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BeyondRobson | Posts by Peter http://www.beyondrobson.com/ Vancouver blog Copyright 2008 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:37:28 PDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Guess Where Vancouver? April 4th, 2008
Guess Where Vancouver asks you to name the location of the above photo. Post your guess after the jump. HINT: It's somewhere on Burrard Street.

Congrats to nt and Vanessa for correctly guessing the previous GWV. The unguessed photos were 2) Main at 11th and 4) I have no idea but was hoping someone could enlighten me.

]]> http://www.beyondrobson.com/city/2008/04/guess_where_vancouver_april_4th_2008 http://www.beyondrobson.com/city/2008/04/guess_where_vancouver_april_4th_2008 City Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:04:45 PDT City Peter 2008-04-04T09:04:45 Guess Where Vancouver? Four Play With the return of Old Man Winter comes Guess Where Vancouver: Four Play edition. Name the location of the above photo as well as three more after the jump.

Congratulations to Lindsay who correctly answered the previous GWV.

]]> http://www.beyondrobson.com/city/2008/03/guess_where_vancouver_four_play http://www.beyondrobson.com/city/2008/03/guess_where_vancouver_four_play City Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:28:25 PDT City Peter 2008-03-28T10:28:25 Guess Where Vancouver? February 29th, 2008
Guess Where Vancouver asks you to name the location of the above photo. Post your guess after the jump.

The previous GWV stumped everyone. It was at Carrall and Pender.

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]]> http://www.beyondrobson.com/city/2008/02/guess_where_vancouver_february_29th_2008 http://www.beyondrobson.com/city/2008/02/guess_where_vancouver_february_29th_2008 City Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:28:54 PST City Peter 2008-02-29T09:28:54 Guess Where Vancouver? February 15th, 2008
Guess Where Vancouver asks you to name the location of the above photo. Post your guess after the jump.

Congratulations to jchaput who correctly answered the previous GWV.

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Guess Where Vancouver asks you to name the location of the above photo. Post your guess after the jump.

Congratulations to Leilani who correctly answered the previous GWV.

]]> http://www.beyondrobson.com/city/2008/02/guess_where_vancouver_february_8th_2008 http://www.beyondrobson.com/city/2008/02/guess_where_vancouver_february_8th_2008 City Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:36:02 PST City Peter 2008-02-08T12:36:02 Guess Where Vancouver? February 1st, 2008
Guess Where Vancouver asks you to name the location (and in this instance, the occasion) of the above photo. Post your guess after the jump.

Congratulations to Lachlan who correctly answered the previous GWV.

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]]> http://www.beyondrobson.com/city/2008/02/guess_where_vancouver_february_1st_2008 http://www.beyondrobson.com/city/2008/02/guess_where_vancouver_february_1st_2008 City Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:09:21 PST City Peter 2008-02-01T13:09:21 Guess Where Vancouver? January 30th, 2008
Guess Where Vancouver asks you to name the location of the above photo. Post your guess after the jump.

Congratulations to Anne who correctly answered the previous GWV.

]]> http://www.beyondrobson.com/city/2008/01/guess_where_vancouver_january_30th_2008 http://www.beyondrobson.com/city/2008/01/guess_where_vancouver_january_30th_2008 City Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:06:45 PST City Peter 2008-01-30T12:06:45 Guess Where Vancouver? January 25th, 2008

Everyone's favourite guessing game is back by popular demand! Well, maybe not exactly popular demand. It was actually just one person that wrote in. And it wasn't so much a demand as a "Hey, what happened to Where is this or whatever it was called?" But, hey, who am I to deny GWV's legion of fan.

Guess Where Vancouver asks you to name the location of the above photo. Post your guesses after the jump.

]]> http://www.beyondrobson.com/city/2008/01/guess_where_vancouver_january_25th_2008 http://www.beyondrobson.com/city/2008/01/guess_where_vancouver_january_25th_2008 City Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:58:06 PST City Peter 2008-01-25T14:58:06 People's Prom 2008

If you have fond memories of high school prom then screw you. You had your fun. The annual People's Prom is for everyone that was too smart, cynical, ugly, or awkward to enjoy that obligatory 'highlight' of adolescence. That's not to say that the squares with social skills and 90210 looks are not invited. People's Prom--one of the best parties of the year--is inclusive and community-minded. It's also queer-friendly and gender-blind. In fact, boys and girls share the same bathrooms. Just don't go at the same time as your date.

