by John Bob the Great » 9/27/2010, 11:47 pm
I know this thread is old but I found an old Olp article from 1998 from the Toronto Globe & Mail while browsing through proquest newspapers.
Raine and Mike were talking about Saul, who's identity was not revealed at the time and Raine revealed a heartwarming story about Saul:
Simona Chiose. The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ont.: Jan 19, 1998. pg. C.5
"Few musicians on their way to rock stardom, and even fewer bona fide rock stars, ever sound this mature. That all-grown-up side of the band is also reflected in one of its most intriguing aspects: the recurring image of an elderly man. He first popped up, shirtless, on the cover of Naveed . On Clumsy 'scover he is wearing makeup and hanging from a trapeze by his mouth. He was also seen in the band's ad campaign and is featured in a few vignettes shot by Maida and shown on video screens at the band's concerts. Maida and Turner talk about him, but leave enough out that who he is and what he does remains a mystery.
Maida explains that since meeting the man through a photographer friend, he has become an inspiration to the band. "He's a real gentle soul, he just loves his wife to death. I flew home from Seattle to shoot some vignettes with him and he was telling me about his wife. She's dying of cancer and one of her wishes was to go see the Arctic. So he took a six-month trip with her in a wheelchair. They stopped at every hospital on the way but he got her to the Arctic."
Sincerely, C.H.
“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.”
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