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Nouveau Palais Restaurant, Montréal, QC
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Old Montréal, QC
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Montreal Baseball Gala
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Winter in Montreal
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Marché Jean Talon, Montreal, QC
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Plank Appreciation Day 2013 – Field Trip
Every summer since 2006, Plank has taken one Friday off to go and do something non-work related. The day usually includes dinner, drinks and some event that none of us would normally consider doing. I am not one to usually support “organized fun” but when Allen suggested it the first time, I figured I should […]
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Waverly Street at Sunset, Montreal, QC
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Flowers on St. Viateur
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Lunch was provided today by….
After a decade’s long ban by our city council, Montreal finally has some high quality and tasty food trucks. While they were seen around town last year in some kind of festival-induced legal limbo, they now have full status and spots throughout the city. Given that there are generally higher end and not the grey […]
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Washington Capitals 3 – Montreal Canadiens 2
We were lucky this year to be able to share a couple of season tickets with a Friend of Plank. As a result, we got access to about 10 games in this strike shortened season. While there still are a series of playoff games to come, this loss to the Washington Capitals was my the […]
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Construction at Bleury & St. Catherine
As November winds to an end, so does the Fall 2012 construction / destruction of Bleury in between De Maisoneuve and St. Catherine. As I was walking to the office on Friday they were trying to level off the new road with the old parts of the road. The quality of the new asphalt is questionable […]
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San Marziale Marching Band on St. Viateur
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Montreal or Havana?
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Osheaga, Montreal, QC
River Stage Saturday: The Walkmen, Sarah Harmer, Jimmy Cliff, Stars, Pavement, Arcade FireSunday: Seu Jorge, The Gaslight Anthem, The Black Keys, The Cat Empire, Sonic Youth, Weezer Mountain Stage Saturday: Shane Murphy, Rich Aucoin, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, K’naan, Keane, The NationalSunday: Galactic with Cyril Neville, Ian Kelly, Ariane Moffatt, Charlie Winston, Snoop […]
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Edmonton Oilers 4 – Montréal Canadiens 5
Team 1 2 3 F Edmonton Oilers 0 0 0 4 Montréal Canadiens 0 0 0 5 Arena: Bell Centre, Montréal, QC
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Thelma, 1995-1997
In the mid-90’s I was in a band called Thelma. Of all the bands that I have been in Thelma was the one that I was proudest of, therefore the first one I’m going to post about. In hindsight it was clearly the most original, inventive and successful vs. any of the others that I […]
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Nashville Predators 5 – Montreal Canadiens 4
1st 2nd 3rd OT Final NSH 0 0 4 1 0 MTL 2 1 1 0 0 Scoring: 1st Period 09:02 MTL Chris Higgins (10) from Alex Kovalev and Tomas Plekanec 13:39 MTL Tomas Plekanec (8) from Alex Kovalev and Patrice Brisebois Scoring: 2nd Period 09:30 MTL Guillaume Latendresse (6) from Kyle Chipchura and Roman […]
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Zappa plays Zappa, Metropolis
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Death Cab For Cutie, Spectrum, Montréal, QC
Setlist Marching Bands of Manhattan — We Laugh Indoors — The New Year — Title and Registration — Soul Meets Body — Photobooth — Summer Skin — Crooked Teeth — Different Names for the Same Thing — Amputations — A Movie Script Ending — What Sarah Said — Brothers on a Hotel Bed — Expo […]
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Death Cab for Cutie at the Spectrum
Setlist Marching Bands of Manhattan — We Laugh Indoors — The New Year — Title and Registration — Soul Meets Body — Photobooth — Summer Skin — Crooked Teeth — Different Names for the Same Thing — Amputations — A Movie Script Ending — What Sarah Said — Brothers on a Hotel Bed — Expo ’86 — Company Calls — The Sound of Settling Encore I Will Follow You Into […]
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Pretty Girls Make Graves, Sala Rossa, Montreal, QC
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Karl’s Shoes, Montréal, QC
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Lidec, Marie-Anne, Montreal, QC
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Karls, St. Laurent, Montreal, QC
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Habitat, Montreal, Quebec
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Thelma, Cabaret, Montreal, QC
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Thelma, Bistro 4, Montreal, QC
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Thelma, Purple Haze, Montreal, QC
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The Cult, The Forum, Montreal, QC
In the mid-80’s I was quite a big fan of The Cult. I really liked their album Love and when they released Electric, I went crazy for them for a few years. Electric was a really good mix of stripped-down, simple rock and roll, which was a bit of a departure from Love. When The […]
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U2, Olympic Stadium, Montreal, QC
U2 Joshua Tree Tour, 3rd leg: North America Setlist Where The Streets Have No Name > I Will Follow > Trip Through Your Wires > I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For / Exodus (snippet) > MLK > The Unforgettable Fire > Exit / Riders On The Storm (snippet) / Van Morrison’s Gloria (snippet) > In God’s Country > Sunday Bloody Sunday > Help > People Get Ready > Bad > October > New Year’s Day > Pride (In The Name Of […]
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Pink Floyd, The Forum, Montreal, QC
While I wish that I could have seen Pink Floyd with all members present (Roger Waters had left the band before this tour) but I would have been way too young to attend the historic Olympic Stadium show from 1977. We were very lucky to see them at the Forum and get the full effect of […]
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WWF, Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC
Paul Roma vs. Steve Lombardi Blackjack Mulligan vs. Nikolai Volkoff Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey vs. Demolition Hercules vs. Billy Jack Haynes Rick Martel vs. the Honkytonk Man Tom Zenk vs. Dino Bravo WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Kamala the Ugandan Head Hunter
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Van Halen, Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC
While a few of my friends managed to get to the 1984 tour which was the last one with David Lee Roth, I had to settle for the 5150 tour with Mister Sammy Hagar as the new Van Halen lead singer. The seats were not too bad for some 15-year-old kid (5th row on the […]
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Just For Laughs, Club Soda, Montreal, QC
I was way too young to be going to a club show to see comedians for the Just for Laughs Festival but somehow I got into an over 18 club (at 15 years old) and really enjoyed this event. I don’t remember the whole line-up but I definitely remember seeing Paula Poundstone and Emo Phillips.
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U2: Montreal Forum, Montreal
I was 14 and went to this show with no adult supervision… U2 had reached the level of popularity where a Forum show was possible but had not yet broken out into widespread fame and familiarity among the general rock and pop audience; that would come in 1987 with the release of The Joshua Tree. The Unforgettable […]
