Moshing at the end of the world

Caught a punk show last night at the Pyramid Cabaret. Couldn't tell you which two bands from the poster we stayed for (not the Fabulous Kildonans, sadly), but band #1 took the Sea World approach to the set, with the singer (screamer) throwing water and distance-spitting at the top of every four-beat. Result: high-energy mosh pit. Band #2 veered from straight punk into ska territory, packing the stage with horn players. Result: giddy dancing throughout the club. Good times.

But then I returned home to the internet news that terror suspects had just been arrested in Toronto. A news conference today, as reported by CTV.ca, offers details:

Police arrested 12 men and five young offenders on terrorism related charges in the Toronto area Friday night, allegedly foiling a series of planned bombings against targets in Southern Ontario, the RCMP announced Saturday morning.

Police said the suspects possessed massive amounts of fertilizer, often used to make bombs.

The individuals are all residents of Canada, and "for the most part citizens of Canada," said Mike McDonell, assistant commissioner of the RCMP.

The individuals were charged with offences under the Criminal Code of Canada, after police staged a sweeping raid Friday night in the Toronto area.

The RCMP says these guys are not Al Qaeda, but "were allegedly inspired by militant Islamic groups." Also, they were based in Mississauga, Toronto, Kingston. Which raises the question (no, it does not "beg" the question -- for the proper use of the phrase "begs the question", click here): Is there another story fomenting, one about how these 17 suspects know each other and decided to come together to blow shit up?

Anyway, go live life -- drink, dance, fuck, sing, mosh, scream, puke; you never know when you'll be sitting on 3 tonnes of fertilizer waiting to go off.