{"id":4054,"date":"2017-06-17T04:01:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T04:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bobwiseman.ca\/?p=4054"},"modified":"2017-06-17T04:01:42","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T04:01:42","slug":"20-years-ago-detroit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bobwiseman.ca\/?p=4054","title":{"rendered":"20 Years Ago, Detroit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Line up of cars at the Canadian side of the Detroit border. Inside a clunker van the driver is carefully rehearsing.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Canadian.. Toronto.. 101 Major street.. Chicago.. my friend Matt.. 1631 Henderson, for free.. for promotion.. no cds.. just 2 days..Canadian.. Toronto.. 101 Major street.. Chicago.. my friend Matt.. 1631 Henderson, for free.. for promotion.. no cds.. just 2 days..Canadian.. Toronto.. 101 Major street.. Chicago.. my friend Matt.. 1631 Henderson, for free.. for promotion.. no cds.. just 2 days..<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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His car pulls up.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Burly USA border guard, brush cut and sparkly mirror sun glasses expressionlessly observes young Canadian rolling down window.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BG: Citizenship?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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YC: Canadian.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BG: (slightly annoyed) Where.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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YC: Toronto<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BG: What’s your address?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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YC: 101 Major street. The postal code is M-<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BG: (raises voice) Did I ask you for that?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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YC: No.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BG: Where you going today?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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YC: Chicago.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BG: What’s the purpose of your trip?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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YC: I’m a musician and-<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BG: Have a visa?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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YC: No I.. because I’m not making any money.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BG: (matter of fact) So you are working in America.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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YC: No I’m playing for free at a publicity event for my friend.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BG: What’s your friend’s name?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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YC: Matt Suhar.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BG: Where is Matt Suhar. (he starts to type on his computer)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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YC: Chicago.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BG: Where you staying in Chicago?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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YC: 1631 Henderson.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Border guard leans into the van notices something very suspicious on rear seat.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BG: What’s that!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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YC: My accordion.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Border guard pauses.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BG: Your what?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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YC: I play accordion that’s what I’m doing playing accordion at this music event.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BG: (pitying tone of voice) People actually come to hear you… (starts giggling) on accordion?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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YC: Yea.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BG: (sighs and waves him through) Just go, just go.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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