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i I ~ ‘ WA’I 11min) CHRONICLE °Wt~dnesday lune 30. 20K) - 8 i i l l r-*W‘-m“-r"â€"~~-1 l ~f~~flhâ€"â€"~~-- vâ€"~â€"f~~â€"_‘~~- wr vr < w ' < " â€"| lel was to THE CHRONICLE Detac e - . _~________________________.__~______‘l ) the ingestion oflead. mercttry or Bechtel Park is a sizable and difficult l Wile}? S the arsenic. undertaking in the summer. espe- l and l ' ‘ SClence Now, I want to hear the whole cially when underbrush is thick and 1 ° choir this time “Where's the sci- grasses tall. 0 0 " l from dentlStS ence?" Perhaps, city staff and communi~ SUdeVIded ~ r l 1he phrase. “Where's the beef" {y groups C133 ”gammy, (thrOélgh was coined back in the fits by a R bert Fella commune}; in“)? w en Loud I , ile researching a story about musician lacob Moon for r lovable old lady. o ‘, trons pron e ettLr access d" ”5" misweek'sl'i'aterloo Chronicle, 1 redist" mend my love for today I'd like to introducea new “WW/00 bum”, . . , the songSubdiv'tsions by Rush (an inspiration of Moon's). phrase for our time. It is. “Where’s Alba citiu‘ns would do well to I first heard the song while watching MuchMusic at the age . the science?" lite dentists at the Bechtel Park keep me“ (131? ("ll the leash and of 12. At the time, 1 didn't pay riiuch attention to lyrics such recent debate on water fluoridation not Waterloo’s “HAT: 0: I 23:52 (me , rk as: "sprawling on the fringes of the city. in geometric order, an were singing the same old tttne g . (h'k'A y (I; r sert 0' k“ pa 1 insulated border. in between the bright lights and the far unlit we know what's best for you. fluo~ prettlest dump d l ingrand “of: Caz"? S "TEL unknown" ride is good for yoti and reduces ,.0 not m Bic ted M lofeve e Now, however. I understand howevocatively the ' can'ties. we have the sCience to ile the injury to Caryn yggtgslggaifigulugl; first? lyrics convey the sense of isolation and alienation that can prove it {they don't}. W‘Ijltimphrey's dog is very f' al‘ , pf . . e accompany modem suburbia. As a somewhat reluctant suburâ€" This go around they have added unfortunate. and her effort up] on”??? “313” 0 some? banite in adulthood. the lyrics resonate strongly with me now: another statement to their claims to bring more respectable behay» “ 2156 0d if?” ogds 3?“ reat- “Detached and subdivided. in the mass production zone, ' about fluoride. "fluoride is a nutri- iours to Bechtel Park is commend en fl“ y 'F mean 0 ers on too nowhere is the dreamer or the misfit so alone." em." able [Waterloo Chronicle, lune 23. main; occfisiopsra“ f And those feelings ofdetachment and isolation, I think. Unbelievable! Next they'll be 2010 “Waterloo Prettiest Garbage 8&1qu I?) 5 L. d or Tag“! come from the suburban lifestyle I see around me. For seven telling us that lead, arsenic and Dump”), I find the expectations and beh 5. 0 cast a “thief "be '(l)d beg" years now, I've struggled to connect and socialize with the mercury are nutrients as well. criticisms of city staff somewhat . Sigmhbvlalja‘hf asfi bl" ridges majority of my neighbours, who always seem to be in a dizzying . Folks, don't be fooled by these unwarranted W“ h ec te \ sta 3,63"st erâ€" msh, whether they're goingto work. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" guys. As stated. Humphrey lost her dog ingt e" ctrcutrlristantchestan a org- bringingip groceries Or even mowing \l \ll\l ] \l I Ilydrotluorosilicic acid. iii spite in the bush, which suggests that the mg a partners lp m I em. their lawn â€" they appear hurried and < \. , . l of what you‘re being told, has never dog is off the leash in an area where stressed. It brings to mind more lines \l{ l \ ‘ r been proven safe to ingest or effec» bylaws require owners to keep their from Subdivisions: “Some will sell their me at reducing cavities. dogs on the leash. Stephan Latour dreams for small desires, Or lose the And. there are no safe limits for Cleaning a large area such as ‘ Waterloo race to rats, Get caught in ticking â€"â€"~â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"~â€"â€"â€"â€" traps" r During the daytime, as I move ‘ ; ’ ‘ fill through our neighbourhood on foot as t ‘ Nothing wrong Wlth peace protest asuy-at-homedadsutumtime - . can feel strangely suspended as only a l l Iremember. a longtime ago. being young and ldt‘v ironic that during a Week when We will celebrate all handful ofmy neighbours are home. alistit It‘s something I thought abotit this past that is good about Canada there will be people who spending much of their time indoors. ‘ t . weekend as l notched the events tirifold in loronto. will rant and rave about the oppression they faced Rarelydo I see parents playing Univ 3 t l disagreed with everything my father believed in. this past weekend. ()r about how we are tuming into doors with their kids. or couples taking ‘ MARSHALL ‘ Why? Because he was stuck in the past. a man beaten a "police state." leisurely strolls in the evenings. WARD 3 down by a lilt'llmt‘ in the corporate world, llL‘ didn‘t ()h. we are not perfect here, I'm not one for the it leaves me questioning if this anti- ‘*“**" m’r' ‘â€"“ understand there were so many other . idea oi“il you don‘t like it, move some social behaviour is a result of our mad dash society and incesâ€" 9 l important issues at stake , . where else." Without critical analysis, sant demands of corporate workplaces these days. in order to l None ofthat was trite. but I'd take l)l l( l l )l and proper protest, many rights can ‘ live in middle class stibdivisions Or has it more to do with the great [ilt‘itsllrt‘ in posting my N‘l )I’ sign B()U “Kl ‘ disappear uninspiring suburban landscape lacking in cultural and archiâ€" right next to \\lltllt'\('l politit .il party he ‘ l I believe, because of our growuig tectural identity? . -. this supporting. tititl I totiltln‘t own \‘tllt' ‘ lat k oi iaith in our plillllttll system, we ‘ llrilike the neighbourhood where l greys up on lzilbot Street Mid oi t nurse, mt would argue politit s tire already allowing that to happen in Kitchener, the suburbs where I live now lack any ”back story." i and world t‘\t‘lll\ ltill‘\t‘l I Now e I said “allomng " l’olitit tans haw r (IS the oldest houses on the blink were built barely a decade ago. 1 but I lt'dlttt'tl\t1llit'lllllli1lltillilll.il I _ ‘ taken advantage oi our resignation \ And I think about this while making sidewalk t lialk drawings or ‘ totiltl Imu- .i tlitli-ri-nt opinion trom .\\ a result we are nixed too highly. ‘ blowing litihblesoii the front lawn with my daughters. wonder . st tllit'llllt' else. <llltl t'\|'ll though m- migiit t vi, ’ ti ' ‘ our opinions are ignored and slowly ‘ ing what role lmrtg in the suburbs Will play in their cultural l h.- t.” apart philosopliit all» mt t otild l 5 i { I some olotir rights and freedoms are l ltlt’lllll\ as they grow up. . rt~spi~t t can it other s point or t lt'\\ '~ l being eroded in listening to lattib Moons brilliant cover version oi Subdi I didn‘t ll.i\t' to litirn his t .n or hunk l I l All of that, I supptlst'. st't'tiis like rt'.i yisioiis on You lube this weekend. with its strippedâ€"down ‘ ills n union to i‘\[)rl'\\ my tllsdptviilll [ l ’ l son enough to protest. or at the wry arrangement and his soulful you e. l was reminded how holiest Illt'lll iii liirii i.iiling to agree With ”It" i 7 7' " ‘ least to stand tip .iiitl proclaim we‘ve and grim the lyrics are. such as. "Any escape might help smooth ‘ \\hii it. I suppose is my point I sup 1 BRIAN ‘ had enough were not going to take the unattractive tnitli. But the suburbs have riocheirms to ‘ I port your right to protest anything you BOURKE ‘ anymore soothe the restless dreams of youth ” ‘ mint. even it it's stupid but when you ‘ And like I say. I support that, and J 1 Moon, before studying music atWilfrid latirit'r University in i start damaging other people's propern i" ' 7 even encourage it. But you can't be no the early Wis grew up in a Kitchener subdivision. He says the Q and threatening llit'll ll\‘(‘lllltNNl, lllt‘ll you litiye gone lent l)“ alN' then they lust wave you away and dis lyrics of Subdivisions and other laments to modern living cerâ€" l too tar miss everything you say as the ravtngs ofa lunatic ~ tainly spoke to him and continue to inspire his work as a l lor sonn- prtilt‘sti'rs. taking (twat thost- tlplltllis lll'llSt me on this» l knowsomething about the singer/songwriter. l takes a lot of the bite out of their argument Ilit-y say “WINES Ufa lunatic) But it's the closing verse ofSulxiivtsions, we agreed. that so . the people in power won't listen unless they are If I could have anything, I would take the passion beautifully summariu‘s the song's themes ofconlorrnity. alien~ fort ed to. and mm by destrovtng things and hurting tiltltose protestor's who did not cross the line and try atiori and escapism “And start to dream ofsornewhert‘. to relax mum on! people ( art they get their riit-ssage across to inter! it trito all the people who have grown apa their restless flight. somewhere otit of memory oiliglited streets None of these things are black and white. of tht’lki on quiet nigltts.,." t nursi- Actions that are considered Vltllt‘lll and sin Maybe then ( harige would come Subdm'sions. ~ piil here would be thought of as an rm“ and brave if “' "‘ we were. in fact, lit-trig oppressed by a totalitarian Brian errkt‘. (I member (If/h? 105 3 A001. PM Marshall Ward L; a vitriol artist and independent/ilmmaker. rpgnni- morning new, can be reached by email at who saw Rush line in concert at Maple leaf(k1rdens in ‘88 1:1 l lint we are far front that in this ( oiintrv I find it hinntrl‘efikmlfmrom. mail is welcome at marshaleardé‘hotmailrom. ‘ t i . l ‘ I