(Saskatchewan Library Association, 2005) Black, Arthur
Many thanks for that warm welcome. You know, when a
guest speaker from out of town gets up on his hind legs to
sing for his supper it is incumbent upon said speaker to say
something pleasant about the location and company in which
he finds himself. And with some towns and some audiences
that can be a bit of a creative ... strain. I can remember once
beginning a speech on a blustery winter's eve saying how
pleased I was to find myself in Hamilton, Ontario in a roomful
of meat packers. And I remember thinking, "Hoo, I'm going
to Hell for that one."