Thursday, April 14, 2005
I suppose you're wondering how the trip went. It all happened so quickly, and I rushed so back to work, it seems like a dream.
The show in Saint John, on Thursday, was, well, it was nice to be out of Halifax. There weren't a whole lot of people there, but the people that were there were very nice to us. On the Blood of Others couldn't make it to the show, so it was just us and Porkchop Sandwiches. They were a three piece and the bass player was the drummers father. I think they have another guitarist that wasn't there that night. They played covers. I've never heard a band cover the Misfits, the Cure, Marilyn Manson, and the Verve Pipe (just to name a few) all in one set before. Vixen did an awesome job chasing people down for cover. She even made the people that were just in the back with the VLTs pay. I was a little shaky. My first out of town trip in awhile, and I wasn't sure if the thirty or so people there would like it. They did. Vixen was kind enough to open up her apartment, with computer, futon, Motorhead, and floor to us. Our Ottawa show was cancelled (cops and pepper spray were involved in a show at the venue the week before), so we didn't have to drive for hours to get a motel as far from Saint John as we could. It was nice to relax after the show and save the money we would've spent on a room.
We got to Montreal sometime Friday evening. Christian got ahold of Jon and we ate Mexican while trying to get ahold of Janice. We all hung out at Janice's place Friday night. Her roommate was away, so she took Erin's bed, KC and I got her bed, and the other three had the floor/chairs/cushions. We were up pretty late and Ali gave me a present. J had to get up for work the next day, but she gave us a set of keys. It was like we had our own apartment in Montreal, and it had a kitty. Yago (sp?) was very happy to get so much attention with Erin away and Janice's allergies. We walked around the city all day, heading back to the apartment every 2 hours to feed the meter. I got some socks, a pair of $10 shoes (and I love them), and some studs for my guitar strap.
The show was Saturday night. It had been listed in the Mirror, and some people were nervous that it had been listed as a "venue". That show was awesome and fun. It's probably the most comfortable I felt the whole trip, which is weird because I'm not exactly a crust punk. We have some (dark) footage of that show, and I have an interesting roll of pictures to develop. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to let friends and strangers use my camera. Maybe it was a great idea. I love Montreal.
And we have T-shirts now.
The show in Saint John, on Thursday, was, well, it was nice to be out of Halifax. There weren't a whole lot of people there, but the people that were there were very nice to us. On the Blood of Others couldn't make it to the show, so it was just us and Porkchop Sandwiches. They were a three piece and the bass player was the drummers father. I think they have another guitarist that wasn't there that night. They played covers. I've never heard a band cover the Misfits, the Cure, Marilyn Manson, and the Verve Pipe (just to name a few) all in one set before. Vixen did an awesome job chasing people down for cover. She even made the people that were just in the back with the VLTs pay. I was a little shaky. My first out of town trip in awhile, and I wasn't sure if the thirty or so people there would like it. They did. Vixen was kind enough to open up her apartment, with computer, futon, Motorhead, and floor to us. Our Ottawa show was cancelled (cops and pepper spray were involved in a show at the venue the week before), so we didn't have to drive for hours to get a motel as far from Saint John as we could. It was nice to relax after the show and save the money we would've spent on a room.
We got to Montreal sometime Friday evening. Christian got ahold of Jon and we ate Mexican while trying to get ahold of Janice. We all hung out at Janice's place Friday night. Her roommate was away, so she took Erin's bed, KC and I got her bed, and the other three had the floor/chairs/cushions. We were up pretty late and Ali gave me a present. J had to get up for work the next day, but she gave us a set of keys. It was like we had our own apartment in Montreal, and it had a kitty. Yago (sp?) was very happy to get so much attention with Erin away and Janice's allergies. We walked around the city all day, heading back to the apartment every 2 hours to feed the meter. I got some socks, a pair of $10 shoes (and I love them), and some studs for my guitar strap.
The show was Saturday night. It had been listed in the Mirror, and some people were nervous that it had been listed as a "venue". That show was awesome and fun. It's probably the most comfortable I felt the whole trip, which is weird because I'm not exactly a crust punk. We have some (dark) footage of that show, and I have an interesting roll of pictures to develop. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to let friends and strangers use my camera. Maybe it was a great idea. I love Montreal.
And we have T-shirts now.
Comments:
This is the post. I said futon because Vixen had one and let us sleep on it. Yes, I do mind you spamming my band's blog about Futon Covers. But, maybe someone'll find it useful.
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