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.:Tuesday, April 27, 2004:.
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A Concerted Observation
Saw The Thrills tonight with Brit. It was a good time, the band was really good even though their set was relatively short (one hour). (Considering I only paid like $12.50...meh, it was entertainment...) Brit thought they were "awesome" but even though she'd never listened to them before knowingly, she now realized that she had good memories of some of their music in Japan, c/o Virgin Radio on satellite! Sweet.
Some observations about the band, and the concert in general:
1. Where have all the tall guys gone? Remember the good ol' days (like 3 years ago) when we were at the Commodore seeing Richard Ashcroft/Badly Drawn Boy/David Gray and had to stand on our toes just to see around the 6'4 guys nodding their heads? Or using our 6'2 'allies' to ward off obnoxious drunks? Where have they gone? Perhaps stuck in a time warp musically. Hadn't heard the buzz about the Thrills yet.
2. Oh, the concert venue was moved from the Commodore to Richards', which was strange, we're guessing they didn't sell enough tickets to fill the Commodore.
3. Conspicuous weed smoking in front of the band. Standing next to me were three young folk who seriously couldn't possibly be legal (art school posers), light up a doob in front of the stage. Dude #1 (with trucker hat) has a go, passes it on to Dude #2 (who was standing next to me, in vintage leather), who then passes it on to Dudette, who hides behind a speaker, (like that's inconspicuous!) and smokes up. And so it went until the joint was finished. Was quite glad I wasn't standing downwind of it, weed is quite stinky.
4. Conspicuous bootlegging. Turned around to see the only tall guy in the joint there with his digital camera/mp3 recorder taping the band play... except the point of bootlegging is to catch the concert itself, not you singing into the mic drowning the rest out, right?
5. The band. Five Irish lads in need of haircuts, shaves, and pants that fit. I don't know if it's chic, or rockstar style, to have floodpant corduroys. With red-checked Vans and white socks. How do you attract groupies like that? How??
In other news, Junko moved her weblog. I have finally updated the link in the column on the left. I haven't made any new updates to the rest of my site, due to lack of time coupled with my inherent laziness. Perhaps I will have a new page up devoted to my road trip... we'll see. Ta-ta for now!
11:48 p.m.
posted by tre
.:Sunday, April 25, 2004:.
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I'm going on vacation
Yes, it is true.
Here is my itinerary:
May 1: fly/arrive in Ottawa
May 2: hang out in Ottawa with scampbe
May 3: fly to TO, drive to Sault Ste. Marie, via Sudbury. Take pic of big nickel.
May 4: drive from Sault Ste. Marie - Thunder Bay. Take pictures.
May 5: drive from Thunder Bay to Winnipeg. Check out the flooding.
May 6: Winnipeg - Regina. Check out the Praries.
May 7: Regina - Edmonton. Fight over music with NV, crash at Tony's.
May 8: take Tony out for breakfast, drive to Calgary, Banff, Canmore, Kananaskis. Or visit Drumheller.
May 9: arrive home sometime. Crash. On a bed, that is, not the rental.
Let the postcard collecting commence!
11:14 p.m.
posted by tre
.:Tuesday, April 13, 2004:.
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One Complaint About AccuRadio
Their Brit Rock "New Releases" are all old. I mean, new releases you'd think are albums that have come out in 2003/2004... the very latest 2002. But all of the "New Releases" I listened to today were from 2001/2002. You gotta wonder, are the AccuRadio dj's totally out of sync with new UK music releases, or has there just not been any good music from the UK since 2002? There are arguments to be made on this. (Quite possibly none of the newer music has been licensed to AccuRadio to play... but one can only speculate. I do enjoy some of the "oldies" though.)
Speaking of new music (well, relatively), I am going to see The Thrills in concert on Apr. 27 at (where else) The Commodore. It sold out last time at Richards, so I am glad to be catching it this time around. Got a good deal (2 for 1) on tickets... will probably be a short-ish set with two openers considering they only have one album... albeit a pretty good one, in that laid-back Californian kind of way. That's the best way I can describe their music. C'mon on, "Deck Chairs and Cigarettes"? Very post-new punk era. They are also Irish, "discovered" by Morissey. Go figure.
11:59 p.m.
posted by tre
.:Monday, April 12, 2004:.
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I feel I should post something...
...because it has been over a week since my last rant and let's face it... the comments are kind of stale.
hmm.
Well, it's Easter Weekend, just past - I worked on Good Friday to have Monday off - which was a good time even though I had no internet access whatsoever (ADSL was down or something). Saturday was Luscious' birthday, Sunday was Easter (barbecue), and today we were supposed to go down to Seattle for TDow's b-day but she decided against it, opting for hometown wanderings instead.
We went down to English Bay and walked around, had lunch at the Boathouse - which had a nice patio, but the food was only "ok"... meaning for $16 I had fish and chips that had a very horseradish-y tartar sauce, and one of the filets seriously looked like certain male reproductive anatomy. Seriously. We could have gone to some place like White Spot that would serve F&C for less $, and I would have had at least normally shaped filets and not-so-tangy tartar sauce. But sadly, White Spot doesn't have a restaurant on a beachfront... (Note to White Spot franchisers - get on that, would you!)
I also bought two bathing suits this weekend. For no reason, apparently.
11:13 p.m.
posted by tre
.:Monday, April 05, 2004:.
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Have you lost weight?
Best way to fool people into thinking you've lost weight: wear baggy clothes.
Now, I have not purposefully worn baggy clothes to offset what can be construed as... "weight gain" - rather, I actually had lost *a bit of weight* in the last year, thereby rendering several pairs of pants (jeans, most noticeably) too big. Like, falling-off-my-ass too big. Considering this weight loss happened a few months ago now, it was surprising to hear, "have you lost weight?" incredulously from one of my co-workers. Which makes one wonder: 1. Has this person not looked at me for the last year? Or, 2. Does this person think I am generally a fat ass? Or, 3. Who cares?
Hmm.
Weird.
I wore my pinstripe pants today. They are not supposed to be baggy, they are supposed to fit properly. On top of which I feel BLOATED from, among other things, the huge ass California Rolls I had for lunch.
5:28 p.m.
posted by tre
.:Friday, April 02, 2004:.
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now back to being a Music Snob
I have recently learned that I can still get internet radio at work. Since that damned Netsky virus implanted 60,000 viruses in my computer, ISL's crack IT man has restricted my internet access. I have not been able to access Capital FM anymore, but have embraced a new network called AccuRadio. They have several channels you can listen to, and I have latched on to their Brit POP scene. It's not Capital FM pop, but now I can expand my musical knowledge with what they're playing - old and new and obscure Brit pop, like World Party, Pulp, Supergrass, Dodgy, Joy Division. It's a good time. BIG stress reliever at work. I think I can say in the last three days that I have listened to this, I am less cranky at work.
Oh, and the great thing is... if you don't like the song they are playing, you can press 'next' to skip to the next! Sweeet.
11:21 a.m.
posted by tre
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