It is astonishing how running across a so very random mention of something can bring memories flooding in. I was poking around Matt Good's site - magically hoping the Hfx show would be un-sold out maybe? lol - and noticed that the upcoming show in Kingston, Ontario is at Stages. Holy cow it's still there! I used to go there fairly frequently my first year at Queens University, which was '92/'93. It's set at the top end of the retail area of Princess Street, the main drag that ends at Lake Ontario, and across the street was AJ's Hangar, which we tended to eschew for it being a townie bar (as opposed to a student place). Stages had the best dance floor, closely followed the the Cocamo down on King by the lake, but my group kind of quit going to the Cocamo after the time Flori wound up in the hospital after some asshole whipped a beer bottle across the crowded bar. I know it's still there, too, or at least it was in 2002 because my work had a conference there and that's totally where I ended up. *laughs* And then on Thursdays, we went to Dollar Bill's (which is long gone), because bar shots were $1 between 10 and midnight. (Side note: I so would have had a fangirly field day with that name had I known then what I know now, lol. Though GD was still an indie band then, yikes. *feels old*) I wonder if Stages still does the birthday thing? We went there for my roomie's birthday and they gave her a T-shirt and a sharpie, so that anyone and everyone could sign her shirt - yes, while she wore it! - and our group got a free shooter each of the birthday girl's choice. I can't remember what it was, but I know Tanya asked for something fairly obscure because she'd recently gotten her bartender's certification (handy in a roommate, that) and it was yummy. :D

I cannot believe I remember that in so much detail! Hee.


And completely OT, matociquala posted a glorious example of what line-editing your story is all about. Wow.