The light was pretty fantastic today.
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March 18th, 2007
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Who? Me?
March 18, 2007 by Gail
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On the Outside Looking In
March 18, 2007 by Gail
I’ve had a great Sunday so far, but man, I need a nap…
- Had a leisurely, extra-long brunch with a friend at Morning Glory on King Street East. They have rösti — I’m so pleased!!
- Got the car washed — it was absolutely filthy. So filthy there are parts which remain stubbornly filthy.
- Bought replacement headlight bulbs (and I know how to put them in when the time comes). There were so many codes on the package I couldn’t find it, and in the end it took three people to track it down!
- Tried out Rain-Ex and replaced my windshield wipers with good quality ones after a bit of a struggle to put them on properly. Initially I had the blades upside down and froze my fingers in the stiff wind, but I figured it out before caving in and asking someone to help me.
- Spent the rest of the afternoon taking photos in the Distillery District. I succumbed to the urge to visit the SOMA Chocolate Shop, knowing I likely wouldn’t leave empty handed. At first I turned away, but it drew me back in like a magnet!
- Stalked a pigeon coming and going from its roost in an old warehouse in order to take photos of it in flight. It was a battle of nerves versus the cold, and the pigeon was winning. We’ll see if the shots are any good. If not, it’s Pigeon 1 Gail 0.
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Stomp
March 18, 2007 by Gail
Finally, after years and years of glancing past advertising for the show STOMP, I got around to seeing it — thanks to a friend who gave me first dibs on a spare ticket.
It was in Vancouver for ages, but I figured since it’s been popular from the beginning (early 1990s) that it would be around forever. You know, like Cats. Or the neighbourhood restaurant that you keep saying you’ll get around to trying but suddenly years pass and you still haven’t stepped foot inside the place, even though everyone else has.
The show was entertaining, but for me it was like New Year’s Eve in Times Square: once was enough. This even coming from a person who wanted a drum kit to learn percussion in the garage while her husband wanted to learn to play the piano. Actually, I think one hour of STOMP was enough for me, although that might not have justified the ticket price or people’s preferred time length for a performance.
By sheer coincidence, I came across this little tidbit from an online article (Metro?) which answered some of the questions that went through my mind during the show:
In a week’s run, the cast of Stomp go through 10 garbage can lids, seven garbage cans, 30 brooms, 20 pounds of sand, 20 drumsticks and 288 gallons of water.
I tried to take a few pics of the theatre and stage after the show, but I got shut down before I could get a panorama of the Elgin from the stage. This is what I managed to get after the show was finished:
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