the la dispute show is a special case because the local option is in pontiac, which is pretty much as far as i can go, locally; now that i have the tickets, i have to actually argue i'd rather bus to toronto, anyways. i'm going to be on the bus for around 8 hours; i would have been on the bus for around 3 hours, anyways. the cost is the same, roughly. and, i suspect i'll be happy to have a warm space with wifi. that logic might alter over time, but i might rather go to toronto than ann arbor, for example. it depends on the time of the year....

but, it seems insane to spend $70 on bus tickets and an eight hour ride if the alternative is in downtown detroit.

then, there's the question of shows that aren't happening in detroit at all, of which i've found two so far - an electronic jazz artist named anomie and the now infamous efrim menuck. i'll have to see what he's been up to; he's due for something profound. and, i may end up going to hamilton.

the anomie show is monday night, thoug, meaning i'm paying exorbitant bus prices.

what about this?

https://www.kijiji.ca/b-rideshare-carpool/ontario/windsor-to-toronto/k0c5l9004

well, it's still not cheap. but, if i can pare it down to $20-30, total, and plan it so i'm not waiting for hours, i can write that off as reasonable - so long as it's infrequent.

i don't expect to get to the show on sunday, but that might be the more reasonable approach, long tern, especially if i'm hitting last call at 4 am, which is legal in toronto, now. if i have to wait until 6, it's just enough time for breakfast...

i don't want to give off the wrong impression: this is clearly going to be infrequent. but, i actually probably should have thought of this earlier. alas.