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skonen_bladesI woke up today in my great new place.
The hiss of wet radials on wet pavement was outside my window. There's a Fitness World across from my building that has a bank of treadmills facing me. I stood up in my underwear and looked out the window for a second before the smiles on the girls from across the street told me that they could see me too. I thought of the night before. I drank too much.
It was noon.
I got the call to go join friends up at an Academie Duello demonstration up at St. George school. That was fun. We didn't make it up there to a few minutes before the close. I cabbed it over to Sam's, Jhayne joined us there and we went up to the bus stop. We bought MASSIVE cinnamon buns and shivered our way up to 29th, cresting on the sugar from the extra icing that we ordered.
The lovely Imogyne was there among others, dueling and fencing away at a school for Kids with Kash. They received a sign up and perked a lot of interest.
Much interest was also shown to our motley group as we bussed it back down to a restaurant for nourishment. We've got eight eclectic people and most of them are carrying swords. Not in their hands ready to fight but just casually slung over shoulders and in carrying cases like polo mallets or pool cues except they're obviously rapiers and sabres. We got a lot of looks.
Some flesh was consumed at Cactus Club on Broadway and Granville after that.
Exhausted by a long day of sword fighting for the kidlets, the fighters buckled their swashes and sought naps and the rest of their days. Jhayne, Sam and I bussed it downtown.
On the way, I got a call from my friend Greg to remind me that it was in fact free comic book day. We hopped off the bus and went down to elfsar comics in yaletown to bask. There was some after hours roleplaying going on and they're having a great sale right now where you buy two things and you get a third thing of equal or lesser value free. You get to pick. Store wide. Tomorrow's the last day. Seriously. You want some comics, shirts, figures, or what have you, tomorrow's the day. Check it out. Elfsar comics, Yaletown. 1007 Hamilton street. Tell them Duncan sent you.
We did not buy anything.
We went back to my place and I played a bit of the extras on the Princess Bride disc I received from the lovely Jhayne as a housewarming gift. That was cool. After realizing that it was nine and the concert we were supposed to go to started at 8, we left.
Now.
There was a shooting at Richard's on Richard's last Thursday. It's been closed ever since. I was supposed to go see Coldcut there on Friday but the show was cancelled and moved to Sunday at the Plaza club on Granville. So Jhayne, Sam and I are a little miffed to find the sign taped to the door of Richards that the show we're supposed to see (TV on the Radio) has been moved to the Plaza as well and will start an hour earlier since it needs to end by 10:30 when the Plaza will turn back into a regular club.
That's all good and everything and it's awesome that this band will still get to play but now instead of being an hour late, we're suddenly two hours late.
Shiznit.
So we scurry up to the Plaza.
TV on the Radio is already playing and I'll be damned if they aren't incredible. The sound was a little muddy and it was a strange venue to see them in as I've been going to Richards on Richards so much lately but it was a good show. I've seen TV on the Radio before when they opened for Franz Ferdinand back in October at the Orpheum. Now, TV on the Radio has a whole different vibe to them than Franz Ferdinand and a lot of people at the show, me included, were like, uh, so who are these guys? Not too great.
But tonight, it was all about them and the people were there to see them. And they gave it up. What a show. Yikes. Really good energy. I loved it.
I went over to a friend's place after that, we talked about our lives, and now I'm home.
It's been just one more full day. I love this trend.
I'm worried about tomorrow night, though, because I'm supposed to go see a band called Frog Eyes at Richards. If it's still closed and Coldcut's bumped show from Friday is playing at the Plaza, then where is Frog Eyes going to play? We'll see.
You're beautiful. I think you rock. Thank you for reading this. You have so much power.
The hiss of wet radials on wet pavement was outside my window. There's a Fitness World across from my building that has a bank of treadmills facing me. I stood up in my underwear and looked out the window for a second before the smiles on the girls from across the street told me that they could see me too. I thought of the night before. I drank too much.
