Winner of the Crunfest 2004 pre-Thanksgiving Day edition- me- for leaving my shoes at Blizzarts on Friday night.
Next weekend- random undergartments.
Thanks to Bopuc for noticing them and giving them a home for the weekend.
21.11.04
19.11.04
The True American Middle East Travel Guide
And I was under the mistaken impression there was no humour to be found in the current bloodshed of the Iraqi Occupation. Silly Me!
The Tour of the Neighbourhood
Marie-Anna:"What's that."
Me:"The convent- I take it as a personal challenge."
Me:"The convent- I take it as a personal challenge."
Live in Your World. Play in Mine.
Steph is a 23 year old displaced Bostonian who works for a magazine/newspaper (she's a bit vague here) who seems to spend a lot of time partying...
Steph (left) and her friend Becky
"You know you are at the best party you can be at when Paris Hilton casually strolls by. Being that her job (other than making home videos) is to party, if she's there, the party rocks.
She was at Sky Bar with Becky and I last night."
And that's why I added her to my blog listing :) Fun fun fun!
http://stephandlola.blogspot.com/
Steph (left) and her friend Becky
"You know you are at the best party you can be at when Paris Hilton casually strolls by. Being that her job (other than making home videos) is to party, if she's there, the party rocks.
She was at Sky Bar with Becky and I last night."
And that's why I added her to my blog listing :) Fun fun fun!
http://stephandlola.blogspot.com/
17.11.04
Wednesday- the weekend starts
Being successfully unemployed has it's upside- your weekend can begin as early as Tuesday night at Salon Daome.
This week, though, I'm taking it easy and the reason is all the wicked music happening tonight and tomorrow!
Way out West at the Mile End Bar
Bob Sinclair from France is spinning at Club 1234 (which I've never been to!)
Thursday see Brett Johnson(Dallas) at Unity II- no cover before 11 PM and $2.75 drinks!
Do NOT go to Circus to see Loco Fern- sleep- because Friday is TOO MUCH:
DJ Maus is at Silver, then off to Nexxt for XL and Big Al- and my buddy DJ Dav is playing somewhere, too (where?? hmmm- post later)
See why I don't post so much some weeks?
This week, though, I'm taking it easy and the reason is all the wicked music happening tonight and tomorrow!
Way out West at the Mile End Bar
Bob Sinclair from France is spinning at Club 1234 (which I've never been to!)
Thursday see Brett Johnson(Dallas) at Unity II- no cover before 11 PM and $2.75 drinks!
Do NOT go to Circus to see Loco Fern- sleep- because Friday is TOO MUCH:
DJ Maus is at Silver, then off to Nexxt for XL and Big Al- and my buddy DJ Dav is playing somewhere, too (where?? hmmm- post later)
See why I don't post so much some weeks?
16.11.04
And people still wonder what's wrong with society?
Much like the subservient chicken we now have access to a subservient waitress/bartender.
I'm sure everyone who works in the food and beverage industry is just thrilled about this!
12.11.04
The WWW is a virgin.
I just ran an Alta Vista search for a phrase I used in an earlier post- the phrase "biker pills"
... won't get thrown out of them as usual for trying to slip "i love nick The wannabe biker" pills into the girls' drinks ...
www.mrcranky.com/movies/bandits/6/43.html
You'd think that there would be more hits...
Well, next week, there'll be 2 more :)
... won't get thrown out of them as usual for trying to slip "i love nick The wannabe biker" pills into the girls' drinks ...
www.mrcranky.com/movies/bandits/6/43.html
You'd think that there would be more hits...
Well, next week, there'll be 2 more :)
Stuff I don't know about blogging.
On my list of top referring sites (which ain't many--- freaking POST me God Dammit if u like it!!!) is this:
No Session, Redirecting... which means nothing to me--- I don't even know what that means!
God- I wish I had earned my nerds wings back in 1979 with that Commodore 64 my folks bought me...
No Session, Redirecting... which means nothing to me--- I don't even know what that means!
God- I wish I had earned my nerds wings back in 1979 with that Commodore 64 my folks bought me...
