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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-11-29, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2000. A Young Perspective Alberta band member talks of life on the road On Oct. I, one of Alberta’s finest punk bands, Belvedere along with label mates Of No Avail and Deville, came to the Belmore arena to play to a very enthpsiastic crowd. I was lucky enough to talk to Steve Rawles, vocalist and guitarist for Belvedere and manager of Hourglass records before the show. I was curi­ ous about the tour and touring in general so he said he’d answer a few questions for me. Q. If you could describe touring in one word, what would it be? Steve: Harsh. Q. What do you enjoy the most about touring? Steve: Meeting different people and having kids on stage singing. Remembrance Day at Madill gets new treatment As many of you have already heard there was no Remembrance Day assembly at F.E. Madill. I heard the rumours, pushed them out of my mind, and formed my own opinion. But, I still didn’t know the reason behind why there was no assembly. There was a service over the announcements but I wanted to find out why so I talked to the principal, Mr. Tessier. He informed me that it was his Aunt gets behind the plate at Sydney By Elyse DeBruyr This year at the Sydney Summer Olympics many Canadians partici­ pated in the events. There were many triumphs and failures from the men and women who put their heart and soul into their training. Sarah’s side Youths not politically apathetic It's funny how some people feel that teenagers have become apathetic about politics and government. Having recently celebrated my 18th birthday (YEA!) I was looking for­ ward to voting for the first time in the upcoming federal election. I waited anxiously to get my voter’s What matters Don’t snub shoppers By Elyse DeBruyn I was at a mall in Kitchener one Saturday shopping for jeans. When I walked into a jean store, there were three sales women talking to each other. They looked at me and contin­ ued to talk. Now this doesn’t bother me because nothing bugs me more than pushy, fake salespeople telling you that the clothes you are trying on look “so good” just so they can make a sale. I was looking around for about five minutes when I found a pair of dark jeans. I looked over and the three women were still talking. As I made my way over, one women was star­ ing at me as the others kept talking. I politely asked if I could try on the $80 jeans. The women looked at me for a few seconds glaring until one woman pointed and said, “The dress­ ing rooms are over there”. Feeling about as big as a mouse, I walked to the dressing rooms and Q. What do you like the least about touring? Steve: Fighting - the bickering that goes on that’s unnecessary but it happens. Q. How many shows are you doing this tour? Steve: Forty-four shows in total, 35 in Canada and nine in the States. Q. How would you describe the planning that goes into doing a Belvedere tour? Steve: I plan two months in advance in the States and one and a half months in Canada. It usually requires 10 calls or e-mails to each promoter. Q. How does touring differ when there are 2 other bands to worry decision to not have the usual type of Remembrance Day assembly. The decision was reached because of “the present political situation in education’’. It caused him to rethink what was going on. He felt that the radio-style service over the public address system would allow the school to emphasize certain things in ways that weren’t previously emphasized. He said they covered “the origin of Remembrance Day, the history of the world war, I know someone who attended the Sydney 2000 Olympics. This woman is from Prescott, Ontario. She was at a local baseball game when the umpire didn’t show up. One of her friends asked her if she would umpire. From then on she would card in the mail and it didn’t come. So, for the past two weeks my mom has been phoning Elections Canada, faxing my ID and phoning again, to get me on the voter’s list. As of yet, I am still waiting to hear back from them to confinn that I am now on the voter’s list. tried on the jeans. I ended up not buying the jeans partly because of the women and the way they treated me and partly because the jeans didn’t look right. So a little tip to clothing salespeo­ ple, don’t treat your customers like they’re idiots. They are buying from your store, so try to be nice. It makes a big difference CHEW ON THIS.—.. “You’re only young once but you can always be immature.” -Arcola Mowers “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to put its pants on.” -Sir Winston Churchill “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” -Martin Luther King Jr. about? Steve: We have to get up earlier because there’s 13 people showering instead of four. (Steve manages the whole thing so it also means that he’s watching over more people.) Q. What are the costs of doing a tour? Are there ever any unexpected costs? Steve: Yeah, if the van breaks down. We really hope that it stays together. We invested in some new brakes before the tour. Q. What’s the average driving time in a day? Steve: (laughs) There really is no average. It ranges from three-12 hours. Q. Where do you sleep? the human cost of war and the emo­ tional aspect of both sides - the peo­ ple there and the people left at home.” I told him my concern. We’ve gone from having an assembly with Legion members, cadets, a guest speaker, and war veterans to an acknowledgment over the PA sys­ tem. He said he wasn’t worried at all about students becoming apathetic about Remembrance Day. Drama continue to do what she loved. Umpire. She was asked to try out as an umpire for the Olympics and made it. She was sent on all-expenses paid trip to Sydney Australia for 14 days, and was the umpire for women’s Even though some teenagers are uninterested in voting, the ones who are, have a hard time exercising that right. I know some people who have been following the election closely and were ready to cast their ballot have been told that they need to trav­ el to Tiverton or Seaforth to get on the voter’s list. Statistics show that a large number of young adults don’t vote. Don’t you think that this may have some­ thing to do with how difficult it is to get on the voter’s list? The next time you hear a comment about young people being apathetic towards voting, please take these cir­ cumstances into consideration. Steve: Houses, hotels, the van. Q. How do you bathe? Steve: We don’t. One of the guys with us hasn’t showered in five or six days. Q. What would you say your average meal is like on the road? Steve: Anything that comes from a gas station. Q. What’s the first thing you like to do when you get home ? Steve:Watch the Discovery chan­ nel. I really miss it. I don’t take any phone calls for 3 days. Q. What do you find yourself missing the most when you 're touring? Steve: I don’t really miss that much. I guess taking care of the label stuff is what I mis's the most. students at the school wrote the let­ ters in a role playing exercise that they, along with the radio club, used to produce the Remembrance Day radio show. “It’s not a lessening of the importance, it’s a different way of approaching the subject,” he said. He felt that “it was a worthwhile attempt to use a different medium to pass along an important message.” I also talked to Eric Ross, Zone C- 1 Commander. His thoughts on the announcement service were “I’m not softball. In the final game between Japan and the U.S.A she was there, behind home plate making the calls and see; ing the game from the point of view that not many people get the chance to see. Her name is Mary DeBruyn and she is one of my dad’s six sisters. She is a wonderful, kind woman who would do anything for the people she loved. We are very glad to have my Aunt Mary as part of our family. We love her and are so very proud of your accomplish-ments! Saining, Jlta&ing, UlaueA Specializing in upbeat styles for today's youth 650 Elizabeth St., Brussels 887-6744 Janice Machan I really enjoyed talking to Steve. It gave me a good glimpse into what touring was really like and it’s not all fun and games like a lot of people think it is. Although, it seems that it is a lot of fun. I would definitely have to say that one of the best parts about them coming to play was getting a ride to school with them the next day. It was fairly crowded but a lot of fun none the less. Steve, and the rest of the boys from Belvedere are extremely nice people and they put on a great show. When they come around here again, go see them. I’ll keep you posted on when they come back. too happy about it. 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