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EPIC CANADIAN FAIL + concert review
15 years ago
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I’m at the midpoint of my break in between my exam period and my placement and because of my uni anxiety and my injuries I obtain two journals ago I haven’t really been able to write much. :’( It’s pathetic really, I have been on FA for well over a year and I haven’t completed a story yet! Grr! Anyway to take my mind off things I decided to go with my friends to a concert. The bands that were playing weren’t really that appealing to me but one of the boys’ cousins was working there as a roadie and he got them for almost nothing so who was I to pass them up?
So the first group that preformed was Cancer Bats. (Please note that I have nothing against them personally before anyone bites my head off) I had never heard of them but they are a sort of punk rock/rap-mixed-with-heavy-metal band with a base guitarist that looks like a stoned/zombie Santa Clause. :D The lead singer appears not to have washed his hair while on tour in Australia and added to his unappealing image by spitting in the air and running through the cloud of saliva. The main guitarist looked kind of normal and the drummer came across as a decent guy.
We were all making jokes about the band and insulting them when they finish a song and the lead singer gives us this gem of a psych-phrase; “Hey! Are you all ready... ready to ROCK YOUR DICKS OFF! Come on everybody, I want to see you all rock your dicks off!” Um, no thank you. Never mind that half of the audience was comprised of women but could you explain what that means? Is that a euphemism or something?
We were all ripping into them at this stage when one particular friend one mine pipes up. He is a Canadian and is one of the sexiest, kindest, modest and well spoken people on this earth and is also sadly straight. *cry* Anyway he says in that adorable accent of his, “These people are absolutely foul! Who the hell let them on stage, ay? Thank you very much for this dipshit band, Americ-“ When he was cut off by the dick hating singer again.
“We have come all the way from Canada and we thank you all for showing us such a great time! Enjoy this next song, it is called bla bla bla...”
You should have seen his face, he was mortified! Shame, poor fellow. :) To the band’s credit the singer did hip off stage and walk through the crowd to meet fans. A British band played after them and were slightly better, then it was Bullet for my Valentine’s turn. I’ll admit I have one or two of their songs on my iPod and they are great to listen to when going for a run though I’m not a huge fan, but holy shit do they know how to work a crowd! They were awesome to watch and we were right at the front of the mosh pit! One of my friends caught the base player’s guitar pick and we all had a great time, though I think I injured my hips more. I’ll survive and they are definitely getting better. Thanks for all of your well wishes!
So the first group that preformed was Cancer Bats. (Please note that I have nothing against them personally before anyone bites my head off) I had never heard of them but they are a sort of punk rock/rap-mixed-with-heavy-metal band with a base guitarist that looks like a stoned/zombie Santa Clause. :D The lead singer appears not to have washed his hair while on tour in Australia and added to his unappealing image by spitting in the air and running through the cloud of saliva. The main guitarist looked kind of normal and the drummer came across as a decent guy.
We were all making jokes about the band and insulting them when they finish a song and the lead singer gives us this gem of a psych-phrase; “Hey! Are you all ready... ready to ROCK YOUR DICKS OFF! Come on everybody, I want to see you all rock your dicks off!” Um, no thank you. Never mind that half of the audience was comprised of women but could you explain what that means? Is that a euphemism or something?
We were all ripping into them at this stage when one particular friend one mine pipes up. He is a Canadian and is one of the sexiest, kindest, modest and well spoken people on this earth and is also sadly straight. *cry* Anyway he says in that adorable accent of his, “These people are absolutely foul! Who the hell let them on stage, ay? Thank you very much for this dipshit band, Americ-“ When he was cut off by the dick hating singer again.
“We have come all the way from Canada and we thank you all for showing us such a great time! Enjoy this next song, it is called bla bla bla...”
You should have seen his face, he was mortified! Shame, poor fellow. :) To the band’s credit the singer did hip off stage and walk through the crowd to meet fans. A British band played after them and were slightly better, then it was Bullet for my Valentine’s turn. I’ll admit I have one or two of their songs on my iPod and they are great to listen to when going for a run though I’m not a huge fan, but holy shit do they know how to work a crowd! They were awesome to watch and we were right at the front of the mosh pit! One of my friends caught the base player’s guitar pick and we all had a great time, though I think I injured my hips more. I’ll survive and they are definitely getting better. Thanks for all of your well wishes!
Also, it's spelt 'Eh'; just a tip
I wondered what you would think of this journal, I honestly thought you would lay into me for insulting one of your bands and fellow countrymen. Thanks for like not doing that and for the correction, it’s kind of hard to tell with his accent, you get distracted by the cuteness. :D His family is from some island off of the mainland so I don’t know if it is the standard accent but it's quite epic and full of differently pronounced words. I’m at a party right now so I’ll ask him aboot it if I see him again. :P
Just kidding... please don’t hurt me...
Lawrd Tunderin' Jaysus! You absolutely lucked out on awesome Canadian friends there; Newfs are some of the best people on the planet. They've got a dialect and accent all of their own, quite different from the mainland; hell, most regular Canadians can't understand a Newfie talking at regular speed, not to mention the absolutely bizarre slang terms they have. Actually, a Newf and an Aussie could probably spend an entire day trading strange slang.
Honestly though, you won't find that many Canadians who will have issue with people poking fun at or criticizing Canada, save perhaps a few real lunatics. We make fun of ourselves constantly and our sense of patriotism is the quieter sort, unlike some of the Yankee population, which will pull a gun on you and start screaming if you so much as look at their flag in a funny way.
Hell if you watched the closing ceremonies of the Vancouver Olympics, you'll see just how relaxed Canadians are about the whole thing - a good half an hour of it was taking the piss out of ourselves in front of the rest of the world.
I lucked out? Don’t you mean won the lotto?! I have other Canadian friends and they are wonderful people too but he takes the cake. Haha, it’s good to know that it’s not just us who have difficulty understanding him! Lol. Heh, yeah they probably could. Did I tell you that I grew up in South Africa before I came here? I have the accent and slang problem too, lol. It makes life interesting! :)
Well that’s a wonderful attitude to have. Don’t take life seriously, that’s the Aussie way too. I say a bit of the Vancouver Olympics, you guys put on a fantastic show! Haha, your neighbours can get a little extreme but I’m sure not all of them are like that. Still, I wouldn’t like to mess with a patriotic American, you’ll get shot! :P
I heart you Canadians, I heart you long time!
*dramatic music starts playing*