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| − | '''Garbage''' is a band mentioned in Canadian-American author Gordon Korman's 1980 teen novel | + | '''Garbage''' is a band mentioned in Canadian-American author Gordon Korman's 1980 teen novel ''Who is Bugs Potter?''. They are also mentioned in the 1983 sequel ''Bugs Potter: LIVE at Nickaninny''. |
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"I agree with Bugs," put in Sylvia. "I think it’s garbage." | "I agree with Bugs," put in Sylvia. "I think it’s garbage." | ||
| − | "Garbage – now ''there’s'' a rock group," enthused Bugs. "Besides the normal drums, they use six different garbage can lids, each at a different pitch. For their live show they actually drive a garbage truck out on stage and the group jumps out. And at the end they get in again and drive away. It’s one of a kind!" | + | "[[Garbage]] – now ''there’s'' a rock group," enthused Bugs. "Besides the normal drums, they use six different garbage can lids, each at a different pitch. For their live show they actually drive a garbage truck out on stage and the group jumps out. And at the end they get in again and drive away. It’s one of a kind!" |
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Latest revision as of 13:22, 9 May 2025
Garbage is a band mentioned in Canadian-American author Gordon Korman's 1980 teen novel Who is Bugs Potter?. They are also mentioned in the 1983 sequel Bugs Potter: LIVE at Nickaninny.
"I agree with Bugs," put in Sylvia. "I think it’s garbage."
"Garbage – now there’s a rock group," enthused Bugs. "Besides the normal drums, they use six different garbage can lids, each at a different pitch. For their live show they actually drive a garbage truck out on stage and the group jumps out. And at the end they get in again and drive away. It’s one of a kind!"
Notes
- Gordon Korman, Who is Bugs Potter?, (Toronto: Scholastic Canada, 1980), p.38-39, ISBN 0-590-42791-1
- Gordon Korman's website page for Who is Bugs Potter?
