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Just got a notice that Jonathan Coulton is coming to TO. This is good, right?
Except his concert is July 9. The same night as the Rush concert I already have tickets for.
Feh. Well, I put this out for the people. Here you go, people. JoCo in TO.
Except his concert is July 9. The same night as the Rush concert I already have tickets for.
Feh. Well, I put this out for the people. Here you go, people. JoCo in TO.
It makes sense, really
Apr. 3rd, 2008 05:30 pmI noticed that this year's RushCon was scheduled for midweek, and thought it was strange, until I remembered that that would put it around this year's concert.
Man, I kind of liked Lakeside Park.
Oct. 10th, 2007 10:17 amWell, I guess he can't be to everyone's taste.
Blender Magazine has prepared a Worst Lyricists list, and Neil Peart has found himself at #2 (coming in just after Sting).
Blender described Canadian rocker Peart's lyrics as "richly awful tapestries of fantasy and science".
Ouch.
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Blender Magazine has prepared a Worst Lyricists list, and Neil Peart has found himself at #2 (coming in just after Sting).
Blender described Canadian rocker Peart's lyrics as "richly awful tapestries of fantasy and science".
Ouch.
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Jul. 3rd, 2006 05:29 pmFrom some wacky newspaper piece on DC and Marvel:
DC, back then: It's your kid brother, wacked out on Pop-Tarts, still in his underpants at 10 a.m., insisting on "Super Friends" over "Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space." Thinks he's Batman at night, thinks he's Aquaman in the tub. It's make-believe, make-believe, make-believe. A hot dog is not a death ray, now sit down and eat. And who used all of the red and orange crayons? And why is Robin always in here naked with my Barbies?
Marvel, back then: It's your big sister's boyfriend, already 18 and "kind of different, but nice," your mother observes, although he rides a motorcycle with no helmet. He draws an Incredible Hulk for you on a sheet of paper, and that's it, you're hooked, he's a god. From him you learn about Ghost Rider and Conan the Barbarian and Silver Surfer. He listens to Rush.
Oh, yeah. My mind is not for rent to ANY God or Government.
DC, back then: It's your kid brother, wacked out on Pop-Tarts, still in his underpants at 10 a.m., insisting on "Super Friends" over "Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space." Thinks he's Batman at night, thinks he's Aquaman in the tub. It's make-believe, make-believe, make-believe. A hot dog is not a death ray, now sit down and eat. And who used all of the red and orange crayons? And why is Robin always in here naked with my Barbies?
Marvel, back then: It's your big sister's boyfriend, already 18 and "kind of different, but nice," your mother observes, although he rides a motorcycle with no helmet. He draws an Incredible Hulk for you on a sheet of paper, and that's it, you're hooked, he's a god. From him you learn about Ghost Rider and Conan the Barbarian and Silver Surfer. He listens to Rush.
Oh, yeah. My mind is not for rent to ANY God or Government.
Man, Toronto's a great place.
May. 1st, 2006 09:46 pmWhat other city can you attend boy Transformerscon AND RushCon?
I can think of no other!
Okay, really, if you want to is irrelevant. You have the CHOICE!
And does anyone else find it odd that 2112 is now 30 years old? Holy Schnikies.
I can think of no other!
Okay, really, if you want to is irrelevant. You have the CHOICE!
And does anyone else find it odd that 2112 is now 30 years old? Holy Schnikies.
My mind? Not for rent.
Aug. 23rd, 2004 01:27 pmSo, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mr_weasel and I went down to the amphitheater to see Rush perform the last show on their North American leg.
It was enjoyable, of course. We were on The Lawn, which kinda sucked. We were, thankfully, at the front of the lawn, because we got there early, snuck in the side door, and ran to the front of the lawn.
No, seriously, I think we broke at least five laws just getting to the show. Six, if it's still illegal to feed a horse cabbages in Toronto on Sundays.
Interesting venue, and the show was good. And loud. They did a fair mix of old and new. 2112 was done, without the boring bits in between (thank God).
