The Sound of Music (1965)

Feeling restless last night, so I walked the ten blocks north to the Rio Theatre for the 8:30 p.m. screening of The Sound of Music (1965). Thought it would be me and a handful of local nuns, but the Rio being more than a picture house (ah, how the Cahier du Cinema gang would have loved the Rio!), it was a singalong, with words on the screen, grab bag party favours and a prize for Best Costume. Hosting the event was a pancaked nun, who went by the the name of Dandy. 

The man in the suit above went as an Alpine Meadow. He was my pick to win, but he didn't even make the short-list.

Finally the movie.

East Van Opry

Had I known the outcome of last night's municipal elections I would not have danced as I did at the Rio's East Van Opry. Was shocked to wake up and see that the present version of the NPA party -- the right-of-centre ABC -- had its slate elected -- from less than 40% of Vancouver's eligible voters.

The Ken Sim-led ABC is the first Vancouver municipal party in recent memory to be endorsed by both Vancouver Police and Fire unions. No housing plan to speak of (apart from making development applications "easier" to obtain), only the usual fear campaign that, Sim claims, will be remediated by the hiring of 100 more cops and 100 more nurses.