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THE 鈥楢RT鈥� OF VANDALISM?
Some a**holes have sprayed graffiti over several murals along Commercial, including some beautiful one-of-a-kind art works. Apparently, some of these graffiti creeps think they are 鈥渁rtists鈥�. Wrong. Artists don鈥檛 deface other artists鈥� work. If you see these scumbags at work, call the police.
鈥�Anonymous
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FALLING FOR ST. PAUL鈥橲
I was one of many unfortunate [people] to fall on our icy streets in December, and break my wrist. I was, however, one of the fortunate ones to receive excellent care at St. Paul鈥檚 Hospital, from Emergency, to my orthopedic doctor, to the expert care in the physiotherapy dept. How very lucky we are to have such a fine hospital in our 鈥檋ood.
鈥�Marjorie Cave
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VANCOUVER GOTH: A HISTORY LESSON
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Great to see some of the local media giving some acknowledgement to the Goth and alt scene, which has been historically and chronically under-recognized by the local arts reporting media!
There are some errors in this article regarding the history of events in the city. The club night Sanctuary did not grow out of the all-ages event Resurrection; they were two entirely separate events, and Resurrection started as an all-ages alternative to the 19-plus Sanctuary well after Sanctuary had begun. Additionally, after several multi-year residencies at the Purple Onion, Sonar, Celebrities and the Red Room, Sanctuary left its Sunday spot to move to a weekly weekend spot on Fridays at the Lotus. It was at this time Descent began by taking over Sanctuary鈥檚 old spot at the Red Room on Sundays. However, they did not replace Sanctuary, as Sanctuary continued to run regularly on Fridays at the Lotus and then Saturdays at Club 23 West for six more years before going on hiatus, and then later reopening as a monthly night under the new name Madhaus, where it still currently operates as a monthly Saturday night two-room party at the Hindenburg in Gastown. While Descent inherited Sanctuary鈥檚 old spot at the Red Room and has been there now for far longer than Sanctuary was, and has truly made the Sunday spot at that venue their own with an almost 10-year residency since inception, they otherwise did not take the place of Sanctuary. Sanctuary was still running for not just six years on weekend nights after Descent started, but its six busiest years, with Sanctuary eventually being replaced by their new incarnation, Madhaus.
Other than that, great article and insight into the personalities which make up the highly diverse goth scene of the city!
鈥�Isaac Terpstra
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