Montreal

I’ve been listening to the decidedly old-fashioned music of Gino Vannelli—specifically, the album “Live in Montreal.” More specifically, the song that goes “When I think about my nights in Montreal . . . “

Well, I do think about my nights in Montreal. We in Montreal should always think about our nights in Montreal, because they’re good ones. I’m not Canadian, but I am a glommer and I recognise a good place when I find one. That would be Montreal.

People don’t bother me. No, that would be California, where in the shop they say “Howya doin’?” Not here. They just say “Merci, m’sieu”, even though they’ve seen you shop there 10,000 times. I like to be left alone, even after 10,000 times.

But Gino Vannelli brought back to me why I’ve always been drawn to this city. People, our city is quite possibly the coolest in the world.