Only after I signed a lease to move in next to a temple of the buffalo....


...did I find out there are other rooms available in the city...

Eh!?

Well, it's been a while since my last post...but I thought I'd stick this on the site for anyone who might still be checking in. I arrived in Toronto yesterday after a long long long long long flight. Due to airlines booking more people than they have seats...I spent five hours in Chicago's finest holiday inn, waiting for the next flight to Toronto. The next afternoon I arrived in style at a hostel just down the street from the Curling Club of Toronto. After merely two days in the city, I have secured an apartment in east Chinatown. Like that movie with Jack Nicholson. I don't have pictures yet...but as soon as I see some broom-wielding mounties sweeping up a frenzy...I'll snap some shots and post them for your enjoyment.

Eh!?

Well, it's been a while since my last post...but I thought I'd stick this on the site for anyone who might still be checking in. I arrived in Toronto yesterday after a long long long long long flight. Due to airlines booking more people than they have seats...I spent five hours in Chicago's finest holiday inn, waiting for the next flight to Toronto. The next afternoon I arrived in style at a hostel just down the street from the Curling Club of Toronto. After merely two days in the city, I have secured an apartment in east Chinatown. Like that movie with Jack Nicholson. I don't have pictures yet...but as soon as I see some broom-wielding mounties sweeping up a frenzy...I'll snap some shots and post them for your enjoyment.

Eh!?

Well, it's been a while since my last post...but I thought I'd stick this on the site for anyone who might still be checking in. I arrived in Toronto yesterday after a long long long long long flight. Due to airlines booking more people than they have seats...I spent five hours in Chicago's finest holiday inn, waiting for the next flight to Toronto. The next afternoon I arrived in style at a hostel just down the street from the Curling Club of Toronto. After merely two days in the city, I have secured an apartment in east Chinatown. Like that movie with Jack Nicholson. I don't have pictures yet...but as soon as I see some broom-wielding mounties sweeping up a frenzy...I'll snap some shots and post them for your enjoyment.

Banjos Will Rule the World

This fella asked me if I wanted to go to this little bluegrass pickers meeting thingy that happen every month on the edge of Sydney. So I said yeah. There were a lot of banjos. Other than that, it was pretty good. About sixty Aussies were there, and they were all singing songs about Bowling Green. It was beyond funny. Then this fella walks up to the mic of this little hole-in-the wall room and starts playing some amazing banjo. Turns out, John McEuen is in Sydney producing a play and wanted to pick a little. So pick a little he did, and it was amazing. It was a very casual thing, so I got to stand in the hall and talk to him. The conversation was a little like this:
JOHN - hey I'm not practicing too loud am I?
ME- nah, I think you're all right
JOHN - Don't think the guys on stage can hear me?
ME- nah, I think you're all right

It was stellar. Here's a picture.