Calm Before the Storm

Today’s edition of Al B Here will be a brainstorming session. In a mere 2 more days, Hurricane OJ will be blowing into town, leaving chaos in his wake. So the question becomes: what does Montreal have to offer this weekend? There’s been talk of wandering up to some friendly street vendors, in an effort to procure tickets to Saturday night’s hockey game, but even if we do that, the game will be over by 10pm at the latest. And who wants to go home at that point?

While surfing around, I also noticed that my old friends from Cagibi are playing a gig at Saint-Ciboire that night around 9pm, so we may be able to catch a part of that show, depending on how long it goes. From there, I imagine there’s no shortage of trouble we could get ourselves into (though how much manages to make its way onto this site is anyone’s guess). Le Petit Medley is out, though, due to a private party. Damn shame, too, given its proximity to my apartment. I’ve also had a hankering to hold an informal Quebecois beer tasting session. Neither he nor I are connoisseurs so I wouldn’t expect any grand analysis of bouquet or subtlety of aftertaste, but it could be good for a laugh or two.

If anyone amongst my Montreal readership has any recommendations, I will happily accept them for consideration. Don’t be shy! Til next time…