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Concert Etiquette

Mike had the most amazing idea the other evening while we were at an Our Lady Peace concert. He thinks we should write a book about concert etiquette, along with some stories from the road.

I think this is an amazing idea and we already have some ideas forming about what we can talk about. Heck, there is even rumours that with the new Apple iPad coming out, we may be able to self-publish! Sweet!

Here’s some topics of interest. Feel free to suggest some others!

– The Epic Lawn chair vs. Standing Room at Summer Festivals debate
– When to Stand and when not to stand at a concert
– How to Navigate a Crowd
– Ticket Buying Tips
– What to do when someone passes you something
– Should you wear a rock shirt of the band who is currently on stage?
– How to sing along to a song
– How to show your appreciation to the band on stage (ladies, listen closely)
– Are you hear to photograph, or here to rock out? The ongoing saga of technology in the hands of teeny-boppers.

Some classic stories that will come up:
– The road trip to AC/DC (Toronto 2000); including girl in car who we saw later at the concert, old dude passing us something in front of the security guy
– NIN in 2000 w/ Eric
– Checking out buddy’s sister at Nickelback (?)
– Obtaining tickets for AC/DC 2009
– KISS!!! And the ruining of Vero’s night
– U2 in 2000 when the car broke down

And if we decide to incorporate other tales from the road, I can think of a few:
– Troy’s encounter with a lit cigarette

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Cosmic Rays the Cause of Toyota’s Problems?

Wired has an excellent article about how there is a theory about how cosmic rays may be the cause of Toyota’s woes.

All I have to say is that if this isn’t the case, I sure as hell want to congratulate the marketing genius at Toyota for thinking of this story!

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(Scene: Boardroom at Toyota HQ)
Head: Alright people, we need to come up with an explanation for those mechanical parts that have broken.
Marketing Person #1: How about faulty components from our Ontario plants?
Head: Not bad, not bad…
Marketing Person #2: How about we tell them that we were experimenting with flux capacitor technology in hopes to give the Delorean a run for its money?
Head: I think you’re pushing the limit there.
Marketing Person #3 (after putting down his comic book): Why don’t we just say that we think that some cosmic rays may be interfering with the electronics on the car?
Head: Great Scott! You’ve got it!