Had the pleasure once again of seeing Dan Bern in person at Turbo Haus in Saint Henri on Saturday. He played this song and I was stunned as I consider it to be one of the greatest post-” “-postmodern songs ever!
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PostArctica: Graffiti In Cote Saint Paul
Industrial section.
Continue readingPostArctica: Late Summer Melancholy of An Arch
Rolling on foot into Westmount today and took a pic which reminds me of Giorgio de Chirico’s Mystery and Melancholy of a Street. Here is Giorgio’s version. And here is mine. Maybe I am just crazy, getting old, but I see paintings in photographs, or, but its not a problem.
Continue readingPostArctica: Fuck Colonialism
Stumbled upon this flash mob in Saint Henri Sunday afternoon. They stopped a passenger train. Train is stopped fairly early in its journey from out of downtown Montreal. I was there about 10 minutes and then everyone just left and it was regular pedestrian traffic again. Apparently, “They are opposed
Continue readingPostArctica: Not Aliens
but… saw this today on Angers under the Cote Saint Paul leg of the Turcot rebuild. It does have a driver who is probably very highly paid and I wonder what exactly this thing does?
Continue readingThings Are Good: Making the Most of Urban Laneways
Many western cities have laneways that originally were used for deliveries via horses and cart; today those laneways are under utilized. These laneways cannot always be used for housing or other normal city needs due to their limited size. They can, however, be converted to enjoyable public space. Today there’s
Continue readingPostArctica: NDG Gothic
Trying some new ideas, let me know what you think. NDG is a neighborhood in Montreal.
Continue readingPostArctica: Bags from Columbia
Walking down a pleasant street in the north plateau the other evening and I run into this entrepreneur. Excellent quality handmade goods made in Columbia. Check them out on Facebook here!
Continue readingPostArctica: Garden In Verdun
Interesting watering system.
Continue readingPostArctica: Walk A Lot, Read A Lot
Taking a break in La Fontaine Park.
Continue readingPostArctica: Rainbow in Montreal Today
It rained all day. The sun came out for a while.
Continue readingPostArctica: The Giants in Montreal
Went downtown today to check out the giant marionettes that are dominating the scene in the city this weekend. It is pretty cool because the crew that accompanies each giant are energized and organized much like a Cirque du Soleil act. The down side of this is that it really
Continue readingTattered Sleeve: Amazing Che
Amazing ChéHow sweet the soundOf Habs fans leaving their seats In the K, he was lostBut with the CH, was foundWe give praise to Bergevin ‘Twas Captain K that taughtThe PP to clickLeko and BBQ, my FHFears relievedHow precious did that CHé appearThe OT I first believed Through many Rangers,
Continue readingPostArctica: Trees Cut Down In Verdun
It was inevitable were they going to proceed with the poorly conceived beach project on the Verdun waterfront, but it turns out that even though the city has recently said that the project has been postponed, a large swath of trees has been cut down on the proposed beach site.
Continue readingTattered Sleeve: If Y(emelin) Should Fall From Grace with Claude (apologies to the Pogues)
If Y Should Fall from Grace with ClaudeAfter being cleanly beatenIf Y’s muscled off the puckAnd his passes fail completelyLet him sit Claude, let him sit ClaudeLet Y sit up with the press where the hotdogs come with friesThis Cup was always ours Was the pride of MontrealersIt belongs to the
Continue readingPostArctica: Stormy Today
Was out and about this afternoon. Nature has a way of evening up the score – after a relatively balmy and dry January and February, March so far has provided our coldest temperatures and this could be the biggest snowstorm of the year, Outside the Mount Royal Metro station. Corner
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