On
a
chilly
February
night
a
few
thousand
people
made
their
way
to
the
Prince
George
Multiplex
to
watch
a
Canadian
music
icon
perform.
A
performer
whose
career
has
spanned
over
20
years.
A
performer
who
has
more
Junos
and
Grammys
than
any
other
Canadian
artist.
A
performer
who
has
another
1
single
as
we
speak,
and
who
is
also
known
as
Mr
Romantic
for
such
songs
as
"Everything
I
Do
(I
Do
It
For
You)."
In
case
you
haven't
guessed
it
yet,
I'm
talking
about
Bryan
Adams.
As
I
made
my
way
down
to
the
stage
for
the
photo
shoot
I
was
surprised
to
see
such
a
large
range
in
the
ages
of
people
in
the
crowd.
In
fact,
it
seemed
like
it
went
from
around
eight
years
of
age
all
the
way
up
into
the
fifties.
That
is
why
I
think
Bryan
is
one
of
Canada's
favorite
musicians:
because
he
covers
such
a
wide
variety
of
age
groups.
As
the
lights
went
down
the
down
to
start
the
concert
the
crowd
went
nuts
and
crammed
up
against
the
stage,
and
yours
truly.
Bryan
came
on
stage
without
his
customary
white
t-shirt,
vvhich
has
been
said
to
have
been
a
famous
look
long
before
Calvin
Klein.
Instead
he
opted
for
a
Published
by
the
Students
for
the
Students
Adams
black
t-shirt
and
sparkly
pants.
Along
with
Bryan
came
the
rest
of
his
band:
Keith
Scott
on
lead
guitar,
David
Taylor
on
bass,
Tommy
Mandle
playing
keyboards
and
piano,
Mickey
Curry
on
drums
and
Danny
Cummings
on
percussion.
Plus,
all
the
way
from
Ireland,
Davey
Sparan
on
the
Irish
flute
and
the
gilen
pipe.
Bryan
opened
up
his
act
with
"The
Only
Thing
That
Looks
Good
On
Me
Is
You."
As
mentioned
before,
Bryan
is
known
as
Mr
Romantic
and
it
didn't
take
him
long
to
prove.
His
tenth
song
was
"Everything
I
Do
(I
Do
It
For
You),"
and
when
the
song
started
it
was
interesting
to
see
every
guy
hold
onto
his
girlfriend
just
a
little
bit
tighter,
and
the
lighters
made
an
appearance.
If
there
is
one
thing
that
sets
Bryan
apart
from
other
musicians
it's
that
he
is
very
interactive
with
the
crowd.
This
included
having
the
mike
turned
out
for
the
whole
time
he
was
singing
a
song,
so
the
crowd
could
sing
with
him.
However,
the
topper
came
about
three-quarters
through
the
night
when
he
hauled
up
eight
fans
to
play
his
and
his
band's
instru
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He
also
recruited
a
singer.
The
newp
band
was
named
"Shit"
by
the
crowd
(in
cd
sic
Prince
George
fashion)
and
they
played:
"Summer
of
'69."
Keith
Scott
used
his
guij"
keep
the
band
in
line,
but
even
that
didn't
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the
band
really
was
st.
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Towards
the
end
of
the
night
the
crowd
getting
anxious,
as
"Summer
of
'69"
had
nj
been
played
yet,
at
least
not
by
Bryan
andl
band.
They
performed
two
encores,
and
w,
brought
out
for
a
third
encore
by
the
chant
"69."
Needless
to
say
he
gave
the
crowd
4
they
wanted
and
it
was
the
highlight
of
the'
night.
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i
I
must
say
that
Bryan
and
his
band
are
sir
of
the
best
performers
in
the
music
industrc
shows
that
you
do
not
need
a
lot
of
fancy
1
or
special
effects
to
make
the
crowd
happy
my
opinion
it
was
one
of
the
best
concertst
century.
If
you
missed
Bryan
make
sure
to,
book
your
tickets
early
next
time.
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Photos
by
Bruce
Alexandi