Hello, I don't know if this is going out to Sloannnet, as this is my first try, but I am hoping for success. I just have something to say about the Halifax scene that has nothing to do with music. It's about the people. I have to admit that i haven't been following any scene for very long at all, I mostly listen to jazz and blues.I know that sounds like some kind of snobbish thing to say but it's true. Anyways, I have come to Halifax for a holiday, with basically no pre-arranged place to stay, and I have been welcomed openly by a lot of really cool people. Everyone here has a real laid-back and unpretentious attitude towards life, in no way naive but at the same time in no way cynical or jaded. They do wonder why someone would come from Vancouver to holiday in Halifax, but that's just the usual amount of boredom talking, the kind that everyone has with their hometown. What am I trying to say? I guess I'm trying to say: If you ever go looking for your hearts desire, come to Halifax. You're going to love the way we live! Sorry, that last sentence was kind of sarcastic, but I meant everything else. I think everyone should send an open letter to Sloannet thanking Colin MacKenzie for being such a groovy guy. Before I came here I was a lost soul who knew not his own name.
,Carl P.S. I've heard a lot of amazing artists thrown around as posssible Pop Explosion gigs, but I guess I can't mention any of them at this juncture. Okay, I'll mention one. The Grifters might be one, and if that doesn't excite you then you ain't got a good mind.