Wednesday, May 01, 2024

Tales From the Great White North: Rare But Not Well Done

From sometime in the 'aughts, please enjoy a commercial for Outback Steakhouse featuring a lyrically rewritten remake of "Wraith Pinned to the Mist (And Other Games)," the admittedly infectious song originally unleashed by deceptively monikered indie poseurs Of Montreal. (And by deceptively, I mean that the band was from Athens, GA, fercrissakes.)

So why do I bring this up, you ask?

Because, as I suspect at least one of my perceptive readers has already guessed, a certain Shady Dame and I are winging our way today to Montreal itself. Excuse: vacation.

But don't worry, we'll be back on Sunday, and fear not: new Thursday and Friday posts are already written and in the on-deck circle.

And hey -- if anything interesting or alarming happens to us during our brèves vacances dans le Nord, I'll keep you posted.

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8 comments:

  1. mistah charley, sb, ma, phd, jsps5/01/2024 9:16 AM

    Montreal reminds me of Leonard Cohen. And here's a really good rendition of "The Future" at a concert in Oslo seven years ago

    Erlend Ropstad & The Salmon Smokers - The Future

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Co79H1ueQw


    The song is a bit too stark for a pleasant vacation - but at some point there may be an appropriate time to listen to it

    if YouTube goes away before I do - very unlikely - I'll miss it



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  2. Anonymous5/01/2024 9:25 AM

    Catch an Expos game while you’re up there.

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  3. Allan Rosenberg5/01/2024 11:03 AM

    While you and The Shady Lady are up there look for a place we all may want to live after November.

    Captain Al

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  4. Anonymous5/01/2024 1:54 PM

    I'm a Quebec Guy -
    The Frontenac
    rob

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  5. Anonymous5/01/2024 4:57 PM

    Lotsa good stuff out of Athens over the years. My fave? The Woggles, of course

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  6. Alzo5/01/2024 9:22 PM

    It's okay to admit that you're a big Celine Dion fan.

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  7. Alzo5/01/2024 9:48 PM

    Hey, while you're in Le Grande Orange or whatever that burg's nickname is, you might be lucky enough to see these filles anti-émeute:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG7GFPJQNUk

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  8. Anonymous5/02/2024 10:12 AM

    They speak the Kings language in
    Montreal - Quebec not so much
    rob

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