Oh yeah- about Lawler
Those of you who don't get out from behind your keyboards enough might wanna see what it's all about:
Photos courtesy of the edmm.ca website (Electronic Dance Music Montreal)
--but- it's not all drinks and high, perky breast implants- my review:
I can't figure out how he could mismatch his beats so much since he was mainly using cd's
But it was a good night for dancing- tad expensive
and a bit crowded (I figured it out- the hip-hop floor at Juice is like training camp for bars like this!)
Too bad a swank place like that doesn't have a no-hats rule. And what's with jeans being acceptable men's fashion in a place where you spend $100 plus on dinner?
Good sound system, though- and excellent staff. I'm of two minds about the place. I met some really nice peeps there and some of the regular afterhours scenesters.
All in all- here's the damage= entry= free (our names weren't on the list, but my quick thinking date got in as "Judy", I got in with my smokin' blazer and general dashing good looks)
drinks= $80 including tip (6 vodka Red Bulls at $10 each, 4 Heinekens at $8 u get the picture)
food= you've got to be kidding me
So- we got to see a world class DJ play in front of a crowd too concerned with checking each other out to listen to the music for a mere $40 each, in a very swish resto to boot. Not the worst use my funds have ever been used for.
Photos courtesy of the edmm.ca website (Electronic Dance Music Montreal)
--but- it's not all drinks and high, perky breast implants- my review:
I can't figure out how he could mismatch his beats so much since he was mainly using cd's
But it was a good night for dancing- tad expensive
and a bit crowded (I figured it out- the hip-hop floor at Juice is like training camp for bars like this!)
Too bad a swank place like that doesn't have a no-hats rule. And what's with jeans being acceptable men's fashion in a place where you spend $100 plus on dinner?
Good sound system, though- and excellent staff. I'm of two minds about the place. I met some really nice peeps there and some of the regular afterhours scenesters.
All in all- here's the damage= entry= free (our names weren't on the list, but my quick thinking date got in as "Judy", I got in with my smokin' blazer and general dashing good looks)
drinks= $80 including tip (6 vodka Red Bulls at $10 each, 4 Heinekens at $8 u get the picture)
food= you've got to be kidding me
So- we got to see a world class DJ play in front of a crowd too concerned with checking each other out to listen to the music for a mere $40 each, in a very swish resto to boot. Not the worst use my funds have ever been used for.
And then we'd hire someone else to finish it...
like Toby or Sam from the West Wing- good, compassionate Democrats.
My friend Chris used to think I should run for public office. People with IQ's in the 140's shouldn't be spending their Friday nights listening to loud music with rake thin girls on coke with biker pills in their pockets, now should they?
Or would this just be the modern day equivalent of Trudeau's hash smoking youth? Hmmmm...
My friend Chris used to think I should run for public office. People with IQ's in the 140's shouldn't be spending their Friday nights listening to loud music with rake thin girls on coke with biker pills in their pockets, now should they?
Or would this just be the modern day equivalent of Trudeau's hash smoking youth? Hmmmm...
11.11.04
In Honour And Grateful Memory of our Glorious Dead
I'm back dating this to Nov.11 for obvious reasons. I never got out on Remembrance Day to observe this year, mainly because I don't know where the Cenotaph is in Montreal. I thought it was the statue in Jeane Mance park but that turns out to be dedicated to Sir George Etienne Cartier.
The one in Saint John is a totally moving piece of work...
It's more impressive at night- for scale purposes it is almost two stories tall. I hope it was misting and a bit foggy last Thursday.
The one in Saint John is a totally moving piece of work...
It's more impressive at night- for scale purposes it is almost two stories tall. I hope it was misting and a bit foggy last Thursday.
4.11.04
Nightmare in America Pt.3 (Iraq)
The truth about Iraq is that we have helped perpetuate repressive regimes like Iraq for too long. Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait; at one time or another American governments and our "agencies" have helped put in place or propagated these thinly veiled dictatorships in the Middle East and elsewhere. Our trade in oil for international support has empowered and emboldened these regimes to become more authoritarian, giving them the funds, arms, and political clout to do as they choose in their backyard whilst the rest of the world is mollified.
