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words words This sucker serves as a bit of a random-stats page. I'll be doing a more cohesive version of this approach for Musical Graffiti soon enough, as opposed to a 'regular' review. Brand-new (to me anyhow) band highlights : Boy and Marianas Trench Familiar band highlight : John Ford and Nasty On Band-related lowlight : All the ones I missed! Especially Hotwire, GG Dartray, and Gabezra and the Way Out General lowlight : The horrible scheduling mishaps on Day 3 that got me so frustrated as to actually throw my camera bag to the ground and announce my resignation from the festival Most crowded venue : Piccadilly Pub, all three nights Most missed venue from years past : The Starfish Room, which is now a big hole in the ground Best rock haircuts : Hot Hot Heat Most often-run-into individual : Adam from Peppersands Most prevalent individual at a single club : Jayson from the Spitfires at the Royal on Day 3 Most often-run-into individual while working/playing : Jay the tech, who worked at probably half a dozen shows I went to, and Stephen from boy, who was always either playing or doing something gear-related when I saw him Most often-run-into band : The Rye Catchers, who were always headed in the opposite direction Best tasting meal : Tim Horton's sandwich at 5 on the Sunday morning Best tasting drink : toss-up between my only highball of the weekend at Luv Affair, and the glasses of water keeping me hydrated on Day 2. Quickest loss of a business card : Mik from Crystal Pistol, who managed to hang onto mine for about five minutes Personal damage : Beer spills (twice!) and a horribly ripped up finger from my camera bag Most challenging venue to shoot : Pic Pub re:heavy crowds Most pleasant venue to shoot : Surprisingly, Miss T's, and unsurprisingly, Richard's. Tallest band : Retrograde Most yelling : Three Inches of Blood Unique instrument : Hinterland's flute Grossest sight : Moneen's guitarist showing of the mucus glob on his wrist Longest stopover : The Royal on night three, where I landed after giving up on everything else. I logged a few hours there Longest stopover for one act only : The Media Club on Day 1 for Tom Hooper Quickest cross-town dash : Fifteen minutes, including a stop-in at the Marine Club, from Luv Affair to Miss T's. Longest walk : Trekking uphill from Alma to 24th after missing the *right* bus home on Day 1. Most calming set : Sunlike Star's acoustic wrap show Most energizing set : John Ford Earliest beer after waking up : The freebie at the chili cookoff around noon Longest night : One would think it would be the night of the wrap party, but in fact, the awards day ended up being longer. I rolled in the door at 8 am. Most amusing sight : On that note, seeing a hotel room full of people in hotel-issue white terrycloth robes after the awards show was pretty awesome Best dress code : Waking Eyes, decked out in suits Best make-up job : Citizen A from Peppersands Most flamboyant individual : Mik from Crystal Pistol Place to be - Day 1 : Luv Affair Place to be - Day 2 : The Pic or the Penthouse (if you could get in) Place to be - Day 3 : The Royal and the Afterparty This list will be added to from time to time, and as earlier stated, there will be something similar on Musical Graffiti, which I will also post here. |
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