[thebends]

Lots of good stuff in the interview. Last Recluse started in a Toronto hotel room with Paul and Gordie - I've often wondered where the bulk of the material comes from and it seems like while its obviously a collaborative effort Paul and Gord could be the main contributors. Also interesting was Gord’s response to the question of where the rants come from (they spoke specifically of Killer Whale Tank and Double Suicide) and the fact they are a way of channeling hand movements when he's not singing. Also mentioned the DS rant started from a creative writing class he took a while back. Called himself a dancer several times which seems like a bit of a stretch in the pure sense of the word, but I understand what he means. Another little gem (for me anyway) was a discussion around the SNL performance in 95(?). The two index fingers pointing up at the begnining of the song was a signal to his nephew, who was turning 11 that day, and the "...I'm tragically hip" lyric was definitely a mistake; he said something like "I screwed the pooch with astronaut jargon"! Too funny. :lol: