one last thing before I quit

20 years ago yesterday, music changed forever. I'm sure you've heard that millions of times, but I assure you, this story is new to you. And I will attempt to keep it short.

Mother Love Bone was a Seattle band that formed in 1988. On March 19, 1990, just a couple days before their debut album, Apple, was about to be released, their lead singer, Andrew Wood, overdosed on heroin. Mother Love Bone immediately dismantled which put into motion the start of our most popular grunge bands.

Former MLB members Stone Gossard (guitar) and Jeff Ament (bass) were approached by Wood's roommate Chris Cornell, to record a couple songs in memory of Woods. They accepted. Soon after, they were joined by Matt Cameron, Mike McCready and Eddie Vedder, and quickly turned the two songs into a full length album, all under the name of Temple Of The Dog. Following their one and only album, Cornell and Cameron went on to form Soundgarden, while Gossard, Ament, McCready and Vedder started up Pearl Jam. Wow.

If you've heard about Winnipeg, but are not from there, I'm sure you hear most people joke about how we have different seasons. It usual involves some words like mosquitoes, construction, winter and Hoth. I don't actually find it too funny.

Now, it seems like our winter is fading away quickly right now. So what would one call this season? Pothole season. It's talked about everywhere. We even have a 'hotline' to report potholes. Ugh.

There are two people who beat us to something that screams Winnipeg. Mypotholes is a place where a couple of artists are showcasing their pothole art.
Why couldn't we think of this?!

Jeff Anderson is not a name that will ring many bells. He's 40, from New Jersey and has appeared in only a handful of movies. But when I simply say that he plays Randal Graves, you'd better know who I'm talking about.

A little while Jeff met a man named Devin in a bar and they became friendly with each other. Not that kind of friendly. They bumped into each other again a few weeks later and had some good laughs. A while later, days or weeks, I'm not too sure, Devin was killed while sleeping in his bed as a tree crashed through his family's home.

Jeff learned about this shortly after the accident. He decided to try and help using his fame in the cult-movie industry. He made an offer to everyone, donate a minimum of $10 to a fund to help the family rebuild, and he'll send you a signed page from his Clerks II script. The minute I head of this, I jumped on-board. Not only can I help a family, but also get a thank you in the form of an authentic piece one of my favorite directors' movies. I waited many weeks, thinking that maybe I was too late, as there were only 103 pages in the script. Or maybe he just wasn't going to spend the extra money for international stamps to send a piece of paper to Canada.

But hell froze over and I got my gem!Pages 46 & 47 from a real on-set Clerks II script. Signed by Jeff Anderson. Awesome. I also have my name, amongst other things, in the credits of the movie. Unbelievable.