Me &mr_weasel played "wazzat" a couple times ("that's the openning to 2112". "It's Subdivisions." "Those are dryers. No, I don't know what they're doing up there either.")
I splurged on a t-shirt and program book. What the hey, eh? They need to pay the rent on their giant mansions and BMW motorcycles.
mr_weasel and I went down to the amphitheater to see Rush perform the last show on their North American leg.It was enjoyable, of course. We were on The Lawn, which kinda sucked. We were, thankfully, at the front of the lawn, because we got there early, snuck in the side door, and ran to the front of the lawn.
No, seriously, I think we broke at least five laws just getting to the show. Six, if it's still illegal to feed a horse cabbages in Toronto on Sundays.
Interesting venue, and the show was good. And loud. They did a fair mix of old and new. 2112 was done, without the boring bits in between (thank God).
Me &
mr_weasel played "wazzat" a couple times ("that's the openning to 2112". "It's Subdivisions." "Those are dryers. No, I don't know what they're doing up there either.")I splurged on a t-shirt and program book. What the hey, eh? They need to pay the rent on their giant mansions and BMW motorcycles.
Local Geeks only
Mar. 10th, 2004 08:28 pmSkip this, you cosmopolitan yanks and other ferriners.
Orion is once again happening this year, and judging from the event schedule, if you don't want to play an RPGA D&D game, a Classic Battletech game, or a Deciper CCG demo, you're pretty much wasting your time.
Although that Global Frequency d20 Modern game looks interesting.
Today's shock: While waiting for dinner today (we did drive through), Snra asked me if I had the Rush tickets. I put my hand into my pocket and discovered there was a ticketmaster envelope sized hole in my universe.
You ever see Home Alone? That scene where the kid's mom realized they've left him, well, Home Alone?
Yeah, that was me.
Thankfully, they were nestled deep in the lining of my coat. But I don't watn that to ever happen again.
So Snra. has the tickets.
Oh, yeah: Watched about 4 minutes of Mad, Mad House last week. Interesting, but I can see trouble brewing between freaks. The 'modern primitive' was out in the pool area nekkid. Now, that's all cool, but, man, they got a naturist. All He's GOT is bein' nekkid.
I can see a massive confrontation. "Look, dude, you can hang yourself from the ceiling by your nipples, and that's all good, but all Avacado's GOT is the nekkidness! All Avacado's GOT is the dangling participle, yo! You wanna run around shoving skewers through y'all's stuff, go right ahead, but respect Avacado's right to be the One in the Sun with Nuttin on!"
At which point, modern primitive guy killls him by shooting him in the eye with a piercing gun.
The end.
Orion is once again happening this year, and judging from the event schedule, if you don't want to play an RPGA D&D game, a Classic Battletech game, or a Deciper CCG demo, you're pretty much wasting your time.
Although that Global Frequency d20 Modern game looks interesting.
Today's shock: While waiting for dinner today (we did drive through), Snra asked me if I had the Rush tickets. I put my hand into my pocket and discovered there was a ticketmaster envelope sized hole in my universe.
You ever see Home Alone? That scene where the kid's mom realized they've left him, well, Home Alone?
Yeah, that was me.
Thankfully, they were nestled deep in the lining of my coat. But I don't watn that to ever happen again.
So Snra. has the tickets.
Oh, yeah: Watched about 4 minutes of Mad, Mad House last week. Interesting, but I can see trouble brewing between freaks. The 'modern primitive' was out in the pool area nekkid. Now, that's all cool, but, man, they got a naturist. All He's GOT is bein' nekkid.
I can see a massive confrontation. "Look, dude, you can hang yourself from the ceiling by your nipples, and that's all good, but all Avacado's GOT is the nekkidness! All Avacado's GOT is the dangling participle, yo! You wanna run around shoving skewers through y'all's stuff, go right ahead, but respect Avacado's right to be the One in the Sun with Nuttin on!"
At which point, modern primitive guy killls him by shooting him in the eye with a piercing gun.
The end.
