My ears are ringing already!!!

As a Canadian living in China, I can say, with some certainty on behalf of my fellow Zhongnanhaiers Cam and Chris - also Canadians - that we apologize in advance to the people of Beijing and, potentially, the world!

Say what you will about our native country, but we do have a pretty good history of world exports when it comes to people. Here in China, of course, Mark Rowswell, AKA: Dashan and Dr. Norman Bethune are well known Canadians. Comedic movie stars including Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Dan Akroyd and the late John Candy also hold distinction as being native Canadians. And even in the modern music world we've managed to pump out a few bright spots, including Alanis Morissette, Brian Adams and Avril Lavigne to name just a few. But also included in this last list of Canadian musical exports is, unfortunately, an artist whose work I have come to despise over the years: Celine Dion.

The warbling songstress from the province of Quebec has inundated Canadian radio for over 20 years...forced down our throats because of outdated Canadian content rules. As such, we as Canadians have been forced to live with this woman for far too long. One of the greatest days of my life was when she announced that she was going to be playing Vegas. This meant that there was very little chance any new music from her would be making it onto CD's or downloads during that time! But now, news from afar has jolted my sensibilities. Ms. Dion will be here in Beijing in April, and is taking a crack at leaving her stink on the upcoming Olympics.

To quote a fellow broadcaster from May 6th, 1937: "Oh, the humanity!"