Chris Cornell

Canada

Posted by CCadmin on 12/5/2008 | Comments (76)

Just finished a Canadian tour. Very cool. I introduced my wife to Kamloops and other somewhat remote places that even I hadn't been to in years.
In Montreal I found out a friend of mine Denis D'Amour (Piggy) from the band Voivod died of cancer. It made me sad. He was a fantastic guitar player and a wonderful person. Gentle and very talented. I was so moved by his playing that I gave him a brand new Les Paul which his best friend told me is still with his sister all these years later.
Speaking of guitars, I was just dusting off the 15 or so guitars that I recently had returned to me after the end of a very long law suit where someone had decided that maybe the tools of my trade and guitars I played on my entire catalogue should be in their possession forever. It seems to me that some strangely desperate people involved in the music business forget that they are not the ones that write these songs, spill their guts and expose themselves to the public on the most personal level. We invent this shit and fucking own it and no matter what, nothing will change that.
Back to Canada. I like their money. It's colorful and on the backs of the different notes are little picture postcards or travel brochures for the country. One bill has people playing hockey! Why can't we have football? They have the Queen on the 20, which they may not like, but it could be much worse. She was never a slave owner. We have those on some of our notes. Overall we have cool guys, though.
Lincoln ended slavery and saved the union. Washington was the first pres. And was part of a war of independence that could have easily resulted in his death. Franklin was a true genius. He invented an instrument, charted the gulf stream, discovered electricity, co-founded a republic, and did a bunch of other amazing shit I don't remember. We loved J.F.K. So much that they came up with a new, somewhat useless half dollar coin so he would have something. I think Obama should get a coin for being the first African American pres. What an amazing accomplishment in the history of American politics and social reform! My vote would be for a 2 dollar coin. We will need one soon since the dollar bill is worth less every day. There is a 2 € coin. The U.K. Has a 2 £ coin. I also feel there is and should be a place to recognise George W. Bush for his efforts. My idea would start with a stamp. It would cost a lot and could only be used to send out bills or return them. In fact I would propose a system where no bills could be mailed out or returned with any other stamp. The next option which I think should be added is to have the feds create a uniform billing statement format that has his ugly face on it, whether it is a mailed paper form or an online page. All tax forms except refunds should have his ridiculous grin on it. In fact anytime, and in any case that requires an individual to part with their hard earned money, his wretched likeness should be visible!
I'm off to the White House. It's my son's birthday. God bless America! C

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