"The Water's on fire,
The Water's on fire!!!"
-- Gord Downie
"If Jesus was hung, would we all pray to a rope?"
-- Gord Downie
"Out at the speedway some kind of mighty Mike Harris thing"
-- Another Roadside Attraction - 1995
"I might not know much, but I know that's a rapidly rotating, oscillating fan, that could take the head off of any daring young man raised on shoulders high, take their head completely off, spraying blood all around this room--all over everyone. Is that what you want? Is that what you want?"
-- from "700 Foot Ceiling" at the Courtyard Nightclub, New Cumberland PA, echoing security's concerns about several body surfers floating dangerously close to a ceiling fan.
"It ain't art 'till it sells"
-- Gord Downie
"I look at your mud-soaked flesh, and I can only think of one thing..."
-- Intro to Greasy Jungle, Ottawa, July 95
"Think of us, if it'll make it easier, think of us as a fin backed whale, second largest creature on the planet. Think of yourselves as Russian and Norwegian whalers, I know, it's a stretch, just do it. Exploding heads, 50 mph winds, boats that can pick and process on the high seas, state of the art exquipment. (Gord makes whale sounds)
-- Intro to Last of the Unplucked Gems, Upper Darby, PA
"The grass may always be greener on the other side, but you never know when someone will come along and "cut it". So it might be best to stick with your own brown, dead grass. Food for thought."
-- Gord Downie
"This is a song for Jean Chretien..."
Intro to Daredevil, Saskatoon, ARA '97
