Lists!
This'll probably be my last post from Calgary (hallelujah!), so I think it's time for a few lists. I give you...
Ten Best Things About Calgary
10) The guy selling the 'Underground Press: Calgary's REAL Street Paper'
9) Joe's Garage Mobile Bike Repair Shop
8) Big Rock Brewery
7) The Brentwood Rock Shop
6) Crave Cupcakes
5) Ship & Anchor Pub
4) The Bow River - big, green, fast, and unpredictable
3) Whoever put those '24-hour Nazi-Free Zone' posters up in Kensington
2) Songwriter's Jam with Lorrie Matheson at the Ironwood Stage & Grill
1) Proximity to mountains
Ten Worst Things About Calgary
10) The closure of the King Edward Hotel, Calgary's former destination for blues
9) Urban sprawl and ugly houses
8) The rent
7) The murder rate
6) The price of cheese and English muffins
5) Attitude towards First Nations
4) Attitude towards the poor/homeless/addicted
3) The Calgary Sun, especially Rick Bell's column
2) Calgary Transit
1) Distance from friends/loved ones
22 Things To Do In My 22nd Year (In No Particular Order)
1) Move to Waterloo, ON
2) Graduate from university
3) Go canoe tripping again
4) Attend the Hillside Festival
5) Play at the Grad House
6) Record some songs for my own archives
7) See The Salads play
8) Replace my toque
9) Cook something difficult
10) Hold at least two gatherings at The Green Fortress
11) Lose 4.5 kg
12) Beat Mer at Set
13) Go to New York City
14) Learn something complicated on guitar
15) Learn something simple on mandolin
16) Spend more time with Buster
17) Perform at Bards without playing a stringed instrument
18) Read 22 books
19) Brush up on my French
20) Draw some hoboes for the Seven Hundred Hoboes project
21) Visit Guelph
22) Get a bike
Ten Best Things About Calgary
10) The guy selling the 'Underground Press: Calgary's REAL Street Paper'
9) Joe's Garage Mobile Bike Repair Shop
8) Big Rock Brewery
7) The Brentwood Rock Shop
6) Crave Cupcakes
5) Ship & Anchor Pub
4) The Bow River - big, green, fast, and unpredictable
3) Whoever put those '24-hour Nazi-Free Zone' posters up in Kensington
2) Songwriter's Jam with Lorrie Matheson at the Ironwood Stage & Grill
1) Proximity to mountains
Ten Worst Things About Calgary
10) The closure of the King Edward Hotel, Calgary's former destination for blues
9) Urban sprawl and ugly houses
8) The rent
7) The murder rate
6) The price of cheese and English muffins
5) Attitude towards First Nations
4) Attitude towards the poor/homeless/addicted
3) The Calgary Sun, especially Rick Bell's column
2) Calgary Transit
1) Distance from friends/loved ones
22 Things To Do In My 22nd Year (In No Particular Order)
1) Move to Waterloo, ON
2) Graduate from university
3) Go canoe tripping again
4) Attend the Hillside Festival
5) Play at the Grad House
6) Record some songs for my own archives
7) See The Salads play
8) Replace my toque
9) Cook something difficult
10) Hold at least two gatherings at The Green Fortress
11) Lose 4.5 kg
12) Beat Mer at Set
13) Go to New York City
14) Learn something complicated on guitar
15) Learn something simple on mandolin
16) Spend more time with Buster
17) Perform at Bards without playing a stringed instrument
18) Read 22 books
19) Brush up on my French
20) Draw some hoboes for the Seven Hundred Hoboes project
21) Visit Guelph
22) Get a bike