Again, on Saturday night in Pembroke, the Stompin' Tom fans we've grown to love, admire and appreciate stood tall!
During our intermission, we received a copy of a "Parody of Sudbury Saturday" night, written by Beachburg Ontario native, Erma Bennett Johnson. It's a brilliant piece of literature in the tradition of Stompin' Tom Connors and here's a sample.
"There's tipsy Shirley Collins and inebriated Linda,
There's plastered Velma Hawthorne gettin' tight...but that's alright,
There's intoxicated Naida and on a bender, Gladys Powers,
And Eleanor is loaded on this Beachburg Saturday night."
As it turns out, the ladies mentioned in this verse (they call themselves the Ladies of Beachburg) are 12 in total. All of them were in attendance at our Pembroke show. Also, if that wasn't cool enough, I spoke to Erma, the author of that verse, and she told me all of the ladies who were there were (a) quite senior, as in 90 years of age and under and, (b) all teetotallers and, (c) all rode over in a stretch white limo.
I have many more "fan" stories to share in the months to come.
During our intermission, we received a copy of a "Parody of Sudbury Saturday" night, written by Beachburg Ontario native, Erma Bennett Johnson. It's a brilliant piece of literature in the tradition of Stompin' Tom Connors and here's a sample.
"There's tipsy Shirley Collins and inebriated Linda,
There's plastered Velma Hawthorne gettin' tight...but that's alright,
There's intoxicated Naida and on a bender, Gladys Powers,
And Eleanor is loaded on this Beachburg Saturday night."
As it turns out, the ladies mentioned in this verse (they call themselves the Ladies of Beachburg) are 12 in total. All of them were in attendance at our Pembroke show. Also, if that wasn't cool enough, I spoke to Erma, the author of that verse, and she told me all of the ladies who were there were (a) quite senior, as in 90 years of age and under and, (b) all teetotallers and, (c) all rode over in a stretch white limo.
I have many more "fan" stories to share in the months to come.