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The HyperlinksJune 19th, 2004
In Detail
| The addition of a loveseat to the geography
of Bedsprings, Ontario made for slightly more comfortable seating
this time around. At first it felt as if there were much fewer people at
the show, but it was just that most of us were sitting in soft furniture,
rather than on the ceramic tile floor as has been the case in the past.
We spent a good deal of time drawing and getting to know each other better. Becky Baran brought some muffins for us all and they were quickly consumed despite their somewhat squashed shape. Thom Baxter set up the 4 track, minidisc and amp at the foot of the stage and arranged the microphones as tightly as possible to prevent the poles from poking people in the face. It's a tight fit on a Queen sized stage, but we managed pretty well. Kat Burns took the stage first and played for us a few songs about different characters and stories from her experiences. Jon-Rae Fletcher piped up during her cover of Femme Fatale and sang backup from the floor. Kat's voice sailed through the corridors of Bedsprings beautifully and everyone seemed to really enjoy it. I had some bad news for the few guests who came expecting to see a play written by Jason and performed by Phil Eddolls and myself (Matt Alexander); sadly, the play had to be canceled. It was a rushed script, and had yet to be rehearsed, but at Bedsprings that sort of thing isn't referred to as "unprepared" no, it's spontaneous! Unfortunately one of our principle cast members, Phil, was on a tight schedule to finish a film to be submitted to the Ottawa Animation Festival and he needed to be in tip top shape all day Sunday in order to get it done. We were all disappointed, and it was difficult even to go on from there, but Jason had something he wanted to tell us about Procrit, which is for chemo-related anemia in patients with most types of cancer. When Jon-Rae Fletcher got on stage with his guitar he announced that he wasn't interested in playing other people's songs, then proceeded to play two or three covers in a row. When questioned by an audience member he explained that he meant he wasn't interested in playing requests from other people. He started off quiet, and sensitive, playing his gospel influenced western tunes, but soon became excitedly animated and his voice caused tremors in the foundation of the building. Or the streetcar rolled by. Either way it was quite moving. We'd left the front door open to keep the air circulating and Jon-Rae's music nearly lured in a couple of alley cats. We saw them investigating the noise from the top of the stairs outside, but they didn't come any closer. I'd left the window of the back room open as well, and secretly hoped that some cats would be drawn in to investigate, but it wasn't to be. Jon-Rae finished his set but no one was ready to go just yet, so we put on some music and enjoyed a few drinks. The last of the crowd went home around 2:30am without so much as a stomp from the neighbours above. I slept soundly until late in the morning on Sunday. Thanks to everyone for another great Talent Show. |
01. an explanation from Matt Alexande
Jason
Jon-Rae Fletcher
Kat Burns
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