Granville Street
It sure has changed a lot. Too bad all the clubs are being razed to make way for them nice 'liberal' people in fucking Yaletown. (The people are liberal in the sense that they vote for the Liberals and are conservative types that enjoy that they have money and are better because of it at they think so. But fuck I could go on and on about Yaletown. The pedestrians there are so clueless, like turning around all the time.) Luvafair was my favourite club. Played decent tunes. Now all the shit is gone onto Granville. Still a few remnants left though. Just a matter of time until Richards on Richards is gone. KMFDM was a good show there on Thursday. But they didn't play much of the old shit. They rocked on and was a pretty nice pit. This dude was there sorta looks like Billy Idol, I've seen him in a few different pits, can't remember which ones though. But then again I can't really remember anything that I've done. Well sort of. Work is a blur, many things are a blur. Last year was the worst season fucking ever. And its just the beginning of the end for the local hills.
But the development downtown in Yaletown particualarly has had a focus of a revitalisation of Granville. I've been living in the city for the last 10 years and a lot has changed. Used to go slumming a bit before I moved here. At least Hastings is still the same. Probably worse, but that's a hard one to judge. The last bar got converted a year ago or so, the country bar is no more. That was the last one left. The Nelson, and then Fred's Uptown that burnt and its now Cellar I think. Even the arcades and pawn shops are going. Just turning everything into a suburbanites city stroll. Its like the only place people from buttfuck Surrey or some other wasteland seem to know of the city. Well Robson too, but that's about it. They sorta put Hastings down since its dirty and fuck I'm better than them. I hate people with attitudes. I have one too for sure, but I understand. Just wait till gas gets like a toonie a litre, probably by next summer then holy shit mother fuckers they won't have much money left for beers.
I was down there last night for that Steven Wright guy. He's pretty fucked up for sure. He was smoking rittalin in high school. Its hard to understand since he's so oxymoronic. It was at the Vogue. First time I was ever there. Not bad place. But we hung around a bit down there. There's a new place beside the Vogue. Dunno what is called, but I pissed off lots of people by saying Pootoozi's an idiot. Well fuck he is. The dudes there try to hard, its sorta like the bartenders at the Roxy. Just weird. I don't understand that. Just give me my booze and let me get drunk. Then after the show went to a club across the street that used to be an old reportoire theatre. I remember seeing a few movies in there in the 80s. I don't go to movies anymore since I drink all the time and that fucks you up being in a dark place where you can't drink. Plus my stories are like movies for some people. But both places were weird layouts. They used the downstairs in both of them. You need to go down the stairs to take a piss. I guess that gives them more room upstairs for the main room, since the places are fairly narrow, not like the Chen Insurance or whatever that building is called by Carrall and Pender. We left fairly early to go, a bit after midnight. Anyways there were so many people around everywhere. Just weird, almost comical since its royally fucked. At least the Royal ain't gay anymore, and no more naked dancing downstairs by Helmcken there. No more Barleys. I found out where Skye bar was though. Weird so many new bars and I don't know where they are. At least the Commodore is still there, with the so-called dancing dance floor. It was a hell of a lot better before. It needs to get worn in for sure, before it was like a mini trampoline. More places should have that. Makes moshing more fun, since you can get more of a feel, and it helps you too with some absorbtion instead of all going to the knees.
Then the old food court at Smithe is now a Starbucks I think and a few other things. I think there's like 3 Starbucks in a couple blocks there now. I don't understand that at all. Do these people have any morals or standards at all. I could care less about what you say, its what you do that counts. Words mean absolutely nothing, well you wish they would, but most people are so full of them selves, that they are all full of shit too. Everything is taking to serious. Then the drive to whereever to be in 'nice' surroundings. Well there is only houses around so that's really interesting. 7-11 is going everywhere too. They seem to be popping up even quicker than Starbucks infestation. I've never been to Starbucks and will never go. Principles I follow a few. Plus I don't really drink coffee except in the morning to wake up a bit.
Principles
Standards
Those are very good questions?
