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This one time, I went to go see one of the special Christmas one-album-per-night shows that Joel Plaskett was putting on at the Horseshoe Tavern (Down by the Khyber Night, if you were wondering). Just like last night, the place was packed to capacity, and everyone was crushed together and practically boiling to death. Unlike last night, at the Plaskett show the Horseshoe staff decided to turn the one fan over the dance floor on, briefly. This simple act caused it to become a drunk man: it wobbled like it was tipsy, spewed dust around, and threatened to fall on the heads of the crowd. Seriously, it was like a rotating guillotine and I feared for my life. I have never seen them turn that fan on since.

Anyway, what I’m trying to say here is the Horsehoe has no cooling fans, and that last night I was almost suffering heat exhaustion, standing sideways because the crowd was jammed together so tightly, and The Rural Alberta Advantage’s set was STILL the most awesome concert I’ve seen this month. Well, sort of seen, mostly what I got was shoulders and glimpses of drummer Paul Banwatt’s (also of Woodhands fame) frenzied drumming faces, which made him look like he was being ripped apart. But even THAT was awesome.

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