An absence of crumply tin chairs
Posted on June 3rd, 2009 –
I decided that I was going to take a stroll down to Dundas Square with my wee little PC, the camera, and sit down at one of those tin little tables on one of those tin little chairs. Aluminum, really. But what’s the difference? When I plunk my ass on them, they both crumple in the same way.
I’d hoped to gawk at the tourists at the Hard Rock across the street and provide a second-by-second reportage of greasy food consumption. I was also looking forward to spotting inattentive parents and in their periphery, infant children as they put their tiny, inquisitive hands in pigeon poo. Then to experience the flavour for the first time in their lives. Magical.
Instead, the entire square was being hogged up by this:
That illegible blue banner says “Luminato 2009“.
I wasn’t yet living in Toronto at this time last year and spent most of the festival in rush-hour traffic. But I have to say, now that the sun is shining more brightly, I’m extremely glad I don’t follow the Toronto social scene too much because if I tried to, I’d be DEAD. JUST DEAD.
Luminato itself has quite a few moving parts, and the city is already packed to the rafters with stuff to do. If I’m sitting on a patio somewhere sipping a beer and snapping candid photos, that’s quite enough excitement for me, thank you!
It’s fairly certain that pedestrians will be tripping over Luminato-related events on almost every corner and, if they miss those, something else will be happening two feet further. There may not be that frenzied, singular density that Nuit Blanche has, but I’m expecting to not be able to find any tin seats or tin tables for me to sit at any time soon.
The pavement hurts my bum so.
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June 4th, 2009 3:35 am
awww….bring your OWN foldable chair or a inflatable cushion with you!
still, I enjoy looking at your photos since it's been so long since I've been downtown. When W and I have our "downtown" day this summer, I think I'll feel much like a tourist.
June 6th, 2009 8:46 am
Don't worry, I'll give you some "cool" lessons.