I am running out of ways to vamp for this demolition project. No big updates on the Poplars Building today. It is amusing, a few people on social media have marked the occasion — one gentleman flew his drone over it — but no one is lamenting the building. One of the best, and kindest mentions, is from what’s left of the local paper, which called it “a city landmark with countless, shifting identities.”
Now they’re just shifting rubble.
The saddest part of all of this, truly, is what’s happening to the local paper, which has never been in that building, but it is similarly being pulled apart.
Anyway.
Tonight, @IUSTV begins their 20-year anniversary with the 2022-2023 debut of @IUSTVsports. pic.twitter.com/cLZ30QaPvb
— Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) August 31, 2022
The late nights begin again for me. It was a 6 p.m. production, which wrapped at 8 p.m. today. One production and two shows down, 41 shoots and 72 shows to go.
I’m exhausted already.
But I did get a nice evening view of the sun streaming into the building at one point.
We wrapped everything up and I rode my bike back to the house in the last bit of the daylight. There was less traffic, meaning I got to go faster, and I did the whole trip — including three stop signs, six red-light intersections, a roundabout and a left turn — without putting a foot on the ground.
I’ve done that three times now, so I need a new goal. Please submit your ideas.
Time for a few more songs from the Monday night rock ‘n’ roll show. The headliner was Barenaked Ladies, and because they were the main attraction I’m stretching this content a few more days.
This song, Enid, is 30 years old. And the band genuinely looks like they still enjoy this one. Huge hit in Canada.
It was their second single, and off their debut album. Their first single was a cover of a Bruce Cockburn classic. That same year, and also from their debut album, they released Brian Wilson. Here’s the beginning and end of that Monday night performance, because I enjoy the search for a coherent mesh point.
Brian Wilson covered that song, by the way. How cool is that?
More music, and perhaps some other interesting stuff tomorrow.
