the weekend that was

...so, while i'm in training for my new job, i have nights and weekends off. i thought this would mean that i would be doing lots of interesting and exciting things, but so far it's been something less than Playboy of the Western World action for your humble correspondent.

..for instance, i thought there would be something that I would want to do on a Friday night in Halifax. as it turns out, staying home and watching Freddy vs. Jason was the highlight of the evening.

...brunch on Saturday morning did not disappoint, however - most of the major players were there. Rod was conspicuously absent, but i think he rocked like a hurricane at NSCAD on Friday night. acceptable. Mike showed his wide-angle photos accompanied by a description of how anyone can gain access to the roof of Maritime Centre. James gave the upcoming Arcade Fire show at the Marquee his seal of approval.

...after brunch broke up, i went in search of tickets for said show. the ad in The Coast said that tickets would be on sale at Sam's, but it turns out that CD Plus is handling ticket sales for the Pop Explosion. besides, Sam's was sold out of Funeral (Arcade Fire album). so, with Jim, Dan and Mike in tow, i headed to CD Plus and was able to pick up tickets and the album. Jim was in salesman mode, and made a pretty solid pitch to Mike on a Gram Parsons double album. sadly, his efforts were in vain and fell on deaf ears. Jim was more successful in selling me on a Hidden Cameras CD (Mississauga Goddam), which held some lyrical surprises once i took it home (see linked review). i had never heard of the band before, and as i later found out, Jim only knew their musical style. ah well, live and learn.