GOING NORTH, AND THEN EAST: Catching a big jet plane to Ottawa in a couple hours here! We have OFFICIAL BUSINESS there tomorrow night in the form of one of our spirited speaking fiascos. We’re calling it “Tall Tales From A Large Man,” but I’ll assure you, it’s much more than that. It’s been morphing. We’ve been adding new rants. New warnings. New warts. New moles. Hell, we might even go bi-lingual on this one, and do half the show in French? You never know. Just show up and let’s see what happens, Ottawa! Hell, the gig is sold out, which is just wild. Be there.

I know one person in Ottawa, and that’s Steve St. Pierre. And hell, I’ve never met the guy, just shot the shit on the internet. “E-Buddies” or something like that. So, I’ll me a large man in a strange land. Go easy on me, Ottawa. If cornered, I will brawl. Stern words.

Okay, I gotta go pack my underoos, socks and one pair of jeans ready for the big plane ride.

Here’s the links for tomorrow night:

OCC & NA present: Aaron Draplin and Draplin’s coming to Ottawa - Northern Army! I’d say that falls under the “bonafide proof” category!

Believe it. Canada, you strange and mysterious land, we are coming for you!

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NEXT WEEK, THE TOUR CONTINUES: From Ottawa, we head down to Toronto for the FITC super convention, do a couple nasty days in the big city, and then we head to Waterloo for the final stop of our “All Points Ontario” super tour. Here’s the links:

FITC Toronto - Aaron Draplin of the Draplin Design Co. - April 23-25

DDC vs. Waterloo! Aaron Draplin of the Draplin Design Co. - April 26

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ON THE PLAYER:

01. Rush - Permanent Waves
02. Nomeansno - Wrong
03. Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It in People