Le Montreal Thread

Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by Mr. Rager, Jan 6, 2010.

  1. kn88

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    Can't wait to head back up. Don't know when, but it's gonna happen dammit.
     
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  2. enjj

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    Game?
     
  3. Fran Tarkenton

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    quoi?
     
  4. enjj

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    Thought the games up here were done.
     
  5. Jack Parkman

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    Considering Montreal for my bachelor party....speak to me of the shenanigans in this GOAT city north of our border
     
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  6. Fran Tarkenton

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    nah Raptors v Wiz at Bell Centre tonight
     
  7. enjj

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    Oh shit. Porter in town? Damn.
     
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  8. IHHH

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    Considering? Maybe you are not ready
     
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  9. IHHH

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    Seriously, you probably should let one of your friend handle this Thing and just put him in contact with champ.

    The Guy could probably start a business at this point for people visiting mtl and looking to eat well and have a good Time.
     
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  10. kn88

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    The women up there [​IMG]

    And they're cool as fuck. Down for whatever.
     
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  11. Fran Tarkenton

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    Im not going to do my bachelor party in MTL b/c I dont want the dirty feelings to cause me to rule out moving there eventually


    But gat damn would it be fun
     
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  12. kn88

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    Where do you live now?
     
  13. Champ

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    It's a party city, lots of bars, lots of restaurants, there's an European feel to the city, we've got strippers, casinos, girls are hot. Hard to ask for much more. Don't hesitate to shoot me a PM or two if you have any questions/need anything, as others have done. Always a pleasure to help people have a good time in our great city.
     
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    Appreciate it, it's down to there or Austin but it seems like it's leaning to Montreal

    Once it's a go I'll PM you
     
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    well....can a nigga get a review?
     
  16. construxboy

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    Chilling at Benelux. Great beer place.
     
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  17. enjj

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    Champ talk to me about Chez Serge.
     
  18. BrickTamland

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    Well played, hosers.

     
  19. Fran Tarkenton

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  20. BrickTamland

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    ?
     
  21. enjj

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    Champ any thoughts?
     
  22. Champ

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    Yeah, it's a cool bar. Great place to watch the games and they have an electric bull.
     
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  23. bro

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    Fairmount all day every day

    very likely coming back with a group of friends for Osheaga this year
     
  24. enjj

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    We were going to head down tomorrow but too many bailed. Isn't it further up St Laurent, far away from the downtown core? Not that we'd hit up Crescent street but we were thinking of staying at the Marriot Champlain.
     
  25. Champ

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    Yeah, it's further north on St-Laurent. Lots of great places nearby, but it's not really a tourist neighborhood.
     
  26. enjj

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    Past Little Italy? We would just uber it anyways.
     
  27. Champ

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    It's right in the middle of it.
     
  28. Steve Prefontaine

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    Have to give props to Le Chien Fumant. Place took 10 drunk Americans on a Friday night, were extremely gracious, and served some of the best food I've ever had. Thanks Champ.
     
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  29. Champ

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    Nice, really glad you liked it. Love that place.
     
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  31. Fran Tarkenton

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    enjj

    Eric Macramalla ‏@EricOnSportsLaw 47m47 minutes ago
    Had lunch w/ Warren Cromartie today. As always, healthy dose of Expos-return talk. I remain optimistic team back in 4-6 years via expansion.

    Eric Macramalla ‏@EricOnSportsLaw
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    but from what I have read still does not look like the province is willing to give any tax breaks to build a new stadium. Will take one of the big $ quebecois to make a legacy move.
     
  32. Champ

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    It's gonna cost north of 1B to get a team back. Not happening, unfortunately.
     
  33. enjj

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    I'd say it's happening. Bell Media is involved with ownership. MLB wants it to happen.
    Eric has a pretty good source on this.
     
  34. Fran Tarkenton

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    ExposNation, in association with Baseball Quebec, is proud to present a special private screening of the upcoming MLB Network Presents documentary The Colorful Montreal Exposnarrated by William Shatner. It’s a fresh look at some of the more memorable and significant moments in the history of the Montreal Expos franchise. The production features interviews with former players and notable personalities (including members of ExposNation).

