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Mr, Wagner and his advocacy virtually neophyte mayor and coun- h In :01 to I]: : peop .L “all ““4"“ “hf“ {PM} w)“ I“ ' group of better local governance are ctl (.0qu do with delicate and difii Craig Hoddle t em 15’! at yout tn your little is more important than theirs. certainly still nusgutded. cult situations in Waterloo. Waterioo and I really d?!" if?“ that way. ,. . . . . Any governance needs new blood l'd suggest, with respect, that Mr. . I. . _ ' x . .. f ‘3.” In the Record 5 entertainment blogi Within harsher. (.olin and sortie change. but ”WW is ‘0an Wagner and his associates are vic- . . r - ..-1 1:33: llunter wrote about his belated, phone intervrew mth (assidy: thing to be said about a good little rims oftheirown circumstances let ‘. I." ~ . ' ' my" 5: :. .3? its: ((assldys) call tame roughly 4"“0 minutes later than original- ance of old and new. our council govern and gain that a 3:: ‘ .. r" “on -.. $.13»: if: ly scheduled. but the_dreamboat from the Partridge family .. j ‘ . . . ,, .. . ~ . an“. FM, finall 'called this momtn endin m ‘weelcs-lon sa aoft in In lutchener. [ht‘dl'glllllt’l‘ll mold experience needed. even tfsome . . . '9)? 5 H“ ‘1' “‘ ‘7 .3 . g. _g y . , g g ry g bemade that there “to” much mistakes are made, withoutu on- 0.. _... . _ umssa,.sgs to pin him down for a phone intervtew. (.assrdy offered no experience on council and not scionable and further self~guig r" . 1 . " V W41 7”??? explanation as ‘0 Why he d'dm call three day's ago. as PWWUHSIY enough new bl 00d in “main” cheap shots from the sidelines ,. .1 5.5%,}. _ imifla‘; ER... 4;?r,_...;. planned. but .he'did explain why he was at) minutes late calling however. in the past 20 years the The RIM Park fiasco Ls over and , “w V‘“W~ "‘ ‘1' 7'" 3 " for this morning 5 rescheduled intervrew: I overslept, he said I opposite holds true. lhere have been we've all swallowed a bitter pill, and i: Him" 'm" "VII-3'} 1' I ' i: ‘I I "I “If?“ to 5.” my‘alarm. 0355"” [Old the Record he prides h'm' too many changes of governance, certainly other issues may and will ‘ ‘~ we .gg‘, - . r 5e on being reliable and punctual... . _ councillors and not enough exrx’n- arise in the future. but it's time to ”Ni?" ‘ a” "V7" ”I“ 1 ' The punchline, liunter wrote. . Immediately after WWW ence. A balance ofboth is essential move on. "3 gr" ' i' " ‘ ' "‘ i is" up his phone tntervtew mm ".‘9' (asstdy postponed his “hed' and more wise and logical. Waterloo does not need an angry ‘2, fer“ ; " ‘ 1‘ “g, wed T‘e'zlrfw W111“ :mlumm.“ at the h Mr. Wagner's group et a] think or pontificating watchdog or critic. 2‘“ “ “:3; I I Ea 1'. IN I; I TutSda?‘ I 1‘0"“? e, umprng II I0 “9X1 t at p0 itical cronies are worthless most es ial 'when Mr. W ner sear:- ' W ' 9" ' ' ' ‘ _ t and he needs only to look at his own himselfIiZIst hgforget. was ailiginte- L. ”f“ z:“”;"” “"" ”f .‘ ' " f 2" II a"? that Waterloo (.hronicle \ I \ I I? I I \ I I track record to understand that this gm] part ofdemanding that voters I' a"? ‘ 7391:)”W" I. 1’ «a: i 1 C0 :mmSIh-ld f h . \i‘ I \ is not the case. He has sewed his elect all new faces on council in the fiff‘_a:i" a“: 9 ' M” 15?: - dozesn: (if tIeenomtaggzi7n0e: $5331? 2 ,. a"? community WE”. first place. , «2 r a M . . . . . t r . . . sidy's face plastered allover the covers. a ;; Adored by millions of screaming giris, » ‘ _ ‘ ' I" . he m perhaps the biggest teen sensa- P tion in history â€"â€" with a fan club bigger ’ Ready for the end of Winter 3...... m... . â€" and l was looking forward to speak- Since the end of December, there were three days had more than enough. ing with him about his upcoming con- ~, en the temperature has been above freezing. In Really. is there anyone out there who wants winter cert on Feb. 6 at the Centre in the ' fact. in January there were only three hours of tem- to last even longer? i know there are skiers and snow- Square. That conversation never hap- peratures beyond zero, and I think it is starting to get mobilers and other outdoorsy types â€" hardier than I pened. Here's how the $383 unfolded. MARSHALL to me. â€" who revel in the winter, but would they really like Inn. 21. 2:51 pm: After requesting WARD “Winter. ofcourse. is my fourth most favorite sea. it to extend into May or June? an interview with David Cassidy, l ’ ' son of the year, and I usually reach the The mess, the driving, the cold. All the received an email from Monica Alexander of JAG Entertain- depths of my hatred on Groundhog extra layers The simple fact I cannot sit on merit: “Are you available to speak with David tomorrow, Jan. 22 Day. No, I do not find it fun or interest- i )j i ( i ( )i my deck and enjoy a beverage ofchoice. around 12:00 noon (EST)?" My reply. “Yes i am. Thanks for this ing or even mildly amusing. It is a big , . There's just not enough upsides Even with opportunity to speak with David.” “Fine. David will contact rat. forced â€" albeit with a great deal of IN ) U R l\ l 1 the pretty pictures. you.” Alexander wrote back hoopla and ceremony â€" from its Jan. 22. 