Almost 30 years ago, I drove down from Ottawa to TeeDot to see the Replacements open for him. The ‘Mats were drunker than skunks, comme toujours, but I spotted Petty on the side, watching them, laughing his ass off. I liked that.
Anybody who would take the circa-’89 Replacements on tour with them was either (a) crazy or (b) a real rock’n’roller. Tom Petty was the latter.
UPDATE: Um, well, er.
He’s the guy who said that my wife should be raped and thrown in a dumpster, here.
He lives or has lived in Hamilton, and is (sadly) the son of well-known musician there.
The police have contacted me about his threats (there have been plenty). We need help in tracking him down. Tips welcome at wkinsella@gmail.com.
Below is the transmission data in his latest threat:
I’m a Liberal, but I think it is truly wonderful to live in a country where a turban-wearing Sikh man could be a Prime Minister. #cdnpoli
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) October 2, 2017
I want everyone to note that I invented @theJagmeetSingh candidacy. You’re welcome, #NDP. #NDPldr #cdnpoli
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) October 1, 2017
Forgive me for me being a tad critical, but two things.
One, they are not “anti-immigrant protesters,” CBC. They are white supremacists. Get it right. Wake the Hell up.
Two, as I told Random House, U of T press, House of Anansi, and Simon and Schuster: we have a problem in Canada, and I want to – need to – write a book about the rise of violent anti-immigrant groups in Canada. They said they didn’t think anyone would want to read about it, or it’s “an American problem,” or “we can’t see Costco stocking that.”
They didn’t think there was a problem here, apparently. Fortunately Dundurn had a different view.
What does it mean? It means we are the Great White North, in more ways than one.
Always.
And she is the real president. Always.
…on Charles Alder’s show – in studio in Vancouver! Right here!
About time. There’ll be more.
