Montreal with the Mission District

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March 23rd and 24th

As the last of our travels we visited the lovely city of Montreal to film the band, the Mission District.

Check them out on MySpace http://www.myspace.com/themissiondistrict

While there we also met with M-C Turgeon who told us about the Montreal music scene and shared her home, art and the companionship of her cat, Lilo... M-C has a fantastic podcast about the Montreal music scene to which you may subscribe. http://www.mcturgeon.com/blog/

And a posting isn't complete without a strong recommendation for Beauty's Luncheonette. We somehow found ourselves eating there twice in the two days we spent in Montreal. The french toast was the best I have ever had. Jeff would say the same thing about the Blueberry smoothie he had, as well. Ask for Chantale and say "hi" to Larry while you are there! And get a maple syrup to go... Its wonderful! http://beautys.ca/

The "what would Mary Morgan do?" tea party

In celebration of the Mary Morgan's visit to our fair city, we gathered at our beloved Inessa Stewart for high tea and conversation.

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Lily is dancing on the table....

How can you say what a song means to you...listen to this song and dance....

Tori Amos - Taxi Ride (Scarlette's Walk)
lily is dancing on the table
we've all been pushed too far
i guess on days like this
you know who your friends are
just another dead fag to you
that's all
just another light missing
on a long taxi ride
taxi ride

and i'm down to your last cigarette and
this 'we are one' crap
as you're invading
this thing you call love
she smiles way too much but
i'm glad you're on my side, sure
i'm glad you're on my side
still

you think you deserve a trust fund
just because you want one
sure you talk the talk
when you need to
i fear the whole world is starting to believe you
just another dead fag to you that's all
just another light missing in a long taxi line
taxi line

and i'm down to your last cigarette and
this 'we are one' crap as you're invading
this thing you call love
she smiles way too much but
i'm glad you're on my side, sure
i'm glad you're on my side
still

lily is dancing on the table
we've all been pushed too far today
even a glamorous bitch can be in need
this is where you know the honey from the killer bees
i'm glad you're on my side, sure
i'm glad you're on my side, sure
i'm glad you're on my side
still

got a long taxi ride
got a long taxi ride

California Flowers

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It’s a cold springtime in California but spring, nevertheless. This mini movie has some shots taken with my RAZR phone of the flowers we saw on our recent travels to Venice Beach and Pasadena.

Included for your listening pleasure an excerpt from Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole available on iTunes.

Venice, California (March 5th, 6th, 7th)

Jessey & Thomas

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We arrived on Sunday the 5th in lovely Venice, California. After some travails with the GPS system we finally found our hotel - the fabulous Holiday Inn Express. Unfortunately when we arrived the desk clerk was nowhere to be found...so after a period of waiting we decided to grab something to eat in hopes that when we returned we might get into our rooms. (We think the desk clerk was in the back watching the Oscars.)

Anyway, after a very fair meal at Islands Hamburgers we returned and finally got into our rooms. The movie is a a delightful (eh hem) tour of the Holiday Inn Express in Venice California…included simply for videoblogging posterity…

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This trip was a rich and full one - we shot two subjects during our visit - Our first (March 5-7) was with the excellent design shop helmed by Jessey and Thomas of http://www.stolen.la/

Anyway I am waiting for photos from the other members of the team to create a quick photo blog of the haps...but a quick summary follows...

Met with Jessey and Thomas for breakfast at Figtree’s Cafe on Venice Beach http://www.figtreescafe.com/ – The food was fantastic. The view was amazing. And issuing from a bench adjacent to our patio seats, we enjoyed a serenade of Beatles classics from a performer wielding a acoustic guitar. This stop is highly recommended if you plan to visit Venice. The morning was grey and so was actually a great one for an outdoor beach shoot. We set-up on a turquoise lifeguard station and plied Jessey and Thomas with our introductory 20 questions...During that segment, Jessey and Thomas quickly laid to rest our fears that they might be quiet and hard to draw-out. These guys have an abundance of personality that will definitely show on the footage.

In the remaining time we had with the guys on Monday and Tuesday we got some more great interview footage and then additional coverage in their home/office and at a photo shoot for an MTV Europe project. You can watch the Jessey and Thomas segment at http://www.inspirethenewlife.com/ (when it becomes available in April)