Barton’s musical roots can be traced through history through time to days before the band was ever actually formed. For starters Benita was the iconic multicultural face of Easter Seals where she sang and pretty much did the jig and there is video evidence of this out there somewhere. Then there is Will who was a Musicfest participant circa grade 2 [FYI they don’t just give those green jagged participation ribbons out to anyone…okay they do but still]. Then there is Mike who showcased his knowledge of Frankincense and Mir as one of three wise men –I am told he was so convincing that they asked him to play the part of the fence in the Huck Fin play the following year. And when Rachel was in grade three she made her musical debut at a birthday party where she performed a piece with her sister while dressed up as a dog with top hat and cane [pretty sure the dog part was just included to add a subtle layer of humiliation]. The piece was quite complex complete with subtle gestures that were almost like dance moves. The performance was one of a few that evening [actually she totally choked and her sister hated her until they served cake].
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...Stuff we do -and by "we" we mean mostly Benita but sometimes the rest of us:
www.houseofhsueh.com [also on facebook!!]
www.wearewedges.com
www.myspace.com/yeahyouband
www.myspace.com/stingbeast
www.myspace.com/yourgoodfriends
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