Foul Play

A number of activities planned for Saturday fizzled. First, the local gaming festival GamerCamp, held a pop-up arcade (new games and old) at a local cafe to benefit charity. But upon arriving, there were no coin-operated machines in sight. There were some desktops showcasing locally produced games and I applaud these young developers and the burgeoning gaming development scene in Toronto. However LCD monitors and gamepads do not make up an "arcade". Gamer camp? More like lamer camp! (hyuk hyuk)

Later on, I mosied over to a small venue near College and Spadina for some electronic bands include Ark Analog. It was a long, bright space more akin to a club/lounge than the typical grungy band venue. There was a cage that surrounded the stage. This should prove interesting! But as the bands got ready, the owner and the promoter got into a heated altercation over the mandatory coat check-in. So everybody packed up and left. At least I got my cover back.