Accordion City’s having a WiFi meetup this Wednesday at 7:00 pm at the very nice cafe/lounge SpaHa (the name is an amalgam of the street intersection where it’s located: SPAdina and HArbord). I’ll be there, as will Boss Ross and a number of WiFi users of all stripes, from hardcore Pringles can antenna hackers to just plain ol’ folks who like the idea of being able to hop online without wires.
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There’s an Accordion City Joel on Software group forming. I’ve joined because I hang out and chat with geeks not only for fun — it’s my job!
You know you want to join. Be one on the cool kids. Join ussss….it’s blissss…
Today is the day of the mayoral election here in Accordion City. If you’re eligible, make sure you vote today!
If you’re still undecided, one place online you might want to check out is Rick McGinnis’ excellent election blog, Last Chance City.
(If you really must know, David Miller’s getting my vote.)
There are still tickets for tonight’s Q&A session at The Music Hall with Neal Stephenson, author of geek must-reads such as Snow Crash, The Diamond Age, Cryptonomicon and his latest, Quicksilver. The Q&A is part of a reading series called “This is not a Reading Series”, which is organized by Pages, one of Accordion City’s best independent bookstores. It will be hosted by my friend Mark Askwith, producer for Space (Canada’s science fiction/fantasy/Roddenberry channel) and attended by yours truly.
Tickets are $5 in advance / $6 at the door. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., and the fun starts at 6:30.
Tonight: Kickass Karaoke at the Bovine Sex Club. The fun usually starts aroound ten-ish. Those who like to prepare ahead can check out the entire list of Kickass Karaoke songs (122K text list).
Tomorrow night: Neal Stephenson speaks at The Music Hall in a Pages Bookstore “This is Not a Reading Series” series event.
Friday night: White Cowbell Oklahoma, trashabilly rockers extraordinaire, perform at Lee’s Palace.
I first met Flyerman back in May at one of the early editions of Kickass Karaoke at The Rivoli. I ran into him this weekend on the dance floor at Velvet Underground and took this video (615K QuickTime) of him dancing with his famous suit.
Every discount T-shirt dealer here in Accordion City is stocking some variant of the T-shirt below:
Like I’ve said before: when life gives you SARS, make sarsaparilla.