Sinister: It's Cold Outside

[Joanne Hill]

Hello all,

I went to Montreal last month. God it was cold. Who on earth decided Canada 
was a good place to settle should have stayed where they were. Silly French 
people.

Thus, the winter does not do the city justice. Everything is closed, theres 
no one around, and the romanticism that I'm sure the place doesn't come to 
life. It's on hold. Hibernating. Also my lack of French language skills was 
a pain in the arse. Its funny going to foreign countries and having to go to 
Subway or McDonalds (not my choice of eatery, I was dragged there by my 
traveling companion) and order food with English names, in another language. 
It sounds so awkward. Je voudrais un cheeseburger. Me gusta un McChicken 
sandwich con fries y Coke, por favor.

So yes, more so than Toronto Montreal has a bizarre mix of colonial French 
and English (I particularly liked the mini Nelson's column) and monstrous 
North American blandness. Apologies to all North Americans. I still like 
Toronto better.

Not being able to go to Glasgow for this much discussed B&S gig, I'll have 
to content myself with the equally good and even cuter Delgados. 4th April, 
Lee's Palace, Toronto. I'm very excited. It'll mean I'm two thirds the way 
through my 'must see before I die/get too old' list of bands. First was 
Gorky's. Then there'll just be our Belle and Seb. I'm beyond excited. 
Hopefully joining me will be Mr Jason Cochrane, my only sinister buddy so 
far.

Oh, a little thank you to all you who emailed me about Pizzicato Five - I 
bought 'Playboy/Playgirl' and its lush.

Not that this should turn into a war, or even a minor skirmish, but I found 
it quite funny and also irritating (irritating enough to write this) that 
Mark Cassarotto chose to tell someone off for their post, by posting to 
everyone and thereby clogging up our inboxes again. Why not just delete it 
and move on? Did it require the energy of posting a reply? I think you said 
you used to be in Offbeat, in which case it was in the true spirit of that 
society. There's so much bitchiness going on in the exec, and despite having 
left years ago you are perpetuating the ugly feelings of animosity that 
breed within. How unfortunate. Peace love and happiness everyone xxxx

Wow, you've made it to the end. Well done and thank you
Joanne x

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