Back from Toronto

Actually got back about an hour ago. It was quite fun. We ran all over downtown in a big circle going to all the best stores. Everybody got something they've been wanting for a while... notably Rachel was quite excited to find an anime series box set for a mere $28 for what looked to be at least 5 dvds! As for me...

1. The Chemical Brothers- Hey Boy Hey Girl (single) purchased for the b-sides
2. The Chemical Brothers- It Began in Afrika (single) again for the b-side, but also for the original 8 and a half minute version of the title track unavailable anywhere else (the album version is a full 2 minutes shorter)
3. The Chemical Brothers- Come With Us/The Test (dvd single) has the video for "The Test" an edit of "Come With Us" a b-side and a live song. Unfortunately I can't rip the audio tracks to my compy because they're in dvd format! Argh!
4. Underworld- 1992-2002 Great 2-disc comp of all their singles and a few b-sides, all in their original 12-inch version. 16 songs, over 2 and a half hours of music. Most the songs are over 10 minutes long!
5. Suffering and the Hideous Thieves- Real Panic Formed These guys are impossible to find, I've only found two of their records in 4 years! Both at Sonic Boom in Toronto and both in the Misc. S section, it pays to sift through the crap to find treasures. This album is great, I'd say their best actually.
6. Dennis Lee- Body Music A collection of essays by my favourite poet. Rachel found this on sale at World's Largest Bookstore for $3.99! Sweet deal! Thanks Rachie.
   
7. Four shirts and one track jacket from American Apparel. I know the CEO Dov Charney isn't exactly a model citizen, but it is hard to find clothing of such high quality manufactured in a shop with fair wages, proper equipment, subsidized bus passes, etc.

We also ate dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe, which was quite nice indeed. All in all a great day, thanks guys for a good time.