Tucked far in the back of the Newsweek that I purchased for my flight to Quebec this week was a brief Q&A with Celine Dion.

Almost as surprising as my ability to read the whole interview with Celine Dion was seeing the subject of the mini-interview turn to video games and Celine's home-schooled son Rene-Charles' current obsessions: rock music and Wii.

From Newsweek:

Does he sing, too?
He loves heavy rock and the Doors. It's the first song he hummed to me. I think it comes from the videogames. The Wii is the hottest thing on our TV right now.

How did you get a Nintendo Wii?
My best friend in the whole world, Robin, waited in line at 4:30 in the morning.

Since you're already awake at 4:30 in the morning, you could've just gone yourself?
I know but I didn't even see it coming.

Now, most conversations with Dion seem like a crudely deciphered alien transmission about love crystals or something, but I think what she's saying is that she was quite surprised by the success and/or the gameplay of Nintendo's latest box.

But seriously, can you imagine Celine Dion camping out for a Wii? In the unlikely event that she would leave her stasis chamber to go shopping, being recognized by the unwashed, bug-eyed masses in line at Best Buy would probably result in her instantly exploding into a billion gilded butterfly wings. That's how I picture Celine dying, in my mind. Michael McWhertor

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