Concerts!

Jun. 22nd, 2006 10:26 am
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While everyone else was out seeing Madonna last night, [livejournal.com profile] sarahcarotte and I went to see the Bachman-Cummings Songbook Tour (both members of Bachman-Turner Overdrive and the Guess Who). The show was at Theatre St-Denis, which is a good place to see any kind of show (We caught the BNL Christmas show last November with [livejournal.com profile] mouseme, Gabbo, and [livejournal.com profile] twilightbunny).

I hadn't been to see a good classic rock show in quite a few years, so it was great fun. It was also one of those times when I felt very YOUNG compared to the other Guess Who fans around us.

But Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings were in fine form and good spirits, so the show was fun and the two musicians had an excellent rapport with the audience.

A few of weird things happened that night:

1. Two people came up to me and asked me if I was Gary Bachman (Randy Bachman's brother). I have no idea what Gary Bachman looks like, so I'm not sure there's a resemblance.

2. During a bathroom break, some guy was saying that Jacques Parizeau (the ex-premier) was sitting in the balcony watching the show. During one of the encores, Bachman and Cummings paraded a Canadian flag out onto the stage. I wonder if the people around Parizeau hesitated to cheer or not.

3. When [livejournal.com profile] sarahcarotte and I left the theatre and were walking up to the car (on St. Denis, above Ontario), we were witness to an accident that happened about 5 feet from where we were standing: a taxi ran the red light and struck a cyclist. The cyclist flew one way, the bike flew another way, and he landed on his collarbone. He insisted he was okay and didn't want us to call 911, but I managed to flag down a police cruiser who called for an ambulance. We stuck around to make sure the guy was okay, but from what the ambulance guys were saying, he probably did break his collarbone. Yikes. Cyclists: wear your helmets (he wasn't wearing a helmet)!

Pretty exciting for a Wednesday night!

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Alison Says:

Date: 2006-06-23 04:08 pm (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
I AM SO JEALOUS!! I so wanted to get tickets to that gig. I love Burton Cummings' music. I have one cd of a live show he did. Just him and a piano. Its great.
Gimme my book back...I am too jealous now to let you have it. (Also, note the book is SIGNED. woo hoo.)
Hugs, Mr Man

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