C'est tout fucké

Last night we were taken to GM Place to see Van Morrisson play. I was more than happy to be subsidized as the tickets were 150$! The tickets themselves said that the start time was 7:30 PM, SHARP! I had never seen a ticket say that before so I figured that it would be important to be on time for this one.

We all arrived on time and who should sit directly in front of us? None other than BC’s former premier, Glen Clark! (the Fast ferries were allll him. Every time I drive in North Van and I see those Pacificat ferries just sitting there I want to kick a socialist..just kidding :P). I said hello to him and he seemed pleased that someone recognized him and did not have something snotty to say (mind you, I was thinking it, just not saying it).

So, the show starts a bit late and all of a sudden a band is playing, Van Morrisson walks onto the stage and they delve right into the music. No opening act, no hello, no nod, nothing…They play for just barely over an hour and then he just walks off!! He never said a word to the crowd, no thank you, no goodbye, just gone. People shouted for an encore for about 5 minutes and then the lights went off and back on and we were all told to go home. The 55 year old groupie sitting behind me who screamed “woooooo” every 17.5 seconds throughout the entire show seemed especially crushed. Even Glen Clark who is now making a huge salary working for Jimmy Pattison complained about the steep price of the ticket for what little show we got. Oh well, the 4 songs I recognized were played very well. So the rumour is true, Van Morrisson IS an asshole.