and 1 drive around the city quite a bit T0 both Cities 1 say “ fihtSh the way The Exorcist stillcan. 43 years after 3 \l‘ l IhllltY to create different VOiCES t0! and all I see are a lot of roads under roads that are torn up before starting its initial theatrical release. i ‘ each character is a delight, but the big- construction, but quite a few of these any more. The artwork on the original VHS ‘ pat thrill is the time we spend togeth- days i see nobody working on them. 310d lanes only when the work is cover still captivates me. Evocatively *3â€" ar sharing adventures! Why is this? Why can‘t they start bCing done. . photographed, it portrays the late- 2 a" ‘ on a road and stay there until it is finv It Wt” make many 0‘ “5 happier. night arrival of Father Merrin outside . ’ Tracey Snark: ished? the MacNeil home enshrouded in fog 3 g. ‘ Waterloo If they finished some roads before "firm and eerily silhouetted, reminiscent of ‘ ,__ ,7 _7 A» “EMMY Rene Magritte's famously atmospheric aiming L'Empire des Lumieres. j . t ' ° ' ' d be] ' p n. ' ‘ ‘ en there 5 the stomach-chum- : ‘ This is one club I don t min ongmg to .nggm..m.....o....-m m. 1 tarpon . Ihave done something that I swore I would never do. l Many are. Exclusively. in fact, at the time. there was a grefiflscgfégt R983“ Stabbing her- L_._.,._VV_A8D._A,_ mm have joined a 'service club.‘ local Rotary duh that only allowed male members. Remark:ny The Exorcist is haunt Here's somethrn' g you may find surprising â€" i am not My female colleagues and l joked and plotted over the . ' > a fan of clubs. years ‘ let's flood them with membership applications :23“, bezztifiilssand e g t and yet, at the same time. ““8de .- Adminedly, I've belonged to my fair share of clubs over and see how they respond. gm 8 ‘ ' cra . ' . , , And it 5 this paradox. between the terrors we observe on theyears Imagine. A local service club. to which many bustness een and the im rc dbl e d n't that left an indelible Dinner clubs. Book clubs. All sorts of social clubs. I leaders. mayors. councillors, MPPs and now a sitting MP .50 pe ep 9.0" s we 0 ' . , . . . impact on me as a child, leavtng me forever fascinated With both even startedafew. . . .. could not belong? it sallpmtty Sllly, Isn tit? the visceral and psychol . cal fright f thi brill‘ant feat offilm- In fact. I was the consummate organizer. I ll l \ Backto Rotary Waterloo. making 09 s o s I 3.23:2: :Tghglheople together m some 8( j I \ _\ thehszmfiglvsz; meetings were a surprise. m Regardless of how many times l’ve seen the film. l'm amazed But I had a real epiphany when I went it become clear. fluidly. that these were by ”"3308?" s nightganish levitation we; the bed. ‘29 inf:â€" through I significant life event and suddenly. ,; Rotarians intent on charting a new path. mous ’ egree ea sp nn "3 scene, an my “a“ te, e _ . . bone-chilling crab-walk down the stairs. with one fell swoop. l was on the outstde of a . ‘ They challenged the status quo â€" weekly . . . . . . Seeing trailers for the new series on l-ox TV reminded me that lot ofdubs. , meetings. membership rules and the like at th root of it all the . al film' be h flaith So. I saw the light and it was not a good 3 ’ ~ and while other Rotary clubs struggled. d e akes j. rs (:me is athem ‘1 e mystegvofh ood light. ‘ Rotary Waterloo steadily grew. We now have an d 2:,“ a case 0 p orces m un m 7 8 My interest in an.” as I knew them. came I; more than 60 members. an In the special features of the digitally rte-mastered Blu-ray I to I hing halt. . _ 1 it '5 the "my inclusive dUb I have we, edition of [he Exorcist. director William Friedkin reflects: '()ver By definition. clubs tit people together. 1 belonged to. th I think ‘ le take lTh F i wha th 1 But they also do a really great job of keeping 1 We gather together. we have a lot of 9"?“ mos PCOP outo e ”It“ ( 9y r.-. m ,, ,,__V,,. bring in. if you believe that the world is a dark and evil place. people out. fun, and we volunteer our time. energy and , . . . then The Exorcist will reinforce that. But if you believe there Is Unless they are built on the premise of resources. f f 00d that mint and al at h M including all. right from the get go, which is a pretty rare We work hard to support this community in many :horce o 3 C0 5 eventu tY ump s over- . . ' . en you will be taking out oi the film what we med to put to thin; in my experience. ways, most notably through our relationship with . . , . . .. . _ . So with Halloween around the corner and a new "W series My moratorium on clubs lasted a few years. until a kidsAhiltty We are a busy group with one goal. Semce . debuting next week. I highly recommend turning down the very dear friend of mine you know her as former mayor above self , . . . y . Brenda Halloran invited me to come to a Rotary Water Qign me up for the long term lights. mmtng up the sound, and anyovying the ”73 verstnn 0' [he '00 m g ' ‘ ’ u. ' Exorcist. an unparalleled and ageless classic j . l was lukewarm to the idea, what would i find even Karen Scum is the rofimndzr of the Tolentflust‘rwss . 1 remotely interesting about a Rotary meeting7 Or any serr Solarium. an educator and a recovering city councillor . . 1 vice dub" You can email her a! Nimr‘aanmailrom or follow , u . ‘ _ ‘ y _ , Marshall Ward Lt a freelance writer and arm! i Ann ”hey for old peoplr of the male variety" he! on Twitter @lmrensrtan Hunt! is u‘rlcomeru marshall mantahormm‘l mm - l , , , i