terminal @1W COVER 24 HOURS OF DEBAUCHERY IN THE CITY THAT USUALLY SLEEPS, BY EVIL GUS A boozecan crawl and first call add up to around the clock partying, a Vancouver tradition. Coy£r By Genevieve Gosselin CONTENTS 5 Big Information Machine 6 Sellout 7 Robert Dayton's Going For it! 7 6 Organ Grinder Free Will Astrology 9 Lit 10 Music 12 Club Listings 16 Film 17 Art/Performance 18 Skate Spot 18 Listings 19 Thought Pollution Terminal City Weekly 163 West H a s t i n g s , #337 Vancouver, BC V 6 B 1H5 Phone 604 689 7559 Fax 604 689 7097 www.terminalcity.ca Editor Jen Cressey Art Director Lester Smolenski Director of Advertising Rodney DeCroo Publisher Graeme Atwater Film Editor Pat "Flick" Harrison Lit Editor Chris Hutchinson Music Editor Chris Yurkiw Advetising Consultants Stewart Glen, Colin MacKenzie Logo Design Pete Digiboy Chief Engineer Leslie Smith ,^. Contributors Jeremy Jansen, John Keillor, Robin Kalmek, Phil Oats, Tara MacDonald, T.D. McWhirter, Tatiana Nemchin, Duncan Williams, Chris Yurkiw, Holly Ward, Karen Ward, Suzanne Ward Joe Boyce Burgess, Rachel Sanders, Penelope Mulligan, Leon Potter, Steve Wittek, Pamela Murray, Billie Pierre, Eric J. Hogan, Stewart Glen Columnists Nick Allan, Rob Breszny, Bruce Collins, Robert Dayton, Sarah Efron, Jody Franklin, Cass King, Michael Klassen, Ladies Afternoon Art Society, Danielle Marleau, Penelope Mulligan, Lyle Neff, Katie Sketch, Dan Vie D Rock, Miss Kim, Angela Fama Cartoonists Marc Bell, Tony Millionaire, Smell of Steve Inc. Photographers Maria Coletsis, Angela Fama, Jeremy Jansen, Myles McCutcheon Illustrators Julian Lawrence, Jason McLean, Sonja Ahlers, Genevieve Gosselin, Steve Rolston, Antonia Allan, Daryl Lee Terminal City Weekly is published every Thursday by Ambie Publishing Ltd, a British Columbia Corporation. Opinions contained within Terminal City Weekly are most likely solely those of the author. Entire contents ©2001 Ambie Publishing Ltd. www.burnabycollege.bc.ca info@burnabycollege.bc.ca TO DO LIST il Friends, there's a war going on. It's time to educate yourselves. And no, CNN doesn't count. The internet is an excellent source of commentary and information beyond the prevailing war-mongering found in the dailies and on television. Check out www.zmag.org, www.rabble.ca, www.indym e d i a . o r g , www.peacewire.org, www.vancouver.tao.ca. Next, talk about it. The war is not going away, and it's best if we help one another understand what the hell is going on. Share information. Have a good cry. Then, get off your ass and protest. For starters, there's an ongoing vigil weekdays at 5pm, at the Art Gallery. Terminal City Weekly has set up a space on our website to post information on anti-war protests, demonstrations or events, so please take advantage of it to inform others or to be informed - www.terminalcity.ca. U.S. President George W. Bush announced earlier this week that we should prepare ourselves for a long haul in the heinously ambiguous "war on terrorism," and to support a growing list of targets. Let us instead prepare ourselves to fight for peace and liberty. And not just for ourselves. FRIDAY Anna Martin gained inspiration for her Havana Project while studying in the venerable Cuban capital. With her solo show, she shares "back alley stories and songs" with the sure-to-be rousing musical accompanyment of a fine five-piece. October 11,12, and 13 at the Havana (1212 Commercial Drive), 8pm. Tickets $12/10. Info 604.215.1901. SATURDAY From 7 - 10pm, the Tart Gallery (1869 West 4th Ave) holds the opening reception for its latest show, Post No Bills, a look at poster art. 37 artists are showing, including I Braineater, Atomos, Ford