21 October 2007

There Goes the Neighbourhood


An apartment building was built where I used to walk my first dog Strangler. After the developer was given final permission to begin construction His Worship, the Mayor told the press, "This is just one more step in the marathon underway to transform our downtown core into the most desirable place to bring up a young family in Canada."

Yesterday six men died high above the vacant lot where Strangler chased rats and I chased Diablo with the world's best dope and as many beer as a black leather jacket will carry. It was a peaceful place, except at night when 4x4s full of drunk AC/DC fans, in search of their elusive master, Fun, splashed through the brown rats' rocky swimming hole in the centre of the lot like Sliverville boys had done for decades.

Quite the transformation, eh, your worship?

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