ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON OCT. 10, 1992 By Steve Newton The Seymour Watershed is a long way from the green rolling hills of Scotland, where Connor MacLeod (played by Christopher Lambert) learned the swordfighting tricks of the immortal's trade from his mentor (Sean Connery) in the movie Highlander. But, five miles up a North Vancouver mountain … Continue reading On the Vancouver set of Highlander: The Series with star Adrian Paul and rocker Joan Jett
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Worshipped as a god, Joan Jett just likes seeing fans smile
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON FEB. 6, 1992 By Steve Newton When I mentioned I was going to be interviewing Joan Jett, one of my well-informed colleagues said, “Well, be sure to ask her about the sect in California that worships her as a god.” So, when J.J. called from Minneapolis—in advance of her Saturday (February 8) … Continue reading Worshipped as a god, Joan Jett just likes seeing fans smile
Aerosmith shows Vancouver it can still make it through anything
photo by the Newt ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, SEPT. 17, 2010 Thursday (September 16) was a big night in Vancouver for legendary guitar acts from the ’70s. Over on the North Shore you had Johnny Winter at the Centennial Theatre, while, downtown, Aerosmith was packing them in at Rogers Arena. I don’t know how the albino blues-rocker … Continue reading Aerosmith shows Vancouver it can still make it through anything