quack quack
Garth and Gord and Fiona and Alice
Garth and Gord (surgeon and lawyer) drive to Toronto from the Maritimes in search of lawyering and doctoring jobs. They pick up Fiona, a nuclear physicist, in Quebec, and run over a woodchuck being filmed for Hinterland Who's Who. They arrive in Toronto full of hope, but Garth's pal says things are slow and there are no jobs after all. They go to Yonge Street, where they meet Alice. Fiona finds a job setting up pins in a bowling alley. Gord gets Alice pregnant. They go to Yonge Street to think. Alice leaves Gord. They decide to head out to Alberta.
Music by Stompin' Tom Conners ('To It and At It'), Gordon Lightfoot ('Alberta Bound') and Paul Flaherty does a hard-rockin' cover version of 'To It and At It' (apparently as a parody of David Clayton Thomas).
Garth - Candy; Gord - Flaherty; Fiona Cournoyer - Martin; Alice - Jayne Eastwood; Hinterland director - Levy; irate hospital patient, staff - extra; CBC crew - extras; citizens of Toronto - themselves, eh?
funny.Nothing like a Canadiana flashback moment to start the day. I already watched the cougar and the snowy owl so far. Those bloody Hinterland Who's Who spots are as familiar as Sesame Street.
looney tunes
a modern day version of "Goin' Down the Road"? This one is a true story, just happened yesterday: a guy in New Brunswick packs his car with a 22-calibre bolt-action rifle with scope, a .30-calibre hunting rifle with scope and a pump-action 12 gauge shotgun, drives all the way to Toronto with intent to go on a shooting rampage, unpacks his arsenal in the park and is about to start killing when a nice dog comes up to him. He loves dogs. Decides not to kill a bunch of Torontonians after all and turns himself in to the cops.
|
- bill 6-24-2004 4:57 pm
Garth and Gord and Fiona and Alice
Garth and Gord (surgeon and lawyer) drive to Toronto from the Maritimes in search of lawyering and doctoring jobs. They pick up Fiona, a nuclear physicist, in Quebec, and run over a woodchuck being filmed for Hinterland Who's Who. They arrive in Toronto full of hope, but Garth's pal says things are slow and there are no jobs after all. They go to Yonge Street, where they meet Alice. Fiona finds a job setting up pins in a bowling alley. Gord gets Alice pregnant. They go to Yonge Street to think. Alice leaves Gord. They decide to head out to Alberta.
Music by Stompin' Tom Conners ('To It and At It'), Gordon Lightfoot ('Alberta Bound') and Paul Flaherty does a hard-rockin' cover version of 'To It and At It' (apparently as a parody of David Clayton Thomas).
Garth - Candy; Gord - Flaherty; Fiona Cournoyer - Martin; Alice - Jayne Eastwood; Hinterland director - Levy; irate hospital patient, staff - extra; CBC crew - extras; citizens of Toronto - themselves, eh?
- tom moody 6-24-2004 5:39 pm [add a comment]
funny.Nothing like a Canadiana flashback moment to start the day. I already watched the cougar and the snowy owl so far. Those bloody Hinterland Who's Who spots are as familiar as Sesame Street.
- sally mckay 6-24-2004 5:53 pm [add a comment]
looney tunes
- bill 6-24-2004 5:56 pm [add a comment]
a modern day version of "Goin' Down the Road"? This one is a true story, just happened yesterday: a guy in New Brunswick packs his car with a 22-calibre bolt-action rifle with scope, a .30-calibre hunting rifle with scope and a pump-action 12 gauge shotgun, drives all the way to Toronto with intent to go on a shooting rampage, unpacks his arsenal in the park and is about to start killing when a nice dog comes up to him. He loves dogs. Decides not to kill a bunch of Torontonians after all and turns himself in to the cops.
- sally mckay 6-25-2004 5:11 pm [add a comment]
i think it was the Abba. he was reaching for The Doors to hear "The End" but popped in "Take a Chance on Me" by mistake. it might lead some to commit mass murder but i think it saved the day here.
- dave 6-25-2004 6:41 pm [add a comment]