The light at the end of the tunnel is a prohibition-era cop
Montreal has always been considered a party city. Until now.
Lately, more and more raves have been shut down, the Fractal Center has stopped its actitivies - hopefully not for good - and afterhours events all over town are being persecuted by local authorities. If we can't party anymore without being harrassed by cops & firemen, what will America's most european city become ?
It's been rumoured that some afterhours managers are collaborating with the police to shut other events down because their attendance has been less-than-great lately. So instead of considering their competitors as a healthy challenge to offer up some better content and come up with novel ideas, they became snitches. I wonder why nobody goes to your club anymore... hummm perhaps because your bookings suck ?
Some weeks ago at Stereo, patrons were only able to enter the venue shortly after 5 AM, because firemen were "inspecting" the building - something that must have been done at least a hundred times in the 8 years they've been open. The following week, as Morales was beginning a signature marathon set to celebrate the 8th anniversary of the world-renowned club, some cops invaded the place and shut it down. Nothing was settled - people who had just paid 35$ to get in were told to get the hell out.
Over the week-end, at the Bal en Blanc - an event that has been going on for quite a while, if I may say - it's been reported to us that people couldn't get in from 3h30 AM. The place apparently had reached its maximum capacity. Water bottles were distributed to apologize, but people were still pissed. At 6:15, finally, some officials told the crowd gathered outside that they could either get reimbursed or keep on waiting to get in. My friend was in by 6:45, but that's still 3 hours of waiting outside freezing his ass.
Are we back to the prohibition era ?
How can a state be credible when they let poker machines rule small bars, and when a social disease such as gambling is controled - and encouraged, even - by the government ? It's okay to buy lottery tickets every day, to lose your shirt at the casino - with free parking as the cherry on top - but not to dance all night.
We, at Mirrorballs, are not impressed.
Lately, more and more raves have been shut down, the Fractal Center has stopped its actitivies - hopefully not for good - and afterhours events all over town are being persecuted by local authorities. If we can't party anymore without being harrassed by cops & firemen, what will America's most european city become ?
It's been rumoured that some afterhours managers are collaborating with the police to shut other events down because their attendance has been less-than-great lately. So instead of considering their competitors as a healthy challenge to offer up some better content and come up with novel ideas, they became snitches. I wonder why nobody goes to your club anymore... hummm perhaps because your bookings suck ?
Some weeks ago at Stereo, patrons were only able to enter the venue shortly after 5 AM, because firemen were "inspecting" the building - something that must have been done at least a hundred times in the 8 years they've been open. The following week, as Morales was beginning a signature marathon set to celebrate the 8th anniversary of the world-renowned club, some cops invaded the place and shut it down. Nothing was settled - people who had just paid 35$ to get in were told to get the hell out.
Over the week-end, at the Bal en Blanc - an event that has been going on for quite a while, if I may say - it's been reported to us that people couldn't get in from 3h30 AM. The place apparently had reached its maximum capacity. Water bottles were distributed to apologize, but people were still pissed. At 6:15, finally, some officials told the crowd gathered outside that they could either get reimbursed or keep on waiting to get in. My friend was in by 6:45, but that's still 3 hours of waiting outside freezing his ass.
Are we back to the prohibition era ?
How can a state be credible when they let poker machines rule small bars, and when a social disease such as gambling is controled - and encouraged, even - by the government ? It's okay to buy lottery tickets every day, to lose your shirt at the casino - with free parking as the cherry on top - but not to dance all night.
We, at Mirrorballs, are not impressed.
posted by Clifford Brown at
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
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