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Destroy Canada
Chris Walter - No Chance Bar & Grill
Hundreds of gig posters covered walls painted flat black, and the focal point of the room was a small stage flanked by towering speaker columns. Barbed wire and junk art lent the place punk ambience, while cleverly arranged Christmas lights flashed subliminal Morse code to unsuspecting customers: Drink More Beer-Drink More Beer-
The No Chance Bar & Grill is a run-down and seedy place, the type of bar where old men go to die. It is a shabby dump with hot and cold running cockroaches and cheap draft on tap. Naturally, the No Chance is home to punk rock in Vancouver, the destination of touring punk bands from all over the world. More than just a bar, the No Chance is a way of life.
But the city is suffering from growing pains, with condominiums popping up at random like warts on a toad. Even the ghetto is not safe from this rapid expansion, and now developers are eyeing the No Chance with interest. Faced with eviction, bartender Mandy and her staff brace themselves for a fight. For these bold soldiers, there is nowhere left to run, nowhere left to hide. This is about more than just another development deal on the wrong side of town; this is a fight between the haves and have-nots, a fight, that despite all odds, Mandy, and the rest of the punks at the No Chance Bar & Grill are determined to win.
Hundreds of gig posters covered walls painted flat black, and the focal point of the room was a small stage flanked by towering speaker columns. Barbed wire and junk art lent the place punk ambience, while cleverly arranged Christmas lights flashed subliminal Morse code to unsuspecting customers: Drink More Beer-Drink More Beer-
The No Chance Bar & Grill is a run-down and seedy place, the type of bar where old men go to die. It is a shabby dump with hot and cold running cockroaches and cheap draft on tap. Naturally, the No Chance is home to punk rock in Vancouver, the destination of touring punk bands from all over the world. More than just a bar, the No Chance is a way of life.
But the city is suffering from growing pains, with condominiums popping up at random like warts on a toad. Even the ghetto is not safe from this rapid expansion, and now developers are eyeing the No Chance with interest. Faced with eviction, bartender Mandy and her staff brace themselves for a fight. For these bold soldiers, there is nowhere left to run, nowhere left to hide. This is about more than just another development deal on the wrong side of town; this is a fight between the haves and have-nots, a fight, that despite all odds, Mandy, and the rest of the punks at the No Chance Bar & Grill are determined to win.
105 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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July 9, 2015
I picked this book up because I'm on a Chris Walter kick but Stewart Black stole the show on this one.
2 stories so it's not really fair to review them together.
The No Chance Bar and Grill (Walter) was alright. Creative and entertaining but lacked some serious character development and believability.
Spunky Punkette Seeks Romance and Adventure (Black) was as adorable as the name implies. The protagonist, Valerie, is so easy to relate to and an amazing narrator. I really enjoyed how this story flowed so smoothly through the "glamorous" world of a young punk fighting to get by.
No Hollywood happy endings here, but both stories manage to be both uplifting and real.
2 stories so it's not really fair to review them together.
The No Chance Bar and Grill (Walter) was alright. Creative and entertaining but lacked some serious character development and believability.
Spunky Punkette Seeks Romance and Adventure (Black) was as adorable as the name implies. The protagonist, Valerie, is so easy to relate to and an amazing narrator. I really enjoyed how this story flowed so smoothly through the "glamorous" world of a young punk fighting to get by.
No Hollywood happy endings here, but both stories manage to be both uplifting and real.
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