03:08pm
Jul31, 2003 |
What
a blast, indeed! Seems many grabbed tickets
as a souvenir without the intention of braving the
crowds due to huge concerns of not being able to
get home until 5 am like the press around here had
been predicting... Bet those people are kicking
their own asses this morning now that the "Concert
of the Century" is over and as it turns out, the
park was empty in under 90 minutes... The
sheer size of this gathering was beyond anything
the Stones had ever seen, said Mick Jagger, who
also paid tribute to the Canadian and U.S. forces
watching the live televised concert in 177 countries.
Jann Arden opened the show, along with a back-up
chorus of thousands and thousands belting out O'Canada,
but not before gasping in astonishment as she looked
out over the sea of humanity. "Hey Toronto, thanks
for inviting us here," said AC/DC's Brian Johnson,
"We wouldn't have missed it for the f@cking world."
He later had the audience make "the loudest, nastiest
noise in all of Canada" during Thunderstruck.
Nicknamed "SARStock", there were some tight similarities
with Woodstock, as the smell of marijuana filtered
through the crowd (...Ahh! Little wonder the
crowd was so well behaved!..) and young women were
urged by crowds of cheering men to bare their breasts
(...and they did! There's lots of things we
get to do here as Canadians...) There where
some serious errors made in the planning of this
mega-concert though, The wait to get a beer
was two hours. "It's a lot easier to go up
and buy two bottles of water than wait two hours
for beer. We're in Canada, we shouldn't have to
wait two hours for beer," one patron said.
Spoken like a true Canuck! (...did I mention
it was also watched on the Space Station?..)
Speaking
of Beer... It's the long weekend almost!!
To celebrate, a woman attempted to destroy her car
last night and take mine with it (...the women depicted
here, is in fact my dear, sweet Aunt Monica who
complains of not being mentioned in the LAN Minutes,
this was a 'Gratuitous Monica Shot' we thought we
would throw in...) Driving away from the store
after work, a woman threw her car into reverse and
without so much as a peek in the mirror or a shoulder
glance, hammered the gas and attempted to mate the
rear of her unit with the front of mine...
Again, the MeatMan's "Quake" reflexes snapped into
action and my wheel snapped to the left avoiding
her ramming machine by mere inches... Now
I wish I had let her hit me. When I gave her
the "dropped jaw, arms wide open" look, better know
to you and I as the "WTF!?" glare, I attempted to
drive off but my car had other ideas... CluNk,
ChiNG, thUmp, CrunCH, GriNd... I get out and
head to the front passenger side to see if my super-sudden-quake-action
blew my tire off the rim, nope... I glance
up to see the woman who CAUSED all this see me inspecting
my car, just like moments ago, her foot hits the
peddle and she bolts... God, please strike
her car down. I drove (...limped...) into
the garage today at lunch expecting a CV Joint blew
or something, turns out a pin from the front brake
callipers snapped, I'm only out $90! Guess
the point is, I shouldn't be out $90... Time
for a Cottage Recharge, a long weekend of fresh
air and people who still understand the concept
of courtesy will be a refreshment for the sole.
Keep safe, don't drink and back into other peoples
cars.
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09:20am
Jul30, 2003 |
History
in the making this morning as the gates at Downsview
Park swing open allowing the thousands and thousands
already waiting to flood the grounds and pick their
turf for what's been billed as the largest ticketed
concert in history! The Stones, along with
all the other bands performed sound checks all day
yesterday, thrilling fans already camping out hoping
to be some of the first in gate this morning...
One promoter, when asked how the checks went said,
"If you don't have a ticket yet, don't worry...
You'll be able to hear this concert all the way
to London." (...London, Ontario I would imagine...)
The media has been interviewing people in the crowd
all morning and have found people from as far as
England, Ireland and even a couple from Switzerland
that have never been to Canada and flew in just
for the Toronto SARS Benefit... Welcome to
Canada, eh!
Event
organizers announced just the other day that preparations
have already been made to send closed circuit, live
feed of the event around the World to troops everywhere.