1:18 pm..- After waiting 78 minutes for Cassidy's call warm burrow in the depths ofwinter. .j ' Wig-om m that never came, I emailed Alexander to inquire about the and then held up as some kind of mys- . a If you ever want to get an email, or per- scheduled interview. Alexander replied promptly: “l apologize. tical weather forecaster. A M; g haps even a letter to the editor. make sure but David was unable to do it today. he would like to schedule The fact the numbers don't support 2 ‘ ”i you write about teachers it's aguaranteed for “15¢”- lan. 27 @ 11:00AM (EST). Does this day and time the little dirt-pig's legend never seem ‘ y response. But l have to give credit where work for you?" "Yes it does,” I replied. to make any difference. ‘ £4 it's due. The responses i received, while not kn. 27. ”=42 In; Cassidy calls me 42 minutes late. then Six more weeks of winter? That 3% happy, were respectful and decent. No one apologizes for not having time for an interview today. "I have to would put us to mid-March. which is ".9 called me any bad names or threatened take my son to SChOOl," he tOId me from his Florida home. “Can still an earlyspn'ng (speaking from a e any kind ofterrible punishment. At least I call you at this time tomorrow?” “Yes â€" I’ll be awaiting your strictly calendar point of View). a. it" . not in the notes i got directly So it appears call." l thought to myself, “WOW. 1 just SPOKE With David Cassidy it‘s something for the groundhogs I BRIAN you mn disagree and still get along. â€" that's pretty cool (or so I thought)." suppose. whose high point of most That being said. I have to wonder about hn. 8. l 1:40 MIL: lo«Ann Geffen oflAG Entertainment calls years revolves around dodging tires on BOURKE the swimming pool at Wilfrid Laurier Uni- to say David apologizes and can't talk today â€"â€" he‘s looking after City streets. {Some of them are appar~ varsity. The City ofWaterloo is now pre- his horses and his cellphone reception is poor. She said Cassidy ently more agile than others.) pared to pay up to $250,0(X) to help out guarantets he'll call tomorrow at this time. Sure. the first snow coating the branches was pret- with repairs to the pool. The argument is the com- Inn. 29. 8:15 p.m.: Nuthin. Alexander phones me in the ty, and it was nice to have some around at Christmas munity uses the pool, so the city should help out evening [0 say she'll "Y and 59‘ something UP for tomorrow. But some of this stuff is getting old. The sense of With the repairs h“ ”-11:54 “I“ Alexander calls to say M will be 0311‘ tranquility that passed over me back in December But doesn't the community pay a fee to use the i118 me within the hour. and i should "let her know" if he does- When the cute little bunnies hopped around the pool? And shouldn't those fees cover enough to be set n't. He doesn't. later that afternoon, Alexander calls to tell me snow is now turning darker. Now that the snow is aside for repairs and maintenance? If that's not the Cassidy can talk tomorrow between 2-4 pm. “No thanks," I eight-feet high. they're not cute anymore. they’re just case then Lauder has not been charging enough to reply. Enough is enough. hungry. Munching down on every tree branch they customers When-ll from Melinda: "i know this is a lot to ask. but can reach considerably more than usual, A few years ago. when [was in the business of David just got off the phone with me. and he's going through Now I'm telling them to go away, But they don‘t renting softball diamonds from the city. we were con- security and he's on a plane. But he wants to know. can he call listen. They just sit there. Munching And shaking sistemly told any improvements would have to be you back in two hours?" their little tails. And leaving bunny leftovers my, paid for by our group. However, maintenance of the Too little. far too late. l dont reply. And of course the phone where. facilitywascavered byour rental rates Perhaps that's doesn't ring two hours later. I think i learned far more about Do they even digest their food or is everything not the same at the swimming pool. David (assidy through this ridiculous ordeal than i would have eaten on the fast track to my lawn immediately? And I wonder. Will the university pay a little extra (”0‘18" intendewing him. Back in December. i did find the high snowbanks if one of the city facilities it uses needs some help? I learned that when you make people wait. it says to them kind cramming Now it's just dirty and. after a that you think your time is more important than theirs. And. it's month of sub-rem temperatures, as solid as con- 800d ‘0 know David (339d? doesn't feel that WHY- crete. i want it to go away. but it just taunts me. ”' Perhaps it makes me a bad Canadian because 1 Brian Bourke. a member ofthe 105.3 K001. FM .. . just cannot bring myself to embrace winter, i love the morningcmu can be reached byemat‘l at Marshall Mid is a visual artist and independenlfilmmaker, change of seasons. but after a Couple of months I've bbourlmOkwlfm.mm Email is welcome at marshal], Winonnailmm.