Dancing In Our Debt

Riding hard from the West End, I arrived late and tried to catch up to the bank crawl - first stop was RBC on Cambie and Broadway but when I arrived a little after 11pm, inside there was nothing but a shiny new lobby and a security guard standing watch behind glass. With no music to be heard, I rode up to 10th and Cambie to the Vancity on a whim - lo and behold the ATM room was packed and bands played and people were indeed prompted to dance inside the steamy room. Behind me a girl shouted a challenge: “I have $27,000 in debt -  can anyone beat that?” Silence. I think we had a winner.  Caught a lot of fantastic, random music, not sure who was who, but the Rub came on and wooed us with accordian, glocks and upright bass. The atmosphere outside was party-like - the low awning overhead providing a comfortable, and sheltered, nook to hang out in and the music seemed to keep going. I split from there after a while….curious where the next performance was held and who played. Midnight was upon us, and it was time to roll on. 
credit: David Niddrie