A) Very happy with last night’s short performance of Cathedral Scan and the talk afterward. The Rustines | Lab space proved to be very cozy I think. Now I have to pack everything up, which I’m not terribly excited about. Will be home soon!
B) So I was at a really great bookstore in Outremont called “Drawn and Quarterly”, and spotted a book that I immediately decided would make a great gift for a friend. It’s called “All Known Metal Bands” and is published by the esteemed McSweeney’s. On its gothic black pages, printed in silver ink, is a list of all metal bands that have ever existed as of 2007 C.E. Around 50,000 total. Interesting to note is the fact that certain names have been used half a dozen times or more, like “Devil’s Maw”, “Succubus”, and “Black Death”. Can you imagine what would happen if “Black Death” from Pensacola FL circa 1974 met the “Black Death” from Erie PA 1994? I’m frightened to think about it.
Anyways, I went ahead and bought it. Later that day, I get word from his girlfriend: he already owns it, the bastard. So, Papa Bear, here’s a picture of the book you almost had two copies of.
C) On a brighter note, I now possess a harmonica. Last week I saw Stephen Vitiello perform with Machine Fabrik at Casa del Popolo. They were doing a version of their Box Music album, where each one gives the other a box of small objects that they then use to stitch together a sound performance. Totally cool, one of my favorite shows I’ve seen in Montreal. Anyways, at the end of the show they put out the objects for the audience to take home. The harmonica was way too cool to pass up. It should be noted that the harmonica was the only real instrument among the bunch — there were various other tchotchkes including toy telephones, balloons and Alka-Selzter.