It sure has changed a lot. Too bad all the clubs are being razed to make way for them nice 'liberal' people in fucking Yaletown. (The people are liberal in the sense that they vote for the Liberals and are conservative types that enjoy that they have money and are better because of it at they think so. But fuck I could go on and on about Yaletown. The pedestrians there are so clueless, like turning around all the time.) Luvafair was my favourite club. Played decent tunes. Now all the shit is gone onto Granville. Still a few remnants left though. Just a matter of time until Richards on Richards is gone. KMFDM was a good show there on Thursday. But they didn't play much of the old shit. They rocked on and was a pretty nice pit. This dude was there sorta looks like Billy Idol, I've seen him in a few different pits, can't remember which ones though. But then again I can't really remember anything that I've done. Well sort of. Work is a blur, many things are a blur. Last year was the worst season fucking ever. And its just the beginning of the end for the local hills.
But the development downtown in Yaletown particualarly has had a focus of a revitalisation of Granville. I've been living in the city for the last 10 years and a lot has changed. Used to go slumming a bit before I moved here. At least Hastings is still the same. Probably worse, but that's a hard one to judge. The last bar got converted a year ago or so, the country bar is no more. That was the last one left. The Nelson, and then Fred's Uptown that burnt and its now Cellar I think. Even the arcades and pawn shops are going. Just turning everything into a suburbanites city stroll. Its like the only place people from buttfuck Surrey or some other wasteland seem to know of the city. Well Robson too, but that's about it. They sorta put Hastings down since its dirty and fuck I'm better than them. I hate people with attitudes. I have one too for sure, but I understand. Just wait till gas gets like a toonie a litre, probably by next summer then holy shit mother fuckers they won't have much money left for beers.
I was down there last night for that Steven Wright guy. He's pretty fucked up for sure. He was smoking rittalin in high school. Its hard to understand since he's so oxymoronic. It was at the Vogue. First time I was ever there. Not bad place. But we hung around a bit down there. There's a new place beside the Vogue. Dunno what is called, but I pissed off lots of people by saying Pootoozi's an idiot. Well fuck he is. The dudes there try to hard, its sorta like the bartenders at the Roxy. Just weird. I don't understand that. Just give me my booze and let me get drunk. Then after the show went to a club across the street that used to be an old reportoire theatre. I remember seeing a few movies in there in the 80s. I don't go to movies anymore since I drink all the time and that fucks you up being in a dark place where you can't drink. Plus my stories are like movies for some people. But both places were weird layouts. They used the downstairs in both of them. You need to go down the stairs to take a piss. I guess that gives them more room upstairs for the main room, since the places are fairly narrow, not like the Chen Insurance or whatever that building is called by Carrall and Pender. We left fairly early to go, a bit after midnight. Anyways there were so many people around everywhere. Just weird, almost comical since its royally fucked. At least the Royal ain't gay anymore, and no more naked dancing downstairs by Helmcken there. No more Barleys. I found out where Skye bar was though. Weird so many new bars and I don't know where they are. At least the Commodore is still there, with the so-called dancing dance floor. It was a hell of a lot better before. It needs to get worn in for sure, before it was like a mini trampoline. More places should have that. Makes moshing more fun, since you can get more of a feel, and it helps you too with some absorbtion instead of all going to the knees.
Then the old food court at Smithe is now a Starbucks I think and a few other things. I think there's like 3 Starbucks in a couple blocks there now. I don't understand that at all. Do these people have any morals or standards at all. I could care less about what you say, its what you do that counts. Words mean absolutely nothing, well you wish they would, but most people are so full of them selves, that they are all full of shit too. Everything is taking to serious. Then the drive to whereever to be in 'nice' surroundings. Well there is only houses around so that's really interesting. 7-11 is going everywhere too. They seem to be popping up even quicker than Starbucks infestation. I've never been to Starbucks and will never go. Principles I follow a few. Plus I don't really drink coffee except in the morning to wake up a bit.
Principles
Standards
Those are very good questions?
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