No more. Iraq was our chance to make amends to the people of Iraq for our role in Saddam's decades of dictatorial excess.
But we did lie to the American people---yes- I voted for the war in Iraq based on the intelligence reports coming out of the White House. Yes, I stand firmly behind our troops who are there. But those lies are now responsible for this mission becoming an occupation rather than a liberation.
When President Bush lied to the American people about why we were invading Iraq, when President Bush lied to the UN, to the Security Council- to the whole world- he was also lying to the very people we hoped to liberate; the Iraqi people.
And it is that lie that is killing American troops in Iraq. Because President Bush could not stand and admit the past failures of American foreign policy before the whole world. Instead he had his West Wing intelligence advisors cook reports taken from exiled Iraqi politicians and public relations firms representing the former royal family; gave it to Collin Powell for a veneer of respectability; and then went about hawking it is a legitimate reason for a preemptive invasion.
My fellow Americans- I would have figured out a way to tell you and the Iraqi people we're sorry for the past 4 decades. We're coming over there with a UN Security Council approved force and giving you a chance to run your lives the way you want. And then we'll be gone.
Oh--before I forget- Bush's assertion that I flip-flopped on the Iraq war because I wouldn't vote to approve an $86 Billion pay raise/ funding for body armor bill- thus I do not support the troops- is utter gibberish. That bill only gave a pay raise to the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan- and included a pay decrease to the rest of our troops. So who really supports the troops, and which candidate is grandstanding on the backs of the boys in harm's way?
Cynical? Manipulative? Partisan to the point of propaganda? I'm proud myself and Mr. Edwards voted against that bill. I'm sorry it passed.
No more. Iraq was our chance to make amends to the people of Iraq for our role in Saddam's decades of dictatorial excess.
But we did lie to the American people---yes- I voted for the war in Iraq based on the intelligence reports coming out of the White House. Yes, I stand firmly behind our troops who are there. But those lies are now responsible for this mission becoming an occupation rather than a liberation.
When President Bush lied to the American people about why we were invading Iraq, when President Bush lied to the UN, to the Security Council- to the whole world- he was also lying to the very people we hoped to liberate; the Iraqi people.
And it is that lie that is killing American troops in Iraq. Because President Bush could not stand and admit the past failures of American foreign policy before the whole world. Instead he had his West Wing intelligence advisors cook reports taken from exiled Iraqi politicians and public relations firms representing the former royal family; gave it to Collin Powell for a veneer of respectability; and then went about hawking it is a legitimate reason for a preemptive invasion.
My fellow Americans- I would have figured out a way to tell you and the Iraqi people we're sorry for the past 4 decades. We're coming over there with a UN Security Council approved force and giving you a chance to run your lives the way you want. And then we'll be gone.
Oh--before I forget- Bush's assertion that I flip-flopped on the Iraq war because I wouldn't vote to approve an $86 Billion pay raise/ funding for body armor bill- thus I do not support the troops- is utter gibberish. That bill only gave a pay raise to the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan- and included a pay decrease to the rest of our troops. So who really supports the troops, and which candidate is grandstanding on the backs of the boys in harm's way?
Cynical? Manipulative? Partisan to the point of propaganda? I'm proud myself and Mr. Edwards voted against that bill. I'm sorry it passed.
Nightmare in America Pt.2 (9/11)
"How did our country change?"- I hate to say it but I decided to run after 9/11. Not right after it- but once I started to see how it was affecting our government, our media- our whole culture. We were afraid; all of us were- nothing like this had ever happened to us. None of us had ever fathomed in our worst nightmares that someone hated us enough to hurl an airliner into our office tower. None of us could have- we would have been incapable of functioning in any normal way.
President Bush appealed to us- to all Americans- to get back to our normal lives as quickly as possible. We tried, and managed to get back to work, to shop, to sit in our living rooms and watch television. To drive our kids to the football game. By reclaiming our blissful lives we hoped to prevent the terrorists from winning; from changing the way we live our lives. We continued as best we could while 280 million Americans choked back their tears and tried to pay tribute to our fallen in their most personal ways.
