Overheard in Toronto

Last night on the streetcar on the way to see fingerstyle guitar master John Knowles, I sat in front of two older French-Canadian women. They were loudly debating (in English) what movie to go see, and their conversation was hilarious. Things I learned:

• Richard Gere and Tom Cruise are sissies.


• George Clooney is a real man.


• Nicole Kidman looks like a walking skeleton.


• Something is wrong with Renée Zellweger's mouth.

They ended up choosing Good Night, and Good Luck, which I hear is quite a good film (and stars George Clooney, of course).

The concert, by the way, was fantastic. Knowles is great musician and player and a genuinely funny guy with tons of great stories about hanging in Nashville with the greats. It's not often you get to hear someone tell stories about how he was hanging out with Chet Atkins, Les Paul, and Lenny Breau, and how Lenny pawned the guitar that Chet gave him.... If you are a reader in Toronto and like fingerstyle guitar music, you should check out the Toronto Fingerstyle Guitar Association. They're bringing some great players to town at amazing prices.