Bob Mackin News Reporter THE show must go on. And it did. West Vancouver’s Evaporators played without frontman Nardwuar the Human Servictte Sunday night for the first time in the band’s 33-year history. The 31-year-old musiciaa, broadcaster and impresario was in Lions Gate Hospital recuperating from 4 brain hernorrhage he suffered a day eariier. We didn’t want his bandrnates to cancel their long-awaited headlining gig at the Pic Pub downtown. So a handful of voices, including local goth singer Alavic, Lois Mafvco, Bratmobile’s Allison Wolfe and owin sister Cindy, took his place at the microphone during the bittersweet event. It was supposed to be the beginning of a big week tor Nardwuar, whose interviews with celebrities and polidcians on CiTR FM 101.9 and community TV are legendary. For instance, it was Nardwuar's question to Prime Minister Jean Chretien at a news conference following the RCMP crackdown on students at 1997's Asia Pacific Economic Co-operadon summit that clicited the controversial “Pepper? T put it on my plate” response, On Wednesday he was hoping to interview Hole singer Courmey Love at EdgcEest. Today, the Evaporators were supposed to return to Olympia, Wash. for an independent music festival. His most recent attempt to interrogate Love was when Holc came to town with Marilvn Manson early this year. “I waited 12 hours in the rain and nothing happened. This tine it was going to be the legitimate way, I was trying to get backstage passes. Grant (Lawrence of the Smugglers) said ‘now you're stuck in the hospital, use that to your advantage,” Nardwuar said Wednesday morning from his room in the LGH special care wad. “Friday was going to be the Yo-Yo-A-Go-Go music festival we were going to play at. We were on the Friday night. (In 1997) we were on the Wednesday afternoon — we've moved up in the world.” Love hadn’r shown up at LGH by the News" press time, but she did acknowledge him during Hole’s raunchy EdgeFest finale. ‘The Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Society of B.C. presents the i2th Annual Waterfront Park - July 24 & 25 Saturday July 24 Events eet Parade 10em ‘Experfence the joie de vivre of a multicultural street parade. See Cuban, Brazilian, Chinese ‘Dancers, Steel Bands and many more in jubilation-Caribbean style! Parade route from ictoria Park (Keith Reif at. Lonsdale) south on Lonsdale to Waterfront Park. ‘rescnate with a blend of. colourful sights, s sounds and acthities for. the entire family. | With a distinctive Caribbean’ flavour. From. i iam to 7pm. ‘ibbean Dance spm ool down with the ‘tropical sounds of Tropical Breeze and Phase ti Steel band, At the. “Sunday july 25 Events ean Day - Tropical Fun -§ Sunday celebrates. all things Caribbean with non-stop music and entertainment on two stages, authentic food, refreshments, arts and crafts, educational ‘isplays... a virtual ‘tropical istand of activity, From. tiam te Tpm. : | ta tn eat Ga eg ht MaMa % ae) “Let's hear it for Nardwuar the Human Servicrte who's in hes- pital,” she said. “He’s a Vancouver legend. We love Nardwuar.” Said Nard .uar: “It was a big, week to blew, unfortunately. On Friday, hopefully PH know what the hell's going en.” He was waiting, for medical test results to answer the riddle of Jast weekend's Mghtening seizures, burst blood vessel and brain hemmmorhage that leit him with blurry vision and a limp left arm. On July 5 he celebratcd his birthday over lunch at the Tomahawk Barbecue with members of Southern Culture on the Skids. Five days later he woke up with a numb, limp left arm. The sensazion wouldn't go away, so he went to a medical clinic. “They said my arm was weak and I should go for a blood test tomorrow or go to Lions Gate emergency if it gets worse. | we home to the Evaporators’ practice and was answering e-mails and just suddenly my arm started twitching. My mom was home. | said “mom, phone 9-1-1! Next thing T know I woke up and the ambu- lance (attendant) was there sitting me down, testing me. They brought me to hospital and [ thought I'd be OK in the bed and then 3 started nwitching again.” : Froin his hospital bed, Nardwuar has been busy answering phone calls from we ell-wishers on a wheeled payphone. During qui- eter moments he’s plotting his next career move. “Over the years I’ve had a chance to tik with Jean Chretien,- Mikhail Gorbachev, Dan Quayle, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Gerald Ford,” he said. “Maybe | twas ame for some new adventure, so ’'m ready.” @ To send a get-well message, fax 669-6478 or visir . ° allergy skin testing | © scratching, chewing, licking - ¢ chronic ear infections, © hair foss, rashes, flea allergy ® skin: infections, nail disorders, © managy :* ¢. all other skin | pu “me Appts. avallabie in West V0 1435 Clyde Avenue, **: De. M, Charach ts the only Animal 376-6199 Dexsmatologist in Western Canacs. THE 1999 CANNONDALE 300 SERIES BIKES =~ | frame, Shimane “STX/ V brakes “Rock Shox. at “99S PACH 1 va at naa 662-4537 dese yen