We in your government thought that we could help protect America and prosecute a "Global War on Terrorism" without adversely affecting the face of our nation. As the weeks turned into months, I saw that the more we tried, the further away we were getting from our pre-9/11 ideals about what America was. It was no longer "Morning in America"- we were quickly approaching midnight and the night we had entered appeared to have no end.
A lot of this campaign has focused on this fight on terrorism; about who is best capable to safeguard America and find those responsible. And a lot of the criticism that is leveled against me is based on hypothetical questions about what I would have done differently. Here's a short list:
I wouldn't have lied to the American people about why we invaded Iraq. I think America can handle the truth.
President Bush appealed to us- to all Americans- to get back to our normal lives as quickly as possible. We tried, and managed to get back to work, to shop, to sit in our living rooms and watch television. To drive our kids to the football game. By reclaiming our blissful lives we hoped to prevent the terrorists from winning; from changing the way we live our lives. We continued as best we could while 280 million Americans choked back their tears and tried to pay tribute to our fallen in their most personal ways.
We in your government thought that we could help protect America and prosecute a "Global War on Terrorism" without adversely affecting the face of our nation. As the weeks turned into months, I saw that the more we tried, the further away we were getting from our pre-9/11 ideals about what America was. It was no longer "Morning in America"- we were quickly approaching midnight and the night we had entered appeared to have no end.
A lot of this campaign has focused on this fight on terrorism; about who is best capable to safeguard America and find those responsible. And a lot of the criticism that is leveled against me is based on hypothetical questions about what I would have done differently. Here's a short list:
- I would not have allied with Pakistan before invading Afghanistan in search of Osama bin Laden. The Pakistani spy agency was one of the original backers and organizers of the Taliban- and doubtlessly their operatives confounded our attempts to arrest the Taliban and al-Qaida
- I would not have created a new Intelligence wing within the White House to compile and review CIA and NSA information to lead us into a war in Iraq on politicized intelligence.
- I would have allowed the UN Security Council carry out the weapons inspections.
I wouldn't have lied to the American people about why we invaded Iraq. I think America can handle the truth.
3.11.04
Nightmare in America Pt.1 (Democracy)
I'm not surprised by the outcome at all. John Kerry never dealt with the Republican attacks against him well and never articulated how he would change the country.
I would have written him a speech something like this- right after the swift-boat disaster:
A lot of people get cynical around election time in this country. The voters; the press; the campaign workers; sometimes even the candidates really don't believe a thing they are saying. They sometimes don't really think that telling the truth means anything; that they can say what they think will get them elected. That's the most frightening and dangerous thing challenging our democracy these days- not terrorists, North Korea, or hanging chads; it's cynicism.
I have not been immune to this- my staff is infected with a sense of partisan righteousness that is bordering on a zealotry. I find myself approving their attack ads at 4 AM on a plane crossing the Dakotas. I catch myself spouting their sound bites in overheated news studios in Florida. I see myself on the evening news when I'm lying alone in my hotel room in Dayton- roll over to talk to my wife (and she is not there) and know in my heart that I have not told you, the American voters, why-
[*chokes*]
-really why I am running for President of our great country.
It's because our country isn't so great anymore. We are a fearful and powerful force in the world and we are letting ourselves turn it into something hateful and oppressive. I'm sorry to have to put it like that but we have been. I have to say it like that because no one on my staff will be seen on TV saying it; no one on Fox News or CNN will be allowed to say it in some ten second sound bite. This part of my speech will be edited for rebroadcast and distorted by my opponents and taken out of context- but those of you here in this room will know what I mean, and I might be able to live with myself after all of this is over.
I would have written him a speech something like this- right after the swift-boat disaster:
A lot of people get cynical around election time in this country. The voters; the press; the campaign workers; sometimes even the candidates really don't believe a thing they are saying. They sometimes don't really think that telling the truth means anything; that they can say what they think will get them elected. That's the most frightening and dangerous thing challenging our democracy these days- not terrorists, North Korea, or hanging chads; it's cynicism.
