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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: toronto drake hotel |
| Date | Tue, 17 May 2005 20:58:06 -0400 |
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AT Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 12:14:19 Ralph wrote:
>out by the Stones Place bar is a happening little area, including the
>Cadillac club across the street, and the
The interesting part about these clubs is the theme atmosphere.....Stones
Place looks like a Moroccon Palace inside set against this dichotomy of
tacky Rolling Stones memoribillia. While across the street at The Cadillac
Lounge you have a complete Elvis/American Diner vibe (complete with Cadillac
seat booths).
>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.
You sure it wasn't Steve Leckie from the Viletones? :-)
>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....
The Bullseye crew will be there with bells on....
Jaimie Vernon,
Bullseye
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