false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172185884m/147353.jpg 147353 1 David Bidini, rhythm guitarist with the Rheostatics, knows all too well what the life of a rock band in Canada involves: storied arenas one tour and bars wallpapered with photos of forgotten bands the next. Zit-speckled fans begging for a guitar pick and angry drunks chucking twenty-sixers and pint glasses. Opulent tour buses riding through apocalyptic snowstorms and cramped vans that reek of dope and beer. Brilliant performances and heart-sinking break-ups.<br><br>Bidini has played all across the country many times, in venues as far flung and unalike as Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto and the Royal Albert Hotel in Winnipeg. In 1996, when the Rheostatics opened for the Tragically Hip on their Trouble at the Henhouse tour, Bidini kept a diary. I<i>n On a Cold Road</i> he weaves his colourful tales about that tour with revealing and hilarious anecdotes from the pioneers of Canadian rock &#8211; including BTO, Goddo, the Stampeders, Max Webster, Crowbar, the Guess Who, Triumph, Trooper, Bruce Cockburn, Gale Garnett, and Tommy Chong - whom Bidini later interviewed in an effort to compare their experiences with his. The result is an original, vivid, and unforgettable picture of what it has meant, for the last forty years, to be a rock musician in Canada. 142209 1 10 1998 On a Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock total:23|5:10|4:7|3:3|2:3|1:0| 23 93 35 4 4 0 false false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 15:28:21 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 09:18:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 20:02:22 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 21:30:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Sep 18 18:32:02 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 18:32:52 -0700 2009 5 0 true false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon May 12 07:34:49 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 07:36:11 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Sep 21 06:08:27 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 06:08:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 10 12:27:09 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 12:27:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 20 18:32:30 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 18:32:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 19 22:12:08 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 22:12:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 11 20:26:02 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 20:26:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 07 08:45:02 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 08:45:02 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Mar 25 08:01:52 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 08:02:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Feb 02 21:05:13 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 21:05:13 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Dec 12 09:34:35 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 09:34:48 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Oct 25 00:18:41 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 00:18:41 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Oct 13 17:09:03 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 17:09:03 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Sep 10 10:21:30 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 10:21:30 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Sun Aug 10 15:38:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 15:38:00 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Thu Jul 17 16:29:09 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 16:29:28 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jul 04 09:39:08 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 09:39:08 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jul 01 14:19:02 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 14:19:02 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=147353