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do dentists pay the artists whose cheesy art is on the wall every time someone looks at it? what about the florist who brings flowers to a wedding? does she get paid by every guest who enjoys the flowers? i have a nice table and chairs. i'm not going to pay the furniture-maker every time I sit down. are these analogies accurate? does it seem logical?

Rob Gordon: I will now sell four copies of "The Three EPs" by The Beta Band. Dick: Go for it. [Rob plays the record] Beta Band Customer: Who is this? Rob Gordon: The Beta Band. Beta Band Customer: It's good. Rob Gordon: I know.

website says 62 centimetres... aren't you worried about rocks? that's not even knee-high base... (don't worry, i still envy you like crazy right now)

i think you have to be enjoying the music too... i'm certainly not. not in this thread.

champagne powder eh? getting it trucked in from Utah? (is it really that dry at Kicking Horse?) lucky asshole. we're still green here in the east. i wanna get on the hills sooooooooo bad.

Atta boy, Jared!

3 more days til i see the Boston show!

Wasn't the song called 'Kicked in the Chest'?

Seems fitting given the Quebec stuff right now - The Hockey Sweater.

is he still in town? he's up here recording people all the time (joel plaskett for one) but i thought he moved to austin? has he moved back?

yeah but is he really that far off?

I find it funny that he wrote it 6 months ago and you're just getting around to responding now.....

Thanks SugarMegs... How does someone win? Is it 50% + 1, etc....?

road maps cost about 6 bucks these days. a road map will never fail to boot up. the screen will never crack. the contrast will never be too low. road maps fit in your pocket. installation of a road map is easy. there is no firmware to update. but those things are nifty toys. buy away, the price is incredible.

I'm hoping Kennedy takes it. On the hmmmmmm 4th ballot. (Someone want to explain how the voting works, or direct me to a website that can tell me in simple terms?) AD

What's the mentality like when constantly switching from large 'showcase' gigs at festivals, opening for MMJ etc to headlining gigs at small bars? How has the move to Canada affected your life and music? Ever been to Santropol in Montreal? What's your favourite sandwich? (correct answer is 'The Santropol')

Why did Montreal get cancelled? Can you give a shout-out to AD at the Boston show on Saturday? AD

They usually do have openers. Two years ago it was Frontier Index, and last year it was Elliot Brood... AD

Fuck how did I forget this? Hilarious read. The stories of excess are frightening.

yeah Velvet that's a good one fer sher. i didn't list it as it was more of a compendium... but then i guess it's a book about rock stars so it all fits. lots of great stories in there. biiiiiiiiiiig book. Alan Cross' book 'Over The Edge' has lots of great stories.

Across the Great Divide: The Band and America - Barney Hoskyns KISS and Make-up - Gene Simmons Wilco: Learning How to Die - Greg Kot

Good question, I was thinking that too but wasn't sure if it was performed but just not released on the 2-CD set. Turns out it wasn't performed at all. Indeed a strange choice to play.

I can't get into it now, but I listened to most of what's been broadcast so far, on Sounds Like Canada, All In A Day, Definitely not the Opera... Weak weak weak. The only strong point was Tony Dekker (Great Lake Swimmers) and his performance of A Case of You. Oh Susannah almost did it for me, but at the end of Rag Mama Rag she just started screaming and ug it was awful. Good idea CBC, poor execution.

Sunday October 8.

Miss you Freddie. You crazy dude. AD