Hare! Hare!

I think this pic completely captures the vibe in Amsterdam. You have the worlds's only floating flower market, the beautiful canal houses hunching over the water, crappy granny bikes, and a Hare Krishna travelling band.

I haven't seen HKs in such a long time but there are a lot of them here. They've all but disappeared in Toronto. I remember back in the 80s at Yonge & Dundas they'd be all out singing and dancing in their robes. My mom was convinced that I'd get abducted by them and brainwashed and then she would have to come and get me and de-program me. And for the record, my mom was onto those Scientologists years ago. I used to go meet my mom for lunch when she worked downtown and we'd walk over to Swiss Chalet on Yonge Street and we'd often pass the Scientology building. She knew they were all nuts.

The last time I was at Yonge & Dundas... now imaginatively called "Dundas Square", I was visiting Kathy and John at Ryerson. The place is just a pit. I mean, it was always a bit sketch but now it's horrible - even after they spent all those millions of $$$ to transform it.

So what happened to the Krishanas? Did Mayor Miller 'sweep' them off the street? Are the HKs afraid of getting wacked with stray bullets from all those gang drive-bys? Are they extinct now that the powerful, shinier, happier Scientologists poached their recruits? Maybe the karma police rounded them all up?

All I know is that in Binglerism, the only mandatory wardrobe is a nice pair of shoes/boots and the special 'holy day' (***get it***) prayer thong. JOIN NOW!