Montreal Strutters!

[fishmongerfunk]

what's that crazy good portugese dive on rachel called? the one where you have to call in your dinner order at lunch, before all the chicken is spoken for?





edit: ok, i see that is the aforementioned romando's. remember to get your order in early if its dinner you want..





http://www.urbanspoon.com/rph/67/1431927/941538/montreal-rotisserie-romados-rotisserie-romados-photo





b/w





if you are looking for cheap, dirty fun then try to go and to place where the french cgep students frequent. get shitfaced, dance to horrible music and make out with a french lady. cafe campus used to be that spot but i am currently disconnected.

 

[BeatChemist]

Got home from work around 11... packing now and going to bed. Getting picked up at 6am to hit the road. My buddy has to do a bit of business in Ottawa tomorrow, but we should be in Montreal by the evening. Thank you so much to everyone in this thread.





I will definitely post updates and finds as the weekend goes by. I'm pretty pumped about the digging aspect of the trip. I don't usually drop a lot of cash on records in one trip/day, but since I'm not paying for travel or hotel.... fuckit. I think I'm gonna set a couple bills aside just for records.





Soulstrut is seriously the best place on the internet. You dudes are duder than dude.

 

[Big_Stacks]

rootlesscosmo said:damn I love/miss MTL. 2nd best city in NA.




Yes!!! The misses and I had a wonderful trip there back in summer 2010. I gripped some heatery for days at the record shops there, and the dining and nightlife were quite nice.





Peace,





Big Stacks from Kakalak

 

[BeatChemist]

Hey just posting a quick update! Friday night got a little rained out. Still managed to hit Cheap Thrills (5 mins from hotel) and then cruise up to Mont Royal for some espresso at Flocon and then hit a bookstore next door for some records. Seems like every block has a book/record store.





On the bus to Cosmos now for breakfast. Hitting the salvo and Encore after that. I think Shwartz for lunch.





Post pics later!





I think I want to move here...

 

[LoopDreams]

Watch out, MTL's gotta hook. Try to get your hands on a bike (Biki bike will do) it's the best way to get around. If your a skater MTL's a sick city to ride, just watch for the drivers, they'll go out of their way to help you shed some skin.

 

[BeatChemist]

Just got back in to Toronto. Had a blast! Thanks to everyone for the tips and recommendations.





I'll post up some pictures tomorrow. I highly suggest that everyone visit Montreal at least once. I definitely plan on going back soon.

 

[Aser]

pcmr said:





aser have you tried le filet (from the folks at club chasse&p??che)




no unfortunately I haven't. Haven't tried dna either. Want to hit them all.





I think Montreal has one of the best restaurant scenes in Canada for whitey food.

 

[BeatChemist]

Pictures!

Records:

Espresso at Flocon on Mont Royal:

Cortado from Flocon:

Toaste All Dressed w/ Poutine chez La Belle Province:

Super Special at The Main (across from Schwartz - lineup was too long... lol):

Late night tacos at Tequila Tacos:

La Maison du Bagel:

Cool art in a headshop window on St. Laurent:

Near Old Montreal. A lot of cool graf/street art around the city.

Beautiful nature trails in Parc du Mont Royal, up the mountain.

View from the top observatory area.

Tourist shot.

Croix du Mont Royal.

We rented a three person bike cart thing. Stupidity ensued. I am sippin on Spruce Beer. Which is pop that tastes like pine trees. lol

Montreal Smoked Meat.

A huge thank you to everyone that posted in this thread. You really helped me maximize this trip. I have lots of shit I want to hit the next time I go. There were like 6 or 7 record shops that looked good but I just didn't have time to hit. My fav part of town was the Mont Royal and St. Dennis area on the plateau. Just a great vibe. Book stores, little cafes, record shops, boutique stores.





I plan on taking more trips out there soon. My friend usual travels out there once or twice a month, and I'm just going to make sure I've got my days off when he's going (make-my-own-schedule-related). He's pumped to have company on the drive, and I could totally kill a day just wandering around town and enjoying the city. I'm hoping to make it a regular thing.





The next time I'm out there I'd love to meet up with any Strutters that would want to have a beer! I feel like I already owe a round or two to pcmr for his travel tips!

 

[Plantweed]

I've been to a few big cities, and this is the only one I could plant roots in. (Too bad about the winters!) I particularly like the way the arts in general are taken more seriously there, but in a casual way, like it's just given. And the fact that, unlike many/most cities, single young women and families with young kids are seen walking around everywhere after dark. In fact, gorgeous women seem to be everywhere.





Last summer my wife and I rode our motorcycles up from Albany to Montreal, then up the St. Lawrence to Quebec City (where I have family roots), then down to Burlington, then home. Great trip riding through the province over a few days. It does help to learn some Francais once you leave the cities.

 

[BeatChemist]

Plantweed said:

In fact, gorgeous women seem to be everywhere.





It does help to learn some Francais

 

[vintageinfants]

BeatChemist saidlantweed said:

In fact, gorgeous women seem to be everywhere.





It does help to learn some Francais

i can hack my way through a conversation which never hurt and my GF is full out fluent, so I have no worries.





in my countless experiences there, if you exhibit that you've even TRIED to learn the native language they'll jump in with English and save you without too much butthurt. this only goes for Montreal tho, NOT the rest of PQ

 

[BeatChemist]

I took french immersion up until grade 11. I am basically fluent but have a very limited vocabulary when I speak. I can watch movies in french no problem. If I had a week in Montreal I'd be back to full speed with my speaking.





Just another reason to spend time in Montreal lol...

 

[Plantweed]

So The Lovely Mrs. Plante and I will be in town next Saturday. What are some good clubs where adults go to drink, talk, and dance? Looking for more of a 30s and 40s crowd. Some places on St. Laurent, I'm thinking? (I take it the places on Crescent are geared younger.) We're staying in Old Montreal; Bains Douche (on St. Jacques) is right down the street, anyone been there? Je parle un peu Fran??ais, still learning. Merci.

 

[BeatChemist]

SELFIETHREADBUMP!!!








I'm headed back to Montreal. pcmr mentioned some sort of record show in August a while back, so I decided to use that as an excuse to get back to this great fucking city. I'll be taking the train from Toronto on Thursday August 15th, staying downtown, and coming back on the Sunday. Really looking forward to having some more time to explore the city.





If anybody in Montreal wants to meet up and have a drink just holler here on via PM.





pcmr? :hi:





Want to drop the record show info? If it's still happening?? lol





I need to start watching some French shit on tv so I can brush up...

 

[vintageinfants]

i am getting ALL UP in montreal Labor Day weekend for the 5th year straight.











PARLEZ AT MOI

 

[pcmr]

i just posted in the annoucement section before seeing this

i am here for all your recommendations need





and i've got to take teh one vintage to a glorious land of all things quebec cervoise





hollerez at moi pon de pm

 

[gatorontheloose]

WeFunk's night is at the same spot, later that night like 10pm.


http://www.camuz.ca/evenement/wefunk-shashu-le-bleury-bar-vinyle-shashu?g=88

 

[cove]

Cosmos

 

[vintageinfants]

where do i gotta go for summa that agave gin?

 

[vintageinfants]

best sushi s'il vous plaese