the music scene in ottawa seems to have really died after i left. wow.

see, i knew i had a window, and that it would then go back to what it was...

to be fair, the thing with ottawa is that it doesn't actually have it's own music scene, the nightlife there is just driven by what's happening outside of it. so, if we end up in a situation where the broader music scene hits a low point, which is where we're at right now, it just can't weather it - it falls apart. venues close. shows end up in basements. and, when shows end up in basements, you have to deal with a strange sort of democracy that refuses to acknowledge that beethoven is more interesting than a recording of your mom vomiting up your dad's sad attempt at making a meal, last night.

"it's ok....AAAAAARRRRRRFFFFF....you tried, hon-AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRFFFFF-ey....no, i'm ok...what i mean is AAAARRRRRRFFFFF to get the fuck away from me right now, before i accidentally ARRRRRRFFFFFF miss in purpose...."

it's a type of democracy where mediocrity wins every time, and the rare interesting show gets booked on a monday during exams, and nobody promotes it.

"what do you fucking mean that loma prieta played here last night? why didn't you tell me?"
"who cares? they're from out of town. i'm doing a guitar effects noise set tomorrow, you're in, right?"

no. ottawa needs people transiting around it in order to avoid being boring. and, then it needs somebody standing on the 401 near kingston, yelling at people that there's venues in that direction.

detroit was never my first choice. but, it seems like i got out at the right time.