I have not been immune to this- my staff is infected with a sense of partisan righteousness that is bordering on a zealotry. I find myself approving their attack ads at 4 AM on a plane crossing the Dakotas. I catch myself spouting their sound bites in overheated news studios in Florida. I see myself on the evening news when I'm lying alone in my hotel room in Dayton- roll over to talk to my wife (and she is not there) and know in my heart that I have not told you, the American voters, why-
[*chokes*]
-really why I am running for President of our great country.
It's because our country isn't so great anymore. We are a fearful and powerful force in the world and we are letting ourselves turn it into something hateful and oppressive. I'm sorry to have to put it like that but we have been. I have to say it like that because no one on my staff will be seen on TV saying it; no one on Fox News or CNN will be allowed to say it in some ten second sound bite. This part of my speech will be edited for rebroadcast and distorted by my opponents and taken out of context- but those of you here in this room will know what I mean, and I might be able to live with myself after all of this is over.
YULblog meeting- then Steve Lawler
Ok- had to dash out of the Yulblog dinner to change for Steve Lawler's show at the Time Supper Club. Last minute passes (actually- guest list for Lady J, I'm her "+1")
Those of you who don't know- Time is one of these ultra chic concept restos/ lounges. They supposedly have scenesters from NY and Miami there all the time- God knows if NY scenesters are more or less annoying than MTL ones.
[aside]- if I ever become an annoying scenester, please, someone take away my sunglasses.
Who takes Ramadan off? رمضان
Well, it appears my dealer does!! Have not seen that guy in over a week now- and his cell goes straight to voicemail. Maybe he's been nabbed- maybe I'm cut off.
Or maybe he just doesn't want to come good on that bottle of vodka he promised me.... hmmmm.
Or maybe he just doesn't want to come good on that bottle of vodka he promised me.... hmmmm.
2.11.04
Ohio- the 500 Pound Gorilla
11:48 PM on the East coast and Florida just went to Bush. Check out this graphic from ABC-
Florida has gone- and Ohio seems to be Kerry's last chance to pull this one out of the fire. CBC news is giving a very depressing analysis of some scenarios where Kerry can still win... I'm drinking some whiskey...
At least if it isn't close the whole country won't be thrown into a state of constitutional crisis :) unless some 200,000 people had their rights trampled on and they are willing to make a stink about it.
Florida has gone- and Ohio seems to be Kerry's last chance to pull this one out of the fire. CBC news is giving a very depressing analysis of some scenarios where Kerry can still win... I'm drinking some whiskey...
At least if it isn't close the whole country won't be thrown into a state of constitutional crisis :) unless some 200,000 people had their rights trampled on and they are willing to make a stink about it.
1.11.04
You know you've had a busy weekend when...
You haven't posted since Thursday afternoon. I was tempted to look through my archives to see if I've ever posted on a Friday or Saturday night- but now I think I should get some sleep...
Cheers!
(PS- big thanks to Zeke's Gallery for listing my blog, without me having to beg them to!!)
Cheers!
(PS- big thanks to Zeke's Gallery for listing my blog, without me having to beg them to!!)
28.10.04
After-Hours Dictionary and Fave Catch Phrases (prt 1)
VIP ticket- free entry, possibly with drink tickets (NOTE- this does not automatically grant access to the VIP area).
Guestlist- same as above, but there is no ticket to loose. You will have to remember the name of the person you are the guest of, including their last name- and also you will have to take it on faith that the host has gotten your name correct.
Newbie night- a night when the entire club has been VIPed or guestlisted just to fill the joint as they are up against a competing event where all the regulars have gone.
Solids- something you think about having after being awake partying on pills for 1.5 to 2.5 days. Alcohol is a useful substitute in the meantime.
"from Laval"- somehow, anyone who is not liked is "from Laval". Especially at Circus, where everyone is from Laval. Leads inevitably to the conversation:
Me- Isn't Red Lite in Laval?
Turbo- Yes, it is.
Me- Do you see us going to their club?
Turbo- Meh!
Oliver Lieb- some sort of DJ- appears as the Cowboy Neal option on afterhours message boards
Guestlist- same as above, but there is no ticket to loose. You will have to remember the name of the person you are the guest of, including their last name- and also you will have to take it on faith that the host has gotten your name correct.
