Is nightlife... back?
Heartbreaker for the Cougars. And an intergalactic conquerer lands in Prince George
On Saturday night, I went to a show at the Legion (PG’s Scribbens and No Big D of Quesnel, couple of fun local punk-adjacent groups). The show started at 9 and ended around midnight and my group was parked a few blocks away. On the way in and out, we passed multiple groups of people milling about outside — the Black Clover, Heartbreakers, and even Black Diamond bowling/billiards. A show at the Omineca Arts Centre, slightly further afield, was sold out. Overall, it had the feel of when I was a university student and you could actually go to multiple locations in the downtown late into the night, and I know at least a couple other bars/clubs were going that I didn’t pass that particular evening. I know it’s not the best metric but the vibe was that there was stuff going on and last call was later than 10 p.m., which I’m not sure was the case a few years ago. Anyways, just an observation. Thoughts?
The first game seven in 23 years
Also this weekend I went to game six of the Cougars-Portland series. I hadn’t made it out to a game since Trump became president and I knew this intellectually but O Canada is certainly a thing, now, isn’t it?
The Cougars forced a game seven — the first the team has had since 2002, apparently! and though it was tight, last night ended with a loss and the end of the season for the team. The crowd was great though - I wasn’t there live but the feed could clearly hear them cheering COU-GARS as the clock ran out and it was clear they weren’t coming back.
Conquest
That’s it for today! Will be a longer one tomorrow.