Andy Beaton
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“This is not a time to be dismayed. This is punk rock time. This is what Joe Strummer trained you for.” - Henry Rollins #astronomy #cycling #boardgames #stratocaster #film he/him/vax/mask Toronto/Toronno/Trawna 🇨🇦 also at aiabx@mastodon.social
Post a perfect album from the '90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice In Chains
Venice is practically the Disneyland of tourism and yet the peace and beauty I experienced drinking prosecco in a rooftop bar as the sun set over the Grand Canal was one of the highlights of my life.
The Roman sculptures from the Torlonia collection at the Musee de Beaux Arts in Montreal is definitely worth a look if you’re interested in that kind of thing.
Fired up Sky Safari on my phone so I could identify far side features as they were seen by Artemis
Chez Paul (a bit of a greasy spoon) in Magog Quebec has the Platonic ideal of poutine.. you can’t even see the fries under the curds.
The Maple Leafs in Christie Pits, opening day with Ayami Sato, first woman to pitch pro ball in North America
Finished an old-timey constellation map Christmas puzzle. Includes such popular favorites as Cerberus and George’s Harp (I think named after George II of England). And Herschel’s Telescope, obviously.
Got to see the Toronto Sceptres of WPHL beat Vancouver, which was great, really high quality hockey, but the extra rush of the crowd cheering the “glorious and free” line in the national anthem was something else. Defiance of the orange asshole everywhere.
My wife is off in the Dominican Republic for a week, so swinging bachelor time is here!
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains
A ferocious attack on music itself. (I could have picked London Calling but I always skip Lovers Rock)
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ec... Elvis Costello Live at the El Mocambo wasn't an album at the time, it was a live broadcast from the El Mocambo club in Toronto. I felt like I was hearing music for me for the first time and not the old hippie shit my classmates were into.