Tidbits

[chezmax]

This is the best news I've heard all month:

Cellphone giants lose stranglehold. The gist is that in the next spectrum auction, 40 MHz will be reserved by Industry Canada for 'new entrants' (ie, not Telus, Bell, or Rogers), and the remaining 65 MHz will be open.

So, not counting all my eggs yet, but the intention is to increase competition in the Canadian mobile market (which is nonexistent; the existing oligopoly is VERY profitable).

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Blue Rodeo is playing Center in the Square Saturday, February 9th. Tickets are pricey, but I think worth it. :>

Also, at CITS, on Wed April 16th and Thurs 17th, is some production of Dark Side Of The Moon. I'm a little unclear what the format is. I *think* symphonic. (Update: according to here, the Electric Thursdays format is "one rock band + 60 piece symphony = four amazing nights out". That sounds awesome.)

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And! And! Collective Soul will be playing Elements on Valentine's Day.

I want to go to ALL of these!

Comments

[insaint.livejournal.com]

Ooh... I want to go to Collective Soul.

[chezmax]

If we get group tickets, are you looking to come with? :)

[insaint.livejournal.com]

Sure. :) Lemme check with the girl to see if she wants to come or not, too.

[phantasm13.livejournal.com]

I want to see Collective Soul and Blue Rodeo.

Dark Side of the Moon is a musical using Pink Floyd's music :)

[chezmax]

A.. musical? Like the abba musical? :P

[melted-snowball.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hope not. It was fun, but not fun enough.

[phantasm13.livejournal.com]

I am not sure. I just can tell you that the musical has been around since I was in my early years of high school. The local theatre group performed it.

When I talk to my Dad next, I can ask him. Though if my memory is correct I believe he said it was pretty terrible as far as musicals go... not sure if that was because of how the group performed it or because the musical itself is terrible.

[chezmax]

Hmm. Strange.

It's under their 'Electric Thursdays' banner, so it doesn't sound like a musical.

[phantasm13.livejournal.com]

Then probably a cover?

[chezmax]

Sounds like it's some band playing Pink Floyd with a 60 piece symphony. That sounds pretty awesome.

[chezmax]

Description:
DARK SIDE OF THE MOON:
THE MUSIC OF PINK FLOYD

One of the most innovative and groundbreaking bands in rock and roll. This amazing show includes classics like Time, Us & Them, Great Gig in The Sky, Money and Breath. This performance features Jean Meilleur on vocals. Don’t miss this Great Gig in The Centre!

I don't think this is a musical. Maybe I'll have to call them and find out.

[nobodyhere.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see Blue Rodeo -- can I go with you?

[chezmax]

I certainly do not see any reason why not :)

[nobodyhere.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Want me to buy the tickets? Does J want to come? (psychedelicbike is not a fan.)

[chezmax]

I believe J does. Let's wait until tomorrow or Monday to buy the tickets so I can work out the details with him (and anyone else who might want to come)

[nobodyhere.livejournal.com]

Sounds good :-)

I'm excited! I've never seen them in concert.

[phantasm13.livejournal.com]

How much are the Blue Rodeo tickets out of curiosity?

[chezmax]

$51 for regular seats, $40 in the balcony.

[phantasm13.livejournal.com]

Hrm... and how much are Collective Soul tickets?

[chezmax]

$39.50, plus ticketing agent fees and the like.

[phantasm13.livejournal.com]

Would you be going to that one too?

If so I think I might be able to convince Andrew to let me go with you.

I can't afford to do both.

[chezmax]

I plan on going. :)

[melted-snowball.livejournal.com]

It will be interesting to see how much prices might drop or not.

In the meantime, I'll stick to the same principle as for the 5-opoly of banks: just own stock and receive dividends. But that is really annoying to have to do.

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

Dividends are OK, but <5c/kb data would be nicer. :)

[melted-snowball.livejournal.com]

Well, yes it would be, assuming that dividends don't fall much. It's a very funny system we have here. Really, ideal would be cheap phone rates and high phone company profits to hive off of.

I think it's kind of analogous to people who own lots of Canadian mutual funds complaining about high gas prices, except that really, they probably don't pay all that much attention to how their retirement portfolios are doing while they're griping about $1/l gas.

[chezmax]

Re: retirement: 3% loss this month :)

[melted-snowball.livejournal.com]

But it'd be worse if the C$ were doing badly, which is a consequence of the same forces that are raising gas prices.

[lothaekor.livejournal.com]

I wouldnt mind going to Collective Soul, though I wish it wasnt on _that_ day :P

(This lack of apostrophes is brought to you by firefox, which seems to think I want to search every time I press the key -.-)