I don't mean to be a stick in the mud here, but
isn't this sort of deal a prime opportunity for
terrorists to make a big time impact? Think
about it... 500,000 people packed into one
park, huge super stars, every television outlet
in the world almost is represented (...even CNN
sent up a team...) now imagine "landing" a plane
there... Forget the Trade Centre, think of
the impact that would have. But that's not
going to happen, because this is Canada! If
any terrorist start acting up, we'll simply beat
them into submission with empty beer bottles and
shove donuts up their ass. (...we mean it!..)
Cummon, Toronto... Let's show the World how
to Rock!
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11:25am
Jul28, 2003 |
Look
out, Folks! It's "the Mother of all updates"
coming your way (...'bout time too! We've been
getting hate mail..) Right off the bat, I'd
like to say it's great to have everything "back to
normal" (...whatever the hell THAT means!..) and we
can get back to hosting LAN Parties and the like.
The wedding went off without a hitch (...sorta' speak...)
with only a few issues that cropped up... like the
Best Man losing the Bride's wedding ring, our DJ's
equipment not able to play our wedding song, you know,
little things like that... Huge thanks from
both of us for the great work the Abattoir Staff did
to hold it all together, it would not have happened
without you! Cam (SkunkWorks) Wright, Cam (CorpsE)
Smith and Evan (DieJestor)
Smith were all a buzz in the background snapping great
photos and rolling video along with making sure everything
ran smooth... We have over 800+ photos to pile
through and they're still coming in. Since there
were people at the wedding from near and far (...like
my dear, sweet Aunt Monica and Chas the Porno Star
from England who read the Abattoir all the time and
complain she's never mentioned in the LAN Minutes,
so here's a picture of her! Happy, Mon?..) we've
decided to actually come out with "My Big, Fat, Croatian
Wedding - The DVD". For those with a SuperFTP
Account, you can actually download the DVD chapters
as they're produced, the final proofs are in the Movies
folder, at this writting, there's only the first chapter
done "Stag&Doe" -- For everyone else who would
like to browse images, we'll be putting up an online
wedding
album server, a great way to share images with
friends! Isis
looked stunning at the least... I think I've
done a good thing. :)
So
the Rolling Stones are flying in to Toronto this afternoon
for the history making SARS benefit concert...
If you live in the Toronto area, I'm sure you're very
up to date since this is all they've talked about
for the last month now. Attendance is expected
to be over 500,000 people. Mick Jagger and friends
have interrupted their European tour to be here for
Wednesday's big bash, since Toronto's Mick's favourite
place to be, and they'll get the royal treatment.
The plane will be taken to a secluded area of the
airport, where the group and family members will be
kept from the prying eyes of fans and the press. It's
likely the Stones will tour the concert site, and
could make their first sound check on Tuesday, in
advance of the gates opening at 8am Wednesday.
What a bash this is going to be too... Just
check out the line-up of entertainment that'll be
packing Downsview Park on Wednesday: Jim Belushi,
Dan Aykroyd & Have Love Will Travel Revue, Sam
Roberts, Kathleen Edwards, La Chicane, Tea Party,
Flaming Lips, Sass Jordan, Isley Brothers, Blue Rodeo,
Justin Timberlake, Guess Who, Rush, AC/DC then the
Rolling Stones! There's rumours flying around
that Mick Jagger and the boys will be playing with
the other bands throughout the concert, but that's
yet to be confirmed.
Okay,
let's finally talk LAN Party!! As you may have
noticed, the cry for a BTM has become deafening around
the Abattoir, but with schedules as they were, it
was impossible to accommodate... To show our
appreciation to all our patrons who've been so patient,
we're having a "MeatMan's gone Crazy!" Summer Blow-Out
Sale Edition! A mini-BTM if you will...
We're rolling prices back to 1998 for this one time,
no frills BTM-Quickie... $10! Now THERE'S
a LAN Party value for you! Get your registration
in now for BTM39.9 to be held August 9th, with BTM40
to follow in September. This BTM will not have
an "Early-Bird", doors open 10am on Saturday - This
will be a bare-bones BTM, but all the killin' needed
will be there, don't delay because it's going to fill
fast! If you have a friend who's been itching
to check out a BTM, this one is a great opportunity
to come as a Spectator and see what it's all about...
Check your calendar, then get
your reservation in!
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