Redneck Bar & Grill

     So, last night Tim and I once again had the distinct pleasure of seeing The Arrogant Worms live in concert.  The last time we saw them was nearly a year ago; November 25/06 (if you want to hear more about that one just click here).  This time around they were playing in a small town minuscule community of Bearberry.  This community has a hall and a bar/grill type place and pretty much nothing else. Unfortunately the bar/grill was closed so we couldn’t get any beer there.  The hall was licensed but they didn’t serve Blue Beaver Beer.  Fortunately Tim and I came prepared for that possibility so we didn’t have to go dry.

     The show itself was, as always, hilariously entertaining.  Most of the comedy was rooted in the name and stature of Bearberry.  Most of the members of the audience were from out of town, but all of the native Bearbarians (as Chris dubbed them) were good sports about the ribbing.  The Worms performed all of their smash hits that have not yet been recorded such as "Big Box Store" and "I’m Getting Mixed Signals From the Boy", which is evidently the true story of Mike’s son.

     They also played many of the really huge hits that have propelled them to international stardom within the town limits of Bearberry.  There probably would have been a riot if they had tried to get away without playing "Jesus’ Brother Bob" and "Last Saskatchewan Pirate".

     The trio also showed off their Canadian pride by singing several national anthems that they have written.  As I listened to Trevor singing, "We Are The Beaver"; I started, for the first time, to really consider the deeper meaning behind the lyrics.  When he said, "We can chew right through small trees", I pondered how that applied to Canadians.  Do the small trees represent the minor problems that we experience in our everyday lives?  Are we as a people better able to "chew" through these problems than say Russians?  Russia is the bear which "mauls anything that dares gets in it way".  Does that mean  they just use brute savagery to solve their problems?  As well; the beaver "slaps it’s tail when dangers nearby".  Do others rely on us as some sort of an early warning system?  Just how exactly does a Canadian person compare to a Canadian beaver?
     At that point I downed another Blue Beaver Beer and I just sat back and enjoyed the music and stopped trying to analyze it.  I suggest you go buy several of their c.d.’s and do the same.

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