Look at him walking by his star
The Rowdyman did very well this evening. Stuck in the middle of a whole gang of the rich and famous, he managed to be the good fellow I know him to be. Himself, with no need to put on airs. Now that his name is on a sidewalk somewhere in Toronto, he put it so well: They’ll be saying, “Look at him walking by his star“.
I don’t know what process was used to draw up the guest list for this evening’s presentation, but the group was eclectic. Very Canadian, eh? Still, our own Sgt. Scott of the Mounted was on duty. Or was it Inspector Fraser? It’s easy to confuse the two, because the man fits the clothes so well. Gordon Edward Pinsent, L.L.D from UPEI (1975). There may be a photo or two of him in the box of negatives downstairs. A fellow graduate, no less.
I can’t claim to have met the man, but my future wife played baseball with him back when they were associated with the Confederation Centre, and in this world of six degrees of separation, that puts him right up there with grandparents and next-door neighbours. Did I mention that we both used to live in Charlottetown?
In any case, the Canada’s Walk Of Fame added a good fellow to their sidewalk this evening. A man who taught me the ultimate compliment for a young lady: “You’re lovely, tell your mother!”.
