More Canadians

I sat down to write a post entitled "Ten Things To Do Before I Die", but got distracted. I googled a guitarist I admire to see if she is playing anywhere, and found her name in the newsletter of a coffeehouse in Major Metropolitan Area (but only as a donor, unfortunately.) Scanning the schedule, though, I noticed Garnet Rogers [Canadian], playing there this week! I became a fan of Garnet after I became a fan of his deceased brother Stan [also Canadian], who I learned about from Lead Dog when we used to live at the Dumpy Ranch House and sit around listening to folk music instead of vacuuming or doing the dishes. Alas, I won't be able to go to the concert.

Anyway I clicked on Garnet's website and was delighted to find there a long, rambling list of what he listens to in the car on his endless transcontinental drives. And what, among others, does Garnet enjoy? "Gordon Lightfoot-- the first 3 or 4 albums. Try driving across the Prairies on a frosty October morning listening to those early records and drinking tea from Tim Horton's; the complete Canadian experience."

I feel absolved. If Garnet Rogers has three or four Gordon Lightfoot albums in his car, then I am proud to have them in my iPod. Also, I feel that pretty soon I may be asked to leave The Imperialist Country, due to my inexplicable preference for Canadian musicians, as well as my endless complaining about the lack of snow here. If this comes to pass, I do hope my friends up north will take me in. I know how to say "maple syrup" in French, if that helps.