I’m probably going to rework this thread into something for VP, but it struck me during my last shift at the local resource centre that vegetarian books have great porn titles. “Deep Vegetarianism” got us started, then “Beyond Beef”, “Better than Peanut Butter and Jelly”, and “Best Vegetarian Ever” kicked it into high gear. Once you get in the right frame of mind, plotlines start to emerge for “Diet for a Small Planet”, and with the right inflection, “Becoming Vegan” works well too. With my work ethic, it’ll be a while before I turn this idea into something, um, bigger, so just let it work its way through your mind before you visit a bookstore.
Apparently, just about anybody can get nominated for a Peace Prize. I’m not slagging the Kielburger nomination, rather the mention of the nominations for the leaders of Afghanistan, the USA and the UK. ‘Cause you can’t have peace without guys like that to stir things up, right? If there have been 156 nominations already, what’s one more? Who do I have to call to get nominated for a Peace Prize? I haven’t killed anybody in weeks, possibly years, possibly even a lifetime. I’m all about peace, baby.
We caught the Face to Face show last night, with Moneen, Brand New and Riddlin’ Kids also playing. I prefer to think that our 25 foot displacement during Face to Face’s set was due to a general sense of apathy than any weakness on our part. The moshing was fine, the gradual flattening of my left foot as it was repeatedly stomped on was tolerable, and I didn’t even mind the occasional boot to the head as people tried to crowd surf, since it was really fun to watch people land (badly). I wasn’t a big fan of the guy with the mohawk though. He seemed to find it necessary to punch and elbow my spine to the beat. Guy, see me bouncing up and down to the beat? I know the beat. The beat and I go way back. I don’t need your “assistance” finding the beat. I’m good, thanks. Anyway, that was the part when AngelA pointed out that the band hadn’t really gotten into their old stuff yet, so we drifted back a bit. After all, if I’d stayed where I was, I might have hurt my chances of that Peace Prize nomination.
In one sentence review mode, we missed the first song or two of Brand New’s set, but they had a great sound, so I picked up their CD after the show; it’s pretty good, although I’ve only heard 3 songs so far. I admired Riddlin’ Kids ability to jump up and down, but their crowd interaction skills need a bit of work. As for Moneen, Erik really mixes well with the other guys on stage, making their live shows even more fun, something I didn’t think was possible. Oh yeah, those Face to Face guys were good — that’s why they’re Face to Face, nominees for the 1938 Peace Prize.