We here in Halifax have begun to lament the loss of native sons, Sharp Like Knives. The band, led by our predecessor Paul Hammond, took their second-last bow (the last will take place at the Pavillion on Thursday) at the Speakeasy on Saturday. We were able to make it for their last 19+ set, and were not disappointed. The highlight was when the Knives were engulfed by dancing fans onstage (we believe it was at Paul's request....how egocentric...). Unable to climb over the bars to reach the stage as she was wearing heels, your humble editor remained on the dancefloor, with a clear (however drunken) view of the band and the bacchanalian orgy taking place.* We will miss you, Sharp Like Knives. Halifax feels a little less full of dance punk than it did only a few short days ago.

*a slight exaggeration may or may not have been made

As new editor of Optimuscrime Halifax, we have been thinking hard about how to gracefully fill the shoes of our predecessor Paul, him being a super cool Halifax renaissance man of sorts. We thought long and hard, and then it came to us! Deliquency! Infrequent posting! What genius! No really, there is a valid excuse: no reliable internet in our humble (and I do stress HUMBLE) abode (OptimusOriginal and OptimusKingston will be able to attest to this fact in a couple short weeks). So this post is being written from our place of employment, with it's free wireless. Huzzah! So enough excuses...

As was aforementioned, OptimusOriginal and OptimusKingston will be visiting Halifax very soon! Paul, Alison, and all of us others here in the city are all VERY excited. OCK has been planning all the touristy things she would like to do while frolicking about the peninsula (other than eat lobster, which she plans on doing alot of, but c'mon...who DOESN'T want to eat lobster?)...and even I am looking forward to doing those touristy things I have been too ashamed to do while I've been here, but I'm NOT going on the Habour Hopper! For real...not doing it...OCK would have to beat me to a bloody pulp (which she could) and drag me on that thing unconscious. I'm scared she might just do that...eeek!