It was noon.
I got the call to go join friends up at an Academie Duello demonstration up at St. George school. That was fun. We didn't make it up there to a few minutes before the close. I cabbed it over to Sam's, Jhayne joined us there and we went up to the bus stop. We bought MASSIVE cinnamon buns and shivered our way up to 29th, cresting on the sugar from the extra icing that we ordered.
The lovely Imogyne was there among others, dueling and fencing away at a school for Kids with Kash. They received a sign up and perked a lot of interest.
Much interest was also shown to our motley group as we bussed it back down to a restaurant for nourishment. We've got eight eclectic people and most of them are carrying swords. Not in their hands ready to fight but just casually slung over shoulders and in carrying cases like polo mallets or pool cues except they're obviously rapiers and sabres. We got a lot of looks.
Some flesh was consumed at Cactus Club on Broadway and Granville after that.
Exhausted by a long day of sword fighting for the kidlets, the fighters buckled their swashes and sought naps and the rest of their days. Jhayne, Sam and I bussed it downtown.
On the way, I got a call from my friend Greg to remind me that it was in fact free comic book day. We hopped off the bus and went down to elfsar comics in yaletown to bask. There was some after hours roleplaying going on and they're having a great sale right now where you buy two things and you get a third thing of equal or lesser value free. You get to pick. Store wide. Tomorrow's the last day. Seriously. You want some comics, shirts, figures, or what have you, tomorrow's the day. Check it out. Elfsar comics, Yaletown. 1007 Hamilton street. Tell them Duncan sent you.
We did not buy anything.
We went back to my place and I played a bit of the extras on the Princess Bride disc I received from the lovely Jhayne as a housewarming gift. That was cool. After realizing that it was nine and the concert we were supposed to go to started at 8, we left.
Now.
There was a shooting at Richard's on Richard's last Thursday. It's been closed ever since. I was supposed to go see Coldcut there on Friday but the show was cancelled and moved to Sunday at the Plaza club on Granville. So Jhayne, Sam and I are a little miffed to find the sign taped to the door of Richards that the show we're supposed to see (TV on the Radio) has been moved to the Plaza as well and will start an hour earlier since it needs to end by 10:30 when the Plaza will turn back into a regular club.
That's all good and everything and it's awesome that this band will still get to play but now instead of being an hour late, we're suddenly two hours late.
Shiznit.
So we scurry up to the Plaza.
TV on the Radio is already playing and I'll be damned if they aren't incredible. The sound was a little muddy and it was a strange venue to see them in as I've been going to Richards on Richards so much lately but it was a good show. I've seen TV on the Radio before when they opened for Franz Ferdinand back in October at the Orpheum. Now, TV on the Radio has a whole different vibe to them than Franz Ferdinand and a lot of people at the show, me included, were like, uh, so who are these guys? Not too great.
But tonight, it was all about them and the people were there to see them. And they gave it up. What a show. Yikes. Really good energy. I loved it.
I went over to a friend's place after that, we talked about our lives, and now I'm home.
It's been just one more full day. I love this trend.
I'm worried about tomorrow night, though, because I'm supposed to go see a band called Frog Eyes at Richards. If it's still closed and Coldcut's bumped show from Friday is playing at the Plaza, then where is Frog Eyes going to play? We'll see.
You're beautiful. I think you rock. Thank you for reading this. You have so much power.
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Date: 7 May 2006 09:50 (UTC)no subject
Date: 8 May 2006 03:00 (UTC)um..
Date: 8 May 2006 08:21 (UTC)Frog Eyes is a good intense band but they may not be up your street. They are unintelligible and loud. Not really my kind of band either, actually, but they have a certain intensity in concert.
Re: um..
Date: 8 May 2006 16:26 (UTC)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Coldcut_promophoto.jpg
Re: um..
Date: 8 May 2006 17:48 (UTC)