Well THAT was a fun night! And it was, it turns out, the place to be... packed room Lana's, door by donation, proceeds to charity... tons of familiar faces, even a coworker... I cheaped out and gave a ten but I had written an article and I'm down to my last $20 before payday so...
Anyhoo, I barely saw the Soreheads... during their set, I was soliciting an autograph practically AT THE URINAL from Tim Chan... he was peeing when I first came in and I was peeing next when I called, "Don't go away" and there we were practically still in the bathroom when he signed it, there by the door of treachery that wiped out Ed Hurrell... that's how Ed hit his head... it nearly left him dead... but it's not how Kurt got hurt... that was a Sweaters blurt... speaking of whom, Pete Campbell was around last night! A Pete Campbell appearance at a gig he wasn't playing at! I delivered him a piece of cake at the end of the night... do any of you even KNOW what I'm talking about?
Usinger would call it all "inside baseball" and cut it... anyhoo, sorry I made ya miss the Soreheads, Tim! You cut a distinctive figure at the urinal but I DID NOT SNAP A PHOTO. I promise.
But I got my record signed by 3/4s of the band, and hey, look at the photo Mike dug up for my article! It REALLY IS A DIFFERENT COLIN MACRAE! THERE WERE TWO BASS-PLAYING COLIN MACRAEs in the Victoria scene back then! They aren't lying! Memo to Dave Bowes, who was there last night and like me was entertaining the possibility that legs were being pulled... nope... I have it confirmed by Colin AND Tim now, and that blonde guy on the left was not in Pigment Vehicle and is NOT in Dead Bob...
And Jesus those guys were YOUNG. Lookit 'em! Babies! What, is Eric Lowe even in puberty in that photo? Holy shit! And now he's half of 120!
Anyhow, if I can't get the original, proper Colin Macrae to sign my record, I might get the Dead Bob/ Pigment Vehicle one to write, "Look, I told you this is not me" on it and sign it in the other guy's place. Whoever inherits it when I'm gone will have some detective work to do! Discogs still thinks this is the same Colin MacRae... it ain't...!
Maybe he can write, "I'm not the Colin MacRae you're looking for" (the Dead Bob Colin prefers a capital R, he tells me, even though he lacks one on his Facebook profile. Confused yet? Whereas 64 Funnycars prefers to lowercase it, unless that's an error).
Hey, if you are the correct Colin Macrae, note: I am a bit of a completist in these matters! I want your signature!!!! (But find me on Facebook, or ask Tim or something). OR MAYBE I CAN GET BOTH COLIN MACRAES TO SIGN IT AS EVIDENCE THAT THEY ARE DIFFERENT FUCKING PEOPLE!!!? No one will remain skeptical after THAT!
Worlds left to conquer! SOMEONE WILL OWN THE RECORD AFTER I AM GONE and they will care if there is a missing name... I have a duty to them... right?
As for 64 Funnycars, them I shot a lot of, like, here, here, and here (with a guest appearance by Tony Lee). What's that last song? I'm not sure! But appy birthday Eric Lowe and Tony Lee!!! 120 years old! Wow!
PS: Tim tells me that Happy-Go-Lucky is going to get a re-issue digitally on CD from 604 Records... keep your eyes peeled. It's never been on CD! (But there was still a copy of the vinyl at Neptoon in the "used S" section, last I checked).
Maybe I shoulda got Cara to sign it in Colin's place? I only got one decent image of her, so if you want better pics, go talk to Gord McCaw!! (Sharon was there, too... Chris Crud... Grant from Zulu... Wayne... Kristina... Lisafurr... the whole LanaLou's crowd, minus Ed Hurrell -- he had leaned on the stall door, if you're wondering, and conked his head and spine on the toilet... he's still in rehab... do not lean on the stall door, it barely locks at the best of times...).
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