]]> http://www.beyondrobson.com/nightlife/2008/01/peoples_prom_2008 http://www.beyondrobson.com/nightlife/2008/01/peoples_prom_2008 Nightlife Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:51:01 PST Nightlife Peter 2008-01-25T11:51:01 Win Tickets to DAFT PUNK's "Electroma" Daft Punk is coming to Vancouver! You may have seen the posters of our favourite chrome-domes around town. But before you shit your dance pants and quit your job so your schedule's free, let's be clear-- it's their movie that's coming, not their live show. This engagement is likely to be more art-house than sci-fi.

]]> http://www.beyondrobson.com/film/2008/01/win_tickets_to_daft_punks_electroma http://www.beyondrobson.com/film/2008/01/win_tickets_to_daft_punks_electroma Film Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:26:25 PST Film Peter 2008-01-09T13:26:25 The Best Songs of 2007

'Tis the season for making lists and checking them twice. In my case, I checked more times than I care to mention. Selecting the tracks for this year's "Nice" list wasn't simply a matter of grabbing the songs with the highest play counts in my iTunes, otherwise just five or six artists would dominate. I had to be a bit more evenhanded. There were just a few standout albums in 2007, and they were albums that overflow with many of the year's most memorable tracks.

]]> http://www.beyondrobson.com/music/2007/12/the_best_songs_of_2007 http://www.beyondrobson.com/music/2007/12/the_best_songs_of_2007 Music Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:16:30 PST Music Peter 2007-12-06T09:16:30 The Black Lips Contest: Part 2 UPDATE: the contest is now closed. Congratulations to Chris M our grand prize winner, and Marisa B, our runner up. Stay tuned for our next contest.

The Black Lips are set to rattle Richard's on Richards with a live performance this Thursday. The garage punkers have been known for their raucous live shows and were once banned from several Georgia venues. Show-goers should be prepared for spilled beer and flying stage divers.

For those wanting a preview, the band is having an acoustic in-store performance 5pm on Thursday at Red Cat Records (4307 Main St.). The halal butcher shop next door is going to have a kebab cart for the kids!

For Part 2 of our Black Lips Contest, we are revealing our Grand Prize package:

]]> http://www.beyondrobson.com/music/2007/10/the_black_lips_contest_part_2 http://www.beyondrobson.com/music/2007/10/the_black_lips_contest_part_2 Music Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:21:38 PDT Music Peter 2007-10-08T09:21:38 Guess Where Vancouver? September 28th, 2007 Guess Where Vancouver asks you to name the location of the above photo. Post your guess after the jump.

The answer to the previous GWV was 5th @ Quebec.

]]> http://www.beyondrobson.com/city/2007/09/guess_where_vancouver_september_28th_2007 http://www.beyondrobson.com/city/2007/09/guess_where_vancouver_september_28th_2007 City Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:09:42 PDT City Peter 2007-09-28T09:09:42 Richard's on Richards Gets a New Lease on Life Rumours of Richard's on Richards shutting down permanently have been floating around for a while now and Vancouver's live-music lovers have been dreading the day when its date with the wrecking ball is officially announced. Thankfully, that won't be for a couple years as Quinn Omori over at From Blown Speakers recently revealed:

"...the owner of Richard's has been able to renew the lease on Dick's for 2-3 years. Apparently this means that some more upgrades are coming as well."

]]> http://www.beyondrobson.com/music/2007/09/richards_on_richards_gets_a_new_lease_on_life http://www.beyondrobson.com/music/2007/09/richards_on_richards_gets_a_new_lease_on_life Music Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:15:51 PDT Music Peter 2007-09-24T19:15:51 Fruit Flies Get Owned by My Electric Flyswatter Gum, bubble wrap, zits, fruit flies. In case you haven't made the connection yet, these are all things that bring sweet satisfaction when you pop them. It may be the last item that threw you off, since popping fruit flies requires the aid of what has become my favourite device in the midst of a fermenting garbage strike: the electric flyswatter (Thanks, China!).

There's nothing quite like executing a smooth, sweeping backhand that culminates in a pop pop pop and a light show in your own kitchen. And not only does it zap fruit flies, but a whole myriad of unwanted guests: mosquitoes, moths, hornets (watch out for noxious smoke!), black flies, and that pothead that's been living on the couch for 3 weeks.

]]> http://www.beyondrobson.com/health_fitness/2007/09/fruit_flies_get_owned_by_my_electric_flyswatter http://www.beyondrobson.com/health_fitness/2007/09/fruit_flies_get_owned_by_my_electric_flyswatter Health & Fitness Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:16:50 PDT Health & Fitness Peter 2007-09-21T14:16:50