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      from
      previous
     
     
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      smaller
      venues
      like
     
     
      Myron’s
      or
      the
      Barn
      so
     
     
      much.
      I
      asked
      Earl
      about
     
     
      that,
      and
      he
      agreed;
     
     
      “Yeah.
      Places
      where
      it
     
     
      makes
      sense
      for
      us
      to
     
     
      move
      up.
      On
      this
      tour,
      in
     
     
      the
      bigger
      cities
      like
      -
     
     
      Calgary,
      Vancouver,
      and
     
     
      Toronto,
      we
      were
      able
      to
     
     
      bump
      the
      size
      of
      venue
      up
     
     
      anotch,
      which
      is
      a
      good
     
     
      thing.
      With
      Charlottetown,
     
     
      when
      we
      play
      here,
      it’s...
      I
     
     
      mean,
      I
      liked
      playing
     
     
      Myron’s,
      but
      I
      wanted
      to
     
     
      get
      away
      from
      there,
     
     
      because
      there
      was
      a
     
     
      whole
      crowd
      that
     
     
      wouldn’t
      go
      there
      to
      see
     
     
      us
      play,
      or
      wouldn’t
      even
     
     
      hear
      about
      it.
      We’re
     
     
      happy
      as
      long
      as
      we
      have
     
     
      venues
      where
      it’s
      as
      open
     
     
      as
      possible
      for
      anyone
      to
     
     
      come.”
     
    

    
     
      One
      thing
      which!
     
     
      didn’t
      talk
      about
      last
      time
     
     
      was
      their
      view
      of
     
     
      themselves.
      Earl’s
     
     
      perspective
      seems
      to
      be
     
     
      one
      of
      frustration
      and
     
     
      also
      of
      extreme
      optimism,
     
     
      all
      in
      one;
      “It’s
      been
      very
     
     
      frustrating
      to
      see,
      because
     
     
      weall
      (family,
     
     
      management,
      themselves)
     
     
      believe
      in
      us
      so
      much,
      that
     
     
      people
      are
      shocked
      that
     
     
      we’re
      not
      further
      ahead
     
     
      than
      we
      are
      right
      now.
      It
     
     
      kind
      of
      looks
      out
      of
      place
     
     
      when
      you
      see
      a
      video
      of
     
     
      ours
      or
      hear
      a
      song
      of
     
     
      ours
      on
      the
      radio.
      But
      I
     
     
      think
      that’s
      a
      positive
      thing
     
     
      for
      us...
      we
      want
      to
      sound
     
     
      like
      us.
      Right
      now
      it
      seems
     
     
      different.
      But
      believe
      that
     
     
      if
      we
      just
      keep
      making
      the
     
     
      music
      that
      we
      do,
      the
     
     
      musicindustry
      will
      shift
     
     
      towards
      us.
      I’m
      glad
     
    
   
   
    
     
      things
      are
      building
      up
     
     
      slowly.
      We’
      re
      still
      more
      of
     
     
      a
      word-of-mouth
     
     
      underground
      thing.
      But
      I
     
     
      like
      that...
      the
      slower
      the
     
     
      better.
      To
      really
      succeed,
     
     
      you
      have
      to
      be
      a
      popular
     
     
      band
      inall
      facets
      of
      the
     
     
      industry.
      Your
      image,
      your
     
     
      sound,
      and
      your
      appeal
      to
     
     
      lots
      of
      different
      kinds
      of
     
     
      people.
      That’s
      why
      I
      think
     
     
      we
      might
      have
      a
      chance
      at
     
     
      that
      (the
      “big
      time’’),
     
     
      because
      I
      know
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      people
      can
      get
      into
      what
     
     
      wedo.I’veseenit
      |
     
     
      happen.
      I’ve
      seen
      the
     
     
      dads
      and
      their
      daughters,
     
     
      mixed
      races,
      and
      mixed
     
     
      ages
      at
      our
      shows.
      That
     
     
      might
      be
      a
      more
      powerful
     
     
      thing
      than
      we
      think
      right
     
     
      now.
      The
      only
      reason
      I
     
     
      point
      it
      out
      is
      because
      of
     
     
      what
      people
      say
      to
      me...
     
     
      that
      it’s
      a
      different
      feeling
     
     
      they
      get
      when
      they
      come
     
     
      to
      one
      of
      our
      shows.”
     
