Kennedy Gordon

Part of my work involves interviewing famous-type people, like Gordon Pinsent, Blue Rodeo, Jon Bon Jovi, William Shatner and Tortelvis from Dread Zeppelin. This week, I am going to be speaking with Brian Vollmer of Helix, a legendary Canadian metal band from the ’80s. I saw Helix live at the Sudbury Arena once, and they put on a great show, so this is an interview I know I will enjoy.

Of course, I gummed it up.

Brian and I have been emailing back and forth trying to set a time, and in the first of these emails, I referred to him as “Lips.” His reply was concise: “Lips is in Anvil. I am in Helix.”

I know this. I knew it the minute I clicked “send” on the email. See, I have a copy of the new Anvil CD, Juggernaut of Justice, sitting here on my desk, and in my head I was mixing up ’80s Canadian metal bands. This may be a result of having too tight a ponytail in the ’80s.

Luckily, Kick Axe was nowhere to be found. And we won’t even talk about Thor.

Helix plays at the Red Dog May 14. You should go, and you should bang your head, baby. I’ll have a full interview in the paper and online this week.