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Monthly Archives: November 2009

The Grey Cup

By CrewMantle | Published: November 30, 2009
Photo credit; ANALOGUE. The Grey Cup to most Canadians is like the holy grail. Actually touching the Grey Cup would make any normal Canadian go silly… something along the lines of shaking hands with Mr. Arturo Toscanini. Last night in a sports bar in Vancouver I watched the game between Montreal and Saskatchewan while drinking uncivilised amounts [...]
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Norma: The Story is Told

By CrewMantle | Published: November 29, 2009
Photo Credit; Emme Rogers COMMANDOpera’s evening last night did not go too well on the blogging front. Upon arrival, the bloggers, Emme, Gus, John, Katie, and myself, set up our equipment in the allotted area. It all worked out relatively well; bloggers blogging…. until the audience began arriving for the performance.  No, it wasn’t the intrusiveness [...]
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The Vancouver Norma

By CrewMantle | Published: November 28, 2009
Alright. I am in the house and it’s 6:23. I don’t know who all the people are floating around, but I suspect donors. Naturally I have a Venetian mask on so as to obscure my identity. COMMANDOpera has taken a few pictures of the theatre in advance. The Queen Elizabeth theatre in Vancouver has unndergone [...]
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