***Official Toronto 2006 Meet-up Thread***

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  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    lester_sands wrote:
    on the red mosquito board i had read that the toronto youth hostel was close and it was cheap.....u know anythinng about this? or should I book at the royal york then?

    i live on T.O., so i've never stayed at either of these places, but:

    http://www.torontohostel.com/
    http://www.globalbackpackers.com/ (this one is closer)


    dorm rooms are cheap, and from the photos appear to be clean and nice.
    private rooms at a hostel will run you almost as much as a hotel room...

    both a far cry from the Royal York though!! ;)
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  • lester_sands
    lester_sands Posts: 6
    i think im going to fly in on the 8th and leave on the 12th
    canjet has a special on for moncton to toronto for $99.00 so i guess the price is right.
    do u know whereyour staying yet?
  • polarduck
    polarduck Posts: 8
    Not a clue where Im staying yet, I'll stay awake for 3 days if I have to... anything for the Jam.

    And yeah thats the same price for tickets from here aswell, isn't it great!
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  • lester_sands
    lester_sands Posts: 6
    im thinkin about stayin here http://www.globalbackpackers.com its cheap, has a bar, and its supposed to be close to the loose moose and the ACC
  • polarduck
    polarduck Posts: 8
    Seems pretty nice, I shall take that into consideration, maybe I will see you there!
    If you love someone, set them free.
    If someone loves you, don't fuck up.
  • Dirty_Frank
    Dirty_Frank Posts: 957
    lester_sands wrote:
    im thinkin about stayin here http://www.globalbackpackers.com its cheap, has a bar, and its supposed to be close to the loose moose and the ACC

    I'm considering this if my other plans fall through, but it seems a bit weird to share a room with 5 other strangers. :confused:
  • lester_sands
    lester_sands Posts: 6
    Dirty_Frank wrote:
    I'm considering this if my other plans fall through, but it seems a bit weird to share a room with 5 other strangers. :confused:
    yeah it seems strange but there must be double rooms...i hope
    cause i want to stay in toronto for that week from monday-friday and a hotel would hit the wallet pretty hard...
  • nuzpaper
    nuzpaper Posts: 211
    lester_sands wrote:
    on the red mosquito board i had read that the toronto youth hostel was close and it was cheap.....u know anythinng about this? or should I book at the royal york then?

    Fuck the royal york..stay at http://www.dayshoteltoronto.ca/ its less then half the price and has all you need. Its only 5 subway stops(5-10 min) or a $10 cab ride. Its is also close to many toronto attractions
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  • share
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    embrace wrote:
    SUGGESTIONS PLEASE...we're flying in from Philly Monday night..any suggestions on some cool places to check out on Tuesday and Wednesday. I would love to see some local artwork (no commercial/"hot spots") and def need a place for beers...I would love to meet some of you pre show if that's all right too. Thanks! I'm so ready for the shows to start!

    the AGO is great - and just north of queen street so it's in the walking loop for the downtown core

    (I believe they still have some Raymond Pettibon stuff on display - a total must see - one of my favourites)

    you can also head up to yorkville (get off at the museum station on the subway line and walk north on university/avenue road) - there are a lot of smaller galleries on yorkville and scollard

    there used to be quite a few galleries on queen west of bathurst but that area's changed so much I'm not sure anymore

    if you have time you should head to the science center - nothing really to do with art but a pretty cool day

    there's always something going on here and there are little free brochures all over the place (hotel lobby - airport) - pick up a free NOW or EYE magazine as well - they list most of the showings and plays etc etc
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  • share
    share Posts: 551
    CircusFreak wrote:
    it's in a basement

    it was tiny

    it smelled like urine

    the bathrooms were horrid (I was one of the first people there so it wasn't because of ALL the people) there were 5 people in there when I got there and the bathrooms were so disgusting it looked like they hadn't been cleaned in a week

    the service was horrible... our waitress was very rude

    we ordered food and after an hour of waiting, and getting nothing... not even the waitress coming over to check on us, we left

    we found a really nice sports bar with an outside patio that was filled with PJ people and they were playing the garden DVD... very nice place


    I wasn't really COMPLAINING in my original post about it... just disapointed. Toronto is a beautiful city with really nice bars. Just didn't think this one would be picked again. I'll find my way back to that sports bar ;)


    it wasn't that bad - and as far as bathrooms go in toronto bars it was OK

    just pop by on your way and buy a bracelet or make a donation

    you probably went to gretzky's - the GM there was going to really limit our access with the CCFC stuff - didn't really want anybody trying to "sell" things in the bar even though it was for charity (you guys have to remember we have to clear all this with the bar first and stick to THEIR rules)

    the loose moose didn't really believe me when I said we would pack the place and were scrambling for staff - i think they'll know better this year

    and in the end (especially if you happened upon the DUMP SHITHOLE ROTHOUSE in HAMILTON last year) it's for Crohns and Mike and a chance for us to all get together anywhere

    a patio would be nice but it's not just a matter or picking a bar - it's having the bar give you access to their patrons and let you take over for a couple of hours
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  • 24veddie
    24veddie Posts: 267
    loose moose is a great place for a pre-game. i think we'll all have a good time there.
  • Dirty_Frank
    Dirty_Frank Posts: 957
    b b b b buuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmp
  • Krohn
    Krohn Posts: 79
    Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuump!

    The time draws near. I'll post a list of some possible DVD boots to raffle off, and let you guys decide the best ones to bring :)
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  • MrMerkinball
    MrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    Holy SHit

    I just heard a new song. I didn't mean to. I won't tell you which one, but it rhymes with "Pair-of-Boots"

    I need to hear this song live. Maybe kicking off encore 1 or 2.
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    Bump because I'm wearing my red Canadian Tour Hoodie today, and feeling good!! :D

    Bump because it's a long weekend!

    Bump because it's only 17 more working days until PJ!!!!

    WAH!
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  • Quiet Rhythm
    Quiet Rhythm Posts: 104
    Bump!!!!!!!
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  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    Quiet Rhythm wrote:
    Bump!!!!!!!

    Hey Quiet!

    Did you decide to add a trip to the Elmwood to your schedule??

    ;)
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  • Quiet Rhythm
    Quiet Rhythm Posts: 104
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    Hey Quiet!

    Did you decide to add a trip to the Elmwood to your schedule??

    ;)

    I'd love to but I think I'd like to go with someone *hint* *hint* Something tells me Krohn wont be into that!
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  • rideon
    rideon Posts: 23
    I think I'm gonna be there too, can anyone guess how much it's cost me to get there by cab from the airport? Thank you!
    ::: chEErs roN :::
    keep on rockin'!
  • Dirty_Frank
    Dirty_Frank Posts: 957
    rideon wrote:
    I think I'm gonna be there too, can anyone guess how much it's cost me to get there by cab from the airport? Thank you!

    Toronto Intl. isn't even in Toronto. It will cost like $50.00+ to get there by cab.

    However, I believe there is a shuttle that takes you from Pearson to the Royal York Hotel, which is right where you need to go. Somewhere around $15.00.

    Mr.Merkinball will know more than me, he's a hotel employee.

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