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| From | Hersh Forman <hiforman@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: toronto drake hotel |
| Date | Tue, 17 May 2005 18:43:55 -0700 (PDT) |
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Where can I get details on the NXNE festival?
Ralph Alfonso <ralph@nettwerk.com> wrote:out by the Stones Place bar is a happening little area, including the
Cadillac club across the street, and the
cool Gladstone & Drake hotels with swingin' lobby bar DJs and drinkin
action (check out the Drake rooftop bar!!), plus all night donut
place & variety store. When i was there in feb this year i pulled an
all niter as i had to be at airport by 6am so i wandered up to the
donut joint at about 3am & was accosted by a youngish bum type who
was drunk or stoned or something & muttering & yelling... soon as he
saw me he goes "hey man, are you a punk?" and was blocking the
entrance.
i was a little taken aback as i look pretty square (i think so
anyway) so i just said, "My name is Ralph Alfonso and I used to
manage The Diodes."
he sputtered for a second processing that and he looks at me like a
lightbulb just went off, and said... "I used to be in The Sinisters"
(a popular Toronto pop punkish garage band). There was some sort of
exchange and I remember pointing at him and saying "Don't waste your
talent. You know what you have to do".
I left the donut shop and he was last seen at a table thinking &
muttering about that, i guess, i don't know.
the funny thing is I was on the phone to my wife the whole time who
heard it all....
i have never found out if that guy was indeed in the Sinisters or
what but what an experience.
the NXNE festival gears up first week in June so there will be all
kinds of activity all over the place.
The Queen/Dufferin corner is pretty interesting. I will be staying in
that area again for NXNE and who knows
who else I will run into - I am pretty much a freak magnet anyway.
Must be the goatee....
you know what you have to :)
Bongo Beat NXNE Showcase, June 11, Drake Hotel.
and then.... donuts at 3am across the street!
Ralph
Dig that crazy Bongo Beat!
Visit my web site
Http://www.bongobeat.com
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