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Sex Trade Workers and The Astronaut Love Triangle

Remember when I blogged about writing to my city councilor, Maria McRae, about the Carlington Prostitution Sweep, which resulted in two men and two women being charged with prostitution-related offenses, but only the women were publicly named? Well. Check this out. GC says I’m changing the world, one iota at a time.

Astronaut Love Triangle

Astronaut Love Triangle

Speaking of changing the world, do you know about Luthiers Without Borders? They repair stringed instruments for children in developing countries. I attended a house benefit concert yesterday in which the Astronaut Love Triangle performed, with donations accepted for Luthiers Without Borders.

Astronaut Love Triangle

Astronaut Love Triangle

If you ever get a chance to see the Astronaut Love Triangle live, go! They are one of Ottawa’s best kept cultural secrets. I don’t know quite how to categorize them. Performance art? Concept art? Kind of a music-theatre-comedy fusion troupe? It’s like really good children’s programming for contemporary grown-ups with short attention spans, featuring a fast-paced sequence of short skits and songs and active poetry, and everything is infused with humour, including the costumes and puppets and all the trippy props.

The Triangle

The Triangle

At any rate, this witty and charming quartet is incredibly cute, fiendishly clever and thoroughly entertaining. My favourite pieces were Side Effects, Ponzi, and Cyberstalking Blues. But I loved every single thing they did. My only criticism is that I didn’t want it to end and it ended.

The Triangle had offered to come over and do a private performance just for me and GC in my living room because of my mobility issues. But I declined their very generous offer since I actually can get around with GC’s help, and I didn’t want to clean my living room. So I went to the (semi) public performance, and they had a special chair set up just for me: a Zoom airline seat! I meant to get a picture, but I was sitting on it when I thought of it and later I forgot.

Zoom Pillow by Aggie

Zoom Pillow by Aggie

And look! Aggie made a Zoom cushion, just for me! Isn’t it sweet? I love it. Thanks Aggie!

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