    This documentary is set to debut on the MLB Network on January 26, 2016 at 9:00 p.m. ET. Local channel listings are available at www.FindMLBNetwork.com. However, ExposNation will present an invitation only screening January 23 at the Forum de Montreal restaurant.

    Want to attend? We’re giving away passes! Simply comment below and tell us why you and a guest should attend, and we might reply and select you!

    Plus, private screening attendees have a chance to win prizes courtesy of Easton Canada.

    Don’t forget, if you aren’t at our screening you can still watch the documentary January 26 on the MLB Network.
     
  35. Jack Parkman

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    Have locked in my bachelor party for the end of July

    I've told my best man that the only time I really want to be at where we are staying is to sleep so not to blow our loads(no pun intended) on a really nice place when I don't want to spend much time there.

    Now looking at the places on Airbnb, a ton of them have a "no partying" and/or "must not bring shoes inside" requirements which just isn't going to be realistic for this crew. So I'm thinking a hotel might be best

    We are looking at potentially staying at the Loews hotel vogue, is anyone familiar? We really just need a hotel in the area of the bars/activities we plan on doing
     
  36. allothersnsused

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    Will be visiting in 2 weeks for a bachelor party. Just one afternoon in Montreal, however. The rest in Mont Tremblant.

    We are staying at the Omni.

    Where's the best spot for a Thursday night?
     
  37. Champ

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    The Loews is a great spot. Their restaurant is great since Miron's hire, it's downtown so plenty of stuff to do and you won't have problems gettjng a cab to go North on the Plateau or South to the Old Port if needed.
     
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  38. Champ

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    What kind of crowd/what kind of place are you looking for?
     
  39. Jack Parkman

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    Perfect

    I've been told there are plenty of bars close to there as well is this correct
     
  40. Nug

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    This is exactly what we did in 2014. Flew into Montreal on a Thurs, Mont Tremblant Fri and Sat. You're gonna have a blast.

    My write-up was lost in the crash, but Montreal and Tremblant are so fucking fun. The ski village in Tremblant is badass.

    Champ can give the recs on strip clubs and bars again. We got kicked out of one the nicest strip clubs in Montreal at like 5 PM on a Thurs. Can't remember the name. Lots of good beer spots, too. Top tier North American city.
     
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  41. Champ

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    Yeah, plenty of irish bars. It's also right by Crescent, which is where the Formula 1 festivities are, so lots of clubs. Not my kind of spots, but there's plenty to do.
     
  42. allothersnsused

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    How did you get from Montreal to Tremblant? Guy who is organizing is a bit of a shitshow and promised transit but couldn't coordinate with all the flights, but recommended splitting an Uber XL 4-5 ways per guy. Seems expensive to me but I couldn't really find another option.

    I'm pretty pumped about it, although the idea of heading from Atlanta to Montreal in February seems a little backwards.
     
  43. Nug

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    I wasn't involved in any of the planning (thankfully), but we rented 2 vans (there were about 10-12 of us). Rented them from the airport on Thursday and returned them on Sunday.

    I remember looking at taxis/uber, and the vans were much, much cheaper.
     
  44. Jack Parkman

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    Only negative would be having to make someone be the DD
     
  45. Fran Tarkenton

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    As far as prices = the awesome exchange rate is extremely favorable and MTL hotels are all reasonably priced compared to other big cities. The most expensive part about MTL is getting there.

    On Ubers = the fares were surged quite frequently...and we had a lot wider range of drivers (French, Punjabi) than youre typical tourist taxi; but we also had some of our best drivers. Was hit or miss.
     
  46. thundercunt

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    I'm going end of this month. Gonna freeze my balls off....but got a great airbnb.

    Cannot wait.
     
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  47. Nug

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    Yea, no doubt. Luckily we had 3-4 guys that weren't able to fly in until really late, so they had to drive by default.
     
  48. thundercunt

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    Anyone been to Moishes steak joint before? Any good?