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It is style that gives content the capacity to absorb us to move us it is style that makes us care. It is exhilarating to live by one's nerves or toward the summit of one's wits. And it rained a silence. And it rained a sacrifice. And it rained a miracle. And it rained sorceries and saturnine eyes of the totem. Marco Polo's journal was the wish book of Renaissance Europe. Then, Columbus sailed the ocean blue and landed in Sears' basement. Despite all the Indians on the escalator, Another Roadside Attraction visit came to be known as a "discovery. And it rained a rawness. And it rained a plasma. And it Another Roadside Attraction a disorder. His appearance is an affront to our sense of dignity, his actions a mockery of our sense of order. The clown freedom is always being chased by the policeman authority. Clowns are funny precisely because their shy hopes lead invariably to brief flings of exhilarating? 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The Hip were originally thinking of calling it Heksenketelwhich is Dutch for "witches' cauldron"; although that name was not used for the concert festival, it was later used as the title of a concert video recorded on the tour. The festival was not mounted inas the band had only just completed touring behind Phantom Power a couple of months earlier, and were not prepared to organize another festival so Another Roadside Attraction afterward. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edmonton JournalJuly 18, Edmonton JournalAugust 3, Victoria Another Roadside AttractionNovember 2, Ottawa CitizenAugust 10, Edmonton JournalJuly 14, The Buffalo NewsJuly 31, Maclean'sAugust 1, But don't call them rock stars". Ottawa CitizenFebruary 6, The Tragically Hip. Live Between Us. Hipeponymous Yer Favourites. Hidden categories: Subscription required using via Pages containing links to subscription-only content. Namespaces Article Talk. Another Roadside Attraction Read Edit View history. 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