Newbie night- a night when the entire club has been VIPed or guestlisted just to fill the joint as they are up against a competing event where all the regulars have gone.
Solids- something you think about having after being awake partying on pills for 1.5 to 2.5 days. Alcohol is a useful substitute in the meantime.
"from Laval"- somehow, anyone who is not liked is "from Laval". Especially at Circus, where everyone is from Laval. Leads inevitably to the conversation:
Me- Isn't Red Lite in Laval?
Turbo- Yes, it is.
Me- Do you see us going to their club?
Turbo- Meh!
Oliver Lieb- some sort of DJ- appears as the Cowboy Neal option on afterhours message boards
The Horror! The Horror!
It could happen to you or your loved ones. It strikes without warning, without mercy.
It may come upon you during the evening news. It could interrupt a movie or rip through your soul whilst changing channels.
Yes- Celine Dion's Air Canada commercials are amongst us. Piercing- SHRIEKING!!! Disturbingly pervasive; get cable NOW and spare your family!
It may come upon you during the evening news. It could interrupt a movie or rip through your soul whilst changing channels.
Yes- Celine Dion's Air Canada commercials are amongst us. Piercing- SHRIEKING!!! Disturbingly pervasive; get cable NOW and spare your family!
27.10.04
Promoter Spam
Today is Wednesday and I have received 3 emails before lunch inviting me to a number of events this weekend, and one to Celebration 2005- the big New Year's party sponsored by 514 Productions.
Now, I'm not one to usually complain about spam- most of these emails are directly from people I know. But really- I still don't have a real grasp of what I'm doing for Halloween weekend- let alone New Years.
And why can't people send me Outlook or Yahoo calendar events instead of email? Then I could view my schedule soooo much easier!
LOL- sound like a diva? Or a computer nerd?
Now, I'm not one to usually complain about spam- most of these emails are directly from people I know. But really- I still don't have a real grasp of what I'm doing for Halloween weekend- let alone New Years.
And why can't people send me Outlook or Yahoo calendar events instead of email? Then I could view my schedule soooo much easier!
LOL- sound like a diva? Or a computer nerd?
B2B hi-tech sales
Looking back it's hard to believe I was working in an industry where the term "cluster fuck" was widely used.
24.10.04
Just hold onto that level of outrage a bit longer
-while the stock in body bag manufacturers continues to climb.
Really- this should only take 5-7 more years. Everyone should just stop worrying about it so much. You can't maintain this level of interest for much longer.
From my comments at Yahoo AP feed Message #2765158:
Most people outside of the US saw this as the big problem with removing Sadam Hussein by US military force. This is what the criticism of the Bush Doctorine is centered around- there are no exit strategies to debate because it secretly goes something like this:- invade
- regime change
- reduce Iraq to a US protectorate and police state
- excite local situation until US opposition turns violent
- label anti-US forces/politicians as terroists and insurgents
- eliminate opposing factions/parties
- allow elections with only US approved candidates
- move in the oil tankers and build a US Air Base.
Really- this should only take 5-7 more years. Everyone should just stop worrying about it so much. You can't maintain this level of interest for much longer.
13.10.04
Black and Blue 2004
Having arrived EARLY with Turbo we scoped out the floor for the best sweet spots and basically got prepped for the crowd who would follow us- there wasn't more than 1500 people there before 12 AM.
Gilles Massicotte and Micheal Kaiser did an okay job of opening the show- but they did fall prey to the reverb before beat matching some of their transitions. Kudos to them for play that "fucking you makes me bilingual" track. It got most of the early crowd grooving on the floor.
Chus and Ceballos and Sanchez blew my mind- I'm usually not a big fan of prog house but I was dancing like there was no tomorrow most of the night! I lost Turbo early in the evening to the masses but found mini-Stereo close to the DJ booth.
Danced with some cute ladies doing breaks (neat-o!!! wish I could dance that fast!) in Astro-boy style pants and caps...
