Well I think it's safe to say that that's the most exercise he's had in years... Rob Ford is an endless source of amusement for me. I just wish he wasn't in a position to make decisions that actually affect my life, though thankfully his wings have been clipped in a big way. The man who concerns me ...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bg7rWeJCAAAjdRt.jpg Well Latvia came very close to handing us our asses yesterday, so Justin may well be coming home. That's fine. I grew up in the place that Celine Dion hails from and I currently live in the city that Rob Ford governs. Justin Bieber is practically welc...

Crazy finish. You have to play to win, not play to not lose. Agreed. That said, the "slashing" call in overtime was the worst call I've ever seen in any sport. It was a complete joke and had a huge effect on the game. I can't really argue with that. It was one of many terrible overzealous...

Don't mess with the girls from Canada.

But you guys certainly made us work for that. What a nail-biter.

I'm just going to weigh in here as a Canadian. I've been walking to and from work, for 40 minutes each way and riding my horse pretty regularly and it's been pretty chilly up here. I am pretty tough, but that's not really the point. I have the gear for it. I have the down coat, cashmere sweaters, wo...

Remember to drive slowly, brake gradually and keep your distance from other cars... I will also pass on these words of wisdom bestowed upon me by a kind and smart country tow truck driver after he pulled me from the ditch: "If some bastard in an all wheel drive 4x4 tries to intimidate you to go...

That was genuinely sweet and it gave me chills, a lovely Christmas initiative. Canada's other major airline, Air Canada, has a slightly different approach to Christmas. They like to leave you sitting on the tarmac for a few hours, lose your luggage and then try to compensate you with a lump of coal....

I wasn't mocking you. I was mocking us. My mom was born in Toronto and her folks were from Regina and Winnipeg, respectively. I try to know a bit about Canada. I'm watching Trailer Park Boys right now. I love poutine and rye. If you told me you were hanging out smokin' darts and drinkin' a cube of ...

Last time I was at a Ryan Adams show (Charleston, SC 2007), a production of Riverdance was going on nearby which made for a mixture of drunken teenage girls (one so wasted she had to be wheeled in a wheelchair) and folks dressed to the hilt in tuxedoes and evening gowns. Very surreal. I must one da...

The average American knows nothing about their country other than their 50 mile radius. I don't expect people of any nationality to know about us. We call that the insignificance of the Canadian thing. But I do kind of prefer it when people don't offer up incorrect statements or opinions with no ba...

The average American knows nothing about their country other than their 50 mile radius. I don't expect people of any nationality to know about us. We call that the insignificance of the Canadian thing. But I do kind of prefer it when people don't offer up incorrect statements or opinions with no ba...

[quote="lotusamerica"I FUCKING HATE MANUFACTURED OUTRAGE!!!! I HATE IT!!!! Yeah, that's a joke, but... Then there's that informal dress code thing at DBT shows. I remember wearing a collared shirt to one of last summer's Athens shows, and nobody passed me the smuggled tequila all night, or...

Hey, PonyGirl, that was a great post. I really liked Arcade Fire's first three albums, especially Funeral. At the time Funeral was released, there was much discussion about the Montreal music scene at the time. Which I would love to hear more about from you since you were there. Arcade Fire is, now...

A few things... Not knowing the difference between Toronto (where Rob Ford is from) and Montreal (Where Arcade Fire lives) is a little like not knowing the difference between Minneapolis and New Orleans. It also might be worth considering that while many of the members of Arcade Fire are from Montre...

I always thought that Arnold was a great deal more charming than many people, so no. Arnold is in fact roughly 10,000 times more charming than our not so esteemed mayor.

Mileage discount got me $100 airfare. Careful search got me $120 car for five days. Raising a child gets me a free bedroom, beer and Colorado's finest in residual benefits. That just leaves a $50 tic and I'm in. Hell yeah... [/quote] I am excited and happy for you!!! Also kind of jealous. I can't w...

Sir Bubba: I would never write a review of DBT for this board, though I certainly do love that band and believe that their live shows are indeed second to none. I am predisposed to snarkiness and this is not the place for that. I mean it in a good-natured way, but I often fail to convey that effecti...

I don't even know what to say. A lot of people made me feel silly for being so into this and to be honest, I don't even know why I was so forthright about it, myself. Generally speaking, for me, music festivals are to be avoided. Some people are very comfortable being pushy. I am not. I never want t...

I have lived here for 15 years and for 15 years I have been prefacing so much of what I say with, "I'm not from Ontario..." And this summer has certainly been no exception. Between the cracky mayor, the trigger happy cops, the horrible neighbours, who are mean to children with disabilities...

I've never understood the practice of collecting set lists or autographs or many things that others seem to want as souvenirs. I would never photograph or video a show and god help you if you disrupt my experience by putting your camera in my face at one. I don't do Facebook. I prefer to look for ex...

Some nice posts there, PG. You ought to take a stab at something about the Truckers. Will you have a designated cyclist? But boy, i really wish you would ride up to the club on a horse. Thank you for the compliment. It means a lot. I will probably just go back to being what someone once described a...

I fully believe that Paul and Tommy will play the shit out of those songs. Why would I expect anything less? Due entirely to geographical constraints and my age, I only saw the Mats for the first time in 1989, but I discovered them in 1985, when Tim came out. My youth, in the suburbs, was just as di...

The lame thing about it is that it's a fest. Fests are the worst. Though in Toronto it's a pretty nice bill. Otherwise, I am optimistic. I saw the Replacements a couple times around Don't Tell a Soul and both times they offered up the full, tight wall of sound experience. I also saw Westerberg solo ...

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Had a lovely convo tonite w/ a woman from Toronto sitting at the next table* at dinner. The kind of thing that only happens when one travels. Anyway, hip, hip hooray for you Canucks. *Technically the next table, but in true Parisian bistro style she was sitting close enough to basically be at our t...

(Burlington is 1.5 hours from Montreal, there are some definite Canadian influences. Freshmen year, St Mike's organized a bus trip up there, great idea, sending a bus load of Freshmen to a place where they can drink legally. )[/quote] I was kinda hoping that, being so close, they would maybe come pl...