So I was at the Weakerthans concert this weekend, and we got there just as the last opening band was finishing up. I head over the the washroom, and I notice that the guy I’m following is wearing a zip-hoodie sweater with a big AK press logo on the back, which I thought was pretty cool. We both go into the washroom and do our thing, and of course I’m following the awkward protocol that has evolved over years of men having to urinate next to each other – everyone does their best to pretend that they’re not there, so as to maintain the desperate illusion that it’s not a big communal washroom. No eye contact, etc. Anyway, 10 minutes later the band is setting up and I notice that John K Samson, lead singer guy for the Weakerthans is wearing a zip-hoodie sweater with an AK press logo on the back. Now, there couldn’t have been that many sweaters like that at the show. Did I let my conformance to the rules of the urinal get in the way of a chance to schmooze with a Weakerthan? It’s probably for the best – “Hey John, pissing, huh?” Yeah.