The Cirque du Soleil shows- I could have easily lived without them. Especially as they happened on two separate stages (one in the center amongst "the writhing" and the front stage below the DJ booth and the VIP area). It was hard to catch the whole action between the two areas, especially if you were in the back half of the hall. Sure, the video screens TRIED to show what was going on- but the quality of the feed was poor and wasn't white balanced properly--- pure garbage...I stopped caring after the bizarre and meaningless Louise XIV 20 minute snooze fest followed by the people-drumming-on-other-people ear drum buster (excellent washroom time, though!)
Oh- and the fire-breathers performing in the corridor into the main hall- the fumes from that nearly made me gag each and every time I walked by-- but the rum and cokes might have played a part in that!
Lighting- yep- it was bright- at some points in time I thought I was getting a sunburn, but that's why some of us bring sunglasses to the club, and some people think it's because we're uber vain or crunkheads (or a mix thereof). Me, personally- I LIKED dancing once in-a-while at the back underneath the thousand 500W lamps they had running up and across the back wall. I was Bono at a U2 concert- a minor deity if you will- and everyone who wasn't missed something!
Vibe!!- 8000 people, 10,000?? Who knows? But knowing where to go to use your complimentary condom and knowing where not to go was all you needed to have a good time- everyone I met or bumped into was friendly and polite. I had my ass groped more at Stereo on Friday night for Satoshi Tomiie than at Black and Blue (4-0)
Water/ bathrooms- yeah- it was a hike... and it could take 5 minutes- or it could take FOREVER depending on how screwed your sense of time/space was. Once, it seemed like I was at the Dorval airport and was trying to get to the terminal across the tarmac...in that never ending tunnel. Again- the sunglasses were handy here in the FULL ON NEON light and the 60 foot windows showering in BROAD DAYLIGHT after 7 AM.
The water fountains were cold and usually not too busy. One point- on my last bathroom trip I did notice a trail of blood running either to or from the men's washroom (on the left side) that made me take some pause...until I chalked it up to a bloody nose- why add drama to a perfectly good and safe party?
Left at 10ish or so- my ears were going and my desire to breath oxygen again over took my desire to hear Mark Anthony's set to completion (how could it be better than his Labour Day gig at Beach Club??? How??)
I made a brief appearance at Daylight (first time!!) and I feared for my sanity- the trunk of my car was more sanitary and solidly constructed than that place. I tried to lean against a wall only to discover it was just a tarp partitioning off another part of the bar (which promptly fell down). Luc Raymond played some sick tunes- glad to see him so soon after Dizzy.
Security- rumour said it was going to be tight, but I could have taken in a small stash of pharmaceuticals and a cache of weapons. Hint- if you wanna see what kind of pat down to expect go to one of the pre-parties. The pat down was identical to the search at Stereo on Friday for Tomeii- light- and a "we-trust-you" empty your pockets policy. The frisk didn't include the front OR back pockets of my pants??? Whazzup wid dat? I could have had a sawed-off shotgun between my shoulder blades for all they knew.
I'd go again- but next year I'm not going to buy a ticket. It seems that free tickets were falling out of the sky starting around noon that day, even including VIP. I'm glad to support the BBCM and all, but I'd rather get a free VIP and make a $100 tax deductible donation next year (anyone at the BBCM who wants to IM me, please do so, I'll have a cheque ready!)
I was sooo glad so many of the regulars were there! Tall Rob, Sara, Anne, Jenn, Patsy, Garo and Jenn, Sabs, Hayden, Larry...made it seem like such not a big party to see familiar faces. Cheers!
Gilles Massicotte and Micheal Kaiser did an okay job of opening the show- but they did fall prey to the reverb before beat matching some of their transitions. Kudos to them for play that "fucking you makes me bilingual" track. It got most of the early crowd grooving on the floor.
Chus and Ceballos and Sanchez blew my mind- I'm usually not a big fan of prog house but I was dancing like there was no tomorrow most of the night! I lost Turbo early in the evening to the masses but found mini-Stereo close to the DJ booth.
Danced with some cute ladies doing breaks (neat-o!!! wish I could dance that fast!) in Astro-boy style pants and caps...
