quick recap of the last three weeks
since i’ve moved to toronto, i’ve done the following:
1. started a new job
- it can be summarized by stating that the group i work for handles any and all computer questions from any administrative person at the university. there is a lot of hand holding, and it’s 99% onsite. probably not the most sustainable business model…
2. travelled back to kingston twice, to peterborough once, and to trenton once
- yes, that’s a lot of travelling for a time span under two weeks.
- thankfully, i’ve officially finished moving, and have even unpacked some stuff….
3. saw joel plaskett in fine form
- joel plaskett loves hugh’s room, and now, so do i. it’s tough to beat a nice dinner followed by a few hours of good music.
- he played a 2+ acoustic hour set that included LOTS of old and new…plus 2 encores totalling 6 songs? maybe more…
- pete elkas opened and he’s spiced up his normal set with some new songs and new arrangements, most notably with pedals. loops are good.
- matt barber also played a short opening set. nothing too special. pleasant, but forgettable. he’s much better with the union dues, in my opinion.
- i can’t imagine a better start to my new life in toronto.
4. saw amy millan + jon rae and the river + the most serene republic
- i like any show at which i’m standing next to gentleman reg and kevin drew from broken social scene.
- the most serene republic definitely have some good songs, and i’d like to see them again sometime. their stage presence, however, needs work. for example: the keyboardist’s “rocking out” consisted of head bobbing with his tongue sticking out. awkward, but they were good.
- jon rae lulled me to near sleep. yawn.
- amy millan finished the job with a very mellow alt.country set. she told us up front that she intended to put us to bed, and she wasn’t kidding. the songs weren’t bad, but i think i’d have appreciated them more if i wasn’t ready to keel over.
5. saw enron: the smartest guys in the room. if you like documentaries, this one’s a good one.
and likely lots more. who can remember past yesterday though, really?
upcoming: decemberists this weekend, spoon in early june, broken social scene + stars + metric + others at bluesfest in ottawa and the wolf island music fest with the constantines + apostle of hustle + cuff the duke in kingston. fantastic.
some of us posted about the joel plaskett and amy millan shows right after they happened…
and aside from the recent chumptastic withdrawl… i’m glad you are here. 🙂
May 19th, 2005 at 1:22 pmsome of us are way behind, on account of chumptastic sitting on our floor for a couple weeks.
May 20th, 2005 at 9:28 amoh right… i think i’ve blocked the insanely huge pile of stuff in the office from my mind. that would explain it.
May 20th, 2005 at 12:08 pm