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BLIND DATE WITH A BI-WEEKLY FAMILY MAGAZINE REPORTER!!!!! BY DUTCH TREAT THE RECENT BLIND DATE WITH A STAR! SHINDIG, HELD EVERY YEAR TO BENEFIT CHILDREN’S LITERACY, RAISED SOME IM- PORTANT QUESTIONS. Things like, can the stigma faced by children with learning disabilities be overcome? Is it ever too late to help a child learn to read? The answers to those questions are: yes and no. Other, more complicated questions must also be addressed. Questions like, isn’t the exclamation point after Star! a bit much? Does 101.3 The Bounce morning co-host Jordan Knight know that her name is already being used by one of the New Kids on the Block? If so, is she trying to be ironic? How does one become a “business humourist” like Bill Carr? Does John Gracie realize that since the deaths of Ray Charles, Miles Davis and John Lee Hooker, the privilege of wearing sunglasses inside is solely reserved for Stevie Wonder? (Terry Kelly gets a pass, too — ed.) What sick sonofabitch decided to give away free wine but charge $2.75 for a soda water? Some of us are trying to complete our 12 Steps, for Chrissakes. Why was Halifax Regional School Board superintendent Carole Olsen sitting over at the McInnes Cooper table and not with the other celebrities? About 450 people turned up at the World Trade and Convention Centre on January 18 for the 10th edition of the event, and, let me tell you, the stars were out in full force. Stars like political has-been Alexa McDonough! Canadian Idol has-been Dwight D’Eon! Some wine snob guy! A canoe paddler! The big bald guy that does the political cartoons! The other guy that does the political cartoons! For those unfamiliar with the concept, guests pay $125 apiece and are matched up, in groups of 10, with any one of 47 random celebrities. The guests and their celebrity are then whisked away to one of 43 participating restaurants to spend a delightful evening. If you’re wondering about the uneven number of restaurants and celebs, I’m advised one lucky group of 10 had Brad, Peter and Moya from the C100 Breakfast Club all to themselves! Learning Disabilities Association of Nova Scotia mouthpuppet Matt Currie tells me the recent event was one of the most successful to date, raising a total of $45,425 for its LINKS Children’s Literacy Program. Does Frank Know? atlanticfrank@eastlink.ca 24 ATLANTIC CANADA FRANK FEBRUARY 16, 2010 What are yoose, stupid? EITHER I’M REALLY THICK OR THEY’RE THAT GOOD: Grafton Street Dinner Theatre actresses Kelly Edwards (left) and Cyndi Locke affected New York accents to flog raffle tickets for a trip to the Big Apple courtesy of Fraser & Hoyt, and I still wouldn’t know it was a put-on if they hadn’t told me the difference. My suit jacket is made from material developed by NASA and will withstand temperatures of up to 2,000 degrees Celsius. My bowtie is from Sears. Tease and comb maven/ frosted cupcake specialist/ self esteem expert/ experimental fabric connoisseur Fred Connors. Atlantic Frank Twitter follower/ CBC Radio personality Costas Halavrezos. WILL BE QUIRKY AND LOVEABLE FOR SALARY AND BENEFITS: “I guess you could say I’m still looking for a home,” says Heidi Petracek on life after the cancellation of her CBC television series Living Halifax in early 2009. Another disappointment followed in the fall, when Heidi looked poised to replace outgoing Q104 morning straight-woman and news reader Lisa Blackburn, but ultimately lost the job to Jessica Rankin. TRADE YA?: Trade Centre Limited sales honcho Paul Cody and Jill Black.
Sales manager Chris Conrad, left, and Ticket Atlantic account manager Troy Ryan were also on deck to bolster the Trade Centre Ltd. contingent. Disregard the sign behind me. I’m an A-lister. DRUM! vocalist Dutch Robinson. BELOW: Talented and fragrant Secunda Marine gals Lonita Blinn (left) and Cathy Wentzell. THEY’LL HAVE TO SETTLE FOR HEIDI: Over at the Zephyr Rug & Home/ Aucoin Locksmiths table, Matina Aucoin, Penny Carvalho and Elizabeth Kinsman decided that Maria Panopalis was their first choice for a celebrity date. Unfortunately, although Maria has participated in past Blind Date events, she didn’t sign up for the 2010 edition. BELOW: One moment, Information Morning chatterbox Liz Logan is having a delightful chat with her fellow stars. The next, Nancy Regan is using her for cover to defend against an assault from an oncoming Frank photog. MY HEART BELONGS TO... My Nan, looking positively radiant, eventually came out from behind Liz Logan when I promised that her photo wouldn’t appear on the cover of Frank 578. We’ll just blow it up to twice its size for the next issue. FEBRUARY 16, 2010 ATLANTIC CANADA FRANK 25
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