The Cirque du Soleil shows- I could have easily lived without them. Especially as they happened on two separate stages (one in the center amongst "the writhing" and the front stage below the DJ booth and the VIP area). It was hard to catch the whole action between the two areas, especially if you were in the back half of the hall. Sure, the video screens TRIED to show what was going on- but the quality of the feed was poor and wasn't white balanced properly--- pure garbage...I stopped caring after the bizarre and meaningless Louise XIV 20 minute snooze fest followed by the people-drumming-on-other-people ear drum buster (excellent washroom time, though!)
Oh- and the fire-breathers performing in the corridor into the main hall- the fumes from that nearly made me gag each and every time I walked by-- but the rum and cokes might have played a part in that!
Lighting- yep- it was bright- at some points in time I thought I was getting a sunburn, but that's why some of us bring sunglasses to the club, and some people think it's because we're uber vain or crunkheads (or a mix thereof). Me, personally- I LIKED dancing once in-a-while at the back underneath the thousand 500W lamps they had running up and across the back wall. I was Bono at a U2 concert- a minor deity if you will- and everyone who wasn't missed something!
Vibe!!- 8000 people, 10,000?? Who knows? But knowing where to go to use your complimentary condom and knowing where not to go was all you needed to have a good time- everyone I met or bumped into was friendly and polite. I had my ass groped more at Stereo on Friday night for Satoshi Tomiie than at Black and Blue (4-0)
Water/ bathrooms- yeah- it was a hike... and it could take 5 minutes- or it could take FOREVER depending on how screwed your sense of time/space was. Once, it seemed like I was at the Dorval airport and was trying to get to the terminal across the tarmac...in that never ending tunnel. Again- the sunglasses were handy here in the FULL ON NEON light and the 60 foot windows showering in BROAD DAYLIGHT after 7 AM.
The water fountains were cold and usually not too busy. One point- on my last bathroom trip I did notice a trail of blood running either to or from the men's washroom (on the left side) that made me take some pause...until I chalked it up to a bloody nose- why add drama to a perfectly good and safe party?
Left at 10ish or so- my ears were going and my desire to breath oxygen again over took my desire to hear Mark Anthony's set to completion (how could it be better than his Labour Day gig at Beach Club??? How??)
I made a brief appearance at Daylight (first time!!) and I feared for my sanity- the trunk of my car was more sanitary and solidly constructed than that place. I tried to lean against a wall only to discover it was just a tarp partitioning off another part of the bar (which promptly fell down). Luc Raymond played some sick tunes- glad to see him so soon after Dizzy.
Security- rumour said it was going to be tight, but I could have taken in a small stash of pharmaceuticals and a cache of weapons. Hint- if you wanna see what kind of pat down to expect go to one of the pre-parties. The pat down was identical to the search at Stereo on Friday for Tomeii- light- and a "we-trust-you" empty your pockets policy. The frisk didn't include the front OR back pockets of my pants??? Whazzup wid dat? I could have had a sawed-off shotgun between my shoulder blades for all they knew.
I'd go again- but next year I'm not going to buy a ticket. It seems that free tickets were falling out of the sky starting around noon that day, even including VIP. I'm glad to support the BBCM and all, but I'd rather get a free VIP and make a $100 tax deductible donation next year (anyone at the BBCM who wants to IM me, please do so, I'll have a cheque ready!)
I was sooo glad so many of the regulars were there! Tall Rob, Sara, Anne, Jenn, Patsy, Garo and Jenn, Sabs, Hayden, Larry...made it seem like such not a big party to see familiar faces. Cheers!
8.10.04
Despite it all...
-I love the clubbing life. I love the music, my friends, the crowds! Even the hassles are worth it when you end up having a big smile on your face for 6 or seven hours- or a whole weekend of great times.
And everyone has their deal- they do shit; they sleep around, they're rude and selfish once in a while, they over-do it once in a while... just smile, get it off your chest and don't let it ruin your mood. They'll suprise you and give you the shirt off their back one day.
And everyone has their deal- they do shit; they sleep around, they're rude and selfish once in a while, they over-do it once in a while... just smile, get it off your chest and don't let it ruin your mood. They'll suprise you and give you the shirt off their back one day.
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