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We downed the pints and
headed fora sure-fire place
for hipness — The Portside
Room, run by hepeat Derek
Nyberg. The small room in
the Seven Seas is a true
Lower Lonsdale treasure.

It was a bit of a surprise

to find the recipient of the.

1993 Juno for most promis-
ing male vocalist quietly sip-
ping a drink at the bar,
Definiiely hip,

Surprising because John
Botlomley's gig was sched-
uled for nearly a month
down the road.

The evening turned out
to include the added bonus
of a snippet or two from
Betloniley’s upcoming
release on BMG Records
titled Raggle Taggle.

The Vancouver musician
has played an instrument
since he was six, when he

.. $tarted on the piano.

Since then he has
switched to guitar and fol-
lowing a nine-year stint
with Tulpa, a. Toronto-based
band, he has performed as a
soloist.

Gigs at the Lower
Lonsdale venue have grown

on Bottomley, who is quick-

ly becoming a Portside
Room regular as both per-
former and fan.

“I like the room a lot. It's

intimate,” said Bottomley. “I...

think it's’ great for singer .

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songwriters lo tet songs be
heard as bare bones — and
it's on a boat as well which
inakes Il special.”

Even girls willing .or
wishing to rock the boat
need someone to pul: them
together with a willing ves-
sel,

Suzanne Wilson is that
matchmaker and sie has
nothing against occasional-
ly jumping in on the fun.
Girls Rock the Boat lias
been a regular feature at the
Portside Room where the
girls of music take centre
stage every Thursday night.

As the organizer, Wilson
says. the concept is bor-
rowed from the highly suc-
cessful Grrrls With Guitars
holding’ court at
Vancouver's Railway Club
on the last Monday of every
month.

Wilson herself has ambi- -
tions of playing on stage for
both its. inherent. passion-. .
inspiring rush and hopefully
the financial rewards fur-
ther down the road.

“play music when i'm
not working. My job (wait-
ressing) is my hobby and
music is my career I'm try-
ing to pursue,” said Wilson.

‘If you can’t: make the
Thursday show, catch it on’
CO-OP radio (102.77 FM)
every Tuesday morning on.
the Pacific: Songwriters:
Showcase. .

Another high score’ on,
‘the hipness scale.