Pier, Randy Iwata, and work by Terminal City Weekly's own Robert Dayton, Angela Fama, and Art Director Lester. Register Now! Programs « i ^ fOur i n r February Fphrimrv P r n r t m m c fill fill fast, l a s t , don't d o n ' t miss miss oout. ut. Meet our exciting and dynamic coordinators, check out our schedules, course outlines, funding options and job success ratios. Burnaby College has an amazing record of getting graduates jobs... Reserve a place at the next INFO-SESSION * Early Childhood Care & Education; Internet Database Development Basic & Post Basic. Program. Business Computer Training. Community Support Worker/ Desktop Publishing-Computer Graphics Special Education Assistant. Medical Office Assistant. & Internet Publishing. ESL-English as a Second Language. Professional Instructor Certificate. Teaching English as a Second AHLA-Hotel& Tourism. BURNABY Auto Mechanics. Language. Programs Start February 2002 604-439-7464 Burnaby College is fully accredited by the Private Post Secondary Education Commission of BC (PPSEC) The Live Biennial of Performance Art kicks off its six week run with a multimedia performance gala at the VAG, from 8 to 10pm. The line-up is a who's who of ...*HIHVIE£TBgO Vancouver's wild performance art history, with the legendary Hank Bull, Anna Banana, Kate Craig, Archer Pechawis, and Rebecca Belmore joined by John Boehme and Jay McLaughlin. Immediately following the gala at Video In (1965 Main) is the Return of the Talent Hut afterparty, populated by the more festive perfos with a plan to "take you on a seedy tour of the bottom end of show biz." The fest features a different artist every night. Info is available at www.live vancouver.be.ca and 604.875.9516. SATURDAY & SUNDAY You are ordered to see this or else. The Police State of Things, Saturday and Sunday at the Blinding Light (different each night) is a fundraiser for the defense of those arrested at the Quebec City protests against the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas. Cool videos on hand include Headlines Theatre's THROUGH A CLEAR LENS, a shocking document of mundane police brutality that wasn't flashy enough for the national news. There will be guests on hand to discuss police repression of dissent, experiences fromQuebec City and more. WEDNESDAY Smarty-pants and know-it-alls rejoice, tonight is the book launch for Namely Vancouver, a 300-page bible of street who-named-it facts and landmark commentary. Raconteur and author Tom Synders celebrates at the Sugar Refinery where he'll regale you about the origins of the Commodore (Ballroom AND Lanes), how Leg-In-Boot Square received its name (A leg, in a boot, washed up nearby in 1887) and why Commercial Drive is no longer called Park Drive (Merchants thought is sounded better for shopping.) At 7:30pm, 1115 Granville St. (Named the Second Earl of Granville, colonial overlord at the time). THURSDAY The Green Thumb Theatre has been snaffling all kinds of awards for The Shape of a Girl - a scary look into the world of grrl violence that sounds like Heathers with knuckle-dusters. In this one-handder by Joan McLeod, a 16 year-old becomes obsessed with the Reena Virk story and begins to draw parallels with the bullying and peer-fear she witnesses at her own school. It runs until October 20 at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre (1895 Venables), shows at 8pm, Tickets $28/$20. 604.251.1363. ^ ^ . ^ ^ B - - ^ ^ F * v S ^':'y'~*,- ^ ' ' : ' ^ . ; ' A V : - - : - : > > ! ' 3 - ' • ' ' • • • : > ' . w ^ F 7. r DAYS A WEEK 1636 Robson Street Vancouver 6 0 4 8 0 6 - 0 0 2 0 GRAND OPENING SALE UP TO 3 0 % OFF October 12 - October 18, 2001 Terminal City Weekly 3