From: owner-canadian-music-digest@smoe.org (canadian-music-digest) To: canadian-music-digest@smoe.org Subject: canadian-music-digest V1 #160 Reply-To: canadian-music@smoe.org Sender: owner-canadian-music-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-canadian-music-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk canadian-music-digest Saturday, December 26 1998 Volume 01 : Number 160 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Horseshoe show [Paul Schreiber ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 01:23:36 -0500 From: Paul Schreiber Subject: Horseshoe show Hello there. :) I awoke, for some strange reason, *before* my alarm clock, which had been set for 6:50. This is particularly odd, because I usually don't get up until 7:30 or so for work. After a quick stop at the Tim Hortons, I boarded the 7:22 GO train to Toronto. A short subway ride and a bit of a wait for a streetcar later, I found myself behind a wall of people in the Horseshoe. I could hear, but not see, the Wild Strawberries indulging Humble and Fred in some insightful dialog. Letting the guy in front of me do his best Tom Rathman immitation, I was able to get just behind the post near the front in time for Emm's set. I spotted the first of the usual suspects: Rannie, who had been at the Shoe since six a.m. Emm played an all-too-short set consisting of "Summerlong" and "Holiday," as has been mentioned. The crowd responded well and applauded loudly, but she unfortunately didn't perform as much as we would have liked. I caught up with her after the show, arms full of gifts bestowed upon her by the adoring crowd. There had been some debate over whether the Barenaked Ladies would show, as Steven Page's wife -- or perhaps Mr. Page himself, if you believe everything you hear -- had recently given birth to a boy. But show they did. This was my first time seeing the Ladies live, and they had as much of a great time as the crowd did. Their set included "One Week," "Brian Wilson," "It's All Been Done" and an interactive rendition of "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer." They are a *very* cool bunch of guys to see live. I may just go pick up a copy of Stunt in the next couple of days. Hellos to Tab, Mark (who I caught on the way out), Rannie, Andrea (who probably wondered who she was waving at) and Joni. Paul shad 96c / 3A CS / mac activist / eda / fumbler fan of / jewel / sophie b. / sarah slean / steve poltz / emm gryner / / x-files / buffy / dawson's creek / habs / bills / 49ers / t h i n k d i f f e r e n t. "I don't want to spend the rest of my life alone. That's the only fear I have, because what else is there but love?" -- Sheryl Crow ------------------------------ End of canadian-music-digest V1 #160 ************************************