Many Americans do not truly appreciate the achievements and contributions that Canadians have shared with the world. Some Americans cannot even find Canada on a map. Or as Miss South Carolina put it: "I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because...ah some...people out there in our nation don't have maps and...ah. ..."
EXACTLY!
So, in a futile attempt to remedy this, I will be doing a series of biographical profiles of various Canadians who have excelled in the fields of science, literature, sports, medicine, arts, and entertainment. I will be doing this until all "U.S.-Americans" have been made aware that Canada really is a country and that people live up there...or until I get tired of doing this...whichever comes first.
I will kick-off the series with the life story of this dapper gentleman:
Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald of White Pointe, Nova Scotia (1914-1987).
Scotty came from a family of violin-playing fishermen which resulted in him playing the violin and fishing at an early age. He became a reknowned Cape Breton fiddler...not to be confused with "a whiddler", of course. He excelled in this lovely style of playing which is of Celtic origins and a mixture of Scottish and Irish traditional music. The driven-up bowing technique and strong downbeat pulse timing that he perfected was known to always bring a dancehall to life. His band "the Radio Entertainers" recorded numerous 78s and four LPs. Unfortunately, these recordings are out of print. So, forget it...just go back to listening to Madonna. Somebody out there is buying that shit.
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"I will be doing this until all "U.S.-Americans" have been made aware that Canada really is a country and that people live up there...or until I get tired of doing this...whichever comes first."
I'll save you the trouble. We've been lying to you all along. There really aren't any Canadians up here except my family, and then some guy in Ontario who's usually too busy for pants.
While I was preparing the next profile-in-Greatness on the Canadian poet Robert W. Service, I recieved several nice emails from Canadian friends asking me to discontinue the series. They were concerned that if more "U.S.-Americans" did learn where Canada was located, Mr. Bush and Cheney might feel obligated to invade and take all of their oil. These invasion fears are unfounded, since NORAD is already located in Canada; therefore, the U.S. Armed forces have always been fully aware of Canada's existance and have opted to leave them alone
(Except for that little misunderstanding back in 1812.)
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