montreal

montreal... wow!
love this city. totally in it's own fashion. people seem to be their own people and that is great to see. and buzzing w/ the jazz festival. i got to see the Dears, the Bernard Llakes, Socalled Orchestra, Martha Wainwright (unfortunately missing Andrew Bird opening...fuck!) and Seu Jorge (plus a few other of free shows around city).

i could live there... if i got offered a job there.

on top of Mont-Royal w/ John, Bronwyn and Simon. great view over the city.

my first food in Montreal was this great pho.

the Dears.

so one night (the saturday) we ended up at three parties. all quite different. third was a warehouse party that one of guys at second party told us about. there were dancing dogs. hallways, about 4 metres wide, lined w/ people talking and dancing. then steel stairs that led to main dance area. cops came in later and place was locked down for a while. all of us inside dancing and mingling while they banged on door. party kept going. this guy is one we met at said party. it was an actual metal sword.

this was sunday. at bottom of Mont-Royal. just groups of guys, and some girls, w/ their homemade swords, shields and whatever (soft and rubbery/plastic). they jut have fun having mini wars. there seemed to be rules and even healers. guys kneeling are dead.

the house of Bacalhau (that is my surname) on St. Laurent

Casa del Popolo. the coolest little cafe i went into. on St. Laurent. also went out there at night.