BeatRoute Magazine B.C. print e-edition - October 2016
BeatRoute Magazine is a monthly arts and entertainment paper with a predominant focus on music – local, independent or otherwise. The paper started in June 2004 and continues to provide a healthy dose of perversity while exercising rock ‘n’ roll ethics.
BeatRoute Magazine is a monthly arts and entertainment paper with a predominant focus on music – local, independent or otherwise. The paper started in June 2004 and continues to provide a healthy dose of perversity while exercising rock ‘n’ roll ethics.
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michelle hanely<br />
Chapters Broadway The Vogue Theatre Peace Arch Border<br />
Crossing<br />
Have you ever walked around a bookstore and suddenly had the<br />
overwhelming need to poop? You are not alone! It is so common it<br />
has a name, Mariko Aoki phenomenon, named after the Japanese<br />
woman who discovered it.<br />
On a recent trip to Chapters I was suffering hard from Mariko<br />
Aoki phenomenon and had to find a bathroom quick. After getting<br />
lost throughout the aisles of overpriced candles, discounted Dan Brown<br />
paperbacks and American Girl dolls I finally found the toilet but with<br />
an ‘OUT OF ORDER’ sign and directions to the Starbucks bathroom<br />
located inside the Chapters. If I wanted to poop at another Starbucks I<br />
could have gone to any other of the 108 locations in the city.<br />
The Vogue is one of Vancouver’s few remaining theatres. This<br />
1940’s art deco gem is one of the best places to see a live show<br />
in Vancouver. It is also home to some of the best looking and<br />
hardest working bartenders in the city.<br />
The Vogue recently was refurbished and renovated but it<br />
seems like the bathrooms still could use a bit of an upgrade.<br />
Although they are very cute and maintain the charm of the old<br />
theatre, some of the stalls don’t lock and there’s usually a bit<br />
of graffiti on the walls. Also I hear that this bathroom is super<br />
haunted and the thought of being spooked by a ghost mid-poop<br />
is enough to make me want to avoid it.<br />
Crossing the border is always a bit stressful, and it’s even more<br />
stressful when you have to go through secondary inspection. The<br />
long lineups and macho border dudes make me really anxious and<br />
anxiety makes me poop a lot. Luckily for me the US border has some<br />
great toilets!<br />
There was a long lineup of tourists waiting for the single<br />
toilet, but one should always expect a wait at the border and the<br />
bathroom line is no exception. When I finally had my turn I was<br />
very impressed with how spotlessly clean the bathroom was. It<br />
was very well stocked and very spacious. This toilet is definitely<br />
worth stopping by on your next cross border trip.<br />
38<br />
<strong>October</strong> <strong>2016</strong>
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