Sunday afternoon

[electricland]

E persuaded me to go to the Tam-Tam with her (I'm ashamed to say I've lived in this city off and on for 12 years and never been). Man, that was FUN. For non-Montrealers, it's basically a regular get-together for drummers, every Sunday during summer in Parc Mont-Royal under the monument... result, you have impressive bronze Victorian monument with personifications of all the provinces and giant angel at the top of the pillar, and lions, overlooking a teeming crowd of people drumming on hand drums and cowbells and I don't know what all. Vendors set up around 3 sides of the square. E took some pictures and we went and sat on a bench and people- and dog-watched (just before we left a man came by with 2 gorgeous Irish wolfhounds -- all three walked majestically past us, completely ignoring the tiny white dog that leapt out at them yapping "Come get me! I'll take you both on! How dare you walk past MY bench!"). Talked about plans, wishes, etc. We have formed a Pact -- I check up on her photography, she checks up on my CV.

Thinking that despite the new austerity measures I may have to go to the Claremont for dumplings. I have a craving.

Also, must track down The Indispensible Stringband, which I heard on the Vinyl Cafe this morning.

Comments

[mrs-cake.livejournal.com]

Nice, eh? They do that on Venice Beach every Sunday night (or was it Saturdays? I canna remember).

Stringband

[raithen.livejournal.com]

I've been listening to Marie Lynn Hammond's (of Stringband) new CD Pegasus steadily for months. It too is INCREDIBLE. And it has horse songs! (MLH is a horseperson -- i pointed you to her Canadian Horse Site before.) I can give you a Canadian email addy to order it -- it's cheaper than using the online order form. Richard Hess, who produces & markets Pegasus was also the driving force behind Indispensible Stringband, so if you can't find it in Montreal, the addy I have will help.

/ giddy endorsement.