Hip reference -- Mark A Jarman - Printable Version

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Hip reference -- Mark A Jarman - skippy the wonder dog - 06-22-2008

Reading Mark Jarman's new short story collection, My White Planet, I ran into the following in "A Nation Plays Chopsticks," a story set in the world of New Brunswick old-timer hockey:

"Gord Downie, the singer for The Tragically Hip, is hanging in Fredericton, auditioning for a hockey movie re-enacting the 1972 Canada-Russia series. He wants to play Ken Dryden or else Eddie Johnston, the backup goalie. If I met Einstein at the Taproom we'd have nothing to talk about. But Gord and I could talk hockey; hell, we could even play hockey. The crews film at the arena and it will stand in for Moscow. Clyde and Terry have bit parts."

One of his earlier story collections was called New Orleans is Sinking. Perhaps a fan.... Jarman's work is always full of music references. He seems to have broad musical tastes.

If you read that sort of thing, check him out. He's a fine writer, seems to be a fan of Thomas McGuane (one of my favourite writers), can be very funny at times. His novel, Salvage King, Ya!, which follows the struggles of an almost-NHL no-name defenceman at career's end, is well worth a read.

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Re: Hip reference -- Mark A Jarman - chris - 06-22-2008

I should read more. Thanks for the push... and the Hip reference.

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