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The anthem singer was Nikki Yanofski, from Montreal, bi-lingual, and someone posted some of her album where she does Ella Fitzgerald here and she got dissed by a number of people.

I pointed out she's done Carnegie Hall already, she turned 16 last week, and she has been at the Montreal for the Jazz Festival for the last few years.

And the Joni Mitchell piece was very good.

We have one odd thing going for us. Our radio stations are required to include something like 15 percent Canadian content. I personally think everyone should do that at a state or provincial level too. Develop and support local talent. And when it's cold here we hang out in bars. Well not John any more, unless I have one beer waiting for my wife to get off work, rather than parking in front of her office and wondering when she's coming out. Then she has a 1/2 (pint) and we head home.

I don't get the fact that some people didn't like Donald Sutherland as narrator, and helped carry the olympic flag. He's been a very proud canuck, along side Leslie Neilson and what's his name from Star Trek who's everywhere ...I saw a few minutes of Boston Legal, which I never watch and saw him there, but I've seen him in Toronto Hotels a lot of times, smile at the guy and he waves at you...cool.




Thanks very much for the reply, John.

I remember that thread! I read it blind, because I'm on dial-up, and so couldn't watch or hear the performance.

The very first thing I thought of was Michael Jordan, who was cut from his High School basketball team as a sophomore. He wasn't good enough.

Then, your (GREAT) long post cracked me up! Nikki Yanofsky's accomplishments ended any debate.

One of the big negatives about the internet and ALL of our connectivity is that we are really quick (at least in America) to see all the flaws in beginning musicians and singers.

Bully for Canada in encouraging Canadian musicians!

I'm not a jazz guy, so that was it for me. I didn't make it a point to remember her name.

Now I'm interested (invested). So I appreciate "SaxMarc" starting the thread and your informative post. (I searched for the thread and have saved it. Here's the link:)

http://www.pgmusic.com/ubbthreads/showfl...ge=0#Post256836


Re: Donald Sutherland

I'd heard zero criticism, but wouldn't have. To my ears, his voice had that "gravitas" like James Earl Jones or Morgan Freeman. So I don't have a clue why anyone would beef.

As far as I'm concerned, he's been Hall Of Fame ever since his "limp General's salute" in the "Dirty Dozen". That's one of the most memorable movie funnies in my lifetime.