Lightfoot - "MOST MANLY"
 

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Dave Bidini is a National Post columnist, filmmaker, playwright, broadcaster, musician and author of ten books, including Baseballissimo, Tropic of Hockey, On a Cold Road and, most recently, Writing Gordon Lightfoot. His next album with Bidiniband, In The Rock Hall, will be released on January 24, 2012. He will be guest editing The Afterword this week.

Presenting, the top 15 Canadians who rival Gordon Lightfoot’s “Most Manly” Canadian title.

15. Bruno Gerussi: Hairy-chested. Hosted a cooking show. Wore a medallion. Made reciting Shakespeare an extreme sport.

14. Victor Davis: Ripped swimmer. Threw a chair at (or near) the Queen. Tortured-soul. Rumble fish.

13. George Laracque: Punched heads for a living. Vegan. Leftist. As big as a VW van. Hab and Oiler.

12. Farley Mowat: Fired a shot gun at American planes. Irascible liar. Bearded. Good in the woods.

11. Brett Lawrie: Soon-to-be US baseball star born in BC. Helmet-thrower. Shoreline-long shoulders. Bulldog.

10. Dan Hill: Under-rated uber male. Smart, authorial, sensitive. Also bearded. 70s. Marathoner. Hit maker.

9. Hayden: Singer/guitarist. Torontonian. Excellent screamer. Poetesque. Hands like hambones.

8. Adam Kleeberger: Troll with Goliath complex. Charming and crazy. Likes beer. And mud. Worldly. Driven.

7. Charles Angus: Punk rock bassist turned politic. Northern soul. Eloquent but not elevated. Man for Canada. Snarl in a good suit.

6. Wintersleep: Maritime men as a single howling voice. String and skin thrashers. Build the club; play the club. Modest, over-arching. Hard and gentle.

5. John Vaillant: Forest and jungle warrior. All in a nice linen shirt. Good in literary darkness. Best seller. Tigers. Trees.

4. Chris Pronger: Mess you up. But funny, very funny. “How did you feel about getting hit” “They should have given me two minutes for hurt feelings.” Dryden, Ontario. Also likes beer.

3. Bret Hart: Snaggley hair, sweaty pecs. Jilted warrior. Spandex with fists of iron. A jumper. Nationalist. Comes from good, if outrageous, stock.

2. Don Cherry: Bar-rom bard. Loudest guy in the room. Flowery jackets. Loves wife and dog. Fallible, in his own way. Kingstonian.

1. Gordie Howe: Simpsons’ writers’ idea of the uber-Canadian. Strong-willed and gentle-voiced. Forever devoted to Colleen and the boys. Hall of Fame. Gretzky’s idol. Saskatchewan. Perfection.

Re: Lightfoot - "MOST MANLY"
 

just as valid/invalid as Barbara Walter's latest list...maybe she should have had Bidini on there

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There is quite a series of videos at this YouTube channel if u want to get some insight into the Writing Gordon Lughtfoot author

He may not appeal to all but he stands for Canada in an alternative, indy, don cherry kind of way and he does have moments of creative flare

After reading some of his columns and a few chapters of his latest bloggish book, I realized we are polar opposites. What he thinks is cool, I do not...what he thinks is manly, I do not...what he thinks is funny, I do not...

My first concert ( and reefer whiff ) was also at the ELO Meatloaf stadium concert. But I thought meatloaf sucked, aside from Ellen Foley and Jim Steinam...and I thought Jeff Lynne and those ELO strings were just captivating! what Miley sucked was the use of prerecorded tracks for harmonies and some of the Out of the Blue cheese...



The list is that of 'manly celebrities', not that of gritty everyday Canucks

speaking of celebs, where is mike Holmes, Terry Fox, Rick Hanson? Rick Mercer? Lol


ps) Pronger should have been suspended for life years and years ago.
dirty, very dirty...

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oh, i didn't mean to jinx the big guy...

http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey...ssion#comments

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what goes 'round, comes 'round..
;)

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Can't imagine ANYONE thinking that your idea for a "Dinner With Lightfoot" sequel isn't funny.;)

"red"

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thx, good woman. but i think you're a minority... yours was the sole comment :)

right on, char... but none of us wish anyone at all permanent brain damage, ugh

btw, how can Dan Hill be on the "manly" list also.... he was on a songwriter's show, being frank and honest, saying how he got dumped by a girlfriend because he couldn't keep up with her sexual demands... that's all that she was using him for, lol (poor guy, eh)

anyhow, i imagine that might have been Cathy Smith... this all led to the inspiration for Sometimes When We Touch ...i have that CBC show buried on a tape somewhere but I think I'e got that anecdote right...

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Hey ! I replied too!
lol