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“Looks 10. Dance 30.” – Poor timing or poor taste?

On Friday morning, while a good chunk of the city was still without power after a very cold night, I received the following e-mail in my inbox courtesy of Mirvish Productions:

Unfortunate timing? I think so. The e-mail goes on to advertise cheap tickets ($30) for Dirty Dancing and encourages you to attend so you can “warm up for less”.

While I don’t think this was done on purpose (and if it was, that was definitely in poor taste), I’m curious to know how this was still sent out.

Any thoughts?


Waiting on the World to Change

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We saw John Mayer again yesterday for free at Yonge and Dundas Square – thanks to Best Buy. It was wonderful to see and hear the man and his band rock it out in an outdoor concert. It was a different atmosphere but they did very well and I left completely satisfied and impressed :)

I was disturbed by the mass marketing scheme Best Buy was doing and refused to take part (though I guess I should be thankful because they gave me a free concert). They handed out flags, t-shirts, and coupons. People were like rabid animals racing for the free stuff and it really bothered me.

I sat on the floor for as long as I could because of my ankle and a few songs into the concert I came to the conclusion that the slight pain I was feeling was worth it. I was happy to have recorded some songs onto my phone but not so happy to find that my camera is malfunctioning. I can no longer record videos… I’ve already sent off an e-mail to Canon for some help.

Thanks Sarah and Em for the fun day .


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