Word: saskatchewan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...time Waldman is running away from the blues. There's a noticeable difference, though, between the quality of lyrics here and in Mitchell's Blue. Waldman's sense of fantasy seems to be rooted in the commercial drives of L.A. where she grew up. While Mitchell's childhood in Saskatchewan leads her to sing, "I wish I had a river I could skate away on," Waldman resorts to money...
...rolling Alberta foothills at the edge of the Canadian prairie. It was a land of mirages hrough which she often moved with her parents-a former schoolteacher and an R.C.A.F. officer turned grocery-store manager. By the time they finally settled in Saskatoon, the rugged beauty of Saskatchewan had given Joan Anderson the inspiration to become an artist. With money earned as a waitress at a coffeehouse named after Folk Hero Louis Kiel, Joan bought pens and ink. She also taught herself the baritone ukulele. But her attentions soon turned to rock 'n' roll...
...equal to that of the Middle Eastern nations but contained in sands deep beneath the Alberta soil and thus far too expensive to tap. Canada cannot even take full advantage of all the oil that it is now pumping; a cross-country pipeline goes eastward from Alberta and Saskatchewan only to Toronto. Thus, while Canada exports some of its western production to the U.S., it is forced to rely on imports to supply its eastern provinces...
...Saskatchewan Snacker was in trouble in every inning he worked, but he somehow managed to find the good pitch forget the lucky break when he needed it. Cleveland gave the Twins nine singles in the first five innings, but Minnesota stranded eight of those runners. The Twins got a run in the first on Bobby Darwin's base-hit, scoring Steve Braun...
...Flyer who holds hockey's all-time penalty record-348 min.-is Dave ("The Hammer") Schultz. A soft-spoken Canadian who grew up in a Saskatchewan Mennonite community where he attended Bible camp for several summers, Schultz turns into a hired killer on the ice. "I get so worked up I don't know what's going on," he admits. Indeed Schultz at times makes hockey resemble a roller derby or pro wrestling with his wild punching sprees. Against the N.Y. Rangers in a semifinal Stanley Cup game, Schultz slugged Brad Park four times while the Ranger...