Comments on: Gone hunting beavers for the month http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2004/12/20/gone-hunting-beavers-for-the-month/ Chemically-enhanced neural rewiring, on a semi-regular basis... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:06:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: dr Dave http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2004/12/20/gone-hunting-beavers-for-the-month/#comment-3962 dr Dave Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2004/12/20/gone-hunting-beavers-for-the-month/#comment-3962 <em>Chuck</em>: ahem... let's say it was very low-key... actually the lowest of lowest key of my New Year Eve's parties, ever... which was relatively ok with me, since I'm not that big a fan of mass NYE celebrations anyway (got enough of those back in my intensive clubbing days). See, as I had more or less suspected, we weren't staying in Montreal per se, but about 30 minutes from there, in the charming burg of Saint Jean sur Richelieu... with no car... Our options for the night were thus twofold: 1) hitchhike or cross-country ski our way into Montreal and party on. 2) follow our host son (an absolute dead-ringer for Chong, of Cheech and Chong, in every possible way) for a smallish houseparty at his friends' Option 2) was picked, and it was good fun, if nothing too crazy. On the slightly pathetic side, we did nearly pass out (mostly from exhaustion) before the countdown... and didn't make it long after either... But we were very rested the day after! Chuck: ahem… let’s say it was very low-key… actually the lowest of lowest key of my New Year Eve’s parties, ever… which was relatively ok with me, since I’m not that big a fan of mass NYE celebrations anyway (got enough of those back in my intensive clubbing days).
See, as I had more or less suspected, we weren’t staying in Montreal per se, but about 30 minutes from there, in the charming burg of Saint Jean sur Richelieu… with no car…

Our options for the night were thus twofold:

1) hitchhike or cross-country ski our way into Montreal and party on.
2) follow our host son (an absolute dead-ringer for Chong, of Cheech and Chong, in every possible way) for a smallish houseparty at his friends’

Option 2) was picked, and it was good fun, if nothing too crazy.

On the slightly pathetic side, we did nearly pass out (mostly from exhaustion) before the countdown… and didn’t make it long after either…

But we were very rested the day after!

]]> By: Chuck Welch http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2004/12/20/gone-hunting-beavers-for-the-month/#comment-3960 Chuck Welch Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2004/12/20/gone-hunting-beavers-for-the-month/#comment-3960 Where did you end up New Year's Eve? Where did you end up New Year’s Eve?

]]> By: dr Dave http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2004/12/20/gone-hunting-beavers-for-the-month/#comment-3954 dr Dave Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2004/12/20/gone-hunting-beavers-for-the-month/#comment-3954 <em>David</em>: I sure did... something tells me Montreal is more fun during the Summer though... <em>Pierre</em>: Hélas, pas eu l'occasion (mais j'en ai entendu parler)... David: I sure did… something tells me Montreal is more fun during the Summer though…
Pierre: Hélas, pas eu l’occasion (mais j’en ai entendu parler)…

]]> By: Pierre http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2004/12/20/gone-hunting-beavers-for-the-month/#comment-3902 Pierre Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2004/12/20/gone-hunting-beavers-for-the-month/#comment-3902 J espere que tu es au moins allé Foufounes Electriques (un de mes bars preferes à Mtl) J espere que tu es au moins allé Foufounes Electriques (un de mes bars preferes à Mtl)

]]> By: David http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2004/12/20/gone-hunting-beavers-for-the-month/#comment-1540 David Fri, 30 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2004/12/20/gone-hunting-beavers-for-the-month/#comment-1540 Hey Dave, Quebecer reader's here. Happy to see that you'll come to Montreal!! Enjoy your stay ! Hey Dave, Quebecer reader’s here. Happy to see that you’ll come to Montreal!! Enjoy your stay !

]]> By: Chuck Welch http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2004/12/20/gone-hunting-beavers-for-the-month/#comment-1488 Chuck Welch Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://unknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2004/12/20/gone-hunting-beavers-for-the-month/#comment-1488 Here is the link to last year's guide to NYE in Montreal. The new guide should be out this week. From The Mirror 2003: http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2003/122303/nyepg1.html Enjoy! Here is the link to last year’s guide to NYE in Montreal. The new guide should be out this week.

From The Mirror 2003: http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2003/122303/nyepg1.html

Enjoy!

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