“Everybody Wants Big Things” by The Sit Remedy
Everybody wants to eat something
From the Giant Table’s top
Everybody wants something
They’ll try to climb it
But never get up
Everybody get ready
With sandwiches and beer
The Harbour Square sensation,
The only and only
Giant Picnic Table’s here
Everybody face up to
The facts as they are
You have to seat it
To believe it ‘cos it’s
The size of a car!
A word on Colin Hanks
As you can see from these photos, I encountered popular character actor Colin Hanks during my time with the Giant Picnic Table. Colin, an affable fellow with a dry wit and an intoxicating aroma, often clambers atop the enormous wooden totem to meditate, but was pleased to have his peace disturbed by this lifelong fan.
We subsequently spent several days exploring Toronto and each other, but Colin asked me to keep the details of our encounter to a minimum. Out of respect for him, I haven’t included the delightfully crude love heart with ‘Colin Hanks 4 Bigs Bardot 4 Eva’ that he inscribed on one corner of the table.
If you want to see it, you’ll just have to go there yourself.
