The window had become nearly opaque with the rain pelting against it.
The voice came again from behind me, irritatingly measured. "So you think there's something missing? In your life, I mean."
I sighed. Again. "I don't think it, I feel it."
There was a pause, as if the speaker was casting his eyes upward in a silent plea for patience. "Can you describe what it is that you feel is missing?"
"Not really... It's more that I can describe what the missing itself feels like."
A throat-clearing. "Okay. Well, why don't you describe it to me..."
The drumming of the rain on the window lessened for a moment, and instead of my reflection, I glimpsed the hillside. "It feels... like... it feels like Sunday morning. Sunday morning coming down."
"Like Sund...!? Oh, for f***'s sake, now you're just ripping off old Kris Kristofferson songs. At least be original."
More rain. I turned towards the voice. "You know what? It doesn't feel like Sunday - it feels like
FRIDAY!
DECEMBER 8th!
at FIDDLER'S GREEN
BLOGSTRAVAGANZA!
Proudly co-presented with Joey (Accordion Guy) deVilla and Jason Cherniak, please join us on Friday, December 8, 2006 at Toronto's Fiddler's Green, 27 Wellesley Street East - right across from Wellesley subway station on the Yonge line (so don't be a dumbass and drink and drive) for the latest blogstravaganza, a gathering of the tribes of bloggers, readers, friends and enemies. The second floor bar has been reserved for us - so we'll have our own room and our own dedicated server.
It's all full freight - there's no cover (but donations are appreciated - there's a $50 charge for reserving the space), but we're not providing y'all with anything either: just a gathering place. Drinks and food are on you.
As in the past, it usually makes sense to start showing up a little after 8 - but there's people who work downtown who will probably be there earlier to grab dinner, so pretty much show up whenever the hell you want. And if you don't recognize anyone at first - don't leave. Just ask around, we'll eventually find you. Last time around, we did a pretty damn good job at packing place, with people from across the political spectrum, along with bloggers who don't have time for politics and cover everything else under the sun - wherever you stand, whatever you blog, read or talk about - come on out. We need bloggers from the left! the right! the centre! people who hate politics! people who blog about cats! and every! body! in! be! tween! It'll be good times.
On a personal note, this promises to be one of the most economically punishing blogstravaganzas I've ever attended. I owe Kathy Shaidle ten bucks for her accurate bet that I would return to blogging before the end of 2006. I owe Taylor a beer for making essentially the same wager. Selley is due a pint for my egregious blog sniping. Since I'm in an expansively generous mood, one more beer is on offer: first person to correctly identify the source for the tagline which makes up the title of this post gets a free pint. See y'all there.
Robbie Williams
Posted by: Ian Scott | November 17, 2006 at 05:51 PM
Robbie Williams???!!!
Hey, I don't need the 10 bucks. Just toss me a copy of your book and we're even :-)
Posted by: Kathy Shaidle | November 17, 2006 at 08:02 PM
What time is it at?
Posted by: James Bow | November 18, 2006 at 11:29 PM
Ian: Nope. But the source is vaguely in the world of "music". Sort of.
Kathy: If you can wait until next June for a copy, it's all yours.
James: We have the space from 6pm to close, and various people will likely start showing up at 6pm (I'll be there, f'rinstance), but the majority of folks tend to wander in after 8pm.
Posted by: Bob Tarantino | November 19, 2006 at 12:11 PM
Whoops - Ian: You're correct that the tagline at the top of the blog is stolen from Robbie Williams, but the beer goes to the person who identifies the quote which makes up the title of the post ("You think you know, but you have no idea").
Posted by: Bob Tarantino | November 19, 2006 at 02:23 PM
It's from the MTV Diary series.
Posted by: Andrew Coyne | November 20, 2006 at 11:53 PM
It's from the MTV Diary series.
*dingdingdingdingding*
We have a winner. It always sends a chill up my spine, hearing those words... You're right, Nelly Furtado, I think I know, but I have no idea...
Posted by: Bob Tarantino | November 21, 2006 at 08:46 AM
Andrew gets a free beer!?
I feel totally ripped off.
Posted by: Flea | November 22, 2006 at 03:49 PM
Gaak - would love to come but am out of town on the 8th. Maybe some of my mesh buds can come and raise a glass.
Posted by: Rob Hyndman | November 25, 2006 at 07:44 AM
Sounds good, looking forward to meeting everyone there.
Posted by: Dave Forde | December 05, 2006 at 03:48 PM