Jack's live performance of his epic poem The Plains of Abraham was fantastic. If you're somewhere along the remainder of the tour, absolutely go see him. If not, there are mp3s of some of his different-every-time performances on the website. He's also keeping a weblog of the tour. Update: here is a PDF version of the tour brochure.
I took some pictures of the performance, and, since I was there, of Fort York and views of downtown Toronto.
See the full set of photos from the performance and Fort York.
I should probably just caption them, but, hopefully, they're self-explanatory enough for now. One thing to point out, though, is the purpose behind the seventh photo down. At first glance, it's just a shot of some of the crowd mingling after the post-reading vintage rifle demonstration; worth noting is Jack, at far right, taking care of some critics. It turns out that it's best not to challenge him on whether his poem is sufficiently Illiadic.
Great shots! I especially like the ones of the skyline that I forced you to take. ;)
Posted by: Tyla at May 9, 2005 09:03 PMHee hee. (I'm laughing with you, Madhava, not at you ... o.k., well, that's not strictly true ... I'm laughing with Tyla ... but maybe with you as well.)
Posted by: Anatole at May 10, 2005 09:49 AMWell, you already know the song I sing. Love the photos! Love the Toronto skyline! Keep them coming. I hope Tyla forces you to take more! I never get tired of pics like this. I think I've put my weblog readers into a tizzy with all the photos I've been taking... of course, I've blamed you!
Posted by: Bernardo at May 10, 2005 09:46 PM