The signature Matrix style came out of the rave and club scene of the 1980s and 1990s. The first three clips from different Matrix films ( 1999 , 2003 , and 2003 ) show the derivative 2000s' depiction of what had initially been underground illegal gatherings in warehouses, ice rinks, abandoned buildings, and parks. Note, everything here is reproduced non-commercially under Fair Use, for the purposes of discussion. By the early Millennium, the rave style - black shorts, halter tops, PVC body suits and sunglasses at three in the morning - became a badge of a personal philosophy, a blend of Buddhist and Sanskrit wisdom mixed with gaming, hacker politics and cyberpunk. Here are a few videos and other media from the 1990s which show the original raw sources of the Matrix's signature style, which many have now forgotten. I'm writing as someone who trekked out to an aircraft hangar with a friend in Munich in the summer of 1996, only to find it had been reclaimed from the ra...
From a writers' meeting at Beau's microbrewery today in Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada, here is a NaNoWriMo moment. The stuffed ferret is not mine! It belongs to one of the municipal liaisons of the local NaNo chapter, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Thanks to Taras for organizing the write-in.
Thanks as well to Beau's. The brewery makes the best beer I've ever tasted, including all the beers I tried in Central Europe, and I once worked at a beer garden in Munich. The beer, a lagered ale with 5.2% alcohol named Lug-Tread, is the winner of many awards, including several Canadian national gold cups and the #1 spot on Ottawa's 101 Tastes To Try Before You Die list. Beau's site describes their flagship ale:
"Lug-Tread is our tribute to the classic Kölsch beers of Cologne, Germany. It is versatile and well suited to any season or occasion, with satisfying, chewy malts to warm in the colder months, and a refreshing, crisp finish to quench a summer’s thirst. The tracks left in the mud from a small tractor’s Lug Tread tell the tale of honest hard work and close family ties.
Lug-Tread pours a brilliantly clear straw gold, with rocky white foam. A Graham cracker malt character mingles with notes of freshly cut hay and a subtle touch of apple. Sweet, grainy malt is followed by balanced hop bitterness, and the finish is clean and dry."
As the Most Interesting Man in the World might say, "I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I drink Lug-Tread." And Beau's didn't ask me to write this! It is well-made, honouring long-standing traditions, and is a testimony to craftsmanship, something I appreciate, hammering out text at the table or on the keyboard.
Beau's Lug•Tread Lagered Ale ft. in Beertown Beer Bios (24 May 2013). Video Source: Youtube.
Bryce McBain, the Beaus' brewmaster who wants to make the perfect beer using traditional methods. Halcyon Barrel House (16 May 2017). Video Source: Youtube.
Beau's Brewery also makes limited edition experimental and specialty beers with literary names, some pictured here, under their affiliated label, Halcyon Barrel House. From their site:
"Halcyon Barrel House specializes in producing small batches of wild and sour ales, using European-style brewing traditions of mixed fermentation and aging in wood barrels, as well as bottle and keg conditioning.
Halcyon refers to a past that we remember fondly. We are looking back to older, more traditional brewing methods to inspire how and what we brew today."
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