At the natural foods store, I noticed, high on the wall an 8×10 photograph. It hung there like a family portrait. The name beneath it read Pegger\u2019s Banquet. I laughed, not loudly, just enough for the cashier to notice. The kind of laugh that escapes before you\u2019ve decided whether you\u2019re amused or confused. She looked mildly pleased with herself, as if she\u2019d been waiting for someone to notice this artifact. \u201cYou know them?\u201d she asked, as though my answer might determine whether I was a friend or a narc. \u201cI don\u2019t,\u201d I said. \u201cWho are they?\u201d Her eyes brightened. \u201cThey\u2019re a Rolling Stones cover band. All from Winnipeg bands.\u201d Of course they are. And I thought what a name. Equal parts homage and parody, pride and apology. Something Winnipeg does perfectly, without meaning to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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