Toronto Beaches, June 1981<\/p>\n

My sister is showing me the boardwalk for the first time. Over on the wall of a concession stand someone has spray painted the word “DEVO” in 3 ft high letters.
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\nMe: What does ‘deevo’ mean?
\nMy Sister: I think it means to de-evolve.
\nMe: What does that mean? Why would anyone want to write that?
\nMy Sister: I guess someone wants us to “grow backwards”. Like the guy turning into an ape in Altered States<\/em><\/p>\n

Pause<\/em><\/p>\n

My Sister: …Or it’s a rock band.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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