I’m a fan of Kelly Oxford’s Permanent Retrograde and one of her recent Substack newsletters is called “Are You Rural?” It asked if you could say ‘Yes’ to 15 statements. Having grown up in Glengarry, Ontario, I wondered if I was rural. So I took Kelly’s quiz:
The good old days, when you could smoke AND jello wrestle in bars!
I still have a crystal clear memory of sitting on a Voyager bus on the way to Montreal to see a Sons of the Desert show. The windows all misted up. Looking at the snowy fields as ‘Young Man in Transit’ blasted out of my Walkman.
Haha exactly...I can still remember how gross and smokey it was in that club. Ewww. And that's a cool story about going to see Sons of the Desert with Nils on your walkman. The Sons were such a fun live band. I'm guessing Deja Voodoo spent lots of time on Voyageurs as well. :) Thanks for reading, Patrick!
Glad you enjoyed, Sharon! Lots of fun memories came rushing back when I started to think about Kelly's 'questions'. I had a few good giggles myself thinking back. And I'm sure you can relate to some of these stories!
The good old days, when you could smoke AND jello wrestle in bars!
I still have a crystal clear memory of sitting on a Voyager bus on the way to Montreal to see a Sons of the Desert show. The windows all misted up. Looking at the snowy fields as ‘Young Man in Transit’ blasted out of my Walkman.
Thanks for me reminding me Chris!
Haha exactly...I can still remember how gross and smokey it was in that club. Ewww. And that's a cool story about going to see Sons of the Desert with Nils on your walkman. The Sons were such a fun live band. I'm guessing Deja Voodoo spent lots of time on Voyageurs as well. :) Thanks for reading, Patrick!
Chris, I'm roaring. You certainly painted great little pictures of growing up in Glengarry. How lucky were we, eh?
Glad you enjoyed, Sharon! Lots of fun memories came rushing back when I started to think about Kelly's 'questions'. I had a few good giggles myself thinking back. And I'm sure you can relate to some of these stories!