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Saturday: rally, march, Paul Gross!
Jan. 23rd, 2010 11:37 pm1. Anti-prorogue rally went well: a few thousand people stuffed into Yonge/Dundas square, 3500 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and rallies across the country (and a few with ex-pats, overseas) shows the power of Facebook. Now it's just waiting to see what Monday brings, and see if any of the MPs actually go to Ottawa.
2. My part-time boycott of the TTC is also going well: the fare increase and the mild winter is as good an excuse as any to start walking more. I've been down to Young/Dundas four times this week (for school, meetings, to see Rent, today's rally) and I've taken the TTC once, one way. It's only about a 40 minute walk, no big deal.
3. PAUL GROSS! PAUL GROSS! PAUL GROSS LIVE AND IN PERSON... acting Mozart? For the TSO? Heck yes. Tonight and tomorrow afternoon, the TSO is doing this "Behind the Concerto" multimedia do-dad where they take apart Mozart's Concerto 27, show its connection to commedia dell'arte and for some reason have Paul Gross sitting on stage (in a sorta-period tie, tails, and reading glasses), sorta-acting out all the primary source quotes to balance the narration (from TSO Musical Director Peter Oundjian). The performance was good, the presentation enlightening, and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
firstgold and I watched Paul Gross do Paul Gross things. Like half-trying to do accents and character voices but deciding two words into the line to just use his normal voice. And reciting a silly poem in his "I'm being dry and sardonic now" voice. But no \o/, alas. Paul Gross, Paul Gross, Paul Gross and the TSO.
2. My part-time boycott of the TTC is also going well: the fare increase and the mild winter is as good an excuse as any to start walking more. I've been down to Young/Dundas four times this week (for school, meetings, to see Rent, today's rally) and I've taken the TTC once, one way. It's only about a 40 minute walk, no big deal.
3. PAUL GROSS! PAUL GROSS! PAUL GROSS LIVE AND IN PERSON... acting Mozart? For the TSO? Heck yes. Tonight and tomorrow afternoon, the TSO is doing this "Behind the Concerto" multimedia do-dad where they take apart Mozart's Concerto 27, show its connection to commedia dell'arte and for some reason have Paul Gross sitting on stage (in a sorta-period tie, tails, and reading glasses), sorta-acting out all the primary source quotes to balance the narration (from TSO Musical Director Peter Oundjian). The performance was good, the presentation enlightening, and
firstgold and I watched Paul Gross do Paul Gross things. Like half-trying to do accents and character voices but deciding two words into the line to just use his normal voice. And reciting a silly poem in his "I'm being dry and sardonic now" voice. But no \o/, alas. Paul Gross, Paul Gross, Paul Gross and the TSO.
