At the CNE this week I sat inside this Snowbird and this light armoured vehicle. My main impression in both instances: "Man, this thing is small." The L.A.V. —which carries 10 including the gunner and driver—seemed a particularly tight squeeze. My petite friend and I were hunched over and bumping knees as the slightly-less-than-patient man in camo answered our questions and showed us where the light bulbs were. I'm not claustrophobic, but I was very glad the door and hatch were both open.
Also this band was playing...
It sure feels like war time around here, what with the news reporting near-daily Canadian casualities and all. I remember when I was a kid the idea of Canada going to war again was unimaginable and terrifying. Now I find it dismal, sad and mind-numbing. 2009 seems like a long way off.
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Schwarz posted a link to the first chapter of The Accident of Art by Sylvère Lotringer and Paul Virilio.
Virilio: "Art is the casualty of war. So don’t let anyone bug me with the crisis
of contemporary art. The most contemporary thing about contemporary
art is its crisis. And we could segue with terrorism in the
present. I am willing to show the associations between terrorism
and so-called contemporary art. The day contemporary art recognizes
itself as a casualty of war, we can start talking again."
I heard they had recruiters there. Was that anywhere near the beer tent?
I wonder why they didn't try to recruit me and Nancy? Beer tent was a little ways away, but the human cannonball was right next to it.
They DO have recruiters, and they have a cute fuzzy polar bear mascot that marches in the daily parade.
Speaking of war time, it's air show weekend!!!! Just like being near a war zone.
Except for the quality of life issues and comparative lack of sudden violent death...unless one of those Snowbirds crashes on our town this time. Not In My Back Yard!
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Also this band was playing...
It sure feels like war time around here, what with the news reporting near-daily Canadian casualities and all. I remember when I was a kid the idea of Canada going to war again was unimaginable and terrifying. Now I find it dismal, sad and mind-numbing. 2009 seems like a long way off.
- sally mckay 8-25-2007 7:29 pm
Schwarz posted a link to the first chapter of The Accident of Art by Sylvère Lotringer and Paul Virilio.
- sally mckay 8-25-2007 11:56 pm
I heard they had recruiters there. Was that anywhere near the beer tent?
- r.E.c. (guest) 8-26-2007 2:59 am
I wonder why they didn't try to recruit me and Nancy? Beer tent was a little ways away, but the human cannonball was right next to it.
- sally mckay 8-26-2007 3:37 am
They DO have recruiters, and they have a cute fuzzy polar bear mascot that marches in the daily parade.
- galenagalaxian 8-27-2007 6:16 am
Speaking of war time, it's air show weekend!!!! Just like being near a war zone.
- L.M. 9-01-2007 9:41 pm
Except for the quality of life issues and comparative lack of sudden violent death...unless one of those Snowbirds crashes on our town this time. Not In My Back Yard!
- sally mckay 9-01-2007 9:58 pm