     
      That
      is
      very
      true.
     
     
      WMM
      have
      a
      feel,
      sound
     
     
      and
      style
      all
      their
      own.
     
     
      They
      have
      a
      hard
      edge
      the
     
     
      guys
      can
      get
      into,
      they
     
     
      have
      great
      grooves
      that
     
     
      the
      gals
      and
      boogie-ers
     
     
      can
      dig...
      there’sa
      little
     
     
      something
      for
      everyone:
     
     
      newstuff,
      plus
      their
     
     
      homages
      to
      their
      great
     
     
      influences.
      I’ve
      seen
      them
     
     
      cover
      everyone
      from
      Joe
     
     
      Cocker
      to
      Jimi
      Hendrix.
     
     
      With
      their
      first
      album,
      they
     
     
      had
      a
      bluesier-rock
      sound.
     
     
      With
      their
      latest
      album,
     
     
      they’ve
      departed
      from
     
     
      that,
      going
      for
      different
     
     
      sounds,
      partly
      because
     
     
      Shaun
      felt
      he
      had
     
     
      something
      to
      prove
      to
     
     
      other
      guitar
      players;
      that
     
     
      he
      could
      be
      more
     
     
      interesting
      on
      guitar
      than
     
     
      just
      doing
      g
      reat
      solos.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      And
      he’s
      definitely
      done
     
     
      that.
      He
      tries
      some
      more
     
     
      acoustic,
      some
      slide,
     
     
      recording
      and
      playing
     
     
      back
      guitar
      lines
      he
      just
     
     
      played
      (up
      to
      two
      minutes
     
     
      worth),
      plus
      using
      some
     
     
      gadget
      on
      his
      strings
      I’ve
     
     
      never
      seen
      before.
      For
     
     
      the
      next
      album,
      which
      he
     
     
      can
      already
      visualize,
      Earl
     
     
      said
      that
      he
      hopes
      they
     
     
      can
      move
      on
      from
      their
     
     
      latest
      album;
      “Hopefully
     
     
      we
      ve
      got
      that
      out
      of
      our
     
     
      system.
      We’
      ve
      tried
     
     
      something
      completely
     
     
      different,
      and
      we'd
      like
      to
     
     
      progress
      back
      to
      our
     
     
      strengths
      again.
      For
      our
     
     
      next
      record,
      what
      I
      can
     
     
      see,
      is
      that
      we
      focus
      inon
     
     
      the
      sounds
      that
      make
      us
     
     
      unique,
      and
      focus
      most
      of
     
     
      the
      record
      on
      that,
      instead
     
     
      of
      taking
      too
      many
      left
     
     
      turns
      one
      after
      another
      like
     
     
      the
      Beatles
      would
      do.
     
     
      When
      we
      do
      that,
      that’s
     
     
      when
      the
      mass
      or
      majority
     
     
      of
      people
      will
      actually
      get
     
     
      it”
     
    

    
     
      Music
      lovers,
      I
      say
     
     
      start
      “getting
      it”
      now.
      I
     
     
      know
      I’m
      sounding
      over
     
     
      the
      top
      and
      biased,
      but
      I
     
     
      knowl’
      mright.
      I
      can’t
      put
     
     
      my
      finger
      on
      what
      they
      do,
     
     
      but
      that’s
      a
      good
      thing.
     
     
      It’s
      unique.
      At
      the
      last
     
     
      show,
      I
      met
      aman
      who
     
     
      saw
      Hendrix
      live
      several
     
     
      times,
      and
      he
      said
      Shaun
      is
     
     
      just
      about
      the
      best
      guitar
     
     
      player
      he’s
      seen
      since,
      and
     
     
      that
      the
      two
      had
     
     
      similarities.
      I
      mean,
      how
     
     
      much
      ofacompliment
      is
     
     
      that?
      Jump
      on
      the
     
     
      bandwagon
      now
      before
     
     
      the
      wagon
      gets
      full,
      and
     
     
      enjoy
      the
      ride.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      average
      wait
     
     
      for
      a
     
     
      Big
      Brother
      is
     
     
      2
      years.
     
     
      And
      that’s
     
     
      too
      long.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Oe
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Be
      a
      Brother
      Now.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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